The full lineup of the 13th  StopTrik Festival (Maribor, Slovenia,  27.9. – 1.10.2023) and Łódź (Poland, 8.-10.12.2023) has been revealed. The festival continues to foster stop-motion animation in all its expanses (including the 'Borderlands' competitive section), now expanding to stop-motion films for children as well.

In this edition, 71 animation films were selected (Michał Bobrowski, Brina Fekonja, Jelena Dragutinović in the selection team) out of more than 400 entries sent to the festival

The International Competition Programme of Stop Motion Animation features 21 films by established filmmakers (Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi, Ana Nedeljković and Nikola Majdak Jr., Ivana Bošnjak Volda and Thomas Johnson Volda, Carlos Montoya, Kaspar Jancis)  and students or newcomers (among them Julia Benedyktowicz, María Lucía Bayardo Dodge).

The Borderlands competition will feature 10 experimental /stop-motion hybrid films (check out Yegane Moghaddam’s Our Uniform, and Max Hattler's 二〇二〇, two of the selections).

21 films feature in the non-competitive Panorama programme, and 3 programmes of children's stop-motion films (6-8, 9-11 and 12-14 years old) complete this year's selection.

The full lineup of the 2023 StopTrik Festival

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION I 
screening: Thursday, 28. 9. 2023  

1. Republika
dir. Antonia Begušić, prod. Zagreb Film / 2023, Croatia, 11'15''

2. Interns / Becarias
Becarias, dir. Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda, Marina Cortón, prod. Pangur Animation / 2022, Spain, 7'

3. Apart
dir. & prod. Oved Poran / 2023, Israel, 11'20''

4. Self-portrait as Felt / Autoportret odczuwany
dir. Julia Benedyktowicz, prod. Film School Lodz / 2021, Poland, 7'27''

5. The Miracle 
dir. Nienke Deutz, prod. Lunanime, Keplerfilm / 2023, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, 14'58''

6. Post-proto
dir. Aneta Siurnicka, prod. UAP Poznań / 2021, Poland, 2'45''

7. In Side
dir. Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi, Piotr Matysiak, prod. Film School Lodz, Vnlab S3d / 2023, Poland, 17'53''

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION II 
screening: Friday, 29. 9. 2023 

1. The Family Portrait
dir. Lea Vidaković, prod. Adriatic Animation, Vivement Lundi!, Biberche Productions / 2023, Croatia, France, Serbia, 14'

2. Composition Of Existing Experiences / Kompozycja z przeżyć istniejących
dir. Joanna Szlembarska, prod. Liaokon / 2023, Poland, 7'25''

3. The Puppet / Txotxongiloa
dir. Sonia Estévez, prod. Tik Tak Film Studio / 2022, Spain, 10'

4. Ashkasha
dir. Lara Maltz, prod. Lara Maltz Animation / 2022, Spain, Argentina, 6'

5. Movement / Mouvement
Sur Le Toit De La Ville Béton, dir. Valentine Moser, prod. Helium Films  / 2022, Switzerland, 7'30''

6. Stolen Melody / Украденная мелодия 
dir. Georgy Boguslavsky, prod. SMF Animation Studio (Soyuzmultfilm) / 2023, Russia, 14'45''

7. Bird / Pájaro
dir. & prod. Carlos Montoya / 2023, Argentina, 4'8''

8. Remember How I Used To Ride A White Horse / Sjeti Se Kako Sam Jahala Bijelog Konja / dir. Ivana Bošnjak Volda, Thomas Johnson Volda, prod. Kreativni Sindikat
2022, Croatia, 9'57''

The Family Portrait

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION III
screening: Saturday, 30. 9. 2023 

1. Such Miracles Do Happen / Takie cuda się zdarzają
dir. Barbara Rupik, prod. Film School Lodz / 2022, Poland, 14'

2. The Old Hag And The Crow / La vieja y el cuervo 
dir. María Lucía Bayardo Dodge, prod. Morenike / 2022, México, 5'55'

3. Money and Happiness
dir. Ana Nedeljković, Nikola Majdak Jr., prod. Film House Baš Čelik, Finta Film, B FILM / 2022, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, 9'51''

