Technique
You came for the zombies, but you stayed for the characters. ParaNorman, the second film from LAIKA Studios, is full of lovably unique characters whose distinctive stop-motion puppets were built by hand with belly-movers, metal armatures, guitar-tuning devices, and more.
The official teaser and the theme video of the 33th edition of the Bellaria FF on the international documentary scene. An ordinary tourist sunbathing will be surprised by the changing scenography.
Six characters meet in a bath house. The pedant bath house manager, a couple with a strange way of communicating and a gang with shady intentions. Something goes wrong.
What can happen on Friday the 13th in the animated slapstick comedy by cartoonist Miroslav Barták.
A man goes to a barber shop for a haircut and finds himself in a magical setting. Special equipments and bizarre hair growing techniques transform him into many different versions of himself.
Barbeque is the visceral journey of coping with posttraumatic stress disorder by Jenny Jokela.
A man attends a banquet but he can’t fit to the company. He starts repeating activities performed by other guests.
between an angry ballerina and her audience
A fun and educative plasticine animation to learn the letters of the alphabet.
The infant has a hard time with his parents. Dad is a clumsy “under-mannered” who takes care of the household but is not very good at it. The alcoholic mom often doesn’t even know she’s not in the restaurant anymore, but at home. And so what is beautiful can only be seen by the child outside the window. Until one day he sees a beautiful flying balloon… The film humorously shows how dangerous disordered family relationships can be.
A labyrinthine poetry on the human automatism. A reflection about our daily relationship with money and time. It’s an animated tragicomedy, which plays with the concept of an all-permeating acceleration.
Magda is a 13-year-old girl who can leave her body at night through astral projection. She travels her inner world, meets various beings and wonders about her own identity and sexuality.
Itsy bitsy spider went down the sounding board. Down came the hammer and struck the spider’s chord.
Michael Stone, a man living a dull life, is tired of his monotonous routine. However, things change when he meets a stranger on a business trip.
The beloved Coraline – fearless, independent, curious – had nine different outfits, all of which gave animators unique opportunities to bring her to life. Explore Coraline’s closet in this behind-the-scenes featurette for LAIKA’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion classic.
An interview with the jury member and animator Robert Morgan.
Interview with Suzie Templeton – Academy Award winner for Peter and the Wolf(2006).
What if it there was a place where we could revisit the memories of a relationship? In this archive of remembrances we are guided through the story of Amélia and Duarte, two people that felt out of love and are trying to cope with the feelings that come after a relationship has ended.
Music video for Alpha-ray´s “Paper trails”
In these times of uncertainty and anxiety the film follows a day in the life of a young teenage boy as he faces his fears and concerns. Will he be able to confide in his school mates? Are they going to help him or ignore him?