The Winter
Australia, 2020, 5’, paint-on-glass
director Xin Li
scriptwriter Xin Li
music Miguel Otero
Walking in a snowy forest, a peasant sees an unusual deer and goes to follow it. The deer allures him and the peasant even wants to catch it.
War Machine
Bulgaria, 2019, 6’31”, 2D
director Iva Dimanova
scriptwriter Vladislav Budinov
music Iavor Pachovski
“War Machine” deals with one of the oldest problems of humanity – war. Painting a world not based on any particular conflict, but rather an amalgamation of several conflicts. Observing a world with no good and evil, in which war and it’s consumption of life has become a well oiled machine, allows me to explore the true nature of war – the act of killing. The act of mass produced killing. The act of stripping humanity away from the people until they are nothing more than war machines.
Soul Ltd.
Bulgaria, 2020, 4’26”, 2D
director Ivaylo Delchev
scriptwriter Ivaylo Delchev
music Daniel Moseley
“Soul Ltd.” is a short film about the inner workings of an evil company. Day after day the devoted workers are manipulated and brainwashed. Meanwhile, hiding in the shadows is their conniving boss waiting for the right time to make his move.
BOLT
Bulgaria, 2020, 7’40”, 3D
director Iliya Shekerdzhiev
scriptwriter Ivan Vesselinov
music Ani Svinarova
A post-technological parable about the aggression as a destructive and deadly instinct embedded in an individual or society.
Scrambled Eggs
Bulgaria, 2020, 2’06”, 2D
director Simeon Georgiev
scriptwriter Simeon Georgiev
music Boyan Hristov
A mysterious hand breaks three eggs in a bowl and stirs them. When the hand pours the eggs in a pan, they start illustrating the bittersweet life of a man, right up until his death. A short tale about life told through the unusual medium of a simple breakfast recipe.
8,848
Bulgaria, 2020, 4’20”, cutout
director Stefan Voivodov
scriptwriter Stefan Voivodov
music Stefan Voivodov
The law of the peak, filled with raw beauty.
Diego in my Mind
Bulgaria, 2019, 5’21”, mixed media
director Elisabeth Vladimirova
scriptwriter Elisabeth Vladimirova
music Yoan Stamatov
The text in the film is based on the biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. An interpretation of the symbols in one of her self-portraits such as monkey, cat, hummingbird or a prickly necklace, with the help of which the story itself is told.
How Penguins Lost Their Home
Bulgaria, 2019, 2’, mixed media
director Olesya Poznyakova
scriptwriter Olesya Poznyakova
music freesound.com
The film tells the love story of two penguins who had to leave their home because of people who destroy nature.
Skyless
Bulgaria, 2019, 5’25”, drawings on paper
director Magdalena Stoilova
scriptwriter Magdalena Stoilova
“I’m left with a piece of the horizon that the city tries to crush to hurt me” – JLUCH
“Skyless” is a film about looking to the past and tripping over the present. About someone who doesn’t know where to go when the world turns against them. And about finding hope when you bother to look up.
Cockpera
Croatia, 2020, 4’34”, 2D
director Kata Gugić
scriptwriter Kata Gugić
music Vjeran Šalamon
A short opera inspired by Aesop’s fable The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle.
Noctuelle
Czech Republic, 2019, 10’12”, stop motion
director Martin A. Petrlíček
scriptwriter Martin A. Petrlíček
music Petr Viba
The Story begins, where each dream has its shade.
Way of Sylvie
Czech Republic, 2020, 12’23”, 2D
director Verica Pospíšilová Kordić
scriptwriter Verica Pospíšilová Kordić
music Filip Nebřenský
They say that women are great multitaskers and Sylvie definitely is. How does she do it? And does she really manage to do it?
Leaf
Czech Republic, 2020, 5’40”, 2D
director Aliona Baranova
scriptwriter Aliona Baranova
music Petr Mazoch
Huge sailor gets an autumn leaf from a small girl. It reminds him of his home. How long has he not been there? He runs to meet his old parents. What will he find there?
Room with a Sea View
Estonia, 2020, 11’55”, 2D
director Leonid Shmelkov
scriptwriter Leonid Shmelkov
music Alexey Prosvirnin
Herbert arrives in the seaside city on a long working trip. Accidentally he falls in love with a very strange beautiful saleswoman in a flower shop. He suffers from insomnia, which he treats by watching billiards on TV. But now it doesn’t help anymore. His obsessive passion keeps him awake.
A lantern in the night
France, 2019, 5’49”, 3D
director Fantine Chareyre, Victorien De Cozar, Clara Gacoin, Laura Javel, Emma Malric, Déborah Morali, Maxime Ponsart.
scriptwriter École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques
music Romain Paillot
Emiko, a young japanese girl, discovers the secret behind the most respected tradition of her village.
