Crab Story
Filippo Rivetti, Tatjana Poliektova (Filippo Rivetti, Tatiana Poliektova)
Australia, Russia, 2017, digital, 3'45”
There's something a bit weird happening down at the beach. None of the crabs can figure it out.
Ameise / Ant
Julia Ocker (Studio Film Bilder)
Germany, 2017, digital, 3'37”
The ants are working together perfectly. But there is one ant who is doing everything differently.
Small Forest Stories
Veronika Fedorova (Animation Studio "Skazka")
Russia, 2016, digital, 3'11”
Little stories about friendship and playing in the forest, and about how all of us on this planet are so alike, but any little fox is still the best tracker in the world!
Medo Trapavko / Easygoing Teddy
Tomislav Gregl (Artizana Film)
Croatia, 2017, digital, 8'07”
A story of friendship and kindness. Easy-going Teddy is a playful little bear who doesn’t really care about forest rules. Having saved a bee from trouble, he one day earns a friendship that will change his life.
Dam! The Story of Kit the Beaver
Kjell Boersma (Astronaught Media Inc.)
Canada, 2017, digital, 12'24”
Kit, an eager beaver, embarks on an odyssey through four seasons in a Canadian forest, where she learns about compassion, failure, survival and community. DAM! features an original orchestral score, performed live by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Leave A Print
Christina S. Nerland (Central Saint Martins)
UK, 2017, digital, 5'14”
A family of arctic foxes learn to cope with the fact that one of them is fading away.
Paper Tales
Aleksej Mironov (Animation Studio Parovoz)
Russia, 2016, digital, 5'30”
Animation series Paper Tales tell the audience about the adventures of paper characters – a moose named Aristotle and a woodpecker named Knock-Knock. Each episode is a single breath-taking story that unfolds with a reference to a new paper craft. This time the friends need to find a way to deal with forgetfulness and at the same time make friends with a hen named Molly.
Little Grey Wolfy: Spring and Icy Drift
Natalia Malykhina (Ulvenfilm)
Norway, 2017, digital, 6'30”
Spring is the time of ice drifts on the river. Wolfy and Hare, carried away by their running, suddenly find themselves on a floe in the middle of an icy stream. The cold stream hides many dangers, but their imagination comes to help. And their friends of course! Across the seas, nothing can frighten them. Set sail captain Wolf and Hare at the helm.
Sabaku
Marlies van der Wel (Halal Productions)
The Netherlands, 2016, digital, 2'20”
When Sabaku’s best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but soon finds out that isn't as easy as it seems. Sabaku is in for a bumpy ride, but he won't rest until he succeeds.
Löwe / Lion
Julia Ocker (Studio Film Bilder)
Germany, 2017, digital, 3'37”
The lion has to become more physically fit. The gazelle does not think he is capable of doing so.