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THE WORLD’S LARGEST CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL HOSTED BY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE GLOBE

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2000+ Schools | 20 COUNTRIES | 2 million+ students

93 movies4 Days 23 shows

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Contents

Message from Festival Director04

jury members06

Message from Festival Programmer 05

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Short Films

Feature Films 10

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schedule59

IKFF Team

65 partners

Message from Festival director

Syed Sultan Ahmed

MD & Chief Learner @LXL Ideas6 National Awards Winner

hildren love watching films, but the challenge is that good children's films Care hard to come by. Film festivals are a great source of good films for children, but the reality is that film festivals happen in very few cities and few

children get an access to the wonderful films featured in film festivals. We at LXL Ideas asked ourselves a question – If children do not go to film festivals, can we take the festival to the children? Our answer to this question was the birth of the International Kids Film Festival - IKFF.

IKFF gives schools all over the world an opportunity to host a film festival in their premises. We have partnered with 7 of the best International Childrens Film Festivals from across the globe who have helped us curate almost 100 amazing films from 30 countries in 20 languages. IKFF is a great opportunity for children across the world to learn from the magic of cinema. This year IKFF also features Learn Cinema, an online film making class, exclusively designed for students to learn the art of film making. Students can also participate in the film making competition as part of IKFF this year and win exciting prizes of $10,000 and a chance to travel international film festivals.

As far as we are concerned, IKFF is the future of learning, and for all of us at LXL Ideas, our dream is to take IKFF to children across the globe in the coming years!

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Message from Festival programmer

Neha Jain

Head, LXL Films, LXL Ideas

elcome to the second edition of the International Kids Film Festival! It’s been a hectic Wseven months of marathon film viewing sessions, debates and discussions and, finally, I’d like to present to you the IKFF 2018 Catalogue: a diverse collection of 93 compelling

films from 31 countries, selected with a lot of passion and conviction, only for you.

Our main objective during the selection process has been to choose films that make you think and make you question the status quo. But I also know that these films will make you feel emotions you might not have experienced before. Some ideas might be unfamiliar to you, some stories might question your beliefs, all we ask of you is to look at each of these with an open mind. You may be surprised by what you learn - the places that you see, and the people that you meet.

Besides my fantastic Films Programming team, I would also like to thank our Partners who helped us find these gems in children’s cinema - Children's Film Festival Seattle, Providence Children's Film Festival (USA), Giffoni International Film Festival (Italy), Boston International Kids Film Festival, Lucas International Festival for Young Film Lovers (Germany) and Rolan International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Armenia). The embassies of France and Australia were instrumental in getting us films from their countries.

The best of the films at IKFF 2018 stand to win many awards. These will be chosen by our eight-member Jury comprising of eminent personalities from the film and animation industries in India, France and the United States. We also have a 20-member Children's Jury selected from schools across the world.

We hope you enjoy watching these films. After all, what can be better than going to the movies with friends and, that too, in school itself!

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Jury members

Ameeta Mulla WattalAmeeta Mulla Wattal is the Principal, Springdales School Pusa Road and Kirti Nagar. She has worked in the sphere of education, creative arts, special needs education, communicative English, street theatre, women’s education, peace studies and curriculum development for over four decades. She is the recipient of the prestigious National Teachers Award from the President of India, the Endeavour Award from the Australian government for work in Asia Literacy.

Emmanuele Petry-SirvinEmmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin is an expert in developing children's animated projects for the international TV industry and foreign market. Emmanuele started the Nelvana Paris o�ce in 1990 and grew the o�ce to focus on development, co-production and worldwide distribution for a wide range of children's programming. During her 17 years at Nelvana, Emmanuèle worked on various aspects of over 30 series but some of the highlights include: The Adventures Of Tintin, Babar, Franklin The Turtle, Maurice Sendak's Little Bear and Bill Joyce’s Rolie Polie Olie which granted Emma with her first Emmy Award. She is now a producer with acclaimed French animation production and distribution house, Dandelooo and is the creator and producer of the Emmy award-winning Treehouse Stories series.

Eric BilodeauEric Bilodeau has served as Director of Programming for the Providence Children’s Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA). For him, programming films for young minds has been the most demanding programming he has ever done in his 30+ years of programming, but also the most rewarding. Alongside his work with the Providence Children’s Film Festival, he is also the Children’s Film Programmer for the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (Massachusetts, USA). He is also the founder and current operator of the Cricket Cinema, a portable, pop-up movie cinema business.

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Jabeen MerchantJabeen Merchant is a film editor trained at the Film and Television Institute of India, with a wide and varied experience within the mainstream film industry as well as the independent filmmaking community. She has edited a range of fiction feature films, including the critically acclaimed Anaarkali of Aarah; commercially successful thrillers like NH10 and Manorama Six Feet Under; the off-beat comedy The President Is Coming; art-house films such as Kadvi Hawa and The Sweet Requiem; and the National Award winning children’s film Chhutkan Ki Mahabharat.

Laura AzevedoLaura Azevedo is Co-Creator and Director of the Boston International Kids Film Festival. She has over twenty years experience as a production manager and supervising producer, with credits on National Public Television series such as NOVA, American Experience and FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman. Having joined Filmmakers Collaborative in 2011, she now manages all strategic planning for the Collaborative and is interested in implementing further networking and educational opportunities for the independent media-making community world-wide.

Vikramaditya MotwaneVikramaitya Motwane is an award-winning Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, known for films like Dev.D (2009) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007). His directorial debut Udaan (2010) was selected to compete in the 'Un Certain Regard’ category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare awards.

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Uma da CunhaUma da Cunha’s work in cinema spans programming, writing and casting. Her career started in 1974. She has assisted major festivals such as those at Cannes, Berlin and Venice and more recently, Toronto and Busan. She has also been Founder-Advisor to several Indian film festivals held abroad. Uma has also held Indian film sessions at New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Image. In 1966 she edited Montage - A Monograph on Satyajit Ray. In 2009, she served on the International jury for Cannes's Un Certain Regard. She has been programming a section, now called 'Discovering India', at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star ever since its inception.

Shweta TripathiShweta Tripathi is an actor who has starred in several Bollywood films and is best known for her critically acclaimed performance in Masaan (2015). She has been the face of several advertising campaigns for leading brands such as Cadbury, Tata Sky and Amazon. She was seen in Haramkhor (2017) opposite Nawazuddin Siddique. She has appeared in the web series The Trip (2016) with Lisa Haydon, Mallika Dua and Sapna Pabbi, and is shooting for its 2nd season. Her upcoming web series, Mirzapur, is slated for release in November 2018.

