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- DirectorDominique Othenin-GirardStarsAdrien BarazzoneJean-Luc BarbezatJean Aloïs Belbachir13 year old Colombine, runs away from home and from a conflictual relationship with her mother to look for a father she has never met. Her quest takes her to travel through time and she finds herself thrown into the middle of a gigantic live-show, the Fête des Vignerons... Dazzled by surreal surroundings and stuck in a strange adult world, she can only rely on her wits and her heart to find her way.
- DirectorInês T. AlvesIn the Amazon rainforest children live in deep intimacy with nature. Between the waters of the Pastaza River and the top of the trees, they run their daily lives almost autonomously and with a strong sense of collaboration.
- DirectorJohannes SchmidStarsJossi JantschitschNora ReidingerLeo WachaFranz, as the smallest in class, is very much up for advice. When Franz discovers an influencer, his two best friends are skeptical. In the end the trio finds again what they thought they had lost: the biggest friendship in the world.
- DirectorHüseyin TabakStarsEnzo GaierAndreas KiendlNora TschirnerMika doesn't know much about people, but he would like to have friends. One night he hears a neighing. There is actually a horse on the balcony of the neighboring flat. The horse belongs to Sascha, who is in big trouble.
- DirectorSebastian GranskogStarsElias SalonenRiikka KoskinenMilja LeikkariA young man tries to drown out feelings brought on by his painful breakup but can't even seem to get rid of his ex-girlfriend's hair.
- DirectorTed KjellssonStarsSilas StrandSissela BennFredrik HallgrenHåkan has a babysitter, Amanda - the world's most boring one according to him - and he has to run home where he can attend a very important computer game competition. But Håkan is suddenly eye to eye with both burglars and ostriches.
- DirectorMarcell JankovicsStarsGyörgy CserhalmiAnikó NagyErzsi PártosA traditional Hungarian poetic fairytale that describes the epic adventures of a young shepherd through love, war, magic and death.
- DirectorInka AchtéHanna KarppinenWhen Jasmin's parents decide to move their family back to her dad's home country, Somaliland, she is faced with the biggest change of her life. She has to say goodbye to the familiar playgrounds in the Finnish suburbs, as well as her best friend Maryam. When Jasmin arrives, an avalanche of things hit her: the streets are not paved, people speak so loudly it sounds like arguing, there are no playgrounds, people don't use cutlery for eating, camels roam the city streets. After recovering from her culture shock Jasmin starts to realise there is actually something familiar here; nobody stares at her for looking different like back in Finland. Maybe having two homes is not so bad after all?
- DirectorUte von Münchow-PohlStarsNoah LeviFriedrich von ThunSenta BergerIn the bunny school, the the appointment of the new "master bunnies" by the magical golden egg is happening. After selecting Max, a city bunny, as the champion bunny candidate, the golden egg suddenly turns black.
- DirectorJoão GonzalezEvery day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
- DirectorDaniel PánekStarsThomas Richard BrentonKlára IssováHynek CermákSchoolboy Dominik decides to play ice hockey and puts together a group of boys. They plan to challenge the older boys from the neighboring village to a match; in addition, Dominik strives for the favor of his classmate Katka.
- DirectorAlzbeta Macáková Misejková
- DirectorAnna HeribanováA little bloody Christmas tale - based on a true story of a carp.
- DirectorEva-Maria KoskinenSalla SorriStarsAlma PöystiVivian TahtLinda ZilliacusSpiral is about a ballet class that gets out of hand.
- DirectorAyumu WatanabeStarsShinobu ÔtakeCocomiNatsuki HanaeA heartwarming comedy-drama about the bonds shared by an unconventional mother and daughter in a sleepy seaside town.
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsStella LeppikorpiMinna HaapkyläTommi Korpela"Bubble" is a film about a 16-year-old Eveliina who decides to end her mother's extramarital relationship.
- DirectorGregor SchnitzlerStarsEmilia MaierLeonard ConradsLoris SichrovskyIda must transfer to a new school, where she soon realizes the students are unkind to each other. However, that all changes when a new teacher, Miss Cornfield, begins to educate them on the value of friendship and magic.
- DirectorMalin Ingrid JohanssonStarsMattias ElovssonIrma HallbergMaria Alm NorellHigh-heeled shoes in cowhide and frightened animal bodies thundering across a Västgoth landscape. Madden is 13 years old and torn between duty on the farm and longing for the world outside.
- CreatorTove JanssonStarsMatt BerryRosamund PikeBel PowleyA 2019 adaptation of Tove Jansson's loved body of work around the Moomin family.
- DirectorAli Al-SaffuStarsJulia KorpinenAli Al-SaffuJani AiriainenLives of four youngsters living in East-Helsinki suburbs. Ali, Nedim, Shahin and Flamur are old friends, whose paths have gone different ways. Ali decides to do a radical change in his life, that will affect everyone.
- DirectorTaavi VartiaStarsPauli KesäläLeon RuokolaSara VänskäPirkko needs money to bring her sick Grandma to the best hospital. So when she and her friends get an airplane from Captain Ritavuori, they decide to search for a treasure, including the Ring of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
- DirectorLinda NiccolStarsSeb HunterJonty AustinAri BoylandA young woman with Down syndrome refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life. Her ambition to become a motor mechanic.
- DirectorJorn LeeuwerinkThe snout of a very large pig serves as the power network of a town full of animals. He is comfortably asleep while the others use him. But for how long can this last?
- DirectorGabriel AugeraiRomain AugierCharles Di CiccoA couple of dumb birds try their best to protect their eggs from a volcanic eruption.
- DirectorAndreas KoefoedA 10-year-old girl miraculously survives a fall from the fifth floor. Six years later, she is looking to escape the trauma. A subtle, sensitive coming-of-age film about a very unusual young woman.
- DirectorJub ClercStarsShantae Barnes-CowanTasma WaltonCarlos Sanson Jr.An Indigenous teenager discovers photography during a youth trip in Western Australia.
- DirectorPetteri SaarioStarsMihkku LaitiDocumentary about Mihkku Laiti or Yungmiqu, a young Sámi rap artist, who is pondering his future: whether to continue the traditional family trade of reindeer herding or pursue another career (eg. in music).
- DirectorLiss-Anett SteinskogStarsAmelia BoknLykke BoknPenda FaalTwo children find a magical world inside a pile of branches. The same pile the grown ups plan to get rid of.
- DirectorFrancis Joseph JeeraStarsMaster AaravBaby AarushiJenson AlappatA little boy who believes in his grandmother's stories and his efforts to make these stories come true.
- DirectorCecilie DebellMaria TórgarðStarsTrygvi DanielsenDania O. TausenDania is 21 years old and from a Christian congregation in the Faroe Islands. She has just moved to Tórshavn and has become friends with Trygvi, a hip-hop artist who writes about the shadowy sides of man. Dania is fascinated by the honesty and courage in Trygvi's lyrics. She begins to write poems herself, which develops into "Skål", a collection of critical poems about the double life she and other young people have to live in the Christian framework - which she does not want to leave, but instead to renew.
- DirectorKurdwin AyubStarsMelina BenliLaw WallnerMaya WopienkaIn a moment of ordinary madness, three girlfriends decide to shoot a burqa music video.
- DirectorKrzysztof LukaszewiczStarsFeliks MateckiJowita BudnikFilip GurlaczGrodno, an Eastern borderland of pre-war Poland. On September 1, 1939, German planes bombard the city. One of the bomb hits the school of Leos, Ewelina and Tadek. Their world of innocent and care-free childhood, playing and first loves ends literally and figuratively. Leos is 12. He is a Jewish boy fascinated with the Polish independence movement tradition. On September 17, 1939, according to the Soviet and German pact the Red Army invades Poland and plans to capture Grodno. The city begins a hopeless fight against the occupants. The small troops are supported by civilians, mainly schoolchildren. The children and adolescents are the ones who heroically defend the city and fall victims of exceptional cruelty of the occupants.
- DirectorAndrei HutuleacStarsMaya Noelle PredigerTeodor CorbanMatei DimaMara, a 12 year old who is ill, embarks on a fantastic adventure filled with hope. She discovers a magical tree located near a palliative care center that is a portal to her favorite story: the book of Ion Creanga, "Childhood Memories".
