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