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Bowls by Laurie Rowan at Pictoplasma 2021

ANIMATION
SCREENINGS



A fresh selection of 70 cutting edge animated shorts and premieres lighten up your home screen, during 4 new, thematic screening programmes full of psychedelic eye candy, virtual popcorn and ingenious storytelling.

PROGRAM 1

HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE

 

Small Talk

2021 / US / 02’29”
Christopher Rutledge, Thomas Goulet

Sound Design: Christopher Knollmeyer
Client: Adult Swim

loaf.zone

Reality

2020 / ES / 07’51”
David Fidalgo Omil

distributionwithglasses.com

Some of my Favorite Numbers

2021 / US / 02’20”
Roman Muradov

Sound Design: Dory Bavarsky

bluebed.net

Hit and Run

2020 / UK / 04’18”
Hannah Brewerton

Music: Rebecca Nisco
Sound Design: Alistair Hobson
Production: Royal College of Art

vimeo.com/hannahbrewerton

The Edge

2020 / CH / 07’00”
Zaide Kutay, Geraldine Cammisar

Music: Mirjam Schnedl
Sound Design: Etienne Kompis
Production: Ulmi Film, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

zaidekutay.org

Powerwash (I Love You)

2020 / UK / 02’30”
Rory Waudby-Tolley

rorywt.com

Fuelled

2021 / CA / 09’02”
Michelle Hao

Music: Sebastian Reuten
Production: Sheridan College

michellehao2000@gmail.com

Save Ralph

2021 / UK / 03’54”
Spencer Susser

Character Design: Andy Gent, Claudia Brugnaletti, Christy Matta
Sound Design: Robert Mckenzie
Client: The Humane Society International, Alldayeveryday
Production: Arch Film Studio

afstudio.london

Polka-Dot Boy

2020 / JP, DK / 07’39”
Sarina Nihei

Music: Jens Mitlas
Sound Design: Horret Kuus
Production: Miyu Productions

cargocollective.com/sarinanihei

Friend of a Friend

2020 / FR / 14’00”
Zachary Zezima

Music: Arthur Dairaine
Sound Design: Mathieu Z’Graggen
Production: Sacrebleu Productions

sacrebleuprod.com

Chronic

2020 / FR / 05’25”
Tiphanie Maya, Clémentine Poeymiroo, Camille Orain

Sound Design: Antoine Gasse
Production: ECV Bordeaux

ecv.fr

Squid - Pamphlets

2021 / DE / 08’04”
Raman Djafari

Music: Squid
Client: Warp Records
Production: BlinkInk

instagram.com/ramandjafari
PROGRAM 2

Psychedelic Midnight Mix


Oh What a Dream It Was

2020 / US / 00’50”
Adam Rokhsar

Sound Design: Nathaniel Rodriguez-Vera
Production: Aesthetic Candy Productions

adamrokhsar.com

When the Moon was Gibbous

2021 / DK, IT / 03’41”
Erika Grace Strada

Music: Milan Grajetzki
Sound Design: Andrea Martignoni
Production: The Animation Workshop

egracestrada.com

Pause, Play, Repeat

2020 / US / 04’29”
Ankita Panda

Sound Design: Katie Gately
Production: University of Southern California

animation.usc.edu

Tiny Snout and the Hare Migration

2019 / AR / 06’00”
Florentina Gonzalez, Nerina Landi

Sound Design: Daniel Tamborini
Production: Da Vinci School

instagram.com/florenttttina

Wheel of Life

2021 / BA / 04’00”
Tamara Maksimović

Music: Ruslan Perezhilo
Production: AEON production

aeonproduction.com

Like A Rabbit

2020 / US / 02’38”
Na Yon Cho

Music: Laura Mello, Minyoung Kwon
Sound Design: Na Yon Cho, Warren Heller
Client: Adult Swim

nayoncho.work

Leaders

2020 / CA / 07’00”
Faiyaz Jafri

Production: Hyper-Unrealism

faiyazjafri.com

Ocumicho Devil

2021 / MX / 00’47”
Hugo Becerril Ramírez

instagram.com/cockroach_brain

The Wellspring and the Tower

2020 / HU / 07’30”
Melinda Kadar

Sound Design: Jozsef Iszlai
Production: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

