In our time of uncertainty and anxiety, a teenage boy comes face to face with his fears and worries. Can he open his heart out to his classmates? Will they ignore him, help him or make fun of him?
● Ruth Beni, Daniel Greaves
● 8’
● UK
An 11-year-old girl must stand up to her bullies, the rest of the girls in her village, and honor her old-fashioned grandfather by holding her ground. A film about courage and loneliness.
● Vigdis Nielsen
● 17’
● Norway
While 12-year-old Jackie is wandering around the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Oopjen Coppit, from Rembrandt's famous painting, suddenly appears in front of her looking for her long-lost sister.
● Annemarie van de Mond
● 90'
● Netherlands
Amy playfully takes advantage of her granny's dementia: it makes it easy for her to win at cards or get paid twice for her report. Yet she really loves her grandmother and is happy for her when she falls in love with Rinus. But what will Amy do when that love is forced to move away?
● Lidi Toepoel*
● 14'
● Netherlands
As her sixth birthday approaches, a girl is choosing some presents - not for herself, but for her favorite doll Sonia, who is waiting for her at the store.
● Natalia Beliaeva
● 15'
● Slovakia, Russia
Magda, 11, is a fresh black metal-fan. She is not like the other girls, something she will notice. When Halloween comes, she has no one to go trick or treating with.
● Morten Evelid
● 16'
● Norway
At the After-life service, the soul Gaspard doesn’t have enough Karma points to reincarnate into the beautiful peacock he wishes to become.
● Coline César, Florent Chaput, Steven Lecomte, Claire Maury, Émilie Milcent, Sophie
● 6'
● France
“Yaren and the Sun” is a short documentary about grief, healing and friendship. Four years ago ten year old Yaren lost her mother. This summer she nervously leaves for a special kind of camp: a grieving camp. Here, all the kids have lost someone close to them.
● Joren Slaets, Renate Raman
● 19'
● Belgium
Dinosaurs, meteors, cavemen and the most naughty children in the universe meet in this hilarious animation that presents an alternative comic version of the creation of our world.
● Magnus Møller, Mette Tange, Peter Smith
● 7'
● France
