Competition Dutch animation   

[mu:st?rman] - A Flood Story
A city district is washed over by the tide. The houses are completely flooded, but the residents react very calmly. Gorgeous design, elaborated to the smallest details.
Maarten Isaak de Heer, Netherlands, Germany, 2012, 17:00
Aurora
When night falls, tradition has it that classic spirits, known as ‘wise women’, haunt the woods in the northern and eastern Netherlands.
Aimée de Jongh, Netherlands, 2012, 2:30
Before Babel
Formal experiment is a combination of live action and animation. A chance meeting at Panorama Mesdag offers a mother the opportunity to get closer to her deceased son.
Cheryl White, Netherlands, 2012, 5:21
Chopper
The natural chain from grasshopper to biker, in smooth pace and attractive imagery.
Netherlands, 2012, 2:10
Clay Play
A child plays with clay.
Loes van Dorp, Netherlands, 2012, 0:10
Crops
CROPS is a stop motion film on centre pivot irrigation in the USA, using over 1000 circles, captured and cropped in Google Earth. Long water-sprinkler arms rotate around a central pivot.
Gerco de Ruijter, Netherlands, 2013, 4:00
A Direct Film Farewell
Homage to celluloid and direct filmmaking in the tradition of Len Lye and Norman McLaren. In a universe of its own frivolous figures like butterflies float around between lines, drops and chemical reactions.
Oerd van Cuijlenborg, Netherlands, 2012, 5:39
Dulcinea
In a dark world of strange rooms, haunting corridors and morbid ornaments, a man is searching for the ideal beauty.
Bram van Zijl, Netherlands, 2012, 5:52
Eden
There is something wrong in Eden. But don’t worry, everything is connected and after the flood life just starts over again.
Manon Bovenkerk, Netherlands, 2011, 1:44
Edison Bay
Time goes by in the Port of Rotterdam, captured from 25 angles. Images of a floating man are mixed with an industrial horizon.
Michiel van Bakel, Netherlands, 2013, 3:31
Elegie / Elegy
Stop-motion animation inspired by Tchaikovsky’s tragic Swan Lake, featuring a dance by handmade puppets that have been abandoned by their makers and owners.
Julia Kaiser, Netherlands, 2012, 6:30
Fallin' Floyd
High-octane comical drama in the recognisable, clear style of Paco Vink and Albert ’t Hooft. Jazz musician Floyd is dumped by his girlfriend, when he has just bought her a ring.
Paco Vink, Albert 't Hooft, Netherlands, 2012, 8:53
Fit: Duurt te Lang / Been Too Long
Music video in slow motion for Dutch rapper MC Fit in the familiar style of Job, Joris & Marieke. A couple of two wild beast form a band together. They quarrel, as they’ve been doing for far too long.
Job, Joris & Marieke, Netherlands, 2012, 3:40
Granny Lane
Unwillingly an old granny in her little electric car starts a race with two young car tuners. Even with all their tuning and agressive driving, the two boys can not win from the old lady.
Daniel Dugour, Netherlands, 2012, 2:59
Hoe de Dingen Gemaakt Zijn / On the Construction of Things
An anise star blossoms when it meets a fickle organ.
Huub Kistemaker, Netherlands, 2012, 5:03
Hole
Subterranean landscapes in black-and-white with varied structures and shadows sometimes illuminate. The sound of dripping water rises.
Wouter Venema, Netherlands, 2013, 4:43
How Dave and Emma Got Pregnant
Infertile couple with strong desire to have children find a very special solution to their problem.
Joost Lieuwma, Netherlands, 2012, 6:50
Ik
Everybody has their own reasons to hate school, but this girl certainly does.
Janneke van den Biggelaar, Netherlands, 2012, 4:00
Jij in de Lawei / You in the Lawei
Educational film urges school children to participate in a theatrical production with professionals and be a star for the day.
Margriet Westerhof, Netherlands, 2012, 1:22
Junkyard
En route with his girlfriend, a man is stabbed on the subway. Before he dies, childhood memories flash by of his best friend who ended up in a grim world of drugs and violence.
Hisko Hulsing, Netherlands, Belgium, 2012, 17:50
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2012 leader
Leader for animation festival shows the clicking festival mascot somewhere deep in the Amsterdam canals evolving into a giant monster and attacking festival visitors.
