TIS
Chloë Lesueur
Animation / France / 2016
A still, blank sheet of white paper. A silhouette appears delineated beneath its surface. Here is our hero, TIS. He struggles and manages to free himself from the sheet of paper, but his feet remain attached to it. In the distance, he sees a crowd of beings similar to him. TIS tries to catch up with them but the sheet of paper he is attached to hinders his
WANNABE
Jannis Lenz
Fiction / Austria / 2017
Coco is 17 and feels a desperate need to become famous even though she seems to lack the necessary talent. She is willing to do anything for recognition and avoid becoming an everyday "loser". She skips school to attend castings, music videos shoots, and to film YouTube clips but faces one humiliation after another and is quickly pushed to her limits. With her "Coco Channel", she tries to expand her notoriety on the internet and create the successful, loved, and confident character she wishes she really could be. As a crossmedia project, connecting film with the online video scene, WANNABE tells the story of a young YouTuber, who builds herself a fictitious world on the Internet.
I WAS A WINNER
Jag Var en Vinnare
Jonas Odell
Documentary, Animation / Sweeden / 2016
In the semblances of their avatars three people tell us about their experiences with their gaming addiction. They paint a picture of an existence characterized by isolation and flight response, but also by revenge and romanticism. An ingeniously designed and animated documentary that both captivates and moves you.
HOMEGROWN
Quentin Haberham
Animation / United Kingdom / 2017
Francis raises his son Kip in isolation. When the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis learns that what is right for himself may not be best for his son.
FATHERLAND
Amikam Kovner
Fiction / Israel / 2016
Yiftach returns to his father's sheep farm. He is not welcome upon his return. This time, however, he is determined to prove his father that he has changed.
