Animation (12a)
Sat 16th March, 7:30PM @ Screen 1 WN Picturehouse SE27 9JU
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A fantastic mix of fun, quirky and thoughtful animations!
CGI mixed with live action, stop start, hand drawn, happy, sad, funny, serious, interesting, thought provoking.  A visual and inspiring treat
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Rose European Premiere
Directed by Uli Meyer
A character designer struggles with the design of a cartoon cat and ends up on a short trip through the looking glass.
UK 3m

Doorway UK Premiere
Directed by Siddharth Gautam
Within the fractures of family bonds, a doorway materializes, propelling Stephen through a life-altering odyssey that reshapes his existence and weaves an indelible tapestry of change for his loved ones.
USA 10m

Games People Play
Directed by Jim Hall
The body count climbs and the carnage continues village to village. One person witnessing the horror of war has to make a split decision to stop the madness before getting off the Paris Metro…
USA 3m

Green light
Directed by Songmin Kim
With the ecosystem destroyed after a nuclear war, Mari, a survivor, does all she can to rebuild. When she stumbles upon a robot soldier in an abandoned city, everything changes.
South Korea 14m

Little Fan
Directed by Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury
An unexpected encounter will grow into a meaningful friendship.
Germany 5m

Leap of Faith
Directed by Martina Doll, Anaïs Dos, Coline Reverbel, Kenzo Talma, Edgard Vernier, Lisa Vlaine
A little girl is on holiday at the beach with her little brother, when suddenly, it’s love at first sight for a mysterious boy she sees in the distance.
France 8m

Green light
Directed by Joao Rodrigues
A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics.
Portugal 10m

You Decided to Wave Your Arm, Until The Last Piece of Light Slides off Your Palm
Directed by Yama (Sihan) Li
Amidst the ebb and flow of passing souls, a ceaseless train roars, its cry echoing through the rarified, scorching air. Yet, you yearn solely to dance—amidst the throng, vigorously sweeping your hands. You just want to dance, engulfed in the mist, wildly emancipating the self. Navigate through the frontiers of the mind, erasing memories of being compressed and obscured.
USA 4m

Vinny World Premiere
Directed by Declan Boyle
This short animation takes us on a nostalgic journey with an anthropomorphic vinyl record.
Ireland 3m

Boom
Directed by Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Charles Di Cicco, Yannick Jacquin
A couple of silly birds try their best to protect their eggs from a volcano eruption.
France 6m

For You World Premiere
Directed by Luca Paulli
A letter from a father to his two-year-old son, capturing a summer day in the park, a world filled with wonders yet to be discovered and a looming danger.
Italy 3m

The Market
Directed by Lulu (Jung) Chen
It’s a story about a young woman who finds herself in a haven for lost souls after a tragic experience. With no recollection of her traumatic past, she travels deeper into The Market, where fragments of her memories become obstacles she must overcome in her cathartic journey towards inner peace.
Canada 4m

Seniors 3000
Directed by Julien David
A biomechanical fusion between Marlene, a secretary who has been working for 30 years, and the model x3000 printer is going to create a new generation of workers: the senior 3000. The revolution in the work world is underway!…
France 16m

Roasted
Directed by Goulwen COURTAUX
An adventurous chicken discovers the horrible truth about humans and poultry and decides to take its revenge.
France 2m

Now The Wolves Will Run
Directed by Verity Drew Firth
Short animated film highlighting the struggles children and women face to be seen and treated fairly and equally in society around the world.
UK 2m

Une Belle Nuit D’été
Directed by Sam Castelli, Aleksandar Savic, Yannis Brun, Barbara Derail, Arthur Dupuy, Enzo Leboucher
A group of animals decide to avenge the death of one of their own one beautiful summer night.
France 7m

Code Rose
Directed by Taye Cimon, Pierre Coëz, Julie Groux, Sandra Leydier, Manuarii Morel, Romain Seisson
In the open sea, a flamingo lands on an aircraft carrier. To keep the runway clear and get the planes to take off, the military have to get rid of it. But the flamingo and its congeners return relentlessly to put pink on the grey war machine.
France 8m

Atomic Chicken
Directed by Thibault Ermenaux, Lucie Lyfoung, Solène Polet, Capucine Prat, Morgane Prat, Morgane Siriex, Anna Uglova
A chicken coop set up at the foot of a nuclear power plant sees its daily life turned upside down by a series of comic, cartoon-style mutations.
France 5m