Professional Competition 7

1. Soep 10:00 Netherlands 2023
   Honorary Mention - International Professional Short Animation- Jury
   

   Directed:	Christa Moesker
   Screenplay:	Christa Moesker
   Production:	martin venema

   
   

   A castaway and the ocean in a confrontational walz. A castaway is trapped on a small sandbank. One day he digs a plastic masonry tub out of the sand and tries to escape the island with it. However, the sea has other plans and takes the castaway on a confrontational excursion.

2. Interns / Becarias 09:40 Spain 2023
   

   Directed:	Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda, Marina Cortón
   Production:	Leticia Montalvá
   Dialogue Language:	No Dialogue

   
   

   Three young friends face the challenge of paying rent for their shared flat each month.

3. The Magic Violet Rabbit / 魔法の紫ウサギ 13:05 Japan 2023
   

   Directed:	Kotoko Nakamura
   Screenplay:	Kotoko Nakamura
   Production:	Kotoko Nakamura
   Dialogue Language:	English, Japanese

   
   

   To escape from his dull life, a man wishes to become a wizard. He wants to be a "real" wizard, not a "fake" one.

4. Soup Mix 03:00 United States 2023
   

   Directed:	John Dawson
   Screenplay:	John Dawson
   Production:	John Dawson

   
   

   “Soup Mix” is an experimental film made by Colorado artist and filmmaker John Dawson in 2023. This short film is 100% hand made by drawing, painting and scratching directly onto 16mm and Super 8 film stock. My films are all about motion and having fun! I hope people are entertained and energized by all of my films. You can think of it like a ride at the amusement park or view it the same way you might view fireworks or abstract painting. The music is Dubai Rave Riddim by Miyagisama on pixabay.com. Norman McLaren, Len Ley and Steve Woloshen were all great influences and inspiration for this work.

5. WORLD TO ROAM 12:21 United Kingdom 2023
   

   Directed:	Stephen Irwin
   Screenplay:	Stephen Irwin
   Dialogue Language:	English

   
   

   Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.

6. Millions of scarlet roses 14:10 Russian Federation 2023
   

   Directed:	Galina Golubeva
   Screenplay:	Galina Golubeva
   Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev

   
   

   The young officer passionately fell in love with a provincial actress who loves only flowers.

7. Fishbowl world / Mundo pecera 11:47 Spain 2023
   

   Directed:	Marco Antonio Toledo Oval
   Screenplay:	Marco Antonio Toledo Oval
   Production:	Marco Antonio Toledo Oval
   Dialogue Language:	Spanish

   
   

   Abdou, contrariado por la situación social, económica y política general, hace frente a la cruda realidad buscando un cambio simbólico que le sacará de “su pecera.

8. The cactus 10:25 Brazil 2022
   

   Directed:	Ricardo Kump
   Screenplay:	Ricardo Kump
   Production:	Ricardo Kump
   Dialogue Language:	No Dialogue

   
   

   A man, troubled by a severe nervous system disease, finds himself paralyzed in a remote and hostile environment after an accident. His situation takes new directions as he surrenders and accepts his new reality. An horror film inspired by Santiago Dabove (1889 - 1951) short story "Ser polvo".

9. The Lovely Sky 14:10 Iran 2022
   

   Directed:	Amir Mehran
   Screenplay:	Amir Mehran
   Production:	Mohammad Reza Karimi Saremi
   Dialogue Language:	Persian

   
   

   An impatient fighter pilot bombs cities every day. He returns to his little girl every night after completing his mission. The girl loves to fly, but the father doesn't fulfill his daughter's dream because of the bitter memory of his wife's death. The war is getting closer every day. A day an incident changes their life, forever.

10. THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES / Trchox terevneri ergy 12:37 Armenia 2023
    

    Directed:	Armine Anda
    Screenplay:	Armine Anda, Roman Balayan
    Production:	Armine Anda
    Dialogue Language:	Armenian

    
    

    A journey to a dream through an encounter between Suna, a twelve-year-old girl who uses leaves as a blanket, and an old man who possesses secret knowledge. A reflection on friendship between a father and a daughter, a teacher and a student, an adult and a child, and the path that can turn the impossible into possible... The invented letters in the film are inspired by old Armenian symbols.