Competition Programs | International competition 4
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  • Run Rostam Run
    Hossein Molayemi

    Iran | 2017 | 11:37

    Rostam-the old Persian national hero- should travel to the future and come to contemporary Tehran, in order to make up for what he has done to his own son. In Tehran, he doesn't know whether to choose the legal or illegal way to reach his legitimate goal.

  • Sea
    Marharita Tsikhanovich

    Czech Republic, Belarus | 2017 | 03:50

    Melancholic and minimalistic narration in the form of animation about the transience of being and the levity of the time, about the illusion of freedom and the loneliness of a little man in the sea of life.

  • Tweet-tweet
    Zhanna Bekmambetova

    Russia | 2018 | 11:10

    Our life is like walking on a tightrope. In times we are scared or lost we lose balance. When we are happy and excited we forget we walk on a rope. We can even fly! Main characters are girl Luba and her friend Sparrow. Silly Sparrow doesn’t know fear. By playing with him Luba forgets her she is on a rope…

  • Kuckuck
    Aline Höchli

    Switzerland | 2017 | 03:10

    The skinny, young girl spends her time alone feeding pigeons in the park. But even they fly away from her. Suddenly, company turns up. But the beanpole feels uneasy about the new companionship, so she sets about going to a specialist for parasites.

  • Mercurio
    Michele Bernardi

    Italy | 2018 | 10:00

    Through his passions that link him to his childhood, a young man manages to accept the unavoidable human condition’s rules.This way, he escapes the physical and mental alienation of the fascist dictatorship and gains absolute freedom. 

  • The Voice Over
    Claudia Cortés Espejo, Lora D'Addazio, Mathilde Remy

    Belgium | 2018 | 04:44

    Bobby has a problem: he hears voices in his head… and they seem to narrate everything he does.

  • The Cat’s Regret
    Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli

    France | 2018 | 08:37

    Punished by his mother, a ten-year-old boy, who hates his little brother, is forced to spend an afternoon with an uncanny old man. The boy will receive a lesson in life by uncovering the old man’s terrible secret.

     
  • Below
    Olga Makarchuk

    UK | 2017 | 08:00

    Below the sea level the past seems to be a happier place. Though how far can you escape on your chair underwater? An absurd and slightly surreal film based on Director’s father’s experience as a sailor on a Soviet atomic submarine.

  • Travelogue Tel Aviv
    Samuel Patthey

    Switzerland | 2017 | 06:00

    A young art student from Switzerland arrives for six months in Tel Aviv. 
    Through drawing he will learn to analyse, understand and free himself to this contrasted environnement.

  • Embodying Voice
    Ala nunu Leszynska

    UK | 2017 | 00:45

    A short lipsync inspired by a piece of recording found in the British Library archives.

  • Cyclists
    Veljko Popovic

    Croatia | 2018 | 07:20

    The cycling season is nearing its grand finale. During the final race, the two men in the lead are competing for more than the Grand Trophy; they are fighting for the affection of a lady and fulfilment of their erotic fantasies. Meanwhile, the small port town prepares for the arrival of a large ocean liner and its dashing captain.

  • Flower Found!
    Jorn Leeuwerink

    Netherlands | 2017 | 06:46

    A beautiful red flower stands in the middle of the forest. When it suddenly disappears Mouse is very sad. Bird takes Mouse around the forest to search for the flower and other animals join in too. Then they think they've found the flower and things quickly get out of hand.

  • Death Van
    Michael Enzbrunner

    Canada | 2017 | 06:07

    In this computer animated short, the fictitious space-rock duo DEATH VAN tours through a miniature world inhabited by surreal creatures that are haunted and terrorized by a menacing and mischievous entity.