Competition 6

Seed 05:00
Ireland 2015
Directed by: David Begley
Animation: David Begley
Technique: 2D Charcoal
Music: David Begley
Production/School: David Begley


A cloud gives birth to a creature which transforms into an island. From the island, an egg is pushed into the sea.



Koki 02:05
USA 2016-05-01
Directed by: Shuyang Wang
Screenplay: Shuyang Wang
Production/School: John McIntosh


A boy wandering in the forest cannot find his way home. A white fox appears and draws his attention. The boy discovers that the fox is a magical creature who leads him to an amazing place.



Therapy Room 05:12
China 2016-03-25
Directed by: Qieer Wang
Screenplay: Qieer Wang
Production/School: Qieer Wang


In Asian culture, people are more group-centric and less individually focused. It is believed that the public’s collective view is superior to any individual’s opinion. In both cultures, people with 'abnormal' behavior or psychiatric disorders are often stigmatized, stereotyped, discriminated against, and threatened by society. Yet in a group-centric society, being seen vas different is a larger problem than in an individualistic society, and as such, these people can suffer from conditions of self-abasement and self-doubt, further perpetuating the discord.



Schirkoa 13:31
India 2016-05-24
Directed by: Ishan Shukla
Screenplay: Ishan Shukla
Production/School: Sharad Varma
Dialogue language: English


In the city of bag-heads, a senate member faces a tough choice between political career, brothels and love for a mysterious woman. A choice that will transform his life and the city in unimaginable ways.



Gravitational Waves 09:08
Germany 2016-07-20
Directed by: Ruohan Wang
Screenplay: Ruohan Wang
Production/School: Ruohan Wang, Xiaolu Yu
Dialogue language: English


Exposé During my Master study in UdK Berlin I started my research topic “the combination of illustration and experimental media”, and carried this topic on to my Meister study for one year. As my graduation project I presented this interactive audiovisual animation performance together with a new media and sound artist Xiaolu Yu, who is also a student in UdK Berlin.



About Time 03:15
Taiwan 2016-06-20
Directed by: Kuan-Wen Liu
Production/School: Chiau-Fang Lin


Home should be like a safe haven or shelter, but if there is no family members inside, people still feel lonely and afraid.



Another Day in Paradise 02:26
Switzerland 2015-12-12
Directed by: Bellopropello


Plants are growing in paradise; one of them nicer, more beautiful and taller than all the other and provoke a disciplinary action. Against all odds has consequences even in paradise.



Blank, the Bird 02:17
USA 2016
Directed by: Yihui "Cece" Jiao
Screenplay: Yihui "Cece" Jiao
Animation: Yihui "Cece" Jiao
Technique: 2D
Music: Yihui "Cece" Jiao
Production/School: Yihui "Cece" Jiao


There is a bird named Blank. He doesn't know who he is, what to do and where to go. So he flies around to get some suggestions... He learns that identity is about appearance, habits and characters but there's always something more to explore…