
AWARD NOMINATIONS 2021
BEST STUDENT PRODUCTION COMPETITION

August
Dir. Gaute Rørvik Rosslund
19' • Norway • 2020
August does not get the attention he deserves. His younger brother Emil has a condition, and their parents devote most of their time to him. Suddenly, Emil becomes much worse and needs to go to the hospital. Meanwhile, August is taken care of by neighbors Helge and Maren. There, he experiences the recognition he always wanted. However, when he discovers that his immoral actions are ignored, he finds himself stuck in an identity crisis.

Ecolove
Dir. Dmitry Grigoriev
23' • Russian Federation • 2019
Lisa, who lives a fully zero-wasted life on her own, meets a guy, who pays interest in her. Suddenly her eco-freaking starts to freak him out.

Between Mountains and Mermaids
Dir. Bo Clausen
10' • Germany • 2020
Surrounded by majestic landscapes, freediver Tolga Taskin plunges into the depths of the frozen lake Weissensee, in order to reach his goal of breaking a world record.
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QingYi River
Dir. Sun Hongbo
27' • China • 2019
Under the background of the time when the country is at the stage of rapid development and great change,a middle aged female taxi driver is facing a hug family crisis, what choice will she make?

diminuendo
Dir. Henrike Lendowski
3' • United States • 2020
Diminuendo visualizes the detrimental effects plastic waste has on marine life and the environment from an emotional point of view. Through visual metaphors, the viewer is guided through sceneries that get more and more covered by plastic. To emphasize the contrast between the natural world and the plastic world, the animation is done entirely with ink on paper, except for the plastic, which stands apart from the oceanic life in bright digital yellow. The two parts are united through the pulsing paper texture that shines through the semi-opaque yellow as a constant reminder of the underlying life it covers. But there is room for change. In the end, it is never too late for a helping hand.
** SCREENING SELECTION 2021**