BLOCK 2
Saturday, 9. October, 20pm
Gorodskaya Koza / Urban Goat / Die Stadtziege
Russian Federation / 2021 / Animation / 11 min
OT ohne Di / UT -
A dressed-up urban goat comes to a desolate village in Siberia to work as a doctor. The village dog falls in love immediately. More males show interest, but the goat only has eyes for the huge wolf. Her new sheep friend, however, has warned her about that animal.
Director: Svetlana Razguliaeva, Producer: Nikolay Makovsky,
Script: Svetlana Razguliaeva, DoP: Svetlana Razguliaeva,
Editor: Svetlana Razguliaeva, Sound: Marat Faizullin, Music: Marat Faizullin
Svetlana Razguliaeva was born in the Siberian town of Malyuganskiy in Russia in 1982. In 2004 she graduated in art restoration at Susdal College of Art and Restoration. Since 2007 she has contributed to several film productions.
BLOCK 3
Sunday, 10. October, 18pm
jeijay /
Germany / 2021 / Animation / 7 min
OT ohne Di / UT -
And after the happy ending? Surely, cloud nine for the lovers. And then? More and more rain, more flies and a small whale growing to enormous size.
Director: Petra Stipetić & Maren Wiese, Producer: Petra Stipetić & Maren Wiese,
Script: Petra Stipetić & Maren Wiese, DoP: Petra Stipetić & Maren Wiese,
Editor: Petra Stipetić & Maren Wiese, Sound: Christian Wittmoser, Music: Thomas Hoehl
Petra Stipetić (born in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1992) and Maren Wiese (born in Lingen, Germany, in 1990) are two animated film makers based in Kassel. They have been studying animation at Kunsthochschule Kassel since 2014. Since 2016 they have been working together as an animators' collective under the name of fishyfilms.
BLOCK 6
Monday, 11. October, 20pm
Balkanika /
Italy, Spain, France / 2020 / Animation / 5 min
OT English / UT -
This is the true story of the Croatian accordionist and composer Vladimir Sambol, who flees from the war to ice-cold Sweden, carrying with him nothing but his instrument, to finally find a love.
Director: Lu Pulici, Producer: 22s Productions - Josep Piris,
Script: O'Malamente, DoP: Bernardo Brizi,
Editor: Lu Pulici / Josep Piris, Sound: Lu Pulici, Music: Guappecartò
Lu Pulici was born in Descalvado, Brazil. He graduated as a film director from Centre d'Estudis Cinematografics de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. He works as theatre director and actor of the puppet company Trukitrek. In 2012 he founded the independent collective Lumaca Film. In 2015 he founded his own film production house 22S PRODUCTIONS.
BLOCK 7
Tuesday, 12. October, 18pm
Ecorce / Peel / Rinde
Switzerland / 2020 / Animation / 15 min
OT ohne Di / UT -
Waiting and shuffling feet, waiting and rattling, waiting and coughing. Aged hands lying in laps, water taps trickling away time. Crosses hung for consolation. Slowness and busyness in a nursing home, brought to life just before death with delicate drawings.
Director: Samuel Patthey & Silvain Monney, Producer: Mark Olexa & Francesca Scalisi,
Script: Samuel Patthey & Silvain Monney, DoP: Samuel Patthey & Silvain Monney,
Editor: Samuel Patthey & Silvain Monney, Sound: Florian Pittet, Music: Julien Gobet
Samuel Patthey and Silvain Monney were born in 1993. They studied Animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in Switzerland. Both of them directed a few short animation films before they teamed together to direct Peel. They are based in Fribourg, Switzerland, where they work as freelance film animation directors and illustrators.
BLOCK 10
Wednesday, 13. October, 20pm
Mokryie Nosochki Berty Reis / The Wet Socks of Berta Reyes / Die nassen Socken der Berta Reyes
Russian Federation / 2021 / Animation / 11 min
OT ohne Di / UT -
On a remote and rocky island there is a village with only a few inhabitants. Nevertheless, life is rich in variety. And then there is this boy whose socks can talk to observe what happens.
Director: Alexandra Shadrina, Producer: Andrey Khrzhanovsky, Nikolay Makovsky,
Script: Alexandra Shadrina, DoP: Alexandra Shadrina,
Editor: Alexandra Shadrina, Sound: Artem Fadeev, Music: Dmitry Shumilov
Alexandra Shadrina was born on 19.08.1985 in Jambul, Kazakhstan. She graduated from Moscow Academic Art College of 1905 and School-Studio “SHAR”.
BLOCK 12
Thursday, 14. October, 20pm
Obervogelgesang /
Germany / 2021 / Animation / 6 min
OT German / UT -
'Obervogelgesang' is a short film about people's ambivalent relationships to their home regions. The collision of scenic beauty and the hassle of political issues makes a young woman desperate with rage. But how and when do you start to get up and do something about it?
Director: Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Elias Weinberger, Producer: Malin Krüger, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg,
Script: Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Elias Weinberger, DoP: Elias Weinberger, Ferdinand Ehrhardt,
Editor: Andreas Bothe, Sound: Henrike Sommer, Music: Hannes Bieber
Ferdinand Ehrhardt was born in Dresden in 1999 and also grew up there. In 2014, while contributing to the short film "RUE DES FLEURS" by his sister Annegret Ehrhardt and Till Giermann, he discovered his love for animated films. He continued working at their next project, "SEALAND". Since 2018 he has been studying animation at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
BLOCK 13
Friday, 15. October, 18pm
Le bonheur des uns / The Happiness of Some / Des einen Freud
France / 2020 / Animation / 7 min
OT French / UT -
Achille, a dairy farmer, is exhausted from his daily grind and has lost his passion. When his son Felix visits him for a weekend, he is enthusiastic about his father's work and life on the farm. Even so, he can't save him from despair.
Director: Laure de Châteaubourg, Clémence Janssens, Frédéric Mesnard, Elora Fievet, Julien Hoareau, Thomas Gillon, Producer: Philippe Meis (Rubika),
Script: Laure de Châteaubourg, Clémence Janssens, Frédéric Mesnard, Elora Fievet, Julien Hoareau, Thomas Gillon, DoP: N/A,
Editor: Thomas Gillon, Sound: Laure de Châteaubourg, Elora Fievet, Music: Laure de Châteaubourg, Clémence Janssens
Laure de Châteaubourg, Clémence Janssens, Frédéric Mesnard, Elora Fievet, Julien Hoareau and Thomas Gillon have graduated from Rubika Animation school (Valenciennes, France) with a Master in digital director. In 2020, they co-directed the short film "Le bonheur des uns".
BLOCK 13
Friday, 15. October, 18pm
Agape /
France / 2020 / Animation / 7 min
OT French / UT -
Eliott, a 13-year-old boy, has to take care of his mother, who is dissolving. Both are subjected to teleportations beyond their control which keep propelling them into new places. How long will he be able to sustain the weight of this relationship, and will he succeed in making his own decisions?
Director: Gabrielle Siraudin, Maxime Delsart, Adèle Fugier, Julie Griot, Thibault Magrit, Raina Patel, Producer: Philippe Meis (Rubika),
Script: Gabrielle Siraudin, Maxime Delsart, Adèle Fugier, Julie Griot, Thibault Magrit, Raina Patel, DoP: N/A,
Editor: Julie Griot, Sound: Louis Deurre, Music: Kevin Bardin
Gabrielle Siraudin, Maxime Delsart, Adèle Fugier, Julie Griot, Thibault Magrit and Raina Patel have graduated from Rubika Animation School (Valenciennes, France) with a master's degree in digital direction. In 2020, they co-directed the short film "Agape".