Fantoche 2024 Reveals Lineup: 85 Animated Shorts Chosen from Over 2,800 Submissions

8 August 2024 | Source
The Fantoche 2024 international animation film festival in Baden, Switzerland has finalized its film selections. From over 2,800 submissions, the festival's selection team has chosen 85 animated short films to compete across three main categories: the International Competition, the Swiss Competition, and the Kids Film Competition. The International Competition features 25 films, the Swiss Competition includes 16 films, and the Kids Film Competition showcases 21 entries. An additional 21 films will be screened in the festival's Panorama programs. The complete festival program will be unveiled on August 14, 2024, when ticket sales will also commence.
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival
Switzerland

The Fantoche 2024 international animation film festival, taking place in Baden, Switzerland from September 3-8, has finalized its selection of films for the upcoming edition. The festival received over 2,800 submissions, and the Fantoche selection team has chosen 85 animated short films to compete across three main categories: the International Competition, the Swiss Competition, and the Kids Film Competition.

In the International Competition, 25 films will compete for 5 coveted awards: Best Film, High Risk, New Talent, Best Visual, and the Audience Award. Some of the highlights include "Acid Green EXYL" from Singapore, "Between Delicate and Violent" from Turkey, and "Dreams About Putin" from a Portugal/Belgium/Hungary collaboration.

The Swiss Competition features 16 films vying for 6 prizes: Best Swiss Film, High Swiss Risk, New Swiss Talent, Fantastic Swiss, Swiss Youth Award, and the Audience Award. Notable entries include "BOX" by Aline Schoch, "Dieter" by Rolf Broennimann, and "Voiceless" by Samuel Patthey.

The Kids Film Competition will showcase 21 films competing for the Best Kids and Children's Audience Awards. Titles such as "Bubbles" from China, "Hoofs on Skates" from Lithuania, and "The Swineherd" from Denmark are among the highlights.

In addition to the competitive programs, the festival will also feature 21 films in its Panorama sections, offering a diverse selection of animated shorts from around the world.

The Fantoche 2024 festival will also place a thematic focus on "All We Need Is Love," curated by Slovenian filmmaker and producer Špela Čadež. This program will explore themes of empathy and humanity through short film programs and feature films. Additionally, the festival will shine a spotlight on Austrian animation, with a series of short film programs curated by Djamila Grandits in collaboration with the Tricky Women festival.

The complete festival program will be unveiled on August 14, 2024, when ticket sales will also commence. Fantoche 2024 promises to be a truly captivating celebration of the art of animation, showcasing the best of global and Swiss talent.

International Competition:

  • "Acid Green EXYL" / SG / 8'25"
  • "And Granny Would Dance" / Maryam Mohajer / GB / 9'48"
  • "Between Delicate and Violent" / Şirin Bahar Demirel / TR / 14'50"
  • "Body of a Shadow" / Andrea Muñoz / CO / 12'
  • "Circle" / Yumi Joung / KR / 6'50"
  • "Dreams About Putin" / Vlad Fishez, Nastia Korkia / PT/BE/HU / 30'
  • "Edith and the Tall Child" / Kohana Wilson / JP/US / 6'53"
  • "HIC SVNT DRACONES" / Justin Fayard / FR / 12'49"
  • "I Died in Irpin" / Anastasiia Falileieva / CZ / 11'22"
  • "Les pissenlits par la racine" / Chloé Farr / FR / 4'18"
  • "Margarethe 89" / Lucas Malbrun / FR / 18'
  • "Martyr's Guidebook" / Maks Rzontkowski / PL / 9'
  • "Pear Garden" / Shadab Shayegan / DE / 7'
  • "Preoperational Model" / Philip Ullman / NL / 13'09"
  • "Rose Rash" / Thanut Rujitanont / TH / 10'20"
  • "Soleil gris" / Camille Monnier / FR / 12'36"
  • "Surface Séance" / Michael Heindl / AT / 4'45"
  • "Tabac froid" / Arthur Jamain / FR / 9'30"
  • "Tako Tsubo" / Fanny Sorgo, Eva Pedroza / AT / 6'04"
  • "The Choolers: Viandes & Poissons" / Monsieur Pimpant / BE / 13'17"
  • "The Girl Who Lived in the Loo" / Subarna Dash / IN / 12'17"
  • "The Sunset Special 2" / Nicolas Gebbe / DE / 18'52"
  • "This Is a Story Without a Plan" / Cassie Shao / US / 7'35"
  • "Wander to Wonder" / Nina Gantz / BE/FR/NL / 13'20"
  • "Yapolaponky" / Masataka Kihara / JP / 6'22"

Swiss Competition:

