Best of International Student Animation (2019)

A selection of the best new student animation drawn from almost 100 grad reels from more than 20 countries. These films defy any notion of amateur status and showcase amazing competitive talent that demands attention and makes waves. And you are the jury - your vote determines the winner AND you go in the prize to win a DOUBLE Festival Pass to MIAF 2019.

Featured in AIAF2019
Program Type: Films
Content Rating: Mature (M)
Big Toast
Sacha Beeley

Toast can't really figure out where it all went wrong with Egg.



United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:15
Year: 2018
Synched
Cassie Shao

In life - as in animation - synchronisation is everything.



United States
Runtime: 2:23
Year: 2017
Buds
Matthieu Gerard-Tulane

From little seeds, bigger things grow - if they get a chance.



France
Runtime: 4:03
Year: 2018
Mum Is Not At Home Today
Zitong Mai

Grandpa is doing his best but there's just no one quite like Mum.



United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:30
Year: 2018
Streetopia
Melinda Kiss G.

An intriguing slow-roll of imagery inspired by a curated collection of Street-View images.



Hungary
Runtime: 4:38
Year: 2018
Strawberry Bums: Invasion Of The Snubgrubs
Jeremy Sullivan

Each sociopathic, flesh-eating freaks can use a hug every now and then.



United States
Runtime: 6:28
Year: 2018
My Changing Body
Gabriel Matesanz

It's time for the little people to take control.



United States
Runtime: 5:33
Year: 2018
Les Elephant Seron Content
Lucas Roussel, Charlotte Brun, Loic Frimat, Vincent Labis, Adrien Lannoy, Alice Lepoutre

It's only a matter of time before nature takes over.



France
Runtime: 6:52
Year: 2018
Nosis
Vincenz Neuhaus

A bizarre tale about the juxtaposition of a big nose and a strange fate.



Germany
Runtime: 8:07
Year: 2018
Debris
Kaide Wang

A colourful, roughly hewn recollection of a neighbourhood lost to the passage of time.



United Kingdom
Runtime: 3:17
Year: 2018
Food Monster
Yu-Xin Zhang

Food IS made to be played with.



Taiwan
Runtime: 3:59
Year: 2018
Track Down
Damien Clement, Clement Vidal, Thomas Godard

Beware, the revenge of the angry rhino.



France
Runtime: 3:08
Year: 2018
Kim
Lucas Lermytte, Simon Krieger, Mathilde Dugardin, Simon Ameye, Antoine Dupriez, Thibaud Colin

The illustrious leader starts playing with his toys.



France
Runtime: 4:24
Year: 2018
Battle Royal
Megane Lepage, Kevin Langouet, Meghan Marino, Agathe Revillod, Fanny Robert-Dumas

Like so many murderous rampages, it started out with a simple accident on a quiet day.



France
Runtime: 5:09
Year: 2018
I Am Not Playing Anymore
Matej Babic

Battle lines are drawn, sides are taken .... but what's really at stake here?



Slovakia
Runtime: 6:26
Year: 2018
Pedestrian Pastry
Jorn Leeuwerink

They are pedestrians and they should not - they must not - lose their hats.



Netherlands
Runtime: 2:33
Year: 2017