The short films:

Polliwog

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Germany
  • Director: Julia Skala
  • Duration: 9min

During a forest home trip with her class, Marlene is struggling with her changing body, which she hides under sweaters that are far too large. When her classmates start making fun of an oddly developed tadpole, Marlene weirdly identifies with the animal and decides to set it free.

The Empty Panel

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: France
  • Director: Thibault Chollet
  • Duration: 11min

Since his dog died, Paul no longer draws the fantastic comic book adventures in which they starred together. But his little sister urges him to complete one unfinished drawing. A touching story in a graphic style that draws inspiration from comic strips.

Wheelie Boys

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Belgium
  • Director: Aisha Adepoju
  • Duration: 15min

Summer is dawning. Garvey, Bas, and Stag spend a lot of time together on their pimped-up bikes. They enjoy the ride-outs... on one wheel. But there is tension in the air: after the summer, the boys will each go their separate ways, to different high schools.

Autokar

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Belgium, France
  • Director: Sylwia SZKIŁĄDŹ
  • Duration: 17min

In the 1990s, eight-year-old Agata leaves Poland on a bus to Belgium, all by herself. When writing a letter to her father, her pencil drops and rolls away. Agata weaves her way between the seats and plunges into a fantastical world inhabited by strange half-human, half-animal passengers. 

Extra info

Growing up means learning, transforming and so much more. And sometimes it also means saying goodbye. Experience it together with the main characters in these quirky, colourful adventures.

With Q&A