| December 4, 2020 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Selected from 60 graduate showreels and 30 countries this is a look at the best student work from all around the world – the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed.
Stop-motion, drawn animation, collage, cut-out, CGI, clay, ink and almost every other technique these animators can dream up are all on display here. 23 wondrous films in 2 screenings from the future stars of our animation universe.
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The Edge (Zaide Kutay & Géraldine Cammisar, Switzerland)
A lone truck driver in a remote desert landscape. Trapped in his cabin, in no-mans land, his world goes off the rails.
2020, 7min
Inès (Élodie Dermange, France/Switzerland)
Inès is facing a difficult choice. She has to think long and hard about the decision that she has to make.
UK premiere
2019, 4min
Kantentanz (Camille Geissler & Elisabeth Jakobi, Germany)
When the moon starts to shine, creatures wander through the night and begin to dance to the melody of the forest.
UK premiere
2019, 4min
Shergar (Cora Mckenna, Denmark)
Conor lives a free-roaming life with his friends on the streets of Dublin. Though a life without responsibilities is fun, he doesn’t always make the right decisions.
UK premiere
2020, 7min
Everything Will Fall out of Place (Cheyenne Canaud-Wallays, France)
Every Saturday it’s the same routine: vehicles arrive in the town square and customers flood the marketplace.
UK premiere
2019, 4min
Sola (Zoltán Debreczeni, Hungary)
A woman has to deal with work-related stress and nightmares that are slowly becoming reality.
UK premiere
2019, 8min
Night Shift (Linda Sture, Latvia)
A security guard’s nightly ritual – a game of Tetris – is interrupted by unexpected technical issues. One of the surveillance cameras breaks down, and the game sets its own rules.
UK premiere
2019, 3min
Pick Your Poison (Zoe Pham, USA)
Two people fall madly in love until their love bubble pops. Their minds speak louder than their words.
World premiere
2020, 6min
Our Perpetual Now (Jorge Aguilar Rojo, UK/Mexico)
A man dealing with grief re-edits memories of his girlfriend to create a new meaning to the past.
UK premiere
2019, 6min
Megamall (Aline Schoch, Switzerland)
After being sucked into one of many escalators criss-crossing a department store, visitors find themselves in the infinite expanses of a parallel world. But how can they get out again?
UK premiere
2020, 4min
Inside Me (Maria Teixeira, Germany)
Terminating a pregnancy is among the most difficult and controversial decisions that one can make. A woman talks about her doubts.
2019, 5min
Loser’s Song (Ruyi Ling, China/UK)
An experimental comedy opera animation. Fight now! Try harder! Grown-up babies!
World premiere
2020, 6min
