These wildly inventive and innovative animations, ranging in medium from stop-motion to 3D to classical hand-drawn, are not only a feast for the senses, but also tackle important issues. Ovary-Acting and Dragfox both use humour and music to present us with themes of bodily autonomy and identity. Black Queer identity is tenderly explored in Two Black Boys in Paradise, and Dark Orange is a powerful protest against men’s abuse of women in Iran.

走 (zǒu) dir. Hannah Wu (UK, 4m)

You Are Not Part of the Cake dir. Ting-Jui Chen (TAI, 5m)

Wildkind dir. John McDaid (UK, 7m)

Wavelength dir. Holly Warburton & Toffee Hammer (UK, 4m)

Two Black Boys in Paradise dir. Baz Sells (UK, 9m)

The Synthetic Age dir. Dimitris Armenakis (GRC, 8m)

Rabbit Trip dir. Vanessa Ndikanwu (UK, 2m)

Pomegranate dir. Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins (UK, 3m)

Ovary-Acting dir. Ida Melum (UK/NOR, 13m)

Dragfox dir. Lisa Ott (UK/CHE, 8m)