Competition

Short 3

Moon-Magic 08:46
United Kingdom 2017
Directed by: Carol M. Burger
Screenplay: Carol M. Burger
Animation: Carol M. Burger
Music: Martin Vishnick
Production/School: Carol M. Burger

This animation depicts the journey of three sailing boats through the night and all the magic that is caused by a passing comet that makes everything possible... It also rapresents, symbolically, our journey through life where obstacles, can be transformed into positive opportunities leading towards self consciousness.
Trap 12:00

New Zealand 2018
Directed by: Paul James
Screenplay: Kahra Scott-James
Production/School: Tony Leslie
Dialogue language: English



A young girl fights for a sense of belonging.



How and why Don Jose Dissipated / Como y porque se ha esfumado Don Jose 12:38

Israel 2018
Directed by: Moshe Ben-Avraham
Screenplay: Moshe Ben-Avraham
Animation: Moshe Ben-Avraham
Technique: Classic animation
Music: Binya Reches, Noam Helfer
Production/School: Moshe Ben-Avraham (Dafna Englander, Yair Moss)
Dialogue language: No dialogue
Subtitles language: English



An encounter between a lazy tourist and an annoying bee develops into a surreal situation that disintegrates the experienced reality and turns into a mad journey to our hero’s consciousness.

My Little Boys - Couch / Chinese 03:38

Taiwan 2018
Directed by: Jack Shih
Screenplay: Jack Shih
Production/School: May Su
Dialogue language: Chinese



The little boy discovered the aged couch in the living room with an already dented hole on the surface, curious as he is, he made it his personal storage, stuffing all kinds of snacks and toys. He plans a secret space exploration along with his dog Donnie, transforms the couch into a super spaceship…

The Night / La Noche 11:45
Spain 2018
Directed by: Martín Romero
Screenplay: Martín Romero
Animation: Dalila Rovazzani, José Garnelo
Technique: 2D animation
Music: Joseba Beristain
Production/School: UniKo
Dialogue language: No dialogue
Subtitles language: -

A Wolf Man and a Moon Woman meet in a large lake during a warm summer night. The passion arises between them and they immediately begin an idyllic love relationship. However, an unexpected happening will turn their life upside down.

Light Work 05:36
USA 2018
Directed by: Scott Kawczynski
Screenplay: Scott Kawczynski
Animation: Scott Kawczynski
Technique: Stop-motion
Music: Sam Retzer
Production/School: Scott Kawczynski

A lonely old man is entrusted with a thankless Sisyphean task that has been handed down from generation to generation.


Green Sky 07:26

Hungary 2018
Directed by: Akos Malindovszky
Screenplay: Akos Malindovszky
Animation: Akos Malindovszky
Technique: 3D animation
Music: Green Symbiosys



Two astronauts find the last living plant on a barren deserted planet. They embark on a music propelled journey thorugh the galaxy to find a new home for the plant under the Green Sky.



Red Hands / Mani Rosse 29:58

Italy 2018
Directed by: Francesco FILIPPI
Screenplay: Francesco Filippi
Animation: Francesco Filippi
Technique: stop-motion / drawings on paper
Music: Andrea Rizz
Production/School: Sattva Films
Dialogue language: Italian
Subtitles language: English



Ernest (12) is a smart but also hyper-protected and lonely boy. One day he discovers some wonderful red wall drawings, made by a mysterious girl whose name is Moon (14). She has the magic power to produce a vivid red color from her hands, through which she expresses her talent. But behind this gift there is a painful situation: Moon's father, Furio, is a violent man. When the relationship between the two teenagers becomes friendship, Moon suddenly disappears. Ernest will have to pluck up all his courage to save the life of that strange girl whom he fell in love with ...



Two Balloons 09:08

USA 2017
Directed by: Mark C. Smith
Screenplay: Mark C. Smith
Production/School: Mark C. Smith



Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.

Book of the Dead 03:35

Sweden 2018
Directed by: Veselin Efremov
Screenplay: Veselin Efremov
Production/School: Silvia Rasheva
Dialogue language: English



Year 2122. After many years of failed attempts, medical science is finally able to bring back to life a cryonised patient. The researcher who performed the procedure does not understand what made this particular attempt successful. We follow the patient’s recollection of her first experiences in the Afterlife, as she is sharing them with the researcher.

Goldie 04:41

USA 2018
Directed by: Emily Brundige
Screenplay: Emily Brundige
Production/School: Emily Brundige
Dialogue language: English



A giant girl (Charlyne Yi) feels out of scale in her colorful little town, only to realize she takes up just the right amount of space.

It Starts With 02:40

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Laura Nasir-Tamara
Screenplay: Laura Nasir-Tamara
Animation: Laura Nasir-Tamara
Technique: TVpaint, watercolour
Music: Narae Chung
Production/School: Random Acts



‘It starts with’ is a 2D animation short in mixed media about people falling in and out of love, and also making tiny teacups.