Competition

Student 3

Roach / Cucaracha 13:20
Argentina 2020
Directed by: Agustín Touriño

The Shut-in 05:51
Australia 2020
Directed by: Eric Lieu, Maxine Curva, Jira Udomsri
Technique: 3D Animation
Music: Daniel Lui
Production/School: University of Technology Sydney

Sherry, a single mother struggles to connect with her reclusive son but soon finds help from a mysterious nanny who changes everything through some unconventional methods.
Ciervo 10:15

United States 2020
Directed by: Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma



An emotionally haunting and visually beautiful experience, ‘Ciervo’ tells the story of a young girl who holds violence, submission, and independence in an uneasy balance as one morphs into the other.



Deep Fears 03:23

United States of America 2020
Directed by: Ryan Chu
Screenplay: Ryan Chu
Production/School: California State University Long Beach
Dialogue language: English



A sea otter who is afraid of the ocean is challenged to face his fears when he loses his precious pink shell necklace at sea.

Looking For Freedom 02:21

Ireland 2020
Directed by: Aurelie GAUTHIER
Screenplay: Aurelie GAUTHIER
Production/School: Aurelie GAUTHIER
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



A bird, weary of being trapped in a cage, finds the will to fight her oppressor to reach freedom for her and others sakes.


Chasing Stars 02:21
Netherlands 2019
Directed by: Laura Aldofredi
Screenplay: Laura Aldofredi
Animation: Laura Aldofredi
Technique: 2D Digital Animation
Music: Ottavia Marini
Production/School: Laura Aldofredi
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

The film tells the magic journey of a young girl, who’s looking for her home and own place in the world. The journey takes place in the Arctic and the main character is helped by a very special friend, a Beluga whale.
MY TAGALONG 06:40

Canada 2020
Directed by: Jerry WANG
Screenplay: Jerry Wang
Production/School: Jerry Wang
Dialogue language: English



A story about two Gemini brothers' journey on the earth. The Older brother wants to enjoy the trip himself, but his younger brother always follows him and makes a lot of troubles.

Any Instant Whatever 05:13
United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: Michelle Brand
Animation: Michelle Brand
Technique: 2D Handdrawn, Paint on paper, paint on cell
Music: Michelle Brand & Ed Rousseau
Production/School: Royal College of Art
Dialogue language: English

A man in a room, in a film – it is the becoming of something and simultaneously becoming in itself. Nothing is as solid as we believe. The film explores our perception of time and change, bodies and objects, and our inability to comprehend the full motion of things.


Good Gully 04:10

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Calum Avery
Screenplay: Calum Avery
Animation: Calum Avery, Mitchell Shilling, Jada Catherine Mathewson, Sam Elphick, Joe Derrick, Harry Randall
Technique: CGI
Music: James Smith
Production/School: Mitchell Shilling - Arts University Bournemouth
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



An old man catches the attention of the wildlife at the seaside after buying Good Gully’s irresistible chips. These chips are desired by all, but only one can eat them. Will the chips end up in a pair of claws, a seagull’s stomach, or in a wibbly wobbly belly?



Arachnarche 03:58

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Emma Jordan
Screenplay: Emma Jordan, Jack Egleton
Animation: Emma Jordan, Jack Egleton
Technique: Stopmotion animation
Music: Damien Natas
Production/School: Emma Jordan, Rebecca Jane Wood - Arts University Bournemouth
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



Arachnarche tells the story of a doll who faces her fears when a spider invades her dollhouse. However, something far more terrifying lies beneath the surface.



Grandma’s Visit 03:19

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Katie Tuckwell
Screenplay: Katie Tuckwell
Production/School: Arts University Bournemouth
Dialogue language: English



A grandma goes undercover to rescue her husband from a care home. The task is not as easy as she had planned it.


Rhino 03:19
United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Bethany Powell
Screenplay: Bethany Powell
Animation: Bethany Powell, George Boole, Tim gent, Jade Randall, Craig Evans, Rebecca Tengelyová-Evans
Technique: 2D digital hand drawn
Music: Tommy Bradly
Production/School: George Boole
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

The animals are afraid of the large and lonely Rhino, but through a series of good deeds he gains their trust. When Rhino himself needs help, Oxpecker – the smallest and most afraid of Rhino – bands the others together to help out their new friend.
Spellbound 03:27

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Amelia Parker
Screenplay: Amelia Parker
Animation: Olesia Sizikova, Lady Pangilinan, Kate Oxford, Camilla Riccardi
Technique: 2D digital hand drawn
Music: Tom Ryan
Production/School: Beth Ryan - Arts University Bournemouth
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



It’s Halloween night, and 13-year-old Blair has just moved into a new neighbourhood. She carves a pumpkin who magically comes to life! They go out on a fun adventure filled with tricks and treats. However, her anxiety gets the better of her when it comes to making new friends.

