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Pictoplasma Opener 2023 by Will Anderson, Sound Design & Mix: Keith Duncan, Music: Martin Green 

 

ANIMATION
SCREENINGS



A fresh selection of sixty-six cutting-edge animated shorts and premieres illuminate the big screen in four thematic screening programmes full of psychedelic eye candy, virtual popcorn and ingenious storytelling.

PROGRAM 1

A WHOLESOME STREAM OF POSITIVE THOUGHTS

 

2022 / UK / 00'30'' Matt Partridge Sound Design: Thomas Bell Client: Giphy Production: Somesense mattpartridgeanimation.com

Best Day Ever

2022 / UK / 00’30”
Matt Partridge

Sound Design: Thomas Bell
Client: Giphy
Production: Somesense

mattpartridgeanimation.com
2023 / UK / 0'48'' AJ Jefferies moonjam.com

Peas

2023 / UK / 0’48”
AJ Jefferies

moonjam.com
2022 / US / 00'15'' Robertino Zambrano Music: Bamm Bamm Wolfgang Client: Hulu Production: Titmouse Inc titmouse.net

Be The Flame

2022 / US / 00’15”
Robertino Zambrano

Music: Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
Client: Hulu
Production: Titmouse Inc

titmouse.net
2022 / US / 00'37'' Nolan J. Downs nolanjdowns.com

Strong

2022 / US / 00’37”
Nolan J. Downs

nolanjdowns.com
2022 / AR / 03'37'' Pablo Rafael Roldan Character Design: Jesica Bianchi, Pablo Rafael Roldan, Elisa Rey Music: Siames Production: Rudo Company @films.to.festivals

Siames – All the Best

2022 / AR / 03’37”
Pablo Rafael Roldan

Character Design: Jesica Bianchi, Pablo Rafael Roldan, Elisa Rey
Music: Siames
Production: Rudo Company

@films.to.festivals
2023 / DE / 02'00'' Zohar Dvir Music: Harry Bhalerao, Alexia Charoud Client: Harvey and The Zoons Production: Zohar Dvir zohardvir.com

Harvey and The Zoons - Half As Sweet

2023 / DE / 02’00”
Zohar Dvir

Music: Harry Bhalerao, Alexia Charoud
Client: Harvey and The Zoons
Production: Zohar Dvir

zohardvir.com
2022 / NZ / 04'08'' Michelle Ang Character Design: Robert Wallace Music: Stephanie Brown Sound Design: Amy Barber Production: A Grain of Rice Productions Ltd parallelteeth.com

The Case of The Disappearing Cat

2022 / NZ / 04’08”
Michelle Ang

Character Design: Robert Wallace
Music: Stephanie Brown
Sound Design: Amy Barber
Production: A Grain of Rice Productions Ltd

parallelteeth.com
2023 / UK / 00'22'' Eva Muennich Music: Phil Brookes studiocool.cool

Jiggly Wiggly

2023 / UK / 00’22”
Eva Muennich

Music: Phil Brookes

studiocool.cool
2022 / DE / 02'02'' Elenor Kopka Sound Design: Konstantin Kopka @elenorkopka

Spring Tea

2022 / DE / 02’02”
Elenor Kopka

Sound Design: Konstantin Kopka

@elenorkopka
2022 / US / 00'15'' Dante Zabala / Juan Molinet Music: Guido Colzani Client: Hulu Production: Titmouse Inc titmouse.net

Rainbow Morning

2022 / US / 00’15”
Dante Zabala / Juan Molinet

Music: Guido Colzani
Client: Hulu
Production: Titmouse Inc

titmouse.net
2023 / AU / 01'10'' Zoë Medcraft Music: Benny Time Production: Wombot wombot.studio

I'm a Witch

2023 / AU / 01’10”
Zoë Medcraft

Music: Benny Time
Production: Wombot

wombot.studio
2020 / GR / 00'42'' Andreas Maris Sound Design: Ted Regklis andreasmaris.com

The Runaway

2020 / GR / 00’42”
Andreas Maris

Sound Design: Ted Regklis

andreasmaris.com
2022 / UK / 03'20'' Greg McLeod Music: Tim Burgess Client: Bella Union Production: The Brothers McLeod bromc.uk

