Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
20e
Only Lovers Leave to Die
Vladimir Kanic
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Emily begins perceiving the world as if it was made from painted film stock shortly after being injured. On her way to a hospital, a story of love unravels through dialogues surrounding her, each represented with a different pattern of film stock.
Film
20e
Opossum
Paul Cichon
Germany, Animation
OPOSSUM is my graduation project. The film deals with planned obsolescence shown by the example of a coffeemaker and a little family of opossums. The actual production took about six months and the production is fully 2D animated. I was the director and also handled animation, design and the visuals (except some effects animation) in general.
Film
20e
Papa trouble
Cécile Gariépy
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Laura is 23 years old. Her father is mentally ill. It's been a while since she recognized the man who used to comfort her. In vain, Laura revisits one last time her father's hard path.
Film
20e
Pawo
Antje Heyn & Antje Heyn
Germany, Animation
PAWO (Tibetan for "being brave") is the magical adventure of a little toy figure, who finds herself in a curious world. 
Film
20e
Pink Velvet Valley
Sébastien Petretti
Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Fiction
A shithole somewhere in Scotland, a cab falling to bits and Alec Calan facing an acute case of Ray-ban addiction : welcome to Pink Velvet Valley!
Film
20e
Pool
Benjamin Lussier
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Pool follows the story of Willem, a young man from Norway, on the dawn of an existential quest. Willem suffers from selective mutism, a form of social anxiety. Isolated, he spends his days commenting on the world without ever engaging with it. A series of strange encounters will take him on a contemplative journey through uncertainty and the human mind.
Film
20e
Printed rainbow
Gitanjali Rao
India, Animation
The journey of an old wowan and her cat through the fantastic world of the matchbox blanket.
Film
20e
Père
Lotfi ACHOUR
France, Tunisia, Fiction
Hédi, a Tunis taxi driver drives to the hospital a pregnant young woman who is going into labor. This brief encounter will bring a series of random, tragic and unexpected events, leading to a life-changing experience for both of them.
Film
20e
Que nous nous assoupissions
Denis Côté
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Winter persists. Something happened. At the heart of the woods, on the slopes of mountains, in the streets and even inside homes, a strange silence took up residence. Will there remain a soul to witness the recent event?
Film
20e
Quinze heures vingt-deux
Éliot Laprise
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Every year, Charles’ widow invites the family to her house, to remember him at the exact hour of his death.  Not everybody is happy about that.