For Children 1 (+7)
The Great Overflow
Sweden, 2021, 15 minutes, Color, Swedish, Meänkieli, Sami, Turkish dubbed; Turkish captioned
Director: Magnus Fredriksson
Screenplay: Johan F. Niemi, Magnus Fredriksson
Animation: Magnus Fredriksson
Music: Martin Eriksson
Production: Bortbyting AB
After a flood, Pää and Nif travels down the river and out on the wast ocean on the roof of a house. On their journey they meet many different characters, some of whom join them on their journey. On their trip they also bear witness to pollution and back home they have a party without straws or plastic cutlery.
The Child and the Goose
France, 2021, 7 minutes, Color, No Dialogue
Director: Jade Chastan Alice Failla Jérôme Ginesta Justine Hermetz Sophie Lafleur Vincent Lenne
Screenplay: Alice Failla, Vincent Lenne
Animation: Alice Failla, Jérôme Ginesta, Justine Hermetz
Editing: Alice Failla, Vincent Lenne
Music: Hassan Ali
Production: Ecole des Nouvelles Images
In a remote countryside, a small child, fascinated by the sky, meets a goose in search of freedom, and flies away with it. Living a daydream, their journey turns sour when they find themselves stranded on the rooftops of a city.
Wall Piano
Palestinian Territory, 2020, 3 minutes, Color, No Dialogue
Director: Asma Ghanem Christopher Marianetti Alexia Webster
Cinematography: Alexia Webster
Editing: Christopher Marianetti
Music: Christopher Marianetti
Production: Found Sound Nation, Elena Moon Park
Wall Piano takes us into a daydream of a young girl who lives under the shadow of a separation wall. The film shows a wall as something other than an immovable barrier for a group of children living in Ramallah, Palestine, a frontline of the West Bank conflict.
IDODO
Switzerland, United States, 2021, 10 minutes, Color, Tok-Pisin language, Turkish dubbed; Turkish captioned
2022 Zlin FF for Children and Youth; Special Mention 2022 Mo&Friese Kinder Kurzfilm Festival; Friese Award
Director: Ursula Ulmi
Screenplay: Ursula Ulmi
Animation: Hannes Stummvoll, Amélie Cochet, Oswald Iten, Géraldine Cammisar
Editing: Anja Kofmel
Music: IDODO Perfomance Group
Production: Ulmi Film
Based on a local legend from Papua New Guinea, where the director was born, IDODO retells the story of how reef fish got their beautiful colouring. Long ago the fish transformed into humans and came onto land to celebrate and dance. Once the sun set, they hurried back into the sea, leaving behind a big mess. Curious as to who had been occupying the village in their absence, the villagers of one island plan to find out who those uninvited visitors were. What they would soon discover, leaves them amazed and mesmerized.
Sanctuary
Czech Republic, 2021, 5 minutes, Color, Slovak, Turkish dubbed; Turkish captioned
Director: Eva Matejovičová
Screenplay: Eva Matejovičová
Cinematography: Eva Matejovičová
Editing: Marguerite G. Farag, Anežka Fišárková
Music: Constantine Syrovatskyy
Production: FAMU
We listen to an animal rescuer who talks about her experience with adoption of handicapped animals. We witness the stories of an old sick Chihuahua, a paralyzed, French Bulldog and a frightened cat finding their perfect human companion.
Suzie in the Garden
Czech Republic, 2022, 13 minutes, Color, Czech; Turkish dubbed, Turkish captioned
Director: Lucie Sunková
Screenplay: Lucie Sunková
Cinematography: Jaroslav Fišer
Editing: Anna Ryndová
Music: Constantine Syrovatskyy
Production: FAMU
Little Suzie goes with her mother and dad to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden. Who is it that lives there? Suzie is a little afraid. But what to do when you are afraid of someone, but you find their key on the path?
Queen of the Foxes
Switzerland, 2022, 9 minutes, Color, French; Turkish dubbed, Turkish captioned
2022 Annecy Animated FF; Best Original Music for a Short Film, Young Audience Award 2022 Fantoche Animation FF; Audience Award, Best Swiss Film
Director: Marina Rosset
Screenplay: Marina Rosset
Animation: Marina Rosset
Editing: Marina Rosset
Music: Rahel Zimmermann
Production: Marina Rosset
The queen of the foxes is the saddest of them all. In order to make her happy, her worried gang swarms out at night to lay at her feet the secretly written, but ultimately unsent love letters retrieved from the city’s rubbish.