Lexi witnesses a case of police brutality. Tired of always looking the other way, she decides to intervene. That gesture, seemingly insignificant, will trigger a series of events that will change her life forever.

The Hunt

8' Short Film, 2026, Portugal, Spain, Japan & Canada

While lost in the woods, a group of soldiers must face the traumas of their past and the terrifying forces stalking them. A sudden reaction, triggered by memories of the past, unleashes an escalation of the conflict among the soldiers which culminates in a blood-bath of madness.

Public screenings, Festivals & Awards

2024 Motel X, Portugal (Official Selection)
2024 Sitges International Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)
2024 Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal (Official Selection)

2025 Monstra – Lisbon International Animation Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection) - Honorable Mention
2025 Prémios Curtas, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best Sound Design Nominee
2025 24Frame Future Film Fest, Italy (Official Selection)
2025 Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia (Official Selection)
2025 Leiria Film Fest, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Chilemonos, Chile (Official Selection)
2025 Passos no Escuro, Portugal (Invited Film)
2025 Embrace Your Darkness Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 short/age, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Cinetejo, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best Sound
2025 Girona Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 Cinanima, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 BaiDeFest, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 ICONA 2025 – Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Greece (Official Selection)
2025 AnimaPIX, Portugal (Official Selection)
2026 Animalusa, Spain (Official Selection)
2026 Nox Film Fest, Uruguay (Official Selection)

...and many more!

Written and directed by
DIOGO COSTA

Production
COLA ANIMATION
STUDIO KIMCHI
STUDIO UNKAI
BLAUW FILMS

Producers
DIOGO COSTA
BRUNO CAETANO
SUSANA ANTÓNIO
CARLOTA POU
BRUNO SIMÕES

Co-Producers
PETER ANTONIEW
LEONARDO VERKOELEN

Executive Producer
CARLOTA POU

Production Coordinator
INÊS PERES MESQUITA

Art Director
DIOGO COSTA

Storyboard Supervisor
GABRIELA SÁ

Concept Artists
FRANÇOIS LEROY
FRÉDÉRIC COLIN
MANNY CONTRERAS
ÖVGÜ YELES

Lighting Supervisor
MANAL BARGHOUT

Compositing Supervisor
LÉA PINTO

Lead Character Modeler
MARTA MACEDO

Modelers
RITA DUARTE
PEDRO CAMPOS
JUANI FORN
MANAL BARGHOUT
NOELIA ARCOS RUBIO
ANTJE SCHMIEDEL

Texture Supervisor
IGNAZIO ACERENZA

Rigging
MARIA FONTES
ANZE REGINA

Layout Supervisor
RITA NOVAIS

Animation Supervisor
JOSÉ POEIRAS

Animation
DAVID MOURATO
RITA NOVAIS
PEDRO OLIVEIRA
SOFIA SANTOS
TIAGO COIMBRA
MANUEL BELLO
SUSANA BARATA
SELENE MELGAR
KAROLINA TOMASZEWSKA
DIANA SÁNCHEZ
LUCAS TARIN
JOKIN DE LOS TOYOS
JUAN JOSÉ ESPINÓS

Technical Animator
SEBASTIÃO LOPES

2D Animation Lead
ERWIN RIEFFEL

2D Animation
INÊS PORTELA

FX
TIAGO CARVALHO

Matte Painters
LÉA PINTO
HENRY WONG
EHSAN MOGHANI
GABRIELA SÁ
ÖVGÛ YELES
JOÃO SILVA
DIOGO COSTA

Lighting and Compositing
DIOGO COSTA

Sound Design
ALEX GREGSON MPSE

Foley Artist
DANNY JONES

Sound Effects Editor
RYAN SWEETMAN

Graphic Design
SVETLANA ZIVANOVIĆ

Motion Graphics
MILES CORLESS

Title and Credit Design
SVETLANA ZIVANOVIĆ
ABBIE JAMES