The short films:

Nora's Ark

  • Year: 2026
  • Country: Croatia, Norway
  • Director: Endre Lund Eriksen, Isak Gjertsen
  • Duration: 20min

The earth is flooded. Nora’s dad has built an ark to save all the animals. Nora is particularly worried about the insects that she loves so passionately. But Dad says no; there’s no room on the ark for pesky creepy-crawlies, not even for Nora’s best friend, Billy the Beetle.

Lazare

  • Year: 2026
  • Country: France
  • Director: Claire Dietrich
  • Duration: 21min

During break time, Lazare, Margot, and Joël watch through the classroom windows as their classmates are sucked up by a cloud and vanish into the air. Frightened, they stand firm. But from his wheelchair, Lazare has a very different perspective on the catastrophic event.

Into the forest

  • Year: 2026
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Director: Antonin Niclass
  • Duration: 9min

In an empty film studio, a little monkey wakes up. On a computer screen, a luminous jungle appears, seemingly close by but out of reach. Until the little fellow meets two friends. Together, they set to work and build a jungle thanks to the magic of animated film and imagination

A Serious Thought

  • Year: 2026
  • Country: Estonia
  • Director: Jonas Taul
  • Duration: 16min

A little boy can’t sleep. His head is full of thoughts: cute, scary, bitter, or sweet thoughts. Or very serious thoughts about the Earth, which is just a marble in the endless expanse of space. He goes for a little walk in the garden, where the animals help him with his worries.

Extra info

High up in the clouds, the stars are close; you can almost reach out and touch them. From up there, you have a superb view of everything happening on Earth. And if you look closely, you’ll see tiny sparks twinkling everywhere – little dots of light that bring hope, beauty and wonder.