Flamingos

2022 / UK / 03’20”
Greg McLeod

Music: Tim Burgess
Client: Bella Union
Production: The Brothers McLeod

bromc.uk
2022 / CN / 01'09'' Siyin Chen @siiyyyin

Intimate Space

2022 / CN / 01’09”
Siyin Chen

@siiyyyin
2022 / BE, FR, NL / 13'00'' Britt Raes Sound Design: Bram Meindersma Production: Thuristar, La Cabane Productions, Studio Pupil @brittraes

Luce and The Rock

2022 / BE, FR, NL / 13’00”
Britt Raes

Sound Design: Bram Meindersma
Production: Thuristar, La Cabane Productions, Studio Pupil

@brittraes
2023 / IL / 01'00'' Mati Ernst Music: Yuval Vilner @mati_ernst

I Am Fish

2023 / IL / 01’00”
Mati Ernst

Music: Yuval Vilner

@mati_ernst
2023 / US / 01'40'' Yusef Najafi yusef4d.com

East & West

2023 / US / 01’40”
Yusef Najafi

yusef4d.com
2022 / US / 02'41'' Nate Milton Music: Buck St. Thomas Sound Design: Kyle Sawaia natemilton.com

Viewfinder

2022 / US / 02’41”
Nate Milton

Music: Buck St. Thomas
Sound Design: Kyle Sawaia

natemilton.com
2022 / DE / 03'30'' Raman Djafari Music: DJ Piper Client: Kommerz Records @ramandjafari

DJ Piper - RIP TXL

2022 / DE / 03’30”
Raman Djafari

Music: DJ Piper
Client: Kommerz Records

@ramandjafari
2022 / US / 16'28'' Jordan Speer Music: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Sound Design: Jordan Speer, Sean Hellfritsch, Isaiah Saxon Production: End Cue, Nice Try, Encyclopedia Pictura encyclopediapictura.com

Sunbelly

2022 / US / 16’28”
Jordan Speer

Music: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Sound Design: Jordan Speer, Sean Hellfritsch, Isaiah Saxon
Production: End Cue, Nice Try, Encyclopedia Pictura

encyclopediapictura.com
2022 / PT / 06'35'' André de Almeida Music: Gonçalo Abrantes Sound Design: André Freitas @andre__bonito

Catisfaction

2022 / PT / 06’35”
André de Almeida

Music: Gonçalo Abrantes
Sound Design: André Freitas

@andre__bonito
PROGRAM 2

NOT MY CHARACTER

 

2022 / US / 00'24'' Yves Geleyn Character Design: Renaud Lavency, Matt Corsillo Music: Stefano Ligoratti Sound Design: Carmen Borgia Production: Hornet hellohornet.com

Scarecrow

2022 / US / 00’24”
Yves Geleyn

Character Design: Renaud Lavency, Matt Corsillo
Music: Stefano Ligoratti
Sound Design: Carmen Borgia
Production: Hornet

hellohornet.com
2023 / SE / 01'26'' Adam Wells Sound Design: Joe Frank adamwells.io

Hugging

2023 / SE / 01’26”
Adam Wells

Sound Design: Joe Frank

adamwells.io
2021 / DE / 04'32'' Malte Stein maltestein.weebly.com

Ding

2021 / DE / 04’32”
Malte Stein

maltestein.weebly.com
2023 / UK / 0'30'' Sacha Beeley Production: A Studio Digital sachabeeley.com

Robert Yoghurt

2023 / UK / 0’30”
Sacha Beeley

Production: A Studio Digital

sachabeeley.com
2021 / UK / 04'19'' Markus Ovre Production: University for the Creative Arts markusovre.xyz

In Harmony

2021 / UK / 04’19”
Markus Ovre

Production: University for the Creative Arts

markusovre.xyz
2022 / EE / 01'08'' Hleb Kuftseryn Sound Design: Sander Pıldsaar Production: Estonian Academy of Arts hlebkuftseryn.com

Rejection

2022 / EE / 01’08”
Hleb Kuftseryn

Sound Design: Sander Pıldsaar
Production: Estonian Academy of Arts

hlebkuftseryn.com
2023 / UK / 12'00'' Stephen Irwin Production: small time inc. smalltimeinc.com

World to Roam

2023 / UK / 12’00”
Stephen Irwin

Production: small time inc.

