The 2nd edition ANIMATION SCREENINGS FILM FESTIVAL STRIPED TALE

In “A Bride's Diary,” a young girl becomes the bride of a manipulative man on a secluded island. As her trust and love crumble, she uncovers a forbidden door revealing his dark secret. The consequences of her disobedience result in a heart-wrenching act, symbolizing her shattered trust and love. Despite her wounds, she holds onto hope for healing, embarking on a journey toward freedom. This animated film explores themes of manipulation, betrayal, resilience, and the consequences of misplaced trust.

Mirrors cover every inch of Fiep's little house. As she stares at her own reflection, Fiep focuses on her flaws so intensely that they literally grow gigantic... and turns her into some kind of mutation of all her imperfections. Overwhelmed with this sight of herself, Fiep fights her way through the door, into the ferocious winter landscape that surrounds her home - running away as far as possible...

This twisted take on the classic story follows Pinokidoki being tricked into thinking a nasty little termite is his conscience, which naturally leads to all sorts of pandemonium. EEK!!

Floating on a pink cloud as a couple is easy. It is much more difficult to cope with everyday life and the future together - an amusing relationship drama.

A musical gardener ejects his hired hand, leading to things on his little planet going horribly astray.

When the children go to sleep at night and the parents are away, it's the knightlights and teddy bears who keep the monsters at bay.

A record of my childhood with my grandmother and she got Alzheimer's disease after I grew up.

A man has a secret job taking care of creatures like Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and The Abominable Snowman.

Thomas is a tiny robot, only 5cm tall, and childlike both in age and in his insatiable curiosity to explore the world and make new friends.

A young man tries to surprise his grandmother by repairing her old house by the time she comes back from the hospital.

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Penang Street in Malaysia lay quiet and empty. As murals come to life, Azam, a diligent food delivery rider, is accompanied by his very own creations, the Three Murals. These animated characters follow him on his rounds, aiding him in delivering food to locals while helping those in need, making a positive impact on the community.

A group of balls discover the truth about being a ball just in time, and led by an indolent beach ball escape to a new life!

A young boy, Cole, and his dog Sam are pulled into a real life Battle Royale game where he encounters his late father who helps them fight their way to freedom.

Simon Caldrich, a high school aged boy lives with his mother Catherine in a suburban town. His mother is dating a computer engineer involved is some very advanced military simulation systems. While he is staying over Simon's gaming system gets crossed with the military system and a lightning strike causes a character from the game Katsuo, the hero and martial arts expert to come to life in their house. Simon becomes friends with him, and Katsuo instructs him in martial arts, as well as helps him deal with bullies that have been taunting him. Simon has been very angry and resentful about his father's passing, but he gradually warms to his Mom's new boyfriend, Jack, and they start doing some things together including visiting his high tech labs where Simon witness some amazing things in a top secret area. Katsuo gets the idea Jack is Simon's enemy, and tries to kill him, but luckily Simon is able to talk him out of it. Simon makes a friend at school, Dora, a nice girl that tries to help him with some of his problems. Simon tries to start doing better at school and work on his future. Some bullies try to beat up Simon, but Katsuo foils their plans, beating them up while making it look like Simon was the one that did it. They leave him along after that. Unfortunately the game that released Katsuo into the world, has also released all the villains from the game, Katsuo's enemies. They begin to wreak havoc on the city, and Simon and Jack go back to the headquarters to try to shut off the machine that is controlling it. They manage to triumph and the characters all disappear after losing their powers. A few months later, Simon is at a Chinese restaurant in town, when he sees a cook that look exactly like Katsuo! The man speaks no English, and his co-workers laugh at Simon's questions. It appears they will become friends.