4. Skinned / Écorchée
dir. Joachim Hérissé, prod. Komadoli Studio / 2022, France, 15'

5. The Birds / Les Oiseaux 
dir. Paul Mas, prod. Caïmans Productions / 2022, France, 1'

6. Antipolis
dir. Kaspar Jancis, prod. Nukufilm / 2023, Estonia, 25'41''

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: BORDERLANDS

10 films from Belgium, China, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, The Netherlands, Norway, USA
screening: Friday, 29. 9. 2023  

1. Is Heaven Blue?#2 
dir. Paul De Nooijer & Menno De Nooijer, prod. Trollfilm, Tri-eye / 2023, The Netherlands, Norway, 16'55'

2. Darma
dir. Tsang Hing Chor, Chan Ka Lam, Hung Kwan Yiu, prod. School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong / 2023, Hong Kong, 3'8''

3. Her Dress for the Final / Haljina za finale
dir. Martina Meštrović, pod. Kreativni Sindikat
2023, Croatia, 8'45''

4. Soaked In / 泡 (Pao)
dir. Shiyu Tang, prod. East China Normal University
2022, China, 4'46''

5. Foot Print Shop
dir. & prod. Gina Kamentsky / 2022, USA, 3'47''

6. Our Uniform
dir. Yegane Moghaddam, prod. Jalil Moghaddam / 2023, Iran, 7'

7. Hungry Ghost
dir. & prod. Guido Devadder, Kaitlin Mcsweeney / 2022, Belgium, USA, 6'53''

8. Kelasi
dir. Fransix Tenda Lomba, prod.  Atelier Graphoui / 2021, Belgium, 10'

9. Shuffle / Schoenmaten
dir. Quita Felix, prod. HKU - University of the Arts Utrecht / 2022, The Netherlands, 5'53''

10.    二〇二〇
dir. & prod. Max Hattler / 2023, Hong Kong, Germany, 7'

Our Uniform

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN

21 films from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Slovenia, and Spain

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN I 
age group: 6-8 years old
screening: Wednesday, 27. 9. 2023  

1. The Turnip / Naeris
dir. Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, prod. Animailm / 2022, Estonia, 7'12''

2. The Chameleon / De Kameleon
dir. Pim Ter Braak, prod. Il Luster Films / 2022, The Netherlands, 2'15''

3. What's Up with the Sky? / Què Li Passa Al Cel?
dir. Irene Iborra, prod. Citoplasmas Stop Motion / Bigaro Films / 2022, Spain, 10'

4. Battery Mommy
dir. Jeon Seungbae, prod. Toyville Studio / 2023, South Korea, 8'35''

5. Swing 
dir. & prod. Ignasi Tarruella / 2022, Spain, 4'44''

6. Lemon and Berry: The Surprise Egg / Limonek i Bezia: Jajko Niespodzianka / dir. Ilenia Cotardo, Piotr Ficner, prod. Likaon
2022, Poland, 3'30''

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN II 
age group: 9-11 years old
screening: Wednesday, 27. 9. 2023 

1. When It Comes from the Earth / Si viene de la tierra
dir. Katalin Egely, prod. Katalin Egel, Canticuénticos / 2021, Hungary, Argentina, 2021

2. The Goose
dir. Jan Mika, prod. Animation People / 2022, Czech Republic, France, 12'30''

3. The First Dinosaurs Were Apples / Les premiers dinosaures étaient des pommes
dir. Emma Lafarge, prod. École Émile Cohl / 2022, France, 3'22''

4. The Sound Collector
dir. Chris Tichborne, Barry Purves, Andy Burns, Lisa Arioli, prod. Eagle Vs Bat / 2023, UK, Italy, 5'8''

5. Trashball / Prügipall
dir. Ida Lepparu, Andrei Bljahhin, Sameliina Paurson, prod. EKA / 2022, Estonia, 6'52''

6. Elements
dir. David Castro González, prod. Instituto Del Cine Madrid / 2022, Spain, 3'52''

7. Giù and Giuali / Giù cun Giuali
dir. Michela Anedda, prod. ISRE Sardegna / 2023, Italy, 2'43''

8. Llamas at the Laundromat
dir. Martha Grant, prod. pony.productions / 2022, Canada, 1'57''

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME: STOP MOTION ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN III
age group: 12-14 years old
screening: Friday, 29. 9. 2023

