Short Film News (SFN)- The 63rd Festival de Cannes has announced nine films in Competition for the Short Film Palme d’Or.

These nine short films, running between 10 and 15 minutes, represent a wide range of cinematic genres in animation, documentary and fiction.

The selections this year are:

Chienne D’Histoire Directed by Serge Avedikian (France; 15 min)

First Aid Directed by Yarden Carmin (Israel, 15 min)

Estacao Directed by Marcia Faria (Brazil, 15 min)

Muscles Directed by Edward Houdsen (Australia, 14 min)

Micky Bader Directed by Frida Kempf (Sweden, 14 min)

To Swallow a Toad Directed by Jurgis Krasons (Latvia, 10 min)

Rosa Directed by Monica Lairana (Argentina, 11 min)

Maya Directed by Pedro Pio Martin Perez (Cuba, 13 min)

Blokes Directed by Marialy Rivas (Chile, 15 min)

The awards will be announced during the closing ceremony on May 23rd.