Animated Shorts 2

This compilation of animated shorts presents a selection of the magnificent works we received for this year’s international competition. Presenting the work of both professional and student filmmakers, this program serves up an entertaining, eclectic mix, showcasing a wide range of styles, techniques and themes.

Catmos

Katya Miloslavskaya
Russia, 2017
4 min.

A cat leaves his home in search of change and accidentally finds a portal to another space and time which radically changes his perception of the world. An encounter with a pretty kitty fills his life with meaning.

Contact

Katy Wang
United Kingdom, 2017
7 min.

Stranded on a distant planet, a lonely astronaut sends out a signal in search of human contact.

Flower Found!

Jorn Leeuwerink
The Netherlands, 2017
6 min.

A beautiful red flower stands in the middle of the forest. When it suddenly disappears the mouse is very sad.
A bird takes the mouse around the forest to search for the flower and other animals join in too. Will they ever find the flower?

Framed

Marco Jemolo
Italy, 2017
7 min.

Framed is a noir animated short-film, which investigates the role of the individual in society.
In an anonymous police station, F.K. asks the Law for help in the attempt to report the abuses he has been through: his birth, his formation, his forced work.
He will end up stuck in an endless nightmare.

Heart Chakra

Angela Stempel
United States, 2017
7 min.

Mae's life is routinely disrupted by the advice from her online crystal healer and her devotion to horoscopes. Armed with healing crystals and numerology, Mae is ready to follow the predictions on an unexpected path to find her soulmate.

Home

Aliona Baranova
Czech Republic, 2016
6 min.

Story of a man searching for his home.

Revelation – The City of Haze

Qichao Mao
China, 2017
13 min.

After witnessed his mother’s death in a riot, the boy named Mai broke down and could not remember his own name since. One day, a girl named Yi, who’s a scavenger, found Mai in a garbage can and brought him back to the City of Haze. From then on, they lived together and depended on each other for survival. Mai, though suffered from mental disorder, grew up together with Yi in the City of Haze...