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
Best Day Ever
2022 / UK / 00’30”
Matt Partridge
Sound Design: Thomas Bell
Client: Giphy
Production: Somesense
mattpartridgeanimation.com
Peas
2023 / UK / 0’48”
AJ Jefferies
moonjam.com
Be The Flame
2022 / US / 00’15”
Robertino Zambrano
Music: Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
Client: Hulu
Production: Titmouse Inc
titmouse.net
Strong
2022 / US / 00’37”
Nolan J. Downs
nolanjdowns.com
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
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
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
Jiggly Wiggly
2023 / UK / 00’22”
Eva Muennich
Music: Phil Brookes
studiocool.cool
Spring Tea
2022 / DE / 02’02”
Elenor Kopka
Sound Design: Konstantin Kopka
@elenorkopka
Rainbow Morning
2022 / US / 00’15”
Dante Zabala / Juan Molinet
Music: Guido Colzani
Client: Hulu
Production: Titmouse Inc
titmouse.net
I'm a Witch
2023 / AU / 01’10”
Zoë Medcraft
Music: Benny Time
Production: Wombot
wombot.studio
The Runaway
2020 / GR / 00’42”
Andreas Maris
Sound Design: Ted Regklis
andreasmaris.com
Flamingos
2022 / UK / 03’20”
Greg McLeod
Music: Tim Burgess
Client: Bella Union
Production: The Brothers McLeod
bromc.uk
Intimate Space
2022 / CN / 01’09”
Siyin Chen
@siiyyyin
Luce and The Rock
2022 / BE, FR, NL / 13’00”
Britt Raes
Sound Design: Bram Meindersma
Production: Thuristar, La Cabane Productions, Studio Pupil
@brittraes
I Am Fish
2023 / IL / 01’00”
Mati Ernst
Music: Yuval Vilner
@mati_ernst
East & West
2023 / US / 01’40”
Yusef Najafi
yusef4d.com
Viewfinder
2022 / US / 02’41”
Nate Milton
Music: Buck St. Thomas
Sound Design: Kyle Sawaia
natemilton.com
DJ Piper - RIP TXL
2022 / DE / 03’30”
Raman Djafari
Music: DJ Piper
Client: Kommerz Records
@ramandjafari
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
Catisfaction
2022 / PT / 06’35”
André de Almeida
Music: Gonçalo Abrantes
Sound Design: André Freitas
@andre__bonito
PROGRAM 2
NOT MY CHARACTER
Scarecrow
2022 / US / 00’24”
Yves Geleyn
Character Design: Renaud Lavency, Matt Corsillo
Music: Stefano Ligoratti
Sound Design: Carmen Borgia
Production: Hornet
hellohornet.com
Hugging
2023 / SE / 01’26”
Adam Wells
Sound Design: Joe Frank
adamwells.io
Ding
2021 / DE / 04’32”
Malte Stein
maltestein.weebly.com
Robert Yoghurt
2023 / UK / 0’30”
Sacha Beeley
Production: A Studio Digital
sachabeeley.com
In Harmony
2021 / UK / 04’19”
Markus Ovre
Production: University for the Creative Arts
markusovre.xyz
Rejection
2022 / EE / 01’08”
Hleb Kuftseryn
Sound Design: Sander Pıldsaar
Production: Estonian Academy of Arts
hlebkuftseryn.com
World to Roam
2023 / UK / 12’00”
Stephen Irwin
Production: small time inc.
smalltimeinc.com
A Cup of Tea in The Rainy Weather
2019 / GE / 01’40”
Petre Tomadze
Client/Agency: TAFU
Production: Mifasi animation
@petre_tomadze
RIM
2022 / DE / 06’47”
Hagar Faibish
Music: Marcus Sander
Sound Design: Larissa Kischk
Production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
@hagar_faibish_art
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
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
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
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
Sweet Dreams
2022 / IT / 04’52”
Sara Priorelli, Maria Zilli
Music: Olmo, Mississippi John Hurt
Production: Autoproduction
@prosarapi @zia.amria
Sit Down, Don't Touch Anything
2022 / CH / 06’00”
Frederic Siegel
Sound Design: Frederic Siegel, Thomas Gassmann
Production: Team Tumult
teamtumult.ch
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
Terrifying Deleted Scene from Skinamarink
2023 / DE / 0’30”
Dominik Johann
dom.ink
News@10
2021 / UK / 02’48”
Gabriele Favaretto
gabrielefavaretto3disasters.com
Impérieux – Stare
2023 / BG / 03’37”
Nikola Radulovikj
Music: Impérieux – Stare
Client: Sofia Records
nikolarr.com
99¢ Pizza
2022 / US / 02’24”
Lucas Ansel
Sound Design: Aidan Burke
lucasansel.com
Are You Like The Sun?
