Competition

Short 13

Position / Pega 00:05:03

Iran 2017
Directed by: Mashaallah Mohammadi



A man and a tree play music together, a letter shows up suddenly and changes everything...

The Greek Debt, a European Tragedy / La Dette Grecque, Une Tragédie Européenne 00:14:56

Belgium 2016
Directed by: Gilles Grégoire



This animated film intends to sum up in a simple and easy way how Greek indebtedness grew into the outbreak of the public debt crisis of 2010. It shows how this crisis is directly linked to our everyday lives as Europeans and seaks to denounce, with solid arguments, the huge disinformation around this subject. The whole project was based on unpaid volunteer work (The total budget of the film was 2.200€) while it mobilized, for five months, a team of seven people, plus six translators. A lot of creativity and self-sacrifice were necessary to by-pass the lack of budget.

Firebird / Жар Птица 00:07:07

Bulgaria 2016
Directed by: Velislava Gospodinova
Screenplay: Velislava Gospodinova
Animation: Velislava Gospodinova, Daniel Chalakov, BOTTLESHIP VFX
Technique: 2d, 3d computer animation
Music: Smallman
Production/School: Red Stroke - Velislava Gospodinova
Dialogue language: no dialogue
Subtitles language: no subtitles



An artistic impression, driven by the rhythm of the music and the freedom of the dance, creates a magical world, where Love is the leading force that overpowers life and death.

Killer Recipe 00:03:50
USA 2016
Directed by: Chadwick Whitehead
Screenplay: Chadwick Whitehead
Production/School: YuLing Koh Hsu
Dialogue language: English

Can you decide 00:04:55
Italy 2016
Directed by: Lu Pulici
Screenplay: Josep Piris
Production/School: 22s Productions
Dialogue language: English

Dear John 00:04:15

United Kingdom 2016
Directed by: Péter Vácz
Production/School: Sam Hope
Dialogue language: English



This second collaboration with musical stalwarts James, "Dear John", is award winning director Péter Vácz ' most ambitious project to date.
Experimenting with lighting and a variety of animation techniques to great effect, the music video tells the story of two characters on a surreal and life-changing journey. We see how this effects their relationship and how they come to accept a beautiful transformation.
In this promo, the young director also evolved his style further to include some linear 2D animation alongside the emotive and richly textured stop motion characters and sets.

Bart / 巴特 00:16:46

Taiwan 2016
Directed by: Huang Yun-Sian
Screenplay: Huang Yun-Sian
Production/School: Wu Yan-Jie
Dialogue language: Chinese



The cruel Town of Wonders mayor forces her poor and sick residents to leave. Orphan girl Bart survives by living in an abandoned van collecting garbage. One day she brings the garbage dolls magically back to life. The mayor burns out Bart and her garbage friends, who sacrifice themselves for Bart. Lonely and desperate, Bart strikes to avenge.

White Tunnel / Bad Se Sui Dao 00:22:23

Taiwan 2016
Directed by: Chien lan-Chi, Chang Chin-Wei
Screenplay: Chien lan-Chi, Chang Chin-Wei
Production/School: chien lan-chi



There is an April day with inconsistent weather. A taxi driver, four passengers, sisters and brother are going to visit their mother. As strangers. Chaos is in silence, in their minds, on the road…

Drifting Away / A La Derive 00:14:27

Spain 2016
Directed by: Cyprien Clement-Delmas
Screenplay: Cyprien Clement-Delmas
Production/School: Fabian Driehorst, Juan Carlos Concha, Cyprien Clement-Delmas, Sergi Casamitjana, Céline Chapdaniel, Diane Jassem
Dialogue language: French, Spanish



Through the depression his father disappears literally before the eyes of his son Paul.

Lying Women 00:03:56

Australia 2016
Directed by: Deborah Kelly
Screenplay: Deborah Kelly
Production/School: Deborah Kelly
Dialogue language: English



Reclining nude female figures from the western canon of art history escape from centuries of servitude to the colonial heteropatriarchy and form a revolution.

Superbarbara: The Beginning 00:10:19

Sweden 2017
Directed by: Boonsri Tangtrongsin
Screenplay: Boonsri Tangtrongsin
Production/School: Boonsri Tangtrongsin
Dialogue language: English



After an inflatable doll (Barbara) has been abused and abandoned, she decides to no longer be a victim. To no longer be what she is created for. She is Superbarbara.! !

We follow her journey to save the world from evil, oppression and greed. The world full of little flying monitors that monitor and record everything that happens. In the world populated by easily manipulated beings that have totally lost control over their lives.

The story about the Tzar called the Peas / Про царя Гороха 00:05:00

Russian Federation 2016
Directed by: Natalia Naumova, Petr Nalitch
Screenplay: Natalia Naumova
Production/School: Vladimir Malyshev, Fyodor Popov
Dialogue language: Russian



Film - tale about the life of the vegetables in the garden with peas. Princess Radish is naughty. Parents angry. And about Princess Pea forgotten. But all will end well.  As in a fairy tale!