Shorts Animation Competition

From realism to surrealism and abstraction, all animated shorts of the competition programme manifest both depth and style.
In the variety of 2D, 3D and stop-motion animation, the films' characters assume the form of animals to express what humans cannot. They focus their gaze on the nature of relationships, which can wither away. They explore femininity and motherhood and dare to examine social malaise as well. Their design ranges from the lush to the minimal, and their directors can bridge our new, online brave world with our old unexplored natural world. We can relate to nuns in love, gay male desires, anxious artists and overworked athletes all with one intake of air. The films are alternatively brave and witty, all revealing the need for connection – whether being one of the Greek gods or your familiar and lovable cow. It's all in the eye of the animation beholder.

Shorts Animation Competition 1

Shorts Animation Competition 1

Local title
Shorts anima võistlusprogramm 1
Director
Michael Faust, Rachel Gutgarts, Daria Kashcheeva, Lea Vidakovic, Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Country
Israel, France, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Canada
Shorts Animation Competition 2

Shorts Animation Competition 2

Local title
Shorts anima võistlusprogramm 2
Director
Elodie Dermange, Chaerin Im, Sodeikaite Birute, Nienke Deutz, Stephen Vuillemin, Heta Jäälinoja
Country
Switzerland, South Korea, Denmark, Canada, France, Belgium, Finland
Shorts Animation Competition 3

Shorts Animation Competition 3

Local title
Shorts anima võistlusprogramm 3
Director
Pernille Kjaer, Olivér Hegyi, zhan zhang xu, Natasza Cetner, Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
Country
Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia, Taiwan, Poland, Saudi Arabia
Shorts Animation Competition 4

Shorts Animation Competition 4

Local title
Shorts anima võistlusprogramm 4
Director
Carla Melo Gampert, Flóra Anna Buda, Ryan McCown, Tom CJ Brown, Alisi Telengut, Pavla Baštanová
Country
Colombia, France, Hungary, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Czechia
Shorts Animation Competition 5

Shorts Animation Competition 5

Local title
Shorts anima võistlusprogramm 5
Director
Marta Magnuska, Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp, Elie Chapuis, Ainslie Henderson, Levi Stoops, Martina Mestrovic, Carolina Sandvik
Country
Poland, Latvia, Switzerland, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Croatia, Sweden
Shorts Winners

Shorts Winners

Local title
Shorts võidufilmid