Competition

Student 3

St. Moritz 06:02

Israel 2019
Directed by: Joseph Balaclav, Raz Sonnenfeld
Screenplay: Joseph balaclav, Margarita Balaklav
Production/School: Joseph balaclav, Raz sonnenfeld
Dialogue language: Hebrew, Russian



The relations between a mother and son are tested during the preparations for the Passover cleaning ritual when the son decides to burn down the house to set them both free.

Cazando Gamusinos 05:27
Spain 2019
Directed by: Silvia Mañes Velasco
Screenplay: Silvia Mañes Velasco
Animation: Silvia Mañes Velasco, Lydia Huijbregts Jaen, Christine Dominguez, Cristina Vega Carcedo, Irene Martinez Zamorano
Technique: 2D Digital
Music: Fran Villalba
Production/School: Máster de Animación UPV

Humans possess a totem that gives them control of their imagination. When a gamusino steals Ruben’s totem, his son Hugo goes on a quest and will confront the creature to restore his father's vitality.
A Quack Too Far 03:19
Ireland 2019
Directed by: Melissa Culhane
Screenplay: Melissa Culhane
Animation: 2D Digital
Production/School: Cólaiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education/ University of Wolverhampton
Dialogue language: English

A fox settles down to sleep for the day, listening to the beautiful birdsong in the forest. However a noisy duck moves in next door and won’t shut up. What does the fox have to do to get some peace?
Swing in the Sky 05:38

Spain 2019
Directed by: Daniel Arriaga
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao



War, love and music! In the heat of the battle, a pilot far from home dances with death. In his lasts moments, he will face the ghosts from his past.

Curves 04:40

Spain 2019
Directed by: Ane Escudero
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao



Holly is a worker who refuses to fall into routine and follow the restrictive methods of her company. Her passion for creative drawing is very much alive, and it will make her stand out from her coworkers.

IHR 06:10

Switzerland 2019
Directed by: Amélie Cochet, Louis Möhrle
Screenplay: Amélie Cochet, Louis Möhrle
Animation: Amélie Cochet, Louis Möhrle
Technique: digital 2D
Music: Carmen Nuñez
Production/School: Gerd Gockell
Dialogue language: no dialogue
Subtitles language: no dialogue



IHR (THEM) is the story about a building with an inner courtyard an its inhabitants. While the different character follow their everyday routines, trash slowly begins to pile up in the courtyard. What seems harmless in the beginning, one night escalates to a total disaster.

Fruity 01:12

Netherlands 2019
Directed by: Selwin Vervoort
Screenplay: Selwin Vervoort
Animation: Selwin Vervoort
Technique: 2D digital, frame by frame drawn
Music: Daan Wijnhorst and Bram van Bergen
Production/School: Institute St. Joost, School of Fine Art and Design
Dialogue language: Dialogue-free



Travelling through the thoughts of Lucas, a man who is afraid of losing his masculinity after eating a pink fruit. This dialogue-free movie is about insecurity, it’s juicy and a bit erotic. Expect fast and organic movements, transitions and metamorphosis. A graduation film by Selwin Vervoort.

Unraveled 03:39

Spain 2019
Directed by: Isabel Emily Katherine Wiegand, Asil Atay, Arden Colley, Kellie Fay
Screenplay: Isabel Emily Katherine Wiegand, Asil Atay, Arden Colley, Kellie Fay
Production/School: Isabel Emily Katherine Katherine Wiegand, Asil Atay, Arden Colley, Kellie Fay
Dialogue language: English



A young woman relives a pivotal moment that embodies her relationship with her mother.

Flap 03:15

United States of America 2019
Directed by: Jessica Gallaher
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Dialogue language: English



Flap is 2D short about a girl named Harper who twitches and shakes her hands in order to engage with her big imagination. For the first time, Harper comes to understand how her hand flapping is seen in the eyes of others.



Hidden 03:27

United States of America 2019
Directed by: Karen Phillips
Screenplay: Karen Phillips
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Dialogue language: English



As a young girl struggles with self-worth in an unhealthy household, her struggle becomes visible in her surreal reflection.



