EU Student Competition Programme
Schroedingerjev pes / Pies Schroedingera / Schroedinger's Dog
A man, a woman and a dog live together. Most of their time, they spend sitting lazily on a couch. So close, yet a bit far away, the distance between them seems to grow both in the literal and non-literal meaning of the word. What happens when one of them disappears?
Exomoon
Exomoon is about existence, about being present and in the ´now´ of the moment which the film conveys as it seamlessly glides through various states of day and night. These states change visually via variously coloured brushstrokes. A dark ocean transforms into a party site. Chalk and paintbrush strokes wash the image forward: "Just let the people float around you, don´t push", says an off-screen voice.
Bes / Furia / Fury
Can an animated film that deals with the widely unknown incidents have any documentary value? This animation has been produced within a poetic cinema paradigm. Despite documentary aspirations, its ephemeral form corresponds with the transience of the event itself. The intimate reconstruction of some dramatic developments becomes an attempt to answer the question of the limits and reliability of an animated document.
RRRING RRRING!
The protagornist thinks he is unbearably boring, so he starts phoning his friends to find out what they’re doing at the moment. It seems to him that all of his friends are engaged in some sort of exciting activities, which knocks him back even more. But the viewers, who see what’s happening on the other side of the line, may have quite a different opinion.
AM/FM
Two characters’ life stories are presented across a radio timeline on the AM and FM frequencies. Their lives are depicted from birth to death together and apart. The stories are told in a non-linear way, corresponding to objects from an old suitcase that features within the film. As each object from the suitcase is revealed, a section of the characters’ story is presented on screen.
Reflecting Black
Up on a bald mountain an old hag climbs into a magic cauldron. By using the power of ancient sorcery she wants to make use of the cauldron as a fountain of youth, but instead of herself, her juvenile doppelgänger climbs out, and confronts the witch with her worst demon.
Jaz, žival / Ja, zwierzę / I, the Animal
Two beasts attacked and killed a pig. They were play acting innocent, but the past cannot be forgotten.
Mali / Petit homme / Little Fellow
In the middle of the night Marc drives off in his car in a fit of rage.
Črna Volga / Czarna Wołga / Black Volga
During the black and white days, a group of neighbours share a conversation that leads to the answer of a dreadful mystery. What happened to the missing child? The conversation grows out of control and the world around the characters is constantly evolving. The story grows and becomes more and more surreal and ridiculous with every passing second.
Balkon / Balkon / Balcony
Midday heat and silence engulfs the streets of the downtown housing estate. A couple of kids play football in the shade of a nearby driveway. Residents huddle themselves up in their flats, doing their daily activities. In front of the panel building a man suddenly starts yelling. More and more inhabitants start joining, but the man stops and strolls on. It's quiet again.
Paradoks / Paradosso / Paradox
What would happen if plants grew more voraciously than humans? What if nature exploited humanity in the same way that humanity is exploiting Nature? A man discovers a clover growing out of his navel: it sets off a paradoxical struggle between Nature and Man that will see no winner.
Jazz Orgie
Dots, Lines, Planes and Forms set themselves in motion and get drawn into their own choreographic world. Within the ecstasy of touch they engage with Jazz Tones into a play of colours and forms which results in a total explosion.
Happy End
A black comedy about death with a happy ending. A splendid chain of unlikely encounters. Hunters, a tractor driver, a disco boy, and a corpse.