Short 12

Ethel 07:50
Switzerland 2022
Directed by: Beatrice Jäggi
Screenplay: Beatrice Jäggi, Lina Geissmann
Animation: Geena Gasser, Beatrice Jäggi
Technique: Stop Motion
Music: beni Mosele
Production/School: Lina Geissmann
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

Ethel discovers boxes with glittering clothes of her late mother, who was a figure skater. In the snowy forest she searches for the idyllic pond where her mother once taught her to skate. She wants to relive those memories, attempts to understand her mother’s passion. On the frozen pond Ethel, however, encounters the Bone Ice Princess, who challenges her to a dangerous dance on thin ice. Will Ethel survive this contest in one piece? A tale of letting go and growing up.

The Egret River / 鷺鷥河 20:20
Taiwan 2022
Directed by: Wan-Ling Liu
Screenplay: Wan-Ling Liu, Jett Chang
Animation: Li-An Liu, Wan-Ling Liu
Technique: 2D Digital
Music: Jett Chang
Production/School: Care Chiu
Dialogue language: No Dialogue

Among the tall buildings of the city, the lonely guard hides a beautiful field that no one knows, and meets an egret there; but the expansion of the city never stops, one day the field is destroyed, the egret escapes without a trace, the lonely guard begins to see mysterious illusions…
Another Presence 12:00

United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Simon Ball
Screenplay: Simon Ball
Animation: Simon Ball
Technique: 2D, Digital Drawing
Music: Xai Tang
Dialogue language: English



Another Presence recounts the unique and often curious experiences of people living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), the third most common form of dementia. A multi-sensory condition that can cause dream-like symptoms, it’s a condition like no other. Told through the testimonies of those living with DLB, the film explores the surreal and lesser known effects of dementia, compelling us to question how our brains function and to what extent we can trust our senses.



In the beginning 10:46

United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Shaun Clark
Screenplay: Chris Lince
Animation: Shaun Clark
Technique: After Effects, Pixilation, 2D Animation
Music: Madison Willing
Production/School: Carrie Washington
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English



Buried in darkness, a woman witnesses centuries passing by as she cries out to the world in search of her identity and place in the world.


Something I said / Algo que eu disse 10:00
Portugal 2022
Directed by: Sara Barbas
Production/School: Humberto Santana
Dialogue language: Portuguese

Departing from Belém, in Lisbon, three women travel to a city in the South of Portugal to meet the newest member of the family who is about to be born. During the road trip, we learn about their different characters, points-of-view and life choices. As they arrive at the destination it becomes clear that the three characters are more alike than we first thought.

Habitual Madness 05:34
Denmark 2022
Directed by: Selmer Kastalje
Technique: Stop Motion
Music: Selmer Kastalje
Dialogue language: Gibberish
Subtitles language: English

We follow a scavenger on his daily routine, and everything goes wrong.
The Benefactors 08:49

Switzerland 2022
Directed by: Christophe Lopez-Huici



A weary young man thinks he found the perfect patrons for his rickshaw tours, but he soon finds out that his new customers can be very demanding.



KUUMBA UMBO / Birth of Form 06:39

Belgium, USA 2022
Directed by: Ekaterina Ogorodnikova
Screenplay: Ekaterina Ogorodnikova
Music: Timothy Hosman | Sound design: Jason Downer
Production/School: DAR



The birth of form is the birth of the world. From our early childhood to our last breath, we as humans learn about the world around us and try to find our place in it. One African mask can reveal a whole spectrum of human culture, its origins and the transformation that takes place to produce the art that decorates the museums of the world.



Mr. Pete & the Iron Horse 07:35

Switzerland 2021
Directed by: Kilian Vilim
Screenplay: Kilian Vilim
Animation: Etienne Mory, Fela Bellotto, Aira Joana, Lara Perren, Kilian Vilim
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Raffael Pochanke
Production/School: Fela Bellotto
Dialogue language: No Dialogue



The diligent soldier Mr. Pete does everything to meet the high standarts of his baroness. To satisfy her insatiable lust for speed he shovels madly on her new iron horse`s voyage.

Beware of Trains 12:47
United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Emma Calder
Screenplay: Emma Calder
Animation: Emma Calder, Sofia Negri
Technique: Mix Media
Music: John Webb and Oliver Cripps
Production/School: Pearlyoyster Productions
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English

“A train of thought thriller” about a woman with extreme anxiety living in a world dominated by fear and uncertainty. She has four major preoccupations – the man she met by chance on a train, her dying father, her daughter’s safety and the murder she dreams she has committed.


The two Bérénices of Réjean Ducharme / Les deux Bérénice de Réjean Ducharme 04:45

Canada 2022
Directed by: Jean-Guillaume Bastien
Animation: Jean-Guillaume Bastien
Technique: 2D, stop-motion, hand-drawn
Production/School: Jean-Guillaume Bastien
Dialogue language: French



In a 1967 interview, a woman named Bérénice recalls her encounter with the reclusive Québécois author, Réjean Ducharme. The main character of his novel “Swallowed” is also named Bérénice.