The back of the spoon
France, 2019, 5’30”, 3D
Laurent Wassouf, Clément Crosnier, Edgard Cros, Theoline Chapas, Nolwenn Pétereau, Nedellec Anouk, Lucas Ancel
scriptwriter École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques
music Cristophe Héral, Patrice Héral
A young woman finds herself alone in the kitchen washing up, submerged in the dishes. However she begins to hear exotic sounds coming from the sink allowing her to escape the boredom of the task at hand.
Eye for an eye
France, 2019, 5’28”, 3D
director Thomas Boileau, Alan Guimont, Robin Courtoise, Mathieu Lecroq, Malcom Hunt, François Briantais
scriptwriter École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques
music Jeffrey Brice
A one sighted pirate captain keeps going on a journey to get a treasure, every time with a new crew of pirates as one sighted as he is.
To the dusty sea
France, 2020, 12’23”, stop motion
director Héloïse Ferlay
scriptwriter Héloïse Ferlay
music Antonin Tardy
Left alone in the deepest of the summer, Malo and Zoe are trying their best to catch their mother’s elusive eye.
Home Away 3000
France, 2018, 11’17”, stop motion
director Héloïse Pétel, Philippe Baranzini
scriptwriter Héloïse Pétel, Philippe Baranzini
music Ludovic Maudet
After crashing on an unknown planet, a space traveller begins repairing his spaceship. Little does he know he is before a special and surprising encounter.
Family Bonds
Hungary, 2019, 6’34”, 2D
director Maria Schmidt
scriptwriter Maria Schmidt
music Klara Finck
The little fox Hugo has a happy family, but it’s a bit unusual – his parents are geese. They live an harmonic life until one day Hugo discovers a grown fox attacking another goose. This results into the most challenging and difficult situation our little patchwork-family has to overcome before Hugo ultimately finds out who he really is and that family is a feeling and not a matter of heritage.
Bardo
Hungary, 2019, 5’, 2D
director Fiorella Spitzer
scriptwriter László Kolozsi
music András Pongor
An old Fisherman lives alone with his Dog in a fishing village. One day, they find a rope tied to a waif anchor along the shore, which invites the fisherman closer and closer to the water. His curiosity draws him into the sea until he is swallowed by the huge waves that sweep him far away from his home. His loyal friend follows him but at first he can only look after his owner from afar. The Fisherman, following a mysterious fish, is faced with his dreamlike visions of his home, his fond memories. He would almost back away at this point, but the special creature would bait him into an abyss to his final journey, into an unknown from which there might be no return.
Naked
Russian Federation, 2019, 14’40”, 3D
director Kirill Khachaturov
scriptwriter Kirill Khachaturov, Nina Volova
music Kirill Khachaturov, Konstantin Novikov
Somewhere in Eastern Europe due to an accident in a laboratory, the hero gains superpowers that he does not want. The hero does not want to be a superhero, to save the world from villains, he wants to live as before without changing anything. The situation is complicated by the fact that while he gains the awareness of his power, it causes problems in his everyday life. While he is stuck in the elevator, he meets a girl who likes him and wants to help him.
A Warm Salty Wind
Russian Federation, 2020, 2’03”, 2D
director Maria Korzhova, Maria Laricheva, Sofia Petrova
scriptwriter Maria Korzhova, Maria Laricheva, Sofia Petrova
music Sashа Chirkova
An atmospheric film about one day on the Black Sea coast. Portraying the taste of summer, the picture dips us into the mood of leisure, where one day is like one life.
The Edge
Switzerland, 2020, 7’23”, 2D
director Zaide Kutay, Géraldine Cammisar
scriptwriter Géraldine Cammisar
music Mirjam Schnedl
A withdrawn truck driver collides with his parallelism and the world goes off the rails.
Life is One of the Simplest
Switzerland, 2019, 7’30”, drawings on paper
director Marion Nyffenegger
scriptwriter Marion Nyffenegger
music Joachim Flüler
A collage of five people from different cultures living in Switzerland. They reflect life by looking at their origins. The liveliness and diversity of life can be divine.
Going On Stage
Taiwan, 2019, 6’02”, 2D
director Liou, Dai-Yan
scriptwriter Liou, Dai-Yan
music WinSound Studio
Betel nut beauties are definitely one of the traditions in Taiwan. They impress most people by wearing less clothes so as to make more money. We use the inner sound of a betel nut beauty’s child as the main storyline. The superhero symbolizes hope. Combining the cartoon of western superheroes and special tradition in Taiwan, the film tells a story about family relationships.
Pile
United Kingdom, 2019, 3’23”, mixed media
director Toby Auberg
scriptwriter Toby Auberg
music Ben Goodall
Water then food. Agriculture then industry. Old then new. Critical then extra. Simple to complex. Concrete to abstract. Dirt to clouds. Real to unreal.
Where am I?
United Kingdom, 2020, 4’, mixed media
director Cheng Qiu
scriptwriter Cheng Qiu
music Cheng Qiu, Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
What do you see inside the mist?