Short film competition program - Fredrikstad Animation Festival

Release of short film competition programs

A total of 59 fantastic films have been selected from 185 submissions. Among them are 14 films in the professional program, 12 student films, 10 short films for children, and 24 commissioned films.

The festival’s pre-selection committee has watched over 19 hours of film and carefully evaluated which ones make it into this year’s competition program for Nordic-Baltic animated short films. The program, to be presented during the festival in October, promises both familiar and new voices, strong visual storytelling, and highlights from the animation scene in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The number of submissions for the competition program in the professional short film category is a record-high this year, with a total of 89 entries. Additionally, there were 53 films from 23 different colleges and universities entered in the competition program for student films.

The following films have been selected for the short film competition program:

Nordic-Baltic Competition: Short Film 

  • Glenn, the Great Nature Lover, Anna Erlandsson, Sweden, Norway (2023)
  • In Perpetuum, Birute Sodeikaite, Canada (2023)
  • The First Metahuman, Yi Le, Norway (2023)
  • Matthew, Trine Vallevik Håbjørg, Norway (2023)
  • Nun or Never!, Heta Jäälinoja, Finland (2023)
  • Antipolis, Kaspar Jancis, Estonia (2023)
  • Doris & Bettan – Marbella Mayhem, Ellen Ekman, Sweden (2023)
  • I Am a Horse, Chaerin Im, Denmark, South Korea (2022)
  • Eeva, Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov, Estonia, Croatia (2022)
  • Blush – An Extraordinary Voyage, Iiti Yli-Harja, Finland (2022)
  • Purga, Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė, Antanas Skučas, Lithuania (2023)
  • Earthquake, Said Mohsen Hossaini, Afghanistan (2022)
  • George-Peterland, Christer Wahlberg, Sebastian Rudolph Jensen, Sweden (2023)
  • The Swineherd, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Denmark, Norway (2022)
Matthew, Trine Vallevik Håbjørg, Norway (2023)
Matthew, Trine Vallevik Håbjørg, Norway (2023)

Nordic-Baltic Competition: Student Film

  • Mano, Toke Madsen, Denmark (2022)
  • Beanboy, Emily Hanning, Denmark (2022)
  • A story about a monkey, a bear and a caterpillar, Dashka Dementeva, Estonia (2023)
  • The Eastern Rain, Milly Yencken, Estonia (2023)
  • Instruction, Jelizaveta Averko Averko, Ksenia Pleshakova, Estonia (2023)
  • The Juggler’s Guide, Rebeka Kruus, Estonia (2023)
  • Piano in the bushes, Dashka Dementeva, Estonia, Russia (2023)
  • What Makes Them Tick, Jimi Kujanpää, Finland (2022)
  • The Paper, Katariina Haukka, Finland (2022)
  • Playtime, Konrad Kaminski, Norway (2023)
  • The Last Spark, Michaela Box, Sweden (2023)
  • Muscle Hearts, Juho Maurinen, Santeri Laasanen, Finland (2022)
Instruction, Jelizaveta Averko Averko, Ksenia Pleshakova, Estonia (2023)
Instruction, Jelizaveta Averko Averko, Ksenia Pleshakova, Estonia (2023)

Nordic-Baltic Competition: Commissioned Film

  • The True Price of Your Couch, Machteld Rijnten, Lithuania, Netherlands (2023)
  • How are blue forests threatened?, Syed Hasan Abbas, Norway (2023)
  • What causes yeast infections, and how do you get rid of them?, Mette Ilene Holmriis, Denmark, USA (2022)
  • Wisting, Bjarne Anmarkrud, Norway (2023)
  • Skjærgaardsløken har kommet, Hanne Berkaak, Norway (2023)
  • Theo Myling – my heart is in limbo, Håvard Skeide Glad, Norway (2023)
  • A future there, Charlotte Heyman, Charlotte Heyman, Sweden (2023)
  • A Trip To Infinity – Infinity is a Circle, TRY Motion, Norway (2022)
  • Ammo – Title Sequence, TRY Motion, Norway (2022)
  • Norwegian Seaweed Association, Steph Hope, Henrik Dyb Zwart, Norway (2023)
  • Rosa Sløyfe, Steph Hope, Henrik Dyb Zwart, Norway (2022)
  • O2 – Snowgran, Joseph Mann, Norway, UK (2022)
  • Trolli GOOniverse, Renee Zehan, Lars Ellingbø, Norway, UK (2022)
  • Jordan – Change, John Christian Ferner Apalnes, Norway (2022)
  • DOA – Intro 2022, Ole Magnus Saxegård, Norway (2022)
  • Atea Pentester, Ronald Kabicek, Norway (2023)
  • Red Pill Dilemma, Kristofer Ström, Sweden (2022)
  • Handybag, Olov Burman, Sweden (2022)
  • Unexpected, Jonas Odell, Sweden (2022)
  • Tankist – The Gulag Archipelago, Moreno Tempini, Estonia, Italy (2023)
  • The Mother – Timelapse, Morten Skallerud, Norway (2022)
  • 14th Anibar Animation Festival Trailer “Love”, Sander Joon, Estonia, Kosovo (2023)
  • His Best Friend, Helēna Ozola, Helmuts Bondars, Latvia (2023)
  • Farewell Glacier, Simone Maria Hooymans, Norway (2023)
DOA - Intro 2022, Ole Magnus Saxegård, Norway (2022)
DOA – Intro 2022, Ole Magnus Saxegård, Norway (2022)

Nordic-Baltic Competition: Young Audience

  • Paddle Boat, Samppa Kukkonen, Finland (2023)
  • The Photo That Came to Life, Mikk Magi, Estonia (2023)
  • The Story of Bodri, Stina Wirsén, Sweden (2022)
  • Home office, Endre Lund Eriksen, Daniel Damm, Norway (2023)
Paddle Boat, Samppa Kukkonen, Finland (2023)
Paddle Boat, Samppa Kukkonen, Finland (2023)

Nordic-Baltic Competition: Children’s Film

  • The Swineherd, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Denmark, Norway (2022)
  • The Turnip, Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, Estonia (2022)
  • Feels Like – Love, Markus Vad Flaaten, Tommy Vad-Funderud, Norway (2023)
  • The Music Factory, Alf Martin Løvvold, Cina Espejord, Norway (2023)
  • The Mystery of Missing Socks, Oskar Lehemaa, Estonia (2023)
  • The Spyglass, Malin Erixon, Sweden (2022)
The Turnip, Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, Estonia (2022)
The Turnip, Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, Estonia (2022)

Submissions for feature-length films are still open. The deadline is Monday, August 7th.

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