Animals and people

5 films

  • Fauna

    dir. Pau Faus
    dok2023

    The world of ‘Fauna’ is a reality of contrasts and contradictions. In Barcelona’s suburbs, two apparently unrelated stories are taking place – one in nature, while the other one – behind closed doors of a scientific lab. Can these worlds remain independent of each other?

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  • No Elephant in the Room (Globus)

    dir. Clara Kleininger-Wanik
    dok2022

    When a new law banning circus shows featuring animals enters into force, Adi and Mioara, animal trainers in a Bucharest circus, must come up with an idea of how to make their shows more attractive so that they do not lose their audience. A world-famous circus director arrives at Romania from as far as Las Vegas in order to help.

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    Awards:Special Mention

  • The Biological Invasions. The Case of Ovis Orientalis Musimon on the Island of Tenerife: « The Last Mouflon» (Las invasiones biológicas. El caso del Ovis orientalis musimon en la isla de Tenerife: «El último muflón»)

    dir. Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz
    anim2023

    The mouflon, wild sheep with beautiful curved antlers, were brought to the island as an attraction. Nevertheless, they should not be admired but killed. One animal becomes separated from the herd – will it manage to survive? Based on real events, the animation documents the harm done to the species in Tenerife.

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  • The Monk and the Fish (Le moine et le poisson)

    dir. Michael Dudok de Wit
    anim1994

    Black ink combined with pastel watercolours, dynamic animation and a story based on a Taoist legend enthralled the audience and critics alike ensuring a Cesar award as well as Oscar and BAFTA nominations for the film.

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  • The Red Turtle (La tortue rouge)

    dir. Michael Dudok de Wit
    anim2016

    A castaway stranded on a desert island does not admire paradisial landscapes. He does whatever he can to escape from it at the first opportunity. His perspective, however, changes when he meets a red turtle. This poetic story which won an Oscar nomination is an invitation to meditation on beauty, nature and the consecutive stages of human life.

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