Competition

Short 4

Marianna's dive / Il tuffo di Marianna 06:42
Italy 2020
Directed by: Gianfrancesco Iacono
Screenplay: Gianfrancesco Iacono
Animation: Gianfrancesco Iacono
Technique: 2D digital animation
Music: Giulia Perriera
Production/School: Gianfrancesco Iacono
Dialogue language: Italian
Subtitles language: English

Marianna is 14 years old and she has just lost her love. Shattered by an endless sadness, the kid is roaming the streets of a grey and autumnal Palermo. Meanwhile, an elusive figure is walking through the same streets, someone who seems to be interested in everything that people ignore. Can an unexpected meeting, between dream and reality, help Marianna find some trust in life again?


CRITICAL LINE / TRAZO CRÍTICO 03:31

Spain 2020
Directed by: VICENTE MALLOLS
Screenplay: NOELIA MARTÍNEZ, ELENA GOBERNADO
Animation: VICENTE MALLOLS
Technique: 2D ANIMATION. TRADITIONAL DRAWING
Music: VINCENT BARRIÈRE
Production/School: PALOMA MORA
Dialogue language: No Dialogue
Subtitles language: No Dialogue



Nassotis, throws a lot of garbage into the sea, but it always comes back, until he is buried in a garbage pile thanks to a fish that intends to teach him a lesson.


What Will You Do Now, John? 09:10
United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: Pooja Pottenkulam
Screenplay: Pooja Pottenkulam
Production/School: Simon Gape
Dialogue language: English

John likes routine, so when he comes back home one day to find his wife gone, he is very worried. He’s not sure why she’s left, but the more pressing issue is the possible disruption that her disappearance could cause to his routine. He pretends that she still lives with him. At the supermarket, he buys meals for two. At work, he puts up her pictures at his desk. Over a few months, he builds a routine around the illusion that he still has a wife at home. He settles into this new life. Will anyone find out that his wife has left him? Will his routine be disrupted again? How long will he continue the charade?
Windfall 03:00

Israel 2020
Directed by: Ofer Winter, Shimon Engel
Screenplay: Ofer Winter, Shimon Engel
Production/School: Goozma Animation / Dov Abramson, Hanfashot Poalot / Naama Shochat



In the Yemin Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem, overlooking the walls of the Old City, stands a windmill built by Moses Montefiore in 1857. It has been through a lot. --- Feeling that her finest days are behind her, the Montefiore Windmill in Jerusalem is having trouble adjusting to her daily reality. When she finds a way to help a fellow creature in trouble - she also finds a friend, and perhaps a new outlook on life. This short animated film brings one of Jerusalem’s quaintest landmarks to life, while suggesting a background story for how the windmill’s sails re-discovered their motion in recent years, after decades of idleness.



Metro6 08:13

United States of America 2020
Directed by: Geoff Hecht
Screenplay: Geoff Hecht, Natasha Canepa, Mahmoud Zaini
Animation: Lead Animators: Victoria Lijaya, Morris Walla, Emerson EAGP, Ganesh Gurung, Francesca Guzzetta, Michael Grassi, Shane Owen. Animators: Jimmy Mole, Paul Barcos, Eduardo Muñoz, Adrian Vidal, Neil Clark, George Betancourt, Amine Sebiane, Eric Digilov, Jose
Technique: Hybrid 3d and 2d Animation
Music: Original Music by: Alain Emile | Additional Music: Wilfred Symphony Orchestra - Delbies - Waltz (From Coppelia)
Production/School: Valerie Kolomiets, Jumanah Shaheen, Claudia Castaneda, Geoff Hecht
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



Today is an important day for Zak, but everything is going horribly wrong. During his adventurous bus ride, Zak goes through a deeply personal metamorphosis. Below the comedic surface lies a warning for all of us to not lose the importance of human connections. As Zak becomes more socially aware and appreciative of his diverse community, so do we.

Tobi and the Turbobus / Tobi und der Turbobus 07:30

Germany 2020
Directed by: Verena Fels
Screenplay: Verena Fels
Animation: yes
Technique: 3d Aniamtion
Production/School: Verena Fels
Dialogue language: English, German, Frensh
Subtitles language: English , frensh



You fly with no seat! That's the rule in the Turbobus. To get one is a hard day job for a young wolf on his turbo-journey to find real friendship.

Oldboy's Apples 06:49

United States 2020
Directed by: Brad Hock
Screenplay: Brad Hock, Sami Graf
Production/School: Brad Hock
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



Beyond the hedge, beneath the well, ancient spirits sing their song to reawaken the mystery of the hidden apple.


Heart of Gold / Un Cœur d’Or 12:45
France 2020
Directed by: Simon Filliot
Screenplay: Simon Filliot, Morgan Simon
Animation: Gilles COIRIER, Souad WEDELL, Marion LE GUILLOU, Julia PEGUET
Technique: puppets
Music: Léonie PERNET
Production/School: Jean-François Bigot, Camille Raulo
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

Who wouldn't give their all for a child? A mother sees an opportunity to escape the hardships of a life of poverty by selling her organs to a sick, very rich, elderly neighbor. And she hands over her own flesh in exchange for gold. Little by little, necessity gives way to a craving for more gold.
Sad Beauty 09:50

Netherlands 2020
Directed by: Arjan Brentjes
Screenplay: Arjan Brentjes
Animation: Arjan Brentjes
Technique: 2D/3D computer animation
Music: Arjan Brentjes
Production/School: Arjan Brentjes
Dialogue language: English



In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message in her hallucinations.

Monachopsis 10:20

Belgium 2020
Directed by: Liesbet van Loon
Screenplay: Liesbet van Loon
Animation: Marijn Grieten, Andries Berteloot, Liesbet van Loon
Technique: 2D digital and hand drawn animation, mixed media
Music: Louis Vanderhaeghen
Production/School: Geert Torfs
Dialogue language: none
Subtitles language: none



Debbie, a young woman, struggles with the feeling of being disconnected from the people around her. Until she meets Sofie with whom she bonds (too) strongly.

Mind My Mind 29:40

Netherlands 2019
Directed by: Floor Adams
Screenplay: Floor Adams
Animation: Nancy Bens, Juan de Graaf, Carl van Isacker, Elie Klimis, Peter Wassink, Tim Trenson
Technique: hand-drawn animation, 2D computer
Music: Peter Johan Nijland, Frank Boeijen
Production/School: Willem Thijssen, Tom van Gestel, Floor Adams
Dialogue language: English



When relying on social scripts to survive the social world, it’s not easy to go off-script. Especially if you’re obsessed with German dive bombers and just want to date a girl.

Reven og Nissen 08:34

Norway 2019
Directed by: Yaprak Morali, Are Austnes
Screenplay: Mina Juni Stenbråten, Ingrid Haukelidsæter, Are Austnes
Production/School: Ove Heiborg, Thomas Gustafsson, Johan Palmberg
Dialogue language: Norwegian



A hungry fox hunts for food on a cold winter night. On the edge of the forest he discovers a small farm. He sneaks closer to steal a snack, unaware of the Tomten who guards the farm, and is caught red-handed in the hen-coop. When the Tomten sees how hungry the fox is, he decides to share his Christmas porridge with him, as long as the fox promises to leave the animals alone. But can an outcast fox trust anyone other than himself?