The programme presents a selection of the seven most beautiful short films of the Tricks for Kids competition that were met with enthusiastic reception by both young and older ITFS 2023 audience. The topics and stories are varied and powerful, entertaining, and thoughtprovoking.
The young audience gets an insight into fantastic worlds full of adventure, excitement and fun. In addition to loose, varied stories that at the same time have emotional depth, topics such as dealing with a child’s imagination, longing, friendship and family cohesion are conveyed in an aesthetically impressive and child-friendly way.
The film selection incorporated the ratings of the ITFS Children’s Jury and the voting for the Tricks for Kids Audience Award. The films have no dialogue, except for ELEGY OF ELEPHANT, which is still understandable to a younger audience with three short lines of dialogue in Mandarin and English subtitles. The films are recommended for children aged 5 years and older.
Living in the forest, little spider Temi dreams of catching the moon. For that, she will do anything.
A little boy who loves nature, especially crows, struggles to fit in with his schoolmates.
The cat has an especially delicious recipe: Mouse Soup!
To be sisters is about a special bond and laughing together. To be sisters is to be propelled by love. But these particular sisters share an extra something a bit different, and that’s absolutely fine.
A king and a queen have almost everything, but something is missing. Desperate as they are, they search for the perfect seed to grow a child, but the only thing sprouting is their garden.
The leading elephant Nana was rescued by an old man when she was young. Many years after Nana backed to nature, she sensed old man’s death, which led her back with the herd to mourn for him.
Two little girls are playing with a ball. But after a petty quarrel, they get angry with each other and take offense. Their umbrage makes them inflate like balloons; they fly all the way up to the clouds. Girls get stuck up there, with no idea how to get down and save their kitten stuck in the tree.