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Trickstar Nature
8. May, 12:00 - 16. May, 0:00
The competition shows animated short films that deal with the topics of climate protection, biodiversity, environment and sustainability in an informative, entertaining or humorous way.
Available on ONLINE+.
A short humorous account of the future physical evolution of human beings.
In a possible future, Josée, a forest officer, has finished cutting down the last trees of a small forest in the middle of the desert. Not having met the quota set by her employer, she sets off for another forest, which happens to be made up of hybrids of trees and deer, always on the lookout for sources of light.
“The Promise“ is an urban fairy tale that plays out on the mean streets of a mean city. Here, a young thief tries to snatch an old woman’s bag but she cannot have it without giving something in return: the promise.
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they try to cohabitate.
A man and his daughter are used to living in harmony and peace with nature, but some disruptions change their lovely little life.
Homemade! The city of Stuttgart fights against their traffic chaos with heavy actions. With its success – other cities want to do the same.
An animated extravaganza of plastic collected from beaches, roadsides, attics and junk shops. This is an elegy to a love affair that has gone sour, a fond farewell to that most beautiful material that has enslaved our planet: plastic.
Followed by his faithful cameraman, a shady reporter takes off on a journey to document a presumed exctinct species.
When the King of all Monsters visits our favorite woodland baby deer … Based on the 1969 short by Marv Newland, this chance encounter in the wood has undergone a full CGI facelift.
The girl is standing at a pedestrian crossing beneath the blazing sun when everything but the crossing begins to melt in the heat. She tries to safely cross the street without falling into the melting city.
Cornelius is a crab bachelor. A night spent drinking with his friends turns awry when the parasitic barnacle, Sacculina, spikes his drink and has his wicked way with him. In the weeks that follow, Cornelius experiences physiological and mental changes that transform his life. Told as a nature documentary, this film is based on real animal behaviours.
Ewe, the sheep, is abducted from her simple life and subjected to a series of tests to make her “civilized”.
“Milk“ illustrates in a simple way how conventional dairy cows are used. What would happen if people were to be used in this way? A story from artificial insemination, to the separate path of the babies, to milk and cheese production, to the death of the fattened calves and finally: the slaughter of the exhausted mother.
Jeep is looking for the ultimate vacation spot: an idyllic island full of wilderness and beautiful tropical birds. Upon arriving there, Jeep finds out that he is not the only adventurer. What started as an idyllic trip escalates quickly into a true tourist trap where no escape is possible.
“Hier und Laut“ is the anthem of all young climate activists and those who yet want to become one. The colourful animated music video was created for Eric Wermke’s catchy song and illustrates serious facts about climate change with humour and charming characters.
How can we reconnect to our energysources? How can we wake up to ourlife? Like the seeds that suddenlystart their germination process, awoman’s body tries to come out of itstorpor.
A pack of seals are inhabited by the folly of the Cancan, solely animated by their rotundness and their will to live.