Her Dress for the Final

Country: CROATIA Year: 2023 Duration: 9 mins.

Sinopsys: One day my granny dyed her wedding dress black. She wanted to be buried in it.

Credits:

Direction: Martina Mestrovic

Writers: Martina Mestrovic

Production: Igor Grubic, Kreativni sindikat

Animation: Martina Mestrovic, Marko Mestrovic, Ivana Bosnjak

Sound: Iva Kraljevic

Distribution: Bonobostudio

Being Ten

Country: IRAN Year: 2023 Duration: 18 mins.

Sinopsys: A father and his ten-year-old son live in a lonely cottage in the middle of a dense wood. The father, a hunter, spares one of his prizes and brings it home as a present for his son. What, at first, was just a plaything forever will change the young boy's life.

Credits:

Direction: Fatemeh Jafari

Writers: Mani Kishiyan, Fatemeh Jafari

Production: Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults, KANOON,

Animation: Fatemeh Jafari

Music: Mazyar Younesi

Sound: Ramin Abolsedgh

Distribution: Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults, KANOON,

You Are…

Country: FRANCE Year: 2023 Duration: 3 mins.

Sinopsys: Two pebbles meet in an unreal landscape and form a moving friendship. They walk together until they become one.

Credits:

Direction: Mohammad Babakoohi

Writers: freely inspired by Pierrette Sartin’s poem “You Are…”

Production: Delphine Maury

Animation: Mohammad Babakoohi

Music: Julien Divisia

Sound: Julien Divisia

Distribution: Annabel Sebag

Lawrence of Moravia

Country: CZECHIA, PORTUGAL Year: 2023 Duration: 12 mins.

Sinopsys: The Catholic clergyman Alois Musil was one of the most important discoverers of archaeological treasures of the Muslim world. He was caught in the Middle East during WW1 and the Austrian government at that time attempted to recruit him as a spy, which is why he is now known as the 'Moravian Lawrence of Arabia. The printed pages of Musil's travelogues inspired the director and artist Jan Cechl to create traditional, semi-plastic puppets that embark on dangerous adventures in the fairy-tale Orient, full of fiery genies and Bedouin wisdom. As Sheikh Músa ar Ruelli, the Moravian priest becomes a wild nomad of the desert, and during a risky expedition, he discovers the lost Amra Castle, which earns him worldwide fame. At the same time, Jan Cechl's film it's also a playful homage to one of the most valuable jewels of world cinema - David Lean's film, Lawrence of Arabia.

Credits:

Direction: Jan Cechl

Writers: VÍT POLÁČEK

Production: RADIM PROCHÁZKA, IRINA CALADO, JAN BUŠTA, MARCELA HALOUSKOVÁ, LUÍS DA MATTA ALMEIDA

Animation: JAN CECHL, DAVID FILCÍK

Music: Bárbara Campos

Sound: PEDRO CARVALHO

Sweet Like Lemons

Country: UNITED KINGDOM Year: 2023 Duration: 6 mins.

Sinopsys: Sweet Like Lemons is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade”, only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but the lemons still taste sweeter than what you left behind.

Credits:

Direction: Jenny Jokela

Writers: Jenny Jokela

Production: Jenny Jokela

Animation: Jenny Jokela

Music: Sarah Playford

Sound: Adam Woodhams

Distribution: Bonobostudio

An Awakening Adventure

Country: AUSTRALIA Year: 2023 Duration: 3 mins.

Sinopsys: 'An Awakening Adventure' is a short 3D animation that tells the story of an eyeball that escapes its owner and embarks on an adventurous journey, ultimately revealing itself as the human's nightmare due to his tiredness from overworking. The narrative draws inspiration from personal experiences and academic life in Melbourne. Many peers and professionals have encountered the negative effects of overwork. Thus, this video aims to convey to people, and also remind myself, about the importance of work-life balance. Taking time to relax or go on a short vacation can lead to recharging and gaining unexpected experiences, which can be more beneficial than solely focusing on work. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about overworking and encourage better eye care through this 3-minute short animation. The intent is for individuals to recognize that excessive work is unsustainable and can lead to health problems. Ideally, the project could bring some encouragement and motivation to those who face job-related burnout and aspire to make positive changes in their lives.

Credits:

Direction: Wing Yan Kwan

Writers: Kay, Wing Yan Kwan

Animation: Kay, Wing Yan Kwan

Fuga

Country: GREECE Year: 2023 Duration: 10 mins.

Sinopsys: In a machine dominated claustrophobic world, population has been turned into a passive mass, trapped in a vicious circle of work-obedience-reproduction-consumption.When someone out of the depersonalized crowd reaches the limits of his tolerance and endurance, an opportunity to escape is presented. Still, as it is ultimately revealed, even the very notion of escaping [Fuga] and feeling free, is part of the imprisonment.

Credits:

Direction: Antonis Doussias

Writers: Antonis Doussias

Production: Antonis Doussias

Animation: Antonis Doussias - Aggeliki Kostopoulou -Nandya Zervakou

Music: Marios Aristopoulos

Sound: Marios Aristopoulos

Distribution: Antonis Doussias

Maurice's Bar

Country: FRANCE, FRANCE Year: 2023 Duration: 15 mins.

Sinopsys: In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner.

Credits:

Direction: Tzor Edery, Tom Prezman

Writers: Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery

Production: Ron Dyens

Music: Tzor Edery

Distribution: sacrebleu

Maurice's Bar

Country: FRANCE Year: 2023 Duration: 15 mins.

Sinopsys: In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner.

Credits:

Direction: Tzor Edery, Tom Prezman

Writers: Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery

Production: Ron Dyens

Music: Tzor Edery

Distribution: sacrebleu