Young Directors Competition 3
01 Carrotica
Director(s)
Daniel STERLIN-ALTMAN
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Germany
Production: Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg
Length: 13' 08''
Category: Diploma film
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A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.
02 D4 or E4?
Director(s)
Umang(mango) MANKODIYA
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: Royal College of Arts
Length: 02' 45''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
The ‘D4 or E4?’, an experimental short documentary that blurs the lines between game and art. The chessboard transforms into a canvas of abstract shapes and lines, reflecting the players’ inner turmoil and triumphs.
03 High Society
Director(s)
Anna Luca MÁRTON
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Hungary
Production: Budapest Metropolitan University
Length: 01' 44''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
The short presents a perfect world where all people are rich and beautiful. Although they live carefree and happy lives of luxury, ironically they have to bring some pain to this perfection. The animation is based on Linda Koncz’s dream.
04 It Is What It Is
Director(s)
Hannah LIN
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Australia
Production: RMIT University
Length: 02' 06''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
Experimental abstract animated short centered around the interaction of two hands. One is dedicated to constructing the ideal world, while the other hand sabotages the order. Through the entanglement of them, the film focuses on the internal struggle of perfectionists and the anxiety they face when confronted with imperfections.
05 Us
Director(s)
Mariam QUORTA
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Georgia
Production: Tbilisi state academy of arts
Length: 04' 42''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
As many members as there are in the family, there are as many "me"-s, which gradually unite and form one big "us".
06 Fracti
Director(s)
Lavinia PETRACHE
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Switzerland
Production: Independent
Length: 05' 34''
Category: First film
Synopsis
Humans live their routines inside a village floating in the sky. What happens when one of them causes the world to end?
07 Next?
Director(s)
Christel GUIBERT
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France
Production: Folimage, Popiul
Length: 09' 00''
Category: First film
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Half-animal, half-human creatures meet at a speed-dating dance event where they explore their differences and difficulties communicating. When a lovestruck man-cum-anteater falls for a woman-cum-shrew, they get caught up in this courtship ballet.
08 Stale Smoke
Director(s)
Arthur JAMAIN
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: Atelier de Sèvres
Length: 09' 30''
Category: Student film
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Can we say that we were sexually assaulted by our brother to our own mother? The obvious answer should be yes. However, few come out of the silence. The question we ask ourselves is “Why aren’t we talking about it ?”
09 Salient
Director(s)
Yasmine AARTS
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Netherlands
Production: HKU University of the Arts Utrecht
Length: 02' 15''
Category: Student film
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Exploring an abstract visual concept of remembering, ‘Salient’ features permanent marker and ink animation that uncovers and connects childhood memories previously faded into obscurity.
10 Keep Frozen!
Director(s)
Jeanne TIESSÉ
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: Atelier de Sèvres
Length: 07' 59''
Category: Student film
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Just as the first customers are starting to shop, a man steps into the main aisle and removes all his clothes.
11 The Last Drop
Director(s)
Anna TŐKÉS
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Hungary
Production: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Length: 10' 40''
Category: Diploma film
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A verseny közeledtével a stressz felerősíti a nemzeti válogatott fiatal ritmikus gimnasztikázóiban rejlő bizonytalanságokat. Katának rá kell jönnie, hol kezdődik ő, és hol ér véget a csapata iránti szeretete ahhoz, hogy megtalálja a helyét.
12 Nose
Director(s)
Julia MARCHOWSKA
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Poland
Production: Polish National Film School in Lodz
Length: 03' 09''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
A girl struggling with insecurities about her large nose.
13 Rising Above
Director(s)
Natálie DURCHÁNKOVÁ
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Czech Republic
Production: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts, Cofilm s.r.o.
Length: 04' 12''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
Based on events told by a survivor that almost lost her life in a violent sexually motivated assault, the film reveals her harrowing experience and the subsequent emotional toll it takes on her. We follow her journey of healing and self-discovery as she finds a way to move forward highlighting the resilience and courage of all survivors.
14 ژن (Woman)
Director(s)
Gilnaz ARZPEYMA
Arash AKHGARI
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Canada
Production: Independent
Length: 03' 20''
Category: First film
Synopsis
‘ژن (Woman)’ is the first part of a trilogy that engages with the Iranian feminist revolution from the vantage point of diaspora. Through documentary media showcasing protesters on the streets, the film presents their civil disobedience as a collective performance, and explores the emerging narrative for woman, life and freedom.