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Competition 4

Fri, 13. 3., 21:00Sat, 14. 3., 18:00
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Nina

Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková (Ové Pictures)
SK
2014,
17’02

The story of a timid boy and a woodland girl who are both connected and separated by fear. Their strong bond becomes almighty in their fantasy world. But as friendship turns to love, fear arrives in an unexpected form.

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No Signal

Katharina Huber
UK
2014,
05’37

A man shaves his head and waits. He looks out of the window, listens at the door and waits – like the rock in his chest drawer. When the time is right both will leave the house to meet others and do what rocks are for.

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Nieprawdopodobnie elastyczny czowiek / An Incredibly Elastic Man

Karolina Specht
PL
2013,
05’00

The story of a man without his own shape. Because of his ephemeral body he is constantly being shaped by the people, things and places around him. Can one live completely detached from others and from reality, and who or what decides who we are in the end?

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The Bigger Picture

Daisy Jacobs
UK
2014,
07’05

A life-size animated short about two brothers struggling to care for their elderly mother. With  wit  and warmth,  we  see  the  brothers  endeavour  to  deal  with  a situation that  one  day  faces  all  of  us .

Oscar® nomination 2015.

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My Milk Cup Cow

Yantong Zhu
JP
2014,
11’03

Nunu’s father tells his 4-year-old daughter that there’s a cow at the bottom of her milk cup. Nunu drinks her milk, only to realize that there is no cow. Gradually the daughter stops believing her father.

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Black Tape

Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot
DK
2014,
03’00

The victim and the victimizer dance in an entangled tango, occupying the frame and the space between brushstrokes.

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My Stuffed Granny

Effie Pappa
UK
2014,
09’22

Little Sofía loves her grumpy granny, even though she is always hungry and eats the little food the family can buy. Her pension is the only thing keeping the family alive. To what extremes will Sofía and her father go once granny is no more?

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No Fish Where To Go

Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau
CA
2014,
12’28

Based on Marie-Francine Hébert’s book of the same name, a friendship unites two little girls from opposing clans in a village where tensions are mounting. A modern tale which compassionately and poetically addresses intolerance and the consequences of war.

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Bus Story

Tali
CA
2014,
10’51

Our protagonist dreams of becoming a bus driver in order to cruise down quiet country lanes and connect with nature, her young charges and their parents. But the idyllic view of her new job is sorely tested after she meets her surly boss.

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