The Mumps(2000)

Ironing Board(en)

A Gossy New Wave Production - A lonely and obsessive young man asks an old friend to help him fix a mysterious ironing board.

Mashkin kills Koshkin(cs)

The puppet film Mashkin Killed Koshkin, based on the short story of the same name by Daniil Kharms, is a small, absurd story of two heroes who personify the essence of the so-called "Russian soul".

Super (8) Skate(de)

Skating is cool. Super 8 films too. Fuck-shit! That was dope! // "Super (8) Skate" is a Stop-Motion short, shot on Super 8 film to express the love of skating and filmmaking.

Music Box(cs)

The mysterious mechanism of a music box keeps playing different versions of the same melody. In isolation and an atmosphere of fear you might think that other melodies do not exist because it helps to bear the constant pain. False notes give hope for a better fate and freedom but no one knows what price they'll have to pay.

Dede is Dead(cs)

Dede is dead. Before, she was always around: day and night, outside or inside, nestled in the family's arms. In his animation, Philippe Kastner shows the darkness of grief and the rich colours of memories and dreams. Dede was not just any dog. She was his dog.

The Enchanted Bell(cs)

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

Enter Hamlet(en)

Enter Hamlet is a collage of images in cartoon form of a word put in balloon in each jump-cut scene as that word is said by the narrator Maurice Evans during his “To be or not to be…” soliloquy recording.

Palomita(es)

A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.

The Frogs(en)

Dino Bone(en)

After seeing a suggestive fossil of two dinosaurs "getting it on," an anxious father tells his curious son a series of little white lies to avoid having "The Talk."

Shergar(en)

A boy lives a fast-paced, free-roaming life with his friends on the streets of Dublin, which doesn’t always lead to good choices.

When I Grow Up(cs)

Author and her crew go on a field trip to a kindergarten to ask the children what they would like to do when they grow up. The children have very clear ideas about their future, which the director visualises with the ease and artistic shorthand typical of children's drawings.

Garden Party(fr)

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.

Biograf(cs)

A Descent into the Maelström(cs)

Two brothers are caught by storm and they are drifted to the greatest whirpool on the world. Due to circumstances they will be forced to fight each other for life and death.

Sanctuary(cs)

An animal rescuer talks about her experience with adoption of handicapped animals. Sharing stories of an old sick Chihuahua, a paralyzed, French Bulldog and a frightened cat finding their perfect human companion.

Sounds Between the Crowns(sk)

A troubadour is expelled from the city when the queen sees his disfigured face. The palace guards smash his instrument as punishment, but the musician does not lose his determination to continue making music.

Inside(cs)

The animated documentary shows a day in life of a person suffering a mental illness called anorexia nervosa. It is an intimate insight into the mind of an anorexic, who must somehow interact with raw reality.

The Odd Hour(cs)

A student from Sutnar in Pilsen, who is also an animation teacher for children, uses faded old objects, transparencies, and an overhead projector in her film experiment to create different moods. However, these speak to the audience not only through their visuality, but also through the poem of the same name by Ewald Murrer.

LIMINAL(en)

"LIMINAL" is an animated student short film where we follow a little creature trying to find an end to his monotony, isolation, and loneliness.