Joost Lieuwma, Patrick Schoenmaker, Lukas Krepel, Netherlands, 2012, 0:58
Lift Off
A brightly-coloured bird in the jungle tries to attract a female’s attention in the top of a giant tree. Due to his small wings, he is unable to fly and has to come up with a trick.
Sandra Welte, Netherlands, 2012, 4:05
De Lokeend / The Decoy
A decoy takes revenge on a hunter. Relatively simple story in charcoal with beautiful details, fine timing and fitting dramatic music.
Oswald Verhaak, Netherlands, 2012, 3:21
Lonely Bones
Rather hallucinating film about dreams and what they require of you. Visually overwhelming sequel in a series concerning the music project Thee Wreckers by artist and filmmaker Rosto.
Rosto, France, Netherlands, 2013, 9:36
Murphy Was Here
Even a nice day can go completely wrong. A mini-golf player misses his most important shot and causes a chain reaction of unpleasant events.
Geoffrey Armfield, Netherlands, 2011, 3:56
Observatie Animatie / Observation Animation
Notes by the filmmaker during a train journey rendered in charcoal with a soft, almost whispering voice-over.
Loes van Dorp, Netherlands, 2012, 1:44
Op de Markt / At the Market
A girl thinks she sees her grandmother on the market.
Hans Richter, Sandra de Weijze, Netherlands, 2012, 2:03
Pandora's Box
Modern version of the Greek myth about Pandora’s Box, about the act of looking. With music by Michiel van Dijk.
Marijke Bovens, Netherlands, 2012, 1:24
Regel van het Inwendige / Inner Canon
At a secondary girls’ school, boring lessons prepare the pupils for society in a tight regime. A pink-haired girl discovers an unknown world. Attractive puppets and objects, with a keen eye to detail.
Arlette Boerlage, Netherlands, 2013, 39:59
Schweppes: Mix & Serve
Commercial for new products from Schweppes.
Warner Krol, Netherlands, 2012, 2:28
She Loved the Place
Different ways to experience a relationship. A man and a woman start living together. He thinks she is sexy and always wanted her. She likes to take care of the house and treats him as her special pet.
Charlotte Apers, Netherlands, 2012, 2:52
Sloppy Seconds
A cleaner tries to mop the floor of a supermarket, but is distracted by a couple that is passionately kissing.
Hilde Buiter, Netherlands, 2012, 2:42
Sonus
Hypnotising study of visual music races along the highway through a tunnel and turns into abstract continuation and abrupt end.
Jeroen ter Heijden, Netherlands, 2012, 2:12
SpellBreaker
A small beetke crawls through a sandbox and is buried by children who are jointly building a sandcastle. The peaceful cooperation breaks down when they receive one present.
Janis Joy Epping, Diana van Houten, Netherlands, 2013, 3:53
Stardust
Slow-motion journey across a shimmering cosmos that is constantly on the move, with violent explosions in fantastically gorgeous images, ends with gritty images on Earth.
Mischa Rozema, Netherlands, 2012, 4:00
Stilte / Silence
A retired cello player is put out by all sorts of ambient sounds: a barking dog, screeching car brakes, twittering birds.
Carel Fransen, Netherlands, 2012, 7:15
Tired of Swimming
A man is torn apart by the memories of his wife. His lonely life is only enlivened by a moribund fish in a bowl. Somewhat surreal film with befittingly vulnerable puppets.
Anna Eijsbouts, United Kingdom, Netherlands, 2012, 5:50
Tulipa
The history of the tulip. Its precious beauty inspired cultures and turned people’s heads and constituted the first economic bubble in history. Combination of cut-outs and drawings.
Imge Özbilge, Netherlands, 2012, 3:30
De Tumblies / The Tumblies
Enter the playful world of the three Tumblies and their pet dog. It is all about fun, play, discovery and fantasy.
Patrick Raats, Netherlands, 2012, 5:00
Vreemd Beest / Strange Creature
Educational film about curiosity around a strange beast. Is it a single creature with lots of eyes or does it consist of several animals? Does it talk? Fly? Where is it from?
Cristina Garcia Martin, Netherlands, 2013, 3:49
Washed Ashore
A drowning person washes ashore on the beach of a big city. Out of curiosity, he starts exploring. But the people he meets are strange and superficial.
Jonas Ott, Netherlands, 2012, 5:23
A Year In Full Colour - Moleskine Planners
Attractive commercial in stop motion for the well-known Moleskine planners, with a new colourful look for 2013.
Rogier Wieland, Netherlands, 2012, 1:53