Panorama 3

The Panorama section is a showcase for current trends in the international animation scene. Discover creative films, explore recent topics and innovative animation techniques in 4 short film blocks.

Volk Vasya (Wolf Vasya)

Ekaterina Sokolova / Russland / 12/2014 / 00:18:57 min.

The young artist Wolf Vasya сomes to a provincial town to create a masterpiece that has to bring him worldwide fame. But spring changes his plans and the shining pinnacle of fame appears to be not so close. The film is based on the story „Teacher of Literature“ written by A. P. Chekhov

How long, not long (How long, not long)

Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot / Dänemark / 12/2015 / 00:05:50 min.

A visual journey that challenges us to think about a universal belonging that doesn’t confine itself to a city, region or national boundary, in an age in which xenophobia, nationalism and intolerance are a daily occurrence.

Bottle Neck (Bottle Neck)

Joanna Priestley / USA / 12/2015 / 00:02:55 min.

A luminous crush of still life silhouettes, abstract shapes and complex, interlocking patterns, Bottle Neck renovates the commonplace objects of a classical painting genre in a modern setting. Bottle Neck is the final film in the „Eye Liner Trilogy“ that includes „Split Ends“ (2013) and „Eye Liner“ (2011).

Arlene (Arlene)

Farouq Suleiman / Großbritannien / 10/2014 / 00:07:30 min.

Arlene Garrison collapsed with a brain tumour in London back in 2006. Following an operation to remove it, Arlene woke up to a very different world.

The Hollow Shell Argument (The Hollow Shell Argument)

Stefan Kraft / Schweiz / 12/2014 / 00:06:57 min.

A creator builds remarkable robots out of scrap, but is frustrated by the predictability of his programming. Bethan, a playful girl, sees things differently and has no problem befriending a scrap creation that calls itself Alan. This causes the envious creator to expose everything as an illusion, a mindless program.

Endgame (Endgame)

Phil Mulloy / Großbritannien / 05/2015 / 00:05:00 min.

Richard and George like to relax by playing war games.

Chez moi (My Home)

Phuong Mai Nguyen / Frankreich / 12/2014 / 00:11:54 min.

Hugo’s mother is back home. The day after, when Hugo wakes up, he finds black feathers all over his house.

Bambustempelstrasse (Bamboo Temple Street)

Baoying Bilgeri / Deutschland / 07/2015 / 00:13:33 min.

Bamboo Temple Street marks the border between the houses of wealthy upperclass people and the barracks of poor migrant workers. Despite this social inequality Bao and Lili develop a clandestine and silent friendship. One day Bao leaves her parents house to find her friend.

Urbanimatio (Urbanimatio)

Urmas Jõemees, Hardi Volmer / Estland / 11/2015 / 00:08:11 min.

This film is a poetical portrayal of the evolution and devolution of an anonymous city sphere. It’s only support is the music, which draws its rhythmic structures from the surrounding buildings and architectonic cadences. By those means the film is giving life to static matter.

Voltaire (Voltaire)

Jan Snoekx / Niederlande / 06/2015 / 00:12:00 min.

Voltaire, an insignificant weather cock from a country chapel, lives a depressing life. One night, after being blasted off by a lightning strike, he takes his chance to move to the beautiful cathedral on the horizon. But there, he unknowingly stumbles into a murder scheme and is forced to overcome his biggest fears.