Trickstar Nature (REP)

Bottle CapDirector: Marco Spier, Marie Hyon / USA / 2022 / 4:42 min / Production: PSYOP LLC / World Sales: PSYOP LLC

A ‘Treasure-Carcass’ foretells of a dark dystopian future but Shelton, the underdeveloped fiddler crab, is oblivious — his attention is absorbed by the shiny, new bottle cap he hopes will elevate him to the rank of “god” among his colony.

Stars On the SeaDirector: Seung-wook (Noah) Jang / South Korea / 2021 / 6:06 min / World Sales: KIAFA – Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association / AniSEED

It is just another ordinary day. The house is filling up with water.

Emmen am SeeDirector: Andrea Schneider, Anja Sidler, Delia Hess / Switzerland / 2021 / 4:11 min / Screenplay: Andrea Schneider, Anja Sidler, Delia Hess / Production: Papierboot / World Sales: Delia Hess

The association “Emmen am See” imagines a recreation area with a lake in place of the local military area. In this film we created our own colourful vision of the lake.

Mir prekrasenDirector: Ekaterina Kireeva / Russia / 2021 / 5:37 min / Screenplay: Ekaterina Kireeva / World Sales: School Studio „Shar“

This is a story about animals that live in a forest where it rains endlessly. They are wet and ill. But here’s the puzzle… Animals constantly hear a voice from the sky: “The World is wonderful !”By chance, the little gopher reveals the secret of the mysterious voice and finds salvation from the eternal rain.

Scream For IceDirector: Emir Aytemür / Turkey / 2021 / 4:02 min / Screenplay: Emir Aytemür / World Sales: None

The Sun shines, ice melts A polar bear on its own A child cries out ah!
The haiku poem you read above is the core of this film. And the narrative form of „Scream For Ice“ is based on the traditional Japanese art of poetry, Haiku.

Why Is Biodiversity ImportantDirector: Ana Stefaniak, Ignatz Johnson Higham / United Kingdom / 2021 / 5:39 min / Screenplay: Dougal Macqueen / World Sales: The Royal Society

Biodiversity is under intense pressure from human activity worldwide. David Attenborough explains why biodiversity is so important to humans, how biodiversity loss is impacting our world and how there is still time to change direction – if we act now.

Sprite FrightDirector: Matthew Luhn / Netherlands / 2021 / 10:29 min / Screenplay: Matthew Luhn / Production: Blender Studio / World Sales: Blender Studio

When a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.

Little ThingsDirector: Andreea Ciora, Camille Burles, Chloé Viala, Clara Mesplé, Lou Fraleu, Manon Lambert / France / 2021 / 4:41 min / Screenplay: Andreea Ciora, Camille Burles, Chloé Viala, Clara Mesplé, Lou Fraleu, Manon Lambert / World Sales: Mikhal Bak

Piqued by curiosity, a small cow is carried away in the mechanics of a destructive giant.

Meal on the PlateDirector: Chenglin Xie / China, USA / 2021 / 6:55 min / Screenplay: Chenglin Xie / World Sales: SND Films, Kaboom Distribution

In a place, people only eat what they like, as a consequence, they will change into what they eat. A newcomer brings a new eating habit and a good result starts to show. But, after the desire for the old habit makes people manic, they set their anger on the one who brings the new idea.

Mondo DominoDirector: Suki / France / 2021 / 6:25 min / Screenplay: Stéphane Debureau, Suki / Production: Utopi / World Sales: Utopi

In a deafening noise of chainsaws, loggers happily humming as they cut down trees to be used as decor for a fashion show. A contemporary cartoon satire, in the form of a burlesque action musical tragi-comedy, leads us into a delirious whirlwind of chain reactions as chaotic as they are grotesque.

Hold Me TightDirector: Leoluna Robert-Tourneuer / Belgium, France / 2021 / 6:30 min / World Sales: MIYU DISTRIBUTION

In the heart of a dark forest, while hunting, two silhouettes meet. These creatures move like predators, they attract and repel each other, seducing each other during an explosive parade. This film is a flamboyant and bitter romance where the violent attraction of the characters puts them in danger.�

ReGenerationDirector: Assaf Benharouch / Israel / 2021 / 5:45 min / Screenplay: Alon Rothem, Assaf Benharouch

This film aims to introduce a new and revolutionary approach in agriculture named „Holistic Regenerative Agriculture“. It is one of the most promising ways to deal with the ecological crisis we are witnessing around the globe but it is not well known to the public of farmers, ranchers and consumers.The movie shows the tremendous negative impact of industrial agriculture on nature and the scale of this impact. The movie shows the potential of regenerating the vast agricultural lands. And turning the destructive trend of agriculture. And show how we can produce food holistically, according to nature’s principles.

WAYBACKDirector: Carlos Salgado / Spain / 2021 / 8:00 min / Screenplay: Carlos Salgado / World Sales: Ecam

In the edge of the galaxy, a space explorer picks up a plant in a mysterious planet, but his return journey will put his determination to the test.

LE CIEL AU-DESSUS DE LA VILLEDirector: Rosalie Loncin / France / 2021 / 6:30 min / Screenplay: Rosalie Loncin / World Sales: Rosalie Loncin

In the distant future, a community living in a desert universe remembers with melancholy the time when there were still trees, insects, birds.

VarkenDirector: Jorn Leeuwerink / Netherlands / 2022 / 8:17 min / Screenplay: Jorn Leeuwerink / Production: Studio Pupil / World Sales: SND Films, Kaboom Distribution

A group of animals hook up a power grid to the socket-shaped snout of one big, sleeping pig. The animals use the pig’s energy for simple things at first, but soon they render themselves dependent on a city where every single thing – the useful and the useless – is automated… How long can that last?