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Best of the World IV (2024) Svetovni jagodni izbor IV (2024)

različni avtorji / various / 75 min

A programme of the best animated shorts from around the world, programmed to give you a thorough insight into the latest developments and trends in auteur animation, including many award-winners from some of the leading international festivals.

Glass House
Boris Labbé (/independent)
Francija, 2024, 5'

Glass House is a video-sonic spectacle, a disruptive immersive experience. It is the glass Tower of Babel, a giant prism inhabited by a human anthill. It is light diffraction, a hypnotic kaleidoscope, a play of saturated colors that combine in a mesmerizing effect. It is a sensation, a mix of attraction and repulsion borrowed from science fiction novels.

La Grande Arche / The Great Arc
Camille Authouart (Miyu Productions)
France, 2023, 11'57"

With nearly 70 monumental works of art scattered throughout the district, La Défense, Paris, is Europe's largest open-air museum. Sitting between the legs of the gigantic Red Spider, I wonder how I didn't notice them before.

La perra / The Bitch
Carla Melo Gampert (Evidencia films/June Films)
Colombia, France, 2023, 14'05"

In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother and faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.

Once Upon a Time on Earth
Phil Mulloy (Spectre Film)
UK, 2024, 14'

On the outskirts of London, a family of three set off into the countryside, The child is embarking on a journey of such horror that it will change his life forever.

Monsoon Blue
Jay Hiukit Wong, Ellis Kayin Chan (Flying Monkeys Production)
Hong Kong, China, 2023, 14'10"

The dream of a goldfish to return into its wild form uproars her long-forgotten memories, and a self-conscious monsoon is about to be uninhibited.

Un genre de testament / A Kind of Testament
Stephen Vuillemin (Remembers)
France, 2023, 16'24"

A young woman comes across animations on the internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown woman with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

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