Student Competition 6

1. Shrooms 02:36 United Kingdom 2024
   

   Directed:	Rhys Harvey-Watkins
   Screenplay:	Rhys Harvey-Watkins
   Production:	University of Hertfordshire

   
   

   Sometimes you pick the mushrooms, and sometimes they pick you...

2. Trott 03:30 Spain 2024
   

   Directed:	Leire Martinez
   Dialogue Language:	English, Spanish

   
   

   Trott, a lonely turtle goes through a hard journey full of greed and ambition, which will play a dirty trick on him.

3. Goodbye Kepler 07:10 Spain 2024
   

   Directed:	Nerea Ayala, Patricia Fañanás, David Modroño, Iraia Yarto
   Screenplay:	David Modroño
   Dialogue Language:	Basque, English, Spanish

   
   

   After 9 years in deep space, the Kepler space telescope is running out of fuel and about to turn off. Haley, a 12-year-old kid saddened by the news, goes to the field to bid farewell to Kepler.

4. L'Animal Sauce Ail 06:37 France 2023
   Honorary Mention - International Student Short Animation- Jury
   

   Directed:	Ysaline Debut, Isa Cotte, Aurélien Duchez, Camille Rostan, Clément Mouchel, Diane Mazella
   Screenplay:	Ysaline Debut
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	French

   
   

   Gooseville, close to nothing and far away from everything. The place where Goosevillers lead themselves to destruction. The inhabitants live off the farming of species that they overexploit each time, from geese to tadpoles. Each new managing and self consuming environment is told throughout low budget homemade TV shows. Advertising, teleshopping and others show us the devolution of a small French village rushing towards its end.

5. Are you there Mr. Wolf? / Loup y es-tu ? 06:37 France 2023
   

   Directed:	Louise Laurent, Alizée Van de Valle, Emma Fessart, Jeanne Galland, Célina Lebon, Annouck François
   Screenplay:	Louise Laurent
   Production:	Philippe Meis

   
   

   A little girl named Mischa lives in the suburbs of Moscow. She has just made a beautiful violin out of paper. She wants to play for the big monsters who live in the apartment. But the less they listen to her playing the violin, the more the Wolf dangerously prowls near her.

6. Little Man / Bonhomme 05:20 France 2023
   

   Directed:	Pauline Pilarek, Aurélie Marchand, Laureline de Cremoux, Ariane Krief, Julie Olivieri, Clément Plays
   Screenplay:	Pauline Pilarek
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	French

   
   

   Junior is a sensitive teenager. His father, on the other hand, is a gruff hunter, determined to turn his son into a man in his image. After disappointing his father once more during target practice, Junior takes the family rifle. He heads off alone into the forest, ready to face his own nature.

7. Spot the Differences 06:44 France 2023
   

   Directed:	Brune de Cerval, Fleur Larcena, Clémence Beauprez, Aurélie Lequien, Yohan Gameiro, Samantha Liu
   Screenplay:	Brune de Cerval
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	English

   
   

   Lottie, a nine-year-old perfect little girl, discovers a sumptuous dollhouse in her attic. This dollhouse turns out to be the exact replica of the imposing Victorian house Lottie lives in. More than a simple toy, this dollhouse is a "spot the differences" game with very strict rules. Lottie begins her quest to find the differences between her house and its miniature replica.

8. Stabat Mater 13:09 France 2023
   

   Directed:	Hadrien Maton, Quentin Wittevrongel, Arnaud Mege, Coline Thelliez, William Defrance
   Screenplay:	Hadrien Maton
   Production:	Carlos De Carvalho

   
   

   The sorrowful son was standing beside the rope weeping, while his creator was hanging.

9. Ny Fiaran'i Dada (My father's car) / Ny Fiaran'i Dada (La voiture de Papa) 11:06 France 2023
   

   Directed:	Jeremy Andriambolisoa, Cérine Raouraoua, William Ghyselen, Benjamin Germe
   Screenplay:	Jeremy Andriambolisoa
   Production:	Carlos De Carvalho
   Dialogue Language:	Other

   
   

   Two brothers in Madagascar have to repair their father's car before they get caught.

