Selected from 60 graduate showreels and 30 countries this is a look at the best student work from all around the world – the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed. Best of the Next Programme 1 screens just before this one at 19:30. You can buy tickets for both screenings for just £12 + booking fee.
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Tango of Longing (Marta Szymanska, Poland, Polish National Film School)
A stunning hand-painted depiction of the nature of tango – passionate, erotic but tinged with melancholy and a longing for satisfaction that may never be fulfilled.
2018, 5min
Sog (Jonatan Schwenk, Germany, HFG Offenbach)
After a flood, some fish are stuck in the trees. They scream for help. Awakened by the noise, the inhabitants of a neighbouring cave do not appreciate this unexpected encounter.
Winner of over 30 awards at festivals worldwide
2017, 10min
Little Star (Etienne Bailleiu, France, La Poudriere)
Nine-year-old Alexis is going to travel on a train by himself for the first time. At the same moment, thousands of miles away, a space probe is preparing to wake up.
2017, 4min
Once in the Fields of Boredom (Teele Strauss, Estonia, Estonian Academy of the Arts)
Boredom, existential void and the yearning for something different permeate the lives of a couple who are reaching an end of sorts.
2017, 5min
Red Garage (Max Litvinov, France, La Poudriere)
It’s safer inside, less crazy too. But when you do have to go out, go in a crowd and go in a rush. It’s the only way.
2017, 4min
Ice Pepper (Maïlly Boulin, Guillaume Escots, Alicia Journet, Soizic Lefeuvre, Clément Malargé & Eddy Martinez, France, ESMA)
Roger and Billy, two penguins, wander around the sea ice. Within a hidden ice cave, they discover crates full of chilli peppers with an unusual property.
2017, 6min
Synched (Cassie Shao, USA, University of Southern California)
A chaotic world. A man flees to the other side but there is no escape.
2017, 2min
Oh Mother! (Paulina Ziolkowska, Poland, Polish National Film School)
A playful game of constant change for an overprotective mother and her son.
2017, 12min
Squaring the Circle (Karolina Specht, Poland, Polish National Film School)
Repetition is a form of change. A beautifully abstract look at pattern, chaos and endless movement.
2018, 5min
Cat Noir (O’Neil Burgi, Switzerland, Zurich School of Art and Design)
A letter, a broken heart. The sound of the rain. A black cat, a plan.
2018, 6min
Am I Oright? (Yen Liang Chen, Taiwan, National Taiwan University of the Arts)
A fun, playful and loopy film based around sound performance.
2017, 4min
