International Competition 2025
International Competition 3
Appointments & Tickets
Wed 3.9. • 18:30
Cinema Trafo 1Thu 4.9. • 20:45
Cinema Trafo 1Fri 5.9. • 12:00
Cinema Trafo 1Sat 6.9. • 10:00
Cinema Trafo 1
18+
65'
Selection team
- Ivana Kvesić
- Niels Putman
- Frederic Siegel
- Anaïs Voirol
International Jury
- Katie Bignell (GB)
- Nina Gantz (NL)
- Christoph Terhechte (DE)
Youth Jury
- Titus Kappeler
- Eliana Simdorn
- Marc Ruedin
- Esteban Saugy
- Mina Caviezel
- Giona De Stefani
- Gianni Polli
Flying Film Festival Jury
- Francesca Scalisi (CH)
- Andrea Giovarruscio (IT)
- Dunja Keller (CH)
- Dayan Aliprandi (CH)
Selection Team
Jury
Films

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Crow, Starfish and Unicorn
A unicorn that loses its horn turns into a crow, but the starfish doesn’t care about that until a barber falls in love with the starfish. A story inspired by Asian parent–child relationships. Direction Xiaoxuan Han Duration 16' Language English Country China Year 2024
Animation
Xiaoxuan Han
Music
Juncheng Yu
Sound design
Xiaoxuan Han

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Retirement Plan
Ray dreams of the beauty and joy he will finally find in retirement. Direction John Kelly Duration 7' Language English Country Ireland Year 2024
Animation
Marah Curran, Eamonn O'Neill
Screenplay
John Kelly, Tara Lawall'
Music
John Carroll Kirby
Sound design
Jon Clarke

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HOMUNCULUS
A hero on a quest to find other men on a virtual dating platform. Identified as an “Arab” by others, he finds himself both celebrated by white gay males and hated by French police officers. Direction Bonheur Suprême Duration 18' Language French Country France Year 2025
Animation
Bonheur Suprême
Music
Sirhaine

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Lights, Haze
“Lights, Haze” explores the ambivalence of memory through real locations on the outskirts of Tbilisi. Direction Tata Managadze Duration 8' Country Georgia Year 2024
Animation
Tata Managadze
Music
Jose Salgado, Irakli Margishvili
Sound design
Irakli Margishvili, Jose Salgado

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BEST
In order to paint a masterpiece for an upcoming exhibition, an artist steals the object of his desire from a young woman. The fraud is discovered and his art turns into a farce. Direction Chaohong He Duration 7' Language Chinese Country China Year 2024
Animation
Chaohong He
Music
Chaohong He
Sound design
Chaohong He

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Flè dè me
“Flè dè me” is an experimental film about four-year-old Bathschèba’s retelling of their adoption story. Young Bathschèba takes us through their fears of coming to America and the strange, silly and scary new things about this country in order to unpack the complexity of their childhood. Direction Bathscheba Duronvil Duration 8' Language English Country United States Year 2024
Animation
Bathschèba Duronvil
Music
Emlin Steen
Sound design
Emlin Steen