Animated Shorts

Man on the Chair

Screening Information

BUY TICKETS     Saturday, 6 December – 1.00pm – The Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA

BUY TICKETS     Sunday, 14 December – 6.30pm – The Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA

BAPFF presents a showcase of 14 of the most exciting, astounding and award-winning short animations from Asia Pacific. With extraordinary vision, aesthetic artistry and amazing creativity, these stories from our region are brought to life.  From the fanciful to the heartbreaking, from 34 seconds to 17 minutes, this collection of animations is not to be missed.

Program curated by Otto Alder, an animation expert with over 25 years of experience in festivals. He works as a program curator and serves on juries and selection committees for festivals around the world. Otto is a member of the International Jury determining the Youth, Animation and Documentary Awards for the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Wonder
Japan, France   8 mins
Director: Mirai Mizue

Brutus (Brut)
Russian Federation   13 mins
Director: Svetlana Filippova

Let Out
Japan   34 sec
Director: Kotaro Sato

Man on the Chair
Republic of Korea, France   7 mins
Director: Dahee Jeong

Flower Bud (Haname)
Japan   6 mins
Director: Saki Nakano

Black Tape
Israel, Denmark   3 mins
Directors: Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot

The Swallow
People’s Republic of China   5 mins
Directors: Xi Chen, Xu An

Grace Under Water
Australia   8 mins
Director: Anthony Lawrence

Maze King
Japan   7mins
Director: Hakhyum Kim

The Thumb Cuff (Mu Zhi Kao)
People’s Republic of China   6 mins
Director: Wang Bin

Anomalies
Japan, United Kingdom   3 mins
Director: Atsushi Wada

Pik, Pik, Pik
Russian Federation   4 mins
Director: Dmitry Vysotskiy

Snow Hut (Kamakura)
Japan   6 mins
Director: Yoroko Mizushiri

My Own Personal Moose
Russian Federation   17 mins
Director: Leonid Shmelkov