smalltimeinc.com
2019 / GE / 01'40'' Petre Tomadze Client/Agency: TAFU Production: Mifasi animation @petre_tomadze

A Cup of Tea in The Rainy Weather

2019 / GE / 01’40”
Petre Tomadze

Client/Agency: TAFU
Production: Mifasi animation

@petre_tomadze
2022 / DE / 06'47'' Hagar Faibish Music: Marcus Sander Sound Design: Larissa Kischk Production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF @hagar_faibish_art

RIM

2022 / DE / 06’47”
Hagar Faibish

Music: Marcus Sander
Sound Design: Larissa Kischk
Production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

@hagar_faibish_art
2022 / US / 02'27'' Samuel Lanier Music: Kyle Rodriguez Client: Adult Swim SMALLS Production: Million Monkeys Inc. adultswim.com/smalls

Dap 2: Back for Dap

2022 / US / 02’27”
Samuel Lanier

Music: Kyle Rodriguez
Client: Adult Swim SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

adultswim.com/smalls
2022 / IE / 07'42'' Eoin Duffy Music: Leo Pearson Sound Design: Gavin Little Agency: Screen Ireland Production: Studio Belly Animation Inc. regularrabbit.com

Regular Rabbit

2022 / IE / 07’42”
Eoin Duffy

Music: Leo Pearson
Sound Design: Gavin Little
Agency: Screen Ireland
Production: Studio Belly Animation Inc.

regularrabbit.com
2022 / US / 01'57'' Felipe Di Poi Music: Robert Laird Sound Design: Robert Laird Client/Agency: Adult Swim SMALLS Production: Million Monkeys Inc. adultswim.com/smalls

Little Edy

2022 / US / 01’57”
Felipe Di Poi

Music: Robert Laird
Sound Design: Robert Laird
Client/Agency: Adult Swim SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

adultswim.com/smalls
2022 / UK / 04'00'' Chris Ullens Character Design: Chris Ullens, Julian Clark Studios Music: Gayle (with Blackbear) Client/Agency: Atlantic Records Production: Jade Bogue chrisullens.com

Gayle - FMK (with Blackbear)

2022 / UK / 04’00”
Chris Ullens

Character Design: Chris Ullens, Julian Clark Studios
Music: Gayle (with Blackbear)
Client/Agency: Atlantic Records
Production: Jade Bogue

chrisullens.com
2022 / IT / 04'52'' Sara Priorelli, Maria Zilli Music: Olmo, Mississippi John Hurt Production: Autoproduction @prosarapi @zia.amria

Sweet Dreams

2022 / IT / 04’52”
Sara Priorelli, Maria Zilli

Music: Olmo, Mississippi John Hurt
Production: Autoproduction

@prosarapi @zia.amria
2022 / CH / 06'00'' Frederic Siegel Sound Design: Frederic Siegel, Thomas Gassmann Production: Team Tumult teamtumult.ch

Sit Down, Don't Touch Anything

2022 / CH / 06’00”
Frederic Siegel

Sound Design: Frederic Siegel, Thomas Gassmann
Production: Team Tumult

teamtumult.ch
2022 / DK / 06'00'' Elena Felici Sound Design: Andrea Martignoni Production: The Animation Workshop – VIA University College Distribution: MIYU Distribution elenafelici.com

Bus 35A

2022 / DK / 06’00”
Elena Felici

Sound Design: Andrea Martignoni
Production: The Animation Workshop – VIA University College
Distribution: MIYU Distribution

elenafelici.com
PROGRAM 3

Psychedelic Midnight Mix 

 

2023 / DE / 0'30'' Dominik Johann dom.ink

Terrifying Deleted Scene from Skinamarink

2023 / DE / 0’30”
Dominik Johann

dom.ink
2021 / UK / 02'48'' Gabriele Favaretto gabrielefavaretto3disasters.com

News@10

2021 / UK / 02’48”
Gabriele Favaretto

gabrielefavaretto3disasters.com
2023 / BG / 03'37'' Nikola Radulovikj Music: Impérieux - Stare Client: Sofia Records nikolarr.com

Impérieux – Stare

2023 / BG / 03’37”
Nikola Radulovikj

Music: Impérieux – Stare
Client: Sofia Records

nikolarr.com
2022 / US / 02'24'' Lucas Ansel Sound Design: Aidan Burke lucasansel.com

99¢ Pizza

2022 / US / 02’24”
Lucas Ansel

Sound Design: Aidan Burke

lucasansel.com
2020 / CZ / 04'29'' Jakub Rozehnal, Jachym Stulir Production: UMPRUM animaceumprum.cz

Are You Like The Sun?

