Guys working on a construction site have a problem – their shovel got stuck in the sand. A student from the Plzeň Studio of Animation, known to Anifilm audiences from previous festival editions, has once again chosen a provocative topic and form. Can the guys solve their problem by lunchtime? And if not, will something happen?
Pinocchio felt a longing deep within him. Someday, he would become a real girl and live a life beyond the confines of make-believe.
Innerviews is a very captivating film illustrating edited fragments of interviews with celebrities such as Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen and David Lynch. The author uses a technique inspired by screen printing to reflect the omnipresent tensions between the visible layers of the image and invisible layers of human perception.
Graduation movie from Tomas Bata University in Zlin.
In winter some people go ice fishing. Excitement Intensified by freezing temperatures and strong drinks lead to unpredictable consequences.
The Game is full of rulles and chances. Red Mary meets blue John on the game board. They dont want to play by strict rulles during their game. They want to be free and together (against diverse colours and fate). But they meet green Robert and yellow Olga...and fatal cube of course!
"Carrotica" is a stop motion film about loneliness, desire, family, and growing pains. Made by hand over 4 years across ten miniature sets, shot frame by frame, carrots and all.
An animated depiction of the half-waking state before we fall asleep. Various people describe how they see the state between waking and sleeping, while the visual show hypnagogic hallucinations – i.e., the vision that accompany the process of falling asleep.
Based on first-person interviews and archival materials, this animated documentary brings back the glory days of Czechoslovak hockey — but also the dark moments from the year 1950. Chase follows not only the players’ personal fates, but also the transformations in society, politics, and culture taking place in the background.
This animation has been produces in memory of one the most famous Czech scientists, Prof. Ing. RTDr. Otto Wichterle, DrSc. In this story you can see in the funny way how he developed one of his patents, the contact lenses.
The series follows a young girl named Dorotka and her loyal parrot, Koko, as they experience various cheerful, imaginative, and sometimes adventurous stories. In the episode “Dorotka a hvězda” (1977), the pair encounters a star.
O Dorotce is a poetic Czech animated short about a little girl named Dorotka who befriends a tiny flame.
Little Dorothy becomes fascinated by a large old clock whose ticking seems almost alive.
The story follows a young, clever girl named Dorotka who finds herself in a dangerous situation with a wicked witch.
In this episode, Dorotka and her parrot Koko encounter a singer whose head is turned by fame.
In a quiet natural setting, a group of tiny insects gathers at an improvised starting line, ready for a race. What begins as a simple competition quickly turns into chaotic, slapstick mayhem as rivalries, obstacles, and unexpected interruptions disrupt the event.
In this episode, a rambunctious gang of ants forms a chaotic army, marching across the garden with a single-minded goal: to claim territory and resources. Their determined advance soon encounters rival insects, natural obstacles, and hilarious miscalculations that turn their mission into a series of comedic skirmishes.
In this episode, a moment of calm descends over the garden, but beneath the stillness, tiny insects are busy with their secret lives. A spider weaves its web, ants march in formation, and other creatures go about their delicate routines all in a world where every subtle movement counts.
MINUSCULE revolves around the day-to-day existence of insects which are presented in burlesque situations, with a fair amount of philosophical contemplation thrown in. A cross between a Tex Avery cartoon and a National Geographic documentary!
In this playful episode, a group of flies gathers for what seems like a casual meal on a forgotten piece of food. As they compete for bites, their tiny interactions escalate into a frantic, humorous scramble. Unexpected interruptions from other insects or environmental hazards turn the simple meal into a chaotic and entertaining miniature adventure.