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Akshaya TripathiAge:12 City: Raipur, India

Anagha AnandAge:12 City: Kochi , India

Ananya SahayAge:12 City: Hyderabad, India

Calista Leroux Age:12 City: United States

Ranveer BehlAge:13City: Mumbai , India

Zene Zoe WarsiAge:11City: Mumbai , India

Aakanksha JainAge:17 City: Bhiwani, India

Athul VinuAge:16City: Bangalore, India

Carla CasseseAge:16City: Baronissi , Italy

Deepali JethwaniAge:15City: Jaipur, India

Dimitri OrtizAge:14City: Providence, United States

Gerardo GamboneAge:16City: Salerno, Italy

Joshua RelyeaAge:17City: Warwick, United States

Oriana SenatoreAge:15City: San Cipriano Picentino , Italy

Reka MoscarelliAge:15City: Providence, United States

Sara Dell'AcquaAge:14City: Salerno , Italy

Surya TejaAge:16City: Hyderabad , India

Teresa BassoAge:17City: Pontecagnano Faiano , Italy

Vasu JainAge:15City: Chandigarh , India

Zeke Zidaan WarsiAge:14City: Mumbai , India

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FESTIVAL DIRECTORSSyed Sultan AhmedMD & Chief Learner @LXL IdeasNeha JainHead Films @LXL Ideas

ADVISORSElizabeth ShephardFestival Director, Children's Film Festival SeattleEric Bilodeau Director of Programming, Providence Children's Film FestivalUma da Cunha Film Festival Curator

FILM CURATION TEAMRuchi SawardekarAayushi Bengani Anne Doshi

FESTIVAL COORDINATORSAntra Chandna – INDIAJenny – KAZAKHSTAN & KYRGYZSTANWithout Borders – SRI LANKASaida Ibrahimova – RUSSIAKawther Ben Mabrouk – TUNISIATalha Owais – SAUDI ARABIA

EXECUTION TEAMKhalid Ahmed, Rakesh Ramachandra, Yamini Gowda, Lubna Mulla, Raghunandan & Mohit Khan

CONTENT & CREATIVE TEAMPreethi MahtaniSushma VenkteshUday S

DIGITAL TEAMArchana Muralidhar, Amith Nagender, Sahana Govindaraju & Kasturi Ranga

TECH & DELIVERYManjunath DixitPraveen U M

ORGANISER LXL Ideas makes lessons of life through films, events, publishing and training. We impact learning and create lifelong learning experiences for students, parents and educators. With School Cinema, our film-based life skills learning module, we've produced 120+ films for students, parents and teachers. School Cinema has reached 1,000+ schools, directly impacting 1million+ kids. LXL Ideas is recipient of 6 National Film Awards, 9 international awards and over 350+ international film festival selections.

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Adama• France • 2015 • 82 mins • French •

When his brother runs away to join the army during WWI, a young African boy stows away on a ship and travels to Europe in an effort to locate him.

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ChuskitIndia • 2018 • 90 mins • Ladakhi •

Sprightly Chuskit's dream of going to school is cut short when she is rendered paraplegic after an accident. She's confined to a life indoors in the company of her strict grandfather, Dorje. As she continues to harbor hopes of going to school, Dorje tries to make her understand that a school can't look after her needs. Caught between her grandfather's old world views and her lively spirit, Chuskit will have to decide for herself.

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DirectorSimon Rouby

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredWar, Slave Trade, History, Third World Perspective, Courage, Adventure

Festival Selection & AwardsAnnecy International Animated Film Festival - Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution for a Work in Progress Award; César Awards, France - Best Animated Feature Film; European Film Awards - Best Animated Feature Film; Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario - Best Original Screenplay

DirectorPriya Ramasubban

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFamily, Determination

Festival Selection & AwardsGiffoni International Children's Film Festival, Italy; Sharjah International Children's Film Festival, UAE; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India

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Dogstar: Christmas In Space • Australia • 2015 • 93 mins • English •

Dog Sqaudron is exactly what it sounds like – an epic tale of adventure and heroism during the Second World War… with dogs. Filmed with real dogs in miniature planes, Sgt Stubbs leads dog squadron against the Luftwoofe comprised of German Shepherds and Gestapugs. With the voice talents of some of Australia’s top comedians including Stunt Bear’s James Wood and Jay K, and comedian and radio presenter Tim Ross as General Woofenstein.

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Half Ticketindia • 2016 • 101 mins • Marathi •

A film about desires and the yearning for the unattainable, Half Ticket is a story of two slum kids who are fascinated with the arrival of a new pizza shop in their locality. Expensive beyond their means, they long to try one. But, fate has a different game in store for them. In a world divided, the desires explored through the film showcase a world filled with expectations and aspirations — an entry ticket to an Exclusive Club.

DirectorMaribel Suárez

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredTeamwork, Friendship

DirectorSamit Kakkad

GenreLive Action Feature

Issue CoveredDetermination, Integrity

Festival Selection & AwardsZlin International Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017 - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury; Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania 2017 - Best Feature Film; Ojai Film Festival, USA 2017; Asian American International Film Festival, USA 2017; Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt 2016; Cinekid International Film Festival, The Netherlands 2017; Children Film Festival of India, India 2017

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Henry• Germany, Austria • 2015 • 55 mins • German •

Henry, a talented but socially inept student, arrives at a boarding school dedicated to teaching music. His fascination for the organ turns to passion and a means of escaping his fellow students’ bullying. Yet the growing interest of his teacher, who sees how talented he is, does not go unnoticed by his peers, worsening interactions with them, especially Erik, who fears he may lose his place as the school’s greatest hopeful. Together, Erik, Mik, and Sebastian make Henry’s life hell.

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Long Way North• France, Denmark • 2015 • 80 mins • French •

1882, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.

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DirectorPhilipp Fussenegger

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredJealousy, Competition

Festival Selection & AwardsAthen International Film Fest, Greece 2016; Lecce Film Fest, Italy 2016

DirectorRémi Chayé

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCourage, Gender Roles

Festival Selection & AwardsTokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan 2016; Chicago International Children’sFilm Festival, USA 2016; Annecy InternationalAnimated Film Festival, France 2015

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Maya the Bee: The Honey Games • Australia/Germany • 2014 • 80 mins • English •

Maya is a little bee with a big personality. But in a hive where fitting in is the most important thing, being different isn’t easy.

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Oddball• Australia • 2015 • 100 mins • English •

The true story of an eccentric chicken farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process reunites his family and saves their seaside town.

DirectorAlexs Stadermann

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Environment

DirectorStuart McDonald

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredComedy, Family

Festival Selection & AwardsLocarno International Film Festival, Switzerland 2016

Festival Selection & AwardsKidFilm Family Festival, USA 2018; TIFF Kids International Film Festival, Canada 2018

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Sgt Stubby - An Unlikely Hero• France • 2018 • 85 mins • english •

With World War I looming, a young Army Pvt. Robert Conroy is adopted by a stray, stump-tailed terrier. Conroy names his new friend Stubby and gives him a home, a family, and a chance to embark on the adventure that would define a century. The two quickly find themselves in the trenches of France and on the path to history. French soldier Gaston Baptiste befriends the duo and accompanies them along their epic journey through harsh conditions and incredible acts of courage.

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The Day My Father Became a Bush• Netherlands • 2016 • 90 mins • Dutch •

Ten-year-old Toda lives in a bakery with her dad, the best pastry chef in town. Toda knows everything there is to know about cakes and pastries and loves it when her dad plays the trumpet. But one day, everything changes: her dad is called away unexpectedly to defend his country. Thus begins Toda's journey to the neighbouring country to find her mother.

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DirectorRichard Lanni

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, Loyalty, Being Non-judgemental

Festival Selection & AwardsTennessee Film Score Festival, USA - Best Film Score to Patrick Doyle; Animaze International Animation Film Festival - Best Animated Feature Film; Toronto Film Festival, Canada - Open World - Best Animated Feature Film; Family Film Festival, USA - Best Feature Film; Trinity International Festival, USA- Best Feature Film

DirectorNicole van Kilsdonk

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredOvercoming Fear

Festival Selection & AwardsCinekid, The Netherlands - Winner Lion for Best Dutch Family Film ; Het Jeugdfilmfestival, Belgium - Winner ECFA award and Audience award; KinoKino International Film Festival for Children, Croatia - Winner proffesional Jury Award; KINOdiseea International Children’s Film Festival Bucharest, Romania 2016 - Winner ECFA Award

Ubuntu • India • 2017 • 114 mins • Marathi •

It is the story of a small school in a village in rural Maharashtra, which is on the verge of being shut down, due to dwindling attendance. The story focuses on how the simple students join hands together and use the knowledge learnt in school to save their only hope to education- their own school. Ubuntu is an entertaining film with a social cause.

