Competition

Short 6

Panic Attack! 00:03:10

USA 2016
Directed by: Eileen O'Meara



You know the nagging thoughts that start with "did I leave the coffee on?" and turn in to "what if I give birth to Satan's baby?" This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.

The Was 00:13:40

Australia 2016
Directed by: Soda_Jerk, The Avalanches
Animation: Soda_Jerk
Technique: rotoscoping
Music: The Avalanches
Dialogue language: English



A sample-based video for now, about the time before now. Part experimental film, part music video and concept album, The Was is the collaborative meeting of Australian sample artists Soda_Jerk and The Avalanches.

Ships Passing in the Night 00:12:05

Germany 2015
Directed by: Elisabeth Zwimpfer



Malaika lives in Europe, Pombalo in Africa. She collects stranded goods, he is a fisherman. As the nets remain empty, he sets off to Europe. At the shore they face each other as ships passing in the night...

Roda Pantura, A North Coast Story / Roda Pantura 00:18:30

Indonesia 2016
Directed by: Hizkia Subiyantoro



In 1998, an Indonesian truck driver struggles to support his family during the economic crisis. Under pressure from his job, he gets caught up in the Pantura (Java north coast road) lifestyle and indulges in alcohol, gambling and even prostitution.

Cat Vanished / Gato Esfumado 00:01:00
Argentina 2016
Directed by: Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser

No sense 00:01:00
Argentina 2016
Directed by: Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser

Birdseed V / Alpiste V 00:02:31

Argentina 2016
Directed by: Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser



Ladies receive a serenade.

Lullaby / Canción De Cuna 00:01:00

Argentina 2015
Directed by: Ileana Andrea Gómez Gavinoser



RED CAT SING INTHE NIGHT WHILE CHILDREN DREAM

Catherine 00:11:00

France 2016
Directed by: Britt Raes



Catherine loves pets! But most of all, she loves her cat. As she grows up, she can not connect with other people. Her cat is her life, and little by little she grows up to be a crazy old cat lady… Will she ever find friendship, or love?

Gusła or the Spirits 00:09:00

France 2016
Directed by: Adrienne Nowak



Adrienne goes back to Poland, where she was born, to see her grandmother and ask her family about communism. In her aunt and uncle’s cosy kitchen she will learn that communist spirits aren’t the only ones to haunt the Polish imagination, and that there are many unexpected and old means to face them.

Singin' Frogs 00:10:40

France 2016
Directed by: Violaine Pasquet



In Louisiana, at nightfall, when everybody is falling asleep, a frog has started singing in the depths of the bayou.