Ascona

• Bram Algoed
• Belgium, 2012
• 7 min.

Daan takes his spot on the backseat as he travels to Ascona with his parents. He is an only child and spends his time listening to music. Gradually, the hidden tension between his parents surfaces. A disagreement escalates into a fight and Daan ends up in the middle of it all.

De achterbank van de wagen is het vertrekpunt voor de reis naar Ascona. Daan zit als enig kind in het midden van de bank genesteld en luistert naar de kinderliedjes die uit de luidsprekers knallen. Zijn ouders kwelen vrolijk mee; de vakantie is begonnen. Maar de plezierige momenten moeten wijken wanneer de aanvankelijk nog verborgen spanningen tussen de ouders steeds meer aan de oppervlakte komen. Een geschil ontaardt in ruzie en Daan komt midden in een storm terecht.
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Bear Me

• Kasia Wilk
• Germany / Poland, 2012
• 5 min.

One day, I found a bear. Or he found me. And he stayed.

Morning Train

• Delia Hess
• Switzerland, 2012
• 5 min.

After spending the night together, a couple parts ways. Guided by the activities of the man's morning rituals, she travels into a dream accompanied by the rhythms of the morning train and finds herself alone once again.
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Observation Animation

• Loes van Dorp
• The Netherlands, 2012

While traveling by train, Loes van Dorp has been writing down her observations and thoughts.
This animation tells one of these trips in word and animated charcoal images. The very soft, almost whispering voice-over gives it a very intimate atmosphere. The vulnerability of the medium charcoal adds to this.

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Off the Track

• Rocío Álvarez
• France, 2012
• 4 min.

Chloé takes her driving test – for the ninth time.

Rising Hope

• Milen Vitanov
• Germany, 2012
• 10 min.

All know the way, but few actually walk it – Rising Hope, once the fastest horse in the world, dares to beone of the few.

The Bungled Child

• Simon Filliot
• France, 2012
• 9 min.

There's nothing easy about mending a bungled child.

The Gathering Dusk

• Amy Brutton / Yann Drevon / Audric Escales / William Ohanessian / Raphaël Tillie
• France, 2012
• 6 min.

Tired of Swimming

• Anna Eijsbouts 
• United Kingdom, 2012
• 5 min.

An old man is torn between the memory of his wife, a fish in a jar, and the reality of his lonely existence.

Tulipa

• Imge Özbilge
• The Netherlands, 2012
• 3 min.

An animated short film about the journey of the tulip from the Ottoman empire to the Netherlands.One flower that has inspired cultures and has driven people crazy with its sophisticated beauty. 

Washed Ashore

• Jonas Ott
• The Netherlands, 2012
• 5 min.

A castaway finds himself washed ashore a beach at the foot of a towering city. His curiosity draws him into the urban expanse he finds before him. Whilst in the city he tries to get in touch with the society. However the characters he meets are strange, superficial and snippy, and after a series of unfortunate events he finds himself a castaway once more.

When One Stops

• Jenni Rahkonen
• Finland, 2012
• 6 min.

The world won’t stop turning even when one stops turning with it.