The most congested city in Europe with only 4% cycling traffic, Brussels Express is a documentary by Sander Vandenbroucke about bike messengers in Brussels. Music by Mathieu Vandekerckhove. More about the film here.
Svjetlan Junaković’s hand-drawn story is brought to life by Veljko Popović, spanning a baby’s shoes to the moon.
By Dilation Studios, The Associate tells the story of a man who “has to choose between paying money or possibly losing his life.” Impressive stuff on what was probably a tiny budget, hopefully there’s more coming from Dilation.
MRK’s amazing animation explores “the digital nature of organic molecules and biological organisms” as virtual insects are injected into a closed environment where they must fight against creations on an ever increasing scale.
Kangmin Kim’s gorgeous 38-39˚C “gives us the blueprint of a relationship between a father and son inside the dream the protagonist experiences while under the spell of the elevated temperatures of a bathhouse. Thick sheets of paper in exquisite arrangement represent the two men who are linked by their identical birthmarks, yet cannot seem to look at each other.” A wonderful callback to classic animation, hopefully there’s more to come from Kim.
The simple ideas are often the best. Renaud Hallée drops objects to a rhythm, that’s it, and it’s just so captivating.
Laura Favela’s wonderful “documentary” chats to a delusional slice of toast and a naive but well-meaning raccoon.
Ryan Bush goes behind the scenes at the wonderful Tanner Goods, exploring their exquisite craft and real passion for what they do. It’s great to see a company thrive on their small batch business model, and reminds you of the care and attention some people still put in to something like a simple belt. We hope they’re around for a long time.
Wonderful short film from co-writer/director Takashi Doscher about “an Atlanta cabbie is forced to change his plans when he decides to drive an unlikely passenger.” The short film premiered at the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival.
Amazing animation by Ion Lucin, he takes a simple sphere and puts it through its paces until there’s pretty much nothing else you could with a 3D circle. The transitions are mindblowing, using only two colours for such an amazing short animation. Made in Cinema 4D R13 with the Mograph module and post-production in After Effects.