  • "About a Cow" / Pavla Baštanová / CZ/CH / 12'50"
  • "BOX" / Aline Schoch / CH / 8'
  • "Canard" / Elie Chapuis / CH / 9'06"
  • "Dieter" / Rolf Broennimann / CH / 10'35"
  • "Diva" / Sicanella Rachelle Anaïs Talitha Furrer / CH / 5'01"
  • "Dragfox" / Lisa Ott / GB/CH / 8'
  • "FINAL WHISTLE" / Lotti Bauer / CH / 3'09"
  • "Fracti" / Lavinia Petrache / CH / 5'34"
  • "La Perra" / Carla Melo Gampert / CO/CH / 14'05"
  • "Long Distance" / Michael Frei / CH / 2'
  • "Long Distance" / Nadja Tanno / CH / 6'02"
  • "Martha" / Marcel Barelli / CH / 6'53"
  • "Matta and Matto" / Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp / CH / 10'16"
  • "On Hold" / Delia Hess / CH / 7'11"
  • "The Car That Came Back From the Sea" / Jadwiga Kowalska / PL/CH / 10'48"
  • "Voiceless" / Samuel Patthey / CH / 15'08"
  • "We the Water" / Noah Lüthi / CH / 03'57"

Kids Film Competition:

  • "Abubilla" / Rafael Vidal Vidal Altabert, Julián Gómez Caballero / ES / 2'44"
  • "Bubbles" / Lezhi Xiao / CN / 7'35"
  • "Cave of Warmth" / Shamir Raiapov / KG / 4'
  • "Children of the Bird" / Júlia Tudisco / HU / 11'25"
  • "Clawlolo (Gramophone)" / Alexey Alexeev / CY / 3'20"
  • "Coralli" / Valentina Bizzantino, Maria Matilde Fondi / IT / 9'06"
  • "Enjoy the Meal" / Sofie Kienzle, Christian Manzke / DE / 2'31"
  • "Escape Velocity" / Svetlana Zhukova / RU / 6'14"
  • "Every Other Weekend" / James Naughton / IE / 4'59"
  • "Hoofs on Skates" / Ignas Meilūnas / LT / 12'24"
  • "In This Together" / Jiamu Tao / US / 0'48"
  • "Kugelfisch" / Julia Ocker / DE / 3'37"
  • "Le grand saut" / Martina Doll, Coline Reverbel, Kenzo Talma, Edgar Vernier, Lisa Vlaine, Anaïs Dos / FR / 7'45"
  • "PURE MAGIC" / Alistair Kerr / GB / 4'33"
  • "Somni" / Sonja Rohleder / DE / 3'
  • "SPATZENHIRN" / Arun Leander Boudodimos / DE / 2'
  • "The Creators" / Madeleine Homan / GB / 4'31"
  • "THE SWINEHERD" / Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith / DK / 6'34"
  • "Twig" / Liese Minjauw / BE / 3'49"
  • "Upside Down" / Dace Riduze / LV / 12'
  • "Writing Home" / Eva Matejovičová / CZ / 11'52"

Panorama Screenings:

  • "A Different Goal" / Marco Joubert / CA / 3'26"
  • "Amour et faux semblants" / Lorca Alonso / FR / 3'47"
  • "Beautiful Men" / Nicolas Keppens / BE / 18'35"
  • "Box Cutters" / Naomi Van Niekerk / FR / 8'24"
  • "Bug Diner" / Phoebe Jane Hart / US / 7'12"
  • "Bunnyhood" / Mansi Maheshwari / GB / 9'07"
  • "Butterfly" / Suncana Brkulj / HR / 8'07"
  • "Carrotica" / Daniel Sterlin-Altman / DE / 13'08"
  • "ECHOES" / Emanuele Kabu / IT / 2'10"
  • "ÉTÉ 96" / Mathilde Bédouet / FR / 12'13"
  • "GIGI" / Cynthia Calvi / FR / 13'55"
  • "I Am Here" / Cheyenne Goudswaard / NL / 5'16"
  • "I Would Eat if I Could" / Bence Hlavay / HU / 10'
  • "No Room" / Jelena Oroz / HR / 6'22"
  • "Nun or Never!" / Heta Jäälinoja / FL / 10'52"
  • "Percebes" / Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves / PT / 11'30"
  • "Statue" / Youngchan Jeon / US / 5'27"
  • "Tennis, Oranges" / Sean Pecknold / US / 10'53"
  • "There Are People in the Forest" / Szymon Ruczynski / PL / 9'53"
  • "Windows From the South" / Eugen Bilankov / HR / 4'59"
  • "Zima" / Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki / PL / 25'
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