Fantoche
24th International Animation
Film Festival, Baden/Switzerland
1 – 6 September 2026
DE FR
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International Competition 2026

International Competition 05

Appointments & Tickets

Wed 2.9. • 16:15
Cinema Trafo 1
Artist present
Thu 3.9. • 12:00
Cinema Trafo 1
Artist present
Fri 4.9. • 18:30
Cinema Trafo 2
Artist present
Sat 5.9. • 14:15
Cinema Trafo 1
Artist present
16+ 78'
Artist present Artist present

Selection Team

  • Ivana Kvesić (CH)
  • Frederic Siegel (CH)
  • Anaïs Voirol (CH)
  • Greg de Cuir Jr ()

Jury

  • Jakob Eisenbach (DE)
  • Maryam Essa Al-Khulaifi (QA)
  • Joanna Quinn (GB)

Films

Little Boarlet, Atsushi Wada, JP 2026
Little Boarlet
A short story about a baby wild boar and his desire to dance and have fun.
Direction Atsushi Wada Duration 4' Country Japan Year 2026
Animation Atsushi Wada Screenplay Atsushi Wada Sound design Atsushi Wada Production Atsushi Wada Distributor Atsushi Wada

Daughters of the Late Colonel, Elizabeth Hobbs, DE 2026
Daughters of the Late Colonel
After the death of their ill-tempered and controlling father, two middle-aged sisters find themselves at a loss. An unexpected visitor sparks the courage in them to begin their lives anew. An adaptation of a short story by the same name written by Katherine Mansfield in 1920.
Direction Elizabeth Hobbs Duration 9' Language English Country Germany, United Kingdom Year 2026
Animation Elizabeth Hobbs Screenplay Elizabeth Hobbs Music Hutch Demouilpied Sound design Simon Bastian Production Abigail Addison, Fabian Driehorst Distributor Square Eyes Film

West Wind, Sujin Min, KR 2026
West Wind
This world moves in repetitions, like waves that endlessly come and go. Within it, a woman walks. She passes through stages of her life. A wind blows in from the west, she turns to face a quiet sunset, together with the sun she fades beyond the horizon.
Direction Sujin Min Duration 16' Language English, Korean Country South Korea Year 2026
Animation Sujin Min Screenplay Sujin Min Music Lemac, Jaewhan Cho Sound design Marine Wave, Sujin Min Production Sujin Min Distributor Sujin Min

A Trip to the Ear, Jee-youn Park, KR 2026
A Trip to the Ear
A woman living in a house that drifts like cosmic debris wakes to find her right ear and her husband gone. To recover what was lost, she embarks on a surreal journey through the void.
Direction Jee-youn Park Duration 12' Language Korean Country South Korea Year 2026
Animation Jee-youn Park, Chan-hum Youn Screenplay Jee-youn Park Production Young-kag Cho, Hyung-yun Chang Distributor Granwave Film

Babyface, Sacha Beeley, UK 2026
Babyface
Spoon finds a coupon for a paradise.
Direction Sacha Beeley Duration 6' Country United Kingdom Year 2026
Animation Sacha Beeley Music Skillbard Sound design Skillbard Distributor Sacha Beeley

Sexability, Anne-Christin Plate, DE 2026
Sexability

Disabled people who desire, who know the facts of life, who feel comfortable in their own skin, who experiment, who have sex – hard to imagine? “Sexability” shows the perception of sensuality and lust from the perspective of people with so-called intellectual disabilities.

Direction Anne-Christin Plate Duration 11' Language German Country Germany Year 2026
Animation Nico Altmann, Rudina Bejtuli, Kerstin Buenaventura, Sammy Serag, Hannah Grzimek, Merete Kaatz, Christian Wollert, Jörg Halsema, Alma Weber, Mandy Müller, Anna Büttner, Bibiana Petzold Screenplay Anne-Christin Plate Music Catharina & Suska Göldner, Margarethe Clausen Sound design Florian Tippe Cut Francie Liebschner, Jan Mildner Production Ralf Kukula, Francie Liebschner, Sabine Kraft Distributor Festivaldistribution interfilm Berlin

Who Killed Narin G**** ?, Ayce Kartal, FR 2025
Qui a tué Narin G**** ?
She was eight when she went missing. The investigation revealed her family’s involvement. Narin saw something she should not have seen. Everyone in the village knew, but no one dared to speak out.
Direction Ayce Kartal Duration 5' Language Turkish Country France Year 2025
Animation Ayçe Kartal Screenplay Ayce Kartal Sound design Antonin Dalmasso Production Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Clara Marquardt Distributor Shortcuts Distribution

God Is Shy, Jocelyn Charles, FR 2025
Dieu est timide
During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.
Direction Jocelyn Charles Duration 16' Language French Country France Year 2025
Animation Jocelyn Charles, Tamerlan Bekmurzayev Music PR2B Sound design Matthieu Gasnier Distributor Jocelyn Charles