Students are the future of animation. They are also the most innovative, daring filmmakers, not afraid to experiment with techniques and topics. The strand explores the creative diversity of European animation students.
Length: 75′
Do Something / Do Something
Sofija Živković (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)Germany, 2025, 12'22''
A blood cell has to go on a mission to see the brain and convince him to make their dehydrated body drink some water.
Adhezija / Adhesion
Rafael Cuculić (Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb)Croatia, 2025, 3'39''
A man and a woman accept each other in spite of their insecurities.
Domov / Home
Rebeka Salomėja Kavaliauskaitė (Vilnius Academy of Arts)Lithuania, 2025, 4'38''
A lonely man lives in a city full of people, but he does not see them. Black colour covers his consciousness and he loses touch with reality. Since the constant journey up and down repeats in his daily life, in search for some meaning, the man finds a red stone, but the meaning is not created.
Steel Feel / Steel Feel
Katerina Ku (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Film and TV School)Czech Republic, 2025, 4'14''
Through meditation, the protagonist journeys into the depths of his subconscious, exploring his hidden emotions and fears. Along the way, he faces challenges of self-control and acceptance, trying to understand himself and overcome his inner struggles and anxieties.
Weathered / Weathered
Karina Casanas Invernon, Jáchym Bouzek (University of the Arts London)United Kingdom, 2025, 6'25''
Stringed along by frameworks of a hard to grasp outside world, Weathered follows a life-sized puppet who longs to connect to their own rhythm.
Sucker / Sucker
Angelina Damm (Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg)Germany, 2025, 6'25''
Set in a mysterious dark forest inhabited by luminescent slug-like creatures, our protagonist feels disgust over the community's habit of consuming rotten plants. Driven by a refusal to conform, he decides to abandon communal life, causing his own glow to dim.
After a Whale / After a Whale
Kate Jansone (Estonian Academy of Arts)Estonia, 2025, 5'16''
A young girl goes to a swimming pool and meets a killer whale, being with him awakens her, but unfortunately nothing in this world is eternal.
Moj oče in Scania / My Father and Scania
Anna Burka (Illyés Animation School)Hungary, 2025, 3'40''
A short story about my truck driver father’s adventures with reindeer, oranges, and the northern lights.
Antonio / Antonio
Elisa Fanais, Zottola Daniela (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, sede Piemonte)Italy, 2025, 6'42''
In a southern Italian village, the ‘Wedding of the Trees’, an ancient agrarian rite of pre-Christian origin, is being celebrated. Among the crowd is also Antonio, a child who, playing with ants, is involved in the ceremony in his own way.
Ptica v meni / The Bird from Within
Laura Anahory (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Escola das Artes)Portugal, 2025, 5'56''
The film follows a woman and the bird that lives inside of her, and how their inability to live together leads to physical wounds to her body.
Red Meat / Red Meat
Eleni Aerts (KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent)Belgium, 2025, 5'50''
A poetic visualisation of pain, discomfort and vulnerability.
Women’s Club / Women’s Club
Anđelina Petrović (University of Nova Gorica, School of Arts)Slovenia, 2025, 3'42''
A woman arrives at a club for a party. From the moment she steps out of the taxi, she is harassed by the men around her — until she’s had enough and kills one of them in the women’s bathroom.
Immature / Immature
Eddy Wu (AKV St. Joost School of Art & Design)The Netherlands, Taiwan, 2025, 5'57''
Immature is a colourful animated documentary that explores the fluidity and complexity of gender identity. The film delves into the evolving experiences of a transgender gay man, capturing the nuances of his self-exploration.