Focus Animation: Under the Skin
Does it hurt? Maybe a little – like a whisper against raw nerves, a shiver under the skin. But where there’s pain, there’s ecstasy, tension, transformation. A laugh in the dark, a touch that lingers, a connection that cuts deep.
Breed
咘哩嘚
In colorful and experimental images the creation of life and art is put under the microscope.
| Artist | Sun Yiyang |
| Voice | Seren Oroszvary |
The Salt Bag
Das Salzsäckchen
Lea, why do you always carry a salt bag with you? A short story told with humor and a lot of salt.
| Animation | Thomas Range |
| Cast | Lea Schimpf |
| Director | Thomas Range |
| Film School | Hochschule Mainz: Zeitbasierte Medien |
| Screenplay | Lea Schimpf |
| Still | Thomas Range |
Humanity
Humans can be really annoying and sometimes you might just want to hit someone…
| Cinematographer | Ondrej Nedved |
| Director | Tereza Kovandová |
| Editing | Vrábel´ Lívia |
| Screenplay | Lukáš Hrdý |
| Tereza Kovandová |
Three Birds
Tri ticice
A wise birdwoman sends three birds to guide a girl into the dark unknown landscapes of her inner world.
| Animation | Anka Kocevar |
| Matej Lavrencic | |
| Zarja Menart | |
| Composer | Zvezdana Novakovic |
| Editing | Iva Kraljevic |
| Screenplay | Zarja Menart |
| Sound Designer | Julij Zornik |
To be a Seed
Ser Semilla
They curl around fingertips, birds transform. Delicate touches fade, shadows grow, women disappear. Inspired by a witch’s tale of female resilience.
| Composer | Mattis A. Dalton |
| Director | Julia Granillo Tostado |
| Producer | Julia Granillo Tostado |
| Screenplay | Julia Granillo Tostado |
| Sound Designer | Nathan Foucray-Bretonniére |
Morning Address to a Tree Named Green
朝、緑という名の木へ
The tree is home to many animals. Where will they go when it’s cut down? A grandmother and her grandchild talk about losing a home.
| Animation | GUO Yini |
| Film School | Tokyo University of the Arts |
| Music | MIZUKURA Ayumi |
| Producer | YAMAMURA Koji |
| Sound Designer | SHIBUYA Hina |
| Sound Mixer | OSABE Akira |
09.01.Berkovich
Based on a speech by Russian theater director Evgenia Berkovich, the film takes us into the feeling of being under arrest and imprisoned for “public incitement to terrorism.”
| Animation | Anya Ryzhkova |
| Director | Anya Ryzhkova |
| Sound Designer | Anastasiia Anisimova |
| Other | Evgenia Berkovich |
Memory Pills
A collage of memories in pill-like portions, with analog strips, a handmade robot, and clay for playful stop-motion animation.
| Composer | Arthur Girip |
| Director | Teodora Mihaila |
| Agata Olteanu | |
| Other | Adrian Cucu |
| Alberto Paduraru |
Carrotica
The beauty of fantasies is that, in your mind, you can live out what you wouldn’t dare to in real life.
| Animation | Daniel Sterlin-Altman |
| Camera | Köhler Philip |
| Cast | Summer Banks |
| Enaitz Greaney | |
| Costume | Teresa Velten |
| Director | Daniel Sterlin-Altman |
| Film School | Filmuniversity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF |
| Music | Lena Radivoj |
| Producer | Luis Morat |
| Production Assistant | Laura Thiele |
| Sound Designer | Enrique Cuesta |
| Sound Mixer | Anastasiia Nasonkina |
Melody of a Stony Time
石のような時間のメロディ
It’s about saying goodbye to a loved one, about feeling sad, and about allowing yourself to experience emotions—whether in everyday life, in memories, or in a universe that transcends time.
| Music | Kanon ONODERA |
| Producer | Koji YAMAMURA |
| Sound Designer | Mina FUJIGAKI |
| Hinano TAMURA |
Keep Out
In isolated rooms, shielded from the dangers of the outside world, they make a living through live video streaming, connecting with others in the virtual realm. One fateful day, however, a goldfish lover stumbles upon an unexpected secret.
| Animation | Chan Tan-Lui |
| Composer | Ting Brian |
| Director | Chan Tan-Lui |
| Editing | Chan Tan-Lui |
| Sound Designer | Barry Wan |
| Still | Tan-Lui Chan |