red elephant

Red Elephant

76 min, 7+

1. My Happy End

My Happy End

Milen Vitanov (HFF Konrad Wolf Potsdam)Germany

2007, 5'10''

All dogs chase their tails. Then one dog succeeds in catching his tail and this changes his life as he discovers his best friend inside the tail. The film is an homage to the traditional stop motion animation.

2. Medved gre

Karu Tuleb (Lacis Nak)

The Bear is Coming

Arriva l'orso

Janis Cimermanis (Animacijas Brigade Film Studio)Latvia

2007, 16'

A humorous film, based on a true story. A Latvian bear suddenly appeares on the island Ruhnu in neighbouring Estonia.

3. Huhu

Pole Hole

Alexei Alekseev (Studio Baestarts)Hungary

2007, 3'35''

The film features some owls which happen to land on the Arctic and start a new life there. Their main attribute is their stupidity combined with the lack of short-term memory.

4. Grosse Pläne

Big Plans

Irmgard Walthert (Hochschule Luzern, Animation Dept.)Switzerland

2008, 3'59''

Despite well developed plans it's very hard to construct a machine that sells apples. But an idea emerges that should solve the problem.

5. Shoe

Qian Shi (Volda University College, The Animation Workshop)Norway, Denmark

2007, 3'47''

A film about a doll made from a shoe. A little girl has a nice pair of shoes. When she sees her father has no winter shoes, she decides to swap her shoes for a pair of winter shoes...

6. Tôt ou tard

Early or Late

Jadwiga Kowalska (Hochschule Luzern, Design&Kunst)Switzerland

2007, 5'

A squirrel and a bat. The convergence of different worlds and times of day…and much more. By accident, the regular everyday life has ground to a halt. And thus begins the mutual

journey of two solitary figures.

Winner of the public award at Animateka festival in 2008!

7. Astons Stenar

Aston's Stones

Uzi & Lotta Geffenblad (Zigzag Animation)Sweden

2007, 8'55''

Aston picks up stones he feels sorry for and takes them home. Soon it’s too crowded at Aston’s house and his parents suggest the stones take a vacation. While the stone collection maybe comes to an end a new one seems to begin ...

8. Malenkaya VasilisaVasilisa

Darina Shmidt (Melnitsa Animation Studio)Russia

2007, 15'30''

A folkloric fairy tale about a girl called Vasilisa. She is too small to strugle with life's difficulties. Fortunately, on her way she always meets those who help her overcome them

The best movie in jury's choice at Animateka festival in 2008!

9. Lednice

The Fridge

Lucie Štamfestová (Punk Film)Czech Republic

2007, 7’

The Fridge, a short film about global warming. A metaphoric story about one fridge and three careless chickens. The film was supported by the Norwegian film festival NUFF’s Global Climate Change programme.

10. Great Ambition

Great Ambition

Malcolm Sutherland Canada

2008, 2'38''

A country yodeler discovers life in the big city.

11. KJFG No. 5

KJFG NO. 5Alexei Alekseev (Studio Baestarts)Madžarska, 2008, 1'52''

Three “professional” musicians, the Bear, the Rabbit and the Wolf are practicing their art in the forest, but suddenly the hunter shows up…