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:

March 28, 2025

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

Best of Fest: All-Time Favorites, Vol. 1 (Global)

March 29, 2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Program #4

Count Sokula - Wylder Harvey Levkoff (USA)
The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata - Takuya Inaba (Japan)
Seed Squad - Justin Archer (Australia)
Homework - Nacho Arjana (Spain)
Garu and Ponky - Cristhian Jailier (Columbia)
Mr. Homebody - Grant Reed Colton (USA)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Program #5

The Dana Koops Collection: Stuck, Danielle's Boat, Driver's Ed, Lift, Blessings, La Bibliotheque - Dana Koops (USA)

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Program #6

Hot Wheels - Ben Richardson (USA)
Glitter Baby - Kathleen Renee Kranitsky (USA)
Kid President - Yadid Hirschtritt Licht (USA)
There Is a Moose - Robert Hicks (USA)
Doodie Calls - Lillian Ryan Preston (USA)
Jaime Jangles - Jeff Lurie/Jaime “Jangles” Lurie (Canada)
Water Baby - Kelli Caldwell (USA)
My Darling Daffodil - Dave Gulick (USA)
Hymns of a Tiny World: The Birds of New Zealand - Izabella Itzia (USA)

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Program #7

Super Human Anxiety - Ashley Maria (USA)
The Manalos - Mike Talplacido (USA)
Granite and Marble - R.Paul Villaluz (USA)
Kindness Town - Jess McKay (USA)
Christmas Presence - Amelie Zazik (USA)
Flocky - Esther Casas Roura (Spain)
Changing Room - Ruchir Kulkarni (India)
The Towel - Ella Grace Helton (USA)
Turkey Pinky Shorts - Brad Krause (USA)
Big Speed Dreams - AJ Whyte (USA)
Desert Eyes - Jordan LeBlanc, Rika Mizoguchi (USA)
Fellow Aquarians - Dave Quion (USA)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Program #8

UCLA Animation Workshop Showcase:

The Corn Husk Doll - Abigail Alonso (USA)
House Rules - Bridgette Baron (USA)
Land Lover - Courtney Chapman (USA)
Swap - Louise Liu (USA)
Mi Abuelita, La Campeona/My Grandma is My Champion - Isa Morena (USA)
Hijinx - Gina Whitney (USA)

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Program #9

Rusted Roots - Kei McKeown-Pool (USA)
Stone Garden - Alysha Daniele Haran (USA)
Fallin' - Carlos Navarro (USA)
Korean American Witches Society - Jennifer Kim (Canada)
Seven Kingdoms, Ep. 1 - Svetlana Baldina (Russian Federation)
The Tales of Grandmother Basyang: The Mysterious Guardian of Mount Arayat - Nelson Caligula Jr. (Phillipines)
Don't Burst My Bubble - Light the Way Foundation Students (USA)
Getcho - Ashley Tyler (USA)
My Pencil's Death - Diego Rotmistrovsky (USA)
Mystery of the Keeper - Elina Myshanych (Ukraine)
Witchfairy - Cedric Igodt/David Van De Weyer (Belgium)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Program #10

Best of Fest: All-Time Favorites, Vol. 2 (Global)

March 30, 2025

10:00 am - 12:30 pm: Program #11

Cafune - Carlos F. De Vigo/Lorena Ares (Spain)
Two - Lisa Riccardi (Italy)
The Story of Tooma Boo the Tiny Elephant - Tom Bevins (USA)

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Program #12

Tiny Teaching Tales - Julie Anne Burch (USA)
The Lost Elf on Christmas - Christopher Berry (USA)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Program #13

Life After the Storm - Hailey Johnston (USA)
Ringing Clear - Kate Balaban (USA)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Program #14

Best of Fest: All-Time Favorites, Vol. 3 - (Global)

Date: March 28 - 30, 2025

Location: Various Venues In Los Angeles, CA 90095

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