Films Archive
The coming of age story of a young beluga named Katak. While his peers have all turned white, something expected at their age, Katak is late in his body development. To prove that he has grown up and to grant the last wish of his adored grandma, Katak departs on a perilous journey to the Great North. Along the way he encounters deadly beasts and makes unlikely friends. You do not have to be big to be brave.
● Christine Dallaire-Dupont, Nicola Lemay
● 79'
● Canada
Ernest and Celestine are traveling back to Ernest’s country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned there for many years - and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.
● Jean-Christophe Roger & Julien Chheng
● 80'
● France, Luxembourg
A few nigella seeds tucked in the palm of her hand, 6-year-old Dounia leaves Aleppo with the Princess of Aleppo’s help and travels towards a new world.
● Marya Zarif, André Kadi
● 72'
● Canada, France
When the ever-optimistic boy Monty causes the school’s computer to crash during a test, he is immediately put in a special-needs class and deemed unlikely to ever succeed. Monty decides to start his own school, a school which accommodates kids with strange brains!
● Anders Morgenthaler, Mikael Wulff
● 84'
● Denmark
Mary is eleven years old and has an insuppressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure.
● Enzo d’Alò
● 88'
● Luxembourg/Italy/Ireland/United Kingdom/Estonia/Latvia/Germany
This is a story about Paulina P. – a strong, emotional and witty protagonist of this movie and her life in which we follow her adventures in class and at home, as well as all the problems she successfully overcomes during a school year.
● Neven Hitrec
● 96'
● Croatia
Eleven-year-old Tony has a unique feature he was born with - he glows.
● Filip Pošiva
● 82'
● Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic
In one of Bangladesh’s low-lying coastal areas along the Brahmaputra River, a 12-year-old orphan girl named Afrin lives on a flood-ravaged island without electricity. Her relatives want to marry her off, which is illegal though common practice, but Afrin is not like other young girls, she has plans and a mind of her own.
● Angelos Rallis
● 91΄
● France/Greece
Justine, 12, firmly believes that she will be happier once her parents are divorced. The catch? They have no plans to do so.
● Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
● 88'
● Canada
Shy, deaf Jamie (12) moves to the boarding school for the deaf to start her new school. She is reluctant to make new friends. When she is suddenly unable to go home at the weekend, an unexpected plan develops with her bold classmate Imane (13).
● Nicole van Kilsdonk
● 91'
● Netherlands
Mina (12) gets her world turned upside down when the famous dancer Edvin moves to her town. She falls head over heels in love, and when he invites the local kids to an audition for a new dance crew, Mina sees her chance and signs up. Intoxicated by love she throws herself into the excitement. But there’s one essential thing she has forgotten: She can’t dance!
● Aurora Gossé
● 90΄
● Norway
For the second year running, a group of 6th grade and 1st high school cinephiles took on the role of program curator. The student committee saw, discussed and selected the 5 films of the section, which touch on a wide range of topics from the military to social media.
● 88'
One in a Million tells the story of two girls coming of age. As gymnast and YouTuber Whitney Bjerken from the US struggles with setbacks, she turns to music to express her feelings.
● Joya Thome
● 85΄
● Germany