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   Sunday, 4-17 1:00 pm

International Animated Shorts

International Animated Shorts

Love & Theft

DIRECTED BY ANDREAS HYKADE
GERMANY, 2010, 7 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Winner of multiple awards for music and animation. A simple circle morphs, twists, and dances into a dazzling, hypnotic multitude of colorful pop culture icons.

MRDRCHAIN

DIRECTED BY ONDREJ SVADLENA
CZECH REPUBLIC, 2010, 10 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Sliceman walks alone in a gory, grotesque landscape finding fulfillment only to come undone again on a quest for peace…and someone to share it with.

Pixels

DIRECTED BY PATRICK JEAN
FRANCE, 2010, 2 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

An abandoned television unleashes a burst of pixels on an unsuspecting world, bringing to life characters from PacMan, Frogger, Donkey Kong, and other classic games.

B/W Races

DIRECTED BY JACOPO MARTINONI
ITALY, 2010, 2.5 MIN
US PREMERE

Cardboard cars race in stop motion and raise the questions: does the bad guy always win and does winning make you a bad guy?

Civilization

DIRECTED BY CLAUDE DUTY
FRANCE, 2010, 4 MIN
IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
US PREMIERE

A businessman’s collection of primitive African art comes to life in his absence and does some dangerous magic to his oh-so-sophisticated world.

The External World

DIRECTED BY DAVID O’REILLY
GERMANY, 2010, 15 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SCREENING

This Sundance Honorable Mention shows snippets of life in interlocking surreal worlds that are by turns hilarious, nasty, absurd, violent, adorable, and deeply satisfying.

Babioles

DIRECTED BY MATRAY
FRANCE, 2010, 5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Ever thought you’re way too adorable to be in the mess you’re in? Meet the Babioles, claymation cuties trying to escape life in the dumps.

Flesh Color

DIRECTED BY MASAHIKO ADACHI
JAPAN, 2010, 4 MN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Traditional Japanese tattoo images swim, glide, and bloom across the skin, showing the beauty of both the art and the human body.

Rubika

DIRECTED BY CLAIRE BAUDEAN, LUDOVIC HABAS, MICKAËL KREBS, JULIEN LEGAY, CHAO MA, FLORENT ROUSSEAU, CAROLINE ROUX, MARGAUX VAXELAIRE
FRANCE, 2010, 4 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

The law of gravity doesn’t apply when life is literally turned upside down and round and round for Lego-like people in a game piece world.

Sam’s Hot Dogs

DIRECTED BY DAVID LOPEZ RETAMERO
SPAIN/UK, 2009, 9.5 MIN
IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Sam is a happy hot dog vendor who doesn’t understand why his pet bear wants cuisine that’s a bit more lively than frankfurters in this award-winning short.

When I am King

DIRECTED BY SVERRE FREDRIKSEN
THE NETHERLANDS, 2010, 3 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE

Stop motion and pyrography (wood-burning) are used in this charming music video of a man who rebuilds a home in a fantastic forest canopy.

The Gruffalo

DIRECTED BY JAKOB SCHUH AND MAX LANG
UK, 2009, 27 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, and Robbie Coltraine are among the voices in this Oscar-nominated film about a mouse who outfoxes predators (including a fox).