- The Path of the Knight
07:49United States of America 2023
Directed by: Yexin Chai, Yuan Cao, Yifei Jin
Screenplay: Yuan Cao
Animation: Yifei Jin, Yuan Cao
Technique: Yifei Jin, Yexin Chai, Yuan Cao
Music: Biheng Xu
Production/School: School of Visual Arts
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English
The Path of The Knight is a 5 minutes 3D animated short film set in the 15th century. Society is suffering from wars, poverty, and diseases. Wanting to hold on to power, the church announces that the disasters are not due to God’s will, but blames an easy target: witches. The audience follows a knight where he abandons his duties for self-recognition during this time of persecution.
- Psycho
/ Σάικο 02:40Greece 2023
Directed by: Thodoris Sarafis
Screenplay: Thodoris Sarafis
Animation: Thodoris Sarafis
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Thodoris Sarafis
Production/School: Thodoris Sarafis
Dialogue language: Modern Greek (1453-)
Based on Dario Fo's "Steal a bit Less" In an asylum for mentally challenged people, the loonies are singing about all the new behaviors they are being taught to be able to be reintegrated into society.
- Shape of the Elephant
08:11Japan 2023
Directed by: Sam KUWA
Screenplay: Sam KUWA
Animation: Sam KUWA
Technique: Paint on paper, 2D animation
Music: Tiangu Fan
Production/School: Shin Hosokawa, Hakhyun Kim
Dialogue language: Mandarin Chinese
Subtitles language: English
There was an elephant living in my house, but all the adults were avoiding it. The elephant kept changing its shape and grew up with me.
- Wish you were here
07:14United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Shaun Clark
Screenplay: Shaun Clark
Animation: Shaun Clark
Technique: Pixilation and Stop Motion
Music: David Pringle
Production/School: Flicker Mill
A journey through a characters imagination as he digs in the sand discovering objects left by others who he can only imagine.
- The Best Present
03:19United States 2022
Directed by: Shih Yin Lee
Screenplay: Shih Yin Lee
Production/School: Shih Yin Lee
Dialogue language: English
Traveling far and wide in search of treasures for someone we love is a common theme in many stories and in life. The idea of finding the perfect present for our mother who means the world to us can often be an all-consuming task. However, it is important to remember that sometimes the greatest present of all is simply being present.
- Scoopa Doo
07:20Greece 2023
Directed by: Georgios Panopoulos
Screenplay: Georgios Panopoulos
Production/School: Nikos Gakis
Dialogue language: Modern Greek (1453-)
Due to a madman's laboratory accident the living get mixed with the world of the dead in a surreal and hilarious way.
- If Only We Had Eyes To See
03:34United States of America 2023
Directed by: Peter Whittenberger
Screenplay: Peter Whittenberger
Animation: Peter Whittenberger
Technique: 2D and 3D animation
Music: Peter Whittenberger
Production/School: Peter Whittenberger
If Only We Had Eyes To See explores how quickly fortunes can change for gatekeepers of safety, natural resources, and wealth. Trapped by antiquated concepts of nationalism and land rights, a lone figure is left to find safety in a world that denies migration as a fundamental human right.
- Brewberry Spell
09:37Germany 2023
Directed by: Annika Nimz
Screenplay: Annika Nimz
Animation: Eva Ewerhart, Iris Caro Chavalera, Maren Trey, Annika Nimz
Technique: rig animation and frame by frame fx animation
Music: Jakob Widerin
Production/School: Annika Nimz
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English
Olivia wishes to take Connie, the barista, on a date. But since people make fun of her witchy looks, Olivia is shy and insecure about the way she appears. To work up the courage to ask her crush out, Olivia brews a dangerous potion and alters her appearance. But the date will not end in a way Olivia hopes.
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