A one-of-a-kind festival taking place at… an airport. Organized since 2014 in a public space at the New Chitose Terminal in Hokkaido, the festival, literally and figuratively, connects the island with the rest of the world.

Its 11th edition ran from 21 to 25, November.

The winner of the Student Competition was Pola Lotta Włodarczyk for her animated film SOMETHING THAT IS MISSING.

Jury statement: With a quiet and intimate tone, the story moves between dreams and reality to reveal the fragile truths of aging, helplessness, and neglect, leaving a deep emotional impact.

Credits:
screenplay, direction, editing: Pola Lotta Włodarczyk
animation: Pola Lotta Włodarczyk, Justyna Pazdan
production management: Anna Nesteruk
cast (voice): Elżbieta Piątkowska-Włodarczyk, Pola Lotta Włodarczyk artistic supervision: Mariusz Wilczyński, Agata Gorządek

Film synopsis: An elderly woman no longer gets out of bed. She lives with her dog. Her memories blend with reality, and reality with dreams.

List of winners: airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/awards

Congratulations for our student!