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Filmstill A Wish
A Wish
Franz Impler
A kid sees a falling star and gets to make a wish. But how, considering their friends‘ reminder that the world has more important problems? Everything goes bitterly wrong, brightly coloured.
Filmstill A Wish

A Wish

A Wish
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2024
2 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
English
No Premiere
Three kids trudge through the snow. One of them sees a falling star and gets to make a wish. But it’s not quite that simple, because the two friends think the childish wish is too short-sighted and selfish in light of global problems. Ninety seconds in bright colours and with cute characters that show briefly and succinctly what goes bitterly wrong when the right thing is no longer right.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
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Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Filmstill Breaking the Law
Breaking the Law
Franz Impler
The playground is empty. Everyone is at home, in lockdown. Except for a pear-shaped 3D figure plodding through the gravelly sand on thin legs, wearing chunky sneakers, towing a balloon.
2020
Filmstill Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2020
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
April 2020: The playground is empty and quiet, with a sadly fluttering barrier tape that nobody cares about because everyone is at home in lockdown. Except for a pear-shaped 3D figure which pads searchingly through the gravelly sand on thin legs, in chunky sneakers. It is towing an exhausted balloon with a frozen smile and – chunky sneakers. The dangling balloon hands pat the lonely rule-breaker from above. Franz Impler’s poetic and playfully condensed snapshot lets us empathise with an indescribable, exceptional situation in all its melancholy and absurdity.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
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Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Filmstill Broken Glass
Broken Glass
Kateryna Voznytsia
The ingredients are sugar, silicon and plastic filaments. While making a zoetrope jelly, the director reflects on the birth of her daughter and her own excessive perfectionism.
Filmstill Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Broken Glass
Kateryna Voznytsia
International Competition Animated Film
Animated Film
Ukraine
2026
7 minutes
Ukrainian
Subtitles: 
English
European premiere
While taking care of her young daughter, the director makes jelly. She reflects on the birth of her child and her own excessive perfectionism, which also extends to her artistic practice. The simple dessert develops into a “zoetrope pudding”. Once she lets go of her need for precision and allows relaxed playfulness into the working process, she succeeds in making a multi-layered cinematic dish. Its ingredients: sugar, silicon, plastic filaments. Kateryna Voznytsia manages many things at once here: to intelligently bridge the gap between contemporary working methods and historical techniques from the early cinema era and sensitively question her role as a mother, woman and filmmaker, all while also maintaining a loving bond with her daughter.

Franka Sachse

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Director
Kateryna Voznytsia
Producer
Kateryna Voznytsia, Yulia Serdyukova
Sound Design
Anton Prykhodko
Score
Anton Prykhodko
Animation
Kateryna Voznytsia
Animation Technique
Mixed Media, Other, Objects

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Filmstill Camille & Chameleon
Camille & Chameleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Camille and a chameleon afraid of heights love playing hide and seek in the forest. But their high spirits mess things up and they get lost in the undergrowth. Will they find each other?
Filmstill Camille & Chameleon

Camille & Chameleon

Camille & Chamäleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Germany
2025
12 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Camille, a very small girl, and the Chameleon who is afraid of heights are inseparable and love to play hide-and-seek in the forest. Camille loves to literally call the tune with her whistling. But one day she becomes too cocky and gives Chameleon an idea that will upset everything. Now they are lost in the green thicket. Can they get over their pride and find each other again?

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lucie Nichelmann
Script
Lucie Nichelmann
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Lucie Nichelmann, Julian Quitsch
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Falk Schuster, Alina Cyranek
Sound
Henrike Sommer
Sound Design
Tilman Köhler
Score
Eric Kröber
Animation
Lucie Nichelmann, Manuel Schroeder
Animation Technique
Silhouettes

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Filmstill Cell Buddies
Cell Buddies
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
What happens when a grumpy raccoon and a credulous manatee break out together? A cute plasticine animation about what matters more: freedom or solidarity?
Filmstill Cell Buddies

Cell Buddies

Zellenkumpel
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Netherlands
2025
6 minutes
Dutch
Subtitles: 
English, German (Overvoice)
No Premiere