DirectorPushkar Sudhakar Shrotri

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredDecision Making, Problem Solving

Festival Selection & AwardsMAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India ; International Film Festival of India, India; Busan International Film Festival, South Korea; Indian Film Festival, Germany; New Generations Festival, Germany

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A Hole• Mexico • 2016 • 4 mins • English •

A girl comes out to play in the garden and discovers a hole. She begins to take care of it and decides to play with it. As nothing happens she gets very mad, until one day a tiny leaf pops up and she gets happy seeing her efforts rewarded.

DirectorMaribel Suárez

GenreAnimation

A Small Escape• Sweden • 2016 • 3 mins • No dialogues •

A pair of scissors escapes from a kitchen. It does so by connecting with other objects (pencils, post-its and tape rolls) to transform into a bird and flies out of a window.

DirectorDavid Sandell

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredPatience, Discovery, Imagination

Issue CoveredCuriosity, Teamwork

Festival Selection & AwardsTIFF Kids, Canada 2017; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA 2017; Maryland International Kids Film Fest, USA 2017; ZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017; Seattle International Film Festival, USA 2017; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA 2017

Festival Selection & AwardsTIFF Kids, USA 2017; Telluride Mountain Film Kidz Kino, USA 2017; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA 2017 - The Best of NYICFF Touring Program; Sweden's Short Film Festival, Sweden 2016 - Best Animation

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All In Good Time• Ireland • 2017/18 • 15 mins • English •

A film about a friendship that develops between Mal, an Irish boy who lives on the West coast of Ireland in 1918 and Sam, an Indian-Irish girl who lives in the same place in 2018. They are able to magically communicate across the ages through messages in a bottle that they throw into the sea. This is a visually-driven story with an emphasis on fun about the culture clash and unique friendship that develops between the two mismatched kids who come from different worlds.

Ahmad's Hair• Netherlands • 2016 • 23 mins • Dutch, Arabic •

Syrian refugee Ahmad (12) just arrived in The Netherlands. While he is busy integrating in Dutch society and trying to make Dutch friends, it turns out he's also on a personal, heartwarming mission.

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DirectorBonnie Dempsey

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredCuriosity, Teamwork

Festival Selection & AwardsCork Film Festival, Ireland; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA; KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, USA

DirectorSusan Koenen

GenreDocumentary

Issue CoveredCompassion, Gratitude, Cultures of the World

Festival Selection & AwardsDOKer Filmfest Moscow, Russia 2017; Il Razzismo è una Brutta Storia, Italy 2017; Lisbon International Filmfestival, Portugal 2016; IDFA Docs for Sale, The Netherlands 2016; Cinekid, The Netherlands 2016

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Are You Volleyball?!• Islamic Republic of Iran • 2017 • 15 mins • english •

A group of Arab speaking asylum seekers arrive at an English speaking country border and cannot keep going. They are in conflict with the border soldiers everyday till a deaf-mute boy becomes a catalyst for better communication between the two groups.

Autumn• France • 2016 • 3 mins • No Dialogues •

In the four seasons workshop, the 'Autumn' character installs his season using his tools on the model of planet Earth.

DirectorHelene Letourneur

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEnvironment, Imagination

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DirectorMohammad Bakhshi

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredWar and Conflict, Sports, Empathy, Respect

Festival Selection & AwardsGlobal Film Festival, USA - Best Drama Short Film; FOLCS International Shorts Competition, USA; Milano Sports Film Festival, Italy - Best Short Film

Festival Selection & AwardsShort Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Tokyo; Brussels Short Film Festival, Germany; Anim!Arte Festival, Brazil; Animex Awards, England; KUKI International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin, Germany - Best Short Film; Seattle Children Film Festival, USA

Big Booom• Russia • 2016 • 4 mins • No Dialogues •

The history of humanity and our planet in four minutes. An eco-friendly statement developed in a single shot that has it all: humor, action and tragedy.

Billie• UK • 2018 • 4 mins • No Dialogues •

The happy life of Billie the dog comes to a sudden end when one morning her beloved owner does not wake up anymore. She is taken away to a place she does not recognise and is sad and lonely, until one day, when her life takes a new turn.

DirectorMarat Narimanov

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEnvironment, Effects of Development

DirectorMaki Yoshikura

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, New Relationships

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Festival Selection & AwardsProkuplje Short Film Festival, Serbia 2018 - Best Animated Film; Golden Cineglobe film festival at CERN, Switzerland 2018 - Audience Award for Best Film for Youth; Caselle Film Festival, Italy 2018 - Caselle Award for Animation

Festival Selection & AwardsFestival of Animation Berlin, Germany; Chaniartoon 2018, Greece; Westfield International Film Festival, USA; Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival, Ukraine; Animafilm Baku International Animation festival, Azerbaijan; KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, USA

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Black Head Cow • Tanzania • 2016 • 12 mins • Maasai/Swahili •

In a remote Maasai village in rural Tanzania, a young primary school girl is suddenly confronted with an arranged marriage.

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Burn Out• France • 2017 • 4 mins • English •

Stella, a space mechanician has a break down and ends up on a desert planet. While she is in despair, a little girl appears out of nowhere and Stella follows her into a tunnel in the depths of the planet. There she discovers a big cave full of objects that have belonged to her, reminding her the dreams that she has left behind.

Issue CoveredHuman Rights, Girl Child, Cultures of the World

DirectorCécile Carre

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFollowing your Dream

DirectorElizabeth Nichols

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Festival Selection & AwardsGiffoni International Children's Film Festival, Italy; Sharjah International Children's Film Festival, UAE; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India

Button• Russia • 2016 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •

The story of a bachelor whose life revolves around a computer monitor until he finds a note from his childhood that urges him to go in search of his lost happiness.

Cacophony• USA • 2016 • 2 mins • No dialogues •

The chaos of urban life creates its own dissonant symphony, composed of multilayered drawings, abstract textures, colors, and sounds.

DirectorMaxim Kulikov

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredGrowing Up, Addiction to Technology, Friendship

DirectorAiHsuan Melody Shih

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredSocial Anxiety, Digital Addiction

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Festival Selection & AwardsAll-Russian Festival of Visual Arts, Russia 2017 - Grand Prix in Eaglet; International Short Film Festival, Russia 2017 - Grand Prix in Videnie

Festival Selection & AwardsHollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival, USA - Red Dot Award Communication Design Winner; New York State International Film Festival, USA - Red Dot Award Communication Design Winner; Woodstock Film Festival, USA - The Lumen Prize

Celebration• Russia • 2015 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •

Grandma is waiting for her guests, her son and his family, to be a part of a family celebration, however they will not be coming to the celebration.

Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto• Germany • 2016 • 16 mins • German •

Chika the dog and five-year-old Mikasch are the heroes of this story that is set in a Jewish ghetto in an unnamed Polish city. The little dog helps Mikasch to develop as a child despite the persecution of the Jews and the threats of World War II.

DirectorNina Bisyarina

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEmpathy for Senior citizens, Family, Loneliness

DirectorSandra Schießl

GenreAnimation

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Issue CoveredWar and Conflict, Family, Friendship, Survival

Festival Selection & AwardsOpen Russian Festival of Animated Film Suzdal, Russia 2016 - Best Short Film; International Festival of Children's and Youth Animation Films Tver, Russia 2016 - Youth jury of the XX "Golden Fish" (category 16+)

Festival Selection & AwardsGiffoni Film Festival, Italy; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India

Clemence’s Afternoon• France • 2017 • 10 mins • No Dialogues •

Clémence and her parents arrive late to the big country picnic. She decides to join the other children who are playing away from the adults, but things do not go as expected.

