Alex Dudok de Wit was on the ground at Belgium's top animation festival. Here are his impressions, and a sneak peak at the animated shorts that will be getting buzz in 2019.
Two transient young men break into an empty church by the sea to form a blood pact: to get rid of their childhood demons and escape the cycle of anxiety and authorities. “It’s not goth to be afraid of darkness”, they agree.
A young mortician will give his heart away to find true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, Kung fu, and biker werewolves.
The boundaries between childhood and adulthood become blurry for a kid at his mother’s cocktail party.
A pilot version of the stop-motion samurai film which tells the story of "Jingoro Hidari," a legendary Edo-era sculptor. After being betrayed by his peers and losing both his father and his right arm, Jingoro is on a journey of revenge with his cat and a mechanical prosthetic arm.
After Sofia's husband is brutally murdered during a terrestrial invasion, she asks her local sensei to train her in the art of self defense.
Filmmaker Michael Frei releases 'Kids' - a game of crowds, his latest collaboration with game designer Mario von Rickenbach.
In a fancy restaurant, Ben plans to propose to his long time girlfriend, Laura, only to find out that his ring was mistakenly sent to the wrong table.
A boom operator attempts to record the noise mushrooms make in this semi-experimental animation inspired by the world of sounds.
