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FROM THE DIRECTORWelcome to Year 3 of the NorthwestAnimation Festival!This is a variety show that celebrates thebest new work from independent animatorsaround the globe. Our weekend-long eventincludes over 150 hilarious, dramatic, strangeand inspiring films. I am very proud (andastonished) that in just our third year, weare now the biggest animation show in theUnited States.You’re going to see an exciting cross-sectionof what’s going on in the animation world. Afew films may not match your tastes—butthat’s OK! The next thing on screen will besomething completely different. What I wantto impress you with is the abundance ofimagination, craftsmanship and spectacle.My job here is not to keep flawed filmsout; the goal is to build a super collider ofcreativity that inspires people to make morenew films, and thus help the art form ofanimation to keep evolving.I put together a hand-picked team of 49international jurors this year to help evaluatethe 628 film submissions that flooded infrom 54 countries. Being an animator myself,honestly I identify more with the films thatdon’t get picked than the ones that do.I’ve written hundreds of personal letters,hoping to encourage talented individuals inLouisiana, Portugal, Iran and beyond to keepwith this difficult, lonely and magical art. Incontrast with the Cineplex, a festival is asmuch about the filmmakers as their films—and to me, these artists whose films weren’tselected are equal members of our annual,ephemeral community. Their turn will come.Whether this is your first time here or you’vebeen with us since the start Whetheryou’ve flown in from Europe or simplycrossed the street Welcome to the show!Thank you to everyone who has giventheir support to this colossal undertaking. Itwould not be possible without you! Thankyou to the film jurors, the friends who’vehelped get word out, and the volunteersmanaging the lobby this weekend.Thank you to our incredible venues, theHollywood Theatre in Portland and theBijou Art Cinemas in Eugene. This yearwe premiere the festival on May 17-19,then head south two weeks later to repeatthe entire show on May 31-June 2. I amextremely excited about this concrete steptoward getting animation out to more cities inthe Northwest.Thank you to our generous sponsors:Morel Ink, the Oregon Media ProductionAssociation, Animation Dynamics, WildPortland, The Portland Mercury, JupiterHotel, Voodoo Doughnuts—and especiallyour presenting sponsor for opening night,the Governor’s Office of Film & Television.We work miracles on a shoestring budget;every dime (and every doughnut) makes abig difference.Thank you to our collaborators for this year’sspecial events: ASIFA Portland, PatrickCoan, Creative Music Guild, ExperimentalFilm Festival Portland, Dustin Grella,Oregon Cartoon Institute, Risk/Reward,Seattle Experimental Animation Team, TonyStarlight’s Supperclub-Lounge, and TheWhite Box. A few months back, I couldn’thave guessed that our shared offeringswould wind up spanning eieven days.Enormous appreciation goes toWarwick Burton and Isabel Peppard(butterfliesanimation.com) for lending ustheir beautiful artwork for posters and eventpromotion. Also to Joe Clark (joe-clarke.com)for allowing us to use a bit from TchaikovskyTimelapse for the festival identification clip.Heaps of gratitude go out to our first intern,Will Jackson, who halved the festivalworkload in January. And a very heartfeltthanks to Assistant Director Gretchin Lair forendless help of every kind during the sleepdeprived months leading up to event day. Most of all, thank you to the filmmakers. Yourfilms delight and inspire—it is a pleasure tohelp bring them to a wider audience.Sven BonnichsenFestival Director

Friday Nightopening night presented by Oregon FilmPaperman by John Kahrs & Kristina Reed1. The Eagleman Stagby Mikey Please UKPeter’s life has been spent in both fascinationand fear of his quickening perception oftime with age. As he nears the end of hisdays, his interest turns to obsession and heundertakes progressively extreme measuresto control and counter time’s increasingpace. Peter also discovers that if you repeatthe word “fly” for long enough it sounds likeyou’re saying “life”. This is of no real help tohim. His answers lie in the brain of a beetle.2. Fear of Flyingby Conor Finnegan IrelandA small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoidheading south for the winter.3. Transmissionby Jared D. Weiss USAIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a creatureand his dog find a radio with a signal thatmay lead them to the first sign of other lifethey’ve encountered in ages. But is thechance to find new life worth leaving the onlyhome they have?4. Honor Codeby Richard O’Connor & Katy Chevigny USAA cultural system which often causesviolence and disparity can be turned into atool for justice.5. Spirits of the Pianoby Magdalena Osinska UKA flying machine has crashed on the cliffs.A pair of weird and wonderful spirits bring itback to life.6. Drippedby Leo Verrier FranceNew York, 1950. Fascinated by paintings,Jack scours the museums all day long. Hesteals paintings and hides them at home to eat them! Masterpieces are his food and puthim in deep ecstasy when he chews themup. But the more he eats those paintings, thescarier they become.7. Evolutionby Robert Cseh HungaryThrough a microscope, we see how twomicrobes find love.8. Out of Nowhereby Maayan Tzuriel & Isca Mayo IsraelEvery morning, an old lifeguard arrives foranother day of work—when in fact theswimming pool he guards has been emptyfor years. One day an unexpected guest

