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, which often causes arguments.
JULIA ORLIK
Poland 2020, 14:59 Min.
Stop Trick, Puppet Animation
Screenplay: Julia Orlik
Editor: Alexandra Rosset
Animation: Julia Orlik
School: The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
Machi
Growing up with her four siblings in Indonesia, my mother tells me of the years she spent being cared for by Machi, her caretaker at the time.
PRASHANTI ASWANI
United Kingdom 2020, 3:11 Min.
Digital, Frame-by-Frame, Cel Animation, 2D Computer
Music: Sarah Ann Boughton
Animation: Prashanti Aswani
School: Royal College of Art
Le Sourire De La Courgette
(The Courgette’s Smile)
Myia and Aristote live from gluglu hunting. These cloud-animals allow them to grow courgettes in the desert. One day, Myia falls in love with one of them…
LUCAS ANSART
France 2020, 7:17 Min.
2D Computer
Screenplay: Lucas Ansart
Music: Raphaël Oliver
Editor: Lucas Ansart
Animation: Lucas Ansart
School: Atelier de Sèvres
Coincés (Stuck Together)
A bus gets stopped by a police officer who is dissatisfied with the bribe he has received. The passengers join forces to continue their journey.
MASA AVRAMOVIC
France 2020, 4:07 Min.
2D drawings
Music: Roméo Monteiro
Editor: Sylvie Perrin
Animation: Maša Avramović
School: La Poudrière
On Va Ramener Bernie Chez Papi
(We’re Taking Bernie To Grandpa)
When Nana and Sophie’s rabbit Bernie dies, they decide to bring him to their grandfather. For this they have to steal their parents’ car, but between the winding roads and Nana, who is not yet ready to accept Bernie’s death, they have to make it back in time to avoid their parents’ wrath.
ARIELLE BESSE, SHIUAN-AN LIN, LILAMIRANA RAKOTOSON
France 2020, 5:10 Min.
3D Computer
Screenplay: Arielle Besse, Shiuan-An Lin, Lilamirana Rakotoson
Music: Pierre Feyfant
Animation: Arielle Besse, Shiuan-An Lin, Lilamirana Rakotoson
School: EMCA (École des Métiers du Cinéma d’Animation)
How Were You Born?
The project is made out of three short animations that bring to life original stories told by kindergarten children. The children were asked – how were you born? The film animates the children’s stories, follows their line of thought and illustrates to adults how children think.
DANIELLE KIMCHI
Israel 2020, 3:24 Min.
2D Computer
Screenplay: Danielle Kimchi
Animation: Danielle Kimchi
School: Shenkar School of Design and Engineering Visual Department
Lost
The more used to it I am, the more likely I am to lose it. Why do I always find out when I lose it?
IN-DONG JEONG
South Korea 2020, 6:31 Min.
2D Computer
Animation: In-Dong Jeong, Jin-Sol Oh
School: KIAFA – Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association / AniSEED
Eenie Meenie World
How many questions and choices do humans leave pending in the hope that they will go away? A lot. Just like us, the universe has to decide. And it has no idea what the best outcome is and what to do with others’ expectations.
BIANCA SCALI
Germany 2020, 1:50 Min.
2D Computer
Editor: Revan Sarikaya
Animation: Yerkezhan Sabitbekova
Producer: Paulina Larson
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Jeijay
“Jeijay” begins where most romantic movies end. The film is about two people who try to repress the slow but inevitable decay of their relationship. Feeling isolated in their own little home, more and more of the happy facade of their love life comes crumbling down.
PETRA STIPETIC, MAREN WIESE
Germany 2021, 7:45 Min.
Stoptrick, Puppet Animation, Mixed Media, Cel Animation,
3D Computer, 2D Computer
Music: Thomas Hoehl
Animation: Petra Stipetic, Maren Wiese
School: Kunsthochschule Kassel „Visuelle Kommunikation“
The Beginning Of The Day Begins In The Evening
An unsatisfactory love affair. She tries to soothe her tired mind by telling her best friend about her lover’s behavior, but it is frustrating. Where in the world is the man to fill my deficiency? Are they really unicorns I can’t find in this real world?
IN-DONG JEONG
South Korea 2020, 6:31 Min.
2D Computer
Animation: In-Dong Jeong, Jin-Sol Oh
School: KIAFA – Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association / AniSEED
Separation, Yearning
The story of one man who lives separated from the others.
JUNG-HOON BAE
South Korea 2020, 5:00 Min.
2D Computer
Animation: Jung-Hoon Bae, Da-Woon Jeong, Ji-Hwan Kim, Yun-Jeong So
Producer: Jung-Hoon Bae
School: Sejong University
Strange Occurrences: Bukit Bulabu
This ghost-documentary involves a Singaporean influencer, a German professor and a Singaporean auntie who is a “superstitions expert”. With the interviewees recounting their haunted experience at the rediscovered colonial bathroom atop Bukit Bulabu, an underlying family history between the three characters unfolds.
HANA LEE, WONG SHI TENG, GLORIA YEO
Singapore 2020, 7:38 Min.
Stop Trick, Puppet Animation
Editor: Wong Shi Teng, Hana Lee
Animation: Wong Shi Teng, Gloria Yeo
School: Nanyang Technological University, School of Arts, Design and Media
Papa Zaza
Fleur and her brothers are waiting for their dad Zaza, who has gone to the hospital. Their games are interrupted by the outbreak of his disease.
GÉRALDINE CHARPENTIER
Belgium 2020, 8:28 Min.
2D Computer
Screenplay: Géraldine Charpentier
Music: Jérémie Congrega, Dick Annegarn, Hugo Charpentier, Dominique Pinto
Editor: Géraldine Charpentier
Animation: Géraldine Charpentier
Producer: Vincent Gilot
School: Atelier de Production de La Cambre
Je Suis Un Caillou (I Am A Pebble)
Bubble, a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. She imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, Bubble has to face her loneliness.
MÉLANIE BERTERAUT-PLATON, YASMINE BRESSON, LÉO COULOMBIER,
NICOLAS GRONDIN, MAXIME LE CHAPELAIN, LOUISE MASSÉ
France 2020, 6:55 Min.
3D Computer
Music: Sacha Coulombier
Animation: Mélanie Berteraut-Platon, Yasmine Bresson, Léo Coulombier, Nicolas Grondin, Maxime Le Chapelain, Louise Massé
School: École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA)
