Before Christmas 1942, two Jewish children, Sarah and Daniel, are hiding in the basement of Gerda’s family. But Gerda’s parents are arrested, and now it is up to Gerda and her brother Otto to help Sarah and Daniel flee from the Germans, across the border to Sweden.
● Johanne Helgeland
● 100'
● Norway
There is nothing orphan girl Jonna wants more than a mother in Linda Hambäck’s animated adaptation of Frida Nilsson’s award-winning novel THE APE STAR, about outsiders and unconventional love.
● Linda Hambäck
● 75'
● Sweden, Norway, Denmark
The adventurous story about a young geek city boy Martin, who has to overcome himself and stay two weeks in the summer camp without his comfort and any technology. Here he will be challenged to help the forest creatures to save their forest of being destroyed by greedy developers.
● Petr Oukropec
● 80'
● Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the ‘World’s Scariest Games’; she enlists the guidance of a washed-up former champion, a grouchy Saltwater Crocodile, to help her achieve her dreams and prove that true champions come in all sizes.
● Ricard Cusso
● 88’
● Australia
Nicolas is a 10-year-old boy with Down Syndrome whose mom makes him a costume every year for his birthday to boost his imagination.
● Eduardo Rivero
● 82’
● Mexico
A friendship forms between a never-aging 10-year-old vampire and an orphan schoolboy, but a moon headed monster throws obstacles in their paths.
● Joann Sfar
● 82’
● France, Belgium
Following an unfortunate accident, a feisty little mouse and a shy young fox cub unwittingly find themselves in animal heaven. In this strange environment, they will have to put aside their natural instincts and work together to succeed on their journey through this new world.
● Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček
● 87'
● Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia
Marguerite and Margot are both 12, with each their own family, friends, problems… ad era! One lives in 1942 and the other in 2020.
● Pierre Coré
● 89’
● France
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
13-year-old Ramin Mehdipour and his Iranian family have been living in a refugee centre in Finland. Just as Ramin starts to enjoy the school holidays, the family receives the terrible news their asylum application has been denied.
● Hamy Ramezan
● 82’
● Finland