Unfamiliar with the puppy that has just moved into the neighborhood, the kitten is hesitant to play with their new neighbor. When the kitten finally approaches the reserved puppy, the pair embark on a colorful imaginary journey, which unfortunately ends in conflict. Undeterred, the kitten fixes their broken toys, showing their new friend a creative way to share and play together.
● Yewon Lee
● 4'
● Republic of Korea
Ο Μικρός Μαλαμπάρ και το Παγοδρόμιο
Little Malabar - The Floating Ice Rinks
Ακολουθήστε το μικρό Μαλαμπάρ στις συναρπαστικές του περιπέτειες, καθώς μιλάει στα αστέρια για να μάθει από πού προέρχονται.
● Πατρίκ Βολβ
● 4'
● Γαλλία
Jules & Juliette go to the beach. They carry the dinghy on their heads with which they intend to sail. It's already quite a deal! Of course, Jules is clumsy and doesn't fail to play the fool. The beach is deserted. It's going to be a bright day full of laughter and connivance.
● Chantal Peten
● 7’
● Belgium
Eleven-year-old Nejc witnesses peer violence. He befriends Timi, a victim of violence.
● Martin Turk
● 13’
● Slovenia
Like a dream, we are transported through moments in the relationship of a girl and her teddy bear as she begins to run, play, and learn about the world. But as she grows older, the time comes to pack away childish things for good.
● Lou Rigoudy
● 3’
● Canada
A girl pursues a connection with her sister, who is covered by a strange gray fur. It is soft and uncanny at the same time. It grows between them, and they drift further apart from each other.
● Madeleine Homan
● 5’
● the Netherlands
Leyla urgently needs a new laptop for school. When she hears about a weightlifting competition up for grabs, she starts training at her family's farm with her own funds.
● Nursen Çetin Köreken
● 14’
● Turkey
To be sisters is about sharing a special bond and laughing together. To be sisters is to be propelled by love. But these particular sisters share an extra something a bit different, and that’s absolutely fine..
● Anne-Sophie Gousset
● 8’
● France
This Is Your Captain Speaking is a short fiction film about ten-year-old Asare. To prevent his music teacher Seydou from being sent out of the country, he tries to adopt him. Asare himself has been adopted and he can stay, then that will probably also apply to Seydou, right?
● Idriss Nabil
● 24’
● the Netherlands
Chenghua, aged 9, is preparing a school project on space travel with her best friend. She cannot find enough time to do this as she is constantly asked to translate for her parents. They do not speak French and are dependent on their child; they do not realize that they are placing too heavy a weight on her young shoulders. Chenghua can take no more and tries to break free from her family. Her desire for space and natural enthusiasm will help her take those steps.
● Noémi Gruner, Séléna Picque
● 26'
● France
Wild Housemates is based on an African tale «The Goat and the Tiger» and offers in a fun way a touching lesson on friendship and coexistence.
● Armelle Mercat-Junot
● 15’
● France
A boy fantasizes about becoming a famous footballer, playing in big stadiums - but first he has to win a match in a small backyard against a goose.
● Jan Mika
● 12'
● Czechia, France
Paolo Piangino is a very happy man – because he can cry. He cries about stories with a sad ending and about stories with a happy ending. Paolo’s tears make other people happy, too: They can pick Paolo’s happiness like flowers. But they cannot hold on to it.
● Thorsten Droessler, Manuel Schroeder
● 14’
● Germany, Switzerland, Czechia
Chelar is upset. Upset with climate change, upset with the rules of her classmate’s games and upset with the absence of any real connection with nature. So Chelar decides to become a tree. What starts as a spontaneous act soon becomes a mind changing example for her friend Solvei and the adults around her.
● Agnes Maagaard
● 12'
● Germany