Competition 8

The Wrong Rock 13:21
USA 2018
Directed by: Michael Cawood
Screenplay: Michael Cawood
Technique: 3D CGI
Music: Grant Kirkhope
Production/School: HEROmation
Dialogue language: no dialogue


A tale of equality told through the adventure of a mushroom. Martin the Mushroom was born on the wrong rock. The mushrooms on his rock look like him, but they don’t share the same enthusiasm. When he notices another rock across the sea and realizes that although those mushrooms look different, they share his passion for life. Martin journeys to the other rock, but is rejected by a native mushroom because he looks different. And so begins Martin’s epic journey to find his place in life.



It starts with 02:38
United Kingdom 2018
Directed by: Laura Nasir-Tamara




Daughter / Dcera 14:50
Czech Republic 2019
Directed by: Daria Kashcheeva
Screenplay: Daria Kashcheeva
Animation: Daria Kashcheeva
Technique: stop motion puppet animation
Music: Petr Vrba
Production/School: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Dialogue language: N/A
Subtitles language: N/A no dialogues


In a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. A moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into many years all the way to this hospital room, until the moment when a window pane breaks under the impact of a little bird.



Magic Dream 11:08
Chile 2018
Directed by: Tomás Welss



Wild Horses 04:09
France 2019
Directed by: Maxime Dupuy et Kevin Roualland



Dreamy Garden / 꿈의 정원 04:20
Korea 2019
Directed by: Minha Yoo
Screenplay: Minha Yoo
Animation: Minha Yoo
Technique: Minha Yoo
Music: Myungsun Jang
Dialogue language: English

For the images of calmly swaying flowers and plants, and also some unique characters strolling around, it embodies the air of calmness and fantasy. Like being meditating visually, it makes viewers experience the sense of tranquility and peace, furthermore, provides the opportunity to rest.


Fox Tales: Summer Nights 06:04
Singapore 2018
Directed by: Sebastian Law



Echoes 05:28
Spain 2019
Directed by: Diana Acién Manzorro
Screenplay: Diana Acién Manzorro
Animation: Diana Acién Manzorro, Berta Arce Miramón, Dana Benso Huguet, Josep Botella Sancho, Verónica Cortés Lloret, Carla Donet López, Sara Ropero Díaz-Hellín, María Royo Lazarote, Sara Tamarit Bonafont, Laura Villalpando Vega
Technique: 3d
Music: Sergio Fernández Larín
Production/School: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Dialogue language: english
Subtitles language: french, spanish


ECHOES tells the story of a factory depressed worker who suffers an episode of dissociation.



Grace 03:41
Italy 2019
Directed by: Gaia Alari
Screenplay: Gaia Alari
Animation: Gaia Alari
Technique: Clay animation
Music: He Can Jog
Subtitles language: English


It happens at times, unexpected, undefinable, messy, and it's slippery like a bar of soap, that peculiar ability to let go of weight. The gracious dance of a young woman in clay animation Made by a one woman only cast and crew, Grace is a raw traditional artistic stop-motion animation 10 frames x sec, each character and set is made in soft clay and recycled materials (packaging leftovers)




Six Mile Stretch 04:56
USA 2018
Directed by: Carol Chambers
Technique: Frame and digital animation
Dialogue language: English


This is a hand-painted film from the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Painted birds and animals move through painted landscapes. The animation techniques are a combination of the very old (individually rendered cels) and the very new (brushstrokes digitally animated). The Bear River winds its way from the peaks of the high Sierra, through canyons to the Pacific Ocean. The film is about the last wild six mile stretch of the river, which is under threat by a local dam project. The film is an artist’s response to this beautiful place, and is dedicated to all who strive to protect the remaining wild places of our world. I spent many glorious days this year on the river, painting it in its different moods. The song was written by a river guide.



Sunset / Wieczór 03:20
Poland 2019
Directed by: Marcin Gizycki
Screenplay: Marcin Giżycki
Animation: Marcin Roszczyniała
Technique: mix-media
Music: Witold Górka
Dialogue language: none
Subtitles language: English

Four men are waiting for a tram. Inspired by a painting by Zenon Wasilewski, the father of Polish animated film.



Plunge 04:45
United Kingdom 2019
Directed by: David James Holloway
Screenplay: David James Holloway, Samuel Lawrence
Animation: 2D
Technique: 2D Digital Animation
Music: Jack Beech
Production/School: GrizzlyWoof Animation, Arteria Films
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English


Short Synopsis: A boy reminisces about his first love.




Kring! 07:25
Malaysia 2019
Directed by: Hilmi Ismail
Animation: Sharafina Teh, Haziqah Ibrahim, Nurul Hafizah Rizal
Technique: 3D Animation
Music: Feisal Kassim, Karya Enigma
Production/School: Brainy Bones Studios Sdn Bhd


KRING! is a story about Suraya, a passionate elementary school teacher who faces a uniquely problematic student that has difficulties understanding her teachings in class. Follow her journey in discovering other ways of helping him overcome his learning problem despite the struggles she faces along the way.




Shadowland 13:50
Switzerland 2019
Directed by: bellopropello
Screenplay: bellopropello
Animation: yes
Technique: D2
Music: yes
Production/School: bellopropello
Subtitles language: no


The diverse communication options offered by a cell phone influence our social and consumer behavior. Excessive use changes the design of life and lifestyle habits.



Peace 06:00
Bulgaria 2019
Directed by: Dimitar Dimitrov
Screenplay: Dilyan Elenkov
Production/School: Dimitar Dimitrov
Dialogue language: English


Since he was a child, Peace believed the fate of the world was in his hands. He took care of each poor and rich soul alike, of every one lost and found, of each brother and sister, of every one falling in love, breaking up, hating each other, killing each other. Peace touched everything. Such was his calling, his secret to safeguarding life.



Dance of the Dead 04:00
Australia 2018
Directed by: Scarlet Sykes Hesterman
Screenplay: Scarlet Sykes Hesterman
Animation: Scarlet Sykes Hesterman
Technique: 2D animation and stop motion
Music: Theo Carbo
Production/School: RMIT University
Dialogue language: English


There's a dark place for Australia's extinct fauna. A collection of the dead is accumulating, and in death a bittersweet reunion awaits.



There Were Four of Us 06:47
USA 2019
Directed by: Cassie Shao
Animation: Cassie Shao
Technique: Mixed-media
Music: Robert Wolf
Production/School: University of Southern California
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English


In a room, there are four people.