Paint On Glass Animation

On her Masterclass “Unsung Women Heros of Animation”, the well known Animation Journalist, Nancy Denney-Phelps reflects why there is so few women in the animation industry, even though almost 65% of all animation students are female and why we all know the Fleisher Brothers and Walt Disney, but with a few exceptions, the women who blazed the animation trail are almost unknown to us. Denney-Phelps is a distinguished animation journalist and a well-known guest in many Animation Festivals. She writes an animation blog to the Animation World Network – AWN.

• Documentary
• Making of
• Non-narrative

by Miloš Tomić

Musical Traumas came to fruition as the result of the director’s obsession with music schools. It is a rhythmic compilation of traumatic, but amusing confessions of former students, as well as an attempt to visualise music with scrumptious, hand-drawn animation. The experiences may be documentary, but the image comes straight from the world of musical impressions.

• Drama
• Documentary
• Musical
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Michaela Müller

A look at life on the Mediterranean borders of Europe, where tourists try to relax while immigrants struggle to get a chance for a better life.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Pavao Štalter, Branko Ranitović

Based on the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. The plague is ravaging the whole world. Prince Prospero with his decadent company locks himself in a castle where he continues his orgies. But the court dance will be interrupted by a seductive lady who lures the prince further and further through the luxurious halls of the castle. At the end, in a passionate embrace, Prospero discovers that the mysterious guest is actually the plague, which destroys both his life and the carefully guarded court

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Tea Nucak

There is only fleeting pleasure on Earth. When it comes to lasting happiness, I doubt anyone knows it. The island is a place of constant colors, sounds, horizons, smells. The person merges with the island and the island grows in him and thus the continuity of mutual fulfillment is born.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Mykyta Lyskov

Sometimes abstract spots and lines form a landscape.

• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot

A visual journey that challenges us to think about a universal belonging that doesn’t confine itself to a city, region or national boundary in an age where xenophobia, nationalism and intolerance are ubiquitous.

• Documentary
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Kristina Dufková

About the hardships and joys of motherhood.

by George Radojčič, Magdalena Hejzlarová

The short animated film “Dominik’s Stories” is a collaboration between George Radojčica, a neurodiversity artist working at the Studio of Joyful Creation, and animator Magdalena Hejzlarová. The film was created as part of the Artist Statement project of the non-profit organization Barvolam, which supports neurodiverse artists.

• Drama
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Tibor Bánóczki

The protagonist of this psycho-thriller evolving out of picturesque paintings is a crazed station-master living in a dull village in the middle of nowhere.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Tragedy

Caroline Leaf at Animateka 2012.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Wietse Palmans, Palmans Wietse

about life, about being human, about culture, about …

• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by T. Kim Noco, Kim Noce

After is a documentary animation that traces the emotional journey of three people as they journey from isolation and despair to discover a newfound hope in their lives.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Florence Miailhe

On a summer evening, a dance in the village brings together young and old. Children, lovers, drinkers and troublemakers all revel under the night sky, accompanied by a variety of musical styles.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Dance

by Liang-Hsin Huang, Huang Liang-Hsin

You see a girl or you don’t. But at least you know she is afraid of touching people. Now she is going on a journey to overcome her fear from the past to the present, from pain to relief. Running across the snow, hiding in an apartment and going to the sea.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative