The short films:

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: Germany
  • Director: Malin Neumann
  • Duration: 6min

It hasn't rained in the forest for months. A young girl has to make a dangerous journey in search of a new spring. Will there be water there?

Hello Summer

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Slovakia
  • Director: Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová
  • Duration: 10min

Sun, sea, beaches... going on a vacation is wonderful! But what if the hotel is a bit dingy, the food might be a little too exotic, the sun burns mercilessly or your luggage gets lost? This family is surely making the best of it.

Let's Play

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Director: Marzieh Rasekh
  • Duration: 4min

In a village consumed by adult responsibilities, a child yearns for play and fun. However, his innocent play unintentionally sparks a war within the village, escalating from simple playfulness to destructive conflict.

Swimming with Wings

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Director: Daphna Awadish Golan
  • Duration: 11min

A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of a little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

Baking With Boris

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: France
  • Director: Maša Avramović
  • Duration: 8min

Boris the baker makes delicious bread and pastries every day for all his friends in the village. But he can no longer do so because... ah choo! Boris has become allergic to flour! How will he deal with all those hungry villagers?

Rice Ball Rice

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: Japan
  • Director: ikuo kato
  • Duration: 2min

Do you like to eat rice? Do you know where it comes from? This animation takes you to the rice fields of Japan, from rice grain to rice dish.

Writing Home

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Director: Eva Matejovičová
  • Duration: 12min

A small bark beetle girl lives peacefully in a forest in a tree. However, a fire, caused by irresponsible humans, burns the forest down to ashes. Her hand gets burned to charcoal and she gets separated from her family. Lost in a human town, she has to face the dangerous world of giants on her own. 

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Serious and not so serious short films from around the world for a curious young audience!