mome.hu/en/kapcsolat

0000E8

2020 / US / 03’38”
Yana Pan

Sound Design: Franky Fox
Production: California Institute of the Arts

yanapan.com

j0_0j

2021 / DE / 03’06”
Franz Impler

Music: Zouj (Adam Abdelkader Belhaj-Lenox)
Client: City Slang

franzimpler.com

Arka

2020 / HR / 14’00”
Natko Stipanicev

Music: A. Vivaldi, J. S. Bach
Sound Design: Natko Stipanicev
Production: Kreativni sindikat

bonobostudio.hr/en/distribution/arka

Aggressive Schtreiss, Sims 5 idm

2021 / BG / 03’33”
Ivelina Ivanovaa

Sound Design: Trohi
Client: National Culture Fund, Bulgaria

vimeo.com/krivi

Thank You

2020 / UK, CR / 07’30”
Julian Gallese

Production: Royal College of Art

juliangallese.com

Death by Unga Bunga - Not Like the Others

2020 / NO / 04’36”
Andreas Emil Lund

Music: Death by Unga Bunga
Client: Jansen Records

andreasemillund.tumblr.com
PROGRAM 3

Characters ‘R’ Us

 

March of the Ding Dings

2021 / US / 03’00”
Christopher Rutledge

Design: Sam Taylor, Christopher Rutledge
Music: DJ Douggpound, Cer Spence

loaf.zone

Don't Stand for Injustice - PETA

2020 / US / 01’00”
Fons Schiedon

Character Design: Felicie Haymoz, Fons Schiedon
Sound Design: Bram Meindersma
Client/Agency: PETA / CD: Christian Carl, Matt Stein
Production: United Tricks

fonsschiedon.com

Curious World of Animals

2021 / US, UK / 04’26”
Dante Zaballa, Osian Efnisien

Character Design: Osian Efnisien
Music: Puerto Music

dantezaballa.com
osianefnisien.com

Love Nose No Bounds

2021 / UK / 02’30”
Harry Bhalerao

Music: Alexia Charoud

harrybhalerao.com

Green Life

2021 / UK / 01’00”
Ricard Badia, Russ Etheridge, Milo Target

Character Design: Ricard Badia, Russ Etheridge, Milo Target
Music: Mutant Jukebox
Sound Design: Mutant Jukebox
Production: Plank

plankstudio.co

Hassan K - Gard Giri

2021 / FR / 03’30”
Adrien Tison

Character Design: Clotilde Auboeuf Dominguez
Music: Hassan K
Production: October Tone

adrientison.fr

Gunther

2014 / US / 06’50”
Erick Oh

Music: Forbnl
Sound Design: Andrew Vernon

erickoh.com

Bowls

2020 / UK / 00’24”
Laurie Rowan

Sound Design: Laurie James Ross

laurierowan.com

Bye Little Block!

2020 / HU / 09’00”
Eva Darabos

Sound Design: David V. Bodnar
Production: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

mome.hu

Eahwee – Shame

2021 / UK / 01’44”
Ruffmercy

Music: Eahwee ft. Melanin 9

ruffmercy.com

Congregation

2021 / AU / 03’00”
Nick Simpson

Sound Design: Griffin James

vimeo.com/user13994960

Honey Sweet

2021 / UK, SE / 03’27”
Inari Sirola

Music: Yellow Majesty (Amir Haj-Bolouri)

inarisirola.com

Jameeleh

2020 / US / 01’28”
Yusef Najafi

newbvl.com

S+C+A+R+R - I Had To Leave

2021 / FR / 04’00”
Jack Antoine Charlot

Music: S+C+A+R+R
Client: Cinq7, Wagram Music
Production: Passion Paris Production

jaaack.fr

CryptoArt

2021 / SE / 01’00”
Bee Grandinetti

Music: Stonefree
Client: Animography

beegrandinetti.com

Why You Will Never Find the Right Person

2019 / DO, UK / 03’35”
Tomás Pichardo

Client/Agency: The School of Life
Production: Tomatico

tomatico.net

Big Crunch

2021 / HU, US / 02’00”
Júlia Farkas

Sound Design: Péter Benjámin Lukács
Production: Adult Swim

instagram.com/litopterna

2020 Diary

2021 / ES / 08’00”
Avi Ofer

Music: Gareth Coker, JV Audio

aviofer.com

Peejay - Seoul Sori

2020 / KR / 03’08”
Kim Kyoung-bae

Music: peejay

instagram.com/kimbyeonggae

Throat Notes

2020 / AU / 08’30”
Felix Colgrave

youtube.com/felixcolgrave

The Pitch Song

2021 / CA / 01’34”
Giant Ant

Character Design: Rafael Mayani
Music: Conor Whelan, Playdate
Production: Giant Ant

