2016 Animations

ANOTHER SEASON

Directed by Anna Lytton
(Germany/2015/4mins)

A figure that is both tree and woman, slowly being explored as it continuously breaks and grows, takes on different forms, and sets the stage for personal associations about femininity.

BICYCLE

Directed by Dana Sink
(USA/2015/1:16mins)

I lost my bicycle. I want to ride my bike.

COUPLING

Directed by Cat Hayes
(UK/2015/2:27mins)

When things go hand in hand what use is just one.

DEREK’S ROSES

Directed by Trevor Hardy
(UK/2015/0:53mins)

What a beautiful night for some star watching. Life’s great when you are the perfect couple.

HARD TO BE A SPARROW

Directed by Darya Vyatkina
(Russian Federation/2014/7:55 mins)

The film is about a crafty sparrow, who met a friend.

IN A GOOD WAY

Directed by Yi Ju Tsai
(USA/2015/4:45mins)

A short animation about the fear of social value, how society tries to shape and distort people, to evoke awareness of respecting one’s true voice and following one’s natural path.

IN YOUR EYES

Directed by Julien Arnal
(France/2015/6:06mins)

The body of a man is forever marked by the horrors of war.

JAZZ ORGIE

Directed by Irina Rubina
(Germany/2015/2mins)

Dots, lines, planes, and forms set themselves in motion and drown into their own choreographic world. Within the ecstasy of touch, they engage with jazz tones into a play of colors and forms, which result in a total explosion.

JOURNEY BIRDS

Directed by Daphna Awadish
(Israel/2015/9:28mins)

Personal stories fuse together as man and bird in a cinematic commentary on immigration.

KAROUMA

Directed by Boubaker Boukhari
(United Arab Emriates/2015/12mins)

Karouma is a unique gift, striving to break through. He wants to leave his parent’s nest to pursue his dreams and live life in its full potential.

ONE TURTLE

Directed by Anna Romanova
(Russian Federation/2014/5mins)

Sometimes people around are so annoying. Questions, jeremiads, fumbles, chatters. You want to escape to where nobody is present. But what if you aren’t present when you are absolutely alone?

PERFECT HOUSEGUEST

Directed by Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter
(USA/2015/1:35mins)

A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.

PIANOID

Directed by Janina Putzker
(Germany/2015/3:03mins)

A talented, but narcissistic e-pianist is craving appreciation. He proudly presents his music videos on youcube but has no success at all. One day, his pet rabbit jumps on the piano. But he would have never expected that his pet bunny becomes a pretty big hype, which lures the pianist to destruction.

RAINBOW: A STORY ABOUT LIFE

Directed by Eduardo Wahrhaftig
(Brazil/2015/2:47mins)

The last moments of a couple told through the colors of the rainbow.

SAILOR’S YARN

Directed by Julia Munz and Claudia Wirth
(Switzerland/2015/5:54 mins)

On a small boat on the high seas, a sailor and a mosquito meet. Their passion for making music nourishes their friendship. The sailor’s blood nourishes the mosquito. The strange situation escalates as the mosquito’s greed takes over.

STATIC RUN

Directed by Sean Ye
(USA/2015/4:05mins)

A generally paranoid man tries to get away from some unseen threat. When the dread becomes unmanageable, he surprisingly finds some sense relief.

THE MAN AND THE TREES

Directed by Dani Pucz and Constantinos Terlikkas
(Romania/2015/1:46mins)

Based on a one minute short tale by hungarian folk writer Gaspar Heltai, this is about a man who goes out to the forest to ask for a stick. It is a story about the true nature of manhood.

THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS

Directed by Janette Goodey
(Austrailia/2015/8mins)

While playing on stilts as a child, Percival Pilts declares that he’ll never again let his feet touch the ground! He builds his stilts so tall he no longer fits into normal society. A whimsical story about living an impractical life based on a childhood promise.