Crab Story• Russia, Australia • 2017 • 4 mins • English •

There is something weird happening at the beach and none of the crabs can figure it out.

DirectorLénaïg Le Moigne

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredBullying, Acceptance

DirectorTatiana Poliektova, Filippo Rivetti

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredBlind Faith

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Festival Selection & AwardsInternational Film Festival For Children and Youth, Armenia; International Environmental Film Festival, Spain; The International Festival of Animated Arts "Multivision", Russia; International Short Film Competition of SCHLINGEL, Germany; Little Big Shorts, Australia; Oporto International Short Film Festival, Portugal

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Dark, Dark Woods• Denmark • 2017 • 6 mins • No Dialogues •

Young princess Maria has had enough of her royal life, with all its lessons, responsibilities and duties, every hour of every day. An overwhelmed Maria is then swept away on an adventure into the monster-filled dark woods.

Dear Dad• Belgium • 2016 • 5 mins • French •

A father and his daughter exchange letters during the First World War.

DirectorEmile Gignoux

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Being Yourself

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GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredWar and Conflict, Family

This film project is by Belgian animation studio Camera-etc. Children (10-11 years age) have contributed significantly in its making. From exploring the historical topic and the animation techniques to script and storyboard writing, the pupils have been involved at each production stage. They created the figurines from cardboard, animated them frame by frame and recorded sounds and voices for the soundtrack. The team of Camera-etc were responsible for editing and sound design.

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Festival Selection & AwardsFestival du Film Court de l’Isle-Adam, France 2018; LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany 2018; Animator FEST European Youth Festival of Animated Film, Serbia 2018; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018

Festival Selection & AwardsFestival du Film Court de l’Isle-Adam, France 2018; LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany 2018; Animator FEST European Youth Festival of Animated Film, Serbia 2018; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018

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Dear Henri• USA • 2017 • 13 mins • ENGLISH •

Nine-year-old Henri has recently lost her beloved namesake and pen pal, Grandpa Henry. She misses him deeply and wonders if their correspondence could continue. One summer day, Henri 'sends' a series of letters imagining the magical circuitous route her letters take. Will she receive a response?

Doll's Letters• Russia • 2016 • 7 mins • no dialogues •

A little girl loses her favorite doll and a kindly postman invents an incredible story to soothe her.

DirectorNatalia Grofpel

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredKindness, Friendship

DirectorMatthew Sandager

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFamily, Grief

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Festival Selection & AwardsSeattle International Film Festival, USA; New York Shorts Film Festival, USA; San Diego Kids Film Festival, USA; Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden; Boston International Kids Film Festival, USA; Providence Children’s Film Festival, USA

Festival Selection & AwardsBig Film Festival, Moscow, Russia 2016 - Young Russian animation; Kinoproba, Ekaterinburg, Russia 2016 - Best animated debut

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Drawn to Trouble• Norway • 2017 • 17 mins • Norwegian •

Siblings, Theodor (8) and Villja (10) escape from the school's bully and have no choice but to seek shelter in the house of the town's peculiar artist. They discover that he has a magical paintbrush that bring drawings to life! They think, maybe they can use it to fight off the bully? But things go out of hand when Villja's drawing of a dinosaur ends up becoming a lot more than expected.

Dreams About My Father• Netherlands • 2016 • 15 mins • Dutch •

Damian has lived with his grandparents his whole life. While Damian builds rockets and hacks computers, he sometimes misses his deceased father, whom he would like to visit up in the sky. In his own way, he tries to get closer to his father and the memory of him. But how do you get closer to someone who is dead?

DirectorJim S. Hansen

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredBullying, Teamwork, Art, Creativity, Fear Management

DirectorWillem Baptist

GenreDocumentary

Issue CoveredOvercoming Loss, Creativity, Family Relationships

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Festival Selection & AwardsFestival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños), Cuba 2018 - Short Fiction Special Mention; Lucas International Children's Film Festival, Germany 2017; International Children's Film Festival, India 2017 - The Golden Elephant

Festival Selection & AwardsLUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India

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Drops• Denmark • 2017 • 5 mins • No Dialogues •

In the story we discover a small community of rain drops in the cycle of water, chasing the clouds to keep up with the rain. We see their lifetime unfold as they indulge in the rain and are confronted with the inevitable: the rain will come to an end. The greatness of their existence is revealed when the sun comes out and they find that there is nothing to be afraid of.

Einstein-Rosen• Spain • 2016 • 9 mins • Spanish•

It is the summer of 1982, Teo claims that he has found a wormhole and his brother Óscar does not believe him... at least no yet.

DirectorKarsten Kjærulf-Hoop, Sarah Joy Jungen

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCircle of Life, Curiosity, Adapting to Change

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DirectorOlga Osorio

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCuriosity, Science Fiction

Festival Selection & AwardsMadrid SciFi Film Festival, Spain 2018 - Premio Especial Yelmo; Festival Phare, France 2018 - Audience Award; Arc Film Festival, Germany 2018 - Audience Award

International

KidsFilm festival

Faering • France • 2017 • 10 mins • Norwegian •

Sindre lives in Norway in a small village by the sea. She often visits Inger, the shipwright of the village to watch her at work. She is building a traditional wooden boat and that fascinates Sindre.

Feet of Fire• USA • 2018 • 19 mins • english •

Young ballerina Amelia Andersen has lived under her controlling mother's shadow her whole life. When she finds a pair of red dance shoes, Amelia discovers a passion for contemporary dance. She must now stand up to her mother in order to attend an audition which is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

DirectorAmanda Abicalaffe

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFollowing your Dream, Belief in Yourself, Determination

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DirectorCamille Almeras

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Curiosity

Festival Selection & AwardsHollywood Independent Filmmakers Awards and Festival, USA; Mostra Livre de Cinema, Brazil; Kids First Film Festival, USA; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, USA - Best Drama Student Short; Queen Palm Film Festival, USA - Best Inspirational/Family/Faith Film

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Fighting Against the Wind• Netherlands • 2017 • 15 mins • Dutch •

Amber (12) does not have hair and will never know the sensation of having the wind blow through her hair, like the models in the shampoo advertisements. But Amber is positive about her situation and every year gets to choose a new wig. This way, every year she gets to decide what kind of a girl she wants to be.

Fruits of Clouds• Czech Republic • 2017 • 10 mins • No dialogues •

The story of a little Furry, who will make a great discovery by overcoming the fear of the unknown.

DirectorDenise Janzée

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredOvercoming Challenges, Sensitivity to Disability, Empathy

DirectorKaterina Karhankova

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCuriosity, Overcoming Fear

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Festival Selection & AwardsCinekid Festival, The Netherlands 2017

International

KidsFilm festival

Funny Fish• France • 2017 • 6 mins • English •

Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a school of fish comes to the rescue of a goldfish floating on the surface of the water. They decide to do everything they can to help it breathe and bring it back into the water. What they do not know is that it is actually a balloon.

Game• USA • 2016 • 15 mins • english •

A new kid shows up at the high school boys' basketball tryouts and he instantly makes an impression. Will his talent and drive be enough to help him make the team once they discover his secret?

