Programme 5

1. MS. BUTTERWORTH'S CHERRY PIE 01:16
Canada 2021
Directed by: Cameron Lightly
Screenplay: Cameron Lightly
Animation: Cameron Lightly
Technique: 2d Animation
Music: Matteo Farncombe
Production/School: Concordia University
Dialogue language: English



A seemingly normal old woman reveals a haunting secret when a pie is made.




2. PETITE 05:24
Switzerland 2021
Directed by: Nina Mégroz
Screenplay: Nina Mégroz
Animation: Nina Mégroz
Technique: Digital 2D
Music: Augustin Sjollema
Production/School: HEAD - Genève
Dialogue language: None
Subtitles language: None



A lonely young woman has to live with a very small person who does not seem welcome in her daily life. How will they manage to resolve their differences and finally accept each other?




3. CERBERUS 03:18
United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Erin Rose Wilson
Screenplay: Erin Rose Wilson
Animation: Erin Rose Wilson
Technique: 2D Toonboom Harmony
Production/School: UCLan
Dialogue language: English

When a man named Ollie decides to adopt a little black dog, he can't wait for life with his new best friend to begin. However, not all is as it seems. Cerberus is a story about friendship, separation, and change - both positive and negative.


4. ONE WAY TICKET 05:03
Taiwan 2022
Directed by: Jia Rong Li
Screenplay: Ju Jun Lin
Technique: 3D Computer
Production/School: Da-Yeh University
Dialogue language: none
Subtitles language: none



Expounding the indifference of modern people to the things around them, and the train conductor representing the god of death, satirizing the public's blind faith in the media's unilateral reports.




5. MACHINES "Pilot" 05:00
Italy 2021
Directed by: Cristian Ciumac
Screenplay: Cristian Ciumac, Sara Armentano
Animation: Sara Armentano, Ornella Lacovara, Giulia Chiatti
Technique: 2D and 3D Animation
Music: Domenico Verga, Antonio Zonno
Production/School: Leonardo Del Casale / IED-Istituto Europeo di Design
Dialogue language: Italian
Subtitles language: English



Machines, a series made in mixed animation techniques which tell the relationship between human, machine and divinity.




6. TO LIVE A PRECARIOUS LIFE 03:14
Kazakhstan 2021
Directed by: Anita Chernykh
Screenplay: Anita Chernykh
Animation: Anita Chernykh, Malika Abdukeeva, Asya Bikkulova, Arda Yesenkazy
Technique: Cut-out animation
Production/School: Kazakhstan National Academy of Arts "Т. Jurgenov"
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



Grandfather becomes a thief to ensure a good life for his grandson.What will the grandson do when he finds out about this?




7. RAINBOY 04:05
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022
Directed by: Sandra Marić
Screenplay: Sandra Marić
Animation: Sandra Marić
Technique: Puppet animation
Music: Mario Nikolić
Production/School: Mladen Đukić / Academy of Arts Banja Luka



Rainboy and his raining cloud annoy passers-by from the very beginning of the story - nobody wants to be wet. He starts a journey and finds his purpose - he and his cloud will travel and do good. Unselfishly giving help to others has its price - his cloud dries out. Fortunately, he meets a girl with a similar cloud and when he shows her how to do good, a rainbow-like bond emerges and his power to do good returns.




8. MY BRAIN BURST OUT LAUGHING 07:15
Iran 2022
Directed by: Ali Astaraki
Screenplay: Ali Astaraki
Animation: Ali Astaraki
Technique: Mixed media
Music: Sohrab Karamroudi
Production/School: Sooreh University, Tehran



This animation is made experimentally and narrates the war in this world, and human beings ignore the impact of their behavior on their environment.




9. NOBODY 04:40
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Mia Incantalupo
Screenplay: Mia Incantalupo
Animation: Mia Incantalupo
Technique: 2d Animation
Music: Davin Natdie, Mitski
Production/School: School of Visual Arts
Dialogue language: English



A retelling of The Odyssey from the cyclops' perspective.




10. TRIBULATIONS / Tribulaciones 04:03
Argentina 2022
Directed by: Alejandro Laureano, Martín Crisafulli, Lilén Faeda, Pablo Agustín Tomaselli
Animation: Alejandro Laureano, Martín Crisafulli, Lilén Faeda, Pablo Agustín Tomaselli
Technique: Frame by frame
Production/School: university of buenos aires / FADU
Dialogue language: No



An afflicted and decaying body is submerged in a state of insomnia, until it is affected by an insect, which takes it on a vertiginous journey through memories and vestiges of other lives, culminating in a turbulent metamorphosis.




11. BUEN CAFÉ 07:17
Puerto Rico 2022
Directed by: Issa Herrera
Screenplay: Issa Herrera, Mercedes Howard
Animation: Issa Herrera, Isfahan Hamid
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Zachary Valaha,
Production/School: Issa Herrera / Columbus State University



Ruben, and his daughter, Lupe, cherish their morning routine, but when Lupe’s school work becomes overwhelming, her father feels their relationship may be in jeopardy. The two must face their own struggles while remembering what is really important. 




12. LIGHTS OUT 03:33
China 2022
Directed by: Lan Wang
Screenplay: Lan Wang
Animation: Lan Wang
Technique: 2d Animation
Music: J.B. McCarthy
Production/School: California Institute of the Arts
Dialogue language: English



A quiet connection between two people.




13. MISSING PIECE 02:09
China 2022
Directed by: Jing Zhang
Screenplay: Jing Zhang
Animation: Jing Zhang
Technique: Jing Zhang
Music: Hedeyuki Hashimoto
Production/School: Ringling College of Art and Design
Dialogue language: N/A
Subtitles language: English (the title)



In a world full of puzzle pieces, a person is looking for the piece of his heart.