Category: Best Animation & VFX ARFF Berlin 2023

Original Film Title: Yellow Dove Aftermath

Director’s Name: Rony A. Abovitz

Writer’s Name: Rony A. Abovitz

Producer: Rony A. Abovitz, Richard Taylor, Martin Baynton

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: New Zealand

Runtime: 9 minutes 30 seconds

Film Description:

The surreal experiences of Yellow Dove in his bunker within the world of Hour Blue

Original Film Title: 环保特攻队·出发吧泗宝

Director’s Name: Yong Jun Su

Writer’s Name: Douglas Sloan, Chuanmei Qian

Producer: Xiaoxiang Zhang, Zhu Bing Lee

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 13 minutes

Film Description:

Thousands of years ago, in <Siju History> there left a prophecy that man and nature need to reach a balance, or else a world devastating disaster would occur. Before this catastrophe strikes, man must find three Keys to each of the Three Worlds to gain the opportunity to save the world. But as history has shown, the balance between man and nature is not easy to achieve. Because they don’t always mean it, but they tend to over-exploit and over-use their environment, disrupting the delicate ecological balance and sending the world down the path of destruction. 
Fortunately, the proud and brave Water Sprite leads their partners to form a powerful environmental task force. They will bravely face this crisis and do whatever it takes to save the wetland world and preserve it for future generations.

Original Film Title: Trance Action Delivery

Director’s Name: Florian Giroul

Country of Origin: Belgium

Runtime: 3 minutes 8 seconds

Film Description:

Inside a private digital network infected by virtual meta-creatures, a humanoid has to fight his inner demons in order to save his cyberspace from final downfall. During this process, he stumbles upon a greater truth within. This music video explores how humans can navigate the arising conflicts in relation to their own digital alter-egos

Original Film Title: 少年苏东坡传奇

Director’s Name: Xinsong Liu

Writer’s Name: Jun Hua, Douglas Sloan

Producer: Tao Du, Zhubing Lee

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 13 minutes

Film Description:

Young Su Dongpo was promising thus a little arrogant. Some of his parents and friends were worried that this arrogance would affect his growth. When he and Ziyou were exploring the cave in Yaoyiguan, riddle-like tasks were sparked off by the Twin Lotus Flowers there, which needed to be solved by them. These tasks will surely temper Su Dongpo’s mind again and again.

Original Film Title: The Muralz

Director’s Name: Jeremy Lee

Writer’s Name: Jeremy Lee

Producer: Venessa Yap, May Chern Yeoh, Jordan Long

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Country of Filming: Malaysia

Language: No Dialogue

Runtime: 23 minutes 53 seconds

Film Description:

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.

Original Film Title: 动车侠·未来高铁城

Director’s Name: Weidong Zhang

Writer’s Name: Jun Hua

Producer: Xingxin Li, Zhu Bing Lee

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 13 minutes

Film Description:

The story tells that Sunshine City, which developed rapidly more than 100 years later, established a space tunnel to the universe with world-leading high-speed rail technology. The storm formed by the “Plunder” of space wise particle suddenly freed the AI “starry sky” from the control of humans. Mech monsters swarm from the tunnel and attack the dungeon’s “Source of Earth” through Sunshine City. Facing the crisis, the humans of Sunshine City on the ground and the EMUs of the dungeon decide to cooperate against the common enemy “Starry Sky”, with the EMU Dafu as the captain, the team to save the earth came into being. In the constant conflicts, the EMUs finally found the boss behind the mecha monster “Plunder”. At the decisive moment, Dafu transplanted his self-emotions into the body of “Plunder”. The memories in the “Plunder” body were thus awakened and re-separated into billions of quantum individuals. EMUs and humans finally won the battle for survival.

Original Film Title: Process

Director’s Name: Stef Roberts, Danny Roberts

Producer: Lanie Rose

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 55 seconds

Film Description:

A short film about the creative process.

Original Film Title: Placa-Mãe

Director’s Name: Igor Bastos

Writer’s Name: JIgor Bastos

Producer: Sávio Leite, Cristopher Gonçalves da Costa, Lázaro Camilo

Country of Origin: Brazil

Country of Filming: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes 24 seconds

Film Description:

Nadi is an android with citizenship, who earns the right to adopt two children, David and Lina. However, a sensationalist politician, and digital influencer, brings up several controversies about the case, in order to gain popularity for his candidacy for Senate president. A misunderstanding leads David to run away and get involved in several adventures, consequently leading Nadi to decide between keeping her citizenship or informing the authorities about the escape. The film is a genuinely Brazilian science fiction, which takes place in Minas Gerais, one of the most relevant political scenarios in the history of Brazil.

Original Film Title: Little White Lies

Director’s Name: Jisoo Kim

Writer’s Name: Jisoo Kim

Producer: Jisoo Kim

Country of Origin: United States

Language: Korean

Runtime: 3 minutes 7 seconds

Film Description:

A story about a girl studying and living alone in New York, 
who misses her family but tells white lies so that her parents do not worry about her.

Original Film Title: Goose

Director’s Name: Jieun Park

Writer’s Name: Jieun Park, Gabriel Figueiredo

Producer: Jieun Park

Country of Origin: Korea, Republic of

Country of Filming: Canada

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 59 seconds

Film Description:

Suzie believed that returning to her community will make herself a true being. This is a story mesmerized by commercial-look visual and satire script motif of The Ugly Duckling and gireogi family.