Young Animation 4

The Young Animation Competition (YA) shows selected animated short films made by students of international film and art schools. Young animation artists from 24 countries tell touching stories, create fantastic worlds and open new perspectives.

Mehua (Mehua)

Regie Director: Camille Aigloz, Simon Anding, Michiru Baudet, Margo Roquelaure, Diane Tran Duc,Lucy Vallin / Frankreich / 06/2017 / 00:04:53 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: MIYU Films

Two young women are about to receive the greatest honour: being sacrified to their gods. But the sacrifice doesn’t run thought normally.

Bis Donnerschdag (See you Thursday)

Regie Director: Michael Bohnenstingl / Deutschland / 02/2017 / 00:09:10 min.

Gottlieb Schneider wants to perform his “cat-theatre“ at the upcoming talentshow at his school. But the other kids are calling him a faggot and beat him up badly. When even the school counselor leaves him with terrible advice, he has nothing left to do, except putting on a bloody one-man-cat-play.

The Autopsy of Sven Svensson (The Autopsy of Sven Svensson)

Regie Director: Hadas Coen, Shir Pakman / Israel / 07/2017 / 00:05:57 min.

A pathologist’s daily routine is being interrupted when he encounters a body in his image.

Astrale (Astrale)

Regie Director: Bérénice Motais de Narbonne / Frankreich / 06/2017 / 00:12:00 min.

Magda is a 13 year-old girl who can leave her body at night through astral projection. She travels through her inner world, meets various beings and wonders about her own identity.

Roues Libres (Free Wheels)

Regie Director: Jacinthe Folon / Belgien / 06/2017 / 00:03:35 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: ENSAV – École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre/Atelier de Production de la Cambre

Dear Urban Dwellers, here is a very important information: bicycles are back in town!

O Matko! (Oh Mother!)

Regie Director: Paulina Ziolkowska / Polen / 01/2017 / 00:12:49 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: FUMI STUDIO

Mother and son are changing places and roles constantly: once, the mother is an adult, sometimes the son matures and takes care of his suddenly childish mother. The arrangement works fine, until the boy decides to escape from under the skirt of the overprotective mother and start an independent life.

Just Passing With Dr. Zussman (Just Passing With Dr. Zussman)

Regie Director: Anat Efrati, Yannay Matarasso / Israel / 07/2017 / 00:04:20 min.

Another episode in Dr. Zussman’s mysterious talk show: Who will be the unlucky guest tonight?

Xian (Xian)

Regie Director: Roxane Campoy, Pauline Ledu, Myriam Belkheyar, Gwenaelle Bavoux / Frankreich / 06/2017 / 00:06:45 min.

A long time ago, the most terrible emperor that China has ever seen, commissioned a painting to celebrate his cruel reign.

A Table Game (A Table Game)

Regie Director: Nicolás Petelski Mesón / Estland / 06/2017 / 00:03:53 min.

With every passing second, “A Table Game” reveals the rules of its world. Step by step – but not fully. What is the titular game? Who cheers for it? Why is this happening? These questions will lack clear answers. 

WOO – HOO ! (WOO – HOO !)

Regie Director: David Stumpf / Tschechien / 12/2017 / 00:06:40 min.

The perfect horse love story.

Cubed (Cubed)

Regie Director: Xue En Ge / Singapur / 08/2017 / 00:03:52 min.

A man with a Rubik’s cube for a head tries to connect with others.

The Godfish (The Godfish)

Regie Director: Hyewon Lee, Seong-yun Ryu / Südkorea / 05/2017 / 00:01:20 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: KIAFA[AniSEED]

One day, the tiny fish called “coward“ gets caught by fish gangsters. After they interrogated him, their boss decides to kill him by “rule of fish“.

Tapettes (Fags)

Regie Director: Alexis Vandersmissen / Belgien / 06/2017 / 00:05:38 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: ADIFAC

A questioning about manhood. Forms with flashy colors attract, repel, influence themselves as they grow up.

Lucent (Lucent)

Regie Director: Emily Kimbell / Großbritannien / 07/2017 / 00:02:08 min.

“Lucent“ is a calming visual journey intended as a hopeful and beautiful interlude for those struggling with stress. It is inspired by a love of natural sounds and settings, and explores the intersection of reality and fantasy.