Here are the 6 best films that we’ve picked from the 42 short films which are being nominated for the Grand Competition at Animafest Zagreb 2023.
Ice Merchants
[Portugal, France, United Kingdom, 2022]
Director: João Gonzalez
Scriptwriter: João Gonzalez
Music: João Gonzalez
Production: COLA Animation, Wildstream, Royal College of Art
Technique: 2D digital
Running time: 14:33
Family Portrait
[Croatia, France, Serbia, 2023]
Director: Lea Vidaković
Scriptwriter: Lea Vidaković
Composition: Maida Srabović and Vedran Štefan
Music: Miroslav Jovančić
Production: Adriatic Animation, Vivement Lundi!, and Biberche Productions
Technique: Stop-motion
Running time: 14:35
Eeva
[Estonia, Croatia, 2022]
Directors: Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov
Scriptwriters: Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov
Music: Morten Tšinakov
Production: Eesti Joonisfilm and Adriatic Animation
Running time: 15:58
A Kind of Testament
[France, 2023]
Director: Stephen Vuillemin
Scriptwriter: Stephen Vuillemin
Music: Qoso
Production: Remembers
Running time: 16:00
It’s Nice in Here
[Netherlands, 2022]
Director: Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
Scriptwriter: Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
Music: Federico Solazzo
Production: Valk Productions
Technique: 2D digital
Running time: 15:41
BLUSH – An Extraordinary Voyage
[Finland, 2022]
Director: Iiti Yli-Harja
Scriptwriter: Iiti Yli-Harja
Music: Iiti Yli-Harja and Ville-Matti Koskiniemi
Production: Side Stories
Technique: Stop-motion
Running time: 14:55
