On his way to work, Ruben is haunted by obsessive-compulsive thoughts; is the front door locked? Is the stove really turned off? As Ruben’s creative mind is invaded by increasingly absurd scenarios, reality and imagination begin to merge…

• Animateka, Ljubljana SLO, 07.12.-13.12.15, (Student Competition)
• Les Nuits Magique, Bègles FR, 02.12.-13.12.15, (International Competition)
• Anim!Arte, Rio de Janeiro BR, 01.12.-06.12.15, (Student Competition)
• Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal CA, 25.11.-29.11.15, (Student Competition)
• Etiuda & Anima, Krakow PL, 23.11.-28.11.15, (International Competition)
• Up & Coming, Hannover DE, 19.11.-22.11.15, (International Competition)
• AS Film Festival, Rome IT, 14.11.-15.11.15, (International Competition)
• CutOut Fest, Querétaro MX, 12.11.-15.11.15, (International Competition)
• Locomoción, Mexico City MX, 05.11.-07.05.15, (Emergent Competition: Chronicle)
• Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Winterthur CH, 03.11.-08.11.15, (Swiss Student Competition)
• Klik!, Amsterdam NL, 27.10.-01.11.15, (Student Competition)
• Animae Caribe, Port of Spain TT, 27.10.-31.10.15 (International Competition)
• DOK Leipzig, Leipzig DE, 26.10.-01.11.15 (International Competition)
• Multivision, St. Petersburg RU, 24.10.-29.10.15, (International Competition)
• Primanima, Budapest HU, 21.10.-24.10.15, (Graduation Film Competition)
• Enjoy! Animated Short Film Contest, Bari IT, 15.10.15, (International Competition)
• Nottingham International Microfilm Festival, Nottingham UK, 15.10.-20.10.15, (International Competition)
• Balkanima, Belgrade SRB, 6.10.-10.10.15, (Student Competition)
• Ffwrnes Ffilm Ffest, Llanelli UK, 03.10.-04.10.15, (International Competition)
• Animasyros, Hermoupolis GR, 24.09.-27.09.15, (Student Competition)
• Libélula Fest, Lloret del Mar ES, 20.09.-25.09.15, (International Competition)
• UPCOMING FILMMAKERS, Lucerne CH, 18.09.-19.09.15, (Swiss Competition)
• FIA'15, Montevideo UY, 09.09.-11.09.15, (International Competition)
• Fantoche, Baden CH, 01.09.-06.09.15, (Swiss Competition)
• FESA'15, Belgrade SRB, 29.08.-30.08.15, (Student Competition)

• Winner, Chronicle Creative Trigger, Locomoción, Mexico City MX, 2015
• Special Mention, Balkanima, Belgrade SRB, 2015
• Best Animation Short, Ffwrnes Ffilm Ffest, Llanelli UK, 2015
• WOW-Prize, UPCOMING FILMMAKERS, Lucerne CH, 2015
• Swiss Special Mention, Fantoche, Baden CH, 2015
• Best Student Film, FESA'15, Belgrade SRB, 2015

Frederic Siegel, born in 1991 in Switzerland, studied Animation at the Lucerne School of Art & Design and graduated in 2015. He works as an animator and independent filmmaker. His artistic forms of expression vary from animation, comics and illustration, to sound design and electronic music.

Filmography:

• 2015 Ruben Leaves (Animated Short, Director)
• 2014 2 Magnete (Music Video, Director)
• 2014 Easy Prey (Animated Short, Director)
• 2013 On The Shore (Experimental Animated Short, Co-Director)