Program 3

Lived a hungry wolf in the forest. He was hungry all the time, because he was soft-hearted. One winter, the wolf could starve no longer, and he decided to steal the lamb from grandfather and grandmother. Stole but could not eat it. Meanwhile, the grandfather came to wolf return the lamb...

"The Physics of Sorrow" tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.

Colorful, cheap and malleable this is the material of our childhood toys and also the most technically advanced mechanisms of mankind. This film is a last goodbye to a love that has turned sour.

The organ plays the wedding march. In a church dressed up youngsters and a small clergyman are waiting for the Bridal couple. Outside stands the groom alternately looking at his watch and the hotel opposite, where the bride is trying to mobilize enthusiasm for her upcoming wedding. She doesn't succeed.

A summer day, birds are singing, the sun is shining brightly. The girl wants to go for a walk. But she is sick again. What can save from boredom? This film is about the importance of companionship. It is about love and understanding in the family.

Animation inspired by ”The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

Dare not to be different.
A totalitarian society forces unequal things to become equal.
Ignorance creates fear and envy brings violence.
Average person's feeble mentality rules by any means.
Inspired by art of Kostis Georgiou.

A shy, withdrawn boy has his heart on being in the school theater group, but the only role offered to him is that of a crab.

"Parasite" is about the conflict between human development and nature. It is frame by frame digital animation. It makes use of stark contrasts - the color black, white, and orange combined with abstract shapes and movement to represent the power of nature and human greed.

Once it was decided to demolish a zoo and to let all its inhabitants go free. The lonely elephant wanders along the big city and makes friends with a homeless.

In an intense but quiet way we see the struggle from a young depressed girl. As a parent we don’t always see what is going on in the brains of our children. A small thing can be enough to give them new energy to continue in their lives.

Deep into a forest, a gathering of wild animals start a nocturnal opera, conducted by a squirrel.

"Criss Cross" is a film about love and borders.
Which is stronger?
An unfortunate chain of events motivates a couple in love to try and defy the obstacles between them. Can they be overcome?
Or might digging underneath be a better solution? And just when you think it’s getting easier, bureaucracy and the past get in the way!

Scenes of the dance of life and death in the lush tropical nature as it is lived day by day, year by year, by the magical creatures that inhabit the wilderness of our dreams.