Jestem Tutaj (I’m Here)
An elderly man is looking after his paralyzed wife. Despite his old age and health problems he’s doing his best to relieve her suffering, which is getting worse day by day. His daughter helps him, trying to balance care with her work in the hospital and family life. Everyone has a different view on how to properly care for the sick. Often there are arguments about this.
JULIA ORLIK
Poland 2020, 14:59 Min.
Stop trick, Puppet animation
Screenplay: Julia Orlik
Editor: Alexandra Rosset
Animation: Julia Orlik
Production: The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
School: The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
World sales: KFF Sales & Promotion
Jung & Restless
“Jung & Restless“ explores the mythopoetic realm through lush mandalas and dream images that hint at hidden trauma. “Life is a short pause between two mysteries.” – C.G. Jung
JOANNA PRIESTLEY
USA 2021, 6:06 Min.
2D Computer
Music: Seth Norman
Animation: Joanna Priestley
Producer: Joanna Priestley
Production: Priestley Motion Pictures
World Sales: Priestley Motion Pictures
Obervogelgesang
A teenager is confronted with a fresh rightwing extremist graffiti in the train and thus also with a grimace of her homeland.
FERDINAND EHRHARDT, ELISABETH WEINBERGER, MALIN KRÜGER
Germany 2020, 6:22 Min.
Cel animation, 2D computer
Screenplay: Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Elisabeth Weinberger
Music: Hannes Bieber
Animation: Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Elisabeth Weinberger, Paula Wittich
Producer: Malin Krüger
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Hideous Henk
Henk, an ugly and angry Chihuahua, is overexcited when he finally gets adopted. When it turns out his new boss only wants to use him to get more instagram followers, Henk tries desperately to escape. But every attempt he makes to escape only makes him more popular…
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR
Netherlands 2020, 9:01 Min.
2D computer
Screenplay: Britt Snel
Music: Robert Jung
Animation: Junaid Chundrigar
Producer: Chris Stenger
Production: Family Affair Films
Conversations with a Whale
A story of one filmmaker, who is trying to absorb rejection after rejection until finally, a beautiful fig tree nourished by the presumable failure bears sweet fruits. Created directly under the camera lens, using various analogue animation techniques, “Conversations with a Whale” is a love letter to artists, their art and its audience.
ANNA SAMO
Germany 2020, 8:45 Min.
Stop trick, Pixilation, Mixed media, Drawn on paper, Cutout animation
Screenplay: Anna Samo
Music: Merche Blasco
Animation: Anna Samo
Producer: Tom Bergmann
Maalbeek
Sabine is looking for a missing image: a day that has left its mark forever and that everyone remembers but her. But maybe this absence is what allows her to move on with her life?
ISMAËL JOFFROY CHANDOUTIS
France 2020, 16:12 Min.
3D computer
Screenplay: Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, Perrine Prost
Editor: Maël Delorme, Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
Animation: Maël Delorme, Léon Denise, William Houel, Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
Producer: Pauline Seigland, Lionel Massol, Maxence Voiseux
World sales: Square Eyes Film
Pearl Diver
Three couples are facing different challenges: a middle aged hedgehog falls in love with a balloon, but finds it difficult to maintain his grooming routine. A couple of arctic lovers are experiencing a coldness between them, and two naive oysters are impatiently waiting to be on the same schedule.
MARGRETHE DANIELSEN
Norway 2020, 8:45 Min.
Puppet animation
Screenplay: Margrethe Danielsen
Editor: Margrethe Danielsen
Animation: Margrethe Danielsen, Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist
Producer: Endre Eidsaa Larsen
Production: Volda University College
School: Volda University College
Beseder (Good and Better)
“It’s hard to think it’s gonna be good, much easier to think it’s gonna be bad.” A song in waltz rhythm is combined with absurd animated loops to express a feeling of concern and uncertainty about the future.
GIL ALKABETZ
Germany 2020, 4:17 Min.
2D computer
Screenplay: Tova Gertner
Music: Tova Gertner
Editor: Gil Alkabetz
Animation: Gil Alkabetz
Producer: Gil Alkabetz
Candela
Mrs. Candela spends the last days of her life in a dying suburb of a big city.
MARC RIBA, ANNA SOLANAS
Spain 2020, 11:35 Min.
Stop trick, Puppet animation
Screenplay: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Music: Xavi Lloses
Editor: Sergi Martí
Animation: Núria Riba, Claudi Sorribas
Producer: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Production: I+G Stop Motion
World sales: I+G Stop Motion
A la Mode
In a kingdom tormented by fashion crazes, a queen and her court must always keep up with the new trend. If not, an abominable monster will consume them: the Ridicule. But with the arrival of a disarmingly natural cowboy, this nation of fashion victims laughs, and a simple question arises: what if the Ridicule isn’t what we think?
JEAN LECOINTRE
France 2020, 8:40 Min.
2D computer
Screenplay: Jean Lecointre
Music: Valentin Hadjadj
Animation: Hélène Younous
Producer: Laurence Méoc, Nicolas Schmerkin
Production: Autour de Minuit
Distribution: Autour de Minuit
World sales: Autour de Minuit
