International Competiton Animated Film 2

Films

The Wild-Tempered Clavier

Filmstill The Wild-Tempered Clavier
The Wild-Tempered Clavier
Anna Samo
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
A story inspired by Bach’s timeless music, narrated on the editing table and painted on six rolls of toilet paper. A multicoloured and at the same time profound pleasure.

Where the Jasmine Always Blooms

Filmstill Where the Jasmine Always Blooms
Where the Jasmine Always Blooms
Husein Bastouni
Germany
International Competition Animated Film
A Palestinian neighbourhood in southern Damascus. The memory of a lost home is patched together from pictures of a life between the debris of war, constant threats, youth and jasmine.

Contains depictions of war scenes

Haunted House

Filmstill Haunted House
Haunted House
Ayden Lamb
Canada,
USA
International Competition Animated Film
The dark confines of a flat, light still burning in the kitchen. Ghostlike apparitions mingle with old video recordings. This was the home of a loved one who lived in two worlds.

Contains mentions of death

Aferrado

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Aferrado
Esteban Azuela
Mexico
International Competition Animated Film
Joel repairs engines, but now his own is overheating because of his side job as a gangster’s henchman. He must take a decision. A breathless ride through Mexico City begins.

Contains depictions of physical violence, murder, drug-use

The Diffusion Pilot

Filmstill The Diffusion Pilot
The Diffusion Pilot
Aurelijus Čiupas
Estonia
International Competition Animated Film
The machine compares, sorts, mixes millions of images, creating and dissolving. An intellectual game and research project on the contradictory nature of AI-based animation.

Photosensitivity warning

Extremely Short

Filmstill Extremely Short
Totemo mijikai
Koji Yamamura
Japan,
USA
International Competition Animated Film
The last syllable on the lips of a dying man is “da”. Koji Yamamura translates a short story by author Hideo Furukawa into a thrilling and highly dynamic film.

Hurikán

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Hurikán
Jan Saska
Czech Republic,
Slovakia,
France,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
International Competition Animated Film
A Prague food stall has run out of beer. Regular Hurikán takes matters into his own hands. An epic parkour in the drowsy but steep side streets of the city begins.

Contains depictions of physical violence, drug-use

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