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These 10 films from 8 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as otherness, friendship and tolerance. They are films for the young but also the young at heart with several laugh-out-loud moments alongside tales that tug at the heart-strings.
Here you will meet charismatic characters such as a boy called Nemo, obsessed with his diving suit, a happy man who can’t stop crying tears of joy and the mysterious Burry Man – in a series of stunning visuals showing that animation is the best tool to transform the everyday into the magical.
Death of the Gods – Leto S Meade, UK
The story of a hug. A boy’s journey across a surreal world to find his fallen giant.
2022 11 min
The Most Boring Granny in the World – Damaris Zielke, Germany
Greta has the most boring grandma in the world. When she falls asleep on the sofa, Greta gets the idea to play ‘funeral’ with her, initiating a sensitive conversation about death and memory.
2022 7 min
The Perfect Fit – Meinardas Valkevičius, Lithuania
Patrick lives in a children’s home. After seeing a parrot in the zoo, he becomes obsessed with it, which makes it even harder to find parents who want to adopt him.
2022 10 min
Laika and Nemo – Jan Gadermann & Sebastian Gadow, Germany
Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and such a huge helmet. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.
2022 15 min
Mesozoique Alternatif – Léna Miguet, Marie Schaeffer, Swann Boby, Sixtine Sanrame, Lucie Laudrin & Marion Metivier, France
Rex and his dinosaur friends are disturbed in their peaceful life by a tribe of annoying humans and a meteor shower crashing to Earth.
2021 5 min
Burry Man – Simon P Biggs, UK
When a Pictish farm is besieged by an endless winter, an adolescent girl must defy her father and his traditions to venture out beyond their family glen in search of a mysterious figure, the Burry Man.
2022 6 min
Paolo’s Happiness – Thorsten Drößler & Manuel Schroeder, Germany/Switzerland/Czech Republic
Paolo is a happy man who lives with his cat and who loves to cry. His tears mean the world to him. When he is sad, his tears comfort him, and when he is happy, his tears make him even happier.
2022 13 min
Polar Bear Bears Boredom – Koji Yamamura, Japan
From bored bears to other otters, delightful wordplay—in both English and Japanese—guides this story through the deep blue sea.
2021 7 min
Pig – Jorn Leeuwerink, Netherlands
A group of animals hook up a power grid to the socket-shaped snout of one big, sleeping pig.
2022 8 min
Migrants – Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte & Zoé Devise, France
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they try to cohabitate.
2021 8 min
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Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
