The Elephant in Competition I, 3+

Length: 34′

Animated shorts in the running for the Children Jury Award for best film in the Elephant programme. Varying by subject matter and technique, this is a selection of animations that will enthral children and their parents alike. As the programmes are carefully tailored to specific age groups, there is no worry in letting the youngest children enjoy the animated images on the big screen.

Spančkaj, pssst, medvedek / Čuči, čuči / Hush Hush Little Bear

Directed by: Māra Liniņa
Short synopsis:

While the bear parents are away looking for berries and honey, the baby bears stay at home with the sheep. The bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough the cubs find themselves all tangled up and everything is turned upside down! Luckily the sheep helps.

Ta hišica je premajhna! / La Trop Petite Cabane / This Hut is Too Small!

Directed by: Hugo Frassetto
Short synopsis:

Gramps knocks the last nail into a cute little hut he has made for his grandson. But the youngster finds it a bit too small, and ugh!! There’s even a worm inside! “Go and fetch one of our chicks," chuckles the old man. “He’ll take care of it!"

Živživalice: Tiranozaver / Animanimals: T-Rex

Directed by: Julia Ocker
Short synopsis:

Sadly, the T-Rex is very bad at playing basketball.

Sledi jutra / Épreuves du matin / Trails of the Morning

Directed by: Maša Avramović
Short synopsis:

Here is a little girl who is more of a morning person than the morning itself and who offers us a tender and touching portrait of a sunny friendship.

Oprosti / Odpusť / Don´t Blow it Up

Directed by: Alžbeta Mačáková Mišejková
Short synopsis:

A short film about how hard it can sometimes be to forgive.

Franckina juha / La soupe de Franzy / Franzy’s Soup-Kitchen

Directed by: Ana Chubinidze
Short synopsis:

Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.

The Elephant in Competition I, 3+

Length: 34′

Animated shorts in the running for the Children Jury Award for best film in the Elephant programme. Varying by subject matter and technique, this is a selection of animations that will enthral children and their parents alike. As the programmes are carefully tailored to specific age groups, there is no worry in letting the youngest children enjoy the animated images on the big screen.

Short synopsis:

While the bear parents are away looking for berries and honey, the baby bears stay at home with the sheep. The bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough the cubs find themselves all tangled up and everything is turned upside down! Luckily the sheep helps.

Short synopsis:

Gramps knocks the last nail into a cute little hut he has made for his grandson. But the youngster finds it a bit too small, and ugh!! There’s even a worm inside! “Go and fetch one of our chicks," chuckles the old man. “He’ll take care of it!"

Short synopsis:

Sadly, the T-Rex is very bad at playing basketball.

Short synopsis:

Here is a little girl who is more of a morning person than the morning itself and who offers us a tender and touching portrait of a sunny friendship.

Oprosti / Odpusť / Don´t Blow it Up

Directed by: Alžbeta Mačáková Mišejková
Short synopsis:

A short film about how hard it can sometimes be to forgive.

Short synopsis:

Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.