Films for children age 3 - Films for children age 7 - Films for children age 12

Short films in competition

Competition 1

A Sunny Day (Ein sonniger Tag)

Gil Alkabetz / Germany / 2007 / Animation / 6’17’’ / 35mm / No dialogue

The sun rises as it does every morning, but today it realises it is not as welcome as it hoped to be.

Contact: Sweet Home Studio

Tiny Fish (Rybka)

Sergei Ryabov / Russia / 2007 / Animation / 9’35’’ / 35mm / No dialogue

A child’s world is wonderful and intricate. The kindness of a child’s soul is capable of miracles... and giving life to the tiny fish.

Contact: Akop Kirakosyan

Sooner or Later (Tôt ou tard)

Jadwiga Kowalska / Switzerland / 2007 / Animation / 5’ / 35mm / No dialogue

A squirrel meets a lonely bat. They embark on a journey to try and make sense of the underground forces that govern day and night.

Contact: HGK Lucerne

The Swimming Lesson (La Leçon de natation)

Danny De Vent / France - Belgium / 2008 / Animation / 10’ / 35mm / No dialogue

Five-year-old Jonas is attending his first swimming class. As he tries to escape this frightening place, he falls into the water…

Contact: Les Films du Nord

The New Species (Jauna Suga)

Evalds Lacis / Latvia / 2008 / Animation / 10’ / 35mm / No dialogue

An entomologist finds a new species of bug in the meadow and would like to add it to his collection. But the bugs don’t want to become museum objects…

Contact: Film Studio AB

Aukanek

Madina Iskhakova / Switzerland / 2007 / Animation / 3’10’’ / 35mm / No dialogue

Four characters meet in the cold tundra through a series of funny coincidences.

Contact: HGK Lucerne

Aston’s Stones (Astons stenar)

Uzi Geffenblad, Lotta Geffenblad / Sweden / 2007 / Animation / 9’ / 35mm / In French

When Aston finds some stones on his way home, he decides to adopt them.

Contact: Les Films du Préau

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