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In her meticulously animated film, the French author introduces a disturbing vision of old age. Behind the walls of a gloomy house, we observe an old couple fighting their last battle, which is already lost. While the old lady frantically knits, the old man is trying to find a new sense in things. It seems, however, that neither way is right, and the end is inevitable.

A follow up to the internationally successful film We Can’t Live Without Cosmos, which was nominated for an Oscar in 2016 – the second Oscar nomination for the renowned Russian filmmaker Konstantin Bronzit. In He Can’t Live Without Cosmos he focuses on a mother, her son and the inevitability of human destiny.

For his visually captivating and brilliantly animated probe into a part of Japanese history, the young author chose a combination of hand drawing and ink on paper. During the Age of the Provinces at War, many lives were lost. A castle architect discovers the possible role of a tea room as a place for warriors to regain humanity.

When she finds out that her partner is cheating on her, the heroine of this original film chooses an even more original way to respond. This collage-like drama combining several animation techniques is a sequence of bizarre spectacles in which the woman obsessively watches her husband’s parallel relationships and makes an extensive collection of various “catches”. This hobby of hers helps her to overcome jealousy and realize her potential in an utterly unusual way.

This film by Congolese authors that reflects the situation in their homeland is a unique spectacle in our international competition. As self-taught animators, Frank Mukunday and Trésor Tshibangu have made several short films but Machini is their first film that was produced in professional conditions. The directors animated various materials that underline the rawness of their story.

Apart from numerous short sketches and a feature film, popular series A Town Called Panic also includes a twenty-six-minute special. It is no surprise that Cowboy and Indian find themselves in a precarious situation again: as a reward for passing their exams in school, Horse gets them tickets to a sold-out county fair. But he slips, hits his head, and wakes up with no idea where he has hid the tickets. And so begins a race against time...