Competition

Short 8

Me, a Monster? 06:15

Spain 2020
Directed by: Belinda Bonan
Screenplay: Belinda Bonan
Animation: Jose Portillo, Nacho Maure, Salva Artero, Angel Cornejo
Technique: 3D
Music: Inés Mirás
Production/School: Most Wanted Studio
Dialogue language: No dialogues
Subtitles language: N/A



After living a peaceful life on his small planet, the lonely Nono must deal with the visit of a new being, that will make him realize that after all they are not as different as they seem.

Who are you? / ¿Y Usted, Quién Es? 13:21

Chile 2018
Directed by: Julio Pot
Screenplay: Julio Pot, Cecilia Baeriswyl
Production/School: Cecilia Baeriswyl
Dialogue language: English



”Who are you?" is the story of a writer who, after having great success with his first book, has a disastrous creative block. So much so, that not even pencils want to write for him. In his anguish a delivery girl arrives at his door and gives him a mysterious box. After inviting her in to have a coffee, they share a pleasant conversation about fame and success. What's in the box?... Nobody knows what inspiration can be wrapped in.

Iktamuli 05:30

Germany 2019
Directed by: Anne-Christin Plate
Screenplay: Anne-Christin Plate
Animation: Anne-Christin Plate
Technique: 2D
Music: Catharina Goeldner, Suska Goeldner
Production/School: Ralf Kukula
Dialogue language: english



An autobiographic story about the conflict of a mother and her feelings of love, connection, self-pity and denial for her disabled son.

Passage / Prelazak 06:50

Serbia and Montenegro 2019
Directed by: Igor Coric
Screenplay: Igor Coric
Animation: Igor Coric
Technique: 2D computer
Music: Bozidar Obradinovic
Production/School: Igor Coric
Dialogue language: none
Subtitles language: none



After our hero, a young boy, is left alone to die in the midst of war and destruction, the last members of his tribe are dismantled to basic geometric forms under enemy fire. Taken by the feeling of sorrow and loss, the boy builds a totem out of their remains. Armed with this new structure, he continues towards another confrontation, with an unexpected twist.

The Tree of Lost Souls / El árbol de las almas perdidas 15:00

Spain 2019
Directed by: Laura Zamora
Screenplay: Laura Zamora
Animation: Laura Zamora
Technique: 3D
Music: Alex Koniaris
Production/School: Laura Zamora
Dialogue language: Spanish
Subtitles language: Greek and English



The Tree of the Lost Souls is a story of tenderness and fantasy that really make us reflect on our lives and the parts of ourselves that we have lost. It is the story of Lili, an introverted 11 year old girl who uses her imagination as a refuge from the world around her; a world that has been falling apart due to the disappearance of her father, her mother's indifference towards her, betrayed friendship, and disappointment in love. But everything changes when she cries herself to sleep under a strange tree, under the watchful eye of Mr. Crow. Through this tree, Lili's soul travels to a timeless world that is populated by lost souls, even as her body lays slumbering on the roots of the tree.

The Music Box 11:29

Canada 2019
Directed by: Joe Chang
Screenplay: Joe Chang
Production/School: Joe Chang, Yang Li
Dialogue language: Chinese



The Great Chinese Cultural Revolution was a political campaign in China launched and led by Mao Zedong from 1966 to 1976. Nearly ten million people, including outstanding scientists, artists, intellectuals and ordinary people, died during these "Ten Years of Turnmoil" or "Ten Years of Holocaust." This animated short film is based on a real story and sets in China during the Cultural Revolution in 1967, It is about a young boy Liang Liang, whose family is suddenly taken to the countryside by Red Guards. He is able to grab the only thing he treasures which is a western style music box, and is careful not to expose it to the red guards since it was linked to western culture. The film mirrors tragedies that befall children and families who are forced to leave their homes, due to war, colonization and political campaigns - unfortunately a situation which is all too common today.


Gum and Sauce Go to Skill School 04:05
United States of America 2019
Directed by: Chadwick Whitehead
Screenplay: Chadwick Whitehead
Animation: Chadwick Whitehead
Music: Chadwick Whitehead
Dialogue language: English

Gum pranks Sauce to get a photo for his class project. Clump helps Gum apologize but it makes matters worse. In the end, a sincere apology is made and an amazing photo is accidentally taken.
companionship 04:59

Egypt 2019
Directed by: engi mahmoud
Screenplay: engi mahmoud
Production/School: Egyptian film center



it's about inner conflict. who is the real hero..? the puppeteer player believes that his puppet just alive through his strange melodies voice.. his feelings and his own stories ...everyone try to prove that he is the one. and when they fell down they know that it is not about competition.. it is companionship

Winter / 冬 08:00

China 2019
Directed by: 余國東
Screenplay: 余國東
Production/School: 余國東
Dialogue language: Chinese



In the cold northeast China, people lived by hunting for generations. A little boy born in a hunter family seemed to have a mysterious connection with the forest. Killing animals upset him but he couldn't stop his father. The relationship between them became increasingly tense, just like the thick winter snow hard to melt. Eventually, the boy's naive behavior changed the fate of both.


Constructive Interference, Mon Ami 03:20
United States of America 2019
Directed by: John Akre
Animation: John Akre
Technique: 2D hand drawn, clay
Music: Ryan Udairam
Dialogue language: English

Two sound waves discover the power of cooperation despite the challenges of interference.


Castle 05:00

Japan 2019
Directed by: Ryotaro Miyajima
Production/School: Sayaka Omodaka



During the period of the 'Provinces at war', many lives were lost. A castle architect discovers the possible role of a tea room as a place for warriors to regain humanity.

Inside Blue / 藍色獨白 05:51

Taiwan 2019
Directed by: Yi-Chien Chen
Screenplay: Yi-Chien Chen
Production/School: Yi-Chien Chen



The story describes a man who needs all the decorations of his home to be placed in a square frame made of adhesive tape so as to feel peace of mind. As soon as the item was not within the range he had set, he would correct it immediately, so he would wear a roll of tape on his wrist to be ready for any occasional need ...

Monsters In The Dark 06:02

United States 2019
Directed by: Apollonia Thomaier
Screenplay: Apollonia Thomaier
Production/School: Apollonia Thomaier, Aizen Chiu, Tina Huang
Dialogue language: English



Monsters In The Dark is a 3D/2D animated short film about a young boy haunted by his abused past fears the love of his new family and runs away into a dark forest where he meets a monster that will change his life forever. A thesis by MFA student Apollonia Thomaier.

Pointless 08:35

United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: Heidi Stokes
Screenplay: Heidi Stokes
Animation: Hand drawn and mixed media
Technique: Hand drawn and edited in Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro
Music: Jen Mitlas/ pond5.com
Production/School: Darren Philip
Dialogue language: English



An explosive exploration of ‘pointlessness’ both good and bad

Crossing 06:14

India 2019
Directed by: Arvind Singh Jeena, Nikhita Prabhudesai
Screenplay: Nikhita Prabhudesai
Production/School: Totem Creative LLP



On the way back from a visit, a father and his daughter meet with an accident that will make him rethink his actions.

eadem cutis: the same skin / eadem cutis: dieselbe haut 05:40

Germany 2019
Directed by: Nina Hopf
Production/School: Nina Hopf
Dialogue language: German



„I just want to be seen as the one I am today“ – In this experimental animated documentary John takes the viewer with him into the world of body and identity.