Masters Competition 4
01 Papillon (Butterfly)
Director(s)
Florence MIAILHE
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France
Production: Sacrebleu Productions
Length: 15' 00''
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A man swims. Memories come to the surface. This story is that of his last swim. It will take us from the waters of childhood pools to swimming pools, from the shores of North Africa to the Mediterranean, from Olympic stadiums to water retention basins, from a concentration camp to the dream beaches of Reunion.
02 Circle
Director(s)
Yumi JOUNG
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Korea, South
Production: Match Cut Inc.
Length: 06' 50''
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The girl draws a circle on the ground. Passersby step into it, one by one. Soon the circle is full of people, struggling to stay within.
03 Misérable Miracle
Director(s)
Ryo ORIKASA
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France, Japan, Canada
Production: Miyu Productions, New Deer, Office National du Film du Canada
Length: 08' 13''
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Inspired by the poems and drawings of Henri Michaux about his experience with Mescaline, the film explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement.
04 Spooky Loops
Director(s)
Stas SANTIMOV
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Ukraine
Production: Independent
Length: 04' 08''
Synopsis
‘Spooky Loops’ is a compilation of independent films of 13 ultra-short animated stories about dreams, fears, loneliness, injustice, violence, cruelty, and inhumanity.
05 Zima
Director(s)
Tomek POPAKUL
Kasumi OZEKI
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Poland
Production: Yellow Tapir Films
Length: 26' 26''
Category: Masters
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Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice. Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman's village where human and animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community.