SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 Short Film Competition

SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1

THE MIRACLE
2022 Belgium 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Nienke Deutz
Forty-year-old Irma goes on a vacation to an all-inclusive resort. Soon after her arrival she realizes the place is meant for young families, and Irma has to find her own place in this holiday paradise.

SWEET LIKE LEMONS
2023 UK | Finland 5 MIN
DIRECTOR Jenny Jokela
SWEET LIKE LEMONS is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade,” only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but the lemons still taste sweeter than what you left behind.

UR HEINOUS HABIT
2023 USA 13 MIN
DIRECTOR Eugene Kolb
A blackmail email prompts a filmmaker to explore the intersection of shame and masturbation through a series of Zoom conversations with his friends.

MY NAME IS EDGAR AND I HAVE A COW (JMENUJU SE EDGAR A MAM KRAVU)
2023 Czech Republic 7 MIN
DIRECTOR Filip Diviak
Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees at a slaughterhouse.

CHUTES
2023 USA 4 MIN
DIRECTOR Kenzie Sutton
A young girl struggles to be present in her life while navigating the arbitrary rules of society, capitalism and consumerism through the lens of childhood toys.

EEVA
2022 Estonia | Croatia 15 MIN
DIRECTOR Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov
It’s pouring down rain at a funeral. There’s a lot of crying, too much wine, several woodpeckers and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.

GEORGE-PETERLAND (GÖSTA PETTER-LAND)
2023 Sweden 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Christer Wahlberg, Sebastian Rudolph Jensen
Five eight-year-olds found the imaginary world “George-Peterland,” a dreamy forest land with cute chickens you can travel to just by shutting your eyes. When rules take over the imaginary world, it becomes a nightmare.

Details

Running Time (minutes): 77

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