Competition 6

Tex 24:29
Netherlands 2016
Directed by: Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verkerk, Hans Walther
Screenplay: Marc Veerkamp, Tingue Dongelmans
Production/School: Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verkerk, Burny Bos
Dialogue language: Dutch


Tex is a typical animation-character. Evie is a cute life action-girl. When Tex falls for her, it seems to be an impossible match. But isn't everything possible in a cartoon? Tex, the film, is a cartoony Romcom, about differences, love and longboards.



The Gap 14:41
Belgium 2016
Directed by: Patrick Vandebroeck
Screenplay: Raf Wathion, Patrick Vandebroeck
Production/School: Marco Levantaci, Marc Thelosen, Koert Davidse


Manikin is a cubical shaped figure who lives in a very straight desolate world. Compulsively he tries to even out all bumps in order to keep his world flat, straight and pure. When he discovers an enormous gap, he finds himself confronted with the impossible task of filling it up. On top of that the arrival of a red round ball completely messes up his ideal of a perfect straight world.




Three Sketches 07:56
United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Adam Butcher
Screenplay: Adam Butcher
Animation: Adam Butcher
Technique: Traditional, digital, tradigital
Music: Adam Butcher
Production/School: Adam Butcher


Three Sketches takes a novel approach to storytelling, giving the viewer an extended stay in three locations. As our senses immerse in the manifold details, events seem to repeat themselves in a chronologically dysfunctional way. The viewer is encouraged to draw their own conclusions.




Batik Girl 09:11
Malaysia 2018
Directed by: Irwan Junaidy
Screenplay: Heidi Shamsuddin, Zaidah Z
Animation: The R&D Studio, Tudidut Studio
Technique: 2D
Music: Ainolnaim Azizol
Production/School: Irwan Junaidy, Tengku Zuhri, Rosihan Zain
Dialogue language: Non dialogue
Subtitles language: Not applicable


Struggling to cope after a recent tragedy, a young girl finds herself drawn into a magical world within a batik painting.



Monsters 01:00
USA 2018
Directed by: Jim McCullough
Dialogue language: English

A persuasive alien leader coerces his followers to accept the inhumane imprisonment of what he deems to be monsters. A cautionary tale of racism, xenophobia and fascism.


Conversation 04:49
Sweden 2018
Directed by: Star Bazancir, Carl Hedsved
Screenplay: Star Bazancir, Carl Hedsved
Animation: Star Bazancir, Carl Hedsved
Technique: Classical 2d animation.
Production/School: Star Bazancir, Carl Hedsved
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English

A peculiar conversation in space between man and God. What does it mean to possess and lose, to grow up, to age and die? After a series of flashbacks the conversation gets an unexpected turn and there is nothing left to grasp - there has never been anything to grasp. This is a story based on a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.



Percpetion Picnic 03:21
USA 2018
Directed by: John Akre
Screenplay: John Akre
Animation: John Akre
Technique: stop motion/cigital 2D
Music: Brian Neurauter
Dialogue language: English

A brain and an eye go on a picnic.



Matter Out of Place 02:28
USA 2017
Directed by: Oona Taper


Intimate portrait. Blurred line. Exploration of presence and absence. An Experimental Animation.




Futureworld 07:00
Canada 2018
Directed by: Christopher Angus
Screenplay: Christopher Angus
Animation: 2D
Technique: Hand drawn digitally
Music: Paul Shrofel
Production/School: Christopher Angus
Dialogue language: English


A quirky journey through recent time to an ethos of futurity, which explores the potential ramifications of technology on human beings while leaving us with choices.



Bloodie Writes an Anthem 03:40
USA 2018
Directed by: Rebecca Ruige Xu
Animation: Rebecca Ruige Xu, Sean Hongsheng Zhai
Music: Luxin Zhang, Regan Henley
Production/School: Sean Hongsheng Zhai


Computer programming generated animation aims to produce an emotive, richly-textured representation of a poem about a young women’s moment of self-discovery. Combining abstract pattern, text, ASMR sound and vocal music, it offers an audiovisual aesthetic experience that provokes emotions via a unity of sensation.



