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Up & Coming 1

Thu, 14. 3., 18:00Sun, 17. 3., 18:30

70‘

‘Two of each kind’ they said, didn’t they? But two male peacocks also insist on their right to board Noah’s Ark. A young woman tries one last time to overcome her shyness, and the son of a fisherman discovers the beauty of nature. The Up & Coming competition presents outstanding works by students of international film and art schools. Attention: Passionate young animators at work!

HOMESICK

Noy Bar, Yoav Aluf & Hila Einy
IL
2018,
7’15 (Bezalel Academy of Art and Design)

A crisis in a young woman’s life forces her to return to her parents’ home. Her reappearance unsettles literally the delicate balance in the family nest.

Food Chain

Mari Kivi & Liis Kokk
EE
2018,
8’30

On one hand it’s dirty work and on the other hand a gorgeous product.

Grandma’s Matchbox

Ayana Sakurada
JP
2018,
5’54 (Tokyo University of the Arts)

Junko returns to her hometown to resolve a quarrel she once had with her grandmother. But her grandma is nothing like she used to be. Junko feels regret and anxiety as she looks back on their life.

O Jezu! | Oh, God!

Betina Bożek
PL
2017,
3’ (Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow)

A world that loses its original shapes loses its identity. Groaning ‘Oh, God!’ as a main theme combines it all: a grimace, a sigh and a quiet whisper of despair at our own impotence.

Zugot Zugot | Two Of Every Kind

Efrat Chen
IL
2017,
8’38 (The School of Audio & Visual Arts, Sapir College)

Two male peacocks insist on their rights and demand to board Noah's ark.

Pulse

Sarah Forest, Cécile Floucat, Pauline Javelot, Juliette Gales, Thibaut Wambre, Kevin De Garidel
FR
2018,
6’38 (Supinfocom Valenciennes)

Jonas, a sensitive young man from a fisherman’s family, finds a huge dead whale on the beach, harpooned from every side. Deeply shaken at the sight of this slaughter and feeling the pain the animal has been through, he is torn between his traditions and his empathy for nature.

Xian

Roxane Campoy, Pauline Ledu, Myriam Belkheyar & Gwenaëlle Bavoux
FR
2017,
6’45 (École Georges Méliès)

A long time ago, a terrible emperor commissioned a painting to celebrate his cruel reign.

Chwast | Thicket

Adrianna Matwiejczuk
PL
2018,
4’10 (Polish National Film School in Lodz)

A young girl is struggling with extreme shyness. One day she decides to give herself one last try in overcoming her fears.

Kwadratura kola | Squaring The Circle

Karolina Specht
PL
2018,
4’50 (Polish National Film School in Lodz)

Square seems to live amidst chaos and endless changes – until we realize that he is part of a hypnotizing system of routines and constant repetition that does not allow any movement.

Mum Is Not At Home Today

Zitong Mai
UK
2018,
4’30 (Royal College of Art)

Told in a humorous and absurd style, this is a bittersweet story about childhood and escapism.

Eisnasen

Veronica Lingg, Joel Hofmann
CH
2017,
8’ (Hochschule Luzern)

Bo and Moco live in an ice-cold world. Moco blames the ice for his snotty nose and starts melting it with his Bunsen burner. At the same time Bo tries to fix the damage with needle and yarn.

Tricky Women - International Animation Filmfestival Vienna