The 7th edition ANIMATION SCREENINGS FILM FESTIVAL STRIPED TALE

The story of a girl's relationship with her eating disorder, told through dance. A girl is looking at herself in her bedroom mirror. She seems troubled by her body image and grabs a measuring tape to measure her waist. When left dissatisfied by the results, she pulles aggressively onto the ends. By doing that, the girl and her tape get transported into an imaginary world in which the tape transforms into a colourful ribbon that comes to life in order to lure the girl into dancing with it. At first, they dance together in complete harmony but once the girl decides to let go of the ribbon and dance alone, the ribbon grabs her and starts to control her every move like a puppeteer. It then starts to manically wrap around the girl until it becomes a nook around her throat. The girl tries to break free but finally surrenders to the ribbon. At that moment, a hand, seemingly from the real world, appears and hands her a pair of scissors. Together they cut the tie. The girl wakes up in front of her mirror once more and realises what has happened. She, then, heads out to seek the help that she needs.

An ordinary, chubby girl receives a mysterious phone call. Flustered, she puts on her carefully kept yellow dress and rushes out. Clumsy and anxious, she keeps making mistakes—her haste seems to throw the whole city into chaos. The sky turns strange, crowds scatter, yet she runs against the flow, breathless, until she finally reaches that building…

In a world where human activity has nearly erased all forests, the last remaining one survives, protected by mysterious inhabitants. When danger threatens its existence, a red panda is chosen to undertake a perilous journey to save it. Guided by fragments of ancient knowledge and inner doubt, the mission becomes both a physical and spiritual trial. The Last Forest explores the fragile balance between nature, belief, and individual responsibility in a world on the edge of collapse.

”kawauso” means Japanese river otter. One day, a girl meets a Japanese river otter. They try to communicate, but it doesn't go very well. This is because the Japanese river otter is already extinct, and it is not possible to actually interact with the girl. They existed in separate spaces. By depicting the Japanese river otter, which is said to have gone extinct in 2012, this short film presents an opportunity to reconsider what the modern society has sacrificed.

A young Chinese woman's healing journey overcoming her traumatic injury at a Moroccan hospital, laced with morphine induced forbidden romance out of a dream like garden.

On a distant planet, a solitary man must face his deepest traumas to find the courage that could save all of humanity.

Upon returning to his hometown, the protagonist is ambushed by terrifying creatures. In the face of death, he's rescued by a red-masked stranger whose presence feels hauntingly familiar.

In a city where people consume cartoons, a dog reconciles with its old friends, and together, they try to escape from humans.

In a dark photo lab, an old man carefully develops a forgotten photo—a frame from the past to which not memory, but the soul returns. As the image comes to life in the developing tray, the viewer is immersed in a memory: a summer field, children's laughter, lightness, and loss. Without words, only through sound and light, the film explores the boundary between present and past, reality and its imprint.

The boy doesn't like when somebody kiss him. But what happens if every time you get kissed you erase it? You slowly start to lose your color. And live in an unhappy and more colorless world. For this you have to rediscover human warmth, love and friendship. Handmade watercolor animation

“Sheltered” (Animated short) (G) A bullied puppy's dreams come true when he saves his animal shelter from fire. This is a universal drama of sibling rivalry and forgiveness. It’s inspired by the story of Joseph and his brothers from the Book of Genesis. This short film is for children under the age of 13. To make this story easy to understand for children around the world we have made it with no spoken dialogue. The story is told with only animation and music in the style of the Oscar winners “Fantasia” (1942) and “Peter and the Wolf” (2008).

This story is about the charm of dogs in Georgia. You can see them on every street, and each one is eager for your attention. All residents love them and care for them. I created humorous rules about how to pet dogs in Tbilisi, emphasizing how irresistible it is to simply walk past these adorable dogs. This animation could be more relevant now than ever, as Georgia has passed a law on monitoring stray dogs, and citizens are concerned about the integrity of state enforcement officers. This is a call to action and an emphasis on the fact that all dogs in Georgia are important and deserve the attention they deserve.

As dawn breaks, a loveliness of ladybirds take to the sky… all except Bug. Left behind and unable to fly, Bug and a sympathetic Spider wrestle against an invisible weight that feels heavier than gravity alone. Told without dialogue, GROUNDED is a bright yet tender animated short about feeling stuck and the quiet power of emotional support.

After losing his left leg in a car accident, young Ollie falls into despair, certain he will never be able to stand again. But everything changes when he discovers a mysterious book that opens the door to a magical dream world. As Ollie journeys through the landscape of his own inner struggles, he confronts his deepest fear and slowly comes to terms with the reality of life with a prosthetic leg. In the end, Ollie realizes that he alone holds the power to change his situation and finds the strength to take a first brave step towards a new beginning.

Two cosmic rivals push their powers to the limit, only to find that a spark of warmth can outshine the fiercest force.

A down and out Hispanic jujitsu teacher’s fear takes over his sanity when he feels obligated to find out why his new, affluent roommate calls himself “The Hit Man”.

With the new school year looming, 10-year-old PJ's anxiety manifests as a 300-pound gorilla only he can see! Now he has to face his fears, a smelly schoolbag and last year's lunch.

Two sisters play in the garden and discover a bumblebee, busy at work.

In one of Aesop’s fables, a crow is searching for water. It spies a pitcher— but the water inside is beyond its reach. So, the crow begins dropping in pebbles. One-by-one, they displace the water, and the crow quenches its thirst. This is just one of many fascinating displays of intelligence from corvids. Katharina Brecht digs into what makes this bold, brainy family of songbirds so smart.

A little ant tries to move a rubber tree plant.

Inspired by the real life childhoold of PJ Gallgher, 10-year-old PJ Gallagher’s anxieties aren’t just in his head, they manifest into a 300-pound Silverback Gorilla called Joe, only he can see. When it’s time to return to school after the holidays, Gorilla Joe gives PJ a list of worries. What if he can’t remember how to write or read and what if his friends don’t like him? With the help of his mother, can PJ find a way to live with his anxiety, get rid of the stinky smell in his school bag and know that he’s got this!

A tenacious cottontail rabbit and stubborn box turtle set out on a slapstick journey with their friends to save their forest home from the destruction caused by a handicapped farmer’s toxic crop runoff.

A super-smooth Chihuahua finds an unlikely friendship with a clumsy Cocker Spaniel who saves him from an animal shelter.

A young heir who feels every emotion around him but can only smile navigates love, duty, and political collapse in a bioluminescent desert world, unaware that a force is coming to take it all. DUNE x COCO.

A shelter cat who dreams of escape, a disaster of strays, and one impossible plan... must learn there's more than one way to find a home.