To the Woods () is a French animated short film, directed by Agnès Patron and released in 2025.C.J. Prince, "10 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2025". The Film Stage, 2 September 2025. The film depicts a woman's hazy and fragmented memories of going into the forest with her brother as a child, becoming increasingly abstract as the film suggests, without ever explicitly depicting, that the brother may have died in the forest.
The film premiered in the Cannes Critics' Week program at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.Fabien Lemercier, "Four Europeans to compete in the Cannes Critics’ Week". Cineuropa, 14 April 2025. It was later screened at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Animated Short Film.Pete Hammond, "‘Hamnet’ Wins Oscar-Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award" . Deadline Hollywood, 14 September 2025.
Fiche technique Original Title : Une Fugue International Title : To The Woods Director : Agnès Patron Composer : Pierre Oberkampf Production company : Sacrebleu Productions Country of origin : France Language : silent Genre : animation Duration : 15 minutes Release date :
Production The different shots are first animated in clean line on TV Paint, then painted by hand, frame by frame, using monitors as feedbacks. Each frame is then cut out via photoshop and placed on its background. Video shadows are integrated onto the different shots during compositing, a key step in the film's final rendering.
Distinctions Récompenses TIFF 2025 : Best Animated Short Film Pete Hammond, "‘Hamnet’ Wins Oscar-Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award" . Deadline Hollywood, 14 September 2025. Anima Brussels : Grand Prix Sapporo International Short Film Festival : Best Original Score Anibar International Animation Festival : Best International Film Nominations et sélections Semaine de la Critique 2025 : Special Presentation Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2026 Bucheon International Animation Festival 2025 PÖFF Shorts 2025 Aspen Shortsfest 2026 Animafest Zagreb 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 Palm Springs International ShortFest 2026
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