New developments and fresh ideas often spring from the minds of students, which makes this competition an adventurous programme section. The European student film competition prided itself in no fewer than 366 entries, 53 of which were selected.
A re-representation of self. The focus of this externalisation is exorcism of increasing toxic thought captured, tamed and framed. An individual defined as something enclosed, divided, consisting of two parts, primitive and educated. In turmoil, the dual being stands both in the shared world and it’s own. Rather than cooling and calming mounting issues the being attempts to escape.
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An abstract dance between the sexes.
A miller raises ducklings whom he wishes to one day set free. But on the field next to his home, hunters go to shoot birds.
The story of a moth being drowned in natures complex cycles.
One day, Mr. Wang notices that there’s a rooster in the marketplace which keeps staring at him…
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Five year old Amy and her Mum are divided in grief for Dad, occupying very separate worlds in their struggle to cope.
A lonely kid accidentally finds a teleport.
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A 'behind-the-scenes' look at an Animator/Filmmaker as he struggles with his character
Cedric, a fat and lazy man, discovers “The Super Rope Solution”, constructions of ropes that can control everything within his room, so that he doesn’t have to leave his chair.
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Versus is an animated short about contradictions. Busy versus Empty.Color versus Black/White.Life versus Death.Abstract versus Illustrative.
The film tells a story of miscommunication between mother and daughter, where fear to confront reality leads to tragic consequences.
The connection between parents and their children can be very strong and very fragile at the same time. During adolescence their relationship moves to a much more complicated level. Though children need understanding, unconditional love and affection at that period of their life as never before, sometimes they don‘t get it from their scared parents, who so often live under the illusion that control is possible. Children are left alone in a dangerous and dark forest; their connection with the closest people is broken.
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It expresses what I really want to say and feel at the age of 23, that I love not just my birth place Hong Kong but my country as well.
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