STUDENT COMPETITION PROGRAM 2
Slouch
USA, Germany, 2022, 18.00
Director: Michael Bohnenstingl
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Wannabe musical legend Slouch is pushed by his song-writing-demon Nuffti to deep dive into his darkest emotions, while his girlfriend Lisa is pregnant and wants him to transition into a harmonic family life...
Apnea
Russian Federation, 2022, 04.00
Director: Aleksandra Kononova
School: School-studio of Animated Films SHAR
Finding himself alone, in an unfamiliar environment, the main character is a man trying to find contact with everyone he meets on his way. He repeats the movements and sounds of unknown creatures, "pokes" the interlocutors, and even chases them, hoping in this way to gain understanding and, perhaps, somehow arrange his life in a world without heaven and earth, where he has absolutely nothing to rely on.
Rainboy
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 04.05
Director: Sandra Marić
School: Academy of Arts Banja Luka
Rainboy and his raining cloud annoy passers-by from the very beginning of the story - nobody wants to be wet. He starts a journey and finds his purpose - he and his cloud will travel and do good.
((O))
Poland, 2022, 01.00
Director: Joanna Żybul
School: National Filmschool in Lodz
Short story about anticipation for a special delivery...
The Package / La Meute /
France, 2022, 06.09
Director: Louise Cottin-Euziol, Lou-Anne Abdou, Antoine Blossier Gacic, Charline Hedreville, Agathe Moulin, Victoria Normand, Gabriel Saint-Frison
School: Rubika
After a harassing day, Marion, a young woman in her twenties, recounts her story to a policeman, hoping to be understood. For her, the responsible one is part of the hounds. For him, she is the one responsible.
Laughcrow
Serbia, 2022, 03:12
Director: Izabela Radisavljević
School: Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Animation Studio
A crying girl runs away from a clown who tries to make her laugh.
Dinner With Turkey
Estonia, 2022, 06:51
Director: Hleb Kuftseryn Kuftseryn
School: Estonian Academy of Arts
A TV cooking show spiced with love, envy and betrayal.
Pardon!
Romania, 2022, 01.06
Director: Eugen Munteanu
School: Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică „Ion Luca Caragiale”
A girl thinks she has found herself.
TINABOATSADAWU
Estonia, 2022, 07.51
Director: Anne Mirjam Kraav
School: Estonian Academy of Arts
A dream or a reality of a young girl?
Peaceful Day / Trait Calme /
France, 2022, 06.00
Director: Gabrielle Mouret
School: ISCID (Institut Supérieur Couleur Image Design)
Someone wake up somewhere and his carried away by his daily life.
Odd Bird
Israel, 2022, 05.12
Director: Eden Foxiniano
School: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
It’s night time, Lola is sitting by her bedroom window looking at her reflection after an argument with her partner. She sets out on a journey into her inner world through a dream and returns to reality with new understandings following an encounter with a mysterious bird.
At the Top of the Hills / Le Plus Grand des Petits Voyages /
France, 2022, 05.17
Director: Charlotte Coudreuse
School: Atelier Supérieur d'Animation - Atelier de Sèvres
Coline had enough with her city life. She listens a podcast with Xavier Bourgois about micro-adventure, to escape a moment… Seeing world from a new perspective, she decides to go live her adventure … in a quest to live a impactful moment.
LA KITOUGE
France, 2022, 04.06
Director: Emma Brun
School: Atelier Supérieur d'Animation - Atelier de Sèvres
In Lucien's family, one rule cannot be broken: use the computer before the age of 12.
The Potter's Daughter / La fille du potier /
France, 2022, 08.52
Director: Edern Guichard
School: EMCA - Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (Angoulême)
A potter's daughter sneaks into her father's workshop at night to draw the outline of her shadow on a wall. Her drawing comes to life. When the potter discovers them, he becomes so furious that he locks his daughter in one of his pots. She grows old and shrivels up... until she regains freedom of movement?
