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Country: France, Germany
T-Port Partner: Filmfest Dresden, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, German Short Films: NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER
Gwenola Heck is an experimental animation director working primarily with 2D animation and stop motion. Drawn to tactile and haptic crafts, she also works in the field of production design. In 2025, she graduated from the Animationsinstitut at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. She is currently based in Leipzig, where she works as a production designer on stop-motion films produced by the Hidden Institute. In 2027 she will direct her next short "Melatonin" produced by Blaue Pampelmuse.
An insomniac fights her nocturnal battle against intrusive thoughts. She rides off into the night on her bed, chased by both her demons and a relentlessly flute-playing moon.
The Filmmakers’ Olympics are drenched in sweat and blood. The toppest of top athletes meld...