Hold Me Tight

Bearpuncher(en)

Bearpuncher, a mountaineer with a monstrous curse, aims her ursine fist towards all that may threaten the safety of the Smoky Mountains. But when she discovers a destroyed lab while tracking a mysterious wildfire, she stumbles into a conflict she can’t punch her way out of.

Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane(fr)

At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Rasputin, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Manchurian horizons, Corto and Rasputin launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Kolchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold...

Religious(pt)

A nun enjoys her bicycle.

On the Beautiful Blue Danube(pl)

Animation with coloured salt by Aleksandra Korejwo. Music by Johann Strauss performed by the Strauss Festival Orchestra.

Under Milk Wood(en)

A poet's tale of a day in the lives of the villagers of a Welsh fishing town of Llareggub.

Nutag – Homeland(en)

A non-narrative hand-painted visual poem about diaspora, homeland, and the tragic mass-deportations of the Kalmyk people during WWII.

The Sun Like a Big Dark Animal(es)

A computer and a woman fall in love only to be torn apart because of their inappropriate feelings for each other.

Dante Dreamer(en)

Dante is always dreaming, and so when his mother asks him to burn some trash, he dreams that he's a knight fighting a fire-breathing dragon.

Kalikangiaroi(el)

“Kalikangiaroi” (also called Skalapountari) are Cypriot fantasy creatures. Mischievous, funny-looking, thin, hunchbacked creatures, sometimes wearing a long pointy hat or even having big bat-like wings, Cypriots were terrified of Kalikangiaroi. Kalikangiaroi hide in the depths of the earth all year long and rarely come above the ground. However, come Christmas day they surface and their crazy reign begins for 12 long days and nights. Their favorite pastime is to play pranks, tease and cause trouble to humans and create mayhem with the sole purpose of having fun! They playfully tease people by tugging at their clothes, scare them with their screeching voices or frighten domestic animals. One thing Kalikangiaroi loves more than teasing is a piece of “loukaniko” traditional sausage.

Gift(ja)

Dokidoki Gakuen Kessen!! Youki Daimashiro(ja)

Four heroes set out to rescue girls taken by ayakashi.

Late Afternoon(en)

Emily finds herself disconnected from the world around her. She goes on a journey through her memories and relives different moments from her life. Emily must look to her past so that she may fully embrace the present.

The Conductor(en)

An animated short from Lejf Marcussen about a visceral conductor.

Extension 101(en)

A man made of newspaper waits and waits by the telephone.

In the West Wing(en)

A man with a gun for a head and two conjoined twins share a prison cell.

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life(en)

Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.

Achilles(en)

With the loss of Patroclus (his undeclared male lover), Greek warrior Achilles returns to the Trojan War.

Balance(de)

The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. Each man is aware that the platform is not stable and in order not to fall to their deaths, they maintain a careful balance of weight to prevent the platform from tipping too far and cause them all to fall.

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation(en)

An animated documentary that explores the terrain of father/son relationships, as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father.

Model Citizen(en)

A dystopian world where everyone is born and raised to become a "model citizen".

Gunpowder(ru)

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be doomed. The film is based on a true event: a small group of fearless soldiers transported a large supply of gunpowder through enemy lines to Leningrad.

A(en)

Single-channel video installation commissioned by Public Art Development Trust, London.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4(en)

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

Re/cycle(en)

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.

Sintomático(pt)

Darling(te)

Prabha prepares to meet Nandini, his childhood friend, at a reunion party organised by his father. However, things take a turn when Nisha, a gangster's daughter, falls in love with him.

Panda(fr)

Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too young to drive and the road is a bit strange.

Two Summers(en)

8-year-old Lewis Poppy's refusal to "die of loneliness" propels him on a difficult journey to try to bring his deceased mother back to life.

Rakhi(te)

An ambitious and young man named Rama Krishna avenges his sister's death after her in-laws burn her alive due to their greed for dowry. Thereafter, he starts killing every man that harasses a woman.

The Art Of Waiting(he)

Liran and Tali, a couple in their thirties who dream of having a child together, are one day told that they will have to undergo fertility treatments. What seems simple at first turns out to be very complex.

Spring(ru)

This is a story about a city guy Nikolai, who will have to go instead of his friend on a rural business trip. A series of funny events, meetings and the beauty of the Yakut village encourage Nikolai to make an important decision in his life…

Blue Bath(en)

A bluish water flows in the scraping of a bathtub, then occurs ...

Re-Births(fr)

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experience their sexuality and their sexual identity: Giovanna, woman transgender of Colombian origin, Roman, Russian transgender man, Cate, Ugandan lesbian mother, Yi Chen, young Chinese gay man…

Re-Cycling(en)

This direct-to-draw animated film on 35 mm film features the imagery of 10 European directors in a collective project. Each produced 1 minute of animation on film, drawing directly onto it in his or her own style.

Zidane, une équipe de rêve(fr)

Amazonia(en)

In the dangerous world of the Amazon Rainforest, finding a meal proves to be an impossible task for a little treefrog named Bounce. His luck changes when he meets Biggy, a blue-bellied treefrog who takes him under his guidance and shows him the ways of the jungle in this animated journey set to Beethoven's Symphony No. 8.

Main Krishna Hoon(hi)

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.

The Tested(en)

A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.

Titanic(de)

In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay schemes to reverse the direction of his company's plummeting stock value. Onboard the Titanic, brave German 1st Officer Petersen struggles to convince his self-important British superiors not to overexert the ship's engines.