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  • Peep and the Paperplane

    2016 4+ 12 min

    by Christoph Englert

    While bird-mother Paula is away searching for food, her son Peep gets unexpected help from a Paper Plane. Together they head out exploring the magical world around them. But their friendship is soon to be tested…

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Family
  • Our Wonderful Nature

    2016 7+ 5 min

    by Tomer Eshed

    The mating habits of the water shrew-like never seen before …

    • Comedy
    • Non-narrative
  • Neighbourwood

    2016 7+ 4 min

    by Eddy Hohf, Fynn Grosse-bley, Patrik Knittel

    An ambitious owl physicist is determined to follow in the footsteps of his renowned scientific ancestors by solving a tough equation. But the owl’s endeavor gets disrupted when a woodpecker moves into the neighborhood.

    • Comedy
    • Family
  • Martian

    2015 4+ 7 min

    by Nils Skapāns

    A boy wins a new toy in a claw machine – an ordinary Martian doll. It turns out that things are not that simple, the boy finds himself on Mars and he has to fight with a whole bunch of the Martians.

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Sci-Fi
  • CATS & DOGS

    2015 4+ 6 min

    by Jesús Pérez and Gerd Gockell

    An animated short film for children about friendship. One can’t force a friendship, but an emergency can build a friendship.

    • Comedy
    • Romance
    • Non-narrative
  • The present

    2014 7+ 4 min

    by Fabio Cavalcanti and Jacob Frey

    The film tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering what’s waiting outside. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for her son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game any longer.

    • Drama
    • Family
  • by Lena von Döhren

    It is Autumn; at the end of a branch hangs a red leaf. A little black bird comes along to water it when suddenly, a squirrel nicks the bird’s bright green watering can. The bird follows the cheeky thief and so begins an exciting chase through the forest.

    • Family
    • Fantasy
  • The Lighthouse

    2014 7+ 12 min

    by Martin Ferencei

    The film tells the story of a castaway on a mysterious island that is only inhabited by a girl living in a seemingly defunct lighthouse. A classic triangle of a father, his daughter and her lover is being told in an unusual way.

    • Drama
    • Fantasy
    • Adventure
  • Sumsing

    2014 16+ 4 min

    by Martin Rahmlow

    Amorphous creatures drift through space to the beat of the music. The boundaries between organic and artificial entities begin to blur.

    • Sci-Fi
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Opossum

    2014 7+ 4 min

    by Paul Cichon

    An opossum in a coffee machine and the question why most technical devices break after a certain time.

    • Comedy
    • Experimental
  • One of a Kind

    2014 Adults 4 min

    by Gabriele Maineti

    A warm, dreamlike tale narrated by actor Jim Carter of reverse evolution and a grand comment on the space-time continuum.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • Herman’s Heart

    2014 4+ 8 min

    by Anne Kristin Berge

    Herman lives in peaceful harmony with his teddybear inside a large tree surrounded by a beautiful garden. One night an unexpected and for Herman unwelcome visitor arrives. When Herman throws the visitor out it gets stormy outside and he realizes that he has to go out on a rescue mission. We follow Herman´s journey through the thick fog before he eventually understands that a heart can accommodate many and the fog clears.

    • Fantasy
    • Drama
  • Ghost Hour

    2014 4+ 7 min

    by Nils Skapans

    As every evening, the Ghost goes to work – to haunt and frighten. Even in his worst nightmares, the Ghost hadn’t imagined he’ll meet such a ‘terrifying’ girl who is not afraid of him. But it happened…

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
  • Dinner for few

    2014 Adults 10 min

    by Nassos Vakalis

    During dinner, “the system” feeds the few who consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. Inevitably, the struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change. The offspring of this transition turns out not to be a sign of hope, but the spitting image of the parents.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Balloona Laguna

    2014 7+ 7 min

    by Matisse Gonzalez

    A child and his father are selling balloons in the streets. The business is going well, until the boy gets distracted by lovely trumpet sounds from across the street.

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Wedding Cake

    2013 13+ 9 min

    by Viola Baier

    A unique story of a marzipan couple who tries to make the marriage perfect on top of a wedding cake.

    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
    • Romance
    • Fantasy
  • TUPILAQ

    2013 16+ 6 min

    by Jakob Maqe

    The tupilaq is both a symbol of the spirit of a forefather and a curse, which you can cast upon an enemy. ”Tupilaq” is a personal short film revolving around the themes of cultural alienation, abuse, and the contrast between mythological Greenlandic nature and western urban culture.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
  • The Smortlybacks

    2013 4+ 6 min

    by Ted Sieger & Wouter Dierickx

    On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.

    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Non-narrative
  • The Present

    2013 Adults 15 min

    by Joe Hsieh

    A married man on a business trip checks into a hotel. The hotel manager’s daughter falls for him at first sight. Rejected by the man, she embarks on a journey of revenge.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
    • Experimental
  • The Papers

    2013 Adults 9 min

    by Kalle Kotila

    Experiential and somewhat dark in humour, this short takes a slanted look at modern work routines and life in the office. We see two neighbours work in the same open-plan office. One loves order, the other is a hedonistic slacker. What happens when these two extreme opposites find themselves on a collision course, time after time?

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental