Kanopos ir pačiūžos / Hoofs on Skates
Ignas Meilūnas (Kadrų Skyrius), Lithuania, 2024, 12’24”
In a winter wonderland two friends are having a blast ice-skating on a frozen lake when suddenly a strange and unfamiliar world cracks open underneath them. Now they must learn how to deal with the other kind, not letting the fear and preconceptions rule.
Les Bottes de la Nuit / Night Boots
Pierre-Luc Granjon (Am Stram Gram), France, 2024, 12’20”
While his parents are entertaining friends, a child leaves home in the middle of the night into the undergrowth, rubber boots on his feet. There, a little creature, curious and solitary, takes him into the heart of the forest to meet the nocturnal inhabitants that live there.
Filante
Marion Jamault (Phénomènes Films), France, 2024, 8’49”
Every night, Paulette observes the same shooting star in the sky. She makes her deepest wish: to find her mysteriously missing pet rat. The days go by, but the animal doesn't return. Paulette wants to understand what's wrong with her star.
Le Tunnel de la Nuit / The Night Tunnel
Annechien Strouven (La Boite,… Productions/Les Films du Nord), Belgium, France, 2024, 8’58”
After digging a tunnel on the beach, two kids from different sides of the world meet each other. Together, they dig their way to the North Pole, where they discover a magical way to go back home.
Ahoj leto / Hello Summer
Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharova (Studio Bororo/MAUR film/Last Films/Vivement Lundi !), Slovakia, Czechia, France, 2024, 10’50”
Sea, sun, beaches, and family holidays. But what if the hotel isn't as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?