2020 / CZ / 04’29”
Jakub Rozehnal, Jachym Stulir
Production: UMPRUM
animaceumprum.cz
Beeline
2022 / US / 03’34”
Simeon Kondev, Felipe Di Poi
Sound Design: Robert Laird
Production: Braindead Studios
wearebraindead.com
Vabaira - Coucou Tchoutchou
2021 / FR / 03’00”
Charlie Mars
Character Design: Charlie Mars
Music: Vabaira
charlie-mars.com
Haha, You Clowns
2022 / US / 02’07”
Joe Cappa
Client/Agency: Adult Swim SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.
joecappa.com
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
Juice
2022 / DE / 04’55”
Mona Keil
Music: Martin Recker
Sound Design: Stefan Erschig
Client: AG Animationsfilm
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
ag-animationsfilm.com
Pig Patrol
2022 / US / 01’15”
Joshua Kuperman
Client/Agency: Murderbike
joshkuperman.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
Beach Day 2: Outta This World
2021 / US / 00’43”
Nate Shaw
Music: Christian Hahn
nateshaw.tv
Rehousing Technosphere
2022 / DK / 06’00”
Wang & Söderström
Music: Samad Boughalam, CDXQ Studio
wangsoderstrom.com
Hakkori
2021 / US / 14’00”
Opertura
Music: Juana Molina
opertura.org
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
Now That I'm Thinking
2023 / US / 08’18”
David Gelfand
Production: David Gelfand, Adam Toutoungi
dgelfa3d.com
PROGRAM 4
Endgame
Anne Müller - Nummer 2
2022 / FR / 04’22”
Faux Soleil
Character Design: Simon Duong Van Huyen
Music: Anne Müller
Production: Eddy Production
eddy.tv
On-Board Computer
2022 / US / 02’15”
Michael Marczewski
Sound Design: Polyphonia
Client: Adult Swim – SMALLS
Production: Million Monkeys Inc.
adultswim.com/smalls
The Great Connection
2023 / DE, NL / 05’00”
Christen Bach
Music: Elia Rediger
Client: Produktiehuis Spinbarg
Production: RnR Animation
christenbach.de
Two Gracious Uncles Smooching to the Beat
2023 / UK / 03’00”
Jon Dunleavy
Sound Design: Phil Archer
jondunleavy.myportfolio.com
DONKS
2023 / AU / 06’37”
Felix Colgrave
Production: Wombot Studio
wombot.studio
Only Human
2022 / US / 04’12”
Nolan J. Downs
nolanjdowns.com
Tomato Kitchen
2022 / CN / 09’00”
Junyi Xiao
Music: Min He
Sound Design: Sam Fan
Agency: Bilibili
vimeo.com/junyixiao
Hermit
2022 / IE / 02’28”
Sarah Benson
Sound Design: Faith Nico
Client/Agency: RTE, Screen Ireland
Production: Studio Meala
studiomeala.com
Passage
2022 / CA / 05’00”
Polyester Studio
Character Design: SJ Lee, Lily Chiao
Sound Design: Jeff Moberg
polyesterstudio.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
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
Runway Freefall
2023 / DE / 04’00”
Alona Rodeh
Character Design: Rachid Moro, Cai Siewei, Maximilian Blan
Music: Daphna Keenan
alonarodeh.com
FESTIVAL VENUES
Festival FUNDED BY
SUPPORTED BY
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Charlotte Marie Allen
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FESTIVAL PARTNER