appears out of nowhere, filling him withdoubts about his everyday reality.9. Symphonyby Erick Oh USAA hand-drawn animated short abstractlyvisualized from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.10. Papermanby John Kahrs & Kristina Reed USAThe story of a young man in NYC relying onhis heart, imagination, a stack of papers—and a little luck—to win the girl of his dreams.2012 Oscar Winner for Best Animated ShortIntermission11. La Détenteby Pierre Ducos & Bertrand Bey UKIn a trench during the First World War, aFrench soldier becomes paralyzed withfear. His mind disconnects from reality andescapes to a world where wars are foughtby toys.12. Totoby Zbigniew Czapla PolandAn impressionistic story of a young boyinsidiously seduced by a cynical collector ofkeys.13. Herr Hoppe and the NuclearWaste - Sewerby Jan Lachauer & Thorsten Löffler GermanyA barrel of nuclear waste drops into the livingroom of Herr Hoppe, an average suburbanGerman. He has to get rid of it, and does soin his own wacky way.14. This Thirstby François Vogel France“This Thirst” takes us on a hypnoticjourney with the sky train in Dubai. Thedisproportionate architecture bordering thetracks is trapped by a camera that twistsroads and buildings. The singer Rehamaccompanies this trip with a disturbingmessage.15. Slow Derekby Dan Ojari UKThe tale of Derek, an office worker, as hestruggles with the true speed of planet earth.16. Ballpitby Kyle Mowat CanadaLife forms struggle to assert and organizethemselves within a hostile environment.17. Pythagasaurusby Peter Peake & Aardman Animations UKBumbling cavemen Ig and Uk awake to finda volcano on their doorstep. Could their onlyhope be a dinosaur who’s good at maths?18. De ris ou d’Armenieby Samy Barras, Helene Marchal, RomainBlondelle & Celine Seille FranceAs Alphonse loses his memories, Odettespends her days collecting and sorting them— until one day there are no more. All thatremains is to dance.19. Chorosby Michael Langan & Terah Maher USAA chorus of women are born from themovements of a single dancer in thisdreamlike pas de trente-deux.Intermission20. Borderlineby Dustin Rees SwitzerlandA border guard tries to take his own life, butnot all barriers can be crossed.21. 108 Prayer Beadsby Han Han Li USAChaos rules, but things evolve. The seed ofenlightenment is embedded in everyone.

22. Birthdayby Jari Vaara FinlandIn a villainously industrial world, little kidscan’t always get what they want, and needto be prepared for a life of labor.by the intense heat and steam, he relives amemory of his father. Objects and patternsreappear, evoking a desire to rid his fatherof a birthmark they both share. Their pastrelationship ignites.23. 366 Tage (366 Days)26. CADAVERby Johannes Schiehsl AustriaStarting social work as a paramedic, youngPatrick soon comes in contact with patientsthat are more suffering from their lonelinessthan from their actual diseases. As he tries tohelp, he gets himself into relationships thatare far more demanding than expected.24. Don’t Be Nervousby Peter Gulsvig USAJohndace, an obese Edwardian boy,attempts to play fetch with his dog.25. 38-39 Degrees Celsiusby Kangmin Kim USAA man enters an old bathhouse. Inducedby Jonah Ansell USAA cadaver wakes up to say a last goodbyeto his wife, but discovers a truth in death hedidn’t know in life.27. crazy for itby Yutaro KUBO JapanEveryone has impulses which happensuddenly in their life.28. Aalterateby Christobal de Oliveira France &NetherlandsA body experiences extreme inner tension.Its slowly mutating silhouette graduallyinvades an empty space to a point ofcomplete saturation.Saturday AfternoonAll-ages show—bring the kids! Special 5 ticket for youth.The Green Land by Beijing Film Academy1. Choir Tourby Edmunds Jansons LatviaA world-famous boys’ choir goes on tour.In the hands of their severe conductorthey are an obedient musical instrument.But left alone without supervision, they arejust playful children. Arriving in Seoul, theconductor is accidentally trapped in anelevator, and the boys are left to their owndevices.