Program - Short Films E
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILMS, JUNE 22 - 27, 2021 LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC

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Short Films E

It Wasn’t Bourgogne

Mathias de Panafieu | France | 2020 | 7 min

Between two unsolicited calls, the director’s grandfather recalls an episode from the time when he was twenty and fought in the Second World War. This tragicomic anecdote from unsettled times was the second and last authorial short project by Mathias de Panafieu. After his untimely death, his close friends and relatives finished the film.

It Wasn’t Bourgogne

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother

Stephen Irwin | United Kingdom | 2020 | 10 min

Another specifically distinct film by the independent British director. Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill. Caught up in a twisted tale of metamorphosis, creation and destruction, he embarks on a never-ending technicolour nightmare and is transported to a vibrant new world... and body.

Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Catcalls

Anna Berezowsky, Laura Stewart | Canada | 2020 | 3 min

Even though it may seem otherwise, the puppet film Catcalls is based on real-life events. Its authors were inspired by real dialogues from incidents of sexual harassment of various intensities collected by Sophie Sandberg, who placed them in the streets of New York – where they actually took place. Despite starring horny dogs and disgusted cats, the film reflects a very topical issue.

Catcalls

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Altötting

Andreas Hykade | Germany, Canada, Portugal | 2020 | 12 min

This captivating film starting with the words: ‛You know, when I was a boy, I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. It happened in a little Bavarian town called Altötting,’ was made by the renowned German filmmaker Andres Hykade. In this film, he collaborated artistically with the no less renowned Portuguese filmmaker Regina Pessoa.

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Polka-dot Boy

Sarina Nihei | France | 2020 | 8 min

It was her passion for Estonian films that brought this Japanese director with an unmistakeable style to create animation. She studied in Europe and each of her films resonates pleasantly with the typically Estonian feeling for absurd situations. This film is no different. After a series of strange events, a boy with a rash on his hands finds a connection between his illness and a religious cult. 
Polka-dot Boy

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

My Mother’s Pain

Juliana Erazo | Netherlands, Colombia | 2020 | 7 min

This sensitively filmed Dutch-Colombian ani-doc portrays the struggles of Colombian women who are trying to secure better lives for their daughters. The author follows several generations – from grandmothers to their granddaughters – and captures what has and hasn’t changed for them in a society in which women and girls face various stereotypes.

My Mother’s Pain

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Comeback

Vladimir Leschiov | Latvia, Lithuania | 2021 | 8 min

In his latest film, Latvian filmmaker Vladimir Leschiov moves away from weird, hard-to-grasp situations and utilises nostalgia, atmosphere and his own memories. In Comeback, which is most likely his most personal film, we can see his long-lost passion from a childhood spent in the Soviet Union unexpectedly returning to the spotlight.

Comeback

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

What Resonates in Silence

Marine Blin | France | 2020 | 9 min

This film is the directorial debut of the director who graduated from the prestigious film school La Poudrière. Hiding death doesn’t make it disappear. A young girl suffers from adults’ silences and feels dispossessed of her right to mourn. Once an adult, she describes the tender gestures that bind her to the dead.

What Resonates in Silence

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5

Pilar

Diana van Houten, J.J. Epping, Yngwie Boley | Netherlands, Belgium | 2020 | 10 min

An artistically refined and atmospheric film made by three Dutch filmmakers from the Moldybyrd Studio. This hand-drawn film set in a post-apocalyptic world tells the story of a woman fascinated by the wilderness which lies beyond the walls of her desolate village. When a strange alien appears, the main protagonist discovers her wild self.

Pilar

Th 24/6/2021
13.00-14.09
free seats: 113
Varšava Cinema

Fr 25/6/2021
16.00-17.09
free seats: 131
Grandhotel Zlatý Lev

Su 27/6/2021
12.30-13.39
free seats: 192
Cinema City - Hall 5