Competition

Student 1

Ming 02:22
USA 2018
Directed by: Brenna Johnson
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology

Ming is a timid, young monk, who has been training under her wise, yet stern master. One night, she's confronted with the daunting task to light the inside of a dark, foreboding temple.
Primary 02:25
Not Specified 2018

Wasted 01:00

India 2018
Directed by: Pratik Dey, Dhiman Sengupta



Save Water, Save Planet.We hear it again and again and nod automatically. Yes,it's a pressing environmental issue, but its biggest hamartia is the very enormosity of its scale. No one turning the tap on, groggy eyed in the morning, truly believes that their extra five drops are making a difference. “WASTED” takes from this clash of scales and brings the depletion of earth’s water reserve’s to your very bathroom, and to you. You are water (well 70% technically). WATER WASTED IS YOU WASTED. Film by : Pratik Dey

Wholeness 01:09

Saudi Arabia 2018
Directed by: Lujain Al-Ibrahim
Screenplay: Lujain Al-Ibrahim
Production/School: Lujain Al-Ibrahim
Dialogue language: English



An abstract multilayered meaning medium, that longs to take the viewer into the state of wholeness by reflecting It's stages. This medium was built on psychological and philosophical terminologies that best describe the state of wholeness, merging those concepts with graphics is expected to let the viewer earn the wisdom of his interpretations rather than receiving it.

Anna 05:15

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Jessica Mountfield
Screenplay: Jessica Mountfield
Animation: Jessica Mountfield, Dominic Povall, Jo Riley, Lucy Moesbauer, Kristina Rudenko, Harriet Memory
Technique: Stopmotion with puppets
Music: Jo Riley
Production/School: Jessica Mountfield
Dialogue language: English



Anna explores the world of dementia-stricken Gus; a fluffy, former gardener who lives with his granddaughter. Chronicling just one day in his life, Gus struggles to reconcile reality with an increasingly present past.

Detective Avery Ebson – Hat and Everything 03:36

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Michael Farnon
Screenplay: Michael Farnon
Animation: Michael Farnon, Jamie Chapman, Harry Sweetland, Jade Cooper, Anna Yuen, Alex Wright
Technique: 2D digital
Music: Elliot Slater
Production/School: Ola Kolendo
Dialogue language: English



9-year-old Avery Ebson has made a documentary about her career as a detective, specialising in the recovery of lost toys. Whilst reminiscing about a case that tested her in ways that almost made her give up, she finds within herself the answer to why she keeps at it.

The Legends of Jenny Haniver 03:28

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Rowan Sefton
Screenplay: Rowan Sefton
Animation: Rowan Sefton, Giulia Raniolo, Lucy Jenkins, Kyanne McLean, Barbara Čibej
Technique: 2D digital
Music: Charles Harrison
Production/School: Charlotte West



A young waitress’s eyes are opened to a world of possibilities when an enigmatic visitor arrives at the bar where she works.

Nine Coo Five 03:13

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Anye Chen
Screenplay: Anye Chen
Animation: Rachel Somers, Hayley King,Léon Gourbin, Zoe Robinson, Elisena Vescio, Talitha Hart
Technique: 2D digital
Music: Mythili Mahendran
Production/School: Hayley King , Rachel Somers



In a gloomy city square, a struggling artist tries to make a living through his chalk drawings. Although unable to captivate the bustling businessmen and women around him, he forms an unlikely friendship with a pigeon who becomes inspired by his work.

Save and Restore 03:34

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Thomas Hardy
Screenplay: Thomas Hardy
Animation: Jack Bond, Ben Lane, Sam Traynor
Technique: 3D CGI
Music: Kevin McLeod
Production/School: Sophie Shepherd
Dialogue language: English



Jeff the space engineer and his robot companion work for a satellite company in the far future, installing and repairing damaged satellites. They venture to a distant planet in response to a downed satellite’s beacon, and discover something rather more terrifying.

Wolf’s Lullaby 03:36

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Polina Morozova, Valeriya Solotska
Screenplay: Valeriya Solotska, Polina Morozova
Animation: Polina Morozova, Christina Tong, Ana Donna, Tai Ishii, Chloe Waite
Technique: 2D digital
Music: Igor Korolev
Production/School: Christina Tong
Dialogue language: Russian
Subtitles language: English



In order to protect her daughter, a mother fights off an evil wolf spirit who has come to collect her child’s soul.

Whispering Onion 03:56

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Akari Hiraoka
Screenplay: Akari Hiraoka
Animation: Akari Hiraoka, Achille Ketelsen, Laurence Folkes-Skinner, Louis O’Shea, Mai Owada
Technique: 2D digital
Music: Thomas Dvorak, Vojtech Zelinsky
Production/School: Jess Bolam



Porky is cooking in his kitchen when he hears a strange whispering. He soon realizes it is coming from the onion! He is then transported to Onion world, where he discovers the source of the whispering.



Find me Mother / Maa Tuki 04:11

India 2018
Directed by: Suchana Saha
Screenplay: Suchana Saha, Hemanth Saju
Animation: Suchana Saha
Technique: Classical Watercolour Animation
Music: Shireen Ghosh
Production/School: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Dialogue language: Bengali
Subtitles language: English



A 25 year old takes care of her mother in hospital. They delve into a nostalgic memory. There is an encounter of an undesirable change. How the two accept the change is the story all about.



The Outlander 05:16

Austria 2018
Directed by: Ani Antonova
Screenplay: Ani Antonova
Animation: Ani Antonova, Dimiter Ovtcharov
Music: Valeria Popova
Production/School: Omega Films (BG) in cooperation with University of Applied sciences St. Pölten (AT) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (PT)
Dialogue language: English



In 16th Century the elephant Süleyman makes a long journey from Ceylon to Portugal, then walks the whole way from Lisbon to Vienna trough the Alps for five months. To be a living royal gift is not an easy job, where even the death is not a peaceful end.

