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Animated Award Winners 25 Years

25 years ago the main award, the Uppsala Grand Prix, was instituted at the festival. Since then, many animated short films have been awarded the Grand Prix or the Audience Award. This programme offers seven of the most beloved animated short films from these 25 years.

Curator: Christoffer Ode

Screened:
TUE 22/10, 17:00 SLOTTS
SAT 26/10, 17:00 SLOTTS

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HAVE A NICE DOG

Trapped in Damascus, surrounded by war, a lonely man becomes increasingly lost in his fantasies of fleeing and the inner dialogues with his dog.

Germany, Syria / 13:13 / Director: Jalal Maghout

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EDMOND

Edmond’s impulse to love and be close to others is strong. Maybe too strong. As he stands alone by a lake contemplating his options, he goes on a journey backwards through his life, and revisits all his defining moments in search for the origin of his desires.

United Kingdom 2015 / 9:00 / Director: Nina Gantz

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NOIR-SOLEIL

After an earthquake in Naples bay, the body of a man is found. While Dino and his daughter, Victoria, travel to Italy for a DNA test, the past catches up with them.

France 2021 / 20:24 / Director: Marie Larrivé

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WEDNESDAYS WITH GODDARD

A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair.

United Kingdom 2016 / 4:30 / Director: Nicolas Ménard

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LOVE

In a distant solar system, different kinds of love are illustrated. Gravity and light cause changes in the atmosphere that bring the inhabitants together.

Hungary, France 2016 / 16:00 / Director: Réka Bucsi

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THE EXTERNAL WORLD

A boy learns how to play the piano.

Germany 2010 / 15:00 / Director: David OReilly

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FAST FILM

Fast Film is an animated homage to motion pictures, hand-made by folding 65.000 print outs of film frames into three dimensional objects, creating a high speed action chase through cinema history.

Austria, Luxemburg 2003 / 14:00 / Director: Virgil Widrich

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