Tricks for Kids 3

The competition Tricks for Kids Shorts presents 25 of the latest and most beautiful short films for children. The programmes are targeted at various age groups. The screenings will be attended by filmmakers. They explain how their films were created and answer questions. For films in foreign languages, German voice-over will be provided live in the cinema.FOR CHILDREN AGED 8 AND OLDER

Le Phare (Le Phare)

Regie Director: Quentin Arrius, Damien Contreras, Alan Fra, Daurélia Gazel, Laura Gerlier, Ola Ierardi / Frankreich / 09/2017 / 00:07:02 min.

In a boat graveyard a conflictual relationship between two neighbors takes place: a lighthouse keeper and a mermaid. The lighthouse keeper guides the boats towards safe waters while the mermaids tries to sink them.

Hedgehog (Hedgehog)

Regie Director: Vaibhav KeswaniI, Jeanne Laureau, Colombine Majou, Morgane Mattard, Kaisa Pirttinen, Jong-ha Yoon / Frankreich / 2018 / 00:04:43 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Miyu Distribution

A little boy speaks about hedgehogs all the time to everybody.

Mice, a small story (Mice, a small story)

Regie Director: Jade Baillargeault, Nazli Doale, Dimitri James, Daniel L. Quang, Morgane Lau, Mélanie Pango, Manon Pringault / Frankreich / 2018 / 00:04:15 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Miyu Distribution

In a dark subway tunnel, a group of mice finds a gold ring-pull that seems to have a mysterious effect on one of them. Not so far from them, an owl and his enslaved rats are watching. The owl sends his rats to get hold of this strange object.

The Stained Club (The Stained Club)

Regie Director: Simon Boucly, Marie Ciesielski, Alice Jaunet, Mélanie Lopez, Chan Stéphie Peang, Béatrice Viguier / Frankreich / 06/2018 / 00:06:39 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Je Regarde

Finn has stains on his skin. One day, he meets a group of cool kids with different stains on their bodies. One day, he understands that these stains aren’t just pretty.

Son Of The Sea (Son Of The Sea)

Regie Director: Abbas Jalali Yekta / Iran / 08/2018 / 00:10:22 min.

A man lives in a house with his wife and the illusion of their son on the wall! This hallucination gradually creates some complications in their life.

A Gong Grandpa (A Gong Grandpa)

Regie Director: Zozo JHEN, Tena GALOVIC, Marine VARGUY, Yen-Chen LIU, Ellis Ka-yin CHAN / Frankreich / 06/2018 / 00:05:42 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Miyu Distribution

A journey of a 7 year-old boy’s acceptance of his grandpa’s death in a traditional Taiwanese funeral is shown.

Belly Flop (Belly Flop)

Regie Director: Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon / Südafrika / 03/2018 / 00:05:05 min.

Persistence pays off when a fearless young girl learning to dive is unperturbed by a talented diver who steals the spotlight.

R.I.S.E Pathfinder (R.I.S.E Pathfinder)

Regie Director: Clementine Dudreuilh, Chloe Dumoulin, Alexandre Fruitet, Megane Nousse, Gabriel Sepulchre / Frankreich / 06/2018 / 00:09:10 min.

In the 70’s, a science team has created a robot named Pathfinder. Its mission is to calculate the distance between the Earth and the end of the Universe.