
International Program (2020)
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 4,000+ films competing for your love. 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. Be the first to experience these beautiful films on the big screen!
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Prickly Jam James Cunningham An end of days comedy about an ambitiously amorous cricket and a starving hedgehog with a devious plan. New Zealand
Runtime: 6:00Year: 2019 |
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Rain Piotr Milczarek An unusual rain and one anonymous super hero's thankless effort to stem the tide. Poland
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2019 |
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There Were Four Of Us Cassie Shao Four characters trapped in a room try to divine the reason behind a death. United States
Runtime: 6:44Year: 2019 |
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Trauma Chameleon Gina Kamentsky An escaped laboratory rat navigates through a sea of punctuation. United States
Runtime: 2:51Year: 2019 |
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Moth Allison Schulnik Inspired by the simple act of a moth hitting the artist's studio window, this work grew into a wander through a range of primal emotions. United States
Runtime: 3:15Year: 2019 |
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Holodomor, Cookie Olena Maksymova A hungry child sacrifices the only thing she has in the world to save her starving mother. United Kingdom
Runtime: 5:44Year: 2019 |
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Cante Teresa Baroet The haunting strains of Cante Alentejano, a traditional choral music, lead a man through a revaluation of his everyday life. Estonia
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2019 |
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I-I-I Brandon Blommaert Blommaert returns with an intensely packed moving graphic montage of fascinating diversity. Canada
Runtime: 2:25Year: 2019 |
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Kids Michael Frei How do we define ourselves when we are all equal? An intense exploration of group dynamics. Switzerland
Runtime: 9:00Year: 2019 |
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Bubbles Rachel Fitzgerald What a lie it is to say that love conquers all. I would have danced on fire for you. But... Ireland
Runtime: 2:50Year: 2019 |
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Locomotor Isaku Kaneko Half man, half steam engine. Full speed ahead, regardless. Japan
Runtime: 3:06Year: 2019 |
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Live A Little Jenny Jokela A visual poem about struggling to fit in to a patriarchal society's views on how a young woman should behave. United Kingdom
Runtime: 3:43Year: 2019 |
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2.3 x 2.6 x 3.2 Jiaqi Wang A woman confronts her mortality and wonders why it came to this. United Kingdom
Runtime: 3:46Year: 2019 |
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Violent Equation Antonis Doussias Ignorance creates fear and envy brings violence. An astonishing proto-visual tour-de-force into a mad collective imagination. Greece
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2019 |
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Under The Canopy Bastien Dupriez Birds of paradise, displaying beautiful plumage, sing and dance in the tropical forests. France
Runtime: 6:39Year: 2019 |
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Girl In The Hallway Valerie Barnhart Why does 'Little Red Riding Hood' give Jamie nightmares? It's been 15 years, and the girl in the hallway haunts him still. Canada
Runtime: 10:32Year: 2018 |