- DirectorSander BurgerStarsJean-Philippe AmaniOle van HoogdalemLies VisschedijkAma, the daughter of Senegalese asylum seekers, feels completely Dutch. When Ama's mother and brother are arrested, Ama sets off in search of her father through Rotterdam in the middle of winter, hoping to avoid deportation. During this frightening and exciting journey, she discovers her roots, thanks in part to her extraordinary totem animal: a gigantic porcupine.
- DirectorLeni GruberAlexander ReinbergStarsMarlene HauserGünther LainerMichaela SchausbergerBreakthroughs don't come easy. Especially for up-and-coming actress Anna. Rejected from her most recent audition, Anna returns home to find that her dad has already made other plans for her life. Her last chance: playing the victim in training exercises for the local fire department. Whether she is rescued from car wrecks or placed under toppled trees, Anna gives it everything she's got, because a job at the local bank seems utterly unthinkable.
- DirectorVictor DanellStarsInez Dahl TorhaugJesper BarkseliusEva MelanderA rebellious teen placed in foster care suspects her father is not dead but has been abducted. She is determined to find out the truth with help from a UFO association.
- DirectorPete RiskiStarsTommi KorpelaEssi PatrakkaElina Hietala
- DirectorEva RustLena von DöhrenA fish gets lost in a tidal pool and must win over the sea creatures that dwell there. A fart creates goodwill, and a strong community quickly develops. An underwater adventure painted with the colors and sounds of the sea.
- DirectorJulia Ocker
- DirectorAnastasia PapadopoulouFour people and the time they spend in an elevator. Inspired by everyday life and by the difference in people's behavior when they are alone, in contrast to the socially acceptable behavior adopt when in public space.
- DirectorMilen VitanovStarsMetodi Litzev
- DirectorReeta AnnalaStarsReeta AnnalaSakri ArkimiesHarri KailantoIn Finland, during isolation, teddy bears were put in the window to entertain the children. But the loneliness of the covid period almost overwhelms the Teddy Bear.
- DirectorSean McCarronStarsRobert McCarronAn eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.
- DirectorMagnus Fredriksson
- DirectorAna Laura CalderónStarsValentina Bribiesca CaballeroAmaia Aliaga CalderónAndrea (4) and Marina (6) become fast friends while playing on the rooftops of their adjacent buildings during the pandemic in Mexico City. They cling to their precious friendship during the stress and loneliness of confinement. When Marina's parents separate suddenly, however, Marina is heartbroken to have to move away without being able to say goodbye to Andrea, who is equally heartsick until she unexpectedly finds a remnant of their friendship.
- DirectorChristian KaufmannBernard works behind the windows of a ticket booth at the Town Hall Square subway station and is waiting for something he seems to have forgotten.
- DirectorDato KiknavelidzeStarsDato DvalishviliSofia KiknavelidzeToad Geno and his neighbors are forced to seek a new habitat because a construction site invades the pond where they live. Geno is a grumpy, reclusive toad who lives in the center of a little pond. He has lots of neighbors (frogs, turtles, and happy water bugs), and as long as they leave him alone, that's fine with him. But disaster looms on the horizon: humans have begun a construction project nearby, shrinking the lake and forcing Geno's neighbors to move closer and closer to him.
- DirectorXinying LaoStarsYamiao TangJinhao WeiYuanmo WeiWhen a calf is to be sold, the witty nine-year-old does everything in his power to prevent the separation of mother and child. A soulful cry for love in capitalist times.
- DirectorJohanna AnderssonStarsBina AssarssonGustav BergheLouise EkIt's soon time for the summer holidays and 15-year-old Josefine has ended up as an outsider in her class. To make the situation in the class better before the last year of school, two hired actors come in to work with drama for a day based on collaboration and status.
- DirectorMartin TurkStarsJulijan Weiss TurkJaka JakopicEnej KaseA 12-year-old boy Nejc witnesses teenage bullying. He befriends Timi, the victim of violence.
- DirectorMaria Eriksson-HechtStarsAnna HammarstedtInga Avemo HådellLo KauppiUnder the summer high sky, on the low land of a barren island, a young girl tries to force her father not give up on what's left of their family.
