Time to Face the Music

What connects a singer, two time-travelling comic fanboys, a fruit fly and a rabbit? Music, of course! Whether opera, musical or ballad, the "Time to face the music" special block is all about short films that tell their stories through and with music.
(Kino am Markt – Room 1)

Flop Stoppers: A Musical Short Film

film still Flop Stoppers: A Musical Short Film
Fiction USA
direction: Corey Lubowich

Two fanboys travel through time to prevent their favourite comic from being filmed as a soulless cash grab. But how far are they willing to go?

So it Goes

film still So it Goes
Fiction USA
direction: Justin Carlton

Samantha can't find her creativity and motivation, but a stranger reminds her why she loves music.

Miss Todd

film still Miss Todd
Animation USA
direction: Kristina Yee

In 1909, one young woman dreams of flying. But she’s got more than gravity holding her back.

Bad Habit, Little Rabbit

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Animation Germany
direction: Christian Effenberger

A little rabbit finds the biggest carrot in the world, but it's stuck rock solid in the ground! His energetic attempts to get at it have consequences.

L'aria del moscerino

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Animation Germany
direction: Lukas von Berg

A tiny fruit fly is snatched from life with one blow. But it defies its death in its very own way.

Ich armer Mensch

I, Wretched Human

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Fiction Austria
direction: Bastian Wilplinger

A man, caught in a vicious circle of self-accusation and self-pity, tries to find relief by surrendering to a higher entity.

MeTube 3: August sings 'Una furtiva lagrima'

film still MeTube 3: August sings 'Una furtiva lagrima'
Fiction Austria
direction: Daniel Moshel

After celebrating an opera as YouTube stars, then staging the wackiest flash mob ever, August and Elfi are now conquering the opera stage itself.