SCHEDULE
SATURDAY DEC 6
TICKETS AVAILABLE IN PERSON
TICKETS AVAILABLE IN PERSON
1:00PM Ugo Bienvenu Retrospective
Q&A to follow
Join us for a retrospective highlighting the work of Ugo Bienvenu, acclaimed French animator, illustrator, and filmmaker known for his bold graphic style and retro-futurist sensibility. His films and illustrations blend precision, emotion, and design, exploring memory, technology, and the human condition with striking visual clarity.
2:30PM ARCO
Q&A to follow with director Ugo Bienvenu moderated by Sean Buckelew
Reception to follow
presented by:
In 2075, a girl witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. She shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
7:00PM A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER YUH NELSON
MODERATED BY Antonio Canobbio
presented by:
We’re excited to present the next edition of our A CONVERSATION WITH series, featuring Jennifer Yuh Nelson. As an acclaimed animator and director, Yuh Nelson has brought bold vision and dynamic storytelling to projects across animation, from Kung Fu Panda to Love, Death & Robots, as well as other feature and television work. Join us for an engaging conversation where she reflects on her career, creative process, and the ideas that inspire her work, offering a rare glimpse into the mind of one of animation’s most influential voices.
5:00PM COmpetition 1
The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.
FEATURING:
AFERRADO
FLATASTIC
SUMMER 96
LA PERRA
HURIKAN
8:30PM COMPETITION 2
The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.
FEATURING:
OFF-TIME
Da Mor Ghag (THE VOICE OF MOTHER)
AU COEUR DU SON
BETWEEN THE GAPS
SPRING
MOTHER'S CHILD
RETIREMENT PLAN
GOD IS SHY
9:00PM OPENING NIGHT PARTY
passholders only
Passholders are invited to kick off the festival at our Opening Night Party, enjoying drinks and snacks while connecting and networking with fellow animation fans, filmmakers, and industry artists in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
sunday dec 7
TICKETS AVAILABLE IN PERSON
TICKETS AVAILABLE IN PERSON
1:00PM Josh shaffner retrospective
Q&A with Josh shaffner moderated by Sean Buckelew
We’re pleased to present a retrospective of independent animator Josh Shaffner, whose films reveal a deeply personal and meticulously crafted approach to animation. Working mostly on his own, he blends drawing, painting, and digital techniques to create surreal worlds that balance humor, introspection, and the absurd. From Flaws to In Dreams, his work showcases technical mastery, a singular creative vision, and a quiet existential curiosity.
2:30PM Competition 3
The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.
FEATURING:
SIX FINGER SATELLITE / SIMIAN FEVER
LONG DISTANCE
ORDINARY LIFE
Les Vouèsins
THE DEATH OF THE FISH
ZIMA
4:30PM Caroline leaf retrospective
Q&A With Caroline Leaf
MODERATED BY SIMON WILCHES CASTRO
Caroline Leaf is a Canadian-American filmmaker. After pioneering groundbreaking techniques through several films early in her career, Leaf found a home at the National Film Board of Canada, where she produced numerous films, including Two Sisters and the Academy Award-nominated The Street. Her films are intimate and focus on familiar spaces that we share as families and communities, with simply observed stories that are true to life. The tactile manipulation of material under the camera mirrors the themes in the work, creating fluid transitions between places and the evolving metamorphosis of her characters. The mundane passage of time is rendered with care and grace. We are pleased to present a retrospective of her work followed by a Q&A.
6:30pm competition 4
The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.
FEATURING:
KEEP FROZEN!
GAME NIGHT
A FERRIS WHEEL IN THE DESSERT
WORMWOOD
MONT NOIR
VOICELESS
LUZ DIABLA
8:00pm closing ceremony
Join us for the Closing Night Ceremony featuring the announcement of this year’s competition winners and closing remarks from the festival team. Celebrate the end of another memorable edition with friends and filmmakers.
8:30pm closing night party
passholders only
Celebrate the festival’s finale at our Closing Night Party. Sip drinks, enjoy snacks, and indulge in sundaes on Sunday while soaking in the last moments of the festival with fellow animation fans and filmmakers.