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
Zip is a small intrepid explorer in a world of found-objects come-to-life. Zip pulls his tiny wagon through the expanses of a long-abandoned attic, foraging among the delightful clutter and searching for curious nick-nacks to decorate his humble home. When a pair of troublesome mice steal his latest treasure, Zip takes chase to recover it, facing unexpected dangers along the way.
● Carolyn Gair
● 7'
● USA
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
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
Among the different species that inhabit our planet, one stands out from the others by its power and its impact on ecosystems. It is the Autosaurus Rex!
● Marcel Barelli
● 6΄
● Switzerland
Giuseppe the little hedgehog comes out of hibernation and finds some snow still on the ground around his home. Thrilled to be able to play in the snow even though it’s almost spring, he asks his dad why snow is white.He responds with an old tale to show Giuseppe that it is simply the light of the sun reflecting off its crystals that makes the snow sparkling white.
● Pascale Hecquet
● 4΄
● France
Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a tourist trip to a slaughterhouse. He takes it home after finding out that the calf would become a schnitzel
● Filip Diviak
● 8΄
● Czech Republic
A mosaic of small stories from all over the world, in which cows experience positive and negative moments, depicts the life of an animal in a global world and its relationship with humans. The visually colorful images portray the cow as a sensitive creature worthy of admiration. With its stylized poetry, playfulness and humor, the film gives hope for a better world.
● Pavla Baštanová
● 12΄
● Czech Republic