Exotic Man 08:21

United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Barnaby Catterall
Dialogue language: English



An alien takes a journey to find himself in a small British seaside town. This mighty Alien has traveled the far distances of the universe, a voyage which has let him to discover this new land. This "new land" happens to be earth, and he has unknowingly visited a small English seaside town, and is very confused by what he finds.


Relation • Ship 07:20
USA 2018
Directed by: Zoey Lin (Director); Kun Xia (VR visual effect creative director)
Screenplay: Zoey Lin
Animation: Zoey Lin; Kun Xia
Technique: Stop-motion; photogrammetry + Maya (for VR)
Music: Ping Sheng Wu
Production/School: Zoey Lin
Dialogue language: No Dialogue
Subtitles language: No Dialogue

“Relation • Ship” is a film and virtual reality experience first inspired by “Ghost Ship”, a chapter from Roland Barthes' “A lover's discourse: Fragments”: Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of diffusion of amorous desire; he then realizes he is doomed to wander until he dies, from love to love. Using stop motion organic characters and set design inspired by marine biology, the story consists of two separate philosophical ideas; the concept of “Assemblage” by Deleuze & Guattari, and the concept of “Plissement” by Merleau-Ponty. Merleau-Ponty states in “The Visible and the Invisible”: The world is like that band of foam on the ocean which appears immobile when seen from an airplane, but which suddenly, because it has extended itself by a line, is understood to be shimmering and living from close up. But one also understands that, seen from high enough, the amplitude of being will never exceed that of nothingness, nor the noise of the world its silence. (p.64) These ideas inform “Relation Ship” in terms of content and imagery. Set in an ocean-like environment, complex intricate details shift out of focus to form abstract shapes, similar to Merleau-Ponty’s ideas of shifting perspective in relationship to the distance of the object. Initially the audience witnesses evocative gestural performance animation of the main character, “Fish Bone Queen,” giving away precious gifts from her own body. Upon entering the virtual reality environment, the viewer is immersed in a living bodyscape. This idea mirrors the perceived natural world and fluctuations in human relationships. This experimental VR+installation project combines storytelling, philosophy, and biomorphic VR sculpture to allow viewers to experience visceral landscapes exploring the relationship between static exteriors and micro worlds hidden beneath the surface. Audio intertwines space, scale and sensations by magnifying the subtle sounds created by jewelry, chimes, three-stringed instruments, and ambient sounds. Ultimately the viewer will be left with a more intimate understanding of how worlds can be perceived differently depending on your vantage point. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This project is originally designed to be displayed in an installation setting as a Stop-motion film and 3 VR headsets which provide 3 different immersive experiences inside the main character. This installation is shown in the Documentation video below. I would like to submit the work as a film which has an optional VR element. -Stop-motion https://vimeo.com/257008559 (password:626) -VR 360 https://vimeo.com/282039428 (password:626) (view with Oculus Rift, or other 360 headset, if possible) -Documentation https://vimeo.com/268484351 (password:626)
Desire Line 06:59
United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Ruini Shi
Screenplay: Ruini Shi
Animation: Ruini Shi
Technique: 3D+2D
Music: Gareth Young
Production/School: Royal College of Art
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English

When a tragedy occurs one Valentine’s Day, we turn to an AI for answers.
Strings 05:12

United Kingdom 2017
Directed by: Ruini Shi
Screenplay: Ruini Shi
Animation: Ruini Shi
Technique: 3D+2D
Music: Ankar Arken
Production/School: Ruini Shi
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English



A virtual affair in an obsolete futuristic game.

Secret 06:05

USA 2018
Directed by: Ysabel Congying Li
Screenplay: Ysabel Congying Li
Animation: Ysabel Congying Li
Music: Jake Boring
Production/School: University of California, Los Angeles
Dialogue language: English



It is a 2D animated short about the theme of “Peeping Tom". The story moves from one character to another and arrives back to the first character, a man who sells recorded videos of people. It tries to reflect contemporary issues involving digital media and personal privacy.



Insecure 05:13

Spain 2018
Directed by: Maria Cosgaya
Screenplay: Maria Cosgaya
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao



As the time passes, a teenager girl called Skye dances happily in her room with a letter in her hands. She has a date and she is getting ready for it. Nevertheless, during her preparation, she encounters with something that makes her to step back.



ADLib 07:05

Spain 2018
Directed by: Arantzazu Martinez, Eurie Cierbide, Sara Nikte Berrozpe, Cristina Vaquero, Leire Acha, Irene Velasco, Beñat Etxaburu
Screenplay: Arantzazu Martinez, Eurie Cierbide, Sara Nikté Berrozpe, Cristina Vaquero, Leire Acha, Irene Velasco, Beñat Etxaburu
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao



Through dance and music, two people discover their love facing in a world that wants to restrict it.



500 Miles Close 05:40

Spain 2018
Directed by: Marina Bordona
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao
Dialogue language: English



On a rainy morning Emma dashes to the kitchen to prepare the perfect breakfast. However, she is not the most gifted cook. Emma will have to find the will not to give up and overcome her faults in order to finish her task and share her warm hearted attempt with her awaiting loved one.



When Walls Talk 05:52

Spain 2018
Directed by: Gloria de las Heras
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao



Hiko, a 26 year old man who loves collectibles, has fallen into a routine. Little does he know, his prized possessions will become his downfall.

Almost There 08:43

United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: nelly michenaud
Screenplay: tim dees
Production/School: nathanael baring, kate phibbs
Dialogue language: English



On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not-so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed by pictures of unicorns.