A competition strand reserved for students of European universities. They are in the running for the Young Talent: Student Jury Award, presented jointly by the School of Arts (University of Nova Gorica), as well as the Academy of Fine Arts and Design and the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (both University of Ljubljana).
Lenght: 64′
Stop! / Stop!
Brina Fekonja (University of Nova Gorica, School of Arts)Slovenia, 2025, 2'20''
I took the painting The Painter by Marlene Dumas as the starting point for my work. Sometimes my thoughts buzz. The physical act of creation can empty the mind and help me embody myself. Unfortunately, this does not change reality.
Razpršena svetloba / Lights, Haze
Tata Managadze (RE:Anima European Joint Master in Animation)Georgia, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, 2025, 8'04''
Utopian symbolic playgrounds from memories are interconnected through sharp, flickering lights.
frfolobocija / whirlwild
Stella Hood, Mascha Balura, Gülberk Elif Bosgelmez (Kunsthochschule Kassel)Germany, 2025, 1'08''
A cat takes flight, the storm ignites... Shapes flutter back and forth, crisscrossing and mingling.
Taming Phenomena / Taming Phenomena
Shunyuan Yao (Estonian Academy of Arts)Estonia, 2025, 9'56''
A short film that depicts a metamorphosis from “chicken” to “elephant”: animation enables metamorphosis precisely because it realizes a transformation from image to concept. The film employs an experimental collaborative approach to initiate a visual discussion between images, concepts, and intersubjectivity.
Materi Zemlje / Earth Mothers
Anna Giulia Pricoco (ISIA Urbino)Italy, 2025, 3'22''
Earth Mothers is an emotional and wild journey through the immense power and delicate beauty of nature, where two women, embodying water and earth, weave through an endless dance. They seek each other inside a magical house, reflection of the eternal and ever-changing spirit of Nature.
Tam je bila luna! / There was the Moon!
Simone Caramazza (Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo)Italy, 2025, 3'03''
From the depths of Pirandello's sulphur mines begins a dreamlike journey into the recesses of the human soul. An arcane Sicily inhabited by animal, human and natural presences and ancestral litanies, balanced between appearance and reality.
Mati zore / Mother of Dawn
Clara Trevisan (RE:Anima European Joint Master in Animation)Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Brazil, 2025, 8'09''
In the void of night, a hungry creature looks for food and perpetuates an everyday cycle.
Poslednja sodba / Little Saints
Clémence Taveau (La Poudrière)France, 2025, 4'07''
On a school trip to Italy, three school friends share a bedroom in a convent.
droben film o posilstvu / tiny film about rape
Nebe Motýlová (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Film and TV School)Czech Republic, 2025, 9'09''
The animated documentary follows a girl confronting objectification. Collages from magazines, diary sketches, and imprints on the skin reveal how societal pressure takes hold early. Where does innocence end, and where do remarks begin that can lead to sexual violence?
Bele maline / White Raspberries
Isidora Vulić (La Poudrière)France, 2025, 3'57''
The stories and silences of mothers are often handed down, generation after generation.
Zootrope / Zootrope
Lena Martinez (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Animation)France, 2025, 7'47''
During a visit to a zoo, our gaze lingers on the last silhouettes and stories that still inhabit the place.
Arahnofobija / Arachnophobia
Melita Sandrin (University of Nova Gorica, School of Arts)Slovenia, 2025, 2'49''
A seemingly harmless prank turns into a wild nightmare involving spiders.