Polcan and Shavka

It has to be lived once and dreamed twice(en)

In the sixth great mass mortality of the earth, humankind became extinct. Their technology had recently progressed so far as to deconstruct the algorithms of evolution and allow artificial life to develop on Earth.

Two Minutes(en)

In this terribly poignant tale of memory, loss and love, Juliette, a young woman paying a visit to her Alzheimer's suffering father, unexpectedly triggers a brief but touching moment of lucidity between them. A moment she hopes she will never forget, but knows in her heart he has already forgotten.

The Wolf and the Seven Goat Kids(de)

Stop-motion version of the Grimm fairy tale from the Nazi era.

Down the Mine(en)

Gordon is in disgrace, and Thomas enjoys teasing him about it – until his foolishness sinks him into his own hole. An adaptation of the story by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry.

Surface Tension(en)

Intercutting live action footage with animation, a depiction of the possible memories, repressions and fears of the leading character. The animated sections are monologues by a male figure drawn to highlight the tension between rigid and fluid body structures, skeleton and flesh.

Crumble(en)

A view from inside the isolation and perceptual distortion of senile dementia.

Home of the Heart(fr)

Omid is an Iranian immigrant who came to France with his family. One evening, in the street, he is attacked and stabbed in the heart. But Omid gets back up! At the hospital, the diagnosis is blunt: he has no heart. Did he leave it behind in Iran?

University Building(en)

Experimental documentary focusing on the design of the buildings of the Technical High School in Eindhoven. Through the visual means of film and the technical possibilities of camera and photography, reality becomes pure abstraction.

King of the Castle(en)

A heart-warming short film of two brothers and their relationship after their father's death.

A Romper(et)

Vacuum Cleaner(et)

A colourful animation about a red vacuum cleaner that threatens to swallow the whole world.

Rag Doll(en)

Although Yingying’s mother was killed in a modern day persecution and the little girl is alone on the streets of Northern China, an enchanted art form could reunite them. Enter a child’s world, where hope and imagination are more powerful than police batons or state-sponsored violence, where noble determination conquers all.

The Way Home(ko)

A zombie virus is wiping out the city. A young man chosen by drawing straws, and another man in his 40s who volunteers himself are going to the zombie area for securing daily necessities.

The Cowboy's Flute(zh)

A young boy who likes to play the flute dreams that he has lost his water buffalo.

Sun Knapping(fr)

Stems(en)

A rapturous, BAFTA Scotland-winning eulogy to the short life span of stop motion animation puppets.

The Making of Me(en)

Martin Short narrates the story of "his own" birth to explain the subjects of sex, conception, pregnancy and childbirth in an entertaining and educational way.

Little Dark Poet(en)

A poet, inverting the cliche of the starved artist in the garret, and immediately begins to compose. He has nobly romantic intentions, and begins composing a love poem, which is visualized in the style of silent cinema. Unfortunately, the poet’s darker urges keep intruding. A short film directed by Mike Booth and produced by the Bolebrothers in Bristol UK. Explores the idea of colourisation.

The Giants(cs)

A blue dwarf and a red dwarf get into a vicious argument. Each ultimately calls upon a matching giant to protect them, with unexpected results.

Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai(ja)

It starts with a kid named Dai remembering a story told to him by his grandfather, the monster magician Brass, about the defeat of the Demon Lord Hadlar by the hands of a hero who, as the story progresses, is known to be Avan.