YOUNG AUDIENCES COMPETITION - SEAF 2021
Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:30 PM EST | Run Time, 57 minutes

​An enraptured octopus, jack-o-lanterns, musical salamanders, a grumpy bird, a journey to the underworld, a search for roller skates, a rock becomes a hero, a lizard steals a plane, pencils get broken, polar bears bet bored, and rats get into trouble.
This program of animated shorts is for children ages 5 to 100!
Treasure
Director - Alexandre Manzanares, Philipp Merten, Silvan Moutte-Roulet, Guillaume Cosenza (France)
Time - 7:37
Two explorers in search of a forgotten treasure disturb the romance between an octopus and his beloved.
Pumpkins
Director - Kaija Harrison (USA)
Time - 1:27
Three kids spend the afternoon carving some pumpkins that they got from their uncle's farm. The youngest is very confident at first, but is his work up to snuff? A stop motion short.
Miro Wine
Director - Bree Greally, Lily Martin-Babin (New Zealand)
Time - 3:58
A short student film about two of New Zealand's native birds - a kererū and a piwakawaka. The film is ultimately about compassion and not taking what you have for granted.
SCRATCH
Director - Julien Piau (France)
Time - 6:09
Separation, loneliness and a deadly smell tarnish the lives of the occupants of the forest.
You sold my roller skates?
Director - Margaux Cazal, Jeanne Hammel, Louis Holmes, Sandy Lachkar, Agathe Leroux, Léa Rey-Mauzaize (France)
Time - 6:00
Treachery! Lou’s mum sold his beloved rollerskates at the garage sale. A series of strange and revealing encounters begin when he goes looking for them in the buzzing crowd.
Shift
Director - Cam Swartz (USA)
Time - 6:42
When a simple boulder’s peaceful existence is disturbed by the presence of a big rowdy bird, he finds himself forced to make a choice between his own stability and the lives of others.
Colza
Director - Victor Chagniot, Camille Broutin, Matthieu Daures, Victoria De Millo Gregory, Maxime Jouniot Jade Khoo (France)
Time - 5:20
A young lizard named Clarence steals a precious plane while the whole village is distracted by the greatest concert it has ever seen.
Anton
Director - Yen Jui Lu (USA)
Time - 2:50
Drawing has always been my interest since I was a kid. Since I started memorizing things, having a pen in my hand gives me power to create a world of mine with happiness. But, later on as I grew up, the expectations from my school and my parents have not always been supporting me to do something that is not getting me a higher score. Those pressures kept following me in my teenage years. However, when I look back, I realized if it weren't for those obstacles then I would not find myself loving creating so much. And those years of struggling are leading to a bright future. So I want to illustrate the relationship between myself and my dream. Also send out a message to anyone who struggles being themselves, and my younger self - just follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream.
Polar Bear Bears Boredom
Director - Koji Yamamura (Japan)
Time - 7:00
A polar bear who is very bored with various marine animals in the deep blue sea. It continues an ancient tradition of "Caricatures of Frolicking animals" in scroll painting-style; this time, "Frolicking Sea Animals," in animation form, with a play on Japanese and English language word-plays: "Hokyoku-Guma Suggoku Hima / Polar bear bears boredom", "Kawauso Kawaisou / Other otter, poor otter," etc.
Experiment
Director - Zoé Berton, Susana Covo Pérez, Guillaume Heussler, Yann Kacprzak, Margot Wiriath (France)
Time - 5:36
When science gets out of hand, the consequences are disastrous.