DirectorJeannie Donohoe

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredGender Roles, Competition, Determination

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DirectorKrishna Chandran A. Nair

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCuriosity, Being Helpful, Environment

Festival Selection & AwardsFestival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis, Canada 2018 - Prix Coup de Cœur du Jury; Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France 2018; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA 2018; Festival International du film pour enfants de Montréal, Canada 2018; Festival Trois Jours Trop Courts, Castres, France 2018; Little Big Shots, Melbourne, Australie 2018

Festival Selection & AwardsNapa Valley Film Festival, USA - Audience Award Special Mention; Raindance Film Festival, UK - Best Short Film; San Luis Obispo Film Festival, USA - Special Jury Award; Atlanta Film Festival, USA; Cleveland International Film Festival, USA; Bahamas International Film Festival, The Bahamas

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Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love• Germany • 2017 • 12 mins • German •

The 20th Century was still young when Italien mountaineers conquered Germany with a sensation: Gelato! Tiny stalls developed into beautiful ice cream shops. But suddenly the Italians turned into war enemies and the love story between Rosa and Paolo ended even before the seventh summer started. This changes when little Molly decides to take matters into her own hands almost 80 years later.

Geno• Georgia • 2017 • 13 mins • Imaginary Froggish Language •

Toad Geno and his neighbors are forced to seek out a new habitat because a construction site invades the pond where they live. Geno cares only for himself, but soon realises that it is only in collaboration with the others that they all will be able to save their home and survive.

DirectorDato Kiknavelidze

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredKindness, Effects of Development

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DirectorDaniela Opp

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredLove, Community, History and Heritage

Festival Selection & AwardsMedellin International Film Festival, Columbia 2018; Chania Cartoon & Animation film Festival, Greece 2017;Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo 2018; KUKI - Internatioanles Kurzfilmfestival, Germany 2018; Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA 2018; Giffoni Experience Film Festival, Italy 2018 - Gryphon Award

International

KidsFilm festival

Gokurosama• France • 2016 • 7 mins • No dialogues •

Francis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm and comfortable inside. However, when the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.

Halim• Austria • 2017 • 30 mins • German •

Elias is a shy boy who prefers to talk to his bird rather than playing with other kids. When he meets a quirky artist called Halim, a tender friendship develops between them, but Elias’ mother does not approve. The unusual relationship comes to an abrupt end when Halim has to flee suddenly and Elias feels helpless till he discovers a valuable gift that the refugee has left him with.

DirectorAurore Gal, Clémentine Frère, Yukiko Meignien, Anna Mertz, Robin Migliorelli, Romain Salvini

GenreAnimation

DirectorWerner Fiedler

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredWar and Conflict, Empathy

Issue CoveredComedy of Errors

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Festival Selection & AwardsInternational Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay 2017; Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, India 2017 - Best Film, Best Actor; Taiwan International Children's Film Festival, Taiwan 2018; CMS International Children's Film Festival, India 2018; TIFF Kids, USA 2017 - People's choice award

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Heer• Singapore, Canada, India • 2015 • 13 mins • Punjabi, English •

Heer is a little girl from rural North India whose mother’s death causes her to seek comfort in a baby goat as she is unable to connect with her grief-stricken father. Her attachment to the baby goat incurs the wrath of bullies, teachers and her classmates, but ends in her acceptance of her tragic loss with a renewed understanding of comfort, family and love.

Homegrown• uk • 2017 • 9 mins • No dialogues •

Francis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm and comfortable inside. However, when the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.

DirectorHoney B. Singh

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredDealing with Grief, Family

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DirectorQuentin Haberham

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Growing Up, Adapting to Change

Festival Selection & AwardsLos Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, USA; San Diego International Kids Film Festival, USA; Providence Children’s Film Festival, USA; Lahore International Children’s Film Festival, Pakistan; London Asian Film Festival, England; London Asian Film Festival, England 2016 - Best Short Film

International

KidsFilm festival

I Want to live in the Zoo• Russia • 2017 • 6 mins • English •

Sasha struggles at home. Her parents expect her to tidy up her room, eat porridge and do homework. Sasha decides that life in the zoo sounds much more interesting! She heads off to try and find her place among a bunch of penguins or maybe giraffes?

If You Fall• Canada, India • 2017 • 6 mins • English •

Eight-year-old Lila takes on the daunting task of learning how to cycle, as she faces an unfamiliar parental role-reversal at home.

DirectorTisha Deb Pillai

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Empathy, Support

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DirectorEvgenia Golubeva

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Curiosity, Self-Discovery

Festival Selection & AwardsProvidence Children's Film Festival, USA; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA; Children’s Film Festival Seattle, USA 2018; Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea; BAMkids Film Festival, USA; REDCAT International Children's Film Festival, USA

Festival Selection & AwardsCinanima, Portugal; Anima Mundi, Brazil; Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada; TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, Canada; Animation Nights New York, USA; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA

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Il s'est Passé Quelque Chose• France • 2018 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •

Today is the last day of the holidays. Everybody is looking at one another for the last time and finds them all the more appealing all of a sudden. A siren sounds in the distance, the beach is emptying. Everyone is gone... almost everyone.

Jubilee• France • 2016 • 7 mins • No Dialogues •

In Buckingham Palace, it is time for the Queen to go for a ceremony. However, an unfortunate gust of wind takes away her hat, which leads one of her trustworthy guards and a playful Corgi to run after it throughout London. The two heroes will have to cooperate with each other in order to successfully retrieve her Majesty's hat.

DirectorAnne Larricq

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredCommunity, Leisure

Director

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredDetermination, Teamwork

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Coralie Soudet, Charlotte Piogé, Marion Duvert, Marie El Kadiri, Agathe Marmion

International

KidsFilm festival

Juan and the Cloud• Spain • 2014 • 15 mins • No Dialogues •

Juan is a child who does not have any friends. 'La Nube' is a cloud who does not have any cloud friends. They find each other and become friends. However, Juan grows up and gets lost in the grey adult world.

Lili• Israel • 2016 • 10 mins • No Dialogues •

Lili refuses to let go of her childhood and fights a sandstorm that threatens to take it away. In the heart of the storm she rediscovers the joy of her childhood but is forced to choose between the illusion and reality.

DirectorGiovanni Maccelli

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, Environment,Growing Up

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Director

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredComing of Age, Growing Up

Hani Dombe and Tom Kouris

Festival Selection & AwardsRolan Festival for Children and Young People, Armenia 2018; Palena Film Festival, Italy 2018; Rome Elephant Film Awards, Italy 2018; Festival Anima-Sao, Brazil 2017

Festival Selection & AwardsHiroshima Animation festival, Japan 2016; Asif Animtion festival, Israel 2016; Sao Paulo International Short Film festival, Brazil 2016; IndiEarth International Animation Film Festival, India 2016

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Memo• France • 2017 • 5 mins • English, French •

Louis, a retired man, resists the overprotection of his daughter Nina to keep his independence.

My Best Friend's Shoes• India • 2018 • 19 mins • Gujarati •

This is the story of two little boys in rural Gujarat. Their friendship is stretched to a breaking point when one of them is gifted a pair of golden yellow football studs, which will take him away from his friend and out of the village. When the shoes are stolen, the boys discover the adult world of injustice, betrayal, malice, empathy and redemption through compassion.

DirectorAjitpal Singh

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFriendship, Honesty, Jealousy

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Director

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEmpathy for Senior Citizens, Family

Julien Becquer, Éléna Dupressoir, Jules Durand, Viviane Guimaraes, Inès Scheiber

Festival Selection & AwardsBusan Children's Festival, South Korea; Chicago South Asian Film Festival, USA; One Country One Film, France; Zero Plus International Film Festival, Russia; CINEKID, The Netherlands; Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland

International

KidsFilm festival

My Granny• Guatemala • 2018 • 2 mins • No Dialogues •

A young girl spends her day with her beloved grandma in the kitchen to help with the cooking. Through play, laughter and a couple of accidents, she learns about the traditional food of her home country and the joy of cooking for the people she loves.

Negative Space• France • 2017 • 6 mins • English•

This animated short film beautifully examines the art of packing bags—and memories.

