The two Best of International Short Film programmes have been hand-picked from other international animation festivals, by the festival's administration. The total of 12 films represents some of the highlights of the international animation scene in the last couple of years.
Somehow the Best of International Short Film programme 1 reads like a fairy-tale in itself, self-proclaimed kings, smugglers, drugged authors and fighting forest spirits are all crucial elements of this programme. What more could you want?
The techniques stretch from good old stop-mo and multiplane to new and creepy ways to use 2D animation and it all ends up in a flashy and at the same time grotesque 3D animation. But it’s not as frightening as it all sounds, the programme has a good portion of humour, often very dark.
Age limit: 15
One windy day, Louis the sheep finds a paper crown and thereby becomes Louis I. King of the Sheep. He addresses his people, tames nature, initiates festivities, separates the sheep by color, and decides who gets to do what. Things go their royal ways. At least until the next gust of wind.
Markus Wulf is a director, screenwriter, and playwright from Germany, with a body of work in film, theatre, opera, and puppetry. His short films have won awards at national and international film festivals, his film A Fairytale With A Completely Imagined Ending was nominated for the German national short film award in 2014. In his work, he enjoys using humor as a device to question ideologies and representations of power. He is an alumnus of Columbia University and the IFS, International Film School Cologne, where he received an M.FA. and B.A. He is a participant in the BAFTA newcomers program.
- Year2022
- Runtime18:30
- CountryGermany
- DirectorMarkus Wulf
- ProducerHübner/Wallenfels and Autumn Song Production
- AnimatorEmily Ann Hoffman & Victoria Arslani
The two Best of International Short Film programmes have been hand-picked from other international animation festivals, by the festival's administration. The total of 12 films represents some of the highlights of the international animation scene in the last couple of years.
Somehow the Best of International Short Film programme 1 reads like a fairy-tale in itself, self-proclaimed kings, smugglers, drugged authors and fighting forest spirits are all crucial elements of this programme. What more could you want?
The techniques stretch from good old stop-mo and multiplane to new and creepy ways to use 2D animation and it all ends up in a flashy and at the same time grotesque 3D animation. But it’s not as frightening as it all sounds, the programme has a good portion of humour, often very dark.
Age limit: 15
One windy day, Louis the sheep finds a paper crown and thereby becomes Louis I. King of the Sheep. He addresses his people, tames nature, initiates festivities, separates the sheep by color, and decides who gets to do what. Things go their royal ways. At least until the next gust of wind.
Markus Wulf is a director, screenwriter, and playwright from Germany, with a body of work in film, theatre, opera, and puppetry. His short films have won awards at national and international film festivals, his film A Fairytale With A Completely Imagined Ending was nominated for the German national short film award in 2014. In his work, he enjoys using humor as a device to question ideologies and representations of power. He is an alumnus of Columbia University and the IFS, International Film School Cologne, where he received an M.FA. and B.A. He is a participant in the BAFTA newcomers program.
- Year2022
- Runtime18:30
- CountryGermany
- DirectorMarkus Wulf
- ProducerHübner/Wallenfels and Autumn Song Production
- AnimatorEmily Ann Hoffman & Victoria Arslani