In the Focus: Animation competition, there are 9 films this year. The enormous freedom that animation gives the authors has been fully used to create expressive, artistic cinema. Each of the films was made in a different technique, has a different aesthetic and covers a different subject. Each of them is original and tells about significant things in an interesting way.

Antipolis, dir. Kaspar Jancis (Estonia) 2023, 26’, 13+

Unlike some of the well informed inhabitants of the civilization, the occupants of Antipolis have no idea that they are living inside a gigantic globe. Getting to know this is a sobering shock.

Film awarded at e.g. Tirana IFF and Animafest Athens.

Orange Story, dir. Shahaf Ram (Izrael) 2024, 20’, 15+

In the face of the Earth’s destruction, a brave but not very nice astronaut sets out on a mission to discover a planet suitable for human habitation. During an emergency landing on an unknown world, he suffers amnesia.

International premiere.

A Kind of Testament, dir. Stephen Vuillemin (France) 2023, 16’, 16+

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

Film awarded at e.g. Animocje IAFF.

La perra, dir. Carla Melo Gampert (Colombia) 2023, 14’, 16+

In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother and faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.

Film awarded at e.g. San Francisco IFF and Animafest Zagreb.