PARALLEL SECTIONS
O LÝKOŽROUTCE / WRITING HOME
EVA MATEJOVIČOVÁ – 2024 / CZECH REPUBLIC
O LÝKOŽROUTCE / WRITING HOME
EVA MATEJOVIČOVÁ – 2024 / CZECH REPUBLIC
Tiny bark beetle enjoys simple life in the forest. However, after a fire breaks out, the forest burns down, she gets separated from her family and also loses her arm during the escape. She finds refuge in a children’s school. Now lost and alone, she has to face the world of giants on her own.
FILANTE / FUGAZ
MARION JAMAULT – 2024 / FRANCE
FILANTE / FUGAZ
MARION JAMAULT – 2024 / FRANCE
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.
EUREKA!
KRIS BORGHS – 2024 / BELGIUM
EUREKA!
KRIS BORGHS – 2024 / BELGIUM
An extraterrestrial duo crosses the universe to share technological insights with less brilliant minds. On one peculiar planet, things don’t quite go as planned.
TUSURU
PEDRO ANIAS – 2024 / BRAZIL
TUSURU
PEDRO ANIAS – 2024 / BRAZIL
Tsuru tells the story of a sleeping piece of paper that, after being awakened by the flapping wings of a Tsuru (Japanese bird origami), begins a challenging journey in search of transformation.
#YACHT
FLORENCE SUSANNA, MAXENCE MOUTTOU, MARIE MALAVAL, MARINE BOUVIER, LOANE BAUMER, PABLO ANASSE – 2024 / FRANCE
#YACHT
FLORENCE SUSANNA, MAXENCE MOUTTOU, MARIE MALAVAL, MARINE BOUVIER, LOANE BAUMER, PABLO ANASSE – 2024 / FRANCE
A superficial couple spends an afternoon on a yacht until their routine is thrown off.
KEO ET LA POUSSIÈRE D’ÉTOILE / KEO AND THE STARDUST
VICTOR HALFEN – 2024 / FRANCE
KEO ET LA POUSSIÈRE D’ÉTOILE / KEO AND THE STARDUST
VICTOR HALFEN – 2024 / FRANCE
Keo, a cosmic pirate, risks his life every day to collect as much stardust as possible. His routine is turned upside down when he meets a strange alien who needs this precious resource to live.
FREELANCE
MAGNUS IGLAND MØLLER / PETER SMITH/ LUCIANO A. MUÑOZ SESSAREGO – 2024 / DENMARK-CHILE
FREELANCE
MAGNUS IGLAND MØLLER / PETER SMITH/ LUCIANO A. MUÑOZ SESSAREGO – 2024 / DENMARK-CHILE
A young hopeful knight reports for duty at the kings court. Little does he know that slaying dragons might not be his biggest challenge.
GILBERT
ALEX SALU, ARTURO LACAL, JORDI JIMÉNEZ – 2024 / SPAIN
GILBERT
ALEX SALU, ARTURO LACAL, JORDI JIMÉNEZ – 2024 / SPAIN
Gilbert and Sullivan are inhabitants of a small archipelago in the middle of the ocean where Sullivan is a trumpeter and Gilbert distributes packages with his gondola. But one day Gilbert decides to keep a package that was intended for his neighbor Sullivan…
TUSURU
PEDRO ANIAS – 2024 / BRAZIL
TUSURU
PEDRO ANIAS – 2024 / BRAZIL
Tsuru tells the story of a sleeping piece of paper that, after being awakened by the flapping wings of a Tsuru (Japanese bird origami), begins a challenging journey in search of transformation.
LOS CARPINCHOS / CAPYBARAS
ALFREDO SODERGUIT – 2024 / FRANCE-CHILE-URUGUAY
LOS CARPINCHOS / CAPYBARAS
ALFREDO SODERGUIT – 2024 / FRANCE-CHILE-URUGUAY
Hunting season has begun. A family of capybaras seek refuge in a chicken coop, but the hens don’t trust them. The curiosity of the youngest members of the families will create a union with unexpected consequences…
A MENINA COM OS OLHOS OCUPADOS / THE GIRL WITH THE OCCUPIED EYES
ANDRÉ CARRILLO – 2024 / PORTUGAL
A MENINA COM OS OLHOS OCUPADOS / THE GIRL WITH THE OCCUPIED EYES
ANDRÉ CARRILLO – 2024 / PORTUGAL
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was always distracted. With her eyes fixed on her phone, she couldn’t notice the world around or who wanted to play with her.
