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OFFICIAL SELECTION (1st Edition)

20-31 January, 2016

Behind Time
Directed by: Carina Henriksson
 
Category: Animation, Student
 
Year & Country: 2015, Canada
 
Duration: 1 min
 
SynopsisWhat are humans good at? Yes. At being late! This is an everyday struggle that we face and that are testing our patience. What happens, if we take it to Cartoon level?
 
Website: http://www.carinaanimation.com/#!a-silly-short-film/pc9lj
 
 
 
Eggventure
Directed by: Danielle Johnson
 
Category: Animation, Student
 
Year & Country: 2015, United States
 
Duration: 3 min
 
SynopsisA Penguin and a Polar Bear and their love for the same egg.
 
Website: http://www.2deeanimation.com/#!eggventure/cz2k
 
 
 
Last Day of Freedom
Directed by: Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman
 
Category: Animation, Documentary
 
Year & Country: 2015, United States
 
Duration: 31 min
 
SynopsisWhen Bill realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision- should he call the police? Last Day of Freedom, a richly animated personal narrative, tells the story of Bill’s decision to stand by his brother in the face of war, crime and capital punishment. The film is a portrait of a man at the nexus of the most pressing social issues of our day – veterans’ care, mental health access and criminal justice
 
Website: http://www.lastdayoffreedom.net/
 
 
 
LINK
Directed by: Maayan Erlich
 
Category: Animation, Student, Drama
 
Year & Country: 2015, Israel
 
Duration: 6 min
 
SynopsisA young woman causes a traffic accident in which the only casualty is her best friend, her smartphone. While trying to adapt to this new situation, she faces a dilemma, forced to choose between a warm and unexpected human contact and a familiar cold technological contact.
 
Website: http://erlichul.wix.com/maayan
 
 
 
September Sketch Book
Directed by: Ronnie Cramer
 
Category: Animation
 
Year & Country: 2014, United States
 
Duration: 7 min
 
SynopsisSEPTEMBER SKETCH BOOK is an experimental film created using old school animation; over 5,400 drawings made with pen and paper. The film is abstract in nature, with sequences based on flags from around the world.
 
Website: http://cultfilms.net/
 
 
 
The Mega Plush - Episode II
Directed by: Matt Burniston
 
Category: Animation, Action
 
Year & Country: 2014, United States
 
Duration: 5 min
 
SynopsisThe tension in the city is high as the SOC’s manhunt for the vigilante group, The Mega Plush, wages on. With the promise of a handsome sum of money dangled before them, many business owners have joined forces with the SOC cramping The Mega Plush’s extracurricular activities. 
 
Website: http://themegaplush.com/
 
 
 
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