International Kids Film festival
World's Largest CHILDREN's Film Festival Films Catalogue r e b m e v o 2018 N lxl.in/ikff IKFF details
THE WORLD’S LARGEST CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL HOSTED BY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE GLOBE
93 movies 4 Days 23 shows
2000+ Schools | 20 COUNTRIES | 2 million+ students Contents 04 Message from Festival Director Feature Films 10
05 Message from Festival Programmer
jury members 06 Short Films 17 09 IKFF Team
59 schedule 65 partners lxl.in/ikff Message from Festival director
Syed Sultan Ahmed MD & Chief Learner @LXL Ideas 6 National Awards Winner
hildren love watching films, but the challenge is that good children's films are hard to come by. Film festivals are a great source of good films for Cchildren, but the reality is that film festivals happen in very few cities and few children get an access to the wonderful films featured in film festivals. We at LXL Ideas asked ourselves a question – If children do not go to film festivals, can we take the festival to the children? Our answer to this question was the birth of the International Kids Film Festival - IKFF.
IKFF gives schools all over the world an opportunity to host a film festival in their premises. We have partnered with 7 of the best International Childrens Film Festivals from across the globe who have helped us curate almost 100 amazing films from 30 countries in 20 languages. IKFF is a great opportunity for children across the world to learn from the magic of cinema. This year IKFF also features Learn Cinema, an online film making class, exclusively designed for students to learn the art of film making. Students can also participate in the film making competition as part of IKFF this year and win exciting prizes of $10,000 and a chance to travel international film festivals.
As far as we are concerned, IKFF is the future of learning, and for all of us at LXL Ideas, our dream is to take IKFF to children across the globe in the coming years!
4 Message from Festival programmer
Neha Jain
Head, LXL Films, LXL Ideas
elcome to the second edition of the International Kids Film Festival! It’s been a hectic seven months of marathon film viewing sessions, debates and discussions and, finally, I’d Wlike to present to you the IKFF 2018 Catalogue: a diverse collection of 93 compelling films from 31 countries, selected with a lot of passion and conviction, only for you.
Our main objective during the selection process has been to choose films that make you think and make you question the status quo. But I also know that these films will make you feel emotions you might not have experienced before. Some ideas might be unfamiliar to you, some stories might question your beliefs, all we ask of you is to look at each of these with an open mind. You may be surprised by what you learn - the places that you see, and the people that you meet.
Besides my fantastic Films Programming team, I would also like to thank our Partners who helped us find these gems in children’s cinema - Children's Film Festival Seattle, Providence Children's Film Festival (USA), Giffoni International Film Festival (Italy), Boston International Kids Film Festival, Lucas International Festival for Young Film Lovers (Germany) and Rolan International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Armenia). The embassies of France and Australia were instrumental in getting us films from their countries.
The best of the films at IKFF 2018 stand to win many awards. These will be chosen by our eight- member Jury comprising of eminent personalities from the film and animation industries in India, France and the United States. We also have a 20-member Children's Jury selected from schools across the world.
We hope you enjoy watching these films. After all, what can be better than going to the movies with friends and, that too, in school itself!
5 lxl.in/ikff Jury members
Ameeta Mulla Wattal Ameeta Mulla Wattal is the Principal, Springdales School Pusa Road and Kirti Nagar. She has worked in the sphere of education, creative arts, special needs education, communicative English, street theatre, women’s education, peace studies and curriculum development for over four decades. She is the recipient of the prestigious National Teachers Award from the President of India, the Endeavour Award from the Australian government for work in Asia Literacy.
Emmanuele Petry-Sirvin Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin is an expert in developing children's animated projects for the international TV industry and foreign market. Emmanuele started the Nelvana Paris o ce in 1990 and grew the o ce to focus on development, co-production and worldwide distribution for a wide range of children's programming. During her 17 years at Nelvana, Emmanuèle worked on various aspects of over 30 series but some of the highlights include: The Adventures Of Tintin, Babar, Franklin The Turtle, Maurice Sendak's Little Bear and Bill Joyce’s Rolie Polie Olie which granted Emma with her first Emmy Award. She is now a producer with acclaimed French animation production and distribution house, Dandelooo and is the creator and producer of the Emmy award-winning Treehouse Stories series.
Eric Bilodeau Eric Bilodeau has served as Director of Programming for the Providence Children’s Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA). For him, programming films for young minds has been the most demanding programming he has ever done in his 30+ years of programming, but also the most rewarding. Alongside his work with the Providence Children’s Film Festival, he is also the Children’s Film Programmer for the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (Massachusetts, USA). He is also the founder and current operator of the Cricket Cinema, a portable, pop-up movie cinema business.
Jabeen Merchant Jabeen Merchant is a film editor trained at the Film and Television Institute of India, with a wide and varied experience within the mainstream film industry as well as the independent filmmaking community. She has edited a range of fiction feature films, including the critically acclaimed Anaarkali of Aarah; commercially successful thrillers like NH10 and Manorama Six Feet Under; the off-beat comedy The President Is Coming; art-house films such as Kadvi Hawa and The Sweet Requiem; and the National Award winning children’s film Chhutkan Ki Mahabharat.
