Children's Film
One of the high points of every year's festival is the block of children's films. Last year, children from classes 1-6 got the chance, as an expert jury, to pick the best children's film.
Sweet Drops (Childrens` Film)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 11.00h Thalia 1
& Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 13.00h Thalia 1
me and my monster
me and my monster
me and my monster
Animated Film | Switzerland | 2008 | Claudia Röthlin | 3'21''
A small girl is living in fear. Not just because she’s being growled at over and over by a nasty little dog. In her own home too there’s a threat lurking for her and she’s going to have to face it whether she wants to or not: A mean black monster is following her every step. Until one day...
Ping Pong
Ping Pong
Feature Film | United Kingdom | 2008 | Natasha Kang-Hsin Sung | 4'58''
A humorous tale of two middle aged men, Jack and Daniel, whose endearing inability to play ping pong leads to the duo to become the sports unlikeliest seminal superstars.
Bienenstich ist aus
Bee Sting Cake's all gone
Feature Film | Germany | 2009 | Sarah Winkenstette | 15
Paul is nine years old and refuses to speak, because he stutters. He can only do itwith his granny, because she is the only one who cares about him. When his granny becomes ill, Paul’s world threatens to fall apart. But in the end he surprises them all – and himself most of all.'
Tout ce qui brille
All that glitters
Animated Film | France | 2008 | Rebecca Morse | 3'15''
Things that glitter fascinate not just humans, but they attract all manner of beings. This can quickly lead to a row...
Baba Yaga
No penguin's land
No penguin's land
Animated Film | Switzerland | 2008 | Marcel Barelli | 9'
Antarctica has melted away. A penguin, now homeless, has seen Switzerland’s snowclad mountains on a postcard and that’s where he’s going to go. But at the Swiss border control unforeseen problems stop him in his tracks. The penguin has to come up with a good plan if he wants to get any closer to his chosen new home.
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga
Animated Film | Germany | 2008 | Maryna Shchipak | 5'40''
Baba Yaga is a little woman, who lives in a house up a tree. One day she is bothered by a strange noise and so tries to find out where it is coming from. But when Baba Yaga finds who’s causing all the bother, something unexpected happens…
Birdstrike
Birdstrike
Animated Film | Germany | 2008 | Johannes Schiehsl | 6'
If planes hit birds, then birds usually come off worse. But what if the
plane is smaller than the bird?
The Children's Tree
The Children's Tree
Animated Film | Hungary / Germany | 2008 | Abel Ruiz-Vazquez | 2'40''
The Children´s Tree tells the tale of an imaginative young girl and a wonderful swing. With a lot of skill and with the help of a butterfly she tries to get up to the swing which is far too high for her. But there’s a surprise waiting for the girl.
Birdstrike
signalis
signalis
Animated Film | Switzerland | 2008 | Adrian Flückiger | 4'51''
What are the interior workings of traffic lights? Why do the lights change from red to green? What rhythm determines the sequence of traffic lights? This film comes up with a possible explanation.
Barbares
Barbarians
Animated Film | France | 2008 | Rémy Sant | 4'48''
Barbarians set out to defeat an evil dragon, in order to free the princess held captive in a tower. The dragon turns out to be a dangerous enemy and the warriors repeatedly have to think up new strategies for overcoming it.