10. Ideal 11:42 France 2023
    

    Directed:	Mathilde Nicolas, Axel Raffensdorfer, Élise Ruamps, Jade Billy, Lucie Maugnié, Anthony Bartholet
    Screenplay:	Mathilde Nicolas
    Production:	Carlos De Carvalho
    Dialogue Language:	French, Latin

    
    

    "You gave me mud and I created gold." - Les Fleurs du Mal, Charles Baudelaire.

11. The Last Drop 05:16 France 2023
    

    Directed:	Constance Braun, Mathilde Zupancie, Lauriane Devaux, Timothée Adens, Charlie Bossuyt, Raphaël Debroize, Baptiste Janusz
    Screenplay:	Constance Braun
    Production:	Carlos De Carvalho
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    Just for you! When you buy a full tank of gas, get your mini-town free! Come quick before the rain falls.

12. Confusion of the Afternoon / 午後的迷茫 02:50 Taiwan 2023
    2nd Place - International Student Short Animation - Jury
    

    Directed:	Yung-Chieh Lee
    Screenplay:	Yung-Chieh Lee
    Production:	Chiao-Fang Lin
    Dialogue Language:	No Dialogue

    
    

    In the boring afternoon after class, two boys played poker cards. The inadvertent physical touch and eye contact touched one of the boys. In game after game, he has a beautiful imagination from this indescribable feeling, and feels that all subtle touches seem to be dancing. However, it’s just that in this game where gays obsess over heterosexual men, he finally has to face the moment when the dance ends... This film is conceived of the "straight crush" plot in which young gays are obsessed with heterosexual men in their exploration of sexual orientation. It combines a variety of touch-related art mediums, trying to use the concepts of touch and gaze to describe the common experiences and memories of gay growth and memory.

13. Vanima za Varaždin 2 (Vanima for Varaždin 2) 05:14 Croatia 2024
    

    Directed:	Anabela Mlinarić, Vita Dvoržak, Sara Majnarić, Vigo Gulić, Eva Košić, Emili Milisavljević, Oleksandr Saško Moskalov, Kala Šmic, Franka Bogović, Bernard Herceg, Karlo Kokijer, Lovro Ledenko, Leona Lesjak, Klara Nagy, Franka Žnidar, Jan Štimec
    Dialogue Language:	Croatian

    
    

    Cut-out animation of photographs from the main square in Varaždin (Croatia), as well as photographic self-portraits of members of the Vanima Film Creative Studio from Varaždin and their drawings and paintings, in which children imaginatively and interestingly illustrate their view of everyday life taking place in front of the centuries-old Varaždin Town Hall building. Creating and playing with collage snippets under the camera, the young animators use black-and-white photographs and drawings, occasionally adding bright red to symbolically touch upon the colors of the Varaždin flag. By placing their animated photo portraits in the context of the main city square, they sometimes indirectly, and more often directly, emphasize that over its 500-year existence, the Town Hall has witnessed the joys, weddings, councils, chaos, disputes, protests, and celebrations of the people of Varaždin. Hence, the film is titled Vanima for Varaždin.

14. Milan 04:19 India 2023
    

    Directed:	Deepak Milind Pendam
    Screenplay:	Deepak Milind Pendam
    Dialogue Language:	Marathi

    
    

    This film explores the transformative events that reshaped my life, drawing from real experiences that altered its course. It centers on a seemingly ordinary individual whose life is marked by both the realization of a long-held dream and the devastating loss of someone deeply cherished. As the protagonist achieves his long-sought admission into IIT Bombay, he faces the heartbreaking departure of a loved one who was a constant presence in his life. The story highlights the profound connection between a father and son, capturing the emotional paradox of attaining success and enduring loss at the same moment. This film mirrors my own journey, reflecting the intimate bond I shared with my father and the life-altering impact of these pivotal experiences.

15. Hollow 03:33 Poland 2024
    

    Dialogue Language:

    English, Polish

    
    

    A day in the life of a solitary old-timer, where routine collides with the surrealism of his home – a tree hollow on the outskirts of a village.

16. Frog 02:00 Not Specified 2024
    

    Directed:	Hattie Greenwood
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    A frog goes on an accidental adventure when a hopping-stone turns out to be a jellyfish.