Jan 18, 2019

Animated Short Films for the Berlin International Film Festival 2019 are confirmed.

The Berlin International Film Festival, commonly known as the Berlinale, has announced the short film lineup for its 2019 edition, which will run from February 7-17.

Twenty-four short films from 17 countries will compete for the Golden and Silver Bear awards, the Audi Short Film Award (which will be awarded €20,000), and a nomination as a "Berlin short film contender for the European Film Award 2019."

Among these 24 films are at least four animated shorts, including two new projects from Hungary: "Mr. Mare" by Luka Tos and "Entropia" (pictured above) by Flora Anna Buda. Last year, Hungarian filmmaker Reka Buksi won the festival's Audi Short Film Award and the accompanying prize of €20,000 for her animated short Solar Walk, which had its world premiere in Berlin.

The jury for this year's Berlinale Short Film Festival included Jeffrey Bowers, Senior Curator of Vimeo (USA), Vanja Karjelcic, Director of Acquisition at MUBI (Croatia), founder/artistic director of Raw Material Company Coyo Cuo (Senegal), Founder/Artistic Director of Raw Material Company.

Animation projects include:

Directed by Luka Tóth Hungary/France, 19 min, World Premiere

"Surrealistic chamber drama animation." Set in a "haunted house"-like claustrophobic space, we witness the dynamics of unrequited love as we follow the relationship of a pair of strange codependents. Co-produced at Boddah Studio in Budapest with Sacrebleu Productions.

Directed by Flora Anna Buda. Hungary, 10 min, World Premiere Moholy-Nagy Budapest University of Art and Design (MOME) graduation project

Director: Tan Wei Keong Singapore, 5 min, International Premiere

A lost man falls apart in the woods. The quiet and atmospheric terrain of the forest is undisturbed until one man appears. Seemingly lost, he enters an unknown space, observes and explores the area, but soon begins to fall apart. Underneath this character's seemingly simple behavior lies a multilayered approach to his psychology, which relies on loneliness and a sense of belonging.

Director: Shen Jie China, 9 min, World Premiere [21].