Pfau / Peacock
Julia Ocker (Studio Film Bilder)
Germany, 2018, digital, 3'37"
The peacock is a big star onstage. His feathers, however, want a fair share of the fame.
Drôle de poisson / Funny Fish
Krishna Chandran A. Nair (Folimage/Nadasdy Film)
France, Switzerland, 2017, digital, 6'20"
In the middle of the ocean, a school of fish comes to the rescue of a red fish floating on the surface of the water. They try to do everything they can to help it come back into the water and breathe, unaware that it is in fact a balloon.
Gelato – Die Sieben Sommer Der Eisliebe / Gelato – Seven Summers Of Ice Cream Love
Daniela Opp (Daniela Opp)
Germany, 2017, digital, 12'18"
Almost 80 years separate Rosa and Molly, however, the love for ice cream connects the two magically. Can one imagine that something this wonderful was once completely unknown around here? At least Rosa can. She looks back on her first few summers of ice cream love.
Itämeren Muovigodzilla / The Plastic Godzilla Of The Baltic Sea
Ambulance (Animaatiokopla)
Finland, 2018, digital, 3'06"
The Plastic Godzilla of the Baltic Sea! Coming soon! It´s catastrophic!!! The film was made with the help of volunteers who collected and animated trash on a beach in Helsinki in the summer of 2017.
Piat Minut Do Moria / Five Minutes To Sea
Natalia Mirzojan ("Peterburg" Animation Studio)
Russia, 2018, digital, 7'05"
Mom tells her daughter to have a five-minute break before she’s allowed to swim again. Those five minutes seem like eternity to the little girl. She’s trying to entertain herself by watching other beach goers who spend their own five minutes in different ways. However, everyone is waiting for their own “swim”.
Planeetta Z – Yllätysmuna / Planet Z – Surprise Egg
Maria Björklund (Pyjama Films)
Finland, 2017, digital, 6'50"
Tora, a two-mouthed tiger-like creature, is looking for something to eat. It runs into a pile of eggs, but the egg Tora snatches from it hatches in its mouth! Out comes Pinki, who tastes so disgusting Tora can’t eat it, but it seems Tora also can’t get rid of Pinki, who seems to think Tora is its mother.
Vdol' E Poperyok / Between The Lines
Maria Koneva (Aqwarius Film)
Russia, 2017, digital, 4'23"
A Zebra finds she is completely alone in a world where everyone has a partner. So she searches for her love, despairs, but finally finds another Zebra. These two match each other perfectly in their abstract love dance.
La Tortue D’or / The Golden Tortoise
Celia Tisserant, Celia Tocco (Les Films Du Nord/La Boîte... Productions/Pictanovo)
France, Belgium, 2018, digital, 11'52"
A fisherman and his wife live together happily in their humble dwelling. One day, the man finds a tortoise with a golden shell caught in his nets. The tortoise promises the fisherman that all his wishes will come true if he lets her go free. This touching version of a traditional tale illustrates how greed often gets the better of men and women.
Teoria Zakata / The Theory Of Sunset
Roman Sokolov (Peterburg Animation Studio)
Russia, 2017, digital, 8'48"
Deep in the night, a dedicated cyclist traverses a wintry forest. His challenge is to make sure the new day gets off to a fresh and timely start.