JOINT TENANTS
Dir: Delphine Priet-Mahéo
France
11 mins 32 secs
Camille lives alone. But one day, a man discreetly slips inside her house and starts living in her home while she works.
DAY, THE CHEF
Dir: Shuyu Xiong
China
2 mins 34 secs
This animation presents the subtle connection between Beijing urban life and Beijing dishes.
THE PSYCHEDELIC ROPE
Dir: Liu Gaoxiang
China
10 mins
In ancient China, after a long cruel war, a young magician walks to a ruined temple. The past emerges in his sight...
COURAGE TO MAKE A FOOL
Dir: Heather Colbert
United Kingdom
3 mins 51 secs
Kazimir, an elderly clown, is lonely and tired. Backstage, he recalls his past, and rediscovers the joy of being foolish.
BLUE HONEY
Dir: Constance Joliff, Daphne Durocher, Fanny Lhotellier
France
4 mins 45 secs
A small bee, allergic to pollen, discovers an extraordinary product that will dramatically impact the life of the hive…
LEERSTELLE
Dir: Urte Zintler
Germany
4 mins 30 secs
A woman, a road, the outland. A poetic debate on the issue of "home" and the experience of the outland as a new home.
V EP I NOSTAL61A
Dir: Vincent Gondo, Abel Grape, Miguel Angel D Vas, Hoodlover Cuevas, Fran Shad Barajas
Spain
3 mins 31 secs
V is the past, present and future of 61 Garage's last album recording sessions.
THE BOX
Dir: Merve Cirisoglu Cotur
United Kingdom
6 mins 48 secs
The precious belonging of a Syrian kid is a box, which is used for various purposes as a toy, a home and a boat respectively.
RORSCHACH KRISTALLE
Dir: Paul McKelvie
United Kingdom
1 min 35 secs
An experimental, stop motion animation, exploring the famous Rorschach psychological technique. Tell me what you see.
THE ORCHESTRA
Dir: Mikey Hill
Australia
15 mins
In a world filled with beautiful music, Vernon always seems to strike the wrong note.
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
Dir: Anete Melece
Switzerland
9 mins 4 secs
Anton is lost in his own head until one day a yellow boot brings him to an exit.
CARDIFF ANIMATION NIGHTS
ANIMATION COMPETITION SHOWCASE 1
Saturday 6 May 2017
3:30pm (73mins)
Chapter Cinema 2
A program of animated shorts from around the world, in competition for the Best Animation award at CIFF 2017.