Here are the results for the last edition of REX Animation Festival 2024

The Awarded Films of the 10th Edition of REX Animation Festival

Audience Award

Zima

By: Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
Poland

25:00

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes.

Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice.

Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman’s village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.

Best Film – International Competition

Beautiful Men

By: Nicolas KEPPENS

Belgium

18:35

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

Jury Statement

Three balding brothers are on a journey through insecurity, challenging their friendship, followed by a stunning atmosphere and with the flavor of breathtaking stop-motion. The award for the best film from international competition goes to Beautiful Men by Nicolas KEPPENS.

Special Mention – International Competition

27

By: Flóra Anna BUDA

Hungary

10:38

Alice is 27 years old today. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?

Jury Statement

Sensual dance of lines and colours perfectly depict protagonist’s emotional stages in her devotion to escape everyday existence and explore life in her own way. Special mention goes to film 27 by Flóra Anna BUDA

Special Mention – International Competition

Zima

By: Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
Poland

25:00

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes.

Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice.

Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman’s village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.

Jury Statement

This haunting tale of introspection set in an obscure village community invites viewers to delve into the delicate balance of interdependence among humans, animals, and nature, where warm, tender care contrasts with cold emotional cruelty. Special mention goes to Zima by Tomek Popakul

Best Film – Nordic Competition

Flower Show

By: Elli Vuorinen

Finland

08:31

Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.

Jury Statement

Impressive hand-drawn animation, beautiful design, and a compelling narrative immerse us in the touching world of girls caught in an annual flower ritual, evoking deep sympathy for their difficult situation. The award for Best animation from the Nordic competition goes to “Flower Show” by Elli Vuorinen.

Best Film – EUNIC Selection

I died in Irpin

By: Anastasiia Falileieva

Ukraine

11:22

24 February 2022 my boyfriend and I fled from Kyiv to Irpin. We spent 10 days in blockaded city and managed to escape with the last evacuation convoy. Time passed, but the feeling that I died in Irpin never left me since then. The film reconstructs this true story of survival through a personal and subjective lens.

Jury Statement

An important and captivating story combined with a well balanced mix of expressive hand drawn animation and filmed footage. Excellent from beginning to end. The winner of the Eunic selection is I died in Irpin by Anastasiia Falileieva

Best Film – Swedish Student Competition

Meteoria

By: Linn Grankull

Sweden

04:28

A summer night’s trip to an empty museum in the middle of a meteorite crater takes a magical turn when a star bursts through the cloudy sky. As it plunges into the museum the world is transformed into a sea of life, myth and times long past.

Jury Statement

This student film stood out with animation quality. It creates a balanced dream-like story that takes us to other worlds and another time. The award for the best student animation goes to Meteoria by Linn Grankull.

Special Mention – Swedish Student Competition

Bus Ladies

By: Sonja Larsson

Sweden

04:54

A young woman tells the story about three different old ladies she met while traveling by bus. Although brief, the meetings have left a lifelong effect on the woman.

Jury Statement

This charming tale of intergenerational relationships takes us to a bus where strangers still talk to each other. The combined animation technique vividly illustrates how fleeting encounters can leave lasting impressions on our lives. Special mention for the student film goes to Bus ladies by Sonja Larsson

Here are the winners for the 8th edition of REX Animation Festival 2022

Student Competition Special Mention

Good Times

By Hanna Pätsi
Sweden
02:30

Max Wassen (Artist) makes several attempts to move towards “Good Times”. Unfortunately, he either gets stuck in the same skating loop, blown off a building, and rejected by his own lyrics in the clouds. This eventually leads to a final but uncertain leap of faith.

Audience Award

Letter to a Pig

By Tal KANTOR
France
16:40

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Student Competition Winner

Restless Sleeper

By Vanja Ivarsson
Sweden
07:00

I lie awake while everyone else is sleeping. Outside
my window the moon shines so brightly from it’s
heavenly abode. Suddenly I hear voices, the sound of
the world outside my window. I can’t stay here alone
with my thoughts, I need to join them.

Restless Sleeper is a film about an alien who has trouble falling asleep. Eventually
the restlessness overflows her and she jumps out of her window, leaving the safety
of her tower behind. She gets mixed up with a weird gang, sings karaoke and
travels through the night sky on the back of a pyjamas wearing cat. The film is
about nostalgia, the difficulties of growing up and about finding a place where you
belong. It’s a film for the ones who has trouble falling asleep at night, for whoever
that needs it and for the ones that ever felt like an alien.

We Hope You Won’t Need to Come Back

By Anastazja Naumenko (PL)

Confessions of a Brat

By Hanna Järgenstedt

REX Animation Student Award 2021

For the 6th year in a row, REX presents the award for best animated Swedish student production. Submissions are open to students on all levels. The submissions can’t be older than two years and have to be produced or started as part of an education in Sweden. Nominated films are screened Friday, November 5th 2021 at 20:00. The winner is announced by the jury at the end of the screening. There will be a prize ceremony and a glass of bubbly for all!

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Tickets

För sjätte året i rad presenterar REX priset för bästa studentproduktion gjord i Sverige. Anmälan är öppen för studerande på alla nivåer. Bidragen ska vara producerade eller påbörjade under studier i Sverige de senaste två åren. De nominerade filmerna visas på Zita Folekts bio i Stockholm, fredag 5 november 2021, kl 20:00. Vinnaren koras som vanligt av en jury bestående av professionella ifrån den svenska animationsscenen i direkt anslutning till visningen. Det bjuds förstås på bubbel och firande!

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REX Animation Student Award 2021
Friday 5.11 20:00, Zita 1
Zita Folkets Bio

Short list:

A Call of the Void

1:50 min, Sonia Engström, Konstfack

Nekomancer

1:11 min, Bianca Nilsson Hedenberg, St Eriks Gymnasium

Ärtan

3:35 min, Ida Björkbäck. Emilia Eriksson, Ellinor Kärnestam, Animationsakademien

En till

4:19 min, Frida Tonnby, Sörängens Folkhögskola

The Way of the Sunflower

3:33 min, Samer Kasem, Animationsakademien

Plant Pause

6:34 min, Alfred Engner, Animationsakademien

Flickrummet

3:54 min, Edda Edlund, Storm Dunder, Amanda Segui, Molly Bengtsson, Stockholms Konstnärliga Högskola

Silverstein – This is How the Wind Shifts

1:32 min, Katja Hedengren, Animationsakademien

The Nervous System

7:49 min, Marijn Dijkmeijer, HDK Valand

Confessions of a Brat

6:06 min, Hanna Järgenstedt, Medieinstitutet

REX Animation Audience Award 2021

At the end of each film block, we want you to vote for your favorite film. You do this with your phone – no app download required. The winner of REX Animation Audience Award 2021 is announced Sunday night, November 7 and online after the festival.

I slutet av varje kortfilmsblock får du chansen att rösta på din favorit bland filmerna. Du röstar med telefonen, ingen app behövs. Vinnaren av REX publikpris 2021 presenteras på söndag kväll den 7 november och sedan här på sajten.