11h00 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
A little and very nice boy spends his day trying to clean up the sun which is dirty… he finally manages to do so. Well, he almost does!
Direction: Zoia Trofimova
Production: Patrick Eveno, Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Folimage
Script: Zoia Trofimova
Music: Eugueni Galperine
Sound: Loïc Burkhardt
France . 0:07:30 . 2001 . 2D Animation
A boy fantasizes about becoming a famous footballer, playing in big stadiums – but first he has to win a match in a small backyard against a goose!
Direction: Jan Mika
Production: Michal Podhradsky – Animation People, Nicolas Schmerkin – Autour de Minuit
Script: Jan Mika
Music: Viliam Béreš
Sound: Mirek Šmilauer
Czech Republic, France . 0:12:33 . 2022. 3D Computer
A monk discovers a fish in a water reservoir near a monastery. He becomes obsessed with the fish and tries everything to catch it. Gradually the story becomes more symbolic.
Direction: Michael Dudok de Wit
Production: Patrick Eveno, Jacques-Remy Girerd
Script: Michael Dudok de Wit
Music: Serge Besset
France . 0:06:30 . 1994 . Drawing on paper, painting animation
A little tiger decides to embark on a long journey hoping to find his stripes.
Direction: Raúl ‘Robin’ Morales Reyes
Production: Reginald de Guillebon, Nicolas Burlet, Pierre Méloni, Folimage Studio
Music: Yan Volsy
France . 0:08:40 . 2018 . 2D Animation
An elephant lives in the city among normal people and works as a sweeper. One day, he sees a huge billboard advertising a bicycle that looks like it fits him perfectly. From that moment on, the elephant’s life changes: he has to get that bike at all costs!
Direction: Olesya Shchukina
Production: Corinne Destombes, Folimage
Music: Yan Volsy
Sound: Philippe Fontaine
France . 0:09:00 . 2014 . Cut-outs
15h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
When a girl, who needs some company and more attention, dreams of having a pet, she tries to have her parents’ attention to make her dream come true …. But at one point, she finds a solution to her problem herself…
Direction: Nastimir Tzatchev
Production: Nastimir Tzatchev
Script: Vera Doneva
Bulgaria . 0:07:42 . 2020 . 2D Computer
Koyaa is feeling creative, he’s drawing some fluffy bunnies. Mr Raven is nearby, building his new birdhouse. Koyaa frames his picture and starts cleaning up, which makes the eraser dart off like a hopping bunny, bouncing all over the place. It’s erasing stuff as it goes, including the Raven’s blueprints! Koyaa needs to catch it – the faster the better.
Direction: Kolja Saksida
Production: Kolja Saksida – ZVVIKS
Slovenia . 0:02:45 . 2019 . Puppet stop-motion
Pip, a young puppy, goes to Canine University to learn to become a guide dog. However, the journey is not so easy.
Direction: Bruno Simões
Production: Laia Alomar
Script: David Kilgo, Richard Mather, Leslie Rowe
Music: Aurélien Vieira Lino
Sound: Bruno Oliveira
Spain . 0:04:00 . 2018 . 3D Animation
Patchwork Flamingo has a problem: He´s all twisted! Will the Patchwork Pals find a way to help him?
Direction: Angela Steffen
Production: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Studio FILM BILDER GmbH
Script: Julia Ocker, An Vrombaut
Music: Claudia Kaiser, Martin Lickleder
Sound: Andreas Mühlschlegel
Germany . 00:03:54 . 2019 . 2D Animation
A hungry fox wanted an easy-to-reach treat. Of course, when she sees the last red fruit on a tree she thinks she will finally be satisfied. But it won’t be an easy task.
Direction: Alexandra Allen
Production: XS Films
Script: Alexandra Allen, Sara Allen
Portugal . 0:06:00 . 2022 . 2D Animation
The sloth wants to buy ice cream, but unfortunately he is way too slow.
Direction: Julia Ocker
Production: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Studio FILM BILDER GmbH
Script: Julia Ocker
Music and Sound: Christian Heck, Sumophonic
Germany . 0:03:37 . 2017 . 2D Animation
In this hilarious 2D & 3D animated short, a clean-up neat-freak octopus uses all of his tentacles trying to reach what he’s aiming for.
Direction:Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verberk
Production: Ka-Ching Cartoons Animation Studio
Netherlands . 0:02:20 . 2020 . 2D and 3D Animation
When a fire starts at Joe’s building, endangering everyone’s lives, his guide dog Ace risks his own life in order to save the day.
Direction: Bruno Simões
Production: Carlota Pou, Studio Kimchi
Script: Titus Herman
Music: Aurélien Vieira Lino
Sound: Bruno Oliveira
Spain . 0:05:47 . 2024 . 3D Computer
And if the temperatures have hit “red” these days with the heat, ice cream is an ideal, cool companionship. Not only as a summer treat, but also as… a song!
Direction: Katerina Pantela
Production: Katerina Pantela
Music: Giorgos Hatzipiera, Sofia Papazoglou
Cyprus . 0:03:27 . 2019 . 2D Animation
In their world, two sisters make one. The older one gives the younger one a hand, and together they did everything. When the younger one is able to move around without her big sister one day, it becomes clear what inclusion can lead to.
Direction: Anne-Sophie Gousset, Clément Céard
Production: Folimage
Script: Anne-Sophie Gousset
France . 0:07:20 . 2022 . 2D Animation
Short animation about a girl with ADD and her nerve-racking first day in the bus to school. How do you survive such a day when you have trouble making contact with other people?
Direction: Narjes Mohammadi, Hajar Mehrani
Production: Narjes Mohammadi, Hajar Mehrani
Music: Maryam Chalesh
Sound: Hossein Ghorchian
Netherlands . 0:05:00 . 2022 . 2D Animation
15h30 | Auditório Casino EspinhoCarte Blanche To “Imaxinaria”
Animation cinema knows no limits, hence its ability to surprise us in its most diverse manifestations. This is the aspect that best defines us at IMAXINARIA – Afundación International Animation Festival (A Coruña), that is, the interest in animation in all its diversity. In this sense, children’s animation is no exception, besides offering the possibility of forming new audiences and new consciences. That is why we take the same care with our children’s programs.
In this collaboration with CINANIMA, we are glad to offer a selection of titles that will serve as a summary of the two editions of our young festival. Here are the respective winners of each year: the French “Boom” (IMAXINARIA’23) and the Danish “The Swineherd” (IMAXINARIA’24). Both titles mark only the starting point of our anthology, to which we add five more creations that exemplify the diversity mentioned above. Whether with the traditional Stop-motion technique or through current digital procedures, we find stories that will make us laugh, dream, learn and, above all, fall in love with animation once again.
Severiano Casalderrey
IMAXINARIA – Festival Internacional de Animação Afundación (A Coruña)
A boy fantasizes about becoming a famous footballer, playing in big stadiums – but first he has to win a match in a small backyard against a goose.
Direction: Jan Míka
Production: Michal Podhradsky – Animation People, Nicolas Schmerkin – Autour de Minuit
Script: Jan Míka
Music: Viliam Béreš
Czech Republic, France . 0:12:33 . 2022 . 3D Computer
Old stories tell of a Desert Guardian called Ahru, a secret master that can take on the form of many animals. Anyone brave enough to confront him will learn the secrets of his Art. But first she will need to hunt him down.
Direction: Leandro Martínez
Production: Leandro Martínez
Script: Leandro Martínez
Music: Amor
Argentina . 0:04:28 . 2023 . Colour, digital cel animation
A couple of dumb birds tries its best to protects its eggs from a volcano eruption.
Direction: Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo, Charles Di Cicco, Yannick Jacquin
Production: École des Nouvelles Images
Script: Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo, Charles Di Cicco, Yannick Jacquin
Music: Mathis Marchal
France . 0:05:36 . 2022 . 3D Computer
Children Award Imaxinaria 2023
Scrubby loves his mum and loves to curl up and snuggle in his mum’s fur. But one day his mother starts to lose her fur until she sheds it completely. But Scrubby still has his beautiful natural coat and maybe it can be enough for both of them.
Direction: Paul Vollet
Production: Paulina Larson, Johannes Lübke – Filmakademie Baden Württemberg
Sound: Niklas Menschik, Jonathan Rösch
Germany . 0:07:00 . 2023 . 3D Animation
Cactus works as a janitor at the Christmas tree school. He watches their training and dreams of becoming the main symbol of the holiday himself.
Direction: Anastasia Makhlina
Production: SMF animation studio – Boris Mashkovtsev
Script: Sergey Kapkov, Oleg Kozyrev
Music: Artem Vasiliev
Russian Federation . 0:08:07 . 2023 . Puppets
Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Swineherd” as you have never seen it before! In this entirely goofy and funny version of H.C. Andersen’s famous fairy tale ‘The Swineherd’, we meet the young swineherd who sits and looks after the king’s pigs. Even though it is Christmas, the boy and the pigs are bored in the pigsty…
Direction: Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith
Production: Søren Fleng, Fleng Entertainment, Tumblehead production
Script: Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Søren Fleng
Music: Thomas Richard Christensen
Sound: Audiogangsters
Denmark . 0:06:34 . 2022 . 3D Computer
After witnessing an old dark stormy cloud painfully rain and die in sorrow, Noma, a puffy white cloud realizes that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.
Direction: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Production: Valentin Maupin, Aristote Douroudakis, Bálint Gelly . Bella Szederkényi, Christian Arredondo Narvaez et Diego Alonso Sanchez de la Barquera Estrada
Script: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Sound: Théophane Bertuit
Mexico . 0:07:31 . 2023 . 2D Computer
10h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
A kingdom of fruits. A king with no strength to keep ruling. An orphan prince who does not accept his fate. A world at imminent risk. These are some of the ingredients of Abah, an adventure movie full of humor, in which we can follow the young Pineapple prince’s trajectory and his conflicts with his dreams and responsibilities. It is a story of acceptance and personal growth. A portrait of a brief moment of prince Abah’s life: a transition from his unripe childhood to the new colors of maturity.
Direction: Humberto Avelar
Production: Sílvia Fraiha – Fraiha Produções
Script: Sylvio Gonçalves
Music and Sound: Andre Mehmari
Brazil . 1:24:00 . 2024 . 2D and 3D Computer
15h30 | Auditório Casino Espinho
A heartfelt short film directed by Mathieu Labaye, dedicated to honouring the memory of his father, Benoit Labaye. This deeply touching cinematic piece celebrates the essence of the human body and the power of movement, while also delving into the profound implications when the freedom to move is unjustly taken away.
Direction: Mathieu Labaye
Production: Camera-etc ASBL, Wallonie Image Production
Script: Mathieu Labaye
Music: Mathieu Labaye, Fabian Fiorini
Sound: Grégory Beaufays
Belgium, France . 0:09:30 . 2008 . Photo, 3D animation, other
Mother and son are changing places and roles constantly: once, the mother is an adult, sometimes the son matures and takes care of a suddenly childish mother. The arrangement works fine, until the boy decides to escape from under the skirt of the overprotective mother and start an independent life.
Direction: Paulina Ziółkowska
Production: Fumi Studio 2017
Music: Tomasz Opałka
Sound: Piotr Majeran
Poland . 0:12:15 . 2017 . Drawing, 2D animation
Under a gloomy sun, two characters look for adaptation.
Direction: Alexandra Ramires (Xá)
Production: David Doutel, Rodrigo Areias, Bando à Parte, Laurence Reymond, Providences
Script: Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Regina Guimarães
Music: Nicolas Tricot
Sound: Jérome Petit
Portugal, France . 0:11:00 . 2020 . 2D digital and traditional
The moon shines, a young couple plays in the forest. Their game leads them to an unfamiliar garden, in the middle of a clearing. Unaware of danger, the young lovers enter the maze of a garden at midnight. Little by little, they are submerged by an intoxicating spell. They lose themselves in the strange labyrinth. Will they manage to break the spell that keeps them prisoner?
Direction: Benoît Chieux
Production: Ron Dyens, Benoît Chieux – Sacrebleu Productions
Script: Benoît Chieux
Music: Valentin Portron, Marceau Portron
Sound: Pierre Sauze
France . 0:10:28 . 2016 . 2D Animation
A digital avatar learns to move, walk and talk. Inspirational quotes from the internet drive him forward and his creators capture the process in an improvised documentary.
Direction: Nikita Diakur
Production: Nikita Diakur, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron – Miyu Productions
Script: Nikita Diakur
Sound: David Kamp
Germany . 0:12:15 . 2022 .
15h30 | Auditório Casino Espinho
The adventures of a bird who, when winter approaches, has to fly to warmer climbs.
Direction: Youri Tcherenkov
Production: Folimage
Script: Youri Tcherenkov
Music: Serge Besset
France . 0:07:53 . 1995 . Drawing on paper
Miriam goes camping with her family and her chicken, on the lakeside. But a chicken was not made just for swimming and sunbathing. It was made to get in trouble.
Direction: Riho Unt, Sergei Kibus
Production: Nukufilm
Script: Leelo Tungal, Peep Pedmanson
Sound: Lux: Cage of Bones
Estonia . 0:05:00 . 2017 . Puppets
A hungry fox wanted an easy-to-reach treat. Of course, when she sees the last red fruit on a tree she thinks she will finally be satisfied. But it won’t be an easy task.
Direction: Alexandra Allen
Production: XS Films
Script: Alexandra Allen, Sara Allen
Portugal . 0:06:00 . 2022. 2D Animation
In a world filled with beautiful and harmonious music, elderly Vernon always seems to strike the wrong note.
Direction: Mikey Hill
Production: Melanie Brunt
Script: Mikey Hill, Jennifer Smith
Music: Jamie Messenger
Sound: Markus Kellow
Australia . 0:15:00 . 2015. Hand drawn
Every time Louise, the crocodile, sneezes, she loses part of her brain, until she cannot perform simple tasks and becomes trapped inside her own apartment. She must find a way to rediscover the world before she fades away completely.
Direction: Isabelle Favez
Production: Nadasdy Film – Nicolas Burlet
Script: Isabelle Favez
Music and Sound: Jérôme Vittoz
Switzerland . 0:06:00 . 2022 . 2D Computer
Expelled from the machine-week for incompetence, Sunday meets a mysterious alter ego that takes him on a contemplative stroll. At the end of a dreamlike inner journey, Sunday returns to the machine to reinvent it.
Direction: Gaël Kyriakidis, Fanny Dreyer
Production: Ciné3D Association, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse – Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume
Script: Gaël Kyriakidis, Fanny Dreyer
Music: Gaël Kyriakidis
Sound: Florian Pittet
Switzerland . 0:10:23 . 2018 . 2D Computer
15h30 | Auditório Casino Espinho Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Swineherd” as you have never seen it before! In this entirely goofy and funny version of H.C. Andersen’s famous fairy tale, we meet the young swineherd who sits and looks after the king’s pigs. Even though it is Christmas, the boy and the pigs are bored in the pigsty…
Direction: Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith
Production: Søren Fleng, Fleng Entertainment, Tumblehead production
Script: Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Søren Fleng
Music: Thomas Richard Christensen
Sound: Audiogangsters
Denmark . 0:06:34 . 2022 . 3D Computer
A young Italian named Fiasco really wants to work at the biggest cathedral construction site of the Renaissance. Unfortunately, he is a clumsy little scatterbrain and breaks everything he touches.
Direction: Cécile Gardies
Production: LISAA School of Art & Design
Script: Cécile Gardies
Music: Vladimir Bouaniche
Sound: Pablo Hayem
France . 0:07:55 . 2023 . 2D Computer
A young rhino is going on a date with a rhino lady. He’s very much looking forward to it. Hopefully, it turns out well!
Direction: Julia Ocker
Production: Studio Film Bilder GmbH
Script: Julia Ocker
Music and Sound: Christian Heck, Sumophonic
Germany . 0:03:37 . 2022. 2D Animation
After witnessing an old dark stormy cloud painfully rain and die in sorrow, Noma, a puffy white cloud realizes that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.
Direction: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Production: Valentin Maupin, Aristote Douroudakis, Bálint Gelly . Bella Szederkényi, Christian Arredondo Narvaez et Diego Alonso Sanchez de la Barquera Estrada
Script: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Sound: Théophane Bertuit
Mexico . 0:07:31 . 2023. 2D Computer
Scrubby loves his mum and loves to curl up and snuggle in his mum’s fur. But one day his mother starts to lose her fur until she sheds it completely. But Scrubby still has his beautiful natural coat and maybe it can be enough for both of them.
Direction: Paul Vollet
Production: Paulina Larson, Johannes Lübke – Filmakademie Baden Württemberg
Sound: Niklas Menschik, Jonathan Rösch
Germany . 0:07:00 . 2023 . 3D Animation
In a hill-side village in Ticino, Rea wants to deliver a love letter to her crush. With her roller skates on, she rolls her way to her house. Before she can deliver the letter, however, it flies away downhill through the town. Rea embarks on a breakneck tumble through the village to catch the letter…
Direction: Isabel Pahud, Isabel Clerici, Laura Zimmermann, Polina Tyrsa
Production: HSLU Studienbereich BA Animation Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst – Gerd Gockell
Script: Isabel Pahud
Music: Laura Zimmermann, Caroline Laville
Sound: Etienne Kompis
Switzerland . 0:03:00 . 2024 . 2D Computer
“My Home has a lot of Windows” is a series that follows the adventures of the tiny Lulu in the infinite building she lives in. In each episode, Lulu will be challenged by her father, the building’s doorman, to help him with some task. While doing her chores, Lulu will meet a new neighbour and learn how they live their loneliness.
Direction: Leonor Faria Henriques
Production: Leonor Faria Henriques
Script: Leonor Faria Henriques
Portugal . 0:05:00 . 2023 . 2D Animation
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