Rules of Play

After a flood, some fish got stuck in old trees. In danger of drying-out, they scream sharply. Woken up by the noise, the inhabitants of a nearby cave don't feel happy about the unintended gathering.

Residing in a dark swamp at the bottom of a nocturnal forest, a group of gleaming axolotls pursue lustful games. The creatures relish nuzzling one another and nibbling their companions’ limbs.

A film about the melancholy, the end and the beginning. A hypnotic voyage without any wind.

A budgie finds itself in a luxurious wellness hotel that promises stressed birds peace and relaxation. But between the lulling sound of the fountains and soothing massages, it longs only to return to the safety of its cage.

Something is brewing over the no-man's land around the Wall. Nevertheless, a young man ventures onto the barricades. With his idiosyncratic protest, he defies borders and, without suspecting it, sets significant signs.

Official festival animation and key visuals for the 30th edition of Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS)