The Leak

In the quietness of an apartment the irruption of a water leak leads to the encounter of the protagonist with her younger self and their blurry memories of an early loss.

Screenings:
Leuven International Short Film Festival, Leuven, Belgium, December 2022, Official selection
Festival Premiers Plans Angers, France, January 2023, Official selection
Ghent International Short Film Festival, Belgium, March 2023, Official selection
Athens ANIMFEST, Greece, March 2023, Official selection
Monstra Livre de Cinema, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 2023, Official selection
Caribetoons Festival Internacional de animación, Colombia, June 2023, Official selection
Framed | Animatiefilmfestival Forum Groningen, Groeningen, Netherlands, June 2023, Official selection
TIFSS, Tel Aviv International Student Short film festival, Israel, June 2023, Official selection
Cartoon Club Animated film festival, Rimini, Italy, July 2023, Official selection, International Panorama
Boston Short Film Festival, United-States, July 2023, Official selection
Animix International Animation film festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2023, Official selection
Short Shot Fest, Moscow, Russia, August 2023
Flipbook Film Festival, Macedonia, August 2023, Best European Animated Student Short Film, Official selection
AniMaji Festival, New York, United-States, August 2023, Official selection
FICOT (Festival Internacional de cine de la Otredad), Guanajuato, Mexico, August 2023, Official selection
ECCE! Short Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium, August 2023
Cardiff Animation Nights, Cardiff, United-Kingdom, August 2023, Official selection
KO:SH FILM FEST, Korça, Albania, September 2023, Official selection
25th Festival universitario de cine y audiovisuales Equinoxio, Bogota, Colombia, September 2023, Official selection
ANIMAURA, Morelia, Mexico, September 2023, Official selection
TrikFilm, Ostrava, Czech Republic, September 2022, Official selection
Anima Cinefest, New York, United-States, October 2023, Official selection
Nice International Short Film Festival, Un Festival C’est Trop Court!, Nice, France, October 2023, Official selection
Cartoons Underground, Singapore, October 2023, Official selection
International Student Animation Film Festival Animafantasia, Iassy, Romania, October 2023, Official selection
Mobile Animation Film Festival - MAFF, Mobile, United-States, October 2023, International Student Animation - Official selection
Festival Internacional de Cine de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, October 2023, Official selection
ArteNonStopFestival /BA2023 -International Film & Art Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2023, Official selection
MUMA FEST, Festival Internacional Audiovisual de Mujeres y dicidencias de Patagonia, Patagonia, Argentina, October 2023, Official selection
AniMate, Australia Animation Film Festival, Newtown, Australia, Official selection
SIFF, Sussex International Film Festival, Hailsham, United Kingdom, November 2023, Official selection
STOP MOTION MX FILM FESTIVAL, Mexico City, Mexico, November 2023, Official selection
Future Film Festival, Bologna & Modena, Italy, November 2023, Official selection
Animateka International Animation Film Festival, Ljubljiana, Slovenia, November 2023, Student Panorama - Official selection
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Querétaro, Mexico, November 2023, Official selection
Animex Screen, United-Kingdom, November 2023, Official selection
Anim!Arte, International Student Animation Festival of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2023, Official selection
ICONA, Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Corfu, Greece, November 2023, Official selection
INTERNATIONAL FILMSCHOOL FESTIVAL TETOUAN, Tetouan, Morocco, November 2023, Official selection
Silence is golden Silent Film Festival, New Belgrade, Serbia, November 2023, Official selection
International Inter University Short Film Festival, November 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh
LISBIFF, Lisbon Independent Film Festival, December 2023, Official selection
BOGOSHORTS, Bogota, December 2023, Official selection
SHORT to the point, Bucharest, Romania, December 2023, Official selection
International 3.Bornova Short Film Days Bornova, December 2023, Izmir, Turkey
Napoli - Corti Sonanti International Short Film Festival, December 2023, Napoli, Italy
That's ANIMATO! International Animation Film Student Awards Sottodiciotto Film Festival, December 2023, Torino, Italy

  • Paola Cubillos
    Director
  • Arzu Saglam
    Sound
  • Maria Alejandra Rojas Garavito
    Sound
  • Arantxa Oliver
    Sound
  • Rebecca Glover
    Sound
  • Tiago Tobias Cabral
    Music
  • Lucia Scansetti
    VFX
  • Agathe Juvenez
    VFX
  • Paola Cubillos
    Animation
  • Geertrui de Vijlder
    Animation
  • Anouk Killian-Debord
    Animation
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Student
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, Colombia
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - KASK & Conservatorium School of Arts Ghent
  • Leuven International Short Film Festival
    Leuven
    Belgium
    December 4, 2022
    National Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Premiers Plans Angers
    Angers
    France
    January 22, 2023
    Official Selection Plans animés
  • Ghent Short Film Festival
    Ghent
    Belgium
    March 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Athens ANIMFEST
    Athens
    Greece
    March 16, 2023
    Official Selection
  • TISFF Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival
    Tel Aviv
    Israel
    June 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Short Shot Fest
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    August 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Mostra Livre de Cinema
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    March 16, 2023
    Brazilian Première
    Official Selection
  • Caribetoons
    Santa Marta
    Colombia
    June 30, 2023
    Latin American
    Selection
  • Framed Animation Film Festival - Forum Groeningen
    Groeningen
    Netherlands
    June 3, 2023
    Dutch
    Selection
  • Boston International Film Festival
    Boston
    United States
    North American
    Selection
  • Cinanima
    New York
    United States
    Selection
  • Flipbook Film Festival
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    August 10, 2023
    North Macedonian premier
    Official Selection
  • Nice Film Festival, Un festival c'est trop court!
    Nice
    France
    October 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • AniMaJi
    New York
    United States
    Official selection
  • Cartoon Club Animation Film Festival
    Rimini
    Italy
    July 15, 2023
    Official selection
  • Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2023
    Iver
    United Kingdom
    August 7, 2023
Director - Paola Cubillos