Have A Nice Dog!
Trapped in Damascus, surrounded by war, a lonely man becomes increasingly lost in his fantasies of fleeing and the inner dialogues with his dog.
JALAL MAGHOUT
Germany, Syria 2020, 13:00 Min.
Mixed Media, Frame-by-Frame, Drawn On Paper, 2D Computer
Screenplay: Jalal Maghout
Music: Dascha Dauenhauer
Editor: Jalal Maghout
Animation: Jalal Maghout
Producer: Karsten Matern
School: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Coffin
A man comes home and wants to go to bed. A bunch of noisy roommates. A crowded city in southern China.
YUANQING CAI, NATHAN CRABOT, HOUZHI HUANG, MIKOLAJ JANIW, MANDIMBY LEBON, THÉO TRAN NGOC
France 2020, 5:23 Min.
3D Computer, 2D Computer
Screenplay: C. Yuanqing, N. Crabot, H. Huang, M. Janiw, M. Lebon, T. Tran Ngoc
Music: Arthur Dairaine Andrianaivo
Editor: Mikolaj Janiw
Animation: N. Crabot, H. Huang, M. Janiw, M. Lebon, T. Tran Ngoc
Producer: Moïra Marguin
School: Gobelins, l’École de l’Image
Into The Ear, Everybody.
Sounds of distress signals approach a man’s ear while his snow burried body is getting cold.
HYE-SUNG LEE
South Korea 2020, 6:00 Min.
2D Computer
Music: Seung-Hyeon Kim
Editor: Hong-Ji Yang
Animation: Hye-Sung Lee
School: KIAFA – Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association / AniSEED
Disparus (Thin Ice)
Followed by his faithful cameraman, a shady reporter takes off on a journey to document a presumed exctinct species.
TIPHAINE BURGUBURU, PAULINE EPIARD, ÉLODIE LABORDE, LISA LAÎNÉ, CLÉMENTINE VASSEUR, VALENTINE VENTURA
France 2020, 6:47 Min.
3D Computer
Screenplay: Tiphaine Burguburu, Pauline Epiard, Élodie Laborde, Lisa Laîné, Clémentine Vasseur, Valentine Ventura
Editor: Tiphaine Burguburu
Animation: Tiphaine Burguburu, Pauline Epiard, Lisa Laîné, Valentine Ventura
Producer: Philippe Meis
School: Supinfocom Rubika
Miro Wine
“Miro Wine” is a 3D animated short film about two of New Zealand’s native birds: a kererū and a piwakawaka. Ultimately, the film is about compassion and not taking what you have for granted.
BREE GREALLY, LILY MARTIN-BABIN
New Zealand 2020, 3:58 Min.
3D Computer
Animation: Bree Greally, Lily Martin-Babin
School: Auckland University of Technology Faculty of Arts
All Of Our Shadows
In these times of uncertainty and anxiety, the film follows a day in the life of a young teenage boy as he faces his fears and concerns. Can he confide in his school mates? Will they ignore him, mock him or help him?
RUTH BENI
United Kingdom 2020, 7:55 Min.
2D Computer, Stop Motion
Screenplay: Ruth Beni
Music: Jamie Payne, Elian Gray
Animation: Daniel Greaves, Nicolette Van Gendt
Producer: Ruth Beni
School: Hampstead School of Art
Firefly
An abstract film that uses looping watercolor animations, vibrant colors and sound to create a beautiful symphony. A dance where everything is connected and interacts with each other, just like fireflies glowing in the darkness.
YUN LEE
Hong Kong 2020, 2:16 Min.
Digital, 2D Computer
Animation: Yun Lee
School: SCMFilms – School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
This Is Only Getting Worse
Jerusalem is divided by a mysterious crack, pulling any metal object around it. Revital, a woman in advanced pregnancy, is trying to get to the crack in order to kill herself and the baby she carries.
ERAN LUZON, MICHAEL NEGARI
Israel 2020, 7:36 Min.
Stop Trick, Puppet Animation, Mixed Media, Live Action, Drawn On Paper, 3D Computer
Screenplay: Eran Luzon, Dana Petrov
Music: Tal Greenfeld
Editor: Eran Luzon
Animation: Eran Luzon, Michael Negari
Producer: Eran Luzon
School: Bezalel Academy Of Arts And Design
A Warm Salty Wind
An atmospheric film about a day on the Black Sea coast. Portraying the taste of summer, the picture dips us into the mood of leisure, where one day feels like a lifetime.
MARIA KORZHOVA, MARIA LARICHEVA, SOFIA PETROVA
Russia 2020, 2:03 Min.
Drawing on paper
Animation: Maria Korzhova, Maria Laricheva, Sofia Petrov, Alexandra Kozlova
School: Animatseh
À La Mer Poussière (To The Dusty Sea)
Left alone in the dephts of summer, Malo and Zoe are trying their best to catch their mother’s elusive eye.
HÉLOÏSE FERLAY
France 2020, 12:30 Min.
Stop Trick
Screenplay: Héloïse Ferlay
Music: Antonin Tardy
Animation: Héloïse Ferlay, Gwendal Stephan
School: ENSAD – École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
Walking While Falling
A walk cycle, that becomes more and more desperate: A woman tries to keep up to speed, but life throws her off balance.
ELISABETH JAKOBI
Germany 2020, 2:12 Min.
2D Computer
Music: Laurie Anderson
Animation: Elisabeth Jakobi
School: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Fu You Ri Ji (Dayfly)
A dayfly is born at 0 o’clock and dies at 0 o’clock the next day. It in a short day, inadvertently passed many people’s lives.
BAOXINGCHEN YI
China 2020, 14:05 Min.
Drawn On Paper, Drawn On Film, 2D Computer
Screenplay: Kerui Zhang, Youjie Zhang
Music: C. Fennesz, H. Nishida, H. Shimizu, J. Crunch, N. Frahm, R. Sheehan, R. Sakamoto, F. Schültge Blumm
Animation: Kerui Zhang, Youjie Zhang
Producer: Shengying Ai
School: School of Animation and Digital Arts, Communication University of China
Kamesanpo (Turtle’s Stroll)
One day, a pet turtle named Kamesuke decided to go out alone. It should have been all that he had hoped for and yet he couldn’t help but feel like something was missing.
MINORI MATSUOKA
Japan 2020, 2:39 Min.
Cutout Animation
Screenplay: Minori Matsuoka
Music: Yukiya Natsuyama
Editor: Minori Matsuoka
Animation: Minori Matsuoka
Producer: Yuichi Ito
School: Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
