26th Madurai Film Festival 2024 : Selected Animation Films

26th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2024
6-10 December; multiple venues, Madurai 


Category - Animation films

Name: The Sapien Urge
Dir: Manas Mukesh Shete; 3:08 min; Animation films; India
Synopsis: Four little cute things erect a beautiful sand castle. An oddball of the lot decides he would like to put the flag of his choice on it-much to irritation of other three. Chaos ensues, leading to a twisted ending.

Name: Aaschhi
Dir: Aritra Guha Ray; 1:18 min; Animation films; India
Synopsis: Separated from her grandson, an elderly woman comes to terms with the emptiness that family leaves behind

Name: This or That
Dir: Vina; 4:53 min; Animation films; India
Synopsis: A character who is in a surreal, abstract setting must use its skills to navigate through a maze of musical instruments, where the instruments are largely scaled and the character is intimidated by the surrounding. It is the character’s choices and the experience that makes it overcome the challenges.

Name: Shakespeare for all Ages
Dir: Hannes Rall; 2:42 min; Animation films; Germany
Synopsis: "How can you give the target and age group "smartphone" an overview of the work of this unique literary genius without getting bogged down in long-winded lectures on verse and drama theory? The filmmaker and artist Hannes Rall has turned this consideration into a very short and yet for that very reason so great animated film. (...) He succeeds in depicting the poet's most famous plays in an immediately recognisable way with individual images that flow dynamically into one another. A smart, entertaining and coherent Shakespeare homage in about 3 minutes."

Name: It's hard to walk on daylight
Dir: Seungho Jeoung; 3:23 min; Animation films; Korea, Republic of
Synopsis: Someone goes out after a long time. But there is no sign of people outside. Where did everyone go?

Name: Ore Vaathiyam
Dir: Karthika P; 5:51 min; Animation films; India
Synopsis: A documentary which unveils the challenges faced by mridangam makers across generations, portraying a quiet evolution towards positive change within their craft's cultural legacy."

Name: Daisy
Dir: Aditi Dixit, Joffrey Atienza Zamora, Shecid Domínguez Aguilera; 4:47 min; Animation films; Spain
Synopsis: In the depths of darkness lies a music box which opens to reveal a young girl dressed in a petal dress. As the spotlight illuminates her, she discovers her ability to make music with her movements, which engages her to dance. Unbeknownst to her, eerie eyes observe her dance, causing petals to pluck out from her dress. Suddenly, she realizes that she is being watched by these eerie eyes. Desperate to escape, she struggles against her captors, only to be confined within the music box. However, a twist of fate unfolds as another child emerges from a new music box.

Name: love bubbles
Dir: Marcel Hobi; 7:34 min; Animation films; Switzerland
Synopsis: Floating on a pink cloud as a couple is easy.
It is much more difficult to cope with everyday life and the future together - an amusing relationship drama.

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