Competition Student Films 5

60 minutes
Competition Student Films 5

The 69 films in the competition for student films show craftsmanship and fireworks in a whole range of techniques and daring stories.

This program screened as part of HAFF 2017

Showing in this program

Adam

Adam

  • Evelyn Ross
  • United States, 2016
  • 2 min.

In the beginning of them She created us.

Geôlier

Geôlier

  • Héloïse Ferlay
  • France, 2016
  • 4 min.

The jailer stands guard, in his clearing of woman-trees. He locked his love up here, because he loved her too much, because he wanted her for him. He became her torturer. But one day, he decides that this love-prison has gone on for long enough...
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Goats

Goats

  • Kate Filippova
  • Russia, 2016

The group of travelling goats is trying to get a free snack

Knots

Knots

  • Shami Lang-Rinderspacher
  • Switzerland, 2015
  • 5 min.

Motivated by an appetite that outweighs her physique, a moth creates an avalanche that takes her on an adventure towards light.
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Thank you for taking the time to view my film! If you would like a DCP copy or other format, I would be happy to provide it. Wishing you a fantastic festival and thanks again. Warmest wishes.
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Lifeless

Lifeless

  • Max van der Ree / Bas Jansen / Fokke Mars
  • The Netherlands, 2016
  • 2 min.

A new kind of organism has been born. It is not made up of flesh and blood, but of circuits and wires. Witness the life of this organism unfold as it grows and thrives, until it must inevitably conclude.

LOST

LOST

  • Hannah McNally
  • United Kingdom, 2016
Luscious

Luscious

  • Xuecheng Xu
  • United States, 2016

“Luscious” is a 2D motion graphics video looks at human nature, human instinct and the power of imagination. Minimally styled illustrations tell the story of a beautiful woman who achieves satisfaction by having a psychedelic, metaphoric, sensual fantasy during dinner. The film’s goal is “not only deliver pleasure images but raise the spectre of unlimited pleasure.”
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Machina Mortem

Machina Mortem

  • Jan Postema
  • The Netherlands, 2016
  • 3 min.

A french soldier during WW1 marchers towards the frontlines, only to face the enemy in an unexpected way.

Missing Pet

Missing Pet

  • Chunliu Lin
  • China, 2016
  • 2 min.

In childhood, every child has to learn how to balance himself between getting and losing.
A little boy finds his favorite pet, mosquito, has missed. So he decides to look for it alone with their photo.
On the way, he meets many people who don’t understand him. For example, an old man who is deflowering and a naughty underground man. In addition, he wanders into a forest which has winding paths and many mysterious spirits. The spirits snatch his photo and decide to help him.
After a difficult adventure, the little boy finds mosquito, but…
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Penelope

Penelope

  • Heta Jäälinoja
  • Estonia / Finland, 2016
  • 4 min.

Doorbell rings. Someone is at the door. But everything's a mess.

Point No Point

Point No Point

  • Gregor Steinmetz
  • Germany, 2016
  • 2 min.

The film is about the “genius loci“, the spirit of the city, who is fighting together with it’s inhabitants against the city’s imminent destruction and to keep this living environment and home alive.
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Race

Race

  • Yan Dan Wong
  • United Kingdom, 2016
  • 2 min.

An animated short film exploring the issue of intergenerational care featuring an infinite race track as a visual metaphor for the repetitive daily routines of taking care of an elder, much like a race.

The Grey Hound

The Grey Hound

  • Josh Saunders
  • United Kingdom, 2016
  • 4 min.

A woman struggles with her grey hound. Her partner struggles to understand.


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Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

  • Kristis Bandzevicius / Eleonora Saccoman
  • United Kingdom, 2016
  • 5 min.

The sudden appearance of a suitcase in the protagonist’s room, will be the start of his journey to heal from mental illness; struggling with what is real and what is not.

Tough

Tough

  • Jennifer Zheng
  • United Kingdom, 2016
  • 4 min.
Tour

Tour

  • Jasmijn Cedee
  • Belgium / The Netherlands, 2016
  • 2 min.

A playfull and somewhat abstract handpainted animation with heaps of energy. A dedication to bicycle trackracing. Made in honor of “ ’t Kuipke ” a wooden indoor track in Ghent, Belgium, where the 6 days of racing are held since 1922.

Umbrella

Umbrella

  • Wenrui Huang
  • Japan, 2016
  • 4 min.

In the world of constant black rain, people live under umbrellas’ protection. One day a man threw his umbrella away, which resulted to brought him a green plant, only existing green in that world. People desire his plant and start to scramble for it.
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Venus Hum

Venus Hum

  • Hannah Subotnick
  • United States, 2016
  • 5 min.

Eluding the blind guardian, a traveler dives deep into the Venus hum.