DirectorGiselle Pérez

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Tradition

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DirectorMax Porter & Ru Kuwahata

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Growing Up

Festival Selection & AwardsCinemagic Festival, Northern Ireland; Kinofest, Romania

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Nobody Nose Cleopatra• France • 2016 • 6 mins • No Dialogues •

Irascible Cleopatra has a problem. Nobody can draw her nose to her satisfaction. Ahmes, an apprentice painter used to menial chores, is asked to take his master’s painting to the queen. At the palace, his troubles begin. The corridors resound with the screams of those who have disappointed Cleopatra!

Not One of Us• USA • 2017 • 9 mins • No Dialogues •

Not One of Us is an ominous warning about the perils of building walls in the name of greed, authority and racism. The sly humour and simple visuals of this film belies the urgent call to action at the heart of this dark allegory.

DirectorBill Jarcho

Issue CoveredAcceptance, Tolerance

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GenreAnimation

Director

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredHumour, Myth, History

Chams Chitou, Charlotte Lebreton, Lucie Loiseau, Mikahel Meah, Maxime Monier, Marc Razafindralambo, Aymeric Rondol, Jonathan Salvi and Anthony Trefleze

Festival Selection & AwardsMexico International Film Festival, Mexico - Best Animated Film; Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago - Best Animated Film; Seattle International Children's Film Festival, USA; International Human Rights Film Festival, Vienna; Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, USA; Barcelona Planet Film Festival, Spain

International

KidsFilm festival

One Fine Day• India • 2018 • 10 mins • Tamil •

It starts as a regular day. A young rag picker while running his usual garbage route finds something unexpected that changes the his life and the life of his sister in beautiful ways.

Poles Apart• UK • 2017 • 12 mins • english •

Nanuk, a tough-talking polar bear, meets Aklak, an enthusiastic grizzly, when he encroaches on her own dwindling turf, and she’s understandably a little less than patient with his clueless cheer.

DirectorPaloma Baeza

Issue CoveredFriendship, Environment, Overcoming Differences

DirectorM. R. Vibin

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredCompassion, Family, Creativity

GenreAnimation

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Festival Selection & AwardsSeoul Guro International Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea 2018 - Grand Prize Best Film; SantangeloInCorto Short Film Festival, Italy - Best Film, Best Actor, Best Music, Audience Choice Award; Joinville International Short Film Festival, Brazil; DYTIATKO International Children’s Festival, Ukraine 2018; KINEKO International Children’s Film Festival, Japan

Festival Selection & AwardsBAFTA Award, UK 2018 - Best Short Animated Film; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA 2018

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Sabaku• Netherlands • 2016• 2 mins • No dialogues •

When Sabaku's best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but he soon finds out that it is not as easy as it seems. Sabaku is in for a bumpy ride, but he won't rest until he succeeds.

When 19-year-old Esra misses her train, she kills time playing a fast-paced, flashy game on her smartphone. A vintage Rubik’s Cube challenge catches her attention.

DirectorMarlies van der Wel

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, New Relationships

Scrambled• Netherlands • 2017 • 6 mins • No dialogues •

DirectorBastiaan Schravendeel

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredImagination

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Festival Selection & AwardsAthens Animfest, Greece 2017 - Special mention; Animayo, Spain 2017 - Best Emergent Talent; Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil, Venezuela 2017 - Teen’s jury winner Camarin; Avanca Film Festival, Portugal 2017 - Best Animation Film

International

KidsFilm festival

Scrap Dolls• USA • 2016 • 13 mins • English •

On the east side of Detroit, an 11-year-old boy, grieving over the loss of his best friend, encounters an artist who makes art out of abandoned objects.

SelfieCat• France • 2016 • 3 mins • No dialogues •

Victoire, a 14-year-old girl, tries desperately to take a selfie with her obese cat, Cupcake, in the hopes of winning a contest. The problem is, Cupcake urgently needs to get to his litter box.

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DirectorAude Cuenod

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFriendship, Being Non-judgemental

Director

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredSelf Expression, Social Media

Assie Geoffrey, Bernard Emeline, Divet Elsa

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Pushed by the fear of losing her friends, Silvia (10) has invited them to a sleepover… but things can be complicated when your home is not exactly what your friends may call a home.

Sleepover• Spain • 2016 • 14 mins • Spanish •

DirectorSusana Casares

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredEmpathy, Compassion

Seven Stones• India • 2018 • 13 mins • Hindi, Kashmiri •

Fed up of being constantly chased away, a group of friends decide to take matters on their own. Set against the beautiful but troubled backdrop of Kashmir, Kul Gov Garem, meaning Seven Stones, is a peek into the stuck-in-time lives of these children as they manage to find ways to keep living.

DirectorArif Mir

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredBeing Assertive, Hope

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Festival Selection & AwardsWisconsin Film Festival, USA 2018; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018; Providence Childrens Film Festival, USA 2017; Chicago Children's Film Festival, USA 2016

International

KidsFilm festival

Slush Ice• Denmark • 2016 • 30 mins • Danish •

It is the most important soccer match of the year. Coach Lasse will do everything to win it.Young Tobias is misguided to injure the other team’s star player. Accidentally, the consequences are brutal and Tobias is the only and apparent scapegoat.

Stella 1• Italy • 2017 • 15 mins • Italian•

Someone in the deep space is calling, she needs to complete her mission and become a real captain. Her name is Stella 1 and she is an astronaut girl.

DirectorSøren Grinderslev Hansen

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredPerformance Pressure, Adult Bullying, Standing Up

DirectorRoberto d'Ippolito, Gaia Bonsignore

Issue CoveredFollowing your Dream, Family, Imagination

GenreLive Action

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Festival Selection & AwardsLUCAS International Children's Film Festival, Germany 2015; Nordisk Panorama Film Festival, Sweden 2016; Children’s Film Festival Seattle, USA 2017

Festival Selection & AwardsHollyShorts Film Festival, USA 2017; Austin Film Festival, USA 2017; Tirana International Film Festival, Albania 2017

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A citizen needs rescuing. Luckily there is a superhero on hand. He just needs a place to change into his costume.

Superperson• Australia • 2017 • 1 min • No dialogues •

DirectorPhilip Watts

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredGender Roles

Strawberries• Italy • 2018 • 15 mins • Italian •

It is mid-eighties and Giulio, a 6-year-old, is allergic to strawberries. On an afternoon like any other, his mother catches him eating strawberries on the sly in the kitchen. To avoid being punished, Giulio manages to squirm away and then locks himself into the bathroom, from which he declares a war of resistance. In the bathroom, Giulio explores a world made of sailing ships and toothbrushes, toothpaste and mascara, which he uses to liven up the tiles, and a sink that is perfect for a sea battle between pirate ships.After a few hours he decides to declare a truce and opens the door, knowing that he did something he should not have done.

DirectorAlessandro Sasha Codaglio

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredChildhood, Growing Up, Imagination

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Festival Selection & AwardsMelbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia 2018; Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo 2018; KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, The Netherlands 2017; Barcelona Children's Film Festival, Spain 2017 - Best Short; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018 - Best Animated Short; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA 2018

International

KidsFilm festival

The Children's Mayor• Netherlands • 2017 • 15 mins • Dutch •

If only every grown-up politician could display the same determination and dedication as young Yassine, a Dutch boy of Moroccan heritage who is elected mayor despite being only 11-years-old. We follow Yassine through his time in o�ce and his courageous campaign against prejudice.

