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…
