SHORT FILM   < back to short films     < feature films           International Shorts Programme 2 25 NOV 07 2.15 PM   29 NOV 07 7 PM     Danish Poet, Walking in the Rainy Day, Flutter, Puppet, Madame Tutli-Putli           Walking in the rainy Day 2006, South Korea, Color, 4'40" Directed by: Lee Young-seok As Bo-young hurries home her umbrella collapses and she has to wait under a large tree for the rain to stop. A strange frog is sitting next to her. It starts to dance and following the frog she flies Jury's Special Award for Graduation Competition, 2006 - 30th Annecy Int'l Festival of Animated Film, France Flutter 2006, Canada, Color, 6'52" Directed by: Howie Shia How big is the world? Searching for an answer, a young boy waves goodbye to his classmates, hops the schoolyard fence and disappears into the city Grand Prize - Category: Open 2007 - International Anime Fair, Japan Eels 2006, Germany, Color, 18'00" Directed by: Martin Rahmlow A traveller suffers from a mysterious disease and he searches for salvation. Sindrome de linea blanca 2003, Mexico, Color, 8'17" Directed by: Lourdes Villagomez A young girl is killed by a car. Stop-motion animation, cutouts of people and live-action footage tells the story of a life that never was. Ark 2007, Poland, Color, 8'00" Directed by: Grzegorz Jonkajtys An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. Best of Show SIGGRAPH 2007 Shipwrecked 2005, Holland, Color, 5'30" Directed by: Frodo Kuipers A castaway on a small island tries to make contact with anyone who can save him. Eventually he succeeds but his cry for help is misinterpreted. 2006 - Audience Award Holland Animation Festival Puppet 2006, USA, Color, 6'30" Directed by: Patrick Smith Through an escalating series of torture, a possessed sock puppet takes embodiment of fear, chaos, and wilful self-destruction. Best Animation - Grand Festival Award, 2006 - Berkeley Film Festival Shut Eye Hotel 2007, USA, Color, 7'00" Directed by: Bill Plympton A film-noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders, they become victims of this evil force. Madame Tutli-Putli 2007, Canada, Color, 00:17:21 Directed by: Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down by all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. Canal+ Award – Best Short Film 2007 - Cannes Film Fesival The Danish Poet 2006, Canada/ Norway, Color, 00:14:24 Directed by: Torill Kove Can we trace the chain of events that leads to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? The narrator of The Danish Poet considers these questions. Winner - Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards (Oscars) – 2007