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The Splint

Synopsis: A robotic truck driver, on a dirt road, is replacing old wooden power poles with new concrete ones when he hits two birds.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Mehdi Sedighi

Writer: Mehdi Sedighi

Producer: Mehdi Sedighi

Country of Origin: Islamic Republic of Iran

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:05:27

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/mehdi__sedighi

Student’s Project: No

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Mehdi Sedighi

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Statue

Synopsis: The commotion begins when someone accidentally damages a statue that everyone respects. Whether their respect for the statue was sincere or a forced belief began to be revealed through the destruction of the statue.

Submitter Statement:  I want to depict about the belief which is forced upon us. It may be an illusion created by someone who tries to control us in our society.

Director: Young Chan Jeaon

Writer: Young Chan Jeon

Producer: Young Chan Jeon

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:05:27

Student’s Project: No

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Young Chan Jeon

Bio: JEON Youngchan

Born in South Korea

Works as a Storyboard Artist

Lives in Los Angeles, USA

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Addhumare (The Bright Light On The Sea)

Synopsis: The short film is the story of a secret love in Gallipoli (south of italy), in the early 1900s: he is a humble fisherman, she is the daughter of the local baron. Their meeting place is in the vegetation of the Purità beach, under the ramparts of the Ionian city. One evening, however, the two lovers are discovered. She is imprisoned by her family in a place out of sight of her beloved and of the whole city. But the desperation and the desire of the two lovers will be stronger than adversity. They will be able to communicate, thanks to the power of music and “light”.

Director: hermes mangialardo

Writer: hermes mangialardo

Producer: plasmedia srl

Country of Origin: Italy

Language:

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Runtime: 00:05:14

Project Website: http://www.hermesmangialardo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hermesmangialardo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesmangialardo

Student’s Project: No

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Hermes Mangialardo

Bio: Hermes Mangialardo is a Cartoonist, videomaker, visual artist, 3D videomapper and visual design teacher.
He began his activity as a director of music videos and then he focused on the production of short films and commercials, especially in the social field, such as ONE DAY IN JULY (30 international awards) or FRONTIERS.
He created the Urban Jungle series for MTV, a mix of documentary and irony that investigates all the phenomena of “urban wildlife”. The series becomes a cult on the web with millions of views on YouTube, becoming the subject of university lectures and TV programs.
After winning the title of Best Italian VJ in 2009, he combines the production of animations and video clips with his activity as a visual artist and 3D mapper, creating Architectural mapping around Europe, winning among others the Berlin festival of Light on TV tower of the German capital, the Spotlight of Bucharest, the first prize at the Pescara Mapping, the audience award at the Zsolnay Videomapping contest in Hungary.
His videomappings have illuminated some of the most important buildings around Europe (such as the Colosseum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Pecs Cathedral or the 360 ​​degree work on the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome).
In 2021 and 2023 he created 2 shorts film against women’s and children abuse with Pope Francis, and many light and museum installations, including DIVINE STANZE, dedicated to the Divine Comedy.
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Who? | Kim?

Synopsis: Every journey begins with a question: Who are you?

(“Kim? / Who?” is a shadow puppet film made with an overhead projector.)

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Merve Yıldıran

Writer: Merve Yıldıran

Producer: Merve Yıldıran

Country of Origin: Turkey

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:05:00

Student’s Project: No

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Merve Yıldıran

Bio: Merve Yıldıran was born in 1985 in Ankara. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Communication, Radio, Television and Cinema Department. Following her BA degree, she received her master’s degree in Visual Communication Design at Anadolu University. She worked as a director, screenwriter and stop-motion animator in the field of cinema. Her short films have been screened at national and international film festivals and received several prestigious awards. Her first book “Kirpi Kız” which she wrote and illustrated, was published in 2015. She is currently working on interdisciplinary arts and literature. Also, focusing on character, costume and stage design, puppet techniques, hand-crafted three dimensional illustration and doll art. Her works combine the line and form of sculpture with the playful anima of puppetry. She loves nature, animals, feelings and miracles, and keeps telling stories about them every chance she gets.

Website: merveyildiran.net

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Help us, our lady

Synopsis: Zainab’s family is an anthropological/ethnographic study of an Egyptian family in 100 years, but the history is from the women’s point of view, and the film is the first story in the book, which tells about my grandmother’s mother dreaming of the good news that she is pregnant with my grandmother, Zainab. The film is an entry portal into the world of Zainab’s family.

Director: Marwa Ali

Writer: Marwa Ali

Producer: Marwa Ali

Key Cast: Marwa Ali

Country of Origin: Egypt

Language: Yiddish

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:05:00

Project Website:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063804973503

Student’s Project: No

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Marwa Ail

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Proteggt

Synopsis: The woman carries an egg back to home. It’s her first time as a mother and cares for it. Fearing that the egg will be harmed, but it doesn’t seem to be working out so well. One day, the egg struggles to stand still, the mother is so moved that she tries to record the moment on her cell phone. But the egg falls down in front of her, and the mother is plunged into a whirlpool of self-loathing. Holding the bandaged egg in her arms, she made up her mind, which has since fueled her paranoid desire to protect it.

