Focus Animation: In a Nutshell
Who has time for this?! In a world drowning in short-content and ever-shrinking attention spans you are invited into a conversation about everything and everyone. We really tried to be brief… but there is just too much to tell!
Weeds
Plevel
In a paradise garden amid endless wild fields, the Gardener finds a poisonous weed among her cherished flowers. Fear sets in – will she be able to protect them before it’s too late? Brought to life through oil-on-glass animation.
| Animation | Pola Kazak |
| Camera | Jakub Lojda |
| Director | Pola Kazak |
| Editing | Alisa Sheli |
| Screenplay | Pola Kazak |
The Swamp Nearby
近所の沼
It’s just an ordinary swamp, the kind everyone’s familiar with. The same faces show up day after day. And today will be no exception.
| Director | Misaki Fujiwara |
| Music | Taro Ozaki |
| Producer | Koji Yamamura |
| Sound Designer | Nao Tawaratsumida |
NRUT
In a world that is getting faster and faster, it is difficult to keep up. Do we have to adapt to the pace?
| Music | Matija Strniša |
| Sound Mixer | Elisabeth Sommer |
| Still | Sophia Schönborn |
David
Da Wei
An autobiographical tale of a friendship, exploring the identities of Da Wei and David. Using mixed media like collage, stop-motion, and cyanotype transfer, the film tells this personal story.
| Executive Producer | Xinyuan Huang |
| Lei Wang | |
| Ling Liu | |
| Xinrui Wang | |
| Jingwei Chen | |
| Yunpeng Cui | |
| Art Director | Fahua Wang |
| Cinematographer | Yugao Zheng |
| Director | Kai Xue |
| Jiexi Hong | |
| Editing | Kai Xue |
| Jiexi Hong | |
| Wen Zeng | |
| Film School | Communication University Of China |
| Music | Yanzhi Wang |
| Producer | Bilun Jiang |
| Screenplay | Kai Xue |
| Sound Designer | Xingyang Wang |
An Elephant in the Porcelain Cabinet
Een Olifant in de Porseleinkast
A clumsy giraffe destroys a delicate, tiny tower. A short film reflecting the process of dealing with imperfection, resilience, and personal growth.
| Animation | Eva Schets |
| Decors | Bonne Steinz |
| Music | Jesper Admund Funck |
| Screenplay | Bonne Steinz |
| Sound Designer | Hannah Van der Wurff |
| Sound Mixer | Firma Helle & Willemstein |
| Still | Bonne Steinz |
Butterfly
Leptir
Can you discover the fountain in the garden? Look closer. Everything is a part of the cycle.
| Animation | Suncana Brkulj |
| Claudia Munskgaard Palmqvist | |
| Composer | Sofie Birch |
| Screenplay | Suncana Brkulj |
| Sound Designer | Alfred Bundgaard |
| Lukas Engelbreckt Jorgensen |
I
A surreal journey through shifting shapes and flickering light, this experimental animation captures the impermanence of dreams and identity.
| Director | Chih-Chen HSU |
| Film School | Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media |
| Music | Tetsuto HORI |
| Producer | Koji YAMAMURA |
| Sound Designer | Tomoki NISHIYAMA |
| Sound Mixer | Akira OSABE |
Same streets, same sky
How can we break out of everyday routines? A meditation on escapism.
| Artist | Susanne Seltmann |
| Director | Lena Lazaridis |
| Yasmin Rademann | |
| Editing | Lena Lazaridis |
| Yasmin Rademann | |
| Producer | Lena Lazaridis |
| Yasmin Rademann | |
| Sound Designer | Yasmin Rademann |
| Sound Mixer | Nico Rinker |
| Voice | Nadja Jokic |
Mother of Dawn
Mãe da Manhã
A mystical figure comes to life and lets us be part of her daily transformation.
| Animation | Clara Trevisan |
| Art Director | Clara Trevisan |
| Cinematographer | Clara Trevisan |
| Director | Clara Trevisan |
| Editing | Clara Trevisan |
| Music | Pedro Cassel |
| Producer | ReAnima Joint Masters Programme |
| Clara Trevisan | |
| Screenplay | Clara Trevisan |
| Sound Designer | Vini Albernaz |
| Still | Clara Trevisan |
Occhio
The painful odyssey of a sick eye, full of visits to the doctor and strange guests.
| Animation | Giulia Falciani |
| Author | Giulia Falciani |
| Cast | Leane Israfilova |
| Konstantin Lindhorst | |
| Franziska Troegner | |
| Composer | Mischa Kissin |
| Malinowska Weronika | |
| Director | Giulia Falciani |
| Editing | Molnár Dorottya |
| Film School | KONRAD WOLF Filmuniversität Babelsberg |
| Producer | Christoph Mohr |
| Sound Designer | Mischa Kissin |
| Weronika Malinowska | |
| Still | Giulia Falciani |
Do Something
A comedy about a brave blood cell that just wants you to finally drink a glass of water!
| Animation | Louis Hartmann |
| Paul Kley | |
| Marius Lübke | |
| Iris Maier | |
| Anh Tú Nguyen | |
| Sofija Zivkovic | |
| Cast | Ilya Barrett |
| Rosa Paylar | |
| Director | Sofija Zivkovic |
| Film School | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |
| Music | Jurij Espenschied |
| Producer | Cosi Gerrish |
| Sound Designer | Florian Heidecker |
| Still | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |