2025 Best Animation Short at the Greece International Film Festival
2025 Best Animated Short at the Seattle Film Festival
An idealistic inventor develops a technology capable of detecting the true intentions of anyone it targets.
THE INTENTION INVENTION WAS OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR 30 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS:
WINNER -2025 BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM -SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER -2025 BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILM -GREECE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINEE -2025 Best Portland Film or Animation -PORTLAND FESTIVAL OF CINEMA, ANIMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY -PORTLAND, OR
NOMINEE -2025 BEST ANIMATION -BREAKING TV FILM FESTIVAL -LONDON, UK
NOMINEE FINALIST -2025 BEST ANIMATION SHORT -TRAME INDEPENDENTI -PISA, ITALY
NOMINEE -2025 BEST DIRECTOR -GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL -GIG HARBOR, WA
NOMINEE -2025 BEST ANIMATION SHORT -PAQUIME FILM FESTIVAL -NUEVO CASAS GRANDES, MEXICO
PREVIOUS FESTIVALS:
- ADX Film Festival -Alexandroupolis, Evros
Greece
June 13, 2025
World Premiere
Official Selection - Daejeon International Short Film Festival -Daejeon
August 30, 2025
South Korean Premiere
Official Selection - KATZE Film Festival -Tel Aviv
Israel
September 16, 2025
Official Selection - The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, and Technology -Portland, Oregon
United States
August 6, 2025
US Premiere
Nominee -Best Portland Film or Animation - Hollywood Theatre at Portland International Airport -Portland, Oregon
United States
July 19, 2025
Official Summer Shorts Program Sellection - Membrana Film Festival -Manchester
United Kingdom
August 3, 2025
N/A
Official Selection - Gig Harbor Film Festival Gig Harbor, Washington
United States
September 25, 2025
Washington Premiere
Official Selection - Manzanita Film Festival -Manzanita, OR
United States
October 4, 2025
NA
Official Selection - Local Sightings Film Festival -NW Film Forum -Seattle, WA
United States
October 4, 2025
Seattle Premiere
Official Selection - Seattle Film Festival -Seattle, WA
United States
September 26, 2025
Winner -Best Animated Short Film - Breaking TV Film Festival -London
United Kingdom
October 3, 2025
UK Premiere
Nominee -Best Animation - Pineapple Animation Festival -Marbella, Andalucía
Spain
October 15, 2025
Spanish Premiere
Official Selection - Tacoma Film Festival -Tacoma, WA
United States
October 9, 2025
Tacoma Premiere
Official Selection - Greece International Film Festival -Athens
Greece
September 27, 2025
Athens Premiere
Winner -Best Animation Short - FIC AUTOR -Guadalajara
Mexico
November 20, 2025
Mexican Premiere
Official Selection - Northern Lights -Fantastic Film Festival -Stokkseyri, Árborg
Iceland
October 30, 2025
Icelandic Premiere
Official Selection - Tanzanite International Animation Festival -Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
November 20, 2025
Tanzania Premiere
Official Selection - Another Hole in the Head Film Festival -San Francisco, CA
United States
December 5, 2025
San Francisco Premiere
Official Selection - Malibu Film Festival -Malibu, CA
United States
November 1, 2025
Official Selection - VisioNova Film Festival -Rome
Italy
January 21, 2026
Honorable Mention - Digital Griffix Film Awards -Montreal
Canada
May 22, 2026
Nominee - K-Town International Film Festival -Gardena, CA
United States
September 5, 2026
Gardena Premiere
Official Selection - Stafford Film Festival -Stoke-On-Trent
United Kingdom
September 6, 2026
N/A
Official Selection - Trame Independenti -Pisa
Italy
June 19, 2026
Italian Premiere
Finalist, Official Selection - Paquime Film Festival -Nueva Casa Grande,
Chihuahua, Mexico
May 29, 2026
Mexican Premiere
Nominee -Best Animation Short - Guatemala Film Week -Guatemala City
Guatemala
October 10, 2026
Guatemalan Premiere
Official Selection - Pasadena International Film Festival -Los Angeles
California
April 9, 2026
LA Premiere
Official Selection - Bensenville Short Film Festival -Bensenville
March 19, 2026
Illinois Premiere
Official Selection - Anthology IO -Los Angeles
California
March 28, 2026
Official Selection
The Intention Invention is an animated short film for adults that explores the intersection of technology, perception, and human nature. It’s a story about the disconnect between what we say and what we think.
Here’s a behind the scenes look at the animation process:
Some Stills:
