Cheese Out
It is a short 2D animation called “Cheese Out”. It is a abstract animation about a mysterious bird jumping into a a cheese.
Directed by Roberta Jonaityte
Length: 43 sec.
- Film
- Framed
Framed: Shorts of the North Competition
Year
2025
Language
Diverse languages
Director
diverse makers
Duration
75 min
The best shorts by creators from the region!
Curious about what's happening in the animation world of the north? During Framed, you will discover in Shorts of the North a selection of the best and most quirky short animated films made by creators from the north of the Netherlands!
Scroll down for all the films.
Agenda
Sunday 10 May
Release date
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Camera 5
Solvana
An astronaut prospects a planet for resources, but things don't all seem to be what they are...
Directed by Milton Mabanza
Length: 2 min.
Piercing Touch
Piercing touch' tells the story of a butch lesbian, who can't get over her ex and an elevator, that keeps bringing her back - a time loop thriller, in which the main character keeps getting hurt by her past lover, yet in every timeline she cannot stay away.
Directed by Olga Melcer
Length: 3:45 min.
Homebound
A poetic film about home.
Directed by Maria Komogortseva
Length: 4:07 min.
Vrij van verlangen
A pig chases after a carrot.
Directed by Haufan Maakun
Length: 50 sec.
Birds of a Feather
A teenage bird behaves violently towards a cross-dresser, who turns out to be its mother.
Directed by Patty Stenger, Happy Ship
Length: 3:13 min.
StAD - Ik kin hier gainaine
Music video - Groninger pixelation
Directed by Manon Dessainte, Kai Phan
Length: 03:49
Hier Is Iets Gegaan
During a move, the nameless protagonist discovers a red coat that gradually unleashes a large and painful part of their past.
Directed by Rosaline Zuidam
Length: 5:55 min.
Ik pik
When six-year-old Otto writes his very first story, words turn into images. As he reads aloud, his imaginary world unfolds in an animation, lovingly brought to life by his mother.
Directed by Eva Lenis
Length: 1:32 min.
MOONOLOGUE
From the eyes of the one we can see but cannot hear, this story tells the observation of the lonely creatures on Earth. The distant narrator’s goal is to be heard and feel a sense of belonging with the rest. He lights up the darkest days and bring the comfort to the lonely souls. Can you think of who that is? No, then look up at the Moon.
Directed by Alexandra Georgieva
Length: 1:32 min.
A Lifetime
An abstract depiction of a human's journey through life.
Directed by Suyao Jiang
Length: 1:18 min.
How do you drink your tea?
In a world built of pattern and tea, a lonely yak drifts inside of a cup, mixing the brew. A abstract illustration of the process of Tibetan butter tea making.
Directed by Olga Wazny
Length: 1:24 min.
BREWING BRILLIANCE
A mad scientist shows his geniosity.
Directed by Silvester Zwaneveld
Length: 1:10 min.
Time is Fishy
Two friends are fishing at a lake where time seems to stand still. A philosophical question remains unanswered. In the silence that follows, reality begins to distort.
Time Is Fishy is an animated, surreal reflection on how humans relate to the elusiveness of death.
Directed by Lisa-Marij van der Land
Length: 2:13 min.
't Gat - Graduation Film
An old man disappears, and his daughter tries to find out what happened. Made in analog stop-motion, the film follows her search through a world marked by macabre signs and traces of death. The further she goes, the clearer it becomes that something is there that shouldn’t be.
Directed by Marieke Druiven
Length: 11 min.
Burning (Marta Popovici)
Music video.
Directed by Isa van Vugt, Emilia Paul, Raissa Indriasputri, Johanna Bergmann, Douwe Brouwer
Length: 4:30 min.
Framed
May 7, 8, 9, and 10, 2026
A festival bursting with animation films, master classes and talks by local and (inter)national creators. Whether you're a diehard animation fan or just curious, Framed is the place to be!
