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International Competition 5
April 30, 21:00 - 22:25
The International Competition (IC) is the beating heart of the festival. The best of current animated shorts from around the world are shown in this section. Films are humorous, contemplative, creative, or critical. An international jury selects the best animated short film of the year which will be honoured in the grand awards ceremony on Sunday. But you get to vote as well: Choose your favourite film for the SWR Audience Award!
Tarim le brave contre les mille et un effets (Tarim the Brave against the Thousand and One Effects)
Guillaume Rieu / Frankreich / 11/2014 / 00:18:30 min.
As he is going to save a princess imprisoned in the dungeon of an evil sorcerer, Tarim understands that he is the main character of a movie, and decides to fight against the special effects.
Natural Attraction (Natural Attraction)
Marc Zimmermann / Deutschland / 03/2015 / 00:05:00 min.
Natural Attraction shows a natural spectacle turning a sparse, dry landscape into a fruitful place bearing new life. The interplay between sky and earth reminds of a sensual love act to express the dependency and perfect correlation of both elements.
The Old Man And The Bird (The Old Man And The Bird)
Dennis Stein-Schomburg / Deutschland / 02/2015 / 00:07:12 min.
An old man, as old as the hills, lives alone in a remote hut. The winter is so cold that he can barely move his limbs. When a robin flies against his window and falls to the ground the old man first has to pause for thought. Then he pushes open the heavy front door and stomps outside to help the bird.
Carlo (Carlo)
Ago Panini / Italien / 11/2015 / 00:12:15 min.
Carlo has a secret at home in his closet that no one suspects. In the daytime, Carlo works in an office where he has just fallen in love with Anita, a colleague. In the night time Carlo spends most of his time at home. Alone, in his secret closet Carlo has created a miniature floating world where everyone looks like him. But his love to Anita will end up being the greatest threat for the planet.
Klementhro (Klementhro)
Sue Dunham / Großbritannien / 02/2015 / 00:03:41 min.
Klementhro may not have it all, but at least he has his paddle. A cautionary tale.
Begone Dull Care 2015 (Begone Dull Care 2015)
Paul Johnson / Kanada / 10/2015 / 00:03:48 min.
A re-imagining of 1949’s Begone Dull Care, this abstract animated chiptune pixel-art short animated 2D film endeavours to maintain the abstract spontaneity of the original 1949 short, while updating the music and visuals to fit today’s digital age.
Estate (Estate)
Ronny Trocker / Frankreich / 02/2015 / 00:09:08 min.
On a shiny Mediterranean beach, time seems frozen. A black man, out of strength, is crawling with diffculty to leave the beach. All around him, the regular bathers seem not to see him… Freely inspired by a photo of Juan Medina, taken on the beach of Grand Tarajal in Spain, in 2007.
The Jezabels – Come Alive (The Jezabels – Come Alive)
Xin Li, Darcy Prendergast / Australien / 09/2015 / 00:05:50 min.
A witch flees from the peril that surrounds her. A tale about a bleak witch hunt, in colonial Tasmania.
Spoon (Spoon)
Markus Kempken / Deutschland / 12/2015 / 00:03:52 min.
Not all childhood memories are nice. Some of them reach out to the present, no matter how much time has passed.
Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (Accidents, Blunders and Calamities)
James Cunningham / Neuseeland / 09/2015 / 00:05:13 min.
This animated bedtime story as read by a father possum is an A-Z of ways to die at the hands of the most dangerous animal of all… humans. Inspired by the Edward Gorey classic, this black-comedy for kids and parents alike is a hilarious and brutal alphabet of death. 30 animals were meticulously crafted and killed in the computer by a team of 44 students at Media Design School.
Paniek! (Panic!)
Joost Lieuwma, Daan Velsink / Niederlande / 06/2015 / 00:05:38 min.
In the car on her day off Marja has a sudden rush of panic: did she turn off the gas? And did she leave the water running? And lock the window? In her mind her imaginary mistakes grow to absurd proportions.
Bingo! (Bingo!)
Patrick Schoenmaker / Niederlande / 06/2015 / 00:02:40 min.
The seclusive retirement home Afterglow is a depressing end station. Fortunately, feisty elderly Gerda has one spark of joy: the weekly Bingo night. When she is one blank short of winning the game and the tiny ball suddenly disappears, she starts an absurd search in which she is willingto go to extreme lengths in order to getthe outcome of that night’s bingo game.