PARALLEL SECTIONS
DER STACHEL IM PO / A PAIN IN THE BUTT
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
DER STACHEL IM PO / A PAIN IN THE BUTT
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
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…
VOLLES NEST / FULL NEST
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
VOLLES NEST / FULL NEST
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
The squirrel’s nest is warmly padded for the cold winter with all kinds of stolen goods. But then a flood breaks out and forest animals flee to Lena’s farm. The squirrel would like to help them…
RAJKSIE PTAKI / BIRDS OF PARADISE
TOMEK DUCKI – 2025 / POLAND
RAJKSIE PTAKI / BIRDS OF PARADISE
TOMEK DUCKI – 2025 / POLAND
Bird droppings. To most, a nuisance. But for a remarkable flock of flightless birds, they are the foundation of life itself. There is a delicate harmony in their hidden world – until one day when a mysterious object washes up on shore. What begins as curiosity sparks a profound shift, leading the flock into a new era of cultural and technological change.
PINGVINAS IR BALANDIS / BACKSTREET BIRDS
GERTRŪDA NEMČAUSKAITĖ – 2025 / LITHUANIA
PINGVINAS IR BALANDIS / BACKSTREET BIRDS
GERTRŪDA NEMČAUSKAITĖ – 2025 / LITHUANIA
It’s an ordinary evening in the neighbourhood: the residents are at home, quietly watching their TVs. Just like everybody else Penguin loves spending time on the screen, alone and undisturbed. However, a new neighbour Pigeon moves in and he loves a good party. Without knowing how to share the limited resources, birds start a fight that leads to only one way – catastrophe.
LUNE DE MIEL / HONEYMOON
ARTHUR CHAYS – 2025 / FRANCE
LUNE DE MIEL / HONEYMOON
ARTHUR CHAYS – 2025 / FRANCE
In a world where fields and forests have been replaced by industrial activity and megacities, a young, hungry bee is desperate to find a flower from which to gather nectar. On her way, she meets an old pigeon with greyish plumage who knows where to find ‘real flowers’. This unlikely pair sets off on a long journey, at the end of which they will discover an unexpected truth.
LE JOUR OÙ J’AI LÉCHÉ UN CAILLOU / THE DAY I LICKED A PEBBLE
FLAVIE ELIÉZER, CHLOÉ BERNUCHON, GOLI ATEFI, MAUD KOLASA, NATHAN JAUZE, MARIE PIJOLLET – 2025 / FRANCE
LE JOUR OÙ J’AI LÉCHÉ UN CAILLOU / THE DAY I LICKED A PEBBLE
FLAVIE ELIÉZER, CHLOÉ BERNUCHON, GOLI ATEFI, MAUD KOLASA, NATHAN JAUZE, MARIE PIJOLLET – 2025 / FRANCE
On an ordinary summer afternoon in the countryside, three siblings bored at their grandma’s house, decide to go to the bakery to get snacks.
DANS L’OMBRE DU HÉRON / IN THE SHADOW OF THE HERON
NICOLAS BIANCO-LEVRIN – 2026 / FRANCE
DANS L’OMBRE DU HÉRON / IN THE SHADOW OF THE HERON
NICOLAS BIANCO-LEVRIN – 2026 / FRANCE
On a beautiful rainy day, a frog wanders along its water lily pad. Along the water, it encounters a heron. The wading bird has decided it will make short work of the amphibian. Thus begins a duel in the heart of the marsh.
EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING. AND PARENTING
MALGORZATA RYBAK – 2025 / POLAND
EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING. AND PARENTING
MALGORZATA RYBAK – 2025 / POLAND
A lively kid named O is very curious and busy discovering the world around. Despite all the obstacles O manages to gather some personal experiences and to gain some new skills. Will they prove useful? A short story told from a child’s perspective. For parents. And little humans.
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
Two movers. One grand piano. One very uncooperative staircase and a passion they never saw coming.
UTRKA PRIJATELJSTVA / THE RACE OF FRIENDSHIP
DEAN HAMER – 2026 / CROACIA
UTRKA PRIJATELJSTVA / THE RACE OF FRIENDSHIP
DEAN HAMER – 2026 / CROACIA
A race begins to finally prove who is faster, the Tortoise or the Hare. Both set off confident of victory, but halfway through they fall into a deep, dark pit. The Hare tries to climb the muddy walls, while the Tortoise digs for a way out, but to no avail. They realise that only by joining forces can they escape the pit. The initial hostility turns into friendship when, through joint efforts, they manage to find a way out.
TANZPARTNER / DANCING FRIEND
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
TANZPARTNER / DANCING FRIEND
ELENA WALF – 2025 / GERMANY-CROACIA
The caterpillar would love to dance with the bugs. But they make fun of the clumsy animal. Only the smallest bug is attracted to the caterpillar.
PINGVINAS IR BALANDIS / BACKSTREET BIRDS
GERTRŪDA NEMČAUSKAITĖ – 2025 / LITHUANIA
PINGVINAS IR BALANDIS / BACKSTREET BIRDS
GERTRŪDA NEMČAUSKAITĖ – 2025 / LITHUANIA
It’s an ordinary evening in the neighbourhood: the residents are at home, quietly watching their TVs. Just like everybody else Penguin loves spending time on the screen, alone and undisturbed. However, a new neighbour Pigeon moves in and he loves a good party. Without knowing how to share the limited resources, birds start a fight that leads to only one way – catastrophe.
FIRST FLIGHT / PRIMER VUELO
ADRIÁN JAFFÉ – 2025 / GERMANY
FIRST FLIGHT / PRIMER VUELO
ADRIÁN JAFFÉ – 2025 / 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.
PICCOLO PICCOLO / TINY TINY
MARTA GENNARI – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
PICCOLO PICCOLO / TINY TINY
MARTA GENNARI – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
A tiny mouse, wanting to forget her little worries, decides one day to climb a very high mountain.
PROUT
MARC-HENRI WAJNBERG – 2025 / BELGIUM
PROUT
MARC-HENRI WAJNBERG – 2025 / BELGIUM
Obsolete household appliances and waste of all kinds are sent to the planet Prout, Earth’s dumping ground. Bean and Spaghet, two little emergency workers from this strange planet, go on an emergency mission to save one of their friends who has been crushed by debris falling from the sky.
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
Two movers. One grand piano. One very uncooperative staircase and a passion they never saw coming.
IM KREIS / ROUNDABOUT
ZOE SCHMIDT – 2025 / AUSTRIA
IM KREIS / ROUNDABOUT
ZOE SCHMIDT – 2025 / AUSTRIA
Mia and Karo are ten and inseparable, spending every free minute on the roundabout. Between the school bell, chalk dust and secret notes, daily power games rage. But when a prank goes too far, something between them starts to shift.
LES BOTTES DE LA NUIT / THE NIGHT BOOTS
PIERRE-LUC GRANJON – 2024 / FRANCE
LES BOTTES DE LA NUIT / THE NIGHT BOOTS
PIERRE-LUC GRANJON – 2024 / FRANCE
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.
JUZ MNIE NIE MA / I’M NOT HERE ANYMORE
NAWOJKA WIERZBOWSKA – 2025 / FRANCE-POLAND
JUZ MNIE NIE MA / I’M NOT HERE ANYMORE
NAWOJKA WIERZBOWSKA – 2025 / FRANCE-POLAND
A grandfather dies and tries to leave his home. Unfortunately, his family doesn’t want to believe that he’s gone for good. Every time he tries to run away, they take him back to them.
MY GUT FRIEND
JOSÉ MANUEL LO BIANCO, MARIANO ANDRÉS BERGARA – 2025 / ARGENTINA-MEXICO
MY GUT FRIEND
JOSÉ MANUEL LO BIANCO, MARIANO ANDRÉS BERGARA – 2025 / ARGENTINA-MEXICO
Jim, a lonely man who lives stuck in a rut, remembers when he was a child and his gut became his best friend.
PROUT
MARC-HENRI WAJNBERG – 2025 / BELGIUM
PROUT
MARC-HENRI WAJNBERG – 2025 / BELGIUM
Obsolete household appliances and waste of all kinds are sent to the planet Prout, Earth’s dumping ground. Bean and Spaghet, two little emergency workers from this strange planet, go on an emergency mission to save one of their friends who has been crushed by debris falling from the sky.
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
DUET
LÉO BRUNEL – 2025 / FRANCE-SWITZERLAND
Two movers. One grand piano. One very uncooperative staircase and a passion they never saw coming.
OSTRICH
MARIE KENOV – 2025 / SWITZERLAND
OSTRICH
MARIE KENOV – 2025 / SWITZERLAND
Day in and day out, a sparrow sees images of ostriches everywhere: on posters, in ads, and on its smartphone. In awe of the ostriches, with their long necks, dazzling eyes and muscular legs, the little bird wants to be just like them. By hitting the gym to work on its leg muscles, following make-up tutorials, and paying several visits to the neck stretching studio, the sparrow comes very close to achieving its goal.
ZIZOU
KHALED MOEIT – 2025 / EGYPT-FRANCE-QATAR
ZIZOU
KHALED MOEIT – 2025 / EGYPT-FRANCE-QATAR
Zizou, a 13-year-old overweight boy, sets out to befriend the neighborhood’s most popular kid. However, his relentless attempts leave him vulnerable to unexpected ridicule, stirring unresolved feelings.
PORQUE HOJE É SÁBADO / BECAUSE TODAY IS SATURDAY
ALICE GUIMARÃES – 2025 / PORTUGAL-FRANCE-SPAIN
PORQUE HOJE É SÁBADO / BECAUSE TODAY IS SATURDAY
ALICE GUIMARÃES – 2025 / PORTUGAL-FRANCE-SPAIN
It’s Saturday, and a woman struggles with the difficulty of reconciling her home life and her need to escape.
PENTEST
TRISTAN LHOMME, BENJAMIN CHEVALLIER – 2025 / FRANCE
PENTEST
TRISTAN LHOMME, BENJAMIN CHEVALLIER – 2025 / FRANCE
Nabil is about to deliver a meal to the offices of a major bank, but the receptionist curtly refuses him access. Touched by the young man’s distress, a security guard discreetly opens an emergency exit for him. Nabil enters the building.
THE UNDYING PAIN OF EXISTENCE
OSCAR JACOBSON – 2025 / GERMANY
THE UNDYING PAIN OF EXISTENCE
OSCAR JACOBSON – 2025 / GERMANY
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.