This semi-abstract atmospheric film animates engravings by Andriy Sokolenko, an artist from the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Animated in fast-paced sequences with appropriate sounds, they form urban scenes which alternate with ‘abstract’ rain. Thanks to detailed shots, we distinctly feel individual scratches – the bumps hitting the ground.

This film, commissioned by the Hussite Museum in Tábor, commemorates the 600th anniversary of the death of Jan Žižka. Using a humorous and detached perspective, it follows the life of the famed military leader and introduces the origins and puts the whole Hussite movement into context. Director Jan Míka presents historical facts in an entertaining way, helping children to understand them without any difficulties.

Diver and drummer Franky from the punk band Totální nasazení strums the guitar for the first time and from that moment on there is nothing that could make him let it go. Not for lack of trying, though, as two tramps and a herd of biting cows try and fail. On the contrary! The cows even prove to be unexpectedly musical beings! This cheery music video spiced up by grotesque situations is guaranteed to entertain also young audiences.

Get off your bum and dance! That’s the message of this brightly coloured music video for DVA’s melodic song made by experienced animator Jaromír Plachý (who makes more than just music videos). This music video containing more than a few bums definitely boosts the energy of the song and you will most likely feel the urge to dance.

Two thieves are reluctant to steal but their evil boss doesn’t want to hear it. So the two clumsy burglars, who would much rather go dancing somewhere, have to break into an abandoned house. Once inside, they stumble across a gramophone and release a bunch of ghosts from it. This musical slapstick was made by three students of the Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín as their graduate film.

The author’s film is inspired by the experience of a study stay in the Norwegian city of Volda. It describes the joint ascent of a pair of heroes to a local landmark – Rotsethornet. The author uses classic animation, for which she used painting with gouache paints to depict the sleepy atmosphere of a Norwegian town.

The range of Chintis Lundgren’s work has recently gone beyond her artistic and commissioned work, and she has begun filming a series for young audiences called Manivald and the Absinthe Rabbits. But Lundgren hasn’t forgotten her sense of humour or the expressiveness of silent animal faces. This short music video, which for some may be reminiscent of Alexey Alexeev’s Log Jam, is one of the first teasers of the series.

The film portrays a repetitive nightmare linked to a specific location, an apartment where the author spent the first twelve years of her life. The film works with elements of sleep paralysis and anxiety. By combining rotoscopy with old family photos and videos, the viewer has the opportunity to immerse themself into this dream.

Somewhere in an enigmatic and dystopian future, a queen gets entertained by her very own brutal talent show.

This associative study based on a stream of seemingly unrelated photographs was created in a semester project as a part of guerrilla mapping. The left frame depicts city scenes, the right frame forest scenes. It’s up to the viewers to detect and find similar elements and connections in two different worlds.