All films with English subtitles. Suitable for ages 15 and up. In this ambitious compilation of eight short, animated films by French filmmakers, TRK showcases the medium’s unlimited expressive potential that not even the magic of special effects can provide, as audiences are taken on a journey into real and imagined worlds far from the here and now. Pierre Leloup, Artistic Director of Theatre Raymond Kabbaz thinks: “Animated film is an art form in its own on right, efficiently introducing challenging topics in a visually compelling way, leaving plenty of room for symbolism, fantasy, and manifold narrative strategies. Why should it just be for kids?” Indeed, Animation Fest at TRK contains themes best digested by adults, sure to inspire thought-provoking conversations during the intermission, over a glass of wine and cheese plate. Animation Fest is presented on International Animation day, a global event which celebrates the art of animation, originally invented in the 1920s as a response to other forms of abstract art. At its origin, early animated films aimed to induce in the viewers' an emotional reaction solely through rhythm, motion, shapes and light.&nbsp;How it has come since then! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/9c8b1b9d78ecedea298a8f012f324ad7.jpg" width="621">

Animation Fest

With English subtitles. Suitable for ages 15 and up.

A ghost loses its memory after being struck by lightening. It encounters Arthur, who tries to help it.&nbsp;Prizes and Festival SelectionsAnnecy International Film Festival (France, 2021)NIFFF (Switzerland, 2021)Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble (2021)Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2021)GLAS Animation (U.S.A. 2021)Anima (Belgium, 2021)

MON AMI QUI BRILLE DANS LA NUIT (My friend who Shines in the Night)

A stroll through the daily life of several psychiatric institutions, meeting extraordinary people who allow us to enter their private worlds.&nbsp;Awards &amp; festival selectionsInternational Documentary Festival (France, 2021)Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2021)Anim’Est (Romania, 2020)Cinanima (Portugal, 2020)Alcine (Spain, 2020)Animatou (Switzerland, 2020)

FOLIE DOUCE FOLIE DURE (Sweet madness, hard madness)

On 23 February 2005, the radio announced a law project about the benefits of French colonization. This announcement disrupted the daily life of Louise and her family. Her house turns out to be inhabited by strange presences.&nbsp;Prizes and festival selectionsAnnecy International Animation Festival (France, 2021)La Guarimba Film Festival (Italy, 2021)

Y’A BON ? (D’ats real good?)

Julie doesn't manage to fit in at her school. The arrival of Émile, an autistic child, will change all that. Prizes &amp; Festival SelectionsHuesca International Short Film Festival (Spain, 2021) – prizeStuttgart Trickfilm Internatioanl Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2021) – Grand Prize in the International CompetitionAnima (Belgium, 2021)Tallinn – Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia, 2020)BIAF (South Korea, 2020)=Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2021)FIFF (Belgium, 2020)Alcine (Spain, 2020)Cinanima (Spain, 2020)ANim’Est (Romania, 2020)Animatou (Switzerland, 2021)Animafest Zagreb (Croatia, 2021)

PRÉCIEUX (Precious)

A young painter preparing for her first exhibition is so focused on her creative work that she loses touch with reality and sinks into a hallucinatory chaos. In the confinement of a clinic, she slowly rebuilds herself through painting and the daily observation of a squirrel through the window.

Le Monde en Soi (The world within)

A homeless man collapses violently on the ground, and remains frozen on all fours. The journalists’ sudden interest in this man takes us into a grotesque and absurd media vortex.

ABSENCE

The diva and Druze princess Asmahan had a short life, but what a life it was! Weddings, glory, spying, lovers, alcohol, poker, suicides, murders, scandals… This oriental Marilyn Monroe marked the golden age of Egyptian musicals. Even today, her voice still echoes throughout the Middle East and her mysterious death in the waters of the Nile continues to feed the wildest rumors.&nbsp;Awards &amp; festival selectionsStuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (Germany, 2021)International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (Canada, 2021)Berlin International Short Film Festival (Germany, 2020)Trouville Off-Courts Film Festival (France, 2020)Aspen Shortfest (U.S.A. 2020)

ASMAHAN LA DIVA (Asmahan the diva)

An uninspiring character decides to visit his uninspired author. Prizes &amp; Festival SelectionsAnnecy International Animation Festival (France, 2021)Rhode Island International Film Festival (U.S.A. 2021)Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (Spain, 2021)

SOUS LA PEAU, L’ÉCORCE (Under the skin, the Bark)

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