giantant.ca
PROGRAM 4

Character Detox


Ezra Furman - Every Feeling

2020 / US, IL / 02’42”
Sivan Kidron

Music: Ezra Furman
Client/Agency: Bella Union Records

sivankidron.com

I Can't Relax Here

2021 / US / 01’33”
Peter Javidpour

Production: Piano Falls

peterjavidpour.com

Washing Machine

2020 / CZ / 05’00”
Alexandra Májová

Sound Design: Jan Richtr

instagram.com/saskamajova

In Shape

2021 / US / 01’52”
Nolan Downs

Sound Design: Limes & Cherries

vimeo.com/nolanjdowns

S+C+A+R+R - Never Give Up

2021 / FR / 04’14”
Jack Antoine Charlot

Music: S+C+A+R+R
Client: Cinq7, Wagram Music
Production: Passion Paris Production

jaaack.fr

It's A Messy Business

2021 / UK / 01’15”
Laurie Rowan

Music: Tom Haines
Sound Design: Ieva Vaiti
Client: Shots Awards
Production: Nexus Studios

laurierowan.com

Lion on Tiger - Love Angle

2020 / CL / 01’50”
Diego Cumplido

Music: Lion on Tiger

diegocumplido.com

Guff Maturity

2020 / UK / 01’06”
Peter Millard

hellopetermillard.com

Groove Armada - Lover 4 Now

2020 / US, UK / 03’38”
Fons Schiedon

Music: Groove Armada feat. Todd Edwards
Commissioner: Lisa Wilkinson
Production: Forever

forever-pictures.com/fons-schiedon

My Shiny Friend

2021 / RU / 02’33”
Elizaveta Kutepova

Music: Elina Iudina
Production: HSE art and design school

design.hse.ru

Dream Cream

2019 / EE, CA / 04’46”
Noam Sussman

Music: Iva Delic
Sound Design: Deanna Marano
Production: Estonian Academy of Arts

noamsussman.com

Cooking Part 2

2020 / DE / 01’12”
Elenor Kopka

Sound Design: Brent Busby
Client: Adult Swim

instagram.com/elenorkopka

Breakfast

2020 / UK / 00’47”
Caitlin McCarthy

Sound Design: Dogbotic
Client: Adult Swim

c8l.in

How Have You Been?

2020 / UK / 04’55”
Polly Nor & Andy Baker Studio

Character Design: Polly Nor
Music:  Little Dragon
Sound Design: Andrea Gard & Nick Ainsworth
Client: WePresent by WeTransfer
Production: Andy Baker Studio

pollynor.com
andy-baker.com

Khai Dreams

2020 / UK / 02’45”
Joseph Melhuish

Music: Khai Dreams
Client: AWAL Digital Limited (Kobalt)

josephmelhuish.com

Mercury's Retrograde

2020 / UK / 06’00”
Zohar Dvir

Sound Design: Alexia Charoud
Production: Royal College of Art

zohardvir.com

Typically

2021 / UK / 02’04”
Anna Ginsburg, Caitlin McCarthy

Character Design: Caitlin McCarthy, Guy Field
Music: Jungle
Client/Agency: Bloody Good Period / Mother London
Production: Strange Beast

annaginsburg.co.uk
c8l.in

Career Limiting

2021 / UK / 01’00”
Anna Mantzaris

Music: Peter van der Fluit
Client/Agency: Global Women / Saatchi & Saachi NZ
Production: Passion Animation Studios

annamantzaris.se

PLANimation

2020 / US / 02’49”
Yves Geleyn

Sound Design: David Kamp
Client/Agency: Area 23
Production: Hornet

hellohornet.com

Bad Company

2020 / TR / 01’00”
Sedef Ertem

Character Design: Sedef Ertem, Yunus Emre Ersoy

instagram.com/sedef.ertem

Reduction

2021 / HU / 11’00”
Réka Anna Szakály

Sound Design: Chris Allan Tod
Production: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

szakalyrekaanna.com

Opera

2020 / KR / 09’00”
Erick Oh

Sound Design: Andrew Vernon
Production: Beasts and Natives Alike

beastsandnatives.com