Nicolas Schmerkin

Fragile clay Sculptures come to life in a bare workshop, craving more than just existence. When their Sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of belonging.

An army of bear cubs train and indoctrinate young recruits for the war against the unicorns, which threatens the safety of the cubs. Brothers Bluey and Tubby, along with a group of inexperienced cadets, are sent on a dangerous mission to save the Magic Forest, where the unicorns live, and start a terrible battle.

Nightmarish animation with a great soundtrack, about dreams and sacrifice. By well-known Dutch multitalented director Rosto. Made in France. Rosto, one of the most extravagant and famous animators from the Netherlands, had to finance this film in France. Lonely Bones is a hallucinogenic film about dreams and making sacrifices. 'Hail! To all the souls-oh. Hiding on rotting floors. Little did they know that they would make today.' (Rosto) Screened before Frankenstein's Army.

The world is a wonderful stage, but its characters are disgraceful.

An apocalyptic nightmare about war and destruction, set to the Allegro from Shostakovich' 10th symphony.

Set in Mexico City, Carlos Reygadas's sexually explicit drama centers on a man in turmoil over his past actions. Chauffer Marcos feels compelled to reveal a dark secret to his boss's daughter, Ana, a wealthy woman who works as a prostitute just for the thrill of it. Marcos confesses that he and his wife committed a crime that ended in horrible tragedy. Haunted by his past, Marcos searches for redemption.

A band of sleepy spirits in an ambulance runs out of road. The third in a series of musical short films featuring Thee Wreckers.

A character creates a world that is beyond his control. Civilization and its accelerated evolution.

The Pax Americana takes care on our peace, ensures our comfort, guarantees our prosperity… An idyllic postcard of the new Empire.

Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.

A young boy dreams of becoming a professional footballer and playing in the biggest stadiums, but before he can do this he has to win a match in a little yard, against a goose.

A complex choreography of re-animated miniature soldiers moving to the exquisitely synchronised command of a master manipulator. Toy soldiers against toy soldiers in the satirical animated short Spin

An ode to the melancholy of machines.

A body experiences extreme inner tension. Its slowly mutating silhouette gradually invades an empty space to a point of complete saturation.

An artistic improvisation in real time led day in and day out, inspired by international events as taken from the pages of the French daily newspaper Libération.

Fleeing their village, two children set out as their father did, to seek a better world. It is the beginning of a long journey for these two “migrants”. They will meet the capitalist ogre, the snake-smuggler, the treacherous sirens or the metal fortress. They also encounter other travelers, the Peacock or the Silent One. Together they will walk the long and steep road to the Promised Land, with the caring help of the Shadows.

An abstract pursuit that leaves you gasping for breath.

Today is the big day: Andrea stars as the Blue Bird in her school play. But stage fright strikes, and she flees backstage, where a magical cape transports her to a golden palace in the clouds. There, she meets quirky friends: Slipper, Klutz, and Light who welcome her warmly. But when a Bird reminds her of the waiting audience, Andrea must choose between safety and courage. With a little help, she learns that to fly, you have to spread your wings.

An inevitable and enigmatic bio-technological interweaving is just around the corner. What could go wrong?

A humble paintbrush assumes unprecedented powers in this bravura display of eye-popping, mind-bending, and body-morphing ingenuity.

Despite having time to reflect upon his twelve years behind bars, he can’t shake off the ghosts of the past. If he could catch up with Johnno, the guy who put in him in prison. Make him understand what it was like to have entire life waste.

There is no place like home, there is no place like hell. The first in Rosto AD's Thee Wreckers Tetralogy.

A band on a trip to nowhere, while music keeps the dream alive and revives memories.

Cowboy and Indian are leaving on a luxury cruise, but they've got caught up. They have totally forgotten that today is back to school day! Goodbye tropical islands, our friends desperately find themselves on the school benches being put through the monotony of class. To liven the start of the school year up and to welcome the new geography teacher, the head teacher organises a big contest. The laureates will get to spend a day on the Moon together with M. Youri. Cowboy and Indian are of course ready to do everything to win.