International Competition 2026
International Competition 05
Appointments & Tickets
Wed 2.9. • 16:15
Cinema Trafo 1Thu 3.9. • 12:00
Cinema Trafo 1Fri 4.9. • 18:30
Cinema Trafo 2Sat 5.9. • 14:15
Cinema Trafo 1
16+
78'
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