Two astronauts try to rescue forbidden art treasures from a totalitarian regime by smuggling them on their mission to Jupiter. During their long space journey they then encounter some mutual disagreements.
A sticky debut animation about the overwhelming fear of amalgamating with a partner and losing your own identity. It starts with something small: the same clothes, the same friends, the same hobbies, but if you don’t watch out you will grow completely together: into a monster, to be exact. Watching this at a party, Tina feels it’s literally zum kotzen, but fortunately her boyfriend is waiting at home, who is totally different from her. Or is he?
The young Samson doesn’t feel accepted in his native Dragonville. Bullied and mocked by his peers, he decides to leave for Humanville. In this new world, he meets a boy named Simon who is willing to listen and helps him overcome his hardships. Samson gains a friend whose healing companionship stands strong through everything.
At the beginning of autumn, a squirrel prepares its reserves for winter, harvesting acorns, chestnuts and hazelnuts. As he finishes his inventory, he realizes that he is missing one nut. When he finds it, a crow flies at him, triggering a frantic chase through the branches in the forest.
A cheerful artist wakes up to the reality of war. She tries to escape to a quiet haven, only to be met by her own destructive emotions. This is a story about struggle — and strength.
Inventively crafted and emotionally compelling, the short film by Eliska Oz explores the dilemma of a young woman trying to reconcile her identity as both a creator and a mother. As the protagonist struggles to find a balance between maternal instincts and her passion for creation, her world slowly crumbles, much like a clay sculpture gradually falling apart in her hands.
Warp and Weft is an animated documentary short about traditional textile crafts. A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them. Stemming from the fear of these artforms slipping away in a society that no longer values the human labour behind them.
Butty, the graduation film of two students from the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (Berlin University of Technology), shows a day in the life of the household robot, which the mother sends away after a mishap in the kitchen.
PHANTASMAGORIC is a visually immersive short film that reimagines physical activity through the lens of video feedback and analog distortion. Merging kinetic footage with experimental techniques, the film dissolves into dreamlike abstractions. Through layered textures and shifting rhythms, PHANTASMAGORIC invites viewers into an otherworldly meditation on motion, memory, and the surreal nature of perception.
33RD & CLOVER is an animated short film about a stray kitten who is ousted by his colony and pushed to the brink of starvation. When a mysterious and ethereal cat appears and offers the kitten visions of sanctuary, he is encouraged to set out on a journey through the unknown city streets outside of his alleyway.
Two people tune into each other across the noise of the world. When the signal fades, what remains? A story of connection built not on certainty, but on echoes, pauses, and the quiet rhythm of shared moments. A relationship told through the subtle shifts of presence and absence, of intimacy and distance, and the traces we learn to hear when someone is gone.