- DirectorBarbara LervigStarsJohanna Roos SlættanesKristina Sundar HansenRókur LeivssonA grieving woman heads into the mountains with no intention of returning but an encounter with an enigmatic woman changes everything.
- DirectorNicolas KriefStarsYasser EssoulimaniAriel IferganJohanne HaberlinA police search disturbs the peace and quiet of a suburban family and arouses suspicions in Nicolas about his father Sylvain, a secret man with suspicious activities.
- DirectorSunna NousuniemiStarsSunna Nousuniemi
- DirectorHannu-Pekka PeltomaaStarsAri JokiJussi KostamoJuha-Pekka MikkolaThere is a first time for everything, and for young Aliisa and Vili, that time is today on their three-month anniversary. How far is one willing to go just to avoid saying ''no'' to their loved one? -- The film is a part of The Hotel Room -short film series, in which all eight stories are set in the same room and told by different up-and-coming filmmakers.
- DirectorTorgeir KalvehagenStarsGuro ØverbøInger Karin EdingåsAnne-Sophie ErichsenOne day, Iben gets an English assignment at school that proves difficult to solve. Iben and her classmates is encouraged by their English teacher to present a personal essay in front of the class with the headline "My favorite criminal".
- Tobias, Lærke and Thais cannot live with their parents. Together with 15 other children they live at the orphanage Skovgården. The series follows the orphanage children through a year, showing how it is to live in a place like Skovgården from the children's perspective.
- DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsÍda Mekkín HlynsdóttirGrímur HlynssonÞorgils HlynssonSiblings building a tree house together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons, as we follow them through their struggles and moments of joy.
- DirectorSamuli HahlStarsAapo HalmeKaisa HiltunenZaida Laakkonen16-year-old Johanna lives in the countryside with her faithful parents. Johanna wants to be a different young and her passion is heavy metal music, which she secretly listens to.
- DirectorSara BarbasStarsMatt BerryWarwick DavisEdvin EndreThe Stinky Caper: When Moomintroll accidentally becomes an accomplice to a burglary, the Moomins try to put things right by staging a reverse heist, but nothing goes to plan.
- DirectorDarren RobbieStarsMatt BerryWarwick DavisEdvin EndreMoominmamma's Flying Dream: Moomintroll learns of Moominmamma's love of hot air ballooning and decides to make her dream come true.
- DirectorNigel DaviesStarsTobi BamtefaMatt BerryWarwick DavisMidsummer Magic: As preparations begin for the Midsummer party, the sun goes missing from Moominvalley.
- DirectorAnu AunStarsPaula RitsSiim Oskar OtsLiis LemsaluA 10-year old girl's Christmas plans take an unexpected turn after she is brought to a mysterious Estonian farm.
- DirectorRoope OleniusStarsVeera W. ViloLeena UotilaKaroliina BlackburnA promising figure skater flees from Russia to Finland to escape her inhumane circumstances.
- DirectorPekka Johan PaalanenStarsMikko VihmaChristopher KillikAnna EastedenSix years after a dark tragedy and a lifetime career fraught with danger, Bruce Wayne has retired from the field as the Dark Knight. But while Batman's rogues' gallery has been all but defeated years ago, an old threat has now re-emerged, calling Batman back into action, one last time.
- DirectorFrederik Meldal NørgaardStarsSelma IljazovskiPhilip Elbech AndresenLars BrygmannIn the near future, all children have their own robot assistants. Eleven-year-old Alberte receives Konrad, the most lifelike robot ever seen, for her birthday, and she quickly begins to feel a real connection with him.
- DirectorJuho FossiStarsHeikki RantaAnna BöhmAlex is left alone for the weekend to renovate a room for his and his wife's unborn child. Soon, a baby monitor starts to play him horrifying sounds about his future failures as a father.
- DirectorPete RiskiStarsTommi KorpelaEssi PatrakkaElina Hietala
- DirectorJulia Ocker
- DirectorVivian PapageorgiouStarsNestor KopsidasAndromachie MakridouA naughty suitcase in an airport that wants to be free.