Hubris 03:08

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Phoebe Francis- Aylward
Screenplay: Phoebe Francis- Aylward
Animation: Scarlett Coates, Jonny Strutt, Ciara Gill, James Bermudez, Vikki Hesse, Maria Belik, Tom Knight
Technique: 2D digital hand drawn
Production/School: Scarlett Coates
Dialogue language: No Dialogue
Subtitles language: Steve Thomas



After arguing with her sister, Kara takes her anger out on the environment by throwing and littering her plastic bottle. Her actions awaken the creature Hubris. Kara has to race against time to save her sister from the clutches of the monster and take responsibility for her actions.

Hedera 03:47

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Fêt-Nat Bailly
Screenplay: Fêt-Nat Bailly
Animation: Julia Calle Lorenzo, Rika McKinnon, Timothée Basselier
Technique: 2D digital hand drawn
Music: Amandine Robillard, Anna Cordonnier
Production/School: Ananya Sridhar
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



Deep in the woods a small creature tries to plant his acorn but is interrupted by his nagging little sister. Out of frustration, he sends her to the top of an oak tree to find her own acorn and take accountability. What she’ll find and learn on her way there will change her forever.

PrePAWsterous 04:22

United States of America 2020
Directed by: Areli Quinonez
Animation: Kimberly Marsing, Eryn Suchara
Production/School: Digipen Institute of Technology



When the going gets ruff, two rival pup scouts have to work together to investigate the mystery of their missing treats.



Hit and Run 04:18

United Kingdom 2020
Directed by: Hannah Brewerton
Screenplay: Hannah Brewerton
Animation: Hannah Brewerton, Kathrin Steinbacher, Yiqiao Lan, Wenzhe Xu, Colouring: Nayanika Chatterjee, Yiqiao Lan, John Summerson, Chloé Hamon, Elizabeth Stephenson
Technique: 2D digital, mixed media
Music: Rebecca Nisco, Alistair Hobson
Production/School: Royal College of Art
Dialogue language: No dialogue



Things get surreal when the Brits play baseball. A satirical film about modern British politics and tactics of distraction.


Huis Clos 04:28
Switzerland 2020
Directed by: Nina Winiger
Screenplay: Winiger Nina
Animation: Winiger Nina, Schoch Aline, Gattlen Estelle, Täschler Marion, Yuuki Koller
Technique: 2D (frame-by frame and digital cut-out animation redrawn on paper)
Music: The Caretaker (Kirby Leyland James)
Production/School: HSLU Design & Kunst / BA Animation Jürgen Haas
Dialogue language: French
Subtitles language: English

The bourgeoisie is having a celebration in a round room. Eating, sipping, and dancing is followed by dancing, sipping and eating. This could go round and round forever…

MILK 04:30
Germany 2020
Directed by: Jennifer Kolbe
Animation: Jennifer Kolbe
Music: Henrik Kristen
Production/School: Hochschule RheinMain

The animated film MILK illustrates in a simple way how conventional dairy cows are used. What would happen if people were to be used in this way? (A story from artificial insemination, to the separate path of the babies, to milk and cheese production, to the death of the fattened boys and finally: the slaughter of the exhausted mother.)


Psychophonic 05:42

Spain 2019
Directed by: Aline Romero
Screenplay: Aline Romero, Pau Gros, Natalia Silva, Tyler Fisher, Lara Maltz, Omar Medina
Animation: Aline Romero, Pau Gros, Natalia Silva, Tyler Fisher, Lara Maltz, Omar Medina
Technique: Stop Motion
Music: Gonçal Perales
Production/School: Carles Isern
Dialogue language: no dialogue
Subtitles language: N/A



During a full moon night, a cat is trapped inside a spooky house where a gramophone is playing, the cat will discover a secret while trying to escape and run for his life.