Trollywood Animation Festival
Short film programs
Trollywood Animation Festival will be screening two short film programs this year (2024) along with two films. The first programme is presented together with REX Animation Film Festival and consits of two themes; EUNIC. The second short film programme is presented together with FAF Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway. FAF is focused on the Nordic and Baltic regions of northern Europe. The selected films represent the very best from this years festival. For more information on FAF, please visit there website. We will also be screening two films connected to our speakers; Mavka (Anna Eliseeva) and The Inventor.
Please note that a festival ticket is needed to watch the short films.
In collaboration with REX
REX is a yearly film festival focused on bringing the very best of European animation to Stockholm and Sweden. This selection of European animation is a smorgasbord of inspiring short film productions for adult audiences. From unusual stop-motion materials to street art, optical illusions, current issues in today’s Europe, and personal storytelling, each film has a style of its very own.
REX erbjuder unika filmvisningar, samtal, studenttävling, gästprogram och deltagandeaktiviteter på temat animation. Genomförandet bygger på samarbeten med europeiska kulturinstitut (EUNIC Stockholm), filmdistributörer, intresseföreningar, lokala biografer, skolor, bibliotek, kulturskola, kulturhus m.m. REX är även en nationell och internationell aktör som bjuds in till programläggning på andra festivaler.
Short film program EUNIC
Submarine
By Nikolaus Jantsch
Austria
03:34
A music video for composer E’s song “Glitter electron”, an animation work created by Chihiro Sato, Takaaki Numa and E.
This film is a glitter storm of pleasant and strange visual images and electronic sounds on the theme of electricity, which is the driving force of modern civilization.
Based on the music produced by E, Chihiro and Takaaki individually created fragmentary short episodes with various electronic motifs.
And E presented those motifs while consciously misreading the contents of each episodes, connect as visions full of animated bugs as the original music is.
My Mother the Sea
By Aspasia Kazeli
Greece
06:01
My mother’s journey to eternity through my path of grief.
In-Between
By Julia Benedyktowicz
Poland
05:58
The story of searching: getting lost and found – nonlinear encounters with oneself. The heroine begins a journey within herself: she enters and explores the spaces of her inner world where time flows differently.
Together, body and soul
By Vasile Alboiu, Liviu Gabriel Dinu
Romania
10:47
Madame S. is marrying her beautiful daughter to Mr. Gluand, a rich old doctor. What she doesn’t know is that Madelene has agreed to this deal only because she is in love with the doctor’s protégée, Marcel. The two start a hidden secret romance after the arranged marriage. However, the doctor discovers their secret. Looking for vengeance, he decides to let the two lovers be together, body and soul.
Whatever moves is alive
By Noémie Marsily
Belgium
11:55
While slugs wander across the kitchen floor, Noémie draws up her self-portrait, shifting and fragmented, on the edge between the intimate and the hubbub of the world.
The Great Arc
By Camille Authouart
France
11:58
With nearly 70 monumental works of art scattered throughout the district, La Défense, Paris, is Europe’s largest open-air museum. Sitting between the legs of the gigantic Red Spider, I wonder how I didn’t notice them before…
Phonorama
By Alex Ray
Spain
12:40
Jose Antonio is about to enjoy a pleasant afternoon of reading, confined to his wheelchair, in his apartment in Manhattan. But a dark and terrible force is about to turn his world upside down. And it is that no one can escape the destructive power of Phonorama…
RItes of Spring
By Yiorgos Tsangaris
Cyprus
04:31
This experimental –non narrative – animated short film is inspired by Kostis Kolotas’ text “An Unfinished Novel” (Cyprus, 2000). In the novel, set in rural Cyprus of the past, Christian Orthodox tradition and the mysterious world of travelling theatre troupes, considered sinful by organized religion, fascinate the young protagonist equally. The film explores hidden and not-so-hidden paths that connect Christian tradition, pagan ritual and theatre. Like the Cypriot author Kostis Kolotas, the filmmaker is enchanted by life close to nature and the rich history of his homeland. Using abstract forms, inspiration from printmaking and folk art the film expresses the emotional and visual impact of a beautiful but disappearing world.
