Competition 2

He found his way out 06:00
Greece 2022
Directed by: Vasiliki Kappa
Screenplay: Vasiliki Kappa
Animation: 2k
Technique: 2D
Music: Vasiliki Kappa
Production/School: KOYINTA Production / Christos N. Karakasis
Dialogue language: Modern Greek (1453-)
Subtitles language: English


An old man loses contact with reality, as he revels in his chilhood memories. He now sees the human soul clearly but can't remember how to get back home.



When Georges Landed on Wassily's World / Όταν ο Ζωρζ προσγειώθηκε στον κόσμο του Βασίλι 04:33
Greece 2022
Directed by: Students
Screenplay: Students
Production/School: Cinemathesis
Dialogue language: Modern Greek (1453-)


Cycles of life, love and art. The students of the Refugee and Immigrant Reception Department of the 40th Primary School of Athens created their own short animation film with visual and cinematic references. Through the game they explored color, shape, composition and the cinematic language of the pioneers Wassily Kandinsky and Georges Méliès.



Best Before 04:07
Sweden 2023
Directed by: Martin Pålman
Screenplay: Martin Pålman
Animation: Martin Pålman
Technique: 3D Blender
Music: Marcus Strandman
Production/School: Berghs School of Communication
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English


A milk package has mysteriously disappeared from the fridge after passing its best-before date, this leaves the rest of the products sad and confused and a major search operation is launched.



Frank 1.0 05:13
Brazil 2023
Directed by: Antonio Sergio Spagnol
Screenplay: antonio sergio spagnol


A low-energy robot attempts to assemble a robot companion.




Cornucopia 07:49
Austria 2022
Directed by: Ani Antonova, Dimiter Ovtcharov
Screenplay: Ani Antonova, Dimiter Ovtcharov
Production/School: Ani Antonova Hristova, Svetla Tzotzorkova, Svetoslav Ovcharov
Dialogue language: No Dialogue


A man wanders in constant search and pursuit, driven by the longing for a magical cornucopia. His vicissitudes are brought to life on an ancient vase’s surface.



The Republic of Wine / 酒国 07:06
China 2023
Directed by: Yuehang Li


The film is adapted from Mo Yan's novel "The Republic of Wine." The municipal government of a certain country received an anonymous letter of denunciation, claiming that there were baby-eating demons in the Republic of Wine City. So they dispatched prosecutor Ding Gouer to conduct a secret investigation...



Easter / Pascoa 10:43
Portugal 2023
Directed by: André Ruivo
Screenplay: André Ruivo, Ana Ruivo
Animation: Osvaldo Medina
Technique: 2D animation
Music: JP Simões
Production/School: Humberto Santana
Dialogue language: Portuguese

In an autobiographical record, we follow the road with the Ruivo family to Castelo de Vide, stage of the famous night rattle at Easter, but not everything goes as expected


Miles Davis - What’s Love Got to Do With It 04:20
Germany 2022
Directed by: Irina Rubina
Screenplay: Irina Rubina
Animation: Michelle Brand, Lewis Heriz, Veronica Solomon, Anita Gill, Luca Tóth, Irina Rubina, Iris Maier
Technique: Toby Auberg
Music: Miles Davis
Production/School: iraru.films
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

Star People strolling through the night. Each of them alone, in their own dance, accompanied by shiny flowing waves. Those small sparkling dashes can lead them out of the darkness into surrealistic, mysterious and cheerful scenery, if everything goes right…