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“I usually find chaotic people very enjoyable”   The life of 12-year-old Olivia is turned upside down overnight, now that she must learn to look after her younger Read more »

“When cinema creates something that wasn’t there before”   In the middle of Palermo, Sicily, stands an old, abandoned kindergarten. People say the place is haunted and should Read more »

“Our audience constantly renews itself”   The rapid rise of streaming platforms is having a huge impact on our sector. Not a single industry event goes by without Read more »

“You need to feed the forest”   In the short Norwegian documentary WITH GRACE, the 13-year-old title character, a witty girl with big dreams and an exceptional talent Read more »

“Smoking is a quintessential part of depicting Dublin”   What makes a film typically Irish? Lots of chatter? Check! Coffee, beer, and cigarettes? Check! Grey streets of an Read more »

“Stop singing and tell me a story!”   The underwater world is full of colours—some say as many as 9 million!—movement, and strange creatures. The ideal environment for Read more »

“The underlying forces that are already emerging” However small she may be, Elena is at a turning point in her life. Her first communion is supposed to be Read more »

“Thousands of trees stand between them” As a Brussels festival, it is quite special to present AUTOKAR, an animated chronicle about Polish labour migration to Brussels in the Read more »

“Wait! It’s coming!”   People and animals arranged in geometric constellations, prompting conversations that never take place and quasi-serious observations of comical situations. If we can consider Estonians Read more »

“Being with sisters was the essence of growing up”   Claustrophobia in the open air, is that a contradiction? Not in the short film PEOPLE UNDER WATER, by Read more »

“Motherboards and wires were always a part of my life”   Love and being in love are physical sensations, but are they so physical that they change the Read more »

“Eating the cake and the dough!”   Did you know that the living room can actually be a race track? Daddy asks Mathilde to tidy up her toy Read more »

“I was surprised when a visitor called it a mess”   A metal bicycle tyre that bursts when it runs over a nail… I find that irresistibly funny! Read more »

“Like the landscape: strong, and firmly anchored”   Feliciano’s number one passion is football. He even named his alpaca after his favourite player, Ronaldo! Feliciano is overjoyed when Read more »

The “Youngsters Jury” consists of 6 European members (ages 16-21) who judge 5 feature films during their stay at the festival in Frankfurt, Germany (September 25th – October Read more »

After an exciting Award Ceremony, the 18th edition of the International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Filem’On has come to an end. We were ecstatic to finally be Read more »

  “A dirty T-shirt but a clean moustache”   Years after the death of his mother, 13 year old Karim has left Paris for Morocco with his father, Read more »

“Kids’ grief is like a zebra’s stripes: on and off”   Sofia, Hedvig and Maja are sisters with a common sorrow: their mother Carolina took her own life Read more »

“A cocktail of explosive madness”   When his best friend starts dealing drugs for a local gang, 12 year old Abdel has no other choice than helping him Read more »

“A surprising amount of dentists” Finn’s recently divorced parents both have busy schedules to attain. That is why the boy finds himself alone on the train today, travelling Read more »