The Tale of Mari

The Long Walk(en)

An animated short based on a scene from "The Long Walk" by Stephen King

Red Shade(xx)

Keichi Tanaamis new animation work Red Shade (2021) is based on paintings that he had produced on the premise that they will be set in motion. Each of the 80 selected scenes was given a distinct movement of its own, and the edited version of the completed work became the first film. The 80 scenes are each independently complete, and can be freely rearranged. For example, you can start from scent 80 and end in scene one, or arrange them irregularly like 1, 4, 8, 7, and so on. In other words, the essence of the work does not change no matter how the scenes are arranged. Even so, it is possible to produce a strong impact by exchanging the images for each frame, and one can also for instance, create an impression of a refreshing breeze sweeping through the green meadows.

Procura-se: Um pato e um gato(pt)

Teclópolis(es)

Once upon a time. Old magazines gently dance in the wind. A super-8 camera crawls over a wooden table while an old carpet flows in and out. Suddenly, a mouse. Then, a whole civilization running towards its inevitable destiny. Plastic waste has reached the point where not even the most distant beaches are safe.

A Musing Heart(en)

During a figure drawing session, a young model wrestles with his unspoken love for the artist drawing him.

Echoes(fr)

Strange places take shape in a torch’s beam of light and the sound of water droplets hitting the ground punctuates our footsteps. In the distance, we hear muffled music, where does it come from?

Lil' Somethin' in: Clash with the Cube Demon(en)

Lil’ Somethin’, a cartoony, little blob fellow, finds himself targeted by a planet-sized, cube-shaped demon that wants him dead! He must find a way to defeat the demon and save himself, though he has rather unusual problem-solving strategies.

The Long Walk(en)

In a not-too-distant dystopian future, the biggest entertainment event of the year in America is The Long Walk. A striking, bloody animated short that adapts Stephen King's novel, and draws on some of the story’s ending.

Liminal Roots(en)

A journey through the memories of a young girl struggling to come to terms with the complexity of her mixed-raced identity.

Life of Moth(pl)

Untitled (Heat up the Nickel)(en)

We hear a whole catalogue of technical, moral, and financial instructions, ranging from practical to absurd, each introduced by “It works . . . ,” as in “It works in the shops and in all of the malls; it works when you cut off your microscopic balls. . . . It works if you heat up the nickel, if you save up the dime, and on a blackballer I wasted my prime. . . However, a single glance at the homeless protagonist and his forlorn setting suffices to clarify that none of this advice has worked all that well for him.

Unlucky Little Man(en)

A man tries to befriend a unicorn.

Speeding, of Course(fi)

70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(fr)

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

The Deal(en)

Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikołaj Smyk's diary, the director's grandfather. The biographical objects used in the animation, such as an authentic headscarf, Polish and Russian books, the copy of Mikołaj Smyk's diary and photographs help situate the story in its original environment.

Terror in the Valley(en)

On a cold desert night, a drifter and his dog make camp — but eerie sounds stir the dark, and ancient creatures crawl from the shadows.

The Great Sneezer(cs)

A magical mummy in the hands of gangsters! Two crazy gangsters steal the mummy of the Great Sneeze from the museum, which once sneezed diamonds for the Egyptians. After various escapades, they manage to revive it, but the magic doesn't work as they imagined. The Great Sneeze mustn't catch too cold! A classic animated - puppet film by Nora Držiak. It combines elements of adventure, gangster, disaster film, thriller and fairy tale with exaggeration.

Goodbye Uncanny Valley(en)

It’s 2017 and computer graphics have conquered the Uncanny Valley, that strange place where things are almost real... but not quite. After decades of innovation, we’re at the point where we can conjure just about anything with software. The battle for photoreal CGI has been won, so the question is... what happens now?

Miniatyrmakaren – en film om Niki Lindroth von Bahr(sv)

Tiny cornflake boxes with precise proportions, absurd everyday humor, and melancholic animals are some of the things that characterize the miniature maker Niki Lindroth von Bahr. The Guldbagge Award-winning Min börda led to success and recognition. Now she has won so many awards that they no longer fit on the shelves at home. In Joanna Karlberg and Tove Palén’s documentary, we get to enter the model studio and witness everyday situations that are transformed into great art in a small format.

The Island of Giant Insects(ja)

After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!