Les Bêtes
Synopsis
"LES BÊTES" Produced, Directed & Animated by Michael Granberry Original Score Composed by Lito Velasco Synopsis: A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich. About the production: A four-year labor of love begun in 2020 as a "pandemic lockdown project" and completed in 2024, "Les Bêtes" was conceived to be a zero-budget, entirely recycled film in the style of a 1930's Ladislas Starevich animation. Even the stop-motion characters, all of which were originally constructed for other projects that never materialized, were repurposed after rotting away in storage for almost two decades.
Les Bêtes (2024) is a 00:11:38 fantasy short film by Michael Granberry (United States). "LES BÊTES"
Produced, Directed & Animated by Michael Granberry
Original Score Composed by Lito Velasco
Synopsis... Generic at Slamdance Film Festival (2025).
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Festival History
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2026
- BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest 2026 2025 generic - Shorts
- Boston Underground Film Festival 2025 - Shorts
- BUT Film Festival 2025 - Animation
- Cabane à Sang 2025 - ReAnimation
- FANTAFESTIVAL 2025 generic - Focus Animazione
- Fantafestival – Rome International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show 2025 generic - Speciale Focus Animazione
- Festival Court Métrange 2025 - Prix du Jury
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2025 generic - Alimento para o maxín ★ Best Short, Annecy 2025; Best Animated Short, Fantasia 2024; Best Animated Short, Caligari
- Hysteria Film Festival 2025
- MidWest WeirdFest 2025 generic - Winning short (2025 winners) ★ Best Animated Short
- Mutoscope 2025 - Compétition #2
- Nevermore Film Festival 2025 - Shorts
- Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2025 - Official Selection
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Anima't - Curts
- Slamdance Film Festival 2025 generic - Animated Shorts
- Buried Alive Film Festival 2024 - SUNDAY, NOV. 10th, 2024 at 3:30 – 5:40 PM
- BUT Film Festival 2024 - Animation
- Caligari. Festival Internacional de Cine de Terror 2024 generic - Animated short ★ Best Animated Short
- Dark Red Film Fest 2024 - Block 3
- Dead Northern Horror Film Festival 2024 - Short Films - Mysterious
- DJANHO! É A Mostra Internacional e Interbairros de Cinema Fantástico de Curitiba, Piá! 2024 generic - Gringos do Djanho
- Eerie Horror Fest 2024 generic - Short Film ★ Best Production Design
- Elche International Fantastic Film Festival - FANTAELX 2024 generic - Sede Catral, 22 Nov - Competition
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2024 generic
- ISLA CALAVERA Festival de cine Fantástico de Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna 2024 - Seccion Oficial Cortometrajes
- It's Alive! Horror Film Festival 2024 generic - Short film competition (Best Short Horror) ★ Special mention, Best Creature
- Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival 2024
- Portland Horror Film Festival 2024 - Short Films
- Ravenheart International Film Festival 2024
- Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2024 generic - Winners 2024 ★ Best Picture, Animation (Mick Cusimano Award)
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 generic
- The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest 2024
- Tokyo Horror Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Full credits
| Director | Christine Jansen, Michael Granberry |
| Screenplay | Michael Granberry |
| Producer | Michael Granberry |
| Editing | Michael Granberry |
| Music | Lito Velasco |
| Production design | Michael Granberry |
| Sound | Michael Granberry |
Technical
| Runtime | 12 min |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Colour | Black and white |
| Shooting format | Digital |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q134943509 |
| IMDb | tt32345490 |
| TMDB | 1289967 |
| FILMFREEWAY | LesBetes |
Additional data: TMDB.
