When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
● Tim Burton
● 87'
● USA
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
● Henry Selick
● 77'
● ???
Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas.
● Henry Selick
● 77’
● ???
Olivia, a 12-year-old middle class girl, is forced to reorganize her basic needs when her family (mother, little brother and herself) is evicted and forced to live in a squatted apartment on the edge of the big city, in a rough neighborhood.
● Irene Iborra Rizo
● 70'
● Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Chile, France
Leo, a mute young orphan, who doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere, escapes from the children’s home where she lives in order to travel to a fishing competition that reminds her of her parents. On the way, Lou, a non-conformist with barely a penny to his name, finds the little girl on the road, hitchhiking.
● Carlos Solano
● 101’
● Spain, UK, Romania
Bugboy follows George, a shy teenager with misaligned eyes who struggles to connect with others after his parents’ traumatic divorce. Finding refuge in the world of insects, he bonds with a cricket named Isabella, who inspires him to reimagine his place in the world.
● Lucas Paleokrassas
● 87'
● Greece, France, Denmark
When Meissy's (11) father reappears in their town after years of absence, she's immediately thrilled. Going against her mother Lucy's wishes, she secretly visits him and is enchanted by his colorful, wandering life on the streets
● Janne Schmidt
● 87'
● Netherlands
Ten-year-old Filip travels with his father to the nearest town to buy new shoes for school. When his father gets sidetracked by an old friend, Filip is left to continue the journey alone.
● Paul Negoescu
● 85'
● Romania, Bulgaria
On Christmas Eve, on a small, snow-covered Aegean island in the late 19th century, Achtitsa, a poor elderly woman, struggles to raise her two orphaned grandchildren with the help of her kind neighbor, Zerbinios.
● Panagiotis Rappas
● 72'
● Greece
Martha, Mikkel, and Mats are abruptly torn from their anticipation of vacation - instead of a family trip to Italy,o the only option left for the three city kids from Stuttgart is Grandma Inge way up north - a grandmother they’ve never met before
● Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
● 74'
● Germany