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Best of the Elephant: 20 years Najboljši iz Slona: 20 let

različni avtorji / various / 47 min / 8+

A selection of the finest animated shorts from this year’s Elephant in Competition, these are Children Jury’s favourites!

Log Jam: The Snake
Alexei Alexeev (Studio Baestarts)
Hungary, 2008, 1'

Deep in the forest three animals love nothing more than freestyle jammin’ with their customized instruments. The bear’s on bass, there’s a howlin’ wolf, and the rabbit provides the beats – with his head.

A Girl Named Elastika
Guillaume Blanchet (Guillaume Blanchet)
Canada, 2013, 3'30''

Elastika is not like any other little girl. First, because she is made of elastics. Also because her universe is a land of cork. Her journey is also one of a kind, as she jumps from one building to another, crosses an ocean solo or travels to space holding on to a firework rocket. Her adventure, shot in stop motion, required over 10,000 pictures.

Ježeva kuća / Hedgehog's Home
Eva Cvijanović (NFB/Bonobostudio)
Canada, Croatia, 2017, 10'08"

In a lush and lively forest lives a hedgehog. He is respected and envied by other animals. However, his unwavering devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards Hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly standoff.

Teoria Zakata / The Theory Of Sunset
Roman Sokolov (Peterburg Animation Studio)
Russia, 2017, 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.

Teofrastus
Sergei Kibus (Nukufilm)
Estonia, 2018, 15'

A tale of freedom and compassion, set in the 1980s Soviet Estonia, as experienced by a cat and recounted by its owner. Cat Teofrastus lives a homeless life at a train station. One day, he is offered a home by a family living in a nearby countryside house. However, the happy life is short-lived when the cat is taken to the big city and gets lost on the streets.

Loop
Pablo Polledri (Uniko/Maniac Planet)
Spain, Argentina, 2021, 8'

In this society, each human being repeats the same action over and over again; in this society, each human being repeats the same action over and over again; in this society, each human being repeats the same action over and over again; in this society, each human being repeats the same action over and

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