KISFF for KIDS invites young viewers on a magical journey through animated worlds.
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, without dialogues
👶 Recommended age:6+
THE GIRL WITH THE OCCUPIED EYES
Director: André Carrilho
Country: Portugal
Duration: 8
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. What can be done to disoccupy her eyes?
GUGUSSE
Director: François Posson
Country: France
Duration: 4
Gugusse is a gruff lonely man stuck in traffic. A strange bird will male the wait all the more hellish.
FLOWER
Director: Milan Bismuth-Kimpe
Country: France
Duration: 3
A creature, alone, sad on its ice. The environment is not the most pleasant, right? Well, to get rid of it, the creature will have to take the first step. The step that changes everything. This is the journey we are following: the journey of a creature who wants to see its situation changed. In this very short film we accompany a large red creature on its magnificent journey surrounded by the frozen Arctic landscapes. Her attention will be drawn to the first life form she encounters, a flower rooted in the ice.
UPS!
Director: Galvão Bertazzi, Luís Canau
Country: Portugal
Duration: 11
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. The parents, the boy, and his sister put everything they can in the family car and drive away. The boy dreams of playing with his bucket and shovel in the sand, by the sea, but it is not easy to reach the destination. If they arrive at the beach, will they enjoy a peaceful day or will they face something unexpected?
BETWEEN BEGINNINGS
Director: Zora Xu
Country: USA
Duration: 3
“Why do I do anything?” This question has occupied my thoughts for a long time, as though I must assign meaning to my actions—meanings that must sometimes align with common values to be understood. It often feels as if my existence requires justification, like the desire to reproduce or to create value for society. But in truth, “living” itself does not require a reason or meaning; it is simply an experience. The harshest and inevitable end of life is death, and since that end is predetermined, my actions are not for the sake of the end, but for the experience of the journey towards it. I refuse to impose limits on myself or demand reasons for my existence, because every day I am alive is time I have gained before the end arrives.
FEAST
Director: Rebeka Vakrčková
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 4
One night, Lea and her geese are awakened by the howling of approaching wolves. Using a forest horn, she warns the village of the danger. The villagers attempt to defend themselves, but fear overwhelms them. Lea quickly hides the goslings in a small shelter and faces the wolves empty-handed. She starts throwing snowballs at them. The smaller wolves are deterred, but the largest one only smirks and continues toward her. Paralyzed, she drops a snowball to the ground. It begins rolling, grows in size, and sweeps the wolves away. Lea embraces her saved geese.
HOOFS ON SKATES
Director: Ignas Meilūnas
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 12
In a winter wonderland two friends are having a blast ice-skating on a frozen lake when suddenly a mysterious and unfamiliar world cracks open underneath them. The creatures of the lake need help so it is time to learn how to talk to a stranger, not letting the fear and preconceptions rule.
A SMALL GARDEN BY THE WINDOW
Director: Jonghoon Lee
Country: South Korea
Duration: 5
Early morning, an architect picks ripe cherry tomatoes from a small garden by the window to pack his lunchbox for work. Eco-energy flows from the tomato vines. This eco-energy, born from small acts of environmental stewardship, accompanies the architect as he heads out to the frontlines of the climate crisis once again.