The short films:

Low Tide

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Belgium, France
  • Director: David NOBLET
  • Duration: 18min

A retirement home by the sea. A storm is brewing. 11-year-old Élodie visits her grandmother Ismène, who seems lost in the fog of her memories. The young girl fights back against fate with a few notes of music. The fog begins to lift.

3 Captains

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Germany
  • Director: Julia Ocker
  • Duration: 8min

Three captains argue about who has to clean the ship. There's only one way to solve this problem: to steal the crown of the Queen of England! Because whoever has the crown is in charge. But sometimes a ship’s parrot is smarter than three squabbling captains!

Christopher & the Bug

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Canada
  • Director: Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef
  • Duration: 11min

An owl’s peaceful solitude is disrupted when a tiny bug moves into his home. Determined to get rid of the uninvited guest, Christopher embarks on a series of attempts to reclaim his space. However, as their paths intertwine, he discovers the transformative power of friendship.

Our Kingdom

  • Year: 2026
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Chris Ross
  • Duration: 8min

After school, on a long summer’s afternoon, neighbours Becky and Jake meet at a concrete playground, where they lose themselves in chips, ball games and Shakespeare. There, they find a safe haven from life at home, a sense of belonging and… an eternal vow.

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.

Extra info

A colourful collection of stories in which young and old, humans and animals, have to work together. It doesn’t always go smoothly – sometimes there’s laughter, sometimes there are arguments – but the conclusion is always the same: together, you’re stronger.