Noodle Fish
Kim Jin man (B01 Project Animation)
Južna Koreja/South Korea, 2012, HD, 9'46''
Noodle Fish is a pin-screen animation, made with plain noodle bought from regular markets. “To be a grown-up, you've got to get out of the water.” With this, the tadpoles disappear. Noodle Fish, a friend of them begins his journey for the world outside the water.
Klops
Daniel Leyva, Bianca Meier (Animation School Hamburg)
Nemčija/Germany, 2012, HD, 1'31''
Going to the movies is always a matter of joy, or isn't it?
Rdeča kapica, ponovno / Crvenkapica, još jedna / Little Red Riding Hood, Once Again
Ana Horvat (Bold Studio)
Hrvaška/Croatia, 2012, HD, 1'
Little Red Riding Hood reluctantly goes into the woods... How will she overcome her fears?
Moje nogavice / Kutsushita / My Socks
Ikuo Kato
Japonska/Japan, 2012, digiBeta, 7'14''
One day at school, a kid gets his socks so dirty while playing with his friends. Afraid of being scolded by his mother, he hides the socks at home so she won’t be able to find them. However, by doing so, the kid gets to feel more and more frightened, imagining what if they get found, and overwhelmed by the feeling of guilty.
Second Hand
Isaac King
Kanada/Canada, 2011, HD, 7'35''
The term “second hand” refers to the ticking hand on a clock; it also describes re-used items. Would you rather save time? Or save stuff? This film examines the imbalance and waste created by these modern obsessions.
Next Door Letters
Sascha Fülscher (SADA)
Švedska/Sweden, 2011, digiBeta, 14'30''
Lilja and Sandra decide to play Melitta a prank. They send her a love letter signed with an invented name – a boy's. When Lilja receives a letter in return, she begins a secret correspondence. What started off as a practical joke turns into a crucial turning point in Lilja’s life. Next Door Letters is an animated short film based on a true story about playing with identity.
Rising Hope
Milen Vitanov (HFF “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg/ZDF/Milen Vitanov Productions)
Nemčija/Germany, 2012, HD, 10'
A good-hearted racehorse wins one race after another, making his jockey a champ. But the only lush green meadows he knows are the images on the flat screen monitor in his horse box. Then something goes wrong and nothing seems to work any more. A humorous animation about the love of fresh grass.