- Delingha
/ 冷山 05:52China 2024
Directed by: Lu Li
Screenplay: Lu Li
Animation: Lu Li
Technique: 3D
Music: FAZI
Dialogue language: Chinese
Subtitles language: English
The Journey of a Lifetime
- HORANGI
06:38United States of America 2024
Directed by: Lynn Kim
Screenplay: Lynn Kim
Music: Lynn Kim, Anna Kerber
Production/School: Lynn Kim
Dialogue language: No Dialogue
HORANGI is an animated film based on a dream where I arose to find myself in a field of tigers. The film seeks to capture the feelings of fear, admiration, conflict and similarity between the tiger and myself, and envisions what kind of tenuous harmony we might find together.
- XXXL
06:11China 2024
Directed by: Ruoyan LI, Shaochong XU, Shiran LIU, Meng LI
Production/School: Chi ZHAO / Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology
It is a story about a chubby man living in a world dominated by slender figures. He is a jobless person rejected at every turn. When he jumps into a collapsing pit to rescue passengers in a stranded vehicle, he finally finds a job that suits him.
- The Grand Book
19:59Netherlands 2023
Directed by: Arjan Brentjes
Screenplay: Arjan Brentjes
Production/School: Richard Valk
A young woman lives on the streets in a city that is reminiscent of the 1920s in terms of style and technological advancement This oppressive city has an omnipresent system of cameras and projection screens. Everything that stands out on the street is captured by the cameras and shown publicly, including when the protagonist sleepwalks during her nightmares. This adds to her overall unease until she finds a new perspective on her dreams. Maybe dreaming could be a way for her to find some privacy and let her creativity run wild - a place to be herself. The film is an animated variation of film styles from the 1920s - a silent film in which German expressionism is mixed with slapstick, accompanied by ominous modern classical music. It's a colourful 20-minute medley of cultural and artistic connections between our time and the interbellum between World War I and World War II. It may take viewers some effort to find their own meanings in this story, but they surely will not be bored.
- The Legend of Arana
/ Arana Puranam 03:34India 2023
Directed by: Adithi Krishnadas
Animation: Adithi Krishnadas, Oorjit B.S, Ashin Munnu K
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Nandhu Kartha
Production/School: Suresh Eriyat, Nilima Eriyat
Dialogue language: Malayalam
Subtitles language: English
Seasoned storyteller Mr.P.N.K Panicker, an elderly gentleman from Kerala, narrates the origin tale of the humble reptile Arana (red-tailed skink) and how it came to possess a certain memorable character trait.
- Métropolitain
01:23France 2023
Directed by: Olivia Jorgensen
Production/School: Olivia Jorgensen
The daily commute on the Paris Métro takes an unexpected turn.
- Sleepless nights
/ Nuits blanches 10:43France 2023
Directed by: Janis AUSSEL
Screenplay: Janis AUSSEL
Animation: Janis AUSSEL, Gilles COIRIER, Daniela SCHNITZER, Anna VINCENSINI, Souad WEDELL
Technique: Paper cut - stop motion
Music: Olivier MELLANO
Production/School: Jean-François BIGOT, Camille RAULO
Dialogue language: French
Subtitles language: english
Sleepless nights. Sensations, emotions that we don't understand. The search for meaning, the hope of a rest that does not come. Those who suffer from sleep disorders confide in us their questioning and their fatigue, the relentlessness to understand, sometimes in vain, this body that does not sleep.
- BASHA
21:12India 2024
Directed by: Anirban Paul
Screenplay: Anirban Paul
Animation: Anirban Paul
Technique: 2d,3d
Music: MALLIK YISHORJA
Production/School: Anirban Paul
Dialogue language: Bengali
Subtitles language: English
Playful adventure of two brother, in nature take a somber twist after a haunting dream exposes consequences. Their quest navigates environmental consciousness and the pursuit of redemption.
- Weather Forecast: Augmented!
03:59Taiwan 2023
Directed by: Pei-Lun Hsieh
Screenplay: Pei-Lun Hsieh
Animation: Pei-Lun Hsieh
Technique: 3D graphics
Music: Pei-Lun Hsieh
Dialogue language: N/A
A girl works in a weather forecast studio on a stormy day. While cleaning the studio and trying out equipment while no one's around, she stumbles upon an augmented weather system that not only projects satellite imagery in three dimensions but also has the power to alter the forecasted weather.
- AS IF IT COULD
13:07Belgium 2023
Directed by: Ada Güvenir
Screenplay: Ada Güvenir
Production/School: Brecht Van Elslande
Dialogue language: No Dialogue
‘As If It Could’ is a semi-autobiographical story about borders and integration told through the metaphor of a plant. After realising her plant isn’t growing as it should, Olive leaves her home and goes on a quest to find new grounds to let her plant re-root. Soon after she embarks on the journey, she comes to realise she has to do a lot more before she can reach her goal, or at least that’s what she thinks...
- Alwan
02:50United Kingdom 2024
Directed by: Qais Sarhan
Screenplay: Qais Sarhan
Animation: Qais Sarhan
Technique: 2D Digital Animation
Music: Robert Ostiak
Production/School: Gordon Howie
Dialogue language: None
Subtitles language: None
Meet Alwan, a cheerful but lonely child. Spending his days alone, he’s getting used to feeling left out. He is desperate for a friend. When a mysterious yellow box appears, things take an exciting turn! Filled with emotion and surprises, this heartwarming story is all about friendship, creativity and the wonderful things that can happen when you let your imagination shine.
- What She Didn't Know
03:23United States of America 2023
Directed by: Zoe Zheng
Screenplay: Zoe Zheng
Animation: Zoe Zheng
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Eric Huang
Production/School: Zoe Zheng
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English
A colorblind girl sees colors through playing the piano
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