6 Laura Azevedo Laura Azevedo is Co-Creator and Director of the Boston International Kids Film Festival. She has over twenty years experience as a production manager and supervising producer, with credits on National Public Television series such as NOVA, American Experience and FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman. Having joined Filmmakers Collaborative in 2011, she now manages all strategic planning for the Collaborative and is interested in implementing further networking and educational opportunities for the independent media-making community world-wide.
Shweta Tripathi Shweta Tripathi is an actor who has starred in several Bollywood films and is best known for her critically acclaimed performance in Masaan (2015). She has been the face of several advertising campaigns for leading brands such as Cadbury, Tata Sky and Amazon. She was seen in Haramkhor (2017) opposite Nawazuddin Siddique. She has appeared in the web series The Trip (2016) with Lisa Haydon, Mallika Dua and Sapna Pabbi, and is shooting for its 2nd season. Her upcoming web series, Mirzapur, is slated for release in November 2018.
Vikramaditya Motwane Vikramaitya Motwane is an award-winning Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, known for films like Dev.D (2009) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007). His directorial debut Udaan (2010) was selected to compete in the 'Un Certain Regard’ category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare awards.
Uma da Cunha Uma da Cunha’s work in cinema spans programming, writing and casting. Her career started in 1974. She has assisted major festivals such as those at Cannes, Berlin and Venice and more recently, Toronto and Busan. She has also been Founder-Advisor to several Indian film festivals held abroad. Uma has also held Indian film sessions at New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Image. In 1966 she edited Montage - A Monograph on Satyajit Ray. In 2009, she served on the International jury for Cannes's Un Certain Regard. She has been programming a section, now called 'Discovering India', at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star ever since its inception.
7 lxl.in/ikff Jury members 11-13 YEARS
Akshaya Tripathi Anagha Anand Ananya Sahay Age:12 Age:12 Age:12 City: Raipur, India City: Kochi , India City: Hyderabad, India
Calista Leroux Ranveer Behl Zene Zoe Warsi Age:12 Age:13 Age:11 City: United States City: Mumbai , India City: Mumbai , India
14+ YEARS
Aakanksha Jain Athul Vinu Carla Cassese Age:17 Age:16 Age:16 City: Bhiwani, India City: Bangalore, City: Baronissi , Italy India
Deepali Jethwani Dimitri Ortiz Gerardo Gambone Age:15 Age:14 Age:16 City: Jaipur, India City: Providence, City: Salerno, Italy United States
Joshua Relyea Oriana Senatore Reka Moscarelli Age:17 Age:15 Age:15 City: Warwick, City: San Cipriano City: Providence, United States Picentino , Italy United States
Sara Dell'Acqua Surya Teja Teresa Basso Age:14 Age:16 Age:17 City: Salerno , Italy City: Hyderabad , India City: Pontecagnano Faiano , Italy
Vasu Jain Zeke Zidaan Warsi Age:15 Age:14 City: Chandigarh , City: Mumbai , India India lxl.in/ikff IKFF TEAM FESTIVAL DIRECTORS FILM CURATION TEAM Syed Sultan Ahmed Ruchi Sawardekar MD & Chief Learner @LXL Ideas Aayushi Bengani Neha Jain Anne Doshi Head Films @LXL Ideas
ADVISORS EXECUTION TEAM Elizabeth Shephard Khalid Ahmed, Rakesh Festival Director, Children's Film Festival Seattle Ramachandra, Yamini Gowda, Eric Bilodeau Lubna Mulla, Raghunandan & Director of Programming, Providence Children's Film Festival Mohit Khan Uma da Cunha Film Festival Curator
FESTIVAL COORDINATORS CONTENT & CREATIVE TEAM Antra Chandna – INDIA Preethi Mahtani Jenny – KAZAKHSTAN & KYRGYZSTAN Sushma Venktesh Without Borders – SRI LANKA Uday S Saida Ibrahimova – RUSSIA Kawther Ben Mabrouk – TUNISIA Talha Owais – SAUDI ARABIA
DIGITAL TEAM TECH & DELIVERY Archana Muralidhar, Amith Nagender, Manjunath Dixit Sahana Govindaraju & Kasturi Ranga Praveen U M
ORGANISER
LXL Ideas makes lessons of life through films, events, publishing and training. We impact learning and create lifelong learning experiences for students, parents and educators. With School Cinema, our film-based life skills learning module, we've produced 120+ films for students, parents and teachers. School Cinema has reached 1,000+ schools, directly impacting 1million+ kids. LXL Ideas is recipient of 6 National Film Awards, 9 international awards and over 350+ international film festival selections. International Kids Film festival
Film details Feature Films
10 lxl.in/ikff feature films Adama • France • 2015 • 82 mins • French •
When his brother runs away to join the army during WWI, a young African boy stows away on a ship and travels to Europe in an effort to locate him.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Simon Rouby Annecy International Animated Film Festival - Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution for a Genre Work in Progress Award; César Awards, France Animation - Best Animated Feature Film; European Film Awards - Best Animated Feature Film; Prix Issue Covered Jacques Prévert du Scénario - Best Original War, Slave Trade, History, Screenplay Third World Perspective, This film is presented by Courage, Adventure
Chuskit India • 2018 • 90 mins • Ladakhi •
Sprightly Chuskit's dream of going to school is cut short when she is rendered paraplegic after an accident. She's confined to a life indoors in the company of her strict grandfather, Dorje. As she continues to harbor hopes of going to