Sam, a grumpy raccoon, must share a prison cell with Bob, a loveable, but somewhat slow-witted manatee. Their chaotic prison break gradually reveals Sam’s soft core, while Bob remains unfailingly loyal to Sam. Will they manage to escape? Suddenly, that no longer matters so much, since together they have already experienced something much better: solidarity. A cute plasticine animation you will absolutely love.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
Script
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas
Cinematographer
Hidde Alberts, Melle Windig
Editor
Hidde Alberts
Producer
Paul Moggré
Sound Design
Miquel Reyes
Animation
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas
Animation Technique
Puppets

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Animation Perspectives
Filmstill Changeover
Changeover
Franz Impler
A devious blue Cheshire cat sets her own mischievous, magical rules of the game, driving a tennis player to despair. The court keeps rotating and turns him into his own opponent.
2022
Filmstill Changeover

Changeover

Changeover
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2022
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
A tennis player is driven to despair by his opponent, a devious blue Cheshire cat. After her serve, she uses wicked magic to manipulate the spatial coordinates and establishes the one, ruthless rule: Now the court keeps rotating and with every return the player, long-since destined to lose, crowns himself the invincible opponent. A creative tennis nightmare.

André Eckardt

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Franz Impler
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Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Filmstill Cosmonauts
Cosmonauts
Leo Černic
Three lonely people gradually come to terms with their needs on board a pink rocket on its way towards tenderness. A sexy journey full of touching encounters and warm-hearted humour.
Filmstill Cosmonauts

Cosmonauts

Cosmonauts
Leo Černic
Animation Night
Animated Film
Slovenia,
Italy
2026
15 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
German
No Premiere

Everyone who longs for tenderness is welcome aboard the Pompelmo Express, a huge pink rocket ship. Together with a number of diverse passengers who shimmer in all the colours of the rainbow, Delfino, Rita and Zenf journey through the cosmos of possibilities. While a party rages on in the spaceship, Zenf discovers a fiery comet through his huge telescope. At an atmospheric tea party, Delfino falls head over heels in love with Carlos, and Rita begins to quarrel with her body. The infinite expanse and warm darkness of space envelop the friends benignly and offer a space to live out the most varied needs. “Say goodbye to your lonely days.”

Franka Sachse

Contains depictions of nudity

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Director
Leo Černic
Editor
Iva Kraljević
Producer
Finta Film
Co-Producer
Staragara, RTV
Sound Design
Amos Cappuccio
Score
Amos Cappuccio
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Filmstill Dancing Friend
Dancing Friend
Elena Walf
The clumsy caterpillar would like to dance with the graceful butterflies, but they make fun of her. Just one of them offers her his hand. An episode from the KiKa series “Lenas Farm”.
Filmstill Dancing Friend

Dancing Friend

Tanzpartner
Elena Walf
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Germany,
Croatia
2025
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Three butterflies are absorbed in their graceful ballet routine, skilfully turning one pirouette after the other. They ignore the clumsy caterpillar that would really love to dance with them. Only the smallest butterfly reaches out a hand. What a surprise when the caterpillar pupates and hatches! Another episode of the KiKA show “Lenas Farm”.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Elena Walf
Script
Elena Walf, Simon Thummet
Cinematographer
Elena Walf
Editor
Matthias Bäuerle
Producer
Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Co-Producer
Miljana Dragičević
Sound
Luis Schöffend
Score
Nicolai Krepart
Animation
Uwe Fährmann
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Meta Media Entertainment
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International Competition Animated Film
Filmstill Decay
Decay
Juan Camilo González
Can the evil spirit of a person too close to you be banished by animation, just as one would use fireworks? A marvelously well-thought-out experiment to fight one’s own emotional decay.
Filmstill Decay

Decay

Decaer
Juan Camilo González
International Competition Animated Film
Animated Film
Colombia
2025
7 minutes
Spanish
Subtitles: 
English
German premiere
In an attempt to come to terms with the greatest act of violence that can happen in a father-son relationship, the cinematic first-person narrator initially comes to some logical conclusions: The Chinese once invented gunpowder, which can be used in the form of fireworks to drive out an evil spirit. Fireworks are a precursor of film animation; therefore, animation serves the same purpose. Intense brushstrokes and the material structure of the animated drawings, repeated runs through the sequences and the impressive interplay between visual and acoustic abstraction and figuration, in order to find an expression for the unspeakable, powerfully convey the emotional turmoil. However, the laborious process of drawing the single frames for this animation also creates an unwanted intimacy between the narrator and his evil spirit. Drawing from a personal story of trauma, Juan Camilo González develops an incredibly well-designed experimental setup, which, in its failure, brings back the horror all the more violently.

