The cinema becomes an adventure land: Short films from all over the world will make you laugh, marvel and dream. Foreign-language films have a German voice-over. If the filmmakers visit the festival, they will answer your questions.
Stories told by children from abroad, various animation techniques and, last but not least, one of 13 Icelandic Santas makes us laugh. Colourful entertainment for story explorers aged 6 and over.
It is Peter’s first summer in the countryside! Which is very exciting and all seems to be going well for him, too. Atleast until the innkeeper’s dead grandfather tries to eat him.
Battery Mommy is the backbone of a small nursery. She works hard to make sure that the bubble gun bubbles, the camera clicks and that lunch is ready on time. One winter day while the children are taking their nap, the Christmas tree catches fire. Now it is up to her to get to the fire alarm and save the sleeping children.
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For a class assignment, Basma and her classmates have to draw memories from their vacations. She spent hers in Morocco, her country of origin. However, she feels hesitant to draw her memories because she is Muslim and has a different culture. So, instead she starts comparing herself to others. At that moment, Basma doesn’t realize the power her culture has imbued her with.
Dancing freely in the icy coldness of space is dangerous but not if you have a friend with you. A close-knit friendship can keep you warm even in the freezing cold.
When a peaceful summer camp is interrupted by a sudden thunderstorm, the children escape to their tents. The storm is so scary that one boy can’t fall asleep anymore. To help him overcome his fear, his friend starts making shadow figures. Together they create a magical shadow world that lets them forget about the raging storm outside.
Two teenage wannabe warrior-heroes and a spirited ghost girl master the skills they need to replace the world’s greatest (and oldest) Monster Hunter by doing his strange supernatural chores.
This short animated documentary relates experiences of immigration in the Netherlands through the eyes of a little Israeli girl as she learns how to swim while being fully clothed.
A day draws to a close. A little monkey falls asleep. As his mind wanders off, the forest starts to change. What happens to us and our mind when we fall asleep? This film combines a visual lullaby with the four stages of sleep, taking us through a deep and strange forest.
It’s the night of the Yule-Shoe. A little boy waits impatiently for his gift without knowing that his Santa Stagger Stave struggles to get up to his windowsill on the top floor.
Deutschlandpremiere