Animation Panorama: Between Chaos and Vertigo

11 short animations, one wild ride. Between Chaos and Vertigo dismantles traditional animation through sensory chaos, shifting textures, and beautifully absurd narratives. Some programmes are meant to reassure, this one prefers to drift off course and invites you to lose your bearings and perhaps find new ones. Part of the WTF OFF series from Prague-based Cinefila, curated by Annecy International Animation Film Festival programmer Sébastien Sperer.

Please note this short film programme contains flashing images.

Felt Like Destroying Something Beautiful

Image codes and their variations: an experiment in data-bending. Images morph through sound and text files and back into images. Katrin Jucker | Switzerland | 2015 | 3 mins |

The Impossible Mission

A playful, fast-paced spoof that feels like an old-school video game that was never released or perhaps never meant to be. Nicolas Gebbe | Germany | 2025 | 3 mins |

Quantum Jump

Ambitious in concept, the film explores the vertigo of time and reality within a unique and intriguing visual universe. Simon Meszaros | Czechia | 2025 | 10 mins |

Larry

A singular, hypnotic, and incredible experience. Prioritizing sensation over narrative, it remains both fascinating and disorienting. Takeshi Murata, Christopher Rutledge | USA | 2023 | 4 mins |

The Right to Be Forgotten

Both relevant and unsettling, it questions our relationship to the modern world, digital memory, and erasure, following unexpected paths and holding several surprises. Tue Sanggaard | Denmark | 2025 | 11 mins |

When The Mountains Shook

Short and intense, this student piece stands out for its original visual style, enhanced by highly effective sound design. Sometimes a toothache can drive you crazy, can’t it? Daiyu Li | Japan | 2025 | 2 mins |

I Live in the Woods

A puppet animation with handcrafted charm, blending humour and strangeness. Is God American? Max Winston | USA | 2008 | 3 mins |

Finding Uranus

A genius is born. Ivan Li turns an intimate experience into an absurd and visually inventive space odyssey, blending humour and provocation. Ivan Li | Canada, Hong Kong | 2019 | 7 mins |

Los Viejos Drop Al Infierno

Energetic and irreverent, this music video stands out for its offbeat tone and dark humour. A striking tribute to a famous family we all know, delivered with real punch. Esteban Azuela | Mexico | 2021 | 3 mins |

Ivan’s Need

A sensitive and well-crafted story that delicately addresses human needs and may inspire some viewers to order a baguette from the local bakery more often… Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Lukas Suter | Switzerland | 2015 | 6 mins |

Content Guidance: Contains scenes with animated gore and nudity,