Into the Forest
TITLE
Into the Forest
DIRECTOR
Antonin Niclass
COUNTRY
Switzerland
YEAR
2026
DURATION
10′
GENRE
Animation
Into the Forest
In a quiet stop-motion studio, a small monkey opens its eyes. Everything around it feels frozen. On a computer screen, a luminous jungle appears, distant, almost alive. With two companions, it begins to build one of its own, using whatever they can find. A jungle shaped by imagination, their only way out.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Antonin Niclass
Antonin is a Swiss-French animation director. He began his career as a camera assistant in Switzerland before studying filmmaking at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium, and later specialising in animation at the National Film & Television School in the UK. There, he directed his postgraduate film Do Not Feed the Pigeons, which won the BAFTA for Best Short Animation in 2022.
- DirectorAntonin Niclass
- Screenplay Cécile Vargaftig, Antonin Niclass
- Cinematography Marco Jörger
- Cast
- EditingRaluca Petre, Antonin Niclass
- Producer/s Isabelle Zampiero
- Production Company
- Distributor/sMagnetFilm Sales Agent Germany
- Project TitleInto the Forest
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date11 Jun 2026
- Country of originSwitzerland
- Country of filmingSwitzerland
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Antonin Niclass
Antonin is a Swiss-French animation director. He began his career as a camera assistant in Switzerland before studying filmmaking at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium, and later specialising in animation at the National Film & Television School in the UK. There, he directed his postgraduate film Do Not Feed the Pigeons, which won the BAFTA for Best Short Animation in 2022.
Annecy Film Festival
Annecy
June 22, 2026
France
NIFFF
Neuchâtel
Switzerland