LA LÉGENDE DU COLIBRI / THE LEGEND OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
MORGAN DEVOS – 2025 / FRANCE
LA LÉGENDE DU COLIBRI / THE LEGEND OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
MORGAN DEVOS – 2025 / FRANCE
A fire breaks out in the Amazon rainforest, and frightened animals leave their habitat to take refuge on the other bank. Only a little hummingbird persists in fighting the fire when he spots a sloth and its young trapped in the flames.
FREELANCE
MAGNUS IGLAND MØLLER / PETER SMITH/ LUCIANO A. MUÑOZ SESSAREGO – 2024 / DENMARK-CHILE
FREELANCE
MAGNUS IGLAND MØLLER / PETER SMITH/ LUCIANO A. MUÑOZ SESSAREGO – 2024 / DENMARK-CHILE
A young hopeful knight reports for duty at the kings court. Little does he know that slaying dragons might not be his biggest challenge.
KADUNUD SOKID / THE MISTERY OF MISSING SOCKS
OSKAR LEHEMAA – 2023 / ESTONIA
KADUNUD SOKID / THE MISTERY OF MISSING SOCKS
OSKAR LEHEMAA – 2023 / ESTONIA
Little Pille goes to find her father’s missing socks under the bed, to a fantastical world of forgotten things. There she finds that dad’s socks have laid an egg! Now Pille must protect the socks from danger until the tiny egg can hatch.
O ESTADO DE ALMA / ALMA’S CONDITION
SARA NAVES – 2024 / PORTUGAL-SPAIN
O ESTADO DE ALMA / ALMA’S CONDITION
SARA NAVES – 2024 / PORTUGAL-SPAIN
Alma wakes up every day with a new condition, suffering the most varied physical transformations that reflect her feelings of inadequacy and prevent her from having a normal daily routine. With each passing day, Alma gradually feels more alone.
EUREKA!
KRIS BORGHS – 2024 / BELGIUM
EUREKA!
KRIS BORGHS – 2024 / BELGIUM
An extraterrestrial duo crosses the universe to share technological insights with less brilliant minds. On one peculiar planet, things don’t quite go as planned.
LA LÉGENDE DU COLIBRI / THE LEGEND OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
MORGAN DEVOS – 2025 / FRANCE
LA LÉGENDE DU COLIBRI / THE LEGEND OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
MORGAN DEVOS – 2025 / FRANCE
A fire breaks out in the Amazon rainforest, and frightened animals leave their habitat to take refuge on the other bank. Only a little hummingbird persists in fighting the fire when he spots a sloth and its young trapped in the flames.
QUOTA
JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE – 2024 / NETHERLANDS
QUOTA
JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE – 2024 / NETHERLANDS
When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it makes little impact…that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated quota.
GIOIA
NIXON SINGA – 2024 / FRANCE
GIOIA
NIXON SINGA – 2024 / FRANCE
At 15 Gioia, a black teenager, lives a boring life at school. After class, she fully enjoys her passion: Afro dance. When she shares this hobby with Amandine, a popular student, their two worlds collide.
UPS!
GALVÃO BERTAZZI / LUÍS CANAU – 2024 / PORTUGAL
UPS!
GALVÃO BERTAZZI / LUÍS CANAU – 2024 / PORTUGAL
A boy lives surrounded by an oppressive cacophony of sounds, within a dysfunctional family. A day at the beach might be the long-expected opportunity for a break from a hellish existence.
MOON LAKE
JEANNIE SUI WONDERS – 2024 / UNITED STATES
MOON LAKE
JEANNIE SUI WONDERS – 2024 / UNITED STATES
Set in the mid-2000s suburban Michigan, Tess, a reserved and strange middle schooler, stains the floor at a sleepover as she navigates a new social circle.
C’ÉTAIT BIEN / WE HAD FUN
LINDA LÔ – 2025 / FRANCE
C’ÉTAIT BIEN / WE HAD FUN
LINDA LÔ – 2025 / FRANCE
Bordeaux, 1987, Christmas Eve. Linda (5), Biram (9) and Roger (20) live away from their mother who stayed in Gabon. While the eldest son treats himself to a weekend getaway, his siblings, left to their own devices, see snow for the first time and put themselves in danger.
QUOTA
JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE – 2024 / NETHERLANDS
QUOTA
JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE – 2024 / NETHERLANDS
When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it makes little impact…that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated quota.