André Eckardt

Contains mentions of mental health conditions, murder

Photosensitivity warning: Contains flashes of light that may trigger seizures for people with visual sensitivities.

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Director
Juan Camilo González
Script
Juan Camilo González
Cinematographer
Juan Camilo González
Editor
Juan Camilo González
Producer
Bibiana Rojas
Sound
Carolina Lucio
Sound Design
Carolina Lucio
Animation
Juan Camilo González, Diego Cortés, Carla Melo, Julian Arias, Julian Camilo García, Andrea Muñoz
Animation Technique
Drawn

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Filmstill Found!
Found!
Juliette Baily
A cheerful snow flurry tempts Anna to head outside. As she wanders through the cold, she meets an unexpected playmate. But is he actually real or just a wintry fata morgana?
Filmstill Found!

Found!

Gefunden!
Juliette Baily
Kids DOK
Animated Film
France,
Belgium
2025
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Anna is lured outside by a lively flurry of snow. As she wanders through the snow she comes across an unexpected playmate. A snow hare – or is it just her imagination after all? After playing, she settles down comfortably on the sofa with a hot cup of cocoa. A poetic film about the joys of winter, drawn in clear colours.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Juliette Baily
Cinematographer
Juliette Baily
Producer
Arnaud Demuynck
Sound
Pierre Oberkampf
Sound Design
Pierre Oberkampf
Score
Pierre Oberkampf
Animation
Juliette Baily
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Filmstill Gum Bubble Buddy
Gum Bubble Buddy
Franz Impler
A little big city rebel strolls casually through the streets. In love with himself, he blows gum bubbles bearing his own face. A quirky animation trick to amaze and amuse.
2023
Filmstill Gum Bubble Buddy

Gum Bubble Buddy

Gum Bubble Buddy
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2023
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
Hands in his pockets and chewing bubble gum – a little big city rebel strolls casually through the streets, accompanied by hazy, sluggish sounds, past graffiti and retro gumball machines. He has perfected his “cool look” and his vanity swells to become a self-portrait. Franz Impler needs only ten seconds to introduce us to someone whose quirky trick amazes and amuses.

André Eckardt

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Franz Impler
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Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
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Filmstill Heralds of the Monsoon
Heralds of the Monsoon
Meera Krishnamurthy
Who has the elephant on their conscience? A Matti tree and a butterfly conduct an investigation together. An ecological whodunit, with climate change as the key suspect.
Filmstill Heralds of the Monsoon

Heralds of the Monsoon

Mungarina Ette
Meera Krishnamurthy
International Competition Animated Film
Animated Film
India
2025
9 minutes
Kannada
Subtitles: 
English
German premiere
The elephant is dead! But who or what has it on their conscience? Staged as a blend of ecological whodunit and fleetfooted documentary, Krishnamurthy’s animated film brings two different perspectives together. There is the wise voice of the Matti tree, which, like the Indigenous Soliga community, has found its own traditions and rituals for dealing with nature. And then there is the academic, discursive voice which conveys insights in the form of a butterfly. They also each have their own approaches to presenting their ideas about what really happened to the elephant: the Matti tree sings its pearls of wisdom which are visualised by way of drawings and timelapse; the butterfly prefers to make the most recent scientific developments visible as a stop motion sequence in the laboratory. The two of them slowly get closer to each other – for only together will they catch the murderer.

Marie Ketzscher

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Director
Meera Krishnamurthy
Script
Mahesha J, Meera Krishnamurthy, Samira Agnihotri, Vinay K Kumar
Producer
Samira Agnihotri, Ankila Hiremath
Sound
Shikari Kethegowda, Samira Agnihotri
Sound Design
Meera Krishnamurthy
Animation
Meera Krishnamurthy
Animation Technique
Mixed Media, Objects

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Meera Krishnamurthy
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Nominated for: mephisto 97.6 Audience Award