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‘The burning love of Bill the cock and Floyd the dog is just like every other romance. I'm really sorry that a bunch of dwarfs in a van seem to have a problem with it,’ says Jan Piskač, a member of The Ribs, who directed this original Western-style music video (a sort of variation on Easy Rider).

Jan Drozda, experienced director of many music videos for various Czech bands, made this music video using only the Unreal Engine during the first wave of the Covid pandemic to which he alludes directly as well as indirectly. Apocalyptic timelessness, lethargy and restricted camera movement illustrate the feelings most of us have experienced.

A trip of a lonely suburban good-for-nothing seeking inner peace among blocks of flats, garages and car parks oscillates between the Zen ecstasy of abandoned subway vestibules and an earthquake. The music video is like a hangover at Stodůlky, somewhere between a hymn and a growl. This black-and-white music video for a French-Czech band was made by a graduate of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.

‘We'll get through this together’ was the logline of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and inspired a TV series of seven animated spots. Czech Television asked the main seven creators of these animated movies to make short spots on this topic.

This film took upon itself the uneasy task of explaining to paediatric radiotherapy patients the process of the examination and treatment they will receive. The director, known for her short films, used slight exaggeration, playful artistic style and a commentary the patients can relate to.

In this year’s Czech Horizon, this director of successful short films competes with two music videos. Both of them use her trademark style and both were made for Pavel Čadek’s songs. This music video reflects the song’s lyrics and uses panels typical for social media.

Anyone can slip up, but the important thing is that you’re not alone… This short spot for the Public Health Institute for anonymous HIV/AIDS testing was made by a student of the Studio of Animated and Audiovisual Art of the University of Ostrava.

A ship sets sail from the harbour. But as the sky grows dark and the ship encounters more and more peculiar things, the idyllic atmosphere of the cruise disappears. A dramatic finale is on the horizon. A journey to achieve one’s goal cannot be undertaken without sacrifices and the price for achieving it may be high.

This nostalgic music video portrays a reminiscing elderly couple. Their memories, just like everything else in this music video, are made of paper. The music video was made by the authors of this year’s Anifilm visual identity, a Czech-Israeli duo of animators who typically use claymation.

This short video reflects weird stuff people are doing at home in these even weirder times of Covid-19. Another spot from the Czech Television series aiming to ease the hard times of the pandemic was made by a Slovak director who was also the co-author of the visual identity of the first Anifilm held in Liberec.

Neo is a wild visual artwork of two young animators and percussive poets by Hello Marcel. The authors gain inspiration from their close surroundings using a combination of visual technique and psychedelic colours to highlight the main leitmotif. They blur the distinction between impertinence and cool things.

A promotional short about historical tram line number 23. A magical voyage of a tourist through Prague during various time periods with a little surprise at the end. The spot’s author, Daniel Řehák, used to be a film critic, currently he is writing, directing and animating commercial shorts for various clients.

For some time now Alžběta Göbelová (a former student of Tomas Bata University in Zlín) has been making videos for the Czech cosmetic brand Manufaktura. Her latest ad uses a simple form to promote a disinfectant gel for children and possibly also little piggies.

IT tools can at times seem cold and hard to grasp for inexperienced users. But not in this spot by Eliška and Lee Oz. A stop-motion animation ad for OMEGA indexer, which takes your URLs and pushes them up the Google results so people can find them easily.

Along with the wild rhythm of the song, a prince clad in a leather jacket rides through a punk world. Instead of water from springs, he swills wine, cuts monsters like sausages and when he has a chance, he has a fun time with princesses. Unfortunately, nothing can last forever, and after a wild party often comes a rude awakening.

This series of three recruitment spots was made for the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The lively and humorous videos work with irony and make efficient use of several animation techniques.

The second music video for singer Pavel Čadek in this year’s Czech Horizon competition works with the motif of dance, which is very rewarding for animation. The video’s sketched heroes or their silhouettes dance in various surroundings or transform into abstract shapes.

This new comic book by Kateřina Čupová, illustrator and animator whose short films are very well known to Anifilm visitors, commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the premiere of Karel Čapek’s famous play R.U.R. This trailer for her comic book suggests that it presents Čapek’s work in a new interpretation designed to appeal to readers 100 years younger.

A message from the spot’s author: 'The current pandemic situation made me realise that even the toughest people can easily succumb to panic. I would like to tell them to keep calm, stay on top of things and try to enjoy the weeks spent in the permanent presence of their families. Even though it won’t be easy all the time.'

An educational video about withdrawal (also known as ‛pulling out’). This is a type of contraceptive or birth control method that can be used during penile-vaginal sex. This fresh and humorous spot stars clay alter egos of its authors.

The real story of Zdenko and his wife, set in 1950, follows the couple’s dramatic escape from Czechoslovakia. The danger that awaits them doesn’t lurk in dense woods, but rather on the exposed marshlands of the Czechoslovak border they need to cross on their journey.

This lino-cut music video made for a Czech alternative band named Planety tells a story of love set in an ocean enclosed in a small aquarium. The director, a student of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, plays with phased lino-cut movements supplemented by hand-drawn details.

The jingle of ZubrOFFka, the Polish International Short Film Festival, by Dávid Štumpf stars strange humanoid creatures. They are bored out of their minds, probably in quarantine, but luckily, the festival’s renowned mascot – a 'bison' – comes along.

The life and work of the notable Baroque writer, scholar and pedagogue in an animated short. The film, directed by Jakub Obraz from the Kolín-based studio KLUCIvespolek, was made for a permanent exhibition hosted in the Dutch city of Naarden.