Competition 6

YOUR DAUGHTER HERO / Η Ηρώ και η κλιματική αλλαγή 04:12
Greece 2021
Directed by: Apostolis Iliopoulos, Elias Roumeliotis
Screenplay: Marina Lizardou, Apostolis Iliopoulos, Aris Kaplanidis
Production/School: Municipality of Fyli
Dialogue language: Modern Greek (1453-)


The story of a young teenager's metaphysical relationship with climate change phenomena.




THE EGRET RIVER / 鷺鷥河 20:20
Taiwan 2022
Directed by: Wan-Ling Liu
Screenplay: Wan-Ling Liu, Jett Chang
Animation: Li-An Liu, Wan-Ling Liu, Zinfa Chen, Yao-Ting Huang
Technique: Digital 2D animation
Music: Jett Chang
Production/School: Care Chiu
Dialogue language: No Dialogue


Among the tall buildings of the city, the lonely guard Dawei hides a beautiful field that no one knows, and meets an egret there; but the expansion of the city never stops, one day the field is destroyed, the egret escapes without a trace, Dawei begin to see mysterious illusions…



CLOWNING AROUND 02:00
United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Robert Brown
Screenplay: Robert Brown
Animation: Robert Brown
Technique: 2D Hand drawn on paper
Music: Dave Cooke
Production/School: Robert Brown
Dialogue language: English


A Clown dreams of being a Circus performer, but soon learns that practice makes perfect!



POOLSIDE 02:07
Germany 2022
Directed by: Kilian van de Water
Screenplay: Kilian van de Water
Animation: Kilian van de Water
Technique: Cel Animation, Video Synth
Music: Kaspar van de Water
Production/School: Kilian van de Water
Dialogue language: German, French
Subtitles language: English


This experimental short tells the story of a usual poolside madness on a summer day.




PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATLE FOR EVERMORE 03:44
USA 2022
Directed by: Sean Patrick O'Reilly
Screenplay: Donald James McDowell
Animation: Arcana Studios
Technique: Maya
Music: Donald James McDowell
Production/School: Michell O'Reilly
Dialogue language: English


Pigasus is a coming of age adventure story about a unique little pig prophesied to confront the evil Rathvar in the great battle for evermore. But, Pigasus must first find the faith to believe in the loving light of the Presence or the blackness of the darkness will forever rule over what was once Elysium. A heart-warming story of faith, hope, love & family set in the valley, at the base of the ancient volcano Shasta, home of the Bennett family. It’s said the mighty Pegasus, magical Unicorn & beautiful Unisus, will upon the rise of the full Blue Moon return to Shasta valley, once their home. Pigasus is about knowing your faults, facing your fears, rising above it all to realize our true power is faith, hope, love, family, forgiveness and learning to live in the loving light that is the wondrous Presence of God.



THERE IS NOTHING NICE DEEP WITHIN / A Mélyben Semmi Szép Nincs 07:35
Hungary 2022
Directed by: Fiorella Spitzer
Production/School: Melinda Kiss


A girl’s repressed feelings burst to the surface like devastating fire, destroying reality, forcing her to flee to a subconscious world where she has to face her demons.




OCTOPUS / Polvo 08:26
Portugal 2022
Directed by: Catarina Sobral
Screenplay: Catarina Sobral
Animation: Easy Lab
Technique: 2D animation
Music: F Kent Queener
Production/School: Humberto Santana
Dialogue language: Portuguese
Subtitles language: EN / PT / FR / ES


A foreigner comes to a new city. He doesn't speak the language of the locals or look like them: instead of two, he has several arms, like an octopus. He seems to approach others and even offers them his arms. Whenever he wants, the foreigner can rip off one of his arms, and it grows back. Over time, the octopus man becomes part of the city, until the day he learns the new language.



FOR TASHI 07:35
USA 2020
Directed by: Rebecca Ruige Xu


“For Tashi” attempts to depict the physical and emotional journey that a woman goes through when losing her baby prematurely, aims to share this deeply personal, largely unspoken and often overlooked experience with the public, in the hope to transfer the previously private excursion to a communal experience.