Programme

A-Z

Sally Arthur // England // 2007 // 03:20 min

animation

Mrs P sure loved to walk. As founder of the A-Z Map of London, it´s a good thing she did. Come on a typographic tour of the roads less travelled in this nostalgic romp through the streets of London.

Bamiyan

Patrick Pleutin // Frankreich // 2007 // 14:00 min

animation

632 AD, a Chinese monk discovers the prodigious Buddha statues in the valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. In 2008, the children of the valley tell us about the tragic destiny of these statues that were destroyed by Talibans in 2001.

Long Journey Home

Billie Mintz, Jeffrey Stewart Timmins // Kanada // 2008 // 06:00 min

animation

A boy returns from a great journey to a village that does not recognize him for the changes he has endured. They are unable to cope with both the transformation he has undergone and the message he has brought. They drive him away ...

Muto

Blu // Italien, Argentinien // 2007 // 07:26 min

animation

Animated figures hurry across the house facades and walls of Buenos Aires and Baden near Zurich.

Post!

Matthias Bruhn, Christian Asmussen // Deutschland // 2008 // 13:20 min

animation

In a small village, a postman burns all the letters he is meant to deliver and replaces them with letters he has written himself. This leads to him becoming the centre of attention in the village.

Ona koja mjeri

She Who Measures

Veljko Popovic // Kroatien // 2008 // 06:40 min

animation computeranimation

This film poses the question: Are we ever truly free? Are we slaves to the culture and society we were born in or is there perhaps a way to escape after all?

Shaman

Luc Perez // Dänemark // 2008 // 11:00 min

animation

An old Inuit man waits at a bus stop in Copenhagen. When he suddenly notices a bird from his homeland of Greenland, he is reminded of events in his youth.

Animator vs. Animation

Alan Becker // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika // 2006 // 03:30 min

A stick figure is created by an animator for the purpose of being tortured. Fighting with every tool available to him such as the computer brush and eraser, the figure struggles to survive. In a war of resourcefulness versus power, who will win?

Thé de l'Oubli

Sandra Desmazieres // Frankreich // 2007 // 14:00 min

animation

Night falls and a young lady finishes her cup of tea before going out. But her walk leads her from the street to a magic trip through dream worlds and nightmares.

Mutt

Glen Hunwick // Australien // 2008 // 07:01 min

animation

All work and no play leads to imminent disaster for a disgruntled farmer, his cow and a hardworking dog.