The music explores notions and expressions in orbit with the film’s theme and title. Spring is the time when blossoming eruptions emerge in nature but also in the hearts of people. The synergy of all the elements produces an escalating rebellious tension of textures and sensations leading to cathars
The Pink Jacket
By Mónica Santos
Portugal
08:20
A political musical film about a Pink Jacket that always has something up his sleeve. In the comfort of his home, Casaco Rosa uses couture and torture to stitch up the opponents of the system.
Short film program
WINNERS! from Fredrikstad Animation Festival
The leading festival for animated films in the Nordic, Fredrikstad Animation Festival was held from 21 to 24 October and six short films was awarded. The festival has a special focus on films made in the small countries of the Nordic and Baltics and the programme represent some of the best films produced in the area.
My heart is in limbo (Theo Myling)
Håvard Skeide Glad, Norway
Length: 03:40
A heartbroken man stuck in grief is looking out his window towards a past love, in his floating house amongst the stars. Myling, a mysterious entity, appears and delves into the dark depths of the hidden basement, to find and uproot the pulsating source. As the entity rips out the growth, the man must confront his fiery pain, to ultimately be able to step outside and move on.
Blush - an extraordinary voyage
Liti Yli-Harja Finland
Length: 14:55
For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.
The Eastern Rain
Milly Yencken, Estonia
Length: 09:07
“This brave film fluidly blends its circular narrative with a powerful artistic and poetic visual language, effectively presenting something both abstract and expressionistic. In this surreal world, the wonderous, colorful brushstrokes that meet with shades of gray are supported by a meditative and equally strong soundscape — ultimately drenching us as if we ourselves are dancing in the rain.”
Nun or never
Heta Jäälinoja, Finland
Length: 10:00
The nuns live in the monastery in contentment and harmony, fused together. One of the nuns finds a man underground while digging potatoes. The nun begins to dream of the man, goes mad and loses a common rhythm with others.
The Music Factory
Alf Martin Løvvold, Cina Espejord, Norway
Length: 08:53
In The Music Factory, we meet Herbert, who has synesthesia; a cross-sensory condition that makes him see shapes and colours when he hears sound and music, and we are presented with the story of how he found his way to the music factory. During his infanthood music, colors, and shapes all came together in a pure joyful synthesis, but when he gets older his synesthesia turns into a distraction with catastrophic results. At a low point in the film, the sound of a beautiful violin brings him out his sadness, and he follows the trails of synesthesia and discovers the music factory. He sneaks in, and is taken on a journey through the factory. In the grand finale, Herbert finds out he is capable of controlling the colors and shapes, and he brings the synesthesia down, shapes it, and throws it back up in the air. All in harmony with the music created by a full philharmonic orchestra. In the end, Herbert gets a job as head of R&D at the music factory and the film ends with him working his way through the factory.
Mano
Toke Madsen, Denmark
Length: 06:58
Trapped in a neglectful family situation a protective older brother takes care of his younger sibling, and confronts his absent mother, leading to a rash decision.
The Photo That Came To Life
Mikk Mägi, Estonia
Length: 12:47
It is Peter’s first summer in the countryside. All seems to be going well until the innkeeper’s dead grandfather tries to eat him.
Public screening / Öppen filmvisning!
The Inventor
The Inventor is a 2023 stop-motion[6]/2D animation[7] biographical film about Leonardo da Vinci, written, produced and directed by Jim Capobianco and co-directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon. The voice cast includes Stephen Fry, Marion Cotillard, Daisy Ridley, and Matt Berry. The Inventor is a co-production between the United States, France, and Ireland.
Public screening / Öppen filmvisning!
Mavka - The Forest Song
Mavka will be screened twice on Saturday, May 3rd, in Ukraine and in Swedish (see program for details). Anna Eliseeva, producer, will be talking abou the movie on Thursday.
The project is based on a drama ‘The Forest Song’ by Lesya Ukrainka, as well on the images of Slavic mythology. The heroes and themes elaborated in the story will appeal to the widest audience around the world, but its authentic Ukrainian charm will bring something new to the animation genre. The plot of Mavka will catch the attention of both adults and children, either with its spirit and originality, or with humor and adventures.
