The 19th festival opens March 28-30, 2025 at WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center, then travels to the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus on May 10 and The Yard Theater in East Hollywood on May 25.

Schedule of Events:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Program #1

Jardine De Jeunesse - Helene Motte (Italy)
Ballad of the Mountain - Tarun Jain (India)
Peek - Sina Ghasemi (USA)
0 Years Old - James Yang (South Korea)
Boliche - Helher Escribano (Spain)
Estrellas Del Desierto - Katherina Harder (Chile)
Toy Story - Alireza Ostovar (Iran)
Pieces of Me - Cristian Garcia Zelada (Peru)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Program #2

Koli - Jyotirmoy Mazumdar (India)
Dragfox - Lisa Ott (UK)
Bark - Camille Blunder (USA)
The Friend - Nanni Mann (UK)
Fatman - Yisrael Rohn Rigler (Israel)
The Daiving - Mohammad Tanabandeh (Iran)
Farmers Curse - Gaurav Bhatia (India)
LiLi - Hedieh Abdian (Iran)

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Program #3

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