2020 / CZ / 04’29”
Jakub Rozehnal, Jachym Stulir

Production: UMPRUM

animaceumprum.cz
2022 / US / 03'34'' Simeon Kondev, Felipe Di Poi Sound Design: Robert Laird Production: Braindead Studios wearebraindead.com

Beeline

2022 / US / 03’34”
Simeon Kondev, Felipe Di Poi

Sound Design: Robert Laird
Production: Braindead Studios

wearebraindead.com
2021 / FR / 03'00'' Charlie Mars Character Design: Charlie Mars Music: Vabaira charlie-mars.com

Vabaira - Coucou Tchoutchou

2021 / FR / 03’00”
Charlie Mars

Character Design: Charlie Mars
Music: Vabaira

charlie-mars.com
2022 / US / 02'07'' Joe Cappa Client/Agency: Adult Swim SMALLS Production: Million Monkeys Inc. joecappa.com

Haha, You Clowns

2022 / US / 02’07”
Joe Cappa

Client/Agency: Adult Swim SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

joecappa.com
2022 / US / 09'43'' Mike Anderson, Ryan Dickie Sound Design: Colin Alexander Client: Adult Swim SMALLS Production: Million Monkeys Inc. adultswim.com/smalls

Hot Future

2022 / US / 09’43”
Mike Anderson, Ryan Dickie

Sound Design: Colin Alexander
Client: Adult Swim SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

adultswim.com/smalls
2022 / DE / 04'55'' Mona Keil Music: Martin Recker Sound Design: Stefan Erschig Client: AG Animationsfilm Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ag-animationsfilm.com

Juice

2022 / DE / 04’55”
Mona Keil

Music: Martin Recker
Sound Design: Stefan Erschig
Client: AG Animationsfilm
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

ag-animationsfilm.com
2022 / US / 01'15'' Joshua Kuperman Client/Agency: Murderbike joshkuperman.com

Pig Patrol

2022 / US / 01’15”
Joshua Kuperman

Client/Agency: Murderbike

joshkuperman.com
2022 / US / 01'00'' Joe Cappa Music: Connor Birch Sound Design: The Post Haus Client/Agency: Adult Swim - Off the Air Production: Million Monkeys Inc. joecappa.com

Gabbagooblins

2022 / US / 01’00”
Joe Cappa

Music: Connor Birch
Sound Design: The Post Haus
Client/Agency: Adult Swim – Off the Air
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

joecappa.com
2021 / US / 00'43'' Nate Shaw Music: Christian Hahn nateshaw.tv

Beach Day 2: Outta This World

2021 / US / 00’43”
Nate Shaw

Music: Christian Hahn

nateshaw.tv
2022 / DK / 06'00'' Wang & Söderström Music: Samad Boughalam, CDXQ Studio wangsoderstrom.com

Rehousing Technosphere

2022 / DK / 06’00”
Wang & Söderström

Music: Samad Boughalam, CDXQ Studio

wangsoderstrom.com
2021 / US / 14'00'' Opertura Music: Juana Molina opertura.org

Hakkori

2021 / US / 14’00”
Opertura

Music: Juana Molina

opertura.org
2023 / AU / 03'07'' Renee French Starring: Jake Black, Thomas Middleditch, Brody Wellmaker, Evan Williams Production: Get In A Tube Production reneefrench.tv

Stink Eggs

2023 / AU / 03’07”
Renee French

Starring: Jake Black, Thomas Middleditch, Brody Wellmaker, Evan Williams
Production: Get In A Tube Production

reneefrench.tv
2023 / US / 08'18'' David Gelfand Production: David Gelfand, Adam Toutoungi dgelfa3d.com

Now That I'm Thinking

2023 / US / 08’18”
David Gelfand

Production: David Gelfand, Adam Toutoungi

dgelfa3d.com
PROGRAM 4

Endgame 

 

