Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. This carefully chosen programme for our littlest and most special audience contains 10 wonderful short films, full of joy. There’ll be talking animals, seriously fun adventures and wondrous tales to spark those little imaginations. Suitable for all ages.
A Clayful Adventure – Florrie Macleod, UK
Discarded Clay takes on Smug Ceramic with shocking consequences. Can they learn to understand and accept one another?
2025 4 mins
Mildred the Gallery Cat – Jono Ganz, UK
Everyone thinks Mildred is the laziest cat in the world – but when the gallery closes for the day, Mildred actually explores the empty galleries and imagines her life as an artist.
2024 6 mins
First Flight – Adrian Jaffé, Germany
Three baby birds, one big challenge – their first flight! But as the frogs begin their peculiar performance, the sky turns into a whirlwind of improvisation – some birds twirl, some hover, and others just hope for the best.
2025 3 mins
Poong – Laurent Rohrbasser, Robin Szymczak & Vinh Nguyen, Switzerland
The unexpected adventure of a simple ping-pong ball after a missed shot.
2024 2 mins
Snip Snap – Douglas Irvine & Eleanor Stewart, UK
When a little girl’s pair of scissors turns into an enormous crocodile, a world filled with imagination and adventure unfolds.
2025 8 mins
A Pain in the Butt – Elena Walf, Germany
The hedgehog is just about to go into hibernation when he notices that one of his spines is missing. It’s stuck in Lena’s dog’s bottom, of all places. Getting it back won’t be easy…
2025 6 mins
Books are Made of Trees – Julianna Jakubowska, Denmark
In the face of danger looming over the Old Oak and its inhabitants, a grumpy librarian Leon refuses to leave the tree and his beloved book collection behind.
2025 6 mins
The Naughty Seat – David Johnson, UK
A mischievous little penguin, misbehaving at the dinner table, is sent off to the naughty seat and it’s not long before he has company!
2025 7 mins
The little One and the Giant – Isabela Costa, Brazil/France
In a world recovering from a disaster, a little hamster meets a giant plant creature afraid to go outside. Together they face new challenges, and make a plan to re-flourish the land.
2025 9 mins
In Between – Nour El Achkar, Roxane David, Morgane Chauvet, Flora Rouvel, Lucie Perales, Cindy Fanchonna & Sacha Moreau, France
When little Nora’s parents split up, the Earth splits in two. She now has to juggle between both hemispheres to visit them. The problem is, the backpack she’s carrying is getting heavier and heavier…
2024 7 mins
