Competition Student Films 1

The competition for student films from the Netherlands and Belgium boasted 77 entries, 49 of which were selected. The winner of the student competition gains a € 13,500 scholarship, put up by the Netherlands Film Fund, to further develop his or her skills as a filmmaker. Winners from previous editions used the scholarship to, for example, follow training at the prestigious Royal College of Art in England, do a six-month apprenticeship at a studio in New York or invite a renowned animation filmmaker for a temporary made-to-measure coaching. The jury of the competition for student films consists of Michelle Ardone (director BA Animation Workshop, Denmark), Michiel Snijders (producer, Netherlands), Anna Solanas (filmmaker, Spain).

Showing in this program

Cardboard

Sjors Vervoort
The Netherlands, 2009
2 min.

Casillero

Jan Baelus
Belgium, 2009
3 min.

A contract killer has a flashback of all his jobs, right before he prepares to do his last assignement.

Cavemen: Love

Laura van de Wiel
The Netherlands, 2009

Eros

Tom Geraedts
The Netherlands, 2009
2 min.

Euventure

Ulrike Kushel
Belgium, 2009
5 min.

Opgejut

Koen De Koninck
Belgium, 2009
4 min.

Two beachcombers are having the day of their lives when they find the most fantastic treasures.

Silent Partner

Erwin Heylen
Belgium, 2008
7 min.

Soft Plants

Emma de Swaef
Belgium, 2008
10 min.

Now Belgian director and stop-motion artist Emma De Swaef forms a duo with Marc James Roels. Their film This Magnificent Cake! received international acclaim. Already in her graduation short Soft Plants, De Swaef experimented with felt puppets, telling the story of office worker Willy whose mind wanders between dangerous flowers and an imaginary friendship for a soft sheep.