36th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020
11 November - 13 December 2020

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IC 01 Animated 1 - Exploding Images

If one thinks back for example to the Kinetoscope, it becomes clear that animated film is older than cinema itself, and yet it embodies the essence of the art form in the way it creates movement from stasis and brings things to life via projection onto a surface. Although sceptics have often accused it of not representing “reality”, and therefore being somehow less than “true cinema”, it is precisely this abstraction that enables animated film to address the fundamental dilemmas of our existence. The freedom to compose illustrations at will means there are no limits to the form the former can take. Thus, animated film devotes itself to questions concerning the nature of our surroundings, our collective existence, to investigations into movement in general, while depicting that which the film camera can never capture.

30.11.20, 00:00h, online: interfilm.de/sooner (Nov 30 - Dec 06)

Animated 1 - Exploding Images
11 films
Η γυναίκα με τους παπαγάλους

Η γυναίκα με τους παπαγάλους

The Parrot Lady

Michalis Kalopaidis // Cyprus // 2020 // 06:45 min

Animation

A grey figure surrounded by colourful parrots. A look at a woman who chose to live on the streets, for fear of dying alone in her home.

Ihr

Ihr

Louis Möhrle / Amélie Cochet // Switzerland // 2019 // 06:10 min

Animation

A building in which the neighbours only run into one another when taking out the trash. The collection of rubbish sacks in the courtyard threatens to become overwhelming, as the contact between residents sours even further.

The Edge

The Edge

Géraldine Cammisar / Zaide Kutay // Switzerland // 2020 // 07:20 min

Animation

A withdrawn truck driver is trapped by his habits and hardly dares to step out of the sheltered driver's cabin. His journey will however take him beyond the edge of his universe.

Marie Boudin

Marie Boudin

Margot Barbé // France // 2019 // 09:32 min

Animation

Marie Boudin searches for the sea. Determined, she looks for it everywhere, sometimes even under a pebble.

Awkward

Awkward

Nata Metlukh // United States // 2020 // 03:45 min

Animation

Everyday life is full of socially awkward moments and encounters. An anthology.

El Intronauta

El Intronauta

Jose Arboleda // Colombia // 2020 // 15:52 min

Animation

Amid the overstimulation of everyday life, El can only find peace when drawing. His works enable him to escape to a space of free-flowing creation.

Above Things

Above Things

Ina Nikolova // Bulgaria // 2019 // 04:45 min

Animation, Experimental

A man’s disillusioned look back on his life, marked by the immeasurable possibilities of the future and personal inertia and inactivity in the present.

Un Cœur d’Or

Un Cœur d’Or

Heart of Gold

Simon Filliot // France // 2020 // 12:45 min

Animation

A pound of flesh: for her son, a poor young mother is forced to sell her organs. Little by little, necessity gives way to the lure of luxury.

Freeze frame

Freeze frame

Soetkin Verstegen // Belgium, Finland, Germany // 2019 // 05:00 min

Animation, Experimental

Interrupted movements, frozen solid in ice. A mechanical motion that accidently reanimates rather than conserving them.

The Last Day

The Last Day

Dalibor Rajninger // Bulgaria // 2019 // 04:50 min

Animation

A lonely woman burdened with memories of happier days seeks tranquillity in a confusing world. Based on the poem “The Last Day” by Maria Doneva.

Gorilla in the Washing Machine

Gorilla in the Washing Machine

Huei Jen Hung // Estonia // 2019 // 08:14 min

Animation

Harvesting seeds, swimming a lap or just making tea: colourful animal creatures cross paths while cheerfully going about their routines at night.