38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image Ruben Leaves
Switzerland
2015 Animation 5 min
On his way to work, Ruben is haunted by obsessive-compulsive thoughts… is the front door locked? Is the stove turned off? As Ruben's creative mind is invaded by increasingly absurd scenarios, reality and imagination begin to merge…
Screenplay : Frederic Siegel
Image : Frederic Siegel
Sound : Thomas Gassmann, Kilian Vilim
Music : Nico Kast
Production : Hochschule Luzern Design und Kunst
Animation
Herr Gerd Gockell
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Frederic Siegel, was born in Cham, Switzerland, in 1991, and studied Animation at the Lucerne School of Art & Design. He now works as an animator and independent filmmaker.