DirectorSusan Koenen

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredCitizenship, Leadership

The Ape Man• Belgium • 2017 • 11 mins • no dialogues •

A small, plump man lives on the top floor of a skyscraper. During the day, he's a garbage man, but in the evening, he watches Tarzan-movies and dreams off in his lush roof jungle. One day, when he hears the aggressive rants of his neighbor, he looks for the Tarzan inside to rescue his next door Jane.

DirectorPieter Vandenabeele

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredImagination, Being Helpful

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Festival Selection & AwardsTIFF Kids, Canada

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Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit. For her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl.

The Head Vanishes• Canada, France • 2016 • 9 mins • French •

DirectorFranck Dion

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEmpathy for Senior Citizens, Family, Loneliness

The Girl and the Treeof Desire• Russian • 2018 • 17 mins • Russian •

This fairy tale story is about Zhenya, a five-year-old girl, who embarks on an incredible journey to the Desire Tree to return her parents’ attention. On the way she meets characters from the fairy-tale world, and, overcoming all obstacles, she finds a way to fulfill her desire.

DirectorLupashko Alexandra Sergeevna

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFamily, Friendship

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Festival Selection & AwardsMoscow Film Festival of Russian Cinema, Russia 2018; Festival Internacional de Cine de Maipú, Argentina 2018; Great Message International Film Festival, India 2018 - Best Story

International

KidsFilm festival

The House• Czech Republic • 2016 • 5 mins • No dialogues •

Short animated movie from a world that is similar to ours, and yet a little bit different. Everything begins, when the family leaves their tiny house in the suburbs. He, however, can´t just let it go. He embarks on a journey to find his family back. The only trace is a bright red business card that leads him through the city to the district particularly strange, electrical houses. Is this the place where he can find his owners?

The House of Colors• Argentina • 2017 • 9 mins • Spanish •

A young girl wishes to live inside her favorite television show, but the wondrous trees of La Plata, a mysterious house, and her loving Mother's secret, cause her to change her mind.eet their new neighbour and her classical ensemble, they find themselves presented with their last chance at happiness. But first they must confront their stage fright.

DirectorVeronika Zacharová

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Going Back to your Roots, Loyalty

DirectorNicolas Villarreal

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFamily, Imagination

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Festival Selection & AwardsLA Shorts Fest, USA 2017

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A young girl dumps her boyfriend in middle of a gym class. Three young men then decide to run towards her to be the first to ask her to the prom.

The King is Dead• Canada • 2017 • 6 mins • French •

DirectorMiguel Lambert

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredIndependence, Self Confidence, Self Expression, Gender Roles

The Hunchback and the Swan• UK • 2017 • 10 mins • English •

A classic tale of friendship and belonging, narrated by UK’s first Storytelling Laureate, Taffy Thomas. The Hunchback has no friends in the village, but his friends are the animals of the forest. When he suddenly disappears, it's up to the Weasel, the Rabbit, the Badger, the Fox, the Robin and the Wren to save the day. They will definitely need some help — and perhaps even some magic!

DirectorDotty Kultys

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, Loyalty

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Festival Selection & AwardsFMX Conference, Stuttgart, Germany 2017; VAFI International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Croatia 2017;Anima Mund, Brazil 2017; Supertoon Animation Festival, Croatia 2017; Cartoon Club, Italy 2017; REDCAT International Film Festival, USA 2018

Festival Selection & AwardsSaguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada

International

KidsFilm festival

The Law of the Sea• UK • 2016 • 4 mins • Greek •

An incredibly insightful animation provides a personal way to tell a very important story from an often unheard perspective of the refugee crisis.

The Lost Thing• Australia • 2011 • 15 mins • english •

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for the creature in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

DirectorElmaz Ekrem

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredWar and Conflict, Compassion

DirectorAndrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEmpathy, Kindness, Mindfulness

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Festival Selection & AwardsBFI Future Film Festival, UK; We The Peoples Film Festival, UK; New York Children's International Film Festival, USA

Festival Selection & AwardsAcademy Awards, USA 2011 - Best Animated Short


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Yakku, a 12-year-old boy, dreams to be like his father who works as a truck driver. The only difference, Yakku wants to become is an "aeroplane driver". His father wholeheartedly supports his naive but honest dream. Yaakku doesn't know anything about planes but spends hours looking at planes from his tiny house near the airport, dreaming and thinking about how a plane would actually be.

The Pilot• india• 2018 • 14 mins • Marathi •

DirectorJitendra Borhade

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredPursuing your Dream, Family, Dealing with Loss

The Old Man and the Pears• China, USA • 2016 • 5 mins • No dialogues •

A weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear for the old man. Finally, a magical form of justice emerges from the ground.

DirectorJing Sun

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredJustice, Kindness

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Festival Selection & AwardsHumbildt Int’l Film, USA 2017 - People’s Choice Animation Award; Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico 2017 - Silver Palm Award (Animation Competition); CSU Media and Art Festival, Los Angeles, USA 2016 - Best Animation; Golden Eagle Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA 2016 - Best Animation

Festival Selection & AwardsDMCS National Short film festival, India 2018 - Best Film

International

KidsFilm festival

The Unbeaked• France • 2017 • 5 mins • French •

A beak isn't a big deal. That is, one could easily do without it. Yet, as the whole world revolves around the beak, the Unbeaked is in a fix.

The Wish & The Wisp• USA • 2017 • 16 mins • english •

The Wish and The Wisp follows the the story of Sarah, a child obsessed with fairytales and her older brother Sammy, a teen who wants nothing to do with her childish beliefs. But when the two children stumble upon a real wish, their sibling rivalry brings an unwelcomed visit from a menacing creature who plans to take the wish for himself.

DirectorHugo Glavier

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredAcceptance, Tolerance

DirectorVashmere Valentine

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredFamily, Imagination, Being Resourceful

Festival Selection & AwardsAtlanta Independent Film Festival, USA; Alternative Film Festival, Canada

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Evening time in the pastry shop. A dark brown chocolate guy falls from the shelf into a platefull of macaroons (zephyrs). There he meets a sweet pink girl. Together they make a journeythrough the cake rack.

Waikiki• Latvia • 2017 • 10 mins • No dialogues •

DirectorMaris Brinkmanis

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredImagination, Overcoming Differences,

Volcano Island• Hungary • 2017 • 9 mins • No dialogues •

Somewhere, on an oceanic island, the forces of nature are still at work as in primeval times. A young, naive female tiger lives there in harmony with herself and nature. When her awakening femininity is noticed by an older male tiger, the young tigress is getting more and more scared by his heated approach. But it is impossible to escape on the secluded island. The feelings of the young animal are reflected by the volcano island, and with the help of nature, she can finally act upon her own will.

DirectorAnna Katalin Lovrity

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredGender Roles, Being Assertive,

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Festival Selection & AwardsBerlinale Generstion, Germany 2017

International

KidsFilm festival

What is Your Brown Number• india • 2016 • 5 mins • ENGLISH •

An animated satirical look at India and it's obsession with fair skin.

Weasel• Slovenia • 2016 • 12 mins • no dialogues •

A hungry Weasel attacks a flock of birds living on a last standing tree. The flock in thetreetop is trying to keep the tree in balance, while persistent Weasel tries to climb up itstrunk. Fragile balance of the tree is in danger and Weasel’s stomach gets louder. The flock can sense the end is near.

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DirectorVinnie Ann Bose

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredPrejudices, Obsession

DirectorTimon Leder

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredFriendship, Being Helpful

Festival Selection & AwardsZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017; Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2017; Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy 2017

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It’s about the mutual fear between a bunny dentist and his alligator patient. We always amplify our fears. It’s not a big deal actually.

