Films Archive
Grandpa Günter – a retired circus elephant – and grandson Charlie take another musical excursion into the songbook of the 1920s and 1930s. This time, it’s the little green cactus’s birthday and Charlie bakes a cake. No sooner is it on the table, smelling delicious, than a bit is missing. Charlie wants to know who has been sneaking a bite…
● Meike Fehre
● 4'
● Germany
In a great big forest not far from us, the three best friends - Maple, Pine and Magnolia - live together on top of a mountain. As the seasons change, the three trees discover surprising things in themselves. With the help of their forest friends around, each tree overcomes growing pains and learns about themselves, friendship and their place in the forest and the world.
● M.R. Horhager, Aaron Hong
● 4'
● Canada
Vicky the owl likes the colorful and cheerful world by day. Her parents understand, yet don't agree. In the evenings, Vicky is sleepy and looks like a "noodle owl“.
● Lucie Sunková
● 8'
● Czech Republic
In an education system that values math and science, Milly, a quirky student, finds herself trapped within the four walls of the dreary classroom. Looking for an escape to take a break, she daydreams with her head high in the clouds, only to be thwarted by her strict math teacher, Mr Fletcher. Follow Milly’s adventures as she creatively eludes Mr Fletcher to keep her head in the clouds.
● Kaylee Tan
● 2'
● USA
In the bustling heart of London, Tabby McTat and his busker friend Fred delight crowds with their harmonious duets until an unexpected separation tears them apart. Tabby McTat searches the city for Fred, but instead finds solace and a new family with a feline friend named Sock.
● Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour
● 25’
● UK
There was a man who was known to everyone as the pianist from Békéscsaba. Sometimes the urge to play would even catch him on the roof… Oh well, necessity is the mother of invention!
● Kati Glaser
● 3'
● Hungary
Mouse has no idea what treasure awaits him when he stumbles across an abandoned box on a Monday morning. It is then Croc who makes it his own. Then there are Moggy, Dachshund, Frog, Snail and Porker who get possession of it as well - only to find that the box cannot be possessed, or at least not in the way they thought.
● Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert
● 9'
● Germany
Chantal is a young female cat that grew up in a touristic seaside village. The end of the tourist season turns her birth town into a ghost town. Along with a clowder of other strays, Chantal embarks on an odyssey across the small island in search of a peculiar monk named Aquarelle - the man who she believes is destined to be her foster parent. Surviving through the wilderness will force Chantal to grow. Thus, before surrendering to domestic life, she will have to question her true nature once again.
● Zacharias Mavroeidis
● 9’
● Greece
10-year-old Nina has always filled her imagination with her dad’s hedgehog diverting stories. But when he loses his job, Nina starts to worry about the future of her family. After hearing rumors of a treasure hidden by the old factory’s boss, Nina and her best friend Mehdi decide to organize a risky hold-up, to share the swag between her father and his fellow co-workers. A crazy adventure begins…
● Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
● 80’
● France
Max, a 12-year-old entrepreneur is forced to close his business operated from his garage and move with his father to a remote village in the countryside. When Max discovers chickens in the old, abandoned barn of his cousin Charles, he sees an opportunity to start a business. The two acolytes join forces with Alice, a young YouTuber known for her market gardening videos, and embark on the creation of a farm of 500 laying hens.
● Sébastien Gagn
● 89'
● Canada
When you finally arrive at your favourite snorkeling spot but then suddenly everything is getting out of control. But do you know why? A very short story in three acts.
● Malgorzata Rybak
● 2'
● Poland
On climate change front line, Madagascar has been badly hit by successive cyclones. Titi, a nurse from Niger, joins medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières and reaches inaccessible rural communities to confront the alarmingly rising rates of child malnutrition.
● Natasha Blatsiou
● 28'
● Greece
In the face of a looming crisis Coral Gardeners takes viewers to the frontlines of the battle to save the Maldives' dying coral reefs.
● Jon Bowermaster
● 20'
● USA
Leonie’s biggest dream is to become a pig farmer. On the farm of her parents she is happily wandering around with her best friend, Skeet the cat.
● Jip Heijenga
● 15'
● Belgium
13-year-old Nastia, an elite gymnast from Kyiv. After winning the Ukrainian championship with her tightknit group of friends, Nastia is forced to flee to Germany with her grandmother due to war in Ukraine. In the unfamiliar town of Gelsenkirchen, Nastia must start over and cope with the uncertainty of whether she will ever see her parents and friends again. But when she joins a German gymnastics team, Nastia finds hope and begins to build a new life for herself. This moving story celebrates resilience, friendship, and the power of sports to bring people together.
● Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
● 22΄
● Denmark, Norway