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‘The Story of a Tornado’ by Veronika Kocourková
“The Story of a Tornado” by Veronika Kocourková follows a family of four air molecules. As the hot sun warms the Earth, the molecules grow and soon enough they no longer fit into their house.
Cartoon Brew Pick
Adventurous, innovative, and thought-provoking animation projects from around the world.
‘Yung Wizzy’ by Evan Red Borja and Sean Glaze
Lil boy rapper magician doin’ his thang.
‘Where’s My Keys?’ by Max Halley
Girlfriend’s admirable yet futile attempt to re-enact the moment where she loses her keys, for one of my endless and futile attempts at making a short animated film.
‘Echo’ by Merlin Flügel
The sunken homeland and the certainty that we are not alone. ECHO is about how childhood reverberates; about complicated relationships, and a departure to pastures new.
‘Villa Antropoff’ by Vladimir Leschiov and Kaspar Jancis
A man has nothing to lose except his dream. To make his dream come true the man embarks on a dangerous journey. But his destination is not what it seems.
‘Shit Showreels Say’ by Peter Quinn
Directed by Peter Quinn who writes: “I usually sit and watch a few things on Animade or Squeezeme.tv with my first coffee, every morning when I get into work. I’ve pulled out a few ‘showreel tropes’ that hopefully some of you will agree with—and I bet there are plenty I’ve forgotten about… would love to have you input as to commonalities in reels. It’s been an interesting study coming up with this shortlist.”
‘Caveirão’ by Guilherme Marcondes
Not many people know this, but every night at 3:33AM time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes, there is a second night, a secret one where the spirits of the city come out to play. That is the story of the eternal battle for the soul of São Paulo, the clash between bohemia and authoritarianism, between comedy and horror.
‘Baba: A Conversation with My Grandfather’ by Joel Kefali
A short animated collection of memories from a Turkish refugee in New Zealand.
‘House Wanders, Bird Water Full’ by Veronika Samartseva
Veronika Samartseva is an animation director from Germany, who specializes in analog animation techniques. Her award-winning films have been shown at international festivals worldwide. After her graduation from HFF Konrad Wolf Babelsberg, Veronika joined the Berlin-based animation collective Talking Animals. Recently she started teaching animation at the BTK University of Design.
‘Aug(De)Mented Reality’ by Marty Cooper
Using a unique animation technique involving traditonal animation cels and his iPhone 5s, Hombre_mcsteez turns everyday life into an odd creature infested cartoon universe.
‘Birds’ by Zeitguised
A lighthearted essay on contextualized characters. Reconstruction follows deconstruction.
‘Food’ by Siqi Song
This is an animated documentary short film about FOOOOOOOOOOOD! I interviewed people their opinions about food, and animate real food based on the soundtracks with stop-motion technique.
‘A Dangerous Journey’ by Ruth Beni
“A Dangerous Journey” (part funded by Comic Relief) warns young African women of the dangers of being coerced and tricked into prostitution by traffickers who use scare tactics perpetrated by native doctors and false promises.
‘On the Subway’ by Mike Geiger
About a bear and his journey on the subway of life.
‘The Begun of Tigtone’ by Andrew Koehler
“The Begun of Tigtone” is a parody of every fantasy convention there is, from movies to games. And the star character of this story is Tigtone, a man whose personality is intentionally modeled after a two-dimnesional, anti-hero cliche. Along his journey, he is challenged by pointless puzzles, preposterously clad goddesses, and generic quest goals. Not even the dialog is safe from skewering, as the fantasy convention of convoluted language is parodied right down to the very title of the story.
‘I Decided to Leave’ by Dan Britt
It was 9:54 when I decided to leave…
‘Cruising’ by Zachary Zezima
Based on a true story, “Cruising” follows a young man through an extrovert’s dream and an introvert’s nightmare—the chaotic and cacophonous world of forced-fun aboard an insular cruise ship. His initial inability to accept his environment drives him to suicidal fantasy, where he learns to cope with his stressors, discomfort and anxieties.
‘Priorities’ by Gints Zilbalodis
A boy who seeks only survival is challenged by his dog who seeks only his attention.
‘Hoof It’ by Seth Boyden
A boy goes on a perilous quest through the mountains to rescue his family’s missing goat.
‘Sumo’ by Laurene Braibant
Two bodies, giants almost naked, advance slowly to a circle of clay. This graphic experience features the expressiveness of their bodies which are to repeat a sumo ritual. The two wrestlers are fighting in a lightning way through each of their deeds, which are the direct expression of their most exposed being.
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