VAF BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM COMPETITION - program 2

All bets are off when animators experiment with techniques, formats and materials. 

Experimental films are about testing the limits of what animation can and should do. All the films in the program are nominated for the Best Experimental Short Film at the VAF Award show. 

It is a field defined by filmmakers bold enough to turn classic genres and conventions on their head. To startle the viewer with absurd, abstract, and trippy tales. All while paying due respect to the aesthetics, the technique, the medium and the narrative – not necessarily in a classic chronological sense, but by pushing the boundaries of visual, sensory expression. These films deal with beautiful images, sensual roller coaster rides, and provocations, offering plenty of surprises and food for thought along the way. 

For more information on the films in competition, click here. 

Hopsättning (Assembly) – Kyle Brooks– 2022 – US

Architects’ Cruise – Simon Hamlyn – 2022 – UK

Realitude – Théophile Farant – 2022 – France

Frozen Frog – Yiyang Sun – 2023 – China

Hungry Ghost – Guido Devadder, Kaitlin McSweeney – 2022 – Belgium

Dog, Ball, Park – Renana Palmor – 2022 – Israel

Vicious Circle – tianyun lyu – 2022 – US

Unnamed Road – Songkai Zhou – 2022 – UK

Saltwater – Declan McKenna – 2022 – US

From the Past – Hanna Palamarchuk – 2023 – Czech Republic

artifacts of you, artifacts of me. – Brecht De Cock – 2022 – Belgium

Blumentanz – Raito Low – 2022 – Taiwan

Country: International
Duration: 1 hour 10 min.
Language: No dialogue
Subtitles: None
Age limit: 15+