Young Animation 3 (of ITFS 2020)

Due to the Corona crisis, the last two editions of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) were only able to take place online. The competition programmes of ITFS20 and ITFS21 were therefore presented exclusively in the media library at OnlineFestival.ITFS.de instead of in the cinema. However, the films were made and intended for the big screen.

For this reason, the ITFS Animation Special – REPRISE gives the competition entries their due place in the cinema in the form of an epilogue. REPRISE includes all competition films from the International Competition, Young Animation (student film) and Tricks for Kids sections of ITFS 2020 and 2021! This also includes all ITFS award winners.

 

Wednesday, March 16 2022, 7:30 pm
Central Theater Ludwigsburg (Arsenalstraße 4, 71638 Ludwigsburg)
Tickets and programme information will be available from the end of february: https://central-union.cinster.com/

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

Running time: 1h21, FSK: not available, Language: OV engl. ST

 

Trois Francs Six Sous

Director: Florence Blain, Varoon Indalkar, Morgane Ladjel, Louise Leblond, Clémence Ottevaere, Hugo Valdelièvre-Rattier
School: Supinfocom Rubika
France 2019, 06:33 Min

Synopsis:

During the second world war, a French farmer named Marcel hopes to see life again in the eyes of his mother, Josépha. She has been living in a vegetative state since the disappearance of her elder son. At the same time, Marcel begins to help people affected by the war without actually knowing how much trouble he is going to get in.

 

Gravedad

Director: Matisse Gonzalez
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany 2019, 10:30 Min

Synopsis:

On her search for something to grab on to, Rosa learns that gravity is stronger than anything else.

 

BALLONÉ (Bloated)

Director: Baptiste Tassin
School: L’Ècole du Film d’Animation et de l’image de Synthèse (MOPA)
France 2019, 01:31 Min

Synopsis:

In the heart of a dark forest a firefly shines. A strange bird quickly spots it and launches into a swirling and colourful hunt.

 

The Piece of Tail in the Mouth of the Snake That Bites Its Own Tail

Director: Pablo Martínez Ballarín
School: Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonia 2019, 10:57 Min

Synopsis:

About a trip across the cosmos.

 

Charlie

Director: Kuang Jun Chan
School: Nanyang Technological University
Singapur 2019, 08:52 Min

Synopsis:

Charlie is a poor boy living in the slums of London in the late nineteenth century. Having been driven out of their quarters, he travels with his hat-obsessed mother, attempting to find refuge from the cold winter. “Charlie” is a love letter to silent films as we reimagine the story of the most iconic entertainer of his time.

 

Sotonidenaihi (Indoor Days)

Director: Asaki Nishino
School: Tokyo University of the Arts
Japan 20219, 03:07 Min

Synopsis:

„On days I don’t want to leave the house, I enjoy watching TV and videoson my smartphone. I’m supposed to be at home but the screen keeps taking me elsewhere and I lose my grip on my whereabouts and reality.“

 

One slimy story

Director: Assile Blaibel
School: Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d’Animation (EMCA)
France 2019, 04:53 Min

Synopsis:

A group of people spend their time by the beach not doing much. They have their routines and seem to have no care in the world. But suddenly, they start melting.

 

Evangeline

Director: Nadine Schwenk
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany 2019, 09:12 Min

Synopsis:

Deep down in the swamps of Louisiana, Evangeline finds a deserted alligator egg and hatches it under her bed, unbeknownst to her father Levon.

 

Better

Director: Emily Downe

School: Royal College of Art
England 2019, 05:05 Min

Synopsis:

A short animated film which questions the ideal worlds of a perfectionistic culture. Exploring research through storytelling, the film is based in a fantasy jungle that acts as a portal for idealised worlds to become external.

 

Wo He Xi Tie Shi He Yi Ge Si Qu De Peng You (Me and my magnet and my dead friend)

Director: Maoning Liu
School: School of Animation and Digital Arts China
China 2018, 02:12 Min

Synopsis:

When I’m recalling my childhood, a magnet that accompanied me to grow up and a dead friend are the symbols of my past years. I tied the magnet to my pants and pulled it out all day. The magnet could suck the iron off the road. Blocks or coins made me very happy. Until I met the friend who wanted to fly to the universe, he was as fat as I was, and then he accidentally fell into the water and died. My childhood was over.

 

Men in a hurry

Director: Thibault Llonch
School: La Poudrière
France 2019, 04:05 Min

Synopsis:

Luc can’t pee when the men’s toilets are full of other people. A power cut will set flowing an unexpected moment of sharing.