BEST ANIMATION / WHAT LEAKS THROUGH

BEST ANIMATION / WHAT LEAKS THROUGH

Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
  • Playground

    Matej Longauer Richard Domos Slovakia, Animation, Bdsm, Experimental, Comedy, 00:08:29

    A boundary-blurring journey through the subconscious, this surrealist animation fuses two distinct artistic visions into a single fever dream. Matej Longauer’s hallucinatory time-lapse visions with Richard Dömös’s intimate, portrait-driven iconography drawn from the aesthetics of BDSM. The result is a hypnotic, confrontational exploration of desire and disintegration- psychosexual dreamscape.

  • Beyond Measure

    David Ferrier Australia, Drama, English, 00:07:27

    A man discovers he is physically shrinking, forcing him and his wife to navigate life’s ups and downs with increasing creativity and adaptability as his stature diminishes.

  • A Dive in the Garden

    Ingrid Pucci Estonia, Animation, No Dialogue, 00:04:38

    In a lush garden, a dog digs deep, unearthing laughter, whispers, and ghostly children. Amid shifting visions, a child emerges—caught in a hypnotic journey through earth, memory, and imagination.

  • Empty Can

    Jinuk Choi South Korea, United States, Comedy, Short, No Dialogue, 00:08:10

    When a mysterious empty can falls from the sky, a routine bus ride descends into a frantic 'Danse Macabre' of human desire.

  • Snake Soup

    Zack Demirtshyan Armenia, Drama, Documentary, 00:07:00

    The story of "Snake Soup" follows a soldier on his way to the battlefield, whose encounters along the way become the foundation for his blissful imagination. After a devastating explosion on the battlefield, his vivid recollections of the past intermingle and culminate in a delirious haze.

  • Venezia Diorama

    Nicolas Piret Belgium, Nature, No Dialogue, 00:06:30

    Through a series of animated art boards depicting a decaying Venice, the film unfolds like a set of postcards, capturing the mythical city's final moments of fragility. Blending archival footage with contemporary observations, and anchored by the story of the 1902 collapse of St Mark's Campanile, Venezia Diorama invites us to reflect on a city slowly eroding, yet suspended in time.

  • Hatker

    Alejandro Ariel Martin Argentina, Drama, Mystery, Kafka, Stop Motion, Puppets, No Dialogue, 00:07:30

    On a late night in a run-down office, a group of workers find themselves stuck to the ceiling by their hats. Blindly carrying out their tasks, they are oblivious to the absurdity of their situation. When an old telephone rings, they begin to disappear one by one. A worker named Hatker dares to confront the reality, ultimately turning the Kafkaesque world upside down.

  • Small Hours

    Oscar Wyndham Lewis United Kingdom, Drama, English, 00:09:56

    Struggling with alcohol addiction and mental illness, an artist reaches out to an old friend. "Superb" — Julian Waite "Brilliant" — John Robins "Magnificent" — Stephen Fry