International Program #3 (2015)
The International Programs are the backbone of the whole AIAF mission. Your up-to-date snapshot of the world's independent animation scene. The freshest new shorts taken from the 3,500+ that entered (a smashing new record folks!!) There's every style, every technique, every genre. Drawn from a global call for entries, they are a set of headlights illuminating the current state of the international indie and auteur animation scene worldwide. Step right up - get 'em while they're hot!
Fantoons - Chasing Mr Big David Calcano, Nacho Rodriguez Classic, old school, crazy toon-towne animation at its best. Super-charged animated mayhem following one poor guy's very bad day. United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:25Year: 2014 |
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Pidge Renee Zhan A pigeon's life is not an easy one. The dodgy rep about being flying rats can be depressing. But having your kids nibble off your toes is the worst. United States
Runtime: 4:34Year: 2014 |
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Domestik Ignatz Johnson Higham A clever visual patchwork of domestik illusyonyn shining a subtle light in the things we never ask and we never tell. United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:35Year: 2014 |
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In Line Kamila Kucikova A beguiling combination of wondrous eye-candy and a reminder that waiting in line in an orderly fashion does not always render positive results. Slovakia
Runtime: 3:57Year: 2014 |
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Black Tape Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot Entangled together in a complex tango, victim and victimiser dance against the bonds that tie them together. Denmark
Runtime: 3:02Year: 2014 |
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My Dad Marcus Armitage A jumbled pastiche of colourful imagery makes the perfect dance partner for a rapidly disintegrating depiction of one boy's understanding of his father. United Kingdom
Runtime: 5:48Year: 2014 |
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Levitation Marko Mestrovic Channelling Hemmingway is as good a start point as any to explore a force so powerful it can defy gravity and carry us past the beyond. Croatia
Runtime: 8:07Year: 2014 |
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Eclipse Fabienne Wagenaar Obscured by a lunar eclipse, a circus lion taming act morphs into a deadly, delicate game of hide and seek. Belgium
Runtime: 5:39Year: 2014 |
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The Tale Of The Plump Bird Saki Iyori A beautifully hand-crafted film surveying the shifting sands and malleable priorities of the relationship between a special bird and its unusual caretaker. Japan
Runtime: 2:56Year: 2014 |
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Circle Game Patrick Jenkins Initially an enchanting dance of circles gradually veers into the purely abstract realm through superimposing two drafting templates, resulting in a cascade of 'chance' animation. Canada
Runtime: 1:02Year: 2014 |
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Dead End Hamish Steele Barney pushes the wrong button and finds himself begging for directions from a naked God of the Internet. United States
Runtime: 4:56Year: 2014 |
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Jiro Visits The Dentist Gina Kamentsky Jiro has a dream about the artist formerly known as Prince and visits the dentist with his friend, the Lighthouse Phone Man. United States
Runtime: 1:30Year: 2014 |
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Choban Matija Pisacic Everybody knows the story of Laika the dog, the first creature launched into space by the Russians. Popular theory is that Laika was a stray, but what if there was an owner. The story of an epic and crazed search. Croatia
Runtime: 18:15Year: 2014 |