1. The Sistine / La Sixtina
dir. Juan Camilo Fonnegra, prod. Antrocha Films
2022, Colombia, 8'13''

2. The Hind / Fiadh à Fireach 
dir. Helen Woolston, John Quirk, Cmc Associates And Trees For Life
2023, UK (Scotland), 4'20''

3. The Cave 
dir. Jinman Kim, Jiyoung Chon, prod. Humuhumu Studio / 2022, South Korea, 13'33''

4. Mum's Spaghetti
dir. Lisa Kenney, prod. NFTS / 2022, UK, 10'53''

5. Passagers
dir. Celia Hardy, prod. Atelier De Production La Cambre / 2022, Belgium, 7'1''

6. Shackle
dir. Ainslie Henderson, prod. Will Anderson / 2022, UK (Scotland), 9'54''

7. Evolution Is the Right Solution / Prajuha se kuha 
dir. Ana Prebil, prod. University Of Nova Gorica School Of Arts / 2022, Slovenia, 4'49''

Shackle

NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAMME / PANORAMA

20 films from Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA
screening: Wednesday, 27. 9. 2023  

1. Return / 回 (Hui)
dir. Lindong Chen, prod. Tama Art University / 2023, Japan, 2'56''

2. Dear Me / Priyo Ami 
dir. Suchana Saha, prod. Satyajit Ray Film And Television Institute / 2022, India, 4'

3. A Story About A Monkey, A Bear And A Caterpillar / Pärdiku, karu ja rööviku lugu
dir. Dashka Dementeva, Rebeka Kruus, prod. EKA / 2023, Estonia, 3'25''

4. Still Life with Woman, Tea and Letter / Stil leven met vrouw, thee en brief
dir. Tess Martin, prod. Volya Films / 2022, The Netherlands, 2'14''

5. Yellow Minute / Žuta minuta 
dir. Collective, prod. The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek / 2023, Croatia, 8'26''

6. Dacha / Dača
dir. Iryna Babanina, prod. Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague / 2023, Czech Republic, 2'18''

7. Violet Noise
dir. Leonor Lavradio, Stefania Balzarotti, Matthew Joyce, prod. Bau Design College Of Barcelona / 2022, Spain, 5'18''

8. Water Lullaby / Kołyska 
dir. & prod. Piotr Kaźmierczak / 2022, Poland, 3'39''

9. Just Keep Breathing
dir. Anej Golčar, prod. Royal College of Art / 2023, UK, Slovenia, 6'

10. Life with a Flower 
dir. & prod. Eli Turner / 2023, USA, 3'10''

11. Inked In
dir. & prod. Marta Björk Atladóttir / 2023, UK, 1'8''

12. Broken Bird
dir. Marcus Grysczok, prod. Bauhaus University Weimar / 2023, Germany, 2'18''

13.    The Torrential Melody / La melodía torrencial
dir. José Luis Saturno prod. Enjambre Hexagonal / 2022, Mexico, 6'55'

14. Arrest in Flight
dir. & prod. Adrian Flury / 2021, Switzerland, 7'40''

15. The Pattern / Vzorec
dir. Dora Pejić Bach, prod. Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana / 2023, Slovenia, 2'44''

16. One Day in One Minute
dir. Yuliya Molina, prod. Sandra Šainčić Kin / 2022, Croatia, 1'14''

17. To the Brink
dir. & prod. Hugo Docking / 2023, UK, 4'

18. Chopping Wood Chips 
dir. Rita Ataide Novais, Alize Sotelo Gutierrez, prod. London College of Communication UAL / 2022, UK, Portugal, Spain, 3'23''

19. Fdj
dir. & prod. Ivana Obradović / 2023, Croatia, 1'27''

20.Balcony Cacophony
dir. Quentin Haberham, prod. Family Affair Films / 2022, The Netherlands, 5'

Balcony Cacophony

The 13th StopTrik Festival takes place in Maribor (SI, 27.9. – 1.10.2023) and Łódź (PL, 8.-10.12.2023).