And now for something completely different...! This showcase offers six short films of different genres with distinctive styles of animation. Showcase Runtime: 25 minutes 7 seconds

This micro-short, black and white animated film, is dedicated to suicide awareness, and those who are left behind. David Creighton is a blogger, reviewer, author, poet, RPG writer, English Literature BA, ghost writer, grammar teacher, former student teacher, pro wrestling expert and more. Summer Turns to Fall is his third animated micro-short. Previous films have shown at festivals including Ottawa International Animation Festival, Blood in the Snow, Fargo Film Festival and FROSTBITE International Indie Fest.

SUMMER TURNS TO FALL

"When people look at my film I hope they think of it like a ride at the amusement park or see it the same way you might view fireworks or abstract painting. After seeing it I hope people are entertained, energized, have fun and feel like that they have had colour thrown at them or paint splattered on them. This film is 100% hand made by me and Norman McLaren, Len Ley and Steve Woloshen were all great influences and inspiration for this work." John Dawson lives just outside of Boulder, Colorado and is the son of Colorado watercolour artist, Milly Dawson. His artworks have been shown and sold in galleries in Colorado and online. He worked on and off for a small commercial animation studio in Denver for seven years in the late 70s and early 80s.

JAM IT

Three teenagers have an unexpected encounter when they sneak into a cemetery at night to summon an exceptionally terrible ghost. Vanessa Stachel likes to move thematically somewhere between horror and colourful glitter fairies. She studied communication design, worked freelance in the field of film/advertising/motion design and began studying directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany in 2020.

A BLOODY GRAVEYARD STORY

This film is about my life since starting testosterone, the joy and comfort I have felt since then. It is made entirely on fabric, which I have sewn into a quilt.

WARMTH

A beautiful flower patch turns into a garbage dump. Ice caps are melting and the smog is suffocating. Unknown to science is that Earth has a clone. Both planets are undergoing the same downfall and are destined to an inevitable self destruction. In the search for a solution to this forecast help is called on the Bliep. These extraterrestrial beings stop the time synchronization between the two planets and start an invasion of the clone planet earth. Earth, do we want to keep waiting for the Bliep? Bethany de Forest is an artist who works with dioramas. Her miniature sets are captured by means of photography and film. Seemingly life-size worlds wherein she creates her own reality. Her photographs and films are exhibited worldwide. Together with Robin Noorda she created two animation films ‘Red-End and the seemingly symbiotic society’ (2009) and ‘Red-end and the Factory Plant’ (2015) Recurring theme in her work is the border between Utopia and Dystopia. Climate change, industrialisation and the growing waste problem are a visual inspiration for her. All background visuals in ‘Waiting for the Bliep’ are miniature sets built in her studio. Alexander van Zanten is a painter, musician, set designer and computer animator. An enthusiast of absurd storytelling and one of the founding members of ‘the Reborn Bliep’. She is also the creator of animation video clips that are used as background visuals during shows of the band.

WAITING FOR THE BLIEP

Cyril the Scarecrow is terrified of birds. How will he manage to scare away Bertie the crow who just won't leave him alone? Cleo Parker graduated from University of the West of England in Bristol with a degree in Animation. She specialises in directing for stop motion animation as well as production design and storyboarding.

THE LAST STRAW

WINNER of Best Micro Short Film Award & Best Film by a Filmmaker Aged Under 22:  Nominations for Best Animation, Micro Short Film & Best Short Film of Fisheye 2023

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Animation Variation : 6 shorts

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