Moral Support
Vuk Jevremović (independent)
Croatia, Germany, 2024, 4'20"
Inspired by the music of the Slovenian band Laibach and the song “Moral Support”, the film evokes the echoes of the first decades of 20th century through artistic movements.
Nema mjesta / No Room
Jelena Oroz (Bonobostudio)
Croatia, 2024, 6'22"
In this film, cars have legs. Perhaps that is why they feel free to use the pavement as they please. There is no room, but could we perhaps be a little more considerate?
Matta und Matto / Matta and Matto
Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp (YK Animation Studio/SRF)
Switzerland, 2023, 10’15"
In a dystopian world where touch is forbidden, Matta and Matto offer refuge to the lonely at Hotel Vaip. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind-bending rooms at their transient hotel, one’s deepest desires are fulfilled and surpassed, but this comes at a price.
Leptir / Butterfly
Sunčana Brkulj (Adriatic Animation/Late Love Production)
Croatia, Denmark, 2024, 8'07"
A community of garden creatures all contribute to the flow of life, using water from a fountain. When a butterfly gets stuck in the fountain, they’re faced with an unfamiliar situation.
Kafka. Iemīlējies / Kafka. In Love
Zane Oborenko (Atom Art/Maur Film)
Latvia, Czechia, 2024, 10'10"
Franz and Milena – between them a distance, her husband and loads of letters – it is love that fills Kafka’s life with light and hope and at the same time illuminates the fears and darkness in him. Inspired by Franz Kafka’s Letters to Milena Jesenská.
Spooky Loops
Stas Santimov (independent)
Ukraine, 2024, 4'08"
Spooky Loops is a compilation of independent films of 13 ultra-short animated stories about dreams, fears, loneliness, injustice, violence, cruelty, and inhumanity.
Hurikán
Jan Saska (Last Films/Maur Film/Laïdak Films/Artichoke/Aeon Production)
Czechia, France, Slovakia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2024, 13'07"
Hurikán rushes out to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.
Innego końca nie będzie / There Will Be No Other End
Piotr Milczarek (Fumi Studio)
Poland, 2024, 8'04"
A social satire, told in five acts, delves into our society, its behaviors, and flaws. The narrative, conveyed through light and attractive visuals, serves as a cautionary tale about the potential consequences if we fail to eliminate foolish behaviors, lack of empathy, and a lack of responsibility.
Stampfer Dreams
Thomas Renoldner (independent)
Austria, 2024, 11'50"
Stampfer Dreams is a homage to the scientist Simon von Stampfer, who presented his invention of the Stroboscopic Discs in Vienna in 1833. All characters and animated sequences in Stampfer Dreams are taken from / based on these “optical magic discs”.