Director: Rong-Jhen Chang

Writer: Rong-Jhen, Zi Yi Zhan, Yu-Chiech Tsai Rong-Jhen, Zi Yi Zhan

Producer: Wen-CHi Hsiao

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:49

Project Website: https://vimeo.com/961972565?share=copy

Student’s Project: Yes

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Rong-Jhen, Zi Yi Zhan, Yu-Chiech Tsai Rong-Jhen, Zi Yi Zhan

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Believe

Synopsis: “Believe” is a short animation exploring a short story based on the origin of belief in human beings and its subsequent evolution. The comical narrative delves into the inception of worship, the resulting divisions it creates, and human perceptions of idols, all portrayed through stylized storytelling. Through a few central characters, the filmmaker endeavors to present a universal theme and convey their own developed narrative, illustrating the diverse interpretations and consequences of belief.

Director: Ananth Krishnan

Writer: Ananth Krishnan

Producer: Ananth Krishnan

Country of Origin: India

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:47

Student’s Project: Yes

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Ananth Krishnan

Bio: As a design student, I take pleasure in generating new ideas and possess a keen eye for aesthetics and intricate details. My enthusiasm for films is profound, and I’m eager to learn the art of film-making. In addition to that, I’m a digital artist and have a great fondness for concept art, always striving to fuse the traditional art style into digital platforms. I find character design influenced by real-life personalities to be particularly fascinating.
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Miss Biu

Synopsis: Miss Biu is a student short film animation about a faith healer who lives in a small town in the Northeast of Brazil. A women narrates a story about her memories as a child and the daily habits of Miss Biu.

Director: Gabriela Taulois

Writer: Gabriela Taulois, Caio Mello

Producer: Claudia Bolshaw

Country of Origin: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:41

Student’s Project: Yes

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Gabriela Taulois

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Believe in Darkness

Synopsis: In the post-apocalyptic world, where the sun and the stars have gone out, the one who preserves the last pieces of light is left.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Olexiy Tsymbal

Writer: Olexiy Tsymbal

Producer: Olexiy Tsymbal

Country of Origin: Ukraine

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:28

Student’s Project: No

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Olexiy Tsymbal

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To find you

Synopsis: A woman undertakes the journey of her life on a barge alone at sea, in search of her love. There she will have to confront her deepest fears to the point that she will have to completely transform herself to get ahead between life, death and fantasy.

Director: Chantal Paula Rosengurt

Writer: Chantal Paula Rosengurt, Athena Andreadis

Producer: MASA Animation Studio

Country of Origin: Argentina

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:26

Project Website: https://www.masaanimation.com/to-find-you

Student’s Project: No

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Chantal Rosengurt

Bio: Chantal Rosengurt is a recognized Argentinian stop motion animator, audiovisual realisator, illustrator, founder of the young MASA Animation Studio, art and animation educator and former scholar Aesthetics investigator. She has worked for clients all over the world (USA, México, India, Spain, Argentina), having worked with Nicolas Villarreal (Disney), and studied with Leo Batic (Disney, DC Comics, Warner) and Carlos Escudero (Paka Paka). Chantal has been honored with several awards including 1st Prize in National Painting Contest “100 years of the Keren Kayemet le Israel”, 1st Prize in Provincial Drawing Stimulus Contest, By The Visual Artists Association of the Province of Buenos Aires, 1st Prize in Photography Contest, by The Republica de los Niños, and the 2nd Prize in Provincial Sculpture Stimulus Contest, by The Visual Artists Association of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Her works have been published and seen in children books (Amazon), magazines, animated commercials, music industry and theatrical scenography. Her works of art has been exhibited in many acknowledged art institutions such as the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, the International Book Fair held in La Rural, Buenos Aires, and the Centro Cultural Islas Malvinas, La Plata.
Chantal has recently teamed up with Batik, the main and biggest art & stationary supplies stores in the region, to be their Endorser.
She has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology oriented in arts, and a posgraduate academic research about the aesthetic experience. Given all that, she has been invited to give talks, lectures and conferences about her art, Psychology and creativity in many events, as in ADA’s (Argentinian’s Drawing artists Assotiation) Exhibition about the creative process held in the Centro Cultural Islas Malvinas, association in which she is an active member. And was encouraged by the National University of La Plata to be the main organizer and coordinator of the I Simposyum of Psychology and Art held the Faculty of Psychology of that house of studies.
Chantal has devoted herself also to the art, illustration and stop motion animation education, holding workshops and seminars in different institutions, from national events at the Centro Cultural Kirchner, Schools and Hospitals, to her own private and already well known art studio, and was invited by Teeter Pal to become an official instructor.
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