The Castores Union 01:46

United States of America 2019
Directed by: Christopher Fairfax
Technique: 2D animation
Music: Lawrence Schwedler and Bruce Stark
Production/School: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Dialogue language: English



Twin brothers living in a divided world discover the only way to help themselves is to help each other.

Combing / Šukavimas 05:11

Lithuania 2019
Directed by: Eglė Mameniškytė
Production/School: Eglė Mameniškytė



Combing is a meditative act leading to contemplation and introspection. It is an animated self-portrait sculpted in motion and time about memory and relationship with the other. Hair becomes a symbolic thread that connects past and present, memories and the current father-daughter relationship.

Strong Independent Space 10:37

Poland 2018
Directed by: Dominik Krakowiak
Screenplay: Dominik Krakowiak
Animation: Dominik Krakowiak
Technique: 2D
Music: Michał Kawecki
Production/School: Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak, FUMI Studio



"Strong independent space" is a fictional story about a husband and wife separated by huge distance, space and time. While living on two different surfaces they have to confront the reality surrounding them trying to find the meaning of the vague situation they have been thrown into.

Di-cake 02:34

United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: Lam Lo
Screenplay: Lam Lo
Animation: Lam Lo
Technique: Lam Lo
Music: Ansso An
Production/School: Lam Lo
Dialogue language: English



Di-cake is a story about Dida’s journey of buying an enormous cake.
This animation captures her feelings about the cake and her dreamy world.



Pei's Morocco Vlog 03:09

China 2019
Directed by: FangLing Pei
Screenplay: FangLing Pei
Technique: 2D
Music: Tim Steemson
Production/School: University of the Arts London
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English



A story of Pei’s trip/adventure to Morocco, about shopping, camel and communication. There is some combination of reality and fantasy. This film show the misunderstanding caused by cultural differences and different understanding of body language, I tell this story through the coincidence of gesture. In a word, it is not a bad trip and a lot of locals are friendly to tourists, I just want to make a comedy in these ways.

I Want a Sun in my Pocket 04:18

Canada 2019
Directed by: Laui Laessa
Screenplay: Laui Laessa
Production/School: Vancouver Film School



A portrait of daily life, wrapped tight inside the frame of one building.

Internet explorer 14:50

Belgium 2019
Directed by: Willem Stessens
Screenplay: Willem Stessens, Dennis Vanderauwera, Quinten Struyven, Dennis Meersman
Production/School: Luca School of arts
Dialogue language: Dutch, English



“Sci-fi freak” Steve is fed up with his weak biological body, and dreams of an eternal digital existance. Steve expresses these frustrations trough his weekly vlog. When Gert, a follower of Steve’s vlog, offers his help and knowledge to realise Steve’s dream, the two young men undertake a daring experiment. But Gert has a secret, which he can’t confess to Steve. Soon the boundaries of reality start to fade.

A lantern in the night 05:49

France 2019
Directed by: Fantine Chareyre, Victorien De Cozar, Clara Gacoin, Laura Javel, Emma Malric, Déborah Morali, Maxime Ponsart.
Dialogue language: French



Emiko, a young japanese girl, discovers the secret behind the most respected tradition of her village.

Skid 04:31

France 2019
Directed by: Valentin David, Axel Diaz, Clément Feuillet, Damien Gustin, Morgane Le Disez, Florian Rigollet.
Dialogue language: French



Our story takes place in an alternative version of 1992. Ethan Ryson, a young Formula 1 driver wants to become the best there ever was. To reach his goal he will have to overcome many obstacles.

Senses 05:35

France 2019
Directed by: Chloé Barbet, Thomas Caputo, Léonie Clément, Bruno Crapanzano, Manon Crouzet, Solene Gaudu.
Dialogue language: French



One side is bright, colorful and completely soundless. The other side is full of sounds yet has only black and white. One morning, the line between both worlds becomes thinner and thinner. Our characters found themselves overwhelmed by new sensations which changes their daily lives for once and all.