You Look Scary• usa • 2016 • 4 mins • No dialogues •

DirectorXiya Lan

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredOvercoming Fear, Being Non-judgemental

Wool World• Poland • 2018 • 10 mins • english •

Have you ever wondered what life would be in a world made of wool? In Wool world, people, animals and everything that surrounds them is made of wool and all is closely tied together. The only person capable of making sure that Woolworld functions smoothly is Mr. Wooly. He is, however, old and tired and he wants his life to change. Unfortunately, his wish gets granted.

DirectorJoanna Polak

GenreAnimation

Issue CoveredEnvironment, Sincerity

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Festival Selection & AwardsDSW Happy End Festiwal, Poland 2018 - Award kat. Animation; International Festival of Animated Film for Children and Youth, Serbia 2018 - Constantine's gold Coin; KINEKO International Children’s Film Festival, Japan 2018; Elche International Independent Film Festival, Hiszpania 2018

International

KidsFilm festival

Yushka• Russia • 2018 • 19 mins • Russian •

Vanya tells his younger brother a story of his childhood, how he secretly tried to find out where Yushka, the holy blacksmith's assistant was going every year. And, by chance, he became a witness of Yushka's murder. Later he would find out that Yushka was giving all his money to a poor orphan.

DirectorLolita Naranovich

GenreLive Action

Issue CoveredEmpathy for Senior Citizens

Festival Selection & AwardsShort Film Corner Festival de Cannes, France 2018; Moscow International Film Festival, Russia 2018; Slum Film Festival, Kenya 2018; Baja California International Film Festival, Mexico 2018

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11:00 AM

Senior 1

01:00 PM

(58 mins) (108 mins) (105 mins)

Open to All India 7

Open to All India 1

Open to All 3 Open to All 4

Open to All India 9

Open to All India 8

03:00 PM 07:00 PM

(97 mins) (103 mins)

15nov 09:00 AM

(110 mins)Junior 2

11:00 AM

(56 mins)Middle 2

01:00 PM

(115 mins)

03:00 PM

(109 mins)

07:00 PM

(103 mins)

16nov

Middle 3

09:00 AM

(104 mins)Senior India 3

Senior India 3

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Junior 3

01:00 PM

(54 mins)

03:00 PM

(89 mins)

07:00 PM

(105 mins)

17nov 09:00 AM

(97 mins)Middle 4

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Senior 4

01:00 PM

(117 mins)

03:00 PM

(115 mins)

07:00 PM

(107 mins)

20nov

Junior 1

09:00 AM

(58 mins)Middle 1

11:00 AM

(108 mins)Senior 1

01:00 PM

(105 mins)

03:00 PM

(97 mins)

07:00 PM

(103 mins)

Schedule

21nov

Senior 2

09:00 AM

(110 mins)Junior 2

11:00 AM

(56 mins)Middle 2

01:00 PM

(115 mins)

03:00 PM

(109 mins)

07:00 PM

(103 mins)

22nov

Middle 3

09:00 AM

(104 mins)

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Junior 3

01:00 PM

(54 mins)

Open to All 3

03:00 PM

(89 mins)

07:00 PM

(105 mins)

Open to All 4

23nov

Junior India 4

Junior India 4

09:00 AM

(97 mins)Middle 4

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Senior 4

01:00 PM

(117 mins)

03:00 PM

(115 mins)

07:00 PM

(107 mins)

Senior 2

Open to All India 5

Open to All India 7

Open to All India 8Open to All 1

Open to All India 5 Open to All India 6

Open to All India 9

Open to All India 6

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01:00 PM


Open to All 1Senior International 3

Senior International 3

Junior International 4

Junior International 4 Open to All 4

Open to All 3 Open to All 1

Open to All 3

Open to All 2

03:00 PM 07:00 PM


19nov 09:00 AM

(51 mins)Middle 4

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Senior 4

01:00 PM

(117 mins)

03:00 PM

(105 mins)

07:00 PM

(120 mins)

20nov

Junior 1

Senior 2

09:00 AM

(58 mins)Middle 1

11:00 AM

(108 mins)Senior 1

01:00 PM

(105 mins)

03:00 PM

(89 mins)

07:00 PM

(109 mins)

21nov 09:00 AM

(110 mins)Junior 2

11:00 AM

(110 mins)Middle 2

01:00 PM

(115 mins)

03:00 PM

(120 mins)

07:00 PM

(105 mins)

22nov

Middle 3

09:00 AM

(104 mins)Junior 3

01:00 PM

(54 mins)

03:00 PM

(109 mins)

07:00 PM

(89 mins)

23nov 09:00 AM

(51 mins)Middle 4

11:00 AM

(101 mins)Senior 4

01:00 PM

(117 mins)

03:00 PM

(105 mins)

07:00 PM

(120 mins)

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Open to All 1

Open to All 2Open to All 4

Open to All 3

Open to All 4

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JUNIOR CATEGORY

Film Title

Junior 1 (58 mins)

WeaselDoll's Letters SelfieCat All In Good Time Superperson Jubilee Crab Story

film TitleWool World Autumn Bigbooom GenoYou Look Scary The Hunchback and the Swan What is your Brown Number

Junior 2 (56 mins)

Film Title

Junior 3 (54 mins)

If You Fall Dear HenriI Want to live in the Zoo The House A Hole The Old Man and the Pears Nobody Nose Cleopatra

film TitleOne Fine DayA Small Escape Dark, Dark Woods The Wish & The Wisp My Granny Billie Sabaku

Junior International 4 (51mins)

film TitleFunny FishMaya the Bee: The Honey Games

Junior India 4 (97mins)

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MIDDLE CATEGORY

film Title

Middle 1 (108mins)

SelfieCat The Children's Mayor Celebration ButtonHalim The House of Colors Gokurosama Ahmad's Hair

film TitlePoles Apart Scrap Dolls My Best Friend's ShoesThe Unbeaked Sleepover Fighting Against the Wind What Is Your Brown Number Not One of Us All In Good Time

Middle 2 (115mins)

film Title

Middle 3 (104 mins)

The PilotDear Henri Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto Dear Dad HeerStrawberriesFæring Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love

film TitleJuan and the CloudStella 1The Old Man and the PearsDrops Clemence’s Afternoon Einstein-Rosen The Girl and the Tree of Desire Nobody Nose Cleopatra Drawn To Trouble

Middle 4 (101 mins)

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film Title

Senior 1 (105 mins)

Einstein-Rosen Ahmad's Hair Fighting Against the Wind Cacophony Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream LoveChika, the Dog in the Ghetto My Best Friend's Shoes

Sleepover The Ape Man Slush Ice Are You Volleyball?! Jubilee MemoCelebration Negative Space

film TitleSelfieCat Henry Scrambled Feet of FireVolcano Island Weasel

Senior 2 (110 mins)

film Title

Senior India 3 (101 mins)

film TitleThe Ape Man GameThe Head Vanishes Memo Celebration Burn Out The King is Dead Il s'est Passé Quelque ChoseJubileeSleepoverButton Negative Space

Senior International 3 (110 mins)

Harbourboyz Black Head Cow Not One of UsSeven Stones The Law of the Sea Poles Apart DropsClemence’s Afternoon Yushka Gokurosama

Film Title

Senior 4 (117 mins)

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OPEN TO ALL CATEGORY

film Title

Open to All 1 (109 mins)

Half Ticketfilm TitleUbuntu


film Title


Sgt Stubby - AnUnlikely Hero

film TitleThe Day My Father Became a Bush Waikiki


film Title

Open to All India 5 (115 mins)

The Lost Thing Dogstar: Christmas In Space

film TitleFruits of Clouds Oddball


film Title


Lili Long Way North

film TitleAdamaDreams About My Father


film Title


HomegrownChuskit

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