Somnium 04:11
Turkey 2018
Directed by: C. Surhay Kilic, Fuat Degirmenci
Screenplay: C. Surhay Kilic
Production/School: C. Surhay Kilic
Dialogue language: Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Turkish


Science and discovery heavily relies on imagination. So, we had a little help from children, whose imagination are limitless. We interviewed children from 5 different countries and asked them "What do you think about space?" Then they gave us their drawings of their dreams of space. We then brought their dreams to life, with the use of CGI. That is why our film is called "Somnium" (Dream, in Latin).



French Bits and pieces: Debric Debroc 04:26
Not Specified
Directed by: Cedric B Von Sydow and Jean Dalmasso
Screenplay: Cedric B Von Sydow and Jean Dalmasso
Production/School: Cedric B Von Sydow and Jean Dalmasso




Red Omen - Ed Roman 04:00
Canada 2018
Directed by: Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz and There Be Dragons Creative Media
Screenplay: Ed Roman
Animation: Nelson Diaz and There Be Dragons Creative
Music: Ed Roman
Production/School: Ed Roman
Dialogue language: English


Award winning Canadian singer songwriter Ed Roman along with animator extraordinaire Nelson Diaz from There Be Dragons Creative Media in NYC have created an exquisite animation to the title track of Ed Roman’s latest album Red Omen. The message is for awareness of Dyslexia.




Filmesque 02:46
Italy 2018
Directed by: Vincenzo De Sio, Walton Zed (Davide Capasso)
Screenplay: Vincenzo De Sio
Animation: Walton Zed
Technique: hand painted 2D
Music: Petteri Sainio
Production/School: Vincenzo De Sio
Dialogue language: No dialogue only music


In a near steampunk future the great film director Federico Fellini is in trouble with his camera. Totò 'The Clown' will help him and both will make a 'filmesque' trip. An art cartoon, a tribute to the cinema.




Mannequin 07:58
USA 2018
Directed by: Pete Burkeet
Screenplay: Pete Burkeet
Animation: Pete Burkeet
Music: Pete Burkeet
Production/School: Pete Burkeet
Dialogue language: English


Rolling Acres Mall was built on August 6, 1975. At its peak, it contained 140 stores. The mall began its decline in the 1990's and closed in 2011. At one point all the walls were painted in pastels and people referred to it as "The Plastic Palace." It is now a magnet for pollution and negative energy.




A White Dog over the Fog 13:32
Korea 2018
Directed by: Jung Seung-hee
Screenplay: Jumg Seung-hee
Animation: Jung Seung-hee
Technique: Painting on paper, drawing, 2D
Music: Kwon Hyunjeong
Production/School: Kwon TheQ
Dialogue language: Korean
Subtitles language: No Dialgoue


A girl moves to a foggy seaside village and encounters a white dog living alone tied to an anchor next door ground. The girl who is afraid of the outside world and the dog that has never got out of its world struggle to take a step toward the unknown world over the fog.



Sand and Flower / 沙与花 04:02
China 2018
Directed by: Jiaqi Wang
Screenplay: Jiaqi Wang
Production/School: Jiaqi Wang
Dialogue language: Chinese


Sand and flower. The title is related with the pome of A Grain of Sand from William Blake, which is one of my favorite pomes This is based on Haimingwei's novel, the snow of Kilimanjaro. Whether animals can soothe our hearts, can they let us be redeemed? The animation is based on the footsteps of death in the snow of Kilimanjaro. It tells the story of the man to review the African grasslands and his life before dying. The footsteps of death make people think about where our lives will eventually go. In animation, death are represented by natural objects, from vultures to hyenas, to shadows in the film. At the end of the animation, the man dies, and the god of nature takes him to the eternity.




Planeman 05:19
USA 2018
Directed by: Suzette Troche - Stapp
Screenplay: Created by- Benjamin Stockham & Merit Leighton Written by- Juana Stockham
Production/School: Glitterguru Productions
Dialogue language: English


Trailer parks, evil cats, and a newfangled crime-fighting superhero, Planeman who solemnly vows to defend all modes of transportation under his mighty wing. Remember wearing a seat belt and eating your vegetables is important kids, but not as important as defending all things vehicular.