short films, 102 min, eng subtitles, 16+
11 by Vuk Jevremović (Croatia, Germany 2022, 5’)
Three masters of football... They can perform wonders during the match and score impossible goals... But what happens in their heads when they are about to take penalty kicks?
A Most Exquisite Man / Üks imeline mees by Jonas Taul (Estonia 2021, 15’)
There exists a most exquisite man, or at least the world that surrounds him, labels and sees him as such. He has fantastic abilities, and incomprehensible talent, he could even be called a genius, yet something within him is restless. Big questions utterly absorb him, leading him to a place where all he can do is surrender his life, in order to find that which gives him and the natural world undeniable purpose and concluding peace.
PÖFF Shorts 2021 (Special Mention)
FAF Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021 (Grand Prix)
SMOF International Stop Motion Festival Argentina 2021 (Best Animation)
Amok by Balázs Turai (Hungary, Romania 2022, 14’)
After losing his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon.
Friss Hús Budapest ISFF 2022
Annecy International Animation FF 2022 (Cristal for Short Film)
Transilvania IFF 2022
Hush Hush Little Bear / Čuči čuči by Māra Liniņa (Latvia 2022, 5’)
Short animation inspired by the most popular Latvian folksong – a lullaby about a family of bears.
Berlin IFF 2022
My Father's Damn Camera! / Ta presneta ocetova kamera! by Miloš Tomić (Slovenia 2021, 6’)
A reckless boy in an almost desperate and therefore troublesome way persistently seeks the attention of his father – a photographer. Being confronted with his father’s artistic chaos and his obsessive fascination with photography life, on his path of growing up these elements eventually become essential for strengthening their father-son bond.
Balkanima European Animated FF 2021 (Best Serbian Film)
Anibar International Animation Festival 2022 (Best Film in Balkan selection)
Animafest Zagreb
Orange Peel / Kora pomorandže by Isidora Vulić (Serbia 2021, 5’)
On a train back from Spain. On her lap, a notebook of memories, and an orange.
Balkanima European Animated FF 2021 (Best Student Film)
Anima Fest Zagreb 2022
Sierra by Sander Joon (Estonia 2022, 16’)
A father and his son are losing the folkrace. In order to win, the boy turns himself into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world.
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2022
Animatricks IAFF 2022 (Best international animation)
Sisters / Sestry by Andrea Szelesová (Czech Republic 2021, 11’)
The Big Sister, a person of colossal size, is trapped in the sand in a deserted landscape. With no way to take care of herself, this burden falls on her resentful little sister. The Big Sister keeps growing and sinking deeper into her trap. Despite her sister’s attempts to stop the inevitable, she is left with one night to say goodbye and let go.
Annecy IAFF 2021
Animafest 2021
Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2021 (Student Competition Best Student Film Award)
Suzie In The Garden / Zuza v zahradách by Lucie Sunková (Czech Republic 2022, 13’)
Suzie is a little girl who goes with her mother and dad to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden. Who is it that lives there? Suzie is a little afraid. But what to do when you are afraid of someone, but you find their key on the path?
Berlin Film Festival 2022
This Will Not Be A Festival Film / To nie będzie film festiwalowy by Julia Orlik (Poland 2022, 8’)
A tale of a girl who studied animation and spent four years without a day of vacation. An animated short about a film school student who is working on her graduation film.
Krakow FF 2022
World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2022
Tirana IFF 2022
Tomato Hairytage by Laura Kočanová (Slovakia 2021, 5’)
An abstract, almost-love story of a foreigner fighting against his own habits. One occurrence in a sauna has made him question rooted stereotypes and step out of his comfort zone. That one moment starts an insane ride through his subconsciousness with a happy ending.