Po jabłkach/After Apples,

Marta Pajek, Poland, 2004, Beta, 5'20''

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, after all the apples have fallen from the trees everything is asleep. In a small flat mother and child are also sound asleep. Meanwhile, when the mind sleeps ...

Jury statement

By simple means and effective graphics the author draws us into a compulsive, rhythmic and obsessive world which continues to intrigue and disturb.

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Ichthys,

Marek Skrobecki, Poland, 2005, 35mm, 16'41''

Ichthys is metaphoric, film parable about the persistence of waiting, hope and fulfilment told in unique and unconventional manner. The main character is a mature man. He appears in a restaurant which interior resembles sacred building. He is the only client there and is greeted by the waiter with cherub- face. The waiter takes the order and leaves. The client waits for his return ... Time goes by making everything grow old. When finally, the ever-young waiter appears with ordered meal, the client looks like he is dead...

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FIVE SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS

In alphabetical order

Darazsak, ludak, körtefa/Wasps, Geese, Pear-tree,

László Csáki, Hungary, 2005, 35mm, 5'

Jury statement

A charming, simple and modest short story referencing one of the earliest techniques and vocabularies of animation.

Fallen Art,

Tomek Baginski, Poland, 2004, 35mm, 5'50''

Jury statement

One of the few films in the festival which takes on a difficult subject and has a political position. A film with a strong and important message about the incessant media production, distribution and exploitation of war images.

Jam Session,

Izabela Plucinska, Poland/Nemčija, 2005, 35mm, 9'30''

Jury statement

An atmospheric, tender impression of an elderly couple in a beutifully crafted slow paced film.

Laud/The Table,

Jelena Girlin, Marii-Liis Basskovskaja, Urmas Jõemees, Estonia, 2004, Beta, 18'

Jury statement

A wonderfully executed piece of theatre with a shocking and unusual approach to motherhood. For all its gothic excess it has moments of subtlety.

Televizor/Telewizor,

Tomasz Siwiński, Poland, 2005, Beta, 8'24''

Jury statement

Expressive, painterly black and white brushstrokes depict two contrasting environments, the inside and outside. The film beautifully captures the repressive passing of time of an eldery character living in their memories.

Tele-Dialog,

Veronika Schubert, Austria, 2005, Beta, 5'10''

M. S. Bastian: For the simplicity, clarity and concept which deals with the insanity of daily tele novellas. A puzzle of cutup dialogue combined with striking imagery.

Mississippi,

Arash T. Riahi, Austria, 2005, Beta, 6'

Erik Van Drunen: For its conceptual journey with a pulsing rhythm from pure abstraction to the real world, where animation and live action are inseparable. Accompanied by a soundtrack which depicts the journey from silence to a fountain of sound.

Humanbotanik,

Regina Hofer, Austria, 2005, DVD, 8'

Nicole Hewitt: For using animation with an economy and elegance of line to convey a utopic/dystopik vision of the farming and production of humans.

Der Park - Le Parc/The Parc,

Mahler, Austria, 2005, Beta, 5'

Tamás Patrovits: A story about a whole life told in a very simple reduced graphic style. There is great economy in the storytelling. In this ironic and grotesque film every word and picture is in the right place.

Laud/The Table,

Jelena Girlin, Marii-Liis Basskovskaja, Urmas Jõemees, Estonia, 2004, Beta, 18'

Tim Webb: Bold complex narrative of Rita and her family through the generations. Slowly paced subtleties contrast with surreal shocking happenings. All to a drifting multi layered sound. Great direction and staging.