9 – 12 MAY

ANIMATION
SCREENINGS
2019

BABYLON
ROSA-LUXEMBURGSTR. 30
10178 BERLIN – MITTE

This venue is wheelchair accessible,
including the provision of disabled restrooms

Pictoplasma illuminates the big screen of BABYLON AM ROSA-LUXEMBURG-PLATZ with the latest and most adventurous animation shorts, whisking the viewer around the word in 80 films: Character encounters of the 3rd kind — far from the usual family entertainment and definitely not rated G (prepare for an occasional Adults only).

THURSDAY, MAY 9
Program 1: ‘Character Journey’

FRIDAY, MAY 10
Program 2: ‘Character Crises’

SATURDAY, MAY 11
Program 4: ‘Character Comfort’
Program 3: \’Psychedelic Midnight Mix\’

SUNDAY, MAY 12
Special: ‘Best of Pictoplasma Festival 2019’

THURSDAY, May 9

Official Selection – Program 1 /

CHARACTER JOURNEY

80min

It\’s time to give in to your Wanderlust, leave the well-trodden path of familiar storytelling and follow the characters on their journey, featuring new animated wanderings by Rory Byrne, Felix Colgrave, Chloe Jackson, Frederic Siegel, Anna Ginsburg, Yves Paradis and Jakob Schmidt.

THURSDAY, May 9

11:00*
CONFERENCE PREMIERE
with filmmaker Q&A
requires conference registration >>>

20:30
PUBLIC FESTIVAL SCREENING
Tickets available directly at the venue:
Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
(9,- Euro)

: Immigrants Lorenzo Fonda

: An Island Rory Byrne

: Flyin' Bamboo Felix Colgrave

: Half Baked Milo Targett

: Shmevolution Nolan J. Downs (GUEST)

: Minimals Lucas Zanotto

: Tom Rosenthal - It Won’t Be Me Chloe Jackson

: Floreana Louis Morton

: Window Worlds Moth Studio

: Honour Frederic Siegel

: West Question East Answer Dal Park

: What is Beauty? Anna Ginsburg

: Soy una Tumba (Mum’s the Word) Khris Cembe

: The Diver Daniela de Lange

: Deducked Nolan J. Downs (GUEST)

: Forest Fire Yves Paradis (GUEST)

: Alma Valere Amirault & Lili Des Bellons (GUEST)

: Octane Jeron Braxton (GUEST)

: My Best Friend - Explodes, Rewinds and Ends Will Anderson

: Lea Porcelain - The Love Jakob Schmidt

FRIDAY, May 10

Official Selection – Program 2 /

CHARACTER CRISIS

80min

There\’s a troubled character in the room, and it\’s time to addressed it! Problems are here to be solved, so once creature crises is upon us, it\’s good to know we can seek solace with these 20 selected, therapy-replacing animations by the likes of Anna Mantzaris, Dan Castro, Erin Kim, Will Anderson, Joseph Melhuish, Siqi Song and more…

FRIDAY, May 10

11:00*
CONFERENCE PREMIERE
with filmmaker Q&A
requires conference registration >>>

20:30
PUBLIC FESTIVAL SCREENING
Tickets available directly at the venue:
Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
(9,- Euro)

: Enough Anna Mantzaris

: Balcony David Dell'Edera

: Phobias Ahmet Serif Yildirim

: Revenge Story Erin Kim

: Her Mother's Eyes Emory Allen

: Herman Brown is Feeling Down Dan Castro (GUEST)

: Where's the Butter, Betty? Will Anderson (GUEST)

: Ooze Kilian Vilim

: But Make it Fashion, Baby Joseph Melhuish (GUEST)

: Jenny Wilson - Rapin Gustaf Holtenäs

: Number Who Gung-Kai Koo

: Some Ryan Rumbolt

: Sister Siqi Song

: Right on Tracks - Cheerios Johnny Kelly

: Moths Scott Jonsson

: The Thing I Left Behind Chiara Sgatti

: Fjaak - I Could Never Live Without You Raman Djafari and Daniel Almagor (GUEST)

: Coldsore Caitlin McCarthy

: Sous le Cartilage des Côtes (Under the Rib Cage ) Bruno Tondeur

: Baby Baby Aggelos Papantoniou

Official Selection – Program 3 /

PSYCHEDELIC MIDNIGHT MIX

95min

The festival’s beloved psychedelia night is set to bend your brain and question your understanding of traditional story-telling, with beautifully animated question marks by Sander Joon, Motomichi Nakamura, Merjin Hos, Lisa Fukaya, Kangmin Kim or Sophie Koko Gate. Go! Don’t ask why! Thank us later.

FRIDAY, May 10

22:30*
CONFERENCE PREMIERE
with filmmaker Q&A
requires conference registration >>>

SATURDAY, May 11

22:30
PUBLIC FESTIVAL SCREENING
Tickets available directly at the venue:
Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
(9,- Euro)

: Homeshake - Nothing Could Be Better Steve Smith

: Sounds Good Sander Joon

: Okami Motomichi Nakamura

: Down the Rabbit Hole Merjin Hos

: Mimi Lisa Fukaya

: Mickey and Mr.Peanut Nikola Radulovik (GUEST)

: Trespassers, Beyond the Veil Pernille Kjær

: What Else Jelle van Meerendonk

: Template Message Marin Martinie

: Sinking Ship Sam Mason

: We are Future Shock Zohar Dvir

: The Elephant Dream Benjamin Lemoine (GUEST)

: Jeom Kangmin Kim

: Big Boy Jonathan Phanhsay

: Yonak Georgi Stamenov (GUEST)

: Gunno: Hit 01, The Candidate Simeon Kondev & Felipe Di Poi

: The Motorcade William Stitt & Colin White

: Venha Peu Ribeiro (GUEST)

: Slug Life Sophie Koko Gate

: Play Boys Vincent Lynen

SATURDAY, May 11

Official Selection – Program 4 /

CHARACTER COMFORT

80min

Self-care of the character-kind: improve your well-being, look out for your loved ones, maybe leave your comfort zone but always remember how to get back to your safe space with these comforting films by Tobias Rud, Animade, Mikey Please & Dan Ojari, Renata Gasiorowska, Peter Millard and more.

SATURDAY, May 11

11:00*
CONFERENCE PREMIERE
with filmmaker Q&A
requires conference registration >>>

20:30
PUBLIC FESTIVAL SCREENING
Tickets available directly at the venue:
Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
(9,- Euro)

: But Jane was Deaf Tobias Rud

: Tend Animade (GUEST)

: Flipped Hend Esmat and Lamiaa Diab

: White Lilacs Alex Bernas (GUEST)

: iPhone People Talking Pixel César Pelizer

: Story Jola Bańkowska

: The Lake Gunner

: E4igy Mikey Please & Dan Ojari (GUEST)

: Rules of Play Merlin Flügel

: Future Thoughts Loek Vugs

: Better Humans Moth Studio

: Cat Days Jon Frickey (GUEST)

: Ufuck_u Lizeth Rodríguez

: Haley and Joanna Laura Jayne Hodkin

: 69Sec Laura Nicolas

: Finger Machines Morgan Powell

: Pussy (Cipka) Renata Gasiorowska (GUEST)

: Eggs AJ Jefferies (GUEST)

: Egg Touching Peter Millard (GUEST)

: Geenie Reenie II Andrew Onorato

Sunday, May 12

Special Screening /

Best of Pictoplasma 2019

90min

For those with short attention spans or busy calendars, the festival concludes with a 90-minute compilation of hand-picked highlights. A feature film length, animated ‘Best of Best Ofs,’ so to speak.