REX: Swedish Student Competition

Duration
65 min.
Age rating
Från 15 år

The Student Competition has long been an integral component of the REX festival's tradition. Each year, we meticulously select the finest student works produced in Sweden, affording them the honour of being showcased at our festival, where a distinguished jury ultimately determines the winner.

Within this esteemed competition, ten animated shorts are poised to serve as a window into the future of animation and emerging talent in Sweden. These young animators breathe life into their imaginative narratives, providing audiences with an exclusive glimpse into their unique creative universes.

Prepare to be transported into the realms envisioned by these budding storytellers as they illuminate the path forward for the Swedish animation landscape, embodying the very essence of innovation and artistic prowess.

Films:

Someone's Everything
Weald
Siri Wonder
MISLAID
Lethe
The Catsitter
Dream About Fish
Humane
He Was a Hungry Man

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