| FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY | LENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A World Beyond The Screen | Colin Fearing | Canada | 4 Min. | |
 15 years old and already numb to the world. Nature has the answer. Film Block: Student-Made Narrative pt.1 | ||||
| Bellysaurus | Philip Watts | Australia | 8 Min. | |
A tiny dinosaur dreams she is a scary big dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Literally. Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| Coppelia | Jeff Tudor, Steven De Beul and Ben Tesseur | Germany | 82 Min. | |
Film Block: Sunday Feature | ||||
| Dilly Digger | Eva Colmers | Canada | 10 Min. | |
Dilly is a curious little mole who loves to dig. Day in. Day out. Dig, dig, dig. But he is not so good at staying on task. Today, Dilly is supposed to find mushrooms for dinner but gets distracted by a funny butterfly, a fuzzy caterpillar and a friendly Giraffe. Will Dilly find the mushrooms and keep his promise? Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| Dream in Color | Marijn Raeven | Belgium | 6 Min. | |
Two brothers struggle to deal with the loss of their mother. The elder brother tries to cheer up his younger brother by taking him on a journey to an imaginary world. In the process, they find more than just a distraction from their grief. Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| First Love | Beatrice Woo | Canada | 10 Min. | |
Jacob, a 13 year old boy, navigates his intense crush on a girl named Jenny. Trying to catch her attention, he attempts to perform a grand romantic gesture for her. When that fails, Jacob sneaks out to the school dance in a brave attempt to win Jenny’s heart. Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.1 | ||||
| Flow | Robert Ramírez | Spain | 7 Min. | |
What happens when you are a child, and you want to do grown up things? And when you grow up, but you would rather be a child? Bruno and Alex are such good friends that they will discover at the same time how magical it is to grow up. Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.2 | ||||
| Hello World | Kenneth Elvebakk | Norway | 88 Min. | |
HELLO WORLD (Hei Verden) is a celebration of kids and young people who have the courage to be different and take pride in their identities, whether it’s coming out, coloring their hair blue or dressing without conforming to gender. While their classmates and friends are doing everything to fit in, Runa 12, Dina 13, Viktor 12, and Joachim 14, are defining themselves differently. They are the first people to be openly gay in their classes and the youngest ones in their respective communities to come out. But building pride is not easy in a world where hate messages are just a click away, and even harder in schools where administration and education systems seek to erase and marginalize outstanding voices. What is it really like to be the only open queer in the whole school? Told through the eyes of the four young people, the film gives us a window into understanding what it is like to grow up as a queer. Film Block: Saturday Night Feature | ||||
| Kabam! | Elisabeth Hesemans | Netherlands | 8 Min. | |
 KABAM! is all about common childhood fears. Everyone gets scared sometimes. The children in Mr Mo’s class all have a vivid imagination that helps them whenever they’re scared of something! Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.2 | ||||
| Knights are not Afraid | Elizabeth Alexeevskaya | Russian Federation | 8 Min. | |
 Katya comes to the children’s hospital. Here she is overwhelmed by fear. Waiting for the dentist, she meets intelligent Kirill and bully Alexey. Each them try to attract the girl’s attention and make her not to think about anxiety, in their own way. Katya is attracted only by Kirill. She doesn’t like Alexey because of his appearance and behavior. But at a difficult moment, when Katya is in danger from the cleaning lady, it turns out that Alexei is becoming a real knight. Katya changes her attitude towards Alexei and gives her friendship as a token of gratitude. Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| Like You | Marco Gosalvez | Spain | 8 Min. | |
A child with Down syndrome wants to go to a casting for actors, but he doesn’t dare because of his condition. His mother encourages him to come forward, with unexpected results. Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.2 | ||||
| Lily | Teri Tzaneros | Australia | 3 Min. | |
The film is about two independent individuals who live in the forest. They find each other unexpectedly in the woods, where they form a bond with each other. However, with one being overly eccentric and giddy and the other the complete opposite, a shy yet curious boy, they soon realise that connecting with each other proves rather difficult.
Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| Pasuya and Cloud | Ting Yuk Yuen | Taiwan | 9 Min. | |
This short-animation is about a aboriginal boy and a Clouded Leopard. The boy rescues the Leopard from a trap, and they became the very best of friends. One day, the two were out hunting, and they met the Leopard’s mother. After that, the story becomes emotional. The Leopard had to leave the boy, because it missed her mother so much. Film Block: Student-Made Narrative pt.1 | ||||
| Planet Robin | Johan Kaos | Norway | 17 Min. | |
One day ROBIN (9) discovers a small PLANET hovering in the forest, it is damaged and in need of help. Robin takes it home and hides it in the garage. As her parents’ divorce intensifies, Robin clings to pampering the Planet with catastrophic results. Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.1 | ||||
| Pollution Solution | The Bum Family | Canada | 6 Min. | |
 A short documentary that explores what people are doing about pollution. Made by a group of 6 young cousins who fear the world is ending due to human activity. By asking people how they address the pollution crisis in their everyday lives, and using animation to illustrate the responses, the filmmakers hope to inspire viewers to do their part in solving the pollution solution. Film Block: Student-Made Documentaries | ||||
| Some Stiff Competition | Paul Zinder | United Kingdom | 15 Min. | |
In an English village, an enthusiastic crowd cheers an annual competition where their stuffed animals, attached to homemade parachutes, are thrown off the church tower to see how far they float. This documentary focuses on two local families, led by a dad and a granddad (one a former champion) as they vie for the top prize. But is the contest being taken a bit too seriously? Film Block: Documentaries that show that Kids are Awesome! | ||||
| Sunshine Motel | Rosita Wolkers | Netherlands | 6 Min. | |
 Sunshine Motel is a short drama film about seven-year-old Rose who is left alone by her mother during their summer holiday. A film about a child’s longing for a sunny holiday; swimming in the ocean, eating ice cream and going to the kids disco. When Rose wakes up to discover that she has been left alone, she tries to enjoy her day. Even without her mother. But can she keep up that illusion? When the night falls, she makes a rigorous decision. Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.1 | ||||
| The Little Matchsticks Girl | Mickey Cohen | Netherlands | 3 Min. | |
 This modern version of The Little Matchstick Girl shows that the story in this old fairytale still applies to this day. A group of seven children from 5th grade from different neighborhoods in Amsterdam formed the illustration team. In the animation you see different versions of the girl and the different visions the girl has. The children have drawn their dreams of warmth, food and gifts causing the viewer to get an insight in the desires of a current 10 to 11 year old. The animation is an interplay between professional artists and children to create a contemporary version of a universal fairytale that shows how poverty knows many faces. Film Block: Shorts Perfect for Ages 10 & Under | ||||
| The Mermaid's Tale | Aidan McArdle | United Kingdom | 13 Min. | |
 Maeve has recently lost her mum; her dad, blinded by grief, cannot see that she needs him. Maeve’s favourite book is a book of fairy-tales that her mum gave her, which she keeps with her at all times. One day, Maeve is astonished when a picture of a mermaid comes magically to life and begins to help with tricky situations. Can this magical creature help to bridge the widening gulf between this young girl and her dad? Film Block: Shorts for Middle Schoolers and Above pt.1 | ||||