2022 / FR / 04'22'' Faux Soleil Character Design: Simon Duong Van Huyen Music: Anne Müller Production: Eddy Production eddy.tv

Anne Müller - Nummer 2

2022 / FR / 04’22”
Faux Soleil

Character Design: Simon Duong Van Huyen
Music: Anne Müller
Production: Eddy Production

eddy.tv
2022 / US / 02'15'' Michael Marczewski Sound Design: Polyphonia Client: Adult Swim - SMALLS Production: Million Monkeys Inc. adultswim.com/smalls

On-Board Computer

2022 / US / 02’15”
Michael Marczewski

Sound Design: Polyphonia
Client: Adult Swim – SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.

adultswim.com/smalls
2023 / DE, NL / 05'00'' Christen Bach Music: Elia Rediger Client: Produktiehuis Spinbarg Production: RnR Animation christenbach.de

The Great Connection

2023 / DE, NL / 05’00”
Christen Bach

Music: Elia Rediger
Client: Produktiehuis Spinbarg
Production: RnR Animation

christenbach.de
2023 / UK / 03'00'' Jon Dunleavy Sound Design: Phil Archer jondunleavy.myportfolio.com

Two Gracious Uncles Smooching to the Beat

2023 / UK / 03’00”
Jon Dunleavy

Sound Design: Phil Archer

jondunleavy.myportfolio.com
2023 / AU / 06'37'' Felix Colgrave Production: Wombot Studio wombot.studio

DONKS

2023 / AU / 06’37”
Felix Colgrave

Production: Wombot Studio

wombot.studio
2022 / US / 04'12'' Nolan J. Downs nolanjdowns.com

Only Human

2022 / US / 04’12”
Nolan J. Downs

nolanjdowns.com
2022 / CN / 09'00'' Junyi Xiao Music: Min He Sound Design: Sam Fan Agency: Bilibili vimeo.com/junyixiao

Tomato Kitchen

2022 / CN / 09’00”
Junyi Xiao

Music: Min He
Sound Design: Sam Fan
Agency: Bilibili

vimeo.com/junyixiao
2022 / IE / 02'28'' Sarah Benson Sound Design: Faith Nico Client/Agency: RTE, Screen Ireland Production: Studio Meala studiomeala.com

Hermit

2022 / IE / 02’28”
Sarah Benson

Sound Design: Faith Nico
Client/Agency: RTE, Screen Ireland
Production: Studio Meala

studiomeala.com
2022 / CA / 05'00'' Polyester Studio Character Design: SJ Lee, Lily Chiao Sound Design: Jeff Moberg polyesterstudio.com

Passage

2022 / CA / 05’00”
Polyester Studio

Character Design: SJ Lee, Lily Chiao
Sound Design: Jeff Moberg

polyesterstudio.com
2021 / NO / 04'26'' Steph Hope Music: Florent Chronie De-Maria Sound Design: Benjamin Nerheim, Andreas Waag Martinsen Client/Agency: FX, SLAQR Production: FUS! stephhope.com

Not Drifting Off

2021 / NO / 04’26”
Steph Hope

Music: Florent Chronie De-Maria
Sound Design: Benjamin Nerheim, Andreas Waag Martinsen
Client/Agency: FX, SLAQR
Production: FUS!

stephhope.com
2023 / PT, FR, UK / 14'00'' João Gonzalez Character Design: João Gonzalez Music: João Gonzalez Sound Design: Ed Trousseau, Ricardo Real Agency: AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency Production: COLA Animation, Wildstream, Royal College of Art colaanimation.com

Ice Merchants

2023 / PT, FR, UK / 14’00”
João Gonzalez

Character Design: João Gonzalez
Music: João Gonzalez
Sound Design: Ed Trousseau, Ricardo Real
Agency: AGENCIA – Portuguese Short Film Agency
Production: COLA Animation, Wildstream, Royal College of Art

colaanimation.com
2023 / DE / 04'00'' Alona Rodeh Character Design: Rachid Moro, Cai Siewei, Maximilian Blan Music: Daphna Keenan alonarodeh.com

Runway Freefall

2023 / DE / 04’00”
Alona Rodeh

Character Design: Rachid Moro, Cai Siewei, Maximilian Blan
Music: Daphna Keenan

alonarodeh.com

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