Primanima Masters Competition 4
01 Dog-Apartment
Director(s)
Priit TENDER
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Estonia
Length: 14' 14''
Synopsis
Ills of fortune have deported a ballet dancer Sergei to a suburban kolhoz. Here he's having his mundane fights against routine, domestic animals and alcohol.
02 Polka-dot boy
Director(s)
Sarina NIHEI
Film info
Year of production: 2020
Country of production: France
Length: 07' 40''
Synopsis
A boy is suffering from a polka-dot disease on his arms since he can remember. Encountering some peculiar events, he discovers a hidden connection between the disease and a religious group.
03 The Bones
Director(s)
Cristóbal LEÓN, Joaquín COCINA
Film info
Year of production: 2021
Country of production: Chile
Length: 14' 22''
Synopsis
The Bones a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film. Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021 as Chile drafts a new Constitution, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears to use human corpses.
04 Amok
Director(s)
Balázs TURAI
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: Hungary, Romania
Length: 14' 22''
Synopsis
After losing his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon.
05 Anxious Body
Director(s)
Yoriko MIZUSHIRI
Film info
Year of production: 2021
Country of production: France, Japan
Length: 05' 46''
Synopsis
Living things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines. When these different things encounter, a new direction is born.
06 Bagatelle
Director(s)
László CSÁKI
Film info
Year of production: 2020
Country of production: Hungary
Length: 01' 50''
Watch the trailerSynopsis
A semi-animated experimental film about the ups and downs of nose-blowing and probably life itself. The animation tests of various techniques and Super8 recordings are utilized as found footage materials. An adaptation of the poem “Bagatelle” by György Petri.
07 The Fourth Wall
Director(s)
Mahboobeh KALAEE
Film info
Year of production: 2021
Country of production: Iran
Length: 10' 00''
Synopsis
Home and family, relationships, desires, wishes: everything is summarized in a kitchen. The stuttering boy is alone there, playing with his imagination.
08 Glazing
Director(s)
Lilli CARRÉ
Film info
Year of production: 2021
Country of production: United States of America
Length: 02' 27''
Synopsis
The animated body shifts in smear frames through the history of painting, parroting famous depictions of women. She tests the postures by inhabiting them and promptly discarding them, rejecting the fantasy that each represents.
09 Steakhouse
Director(s)
Spela CADEZ
Film info
Year of production: 2021
Country of production: France, Germany, Slovenia
Length: 09' 34''
Synopsis
The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc’s stomach is rumbling. But Liza’s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time?