Short 4

Hinter-Land 13:02

Canada 2023
Directed by: Christopher Angus
Screenplay: Christopher Angus
Animation: Christopher Angus
Technique: Hand Drawn in computer
Music: Paul Schofel
Production/School: Christopher Angus
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: Egnlish



A musical gardener ejects his hired hand, leading to things on his little planet going horribly astray.



Thunderstory / Tordenhistorie 04:52

Norway 2023
Directed by: Margaret Emdal
Screenplay: Margaret Emdal
Animation: Margaret Emdal
Technique: Digital 2D
Music: Steinar Starholm
Production/School: Margaret Emdal
Dialogue language: No dialogue
Subtitles language: No subtitles



Violence Begets Violence. About a Witch Killing a Scarecrow.



The Fox 04:30

Denmark 2023
Directed by: Martin Garde Abildgaard
Screenplay: Martin Garde Abildgaard
Animation: Fabricio Lima
Music: Dennis Lee
Production/School: Jannick Secher
Dialogue language: English



Every Friday night a woman is dreaming the exact same dream, where she is followed by a fox. She is desperate and must find deep courage to make it stop.

The Final Nail In The Coffin 09:50

Ireland 2023
Directed by: Conor Kehelly
Screenplay: Conor Kehelly, Daniel Kehelly
Production/School: Conor Kehelly



A mother and son are stuck. A father is obsessing over a plank of wood in his living room. A businessman is looking for a lost hammer.



Two Beats / Due Battiti 18:36

Italy 2023
Directed by: Marino Guarnieri
Screenplay: Marino Guarnieri
Technique: 2D/3D
Music: Marco Sica
Production/School: M.A.D. Entertainment S.p.A.
Dialogue language: Italian
Subtitles language: English



Matilde, a young painter who lost her inspiration after the end of a love affair, in order to find herself, she moves into an old attic full of useless objects and memories that do not belong to her. Here she will travel between dream and reality, to the rhythm of a heartbeat that seems to have doubled, finding on waking up works on canvas that she does not remember having painted. When she discovers who is trying to communicate with her, she will become a new person to tell her story through her art.

Kafkaesque / Kafkaesque Yeh Life 05:57
India 2024
Directed by: Bob, Bobby
Animation: Bob, Bobby
Technique: 2D
Music: Anirban Ajoy Das
Production/School: Ambarish Majumdar, Anirban Ajoy Das, Debojit Saha, Shankar Seal
Dialogue language: Hindi

All of us, at some point of our life wonder what to make of this world, and our existence in it. What is the purpose of life, we ask. Most of us become disillusioned with life at some point. Few claim to have figured it out, but have they, really? This animated music video, which is the labor of love (and creative eccentricity) of a small group of like minded artists and thinkers, attempts to answer this age old question and unabashedly proclaim - life need not have a meaning at all! The Hindi song brilliantly penned by Manish Kumar Gupta has been set to a haunting tune by composer Anirban Ajay Das. The fearless filmmaker duo of Bob & Bobby have rendered this enigmatic song to a mystic animated video. Is there a hidden message in this song - dear audience, what do you think the message is?


David 05:27

United States of America 2024
Directed by: Patrick Ward
Screenplay: Patrick Ward
Animation: Patrick Ward
Technique: 2D, Frame by Frame
Production/School: Patrick Ward
Dialogue language: English



"David" is based on the famous "David vs Goliath" bible story. This time the showdown is set in the world of professional football. David lead King Saul's team to a victory over the great giant, Goliath. Together, he and Saul were unstoppable. But after an aging David suffers a devastating injury, Saul no longer believes in his ability to be victorious. So, is David still "The Giant Killer" with a gift from god?

Assurdità su Larga Scala, Volume 4: I Pescatori 04:50

Cyprus 2023
Directed by: Charalambos Margaritis
Animation: Charalambos Margaritis
Technique: 3D animation
Production/School: Kimonos Animation Studio
Dialogue language: Italian



In a room of antiquated treasures, a broken automaton sings.

Desert Critter (Wüstentier) / Wüstentier 07:54

Germany 2023
Directed by: Lina Walde
Screenplay: Lina Walde
Production/School: Ines Christine Geißer, Lina Walde
Dialogue language: German



The desert critter casts the shadow of a palmtree. No other animal has such an annoying shadow. Can the critter swap the shadow? A reflection on one's identity as well as a story about the friendship of 2 animals that stay together regardless of their species.


Tête-Machine 09:08
France 2023
Directed by: Mona Maud LEFEVRE
Production/School: Studio 34
Dialogue language: French
Subtitles language: English

The dreamer is sleeping, isn’t he? He is speaking, but do we really know what he is talking about?
The 7th Night: MaoMao Revisits / 猫猫的头七 03:48

Malaysia 2023
Directed by: ahLoong
Screenplay: ahLoong
Production/School: Edmund Chan, Raye Lee
Dialogue language: Yue Chinese (Cantonese)



According to Chinese custom, every soul will pay a last visit to their beloved family on the 7th night after they passed away. This is a story about a little boy waiting for the return of his lost beloved cat MaoMao. Will MaoMao come back for her farewell? or has she forgoten about her owner?

Matta and Matto 10:16
Switzerland 2023
Directed by: Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp
Screenplay: Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp
Animation: Kerstin Zemp, Bianca Caderas, Etienne Mory, Amélie Cochet, Danay Gijzen
Technique: 2D Handdrawn
Music: Philipp Schlotter
Production/School: Joder von Rotz
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

In a dystopian world where touch is forbidden, Matta and Matto offer refuge to the lonely at Hotel Vaip. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind bending rooms at their transient hotel, deepest desires are fulfilled and surpassed, but this comes at a price.