Giuseppe the little hedgehog comes out of hibernation and finds some snow still on the ground around his home. Thrilled to be able to play in the snow even though it’s almost spring, he asks his dad why snow is white.He responds with an old tale to show Giuseppe that it is simply the light of the sun reflecting off its crystals that makes the snow sparkling white.
● Pascale Hecquet
● 4΄
● France
Ella and her best friend Spider love using their imagination to make spider web drawings together. But creative cooperation doesn’t always come easy…
● An Vrombaut
● 7΄
● Belgium
A young fairy is bored by the sweet and formal life in the fairytale castle.
● Cedric Igodt, David Van de Weyer
● 15΄
● Bulgaria, Belgium
On a prairie millions of miles from home, a grumpy space farmer is having trouble with one of her hive: a robot bee called Buzz that keeps going rogue. After failing to reprogram the mischievous bee she follows him into the belly of a volcano and discovers something that will change life on Mars forever.
● Andrew Brand, Bryn Chainey
● 10΄
● UK
A heartfelt story of the beloved Argentinian merry-go-round operators who have dedicated their lives to providing fun and happiness to children and their neighborhoods. This is a story of perseverance and community above the individual.
● Augusto Schillaci
● 10΄
● Argentina, Canada, USA
That summer, Amelia will discover her mother's secret love affair and, refusing to believe what she saw, she will run away from home with Epaminondas, her first love. They will go on an adventure, testing themselves and everyone they meet along the way, ending up as children again in the arms of their parents by the end of the night. That was the summer when Amelia realized that everything comes to an end.
● Angelika Katsa
● 17΄
● Greece
The angry and introverted teenage Lito goes on a summer vacation with her long-absent, patronizing father.
● Ariadni Angeliki Thyfronitou Litou
● 12΄
● Greece
On the night of their 18th birthday celebration, two best friends are on a mission to lose their virginity. Nothing goes as planned in this virginity odyssey that is transformed into a journey of self-discovery and friendship.
● Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti
● 16΄
● Greece
Selena (14) plays football as the only girl on a boys' team. Her teammates see her as one of the boys. When a new girl joins the team, the dynamic in the group begins to change. Selena does everything she can to protect her position within the group.
● Catherina Iosifidis
● 12’
● the Netherlands
After his bossy stepfather decides to take him on a business trip, 16-year-old Michalis spends his last day in the city hanging out with his friends. It will be a day full of illegalities, music and bold risks.
● Vicky Anastasiadou
● 13΄
● Greece
A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same faithful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.
● Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
● 15’
● the Netherlands
Malika chases a career in basketball but feels constrained by a lack of financial resources that leads to insecurity about her future.
● Reinout Hellenthal
● 29’
● the Netherlands
Camouflage is about the impact of an unsafe home on fourteen-year-old Deniz. The film shows how it affects the relationship with his mother, the interaction with his friends and his behavior at school.
● Bregt Verhagen
● 16’
● the Netherlands
Selena (14) plays football as the only girl on a boys' team. Her teammates see her as one of the boys. When a new girl joins the team, the dynamic in the group begins to change. Selena does everything she can to protect her position within the group.
● Catherina Iosifidis
● 12’
● the Netherlands