Tricks for Kids – Shorts 2 (7 years and older)

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.

Le Vent dans les roseaux (The Wind in the Reeds)

Regie Director: Arnaud Demuynck, Nicolas Liguori / Frankreich, Schweiz / 12/2016 / 00:26:37 min.

Eliette lives in a country where music has been banned by the king. A wandering minstrel from the East has his instruments confiscated. He makes friends with Eliette who secretly has made a flute from a wild reed. Together they will lead the people in a rebellion against tyranny.

Spindrift (Spindrift)

Regie Director: Selina Wagner / Großbritannien / 12/2016 / 00:11:43 min.

A girl, more eagle than human, must decide between a life on the wing and her humanity when a stranger arrives on the tide.

Dark, Dark Woods (Dark, Dark Woods)

Regie Director: Emile Gignoux / Dänemark / 06/2016 / 00:06:15 min.

Young princess Maria has had about enough of her royal life – it’s all lesson, responsibilities and duties on top of each other, every hour of every day. Overwhelmed Maria is swept away on an adventure into the monster-filled dark, dark woods.

Cat Days (Cat Days)

Regie Director: Jon Frickey / Deutschland, Japan / 11/2017 / 00:11:09 min.

Jiro, a little boy, feels sick. His father takes him to the doctor’s. She diagnoses a harmless condition, but it shakes the core of the boy’s identity.

La Licorne (The Unicorn)

Regie Director: Remi Durin / Belgien, Frankreich / 12/2016 / 00:13:00 min.

One day, a little king walks the forest of his little kingdom and spies an extraordinary creature, white as snow and fast as the wind. The little queen manages to bring the unicorn to the castle. The mythical beast, although well cared for, falls sick. What could make her feel better?