Puddle(2024)

Life in Vertical(en)

For most visual artists, the vertical format required by smartphones is probably the worst. So instead of painfully squeezing stuff to fit into vertical format, we thought of something more convenient: What if everything on Earth suddenly went vertical?

In the World of the Fables(ru)

The cartoon is based on several Krylov's fables.

¡Que Colombianada!(es)

A Colombian family is forced to celebrate Thanksgiving, for the first time, after finding out that their eldest son has invited the man he likes to a holiday celebration at their house, creating tension among the family members.

Bzz(fr)

An ordinary man appears to be breeding flies in his apartment. He seems to be very fond of them. But appearances are deceptive.

Là où poussent les coquelicots(fr)

1,2 Million Children(en)

A third world child pursues the dream of freedom but becomes a victim of exploitation.

Dissolve(en)

In this 3D animated short we follow the journey of a little Gecko, living inside an Alzheimer’s patient mind, resembling his earliest childhood memory. As the disease progresses, neurons start falling apart and his memories descend from above. The Gecko intuitively tries to catch them before they fade, but there are simply too many for him to save...

Glens Falls Sequence(en)

Starting in the late 1930s, illustrator and experimental animator Douglass Crockwell created a series of short abstract animated films at his home in Glen Falls, New York. The films offered Crockwell a chance to experiment with various unorthodox animation techniques such as adding and removing non-drying paint on glass frame-by-frame, squeezing paint between two sheets of glass, and finger painting. The individual films created over a nine-year period were then stitched together for presentation, forming a nonsensical relationship that only highlights the abstract qualities of the images. —Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance

Next(en)

William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.

Three Fitted Flies(es)

During a scorching summer in the village, an old woman tries to bring back her late husband by means of twisted rituals.

Entr'Acte(xx)

A series of vaudeville acts inserted in images of reality, meant to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of all things.

Poet's Dream(en)

The poet's dreams a maiden's bubbles through edifices of forest and eclectic contagion.

Chateau/Poyet(en)

The scene is set in front of a French chateau. The camera chases improbable incidents across the screen. Many are constructed out of one of Jordan's favorite engravings illustrators: Poyet. Duels occur on a tight rope. Heavier-than- air machines fly (and sometimes crash). Below guns spear exploding spheres. The timing of the animation is exquisite, existing in an atmosphere balanced between frenzy and delight.

Victor's Kingdom(es)

Sara reads a story to Victor at night, a story about a grieving princess and a brave prince. Gradually the story draws nearer to their lives until converge in a fatal outcome.

How Dave and Emma Got Pregnant(en)

A very infertile husband is so desperate to have a baby that he actually treats the liposuction fat from his wife as his baby. Strangely enough this all does lead to a cure! Only in Joost Lieuwma's universe this is not just possible, but even logical.

How the Cossacks Played Football(uk)

A group of cossacks travels around Europe, playing football against the teams of different countries, each of which has their very unique playing style.

How the Cossacks Rescued Brides(uk)

The Cossacks save a group of Ukrainian maidens who are kidnapped by pirates while celebrating Ivana Kupala. En route they visit Ancient Greece, Egypt, and India.

How the Cossacks Bought Salt(uk)

Cossacks cooked borscht, but ran out of salt, and what kind of taste without salt? They go to the fair, where they find out that the Chumaks who traded the salt, were robbed by the Evil Pan (local feudal lord). In this series, the Cossacks, fighting off the Evil Pan and his servants, try to bring the stolen salt to the bazaar in order to transfer it to the hands of the rightful owners - the Chumaks.

How the Cossacks Became Olympians(uk)

The Cossacks become involved in a dispute between the gods Zeus and Mars. Zeus wants to set up the Olympic games, while Mars wants to undermine him and start more wars. The Kozaks help Zeus and challenge Mars at the Games.

How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers(uk)

Cossacks help the French musketeers to deliver the portrait of daughter of the Turkish sultan to the Dutch prince, that could marry her. Insidious cardinal Richelieu wants to blow off the plans of queen and equips pursuit.