OF SHADOWS AND WINGS
Dir: Eleonora Marinoni, Elice Meng
France
12 mins 54 secs
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In the heart of a group of birds, the indignant Moann feels her body changing.
A LITTLE GREY
Dir: Simon Hewitt, Stu Royall, Steve Smith
United Kingdom / Mexico
5 mins 51 secs
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A colourful story about losing your spark and finding redemption.
RAILMENT
Dir: Shunsaku Hayashi
Japan
9 mins 43 secs
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In a continuous scenery, his physical movement stays in the same position. The speed accelerates and gradually causes a distortion.
AU REVOIR BALTHAZAR
Dir: Rafael Sommerhalder
Switzerland
9 mins 30 secs
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A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.
LINE
Dir: Mia Rose Goddard
United Kingdom
3 mins 3 secs
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A ballet dancer striving to find her perfect line through repetition, strengthening, dreaming, failure and perseverance.
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
Dir: Jack Bennett
United Kingdom
8 mins
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Joe Connoly’s little life is turned upside-down by the arrival of a note. It seems Molly thinks he is cute. Is this true love?
RUMBO
Dir: Augusto Goicoechea
Uruguay
3 mins
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In search for water, two characters start a long journey where new technologies and traditional customs have to coexist.
OS LOVE
Dir: Luc Gut
Switzerland
6 mins 2 secs
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Click, click. Tip, tip, tip… Tip, tip. A young woman seeks spirituality and tranquility in the web
LIFE CYCLES
Dir: Ross Hogg
United Kingdom
4 mins 17 secs
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Routine, monotony, attention and distraction. Will we allow events to pass by uncontested, or will we break the cycle?
WAY OF GIANTS
Dir: Alois Di Leo
Brazil
11 mins 55 secs
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In a forest of gigantic trees, Oquirá young indigenous girl, will challenge her destiny and discover the cycle of life.
CARDIFF ANIMATION NIGHTS
ANIMATION COMPETITION SHOWCASE 3
Sunday 7 May 2017
1:00pm (74mins)
Chapter Cinema 2
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A program of animated shorts from around the world, in competition for the Best Animation award at CIFF 2017.