11h00 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
In a world where stories are losing their value, the city has lost its contours, there are no roads and no streets left to discover, only artefacts that no longer serve any purpose – and its only inhabitants are snails.
Direction: Eugeniy Fadeyev
Production: Shar Studio
Russian Federation . 0:07:00 . 2021 .
A father and his baby’s fascinating kayaking trip turns into a real family adventure.
Direction: Solène Bosseboeuf, Flore Dechorgnat, Tiphaine Klein, Auguste Lefort, Antoine Rossi
Production: École des Nouvelles Images
France . 0:06:00 . 2021
Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There, he meets Simon, a boy who helps him face all his difficulties. Samson discovers a new world and, above all, the taste of friendship.
Direction: Miran Miošić
Production: Ustanova Zagreb Film
Croatia . 0:09:00 . 2018
A gloomy caravan arrives in the quiet village during the night. The next morning, the children find a large box that has been left on the street. Strange sounds can be heard coming from the box, which makes the residents curious. It turns out to be a circus tiger and its cub. The two win the affection of the inhabitants, who come up with a cunning plan to help them escape to a better life.
Direction: Janis Cimermanis
Production: Animācijas Brigāde
Latvia. 0:08:00 . 2010
Based on a children’s book, the question that arises, given that the king and queen have everything they could possibly want — a happy relationship, a castle, gardens, animals — is: but where is the princess?
Direction: Dina Velikovskaya
Production: CINÉ-LITTÉ Productions, smpl Films
Germany . 0:07:37 . 2023
15h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until… Achoo! He can’t stop sneezing. He has become allergic to flour. How will he manage to keep baking for everyone in the village?
Direction: Maša Avramović
Production: Folimage, Nadasdy Film, Adriatic Animation, Gebeka Films – Reginald de Guillebon, Nicolas Burlet, Draško Ivezić
France, Switzertland, Croatia . 0:08:00 . 2024
When sleep hits him, the little monkey glides gently from one leaf to the other, till he gets into the world of mysterious dreams. This world becomes darker, more colourful and wilder.
Direction: Sonja Rohleder
Production: Sonja Rohleder
Germany . 0:03:00 . 2023
A world-famous boys’ choir goes on a tour. In the hands of their severe conductor they are an obedient musical instrument. But left alone without supervision, they are just playful children. Once in Seoul, the conductor is accidentally trapped in the elevator, and the boys are left alone.
Direction: Edmunds Jansons
Production: Atom Art
Latvia. 0:05:00 . 2012
Mirek has a huge belly and nobody knows why. Diets and strenuous exercise don’t help. His big belly causes many complications. The simple act of putting on socks turns into a hellish mission. We follow the stories of several heroes, each with unusual troubles. Where do they stem from?
Direction: Marie Urbánková
Production: Martin Vandas, Mária Mot’ovská
Czech Republic. 00:08:00 . 2022
A school class comes to visit a huge castle, but while they walk around, one little boy gets lost…
Direction: Pierre-Luc Granjon
Production: Folimage – Patrick Eveno, Jacques-Rémy Girerd
France . 0:06:00 . 2004
“A small round story” about a young girl who learns how to ride a bicycle with her grandfather and who discovers that where the road ends, real adventure begins.
Direction: Sophie Olga de Jong, Sytske Kok
Production: CinéTé – Willen Thijssen, Nancy Fornovile
Netherlands . 0:02:00 . 2008
Sabaku and his buffalo buddy don’t need big words to understand one another. Alas when his good-natured companion keels over in the savannah sun one day, Sabaku must find a new friend.
Direction: Marlies van der Wel
Production: Gijs Kerbosch, Roel Oude Nijhuis, Gijs Determeijer
Netherlands . 0:03:00 . 2016
A noble man is anxiously waiting to finally meet his bride. They are going to have tea together. When she arrives, there is something wrong with her dress. But sometimes the important thing is not to lose face.
Direction: Andrea Szelesová
Production: FAMU – Films and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Czech Republic. 0:02:00 . 2019
Percy Cat is looking forward to a relaxing day in Cat Lake City – the cats´ vacation paradise. But the place is not as expected. Not even the spot on the towel is as safe as he thought…
Direction: Antje Heyn
Production: Protoplanet Studio
Germany . 0:07:00 . 2019
Aaaah! is a cry of pain, surprise, fear, joy, songs, grumbling, laughter, anger… Aaaah! is the expression with which children, these primary and innocent beings, experience life in a community, framed by the whistles of adults.
Direction: Osman Cerfon
Production: Miyu Productions
France . 0:04:41 . 2023
15h30 | FACE - Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho
Scrubby wants to live in his mother’s thick fur forever, but she’s starting to lose hair. When he brings back a strand of hair that flew away, all he finds is a pile of hair and a trail in the snow. In search of his mother, Scrubby encounters a naked, freezing creature. Is his fur enough to warm both of them?
Direction: Paul Vollet
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Paulina Larson, Johannes Lübke
Germany . 0:07:00 . 2023
Everyone loves their birthday. But this year, this little mouse is going to oversleep. Will they wait for him to have his party?
Direction: Julia Ocker
Production: Studio FILM BILDER GmbH
Germany . 0:04:00 . 2022
The main characters are young humming birds – siblings who try out new inventions every episode. These inventions are often surprising, absurd and, above all, funny.
Direction: Ilenia Cotardo, Piotr Ficner
Production: Likaon | WJT – Justyna Rucińska, Anna Mroczek, Wojtek Leszczýnski
Poland . 0:03:00 . 2022
The story of a little cloud taking care of a colorful flower. His peaceful day is disrupted when an airplane enters the scene.
Czech Republic. 0:03:00 . 2023
The Octopus finds a vinyl record and winds up the gramophone, not allowing other sea creatures to sing or play along. As a result, the record breaks, but Eric the Crab and friends find instruments and play the melody live. Life underwater is actually not silent but full of sound and energy.
Direction: Alexey Alexseev
Production: Rymanco Ventures – Lucy Tsoy
Cyprus . 0:03:00 . 2023
As they run a cafe on a small planet, a human teenager and his alien peer thwart the schemes of an energy corporation’s slimy director while also solving the problems they face from their unimaginably strange customers.
Direction: Jim Miller, Alexander Chernogorov
Production: Rymanco Ventures, Ltd
Cyprus . 0:11:00 . 2025
A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it’s worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others.
Direction: Marcin Podolec
Production: Yellow Tapir Films – Marcin Podolec, Wiktoria Podolec
Poland . 0:04:00 . 2023
It’s winter, there’s snow and ice: there’s nothing better than taking a friend and going skating on top of a totally frozen lake and making the most of it. But when cracks and fissures begin to appear, something mysterious reveals itself.
Direction: Ignas Meilunas
Production: Kadrų skyrius” – Justė Beniušytė, Ignas Meilūnas
Lithuania . 0:13:00 . 2024
A young child experiences the Icelandic tradition of getting a present in their shoe for the first time. Meanwhile the yule lad responsible for bringing the present has a harrowing adventure.
Direction: Gunnar Karlsson
Production: Haukur Sigurjónsson
Iceland . 0:07:34 . 2022
10h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala António Gaio
“Kayara”, an inspiring film that celebrates courage, determination and the will to dream.
Kayara is a brave young woman who lives in the heart of the Inca empire and dreams of joining the Chasqui – a group of royal messengers reserved exclusively for agile and brave men.
Determined to follow her dream, Kayara defies tradition and faces all obstacles to earn her place. A moving story that celebrates the strength of ideals and the power to transform one’s own destiny.
Direction: Cesar Zelada, Dirk Hampel
Production: Tunche Films, B-Water Animation Studios
Script: Brian Cleveland, Jason Cleveland, Cesar Zelada
Dubbing: Ana Teresa Pousadas, Fábio Barbosa, Alexandre Maia, Nelson Raposo, Paula Pais, Gonçalo Lima, Paulo Espírito-Santo, José Luíz Alves
Peru, Spain . 01:30:00 . 2025 . M/6
15h30 | FACE - Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho
A seed that is planted in the soil grows into a turnip. But what actually happens underground during this process? Based on an old Estonian fairy tale about ownership, solidarity and betrayal.
Direction: Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu
Production: Piret Sigus
Script: Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu
Estonia . 00:07:00 . 2022
A story about a pilot, a captain, a machinist, a driver, a mailman, a girl… and a giant box. What’s in the box, the giant box that the pilot brought with him from a country, far, far away?
Direction: Bram Algoed
Production: Bem Van ElslandeAnimal Tank
Script: Bram Algoed
Belgium . 00:09:00 . 2023
Hunting season has begun. A family of capybaras seek refuge in a chicken coop, but the hens don’t trust them. But the curiosity of the youngest capybaras creates a union with unexpected consequences.
Direction: Alfredo Soderguit
Production: Nicolas Schmerkin – Autour de Minuit, Luciana Roude – Palermo Estudio, Bernardita Ojeda – Pajaro
France, Uruguay, Chile . 00:11:00 . 2024
A sunflower prefers not to look at the sun and discovers a totally different world.
Direction: Natalia Chernyscheva
Production: Folimage
Co-Production: Studio Pchela
Script: Natalia Chernyscheva
France . 00:04:10 . 2023 . 2D animation and 2D computer graphics
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?
Direction: Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová
Production: Martin Smatana – Studio Bororo
Co-Production: Martin Vandas – Maur Film, Kamila Dohnalová – Last Films, Jean-François Le Corre – Vivement Lundi!
Script: Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová
Slovakia, Czech Republic, France 00:11:00 . 2024
15h30 | FACE - Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho
An astronaut lands on an unknown planet. Everything is foreign.
Direction: Julia Ocker
Production: Thomas Meyer-Hermann – Studio Film Bilder Gmbh
Germany . 0:06:13 . 2021
We all know fear, and none of us like it. High time, then, that it introduced itself personally and cleared up a few prejudices
Direction: Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez
Production: Carol Ratajczak – Blaue Pampelmuse
Germany . 0:05:00 . 2021
When a giant Rock Creature disturbs Luce’s quiet life in her village she’s determined to take him back to his home, but the Rock might have more in common with Luce than she first thought…
Direction: Britt Raes
Production: Thuristar
Co-Production: VRT-Ketnet, RTBF, Studio Pupil, La Cabane Production
Belgium, France, Netherlands. 0:12:00 . 2022
Kiki the canary only knows his cage and the old lady who feeds him. He dreams of flying with the free birds from outside. When at last the door of the cage stays open, he escapes and discovers the big outside where it’s necessary to know how to fly. Finally, being a free bird, it’s scary.
Direction: Julie Rembauville, Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
Production: Nicolas Bianco-Levrin – Association Prototypes Associés
France . 0:05:47 . 2020
During a game of hide and seek, Vanja leaves the bright living room and enters a dimly lit courtyard, which has far too many dark corners, weird shadows and strange noises. To overcome the fear, Vanja turns into a dangerous tiger!
Direction: Marita Mayer
Production: Fabian Driehorst – Fabian&Fred
Co-Production: Lillian Lovseth – Trollfilm AS
Germany, Norway . 0:07:00 . 2022 . 2D Computer
A boy fantasizes about becoming a famous footballer, playing in big stadiums – but first he has to win a match in a small backyard against a goose.
Direction: Jan Mika
Production: Michal Podhradsky – Animation People, Niclas Schmerkin – Autour de mInuit
Czech Republic. 0:12:33 . 2022
15h30 | FACE - Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho
A family’s holiday at the zoo is interrupted when an unknown species attempts to enter the grounds.
Direction: Kaisa Penttilä
Production: Kaiho Republic
Finland . 0:09:23 . 2021
Hunting season has begun. A family of capybaras seeks refuge in a chicken coop, but the chickens do not trust them. The curiosity of the youngest members of the families will create a bond with unexpected consequences…
Direction: Alfredo Soderguit
Production: Autour de Minuit, Palermo Estúdio, Pájaro
France . 0:10:00 . 2024
Nemo looks different. No one else wears a diving suit and a giant helmet. Until he meets Laika, an astronaut.
Direction: Jan Gadermann
Production: Filmuniversität Babelsberg ‘Konrad Wolf’
Germany . 0:15:00 . 2022
The film presents a series of fascinating tales about a boy who lives in a housing estate, where the most exciting adventures in the world take place.
Direction: Marie Urbánková
Production: UMPRUM – Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, MAUR film
Czech Republic. 0:07:035 . 2019
UMPRUM – Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, MAUR film
Direction: Marion Jamault
Production: Phénomènes Films, Pictanovo
France . 0:09:00 . 2022
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