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Upcoming Edition: 13 – 22 March 2026 Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Online.

Winners 2016: Winning Short Films

65 min.

The winning short films of Holland Animation Film Festival 2016.


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Melting POP

Director: 
Alexandre Dubosc
 / 
France, 2015
1 min.
Very personal vision on POP, through a chocolate cake with layers that rotates cheerfully. Winner web competition HAFFTube.
Student Film

(Otto)

Director: 
Job, Joris & Marieke
 / 
The Netherlands, 2015
10 min.

A woman who can’t have children steals the imaginary friend of a little girl and keeps this a secret from her husband. While the woman enjoys life with her imaginary child the gap between her and her husband grows bigger. When the little girl comes to claim back her imaginary friend, it’s the power of imagination that brings everyone together.

Student Film

Jonas and the Sea

Director: 
Marlies van der Wel
 / 
The Netherlands, 2015
12 min.

Jonas is a man who casts aside everything in pursuit of his dream. A dream we all share: The quest to find a place we can call home, even if it's underwater.

Student Film

Panic!

Director: 
Joost Lieuwma 
Daan Velsink
 / 
The Netherlands, 2015
6 min.

In the car on her day off Marja has a sudden rush of panic: did she turn off the gas? And did she leave the water running? And lock the window? In her mind her imaginary mistakes grow to absurd proportions.

Student Film

De Staat - Witch Doctor

Director: 
Floris Kaayk 
Béla Zsigmond
 / 
The Netherlands, 2015
3 min.

The award-winning official music video of Dutch rockband De Staat's Witch Doctor taken from the album I_CON. It features a mesmerizing performance in an ash-grey environment, abundant special effects, a lot of steroids and a spectacular mass choreography. 


Student Film

Edmond

Director: 
Nina Gantz
 / 
United Kingdom, 2015
9 min.

Sometimes the impulse to love is too strong, perhaps even cannibalistic. Edmond is the stop-motion story of an oddball felted character who contemplates his life, revisiting all his defining moments in search for the origin of his desires. A strangely relatable black comedy.

Track

Director: 
Kazue Monno 
Takeshi Nagata
 / 
Japan, 2015
4 min.
When I have a look back in history and imagine the life style of ancient humans, I always feel grateful for what we have now in our modern civilization. Grand Prix HAFF 2016 non-narrative short and winner MovieZone HAFF Award.
Student Film

Before Love

Director: 
Igor Kovalyov
 / 
Russia, 2015
19 min.

Melancholy and tender reflections on solitude and misunderstandings, with a profusion of graphic detail. Human shortcomings tie the dramatic knot of the story. Everybody finds his way to be unhappy. Everybody is looking for love. Grand Prix HAFF 2016 narrative short.