2026 Program

Tetra 2026 presents 21 of the best new animated shorts for one night only, showcasing artists both local and international on one big screen for your enjoyment.

Pixel art of cartoon characters with fantastical creatures, set in a colorful sci-fi or fantasy background.

JIMMY AND BABY

Paul Robertson + Michelle Larney

Jimmy and Baby is a slapstick comedy adventure that follows two young frog brothers on a mission to retrieve a priceless diamond. A distant star, a giant’s dream, even a trip to hell: there’s no limit to where their antics take them. Physical gags, violence, and cuteness abound as the boys take on endless capers and competitions.

A red and black image featuring two illuminated circular objects attached to a metal structure, with red and black abstract shapes in the background.

Flywire

Jon DiNapoli

Late in the night, while the world sleeps, a subterranean swamp craft rushes beneath the reeds.

A cartoon-style illustration of an ancient temple or ruin with a large stone face carved into the wall, surrounded by two stone columns with blue glowing accents. The scene is dark, with a staircase leading to the entrance, and a large rock formation in the background.

Hexapod

Axel Kinnear

A lone goblin prisoner must attempt a dazzling escape from a labyrinthine castle, as a mad noble struggles to retain his reluctant audience.

Animated character with large muscles, wearing sunglasses and a white tank top, driving a red convertible car.

Street Race

Christopher Rutledge

A large meatheaded man is stopped at a red light next to an innocent baby in a stroller who accidentally taunts and intimidates him into a street race.

Colorful animated characters resembling vegetables and insects with expressive faces, set against a pink and purple textured background with neon sign reading 'OLIVE PLACE' and a border of pink and red checkered pattern.

OLIVE PLACE, Luxury Inn

Jarrod Prince

OLIVE PLACE is a cartoon set in a strange hotel filled with bizarre creatures and unpredictable guests. Mismatched porters Belle and Burt struggle to keep both their friendship and the hotel running as tempers flare and every shift spirals into absurd chaos.

Animated cartoon scene featuring a pink, wide-mouthed, laughing creature with sharp teeth and blue hair, jumping on a table in a colorful, psychedelic room with green and blue striped furniture, a blue-skinned character with curly yellow hair and pink pants sitting on the side, and a sign that reads 'WROATS' in the background.

Tuna Tartare

Lena Greene

In a karaoke bar in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an expired can of tuna fish and a fake Louis Vuitton purse encourage each other to believe in their artistic voices even if the world sees them as trash.

A felted fox figure holding a flower in a colorful, whimsical felted landscape with flowers and rolling hills.

Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove

Raman Djafari

Two friends, lovers, soulmates, a pair of two, searching and ultimately finding each other. This pair traveling between worlds and changing forms, expressed through 15 styles of animation, by 15 animators from across the world.

An animated man in a suit making a gesture with his hand against a black background.

Uppies

Kyle Brooks

Can't a guy get some uppies around here?

A cartoon drawing of a child with blue hair, pale skin, pink cheeks, and a surprised expression, wearing a yellow shirt.

Ding Dong

Jason Barnes

A man boy regales us with tips for the perfect ding dong ditch.

A large, fantastical creature with a dragon-like head and a serpent-like body, lying in a mountainous landscape with industrial structures in the background. A person stands at the creature's tail, looking at it.

ANIMAL MATH

Robbie C. Ward

In this richly hand-drawn fantasia, a young girl navigates a surreal inner world, discovering a book of secret paintings, a mysterious mountain, and the animal gods imprisoned within.

A cartoon drawing of a dog and a rat looking at a picture of a dinosaur on a wall.

Do You See What I See?

Miles Davitt

Two critters work together to set a spinning window in motion.

Mannequin wearing a black t-shirt with a red heart and the word POOP on it, in a clothing store.

Fit Check

Kyle Brooks

A man encounters a mannequin dressed exactly like him.

Cartoon characters on two planets in space, with stars and shooting stars in the background.

Battle of the Moonlets

Magda Wojciechowska

Aliens Berg and Brine challenge Sock and Cheese to survive in each other's planets against their better judgement.

Animated woman with blonde hair, wearing sunglasses pushed up on her forehead, and a chin strap, appears to be distressed or surprised.

Chip Joins a Cult

Maddie Brewer

While on a quest for spiritual enlightenment (and getting laid), Chip takes on a megalomaniac cult leader with a passion for breeding and decorative gravel.

A person with multicolored hair and a beard, wearing a dark shirt with white stripes, holding their head with both hands, standing in a dimly lit room with blue and purple lighting.

Crimson Chrysalis

Sanjay Jit

An off-the-books special forces unit is dispatched to deal with a nefarious (and sexy) denim wearing threat.

A person with blue skin, pink hair, and glowing red eyes holding a yellow capsule pill against a background of green plants.

LOZENGE

Nate Ladd

A man needs a lozenge to aid his sore throat.

A colorful paper craft of a character with a blue body, green hair, and large googly eyes, sticking out its tongue, set against a yellow background.

You Can Be Weird With Me

Philippa Rice

A music video I made with the help of my three children.

A computer game screenshot titled 'Boxer Fighter' showing a yellow cartoon character named Liam (nemesis) with the instructions to 'Throw a punch, ya weasel.' The character has a punching gesture, and a large blue hand pointing at his stomach. The background is red with dark silhouettes of other characters. The interface includes an 'inventory' button and various icons on the desktop.

Boxer Fighter

Daniel Kehelly

The most groundbreaking game of 2007 questions what it means to be violent.

Cartoon dog with goggles running on a pond with lily pads, in front of a paintbrush, in a colorful impressionist style background.

A Dog's Tail

Sofia Azpe & Dara Insixiengmay

A Dog's Tail is a 3D animated narrative microshort about a dog who loses his tail through a series of various paintings through time. In the scheme of losing his tail, he seeks enlightenment and adulthood but is that what he really wants?

A pencil sketch of an ant carrying a ball.

Le Rayon Vert

Louis Fourel

Powered by a mysterious energy flow, a world develops around the creations of human and animal species that live in these places.

A pink anthropomorphic cat watching a live fighting game on a computer monitor, surrounded by electronic equipment and wires, with a camera recording the scene.

OHOIOrOI Syndrome

Taewan Kim

Sally is in the digital world.
Sally watches, listens and learns.
Sally generates through the digital language.
Sally wonders, is Sally OHOIOrOI?
Maybe Sally is a part of OHOIOrOI.
But this film was made with 0% OHOIOrOI.

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