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WUAA Prizes
Awardee of Grand Prize
It is the top prize for the best overall animated short film in the competition. The winning work will be exceptional in areas like storytelling, artistic merit, technical skills, and overall creativity.
The Shyness of Trees
Film Tittle: The Shyness of Trees
Country / Region: France
Institution / University: Gobelins
Director(s): Sofiia CHUIKOVSKA, Loïck DU PLESSIS D’ARGENTRÉ,Lina HAN, Simin HE, Jiaxin HUANG, Maud LE BRAS, Bingqing SHU
Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But when she knocks on the door, no answer.
Hélène enters the house, worried. No sign of her mother. Inside, the house is a mess. There are plants on every shelf, every cupboard, every table, even in the sink !
Hélène finally finds her mother at the far end of the garden. The old woman is in a dream-like trance. She is standing under an old oak tree, her arms raised above her head, gently swinging in the breeze, as if she was mimicking the tree itself.
Hélène is now certain of it, something otherworldly is happening to this place. An unspeakable bond seems to tie her mother to the old oak tree at the end of the garden...
Finalists
Bride of the Wind
Film Tittle: Bride of the Wind
Country / Region: Canada
Institution / University: Sheridan College
Director(s): Yunseo "Lupin" Kim
After learning about the cruel fate her beloved sister has faced, Soon-ee storms out into the ocean to find her. Has she really become the bride of the wind?
Peninsula
Film Tittle: Peninsula
Country / Region: Belgium
Institution / University: HEAJ - ICN
Director(s): Angèle Vergoni, Sarah Vanhoeck
One day, a woman wakes up in a tiny forest. Or maybe she is the big one ? We don’t really know. The forest is filled with funny looking people, also very tiny. They don’t seem to be happy with the woman being there. Pretty embarrassed, she decides to go explore the rest of this place to find a spot where she wouldn’t bother anyone.
Urban Duo
Film Tittle: Urban Duo
Country / Region: China
Institution / University: Tongji University
Director(s): Hongyu Yue
In the bustling noise of Shanghai, Longchang Apartment, a century-old building, seems like a haven from time. A father experiences a peaceful slow life here, where neighbors live in harmony. His son, on the other hand, is caught up in the fast pace of the city day after day. Their lives, are parallel yet starkly different...
Dare to be Fabulous
Film Tittle: Dare to be Fabulous
Country / Region: France
Institution / University: Gobelins
Director(s): João Buosi, Yangjia Chen, Adam Meziane Philipps, Carla Sampaio Da Silva, Xinxin Qin, Zhen Zhou
In an afternoon like any other, Alessandro, with the intention of proving himself to his father, the best gangster in the city, decides to go and rob a bar with his friend Joe. Arriving there they are particularly surprised to realize that the bar in question is not just like any other bar, it is a drag queen bar. While Joe approaches the barmaid to take her money, Alessandro ends up getting distracted by the performance being held. What he soon finds out is that the performer in that night is none other than his father Matteo, this time as Lady Victoria.
Sublime
Film Tittle: Sublime
Country / Region: France
Institution / University: Piktura l'école de l'image
Director(s): Marie Heribel, Candice Yernaux, Juliette Buysschaert, Camille Leroy, Joséphine Vendeville, Martin Laurent, Lucas Foutrier
In a society where beauty is revered like a deity, a doll seeks to find her place.
Passing By
Film Tittle: Passing By
Country / Region: South Korea
Institution / University: Korea National University of Arts
Director(s): Hanna Kang
Yeji, a high school student, unexpectedly encounters her childhood best friend, Woohee. After years of separation, an awkward silence hangs between them as Yeji hesitates, unsure whether to speak. After a moment of contemplation, she chooses to leave the past behind and move forward.
Tapir Memories
Film Tittle: Tapir Memories
Country / Region: Switzerland
Institution / University: Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst
Director(s): Pedro Nel Cabrera Vanegas
A tapir mother reveals her tragic story in an embroidery after a violent attack. Exhausted by all means in the search for her missing son, she still remains hopeful when she joins forces with other mothers.
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