The document provides summaries of 9 film collections and 2 masterclasses from an animation film festival programme. Some of the highlighted films include The Passerby from the Helplessness and Despair collection, Cocaine Famine from Strange Tales, and Surprise from Alone in the Dark. Masterclasses discussed using memories and reflections in filmmaking and advances in CGI technology like LED screens. A showcase from Lincoln University and an Indigenous Cinema guest programme were also summarized.

1. Programme
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3. Schedule
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
FILM COLLECTION 1 Animation 3 (p163) Documentary 2
(p166)
Advertising 1 (p187)
FILM COLLECTION 2 Comedy 5 (p165) Music Video 2 (p184) Drama 4 (p194)
FILM COLLECTION 3 Thiller 2 (p171) Animation 1 (p175) Comedy 4 (p200)
MASTERCLASS Memory and
Reflections (p67 –
10:30am)
Industrial light
& Magic: New
Horizons In VFX (p81-
1:30pm)
UNIVERSITY
SHOWCASE
University of
Lincoln (p104-10am)
GUEST PROGRAMME Indigenous
Cinema (p118)

4. Films 1
The Helplessness and Despair film collection is animated films about
helplessness and despair my favourite one out of the collection is The
Passerby which is about accident that happened and the aftermath of
that accident, the story is told by a Passerby which is an
interesting perceptive and is what makes the short film intriguing to
watch. The animation is also in colour style, so it keeps your eyes on
the screen. The other films in the collection like Fabric of you and
Sororal also have a really beautiful animation style.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Helplessnes and Despair Animation

5. Films 2
The Strange Tales collection is six short films. My favourite one is called
the Cocaine Famine and it's about two Irish people interrogating a
British person who stole their cocaine. This one is my favourite because
it has a good story, and it was the one that was the funniest, the special
effects are good in it as well. My second favourite one was called
system error because it also had a good story and made me laugh a
couple times and the set design was really good.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Strange Tales Comedy

6. Films 3
The alone in the dark film collection is a collection of six thriller short
films, my favourites out of this collection is Surprise which is about a
hitman trying to find is target and it is done in all one shot, Night Bus
which is about a bus driver being haunting on your bus which it uses its
bus filming location very well and created really good tension and the
last of my favourites Breakdown which is about someone who
breakdown on quiet street and she thinks someone is trying to get her,
this film made you feel paranoid for the character and the film had a
really good twist which I didn’t see coming.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Alone In The Dark Thriller

7. Films 4
The An Air of Melancholy film collection is a collection of
documentaries my favourite documentary is the called The Long Hot
Winter which is documentary about the future of 2025 and what
winter is going to be like. Documentary is all about climate change and
giving the viewer a look on what the future might look like if we don’t
change and stop climate change. Another good film in this collection
called unspoken which is about poet who became a famous at the age
of 17. I like this one because it has an interesting story because the
poet wants to stop writing but also doesn’t want to because of her
fans.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
An Air of Melancholy Documentary

8. Films 5
The Rhythmic Narratives collection is a collection of music videos which
tell a story, my favourites out of this collection was anpu – ZOEA which
about mitten crabs and their important role because they are used to
assess the environment. The music video is good to watch because of
its colours and different shots and the use of CGI is very good as well.
Another favourite is Hard to Know which is 12 videos in one, the music
video is 12 TV screens, and they all play different videos, I liked this one
because of how different it is, and the use of the screens was really
good. My last favourite was Extase – Akwasi is an impressionistic
portrayal of an artistic chasing his dream, I liked this one because it
made good use of different shot types and it look really good.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Rhythmic Narratives Music Video

9. Films 6
The Future & Decline collection is a collection of animated short films on the
future of our planet. My favourite one is called The Last Flight and it's about
someone who is dying so before they die, they go on an adventure using a
VR drone. I like this short film because of the visuals and it's kind of realistic
to our future. Another good short film in this collection is called Snow
Shelter.. This short film is about a group of strangers trying to survive in a
harsh environment. This short film has a really good animation style and
would like to know how they did so I could maybe use it for my FMP. Another
good short film in this collection is called the Reason which is about a
modern-day town, but an old lady has been accused of witchcraft, this film
uses paper cut outs for its animation and for close up shots it uses real
humans also the film as good message behind it.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Future & Decline Animation

10. Films 7
Storytelling & Innovation is a film collection of adverts. My favourite
one is called The Last Delivery and it is a parody of heist films, but they
are trying to steal the last shipment of cream eggs. I like this film
because it was funny to watch and I getting get bored watching it which
is important for an advert. Another good film in this collection is called
Safe Water which about girl jumping off a diving board but there is no
water underneath, which is a metaphor that if we have no water, we
don’t live. The reveal of no water in the swimming pool is really well
done and is why I like this film. Another one I like is called Made For
Strength which is an advert about Levi's cloths but I like it because of its
story elements and its set design which is really well done.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Storytelling & Innovation Advertising

11. Films 8
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
Take Me Home Drama
Take Me Home is a drama film collection of 6 films my favourite
one was called Day one and it's about robots taking over people's jobs
and then people having problems with the robot because they don’t
have that human touch. I like this one because it was simple and have
the robots design look good and work very well. Another good film was
called Rebel which is about a six-year-old boy whose father is a part
of right-wing militia who goes on patrol near border of Canada. I like
this film because it has an interesting perspective of a little boy and is a
very good drama piece.

12. Films 9
The World is Strange in Times of Change is a collection of comedy films.
My favourite one is called Hometown Hero which is about a war
photographer who comes back to work for his local paper. I like this film
because it has a great story and is the one, I found the funniest which is
important for a comedy film, it also has good camera work. Another film
from this collection I found funny was called Heart to Heart which is
about someone who has to gone under surgery which leaves her a voice
in her head. I like this movie because of David Tennant who played his
role really well and carried the film. Another film I like was called 37
Things which is about a man you can only remember 37 things. This film
had great special effects and was interesting to watch.
FILM TITLE FILM GENRE
The World is Strange in Times of Change Comedy

13. Masterclass 1
Memory and Reflections is about how you can take inspiration from
your past experiences and memories and using them to make a film.
The masterclass was done by Maryam Mohajer, who makes animations
about living during war. I could relate this to my FMP by basing some of
it on a life experience which would make my FMP realistic and
interesting.
MASTERCLASS TITLE
Memory and Reflections

14. Masterclass 2
The Industrial light & Magic: New Horizons In VFX masterclass is about the
use of CGI in films and TV shows, the masterclass talked about how they
used LED screens in films like solo a star wars story and shows like the
Mandalorian, they use the LED screens to create a background for the set
so it they don’t have to go to location which can be expensive, also if they
are filming a sunset shot, they can film that throughout the whole day
where as if you were at the location you could only film it when there was
a sunset, also used the LED screens so that the scene have the proper
lighting like if you film a car chase scene using a green screen you won't
get the proper lighting but if you use the LED screen you get the realistic
lighting and makes it easy to record chase scenes in films.
MASTERCLASS TITLE
Industrial light & Magic: New Horizons In
VFX

15. University Showcase
I chose this showcase because I would like to go to Lincoln University and this
showcase gave me insight on what they do there. The first film on the showcase
was Shelter which is about two robbers who break into a house and they it goes
wrong; this film was a good film to start the showcase off. The second film I
watched was called risk it for a biscuit which is about a little gingerbread man
trying to get into a party across the room and was my favourite film out of the
showcase because of its art style and simple story which makes it work really well.
The next film was called Hop To It which is about a frog making its way through the
jungle and it also has a good art style to it. The next film final contact had good
special effects and good set design and is about an alien that has escape and is
running loose on a ship. The next film a watched was beep which is about
someone who suffers from OCD and he keeps hearing a strange noise in his house,
the last film was a documentary on parkour and was people's experiences with
parkour.
SHOWCASE TITLE
Lincoln University Showcase

16. Guest Programme
I chose this programme because it gives a different perspective in film
making from region like Canada, USA, Norway and Aotearoa, which you
don’t get to see very often. My favourites out of this programme
was OChiSkwaCho and Njuokčamat (The Tongues). OChiSkwaCho is a
spiritual massager know to the Indigenous people and Kokoom has to
decide to either go with the spirit or stay with her grandchildren. This
film good camera work and had a nice message at the end, that why I
liked it. Njuokčamat (The Tongues) is about a woman being attacked
during a blizzard and her sister trying to find her. I liked this short film
because it had great camera work and good special effects.
GUEST PROGRAMME TITLE
Indigenous Cinema: Celebrating Sovereignty