ANIMATION
13 december 2025
SALA CINEMA UNATC – 12.00 PM – 02.00 PM
Time: 12:00 PM
Sparks
Animation
3 min, 2024 – Bulgaria, NATFA
Director: Ryan Dimitrov
Screenwriter: Marta Alexieva
Editor: Marta Alexieva, Ryan Dimitrov
Sound Designer: Ryan Dimitrov
Synopsis: Throughout seasons, a light bulb faces both heartbreak and a new emotional spark.
Time: 12:03 PM
The Old Klavirista
Animation
8 min, 2024 – France, Piktura
Director: Sarah Coppin, Simon Delhaye, Théo Massa, Léopold Delcambre
Screenwriter: Sarah Coppin
Editor: Simon Delhaye, Théo Massa
Sound Designer: Simon Delhaye
Synopsis: Ondrej, an old and melancholic Slavic pianist, mourns his wife through music. Lead by his instrument, he embarks on a journey through the past, reaching his youth when he was happy.
Time: 12:11 PM
Do Something
Animation
13 min, 2024 – Germany, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Sofija Zivkovic
Screenwriter: Sofija Zivkovic
Editor: Sofija Zivkovic
Sound Designer: Florian Heidecker
Producer: Cosima Gerrish
Synopsis: A blood cell must set out on a mission: to reach the brain and persuade it to make the host’s dehydrated body drink some water.
Time: 12:24 PM
Coffee Break
Animation
9 min, 2025 – Israel, Sapir
Director: Dor Kaplan, Shay Kremer
Screenwriter: Dor Kaplan, Shay Kremer
DOP: Dor Kaplan, Shay Kremer
Editor: Dor Kaplan, Shay Kremer
Sound Designer: Yarin Turjeman
Producer: Dor Kaplan, Shay Kremer
Cast: Shaked Yaar, Noy Beggagon
Synopsis: A worker flees during a coffee commercial shoot. As the presenter pursues her, their chase spirals through a world of advertisements, exposing the dark reality of consumer culture.
Time: 12:33 PM
Ferenc Kenéz: Close up the house
Animation
5 min, 2025 – Romania, Sapientia
Director: Szántai Kristóf
Screenwriter: Szántai Kristóf, Szabó Márk
DOP: Szabó Márk
Editor: Szántai Kristóf, Muzsi Hunor
Sound Designer: Szántai Kristóf
Cast: Dr. Lakatos Róbert
Synopsis: An experimental take on Ferenc Kenéz’s poem, the film captures the tension between fleeing away from Socialist Romania and holding on to the past. The use of mixed media mirrors the layered nature of memory
Time: 12:38 PM
Pear Garden
Animation
7 min, 2024 – Germany, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Shadab Shayegan
Screenwriter: Shadab Shayegan
Editor: Revan Sarikaya
Sound Designer: Rachel Oker, Jonathan Rösch
Producer: Shadab Shayegan
Synopsis: Six-year-old Lily visits her grandmother who, after a mastectomy, no longer has breasts. That night, Lily discovers that her grandma’s shadow still has breasts. She follows the shadow, hoping to retrieve the breasts and give them back to her grandmother..
Time: 12:45 PM
The Song of the Sheep
Animation
8 min, 2024 – France, Rubika
Director: Jules Marcel, Anaïs Castro de Angel, Juliette Bigo, Evan Lambert, Alex Le Ruyet, Jeanne Bigo, Anaïs Ledoux
Screenwriter: Jules Marcel
Editor: Anaïs Castro de Angel
Sound Designer: Juliette Bigo
Synopsis: At dawn, in the Alps, Frank wakes up drunk. There’s only one cure for the headache: a drink. But misfortune strikes! His cellar has been emptied overnight. Who could this mysterious thief be? Hervé, the talking sheep, just might have the answer…
Time: 12:53 PM
On Saint Nicholas’ Eve
Animation
11 min, 2025 – Romania, UNATC
Director: Emy-Mirel Ivașcă
Screenwriter: Emy-Mirel Ivașcă
Editor: Emy-Mirel Ivașcă
Sound Designer: Ștefan Azaharioaiei
Producer: Emy-Mirel Ivașcă
Synopsis: A boy recalls an evening spent with his father, on Saint Nicholas day.
Time: 13:04 PM
Rise Age
Animation
5 min, 2024 – Germany, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Tatjana Theuer
Screenwriter: Diana Westphal
Editor: Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sound Designer: Timo Kleinemeier
Producer: Tatjana Theuer
Synopsis: In the animated film Rise Age, lively critters groove through a coastal world – until their daily crawling routine is suddenly turned upside down by the rising seas.
Time: 13:09 PM
Unfold
Animation
5 min, 2024 – Germany, THWS
Director: Lena Ziegler
Screenwriter: Lena Ziegler
DOP: Lena Ziegler
Editor: Lena Ziegler
Sound Designer: Chloe Oertel
Producer: Lena Ziegler
Synopsis: In a world, more introverted and more extroverted characters meet. Initial disharmony gives way to interactions that lead them to open up and to experience the exchange of ideas.
Time: 13:14 PM
Mud
Animation
7 min, 2025 – Romania, Sapientia
Director: Dénes Csaba, Fazakas Lehel, Orbán Orsolya, Szatmári Loretta
Screenwriter: Dénes Csaba, Fazakas Lehel, Orbán Orsolya, Szatmári Loretta
DOP: Dénes Csaba, Fazakas Lehel, Orbán Orsolya, Szatmári Loretta
Editor: Dénes Csaba, Fazakas Lehel, Orbán Orsolya, Szatmári Loretta
Sound Designer: Dénes Csaba
Synopsis:
Night merges into morning and evening.
Mom kneads cement.
Old ladies roll among the shadows.
Scratched belly button.
White, terrible plastic.
Everything at full capacity.
Night merges into morning and evening.
To love this slipping away.
Time: 13:21 PM
Courage
Animation
5 min, 2024 – France, Rubika
Director: Margot Jacquet, Nathan Baudry, Marion Choudin, Jeanne Desplanques, Lise Delcroix, Salomé Cognon
Screenwriter: Margot Jacquet
Editor: Margot Jacquet, Marion Choudin
Sound Designer: Lise Delcroix
Synopsis:
When Anna, an Olympic athlete, falls behind in the race, she doubles down on her efforts, determined to win the competition and never disappoint again. But as she pushes herself past her limits, she burns out – and must face the wave of judgment that comes with stepping out.
Time: 13:26 PM
Aletheia
Animation
1 min, 2025 – Romania, UNATC
Director: Carmen-Maria Dumitru
Screenwriter: Carmen-Maria Dumitru
DOP: Carmen-Maria Dumitru
Editor: Carmen-Maria Dumitru
Sound Designer: Oliver Lefever și Monica-Elena Vaciu
Synopsis:
A solitary man dances ritualistically in a cosmic space bathed in light. Reality shatters around him. His naked body floats under the gaze of a giant eye, with a dark sun hanging above his head.
Time: 13:27 PM
The asteroid
Animation
4 min, 2025 – Romania, UNATC
Director: Gabriela-Daria Prundea
Screenwriter: Gabriela-Daria Prundea
Editor: Gabriela-Daria Prundea
Sound Designer: Paul Șofran
Synopsis:
Eugeniu, a garden gnome from a quiet village, wishes to build a swimming pool. He soon learns from the news that an asteroid is heading toward Earth. Despite the gravity of the situation, Eugeniu sees an unexpected opportunity in this event.
Time: 13:31 PM
It will pass
Animation
5 min, 2025 – Germany, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Lara CarrÃ
Screenwriter: Lara CarrÃ
Editor: Timon Rubbert
Sound Designer: Yevheniia Tkachuk
Producer: Clemens Szczesny
Synopsis:
A circle is drawn along its lifeline through a symbolic world. It overcomes challenges and discovers the interconnectedness of all living beings.
Time: 13:36 PM
War Theater
Animation
6 min, 2025 – France, Piktura
Director: Arthur Lecocq, Gabriel Delcroix, Arthur Delcroix, Romuald Gouriou, Julien Vanas, Clarence Delehaye, Noëmie Ivelou
Screenwriter: Arthur Lecocq, Gabriel Delcroix, Arthur Delcroix, Romuald Gouriou, Julien Vanas, Clarence Delehaye, Noëmie Ivelou
Editor: Arthur Lecocq
Animator: Arthur Lecocq
Sound Designer: Arthur Lecocq, Pierre-Antoine Naline
Synopsis:
During a theatrical performance featuring puppets glorifying war, a wounded soldier is taken backstage where he discovers the darker aspects of this spectacle.
Time: 13:42 PM
Kind regards
Animation
2 min, 2025 – Romania, UNATC
Director: Ada Prodan
Sound Designer: Ada Prodan
Synopsis:
A day in the life of a Victorian-era doctor is once again interrupted unexpectedly by a surprise guest.
Time: 13:44 PM
Bedtime Routine
Animation
4 min, 2025 – Romania, UNATC
Director: Gabriel Stoiciu
Editor: Gabriel Stoiciu
Sound Designer: Horia Buzățelu, Dovydas Raudonis
Producer: Gabriel Stoiciu
Synopsis:
Brian, a young insomniac worn down by life’s challenges, is forced to confront his anxieties and existential crises when his subconscious materializes into a playful spirit that refuses to leave him be.
Time: 13:48 PM
The Calm of the Cicadas
Animation
5 min, 2024 – France, Rubika
Director: Sarah Deredec, Camille Collins, Clémence Ansquer, Juliette Le Hir, Chun-i Cheng, Ambre Muamba, Salomé Leroy
Screenplay: Sarah Deredec
Editor: Ambre Muamba
Sound Designer: Simon Jouteau
Synopsis:
To protect the tranquility of his paradisiacal Mediterranean island, threatened by the noise of boats, Marcel will launch into a merciless battle that will break the ears of many. But he gets carried away, ultimately causing the destruction of his entire environment.
Time: 13:53 PM
The Glow
Animation
4 min, 2024 – France, Piktura
Director: Elisa Lefebvre, Marina Monlouis, Coline Courgey
Screenplay: Elisa Lefebvre, Coline Courgey
Editor: Elisa Lefebvre
Sound Designer: Marina Monlouis
Synopsis:
A lamb, a fox, a bear, a snake, and a raccoon sit around a table shrouded by darkness. They can see only what they desire most, in the shape of a blinding light, which from their point of view seems impossibly distant. Obsessed, they descend into madness. In their frenzy, the animals tear each other apart and vanish along with the light. Later, the light turns back on.