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’
● USA
Quirky heroes, bizarre creatures, and stories that teeter between the macabre and the tender define the universe of American director Tim Burton – a place where being different requires no hiding.
● Τιμ Μπάρτον, Χένρι Σέλικ
● ΗΠΑ
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
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
Mirco travels a lot for work, while his wife Fatime organises their demanding family life. Their year-old son Jason is autistic and his everyday life consists of daily routines and fixed rules. When the family is advised to send Jason to a special school, Mirco is also challenged as a father.
● Marc Rothemund
● 109'
● Germany
