GLAS Animation announces a new venture: ANIMATION NEXT, a collection of animated short films that will be released this fall in theaters across the US.

Animation Next collects the best-of-the-best from the groundbreaking annual GLAS Animation Festival in Berkeley, CA. Showcasing seven bold new shorts from the newest generation that redefine what’s possible in the medium and explore themes that grip the modern world, ANIMATION NEXT takes audiences on a prismatic journey ranging from subterranean nightmares to sun-soaked coming of age stories.

Featured films:

“I’m Going Out for Cigarettes” by Osman Cerfon (France)
“Bloeistraat 11” by Nienke Deutz (Netherlands)
“Fest” by Nikita Diakur (Germany)
“The Night of the Plastic Bags” by Gabriel Harel (France)
“Slug Life” by Sophie Koko Gate (UK)
“Clemence’s Afternoon” by Lénaïg Le Moigne (France)
“Acid Rain” by Tomek Popakul (Poland)