Films

The Explainer Series – A series of animated films explaining brain development and illustrating the science behind social and emotional development in early childhood. This film explains a concept called pacing. When we pace our interactions with children, we adjust our tempo and slow down to help them to process information and respond. Pacing creates space and time for meaningful connection, giving the child greater opportunity to engage positively in an interaction or activity. This film was illustrated by Owen Gildersleeve, animated by Plastic Horse and produced by Grand Matter.

• Documentary
• Family

The Explainer Series – A series of animated films explaining brain development and illustrating the science behind social and emotional development in early childhood. This film unpacks a concept called contingent responsiveness (also known as serve and return). Contingent responsiveness is what happens when an adult notices a baby or child’s cue or signal and responds in a way that is sensitive and appropriate. This is a central part of nurturing care. This film was illustrated by Haley Tippmann, animated by Henrique Barone and produced by Oskar Illustration.

• Documentary
• Family

by Tomislav Šoban

The synopsis revolves around the bans impeding my work. Without loud and clear rules of the game, they cannot be omitted or tricked. – In the forest, near the rail tracks. – The sky is not blue. – There are no people. – Everything is connected. – The camera is in motion. – The camera moves in six directions. – No camera. – Avoid one of these rules in the film.

• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Stanislav Sekela

The animated drama Entangled is an intriguing love story. The relationship of two lovers from the realm of plants is constantly prevented or endangered. The exciting film does not use words to tell the story, but rather uses a dramatic soundtrack. It is an excellent example of wire stop motion animation.

by William Côgo

Based on an awarded picture book, the story is about Brazilian animals standing in line. As time goes by, the characters discover new reasons to continue standing in line, day in and day out. After all, what is there at the end of the line? The graphic style evokes Brazilian indigenous art.

• Experimental
• Non-narrative
• Fantasy

by Mykyta Lyskov

Short stories about the end of the world.

• Drama

by Jeong Dahee, Dahee Jeong

A room retains one’s traces of life. I want to question on humans’ being and loss as time flows, by reflecting on the traces left in a room and its elements ranging from space, walls, door, windows, stuffs and so on.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Abstract

by Vatroslav Mimica

Cartoon about a sculptor who lays an egg and his friends who give it various meanings.

• Drama
• Comedy
• Romance
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Silvia Bassoli, Maria Virginia Moratti, Giacomo D’Ancona

The friendship between two children raised together in the Po Valley countryside is lost when one has to move with his family. They will meet again as adults, thanks to the eel, a call from the dephts of the earth. The film is dedicated to the land and the people of the Emilia region, shaken by the earthquake in 2012.

• Drama
• Coming-of-Age
• Tragedy

by Suki

Near an oak and a dried-up river, an eel, a weasel, and a vulture meet. They talk to one another, but do not get along.

• Tragicomedy
• Fable

by Capucine Muller

Jean and Chantal are a pretty normal couple living a pretty normal life in a pretty normal neighborhood. Jean and Chantal love each other. Could a simple dishwashing break their couple?

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Dance
• Musical

by Áron Gauder

he vulgar, adults-only satire peppered with social critiques and references to prevailing politics, made in the same outspoken, provocative tone as South Park and Beavis and Butt-Head, is a humorous and authentic report card of the backward, post-millennium political and social apparatus of Eastern Europe as seen from the point of view of straight-talking children, that is, from the grassroots.

• Drama
• Comedy
• Tragicomedy
• Experimental
• Crimi

by Simona Mehandzhieva

Where ‘Paris is Burning’ meets Hieronymous Bosch. A dip, a shablam, a death drop is when a dancer strikes a pose and dramatically falls on their back. The higher the fall, the spicier the dip. The story follows Shesa Quinn dipping from the top of a skyscraper. Gagged by her stunt, the townsfolk bellow spiral into chaos. Will Shesa land a perfect dip?

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Dance

by Nikolay Moustakov

A toy Chiva bus sets off on a journey across Colombia – a mini magical realism travelogue.

• Adventure
• Experimental

by Nedeljko Dragić

Memories, memories, nostalgia, alienation, transience… these are the themes of this animated diary. The film is made outside of the usual forms (screenplay; recording book), and it was created at the moment when the author sat down at the drawing table and started animating.

• Abstract
• Experimental

by Zlatko Grgić

Dobričina’s people reciprocate the good deeds with such evil that it is too much for Dobričina himself, so he turns into the Devil. Returning evil for evil, he went so far that it was too much even for the devil himself, so he became Dobričina again.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Romance
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Avishai Simhovitch, Keren Or Zelingher

The Deceased is a stop motion animation musical. The short film accompanies Haim, an elderly man lying on his deathbed, as his family members gather to say goodbye to him on his last journey, each in their own absurd way.

by Ricardo Werdesheim

The Devil chills from a hard work day in his favorite hellish arcade in expense of some poor tortured souls. A fresh take on the classic stop motion/ heavy metal marriage, loaded with demons, explosions, candy and teddy bears.

• Music Videos
• Tragedy
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by PES

A short film by PES that reimagines vintage metallic objects as fantastical deep-sea creatures.

• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Denis Walgenwitz, Winshluss

The Death’ son doesn’t want to take back the family business.

• Tragicomedy
• Fantasy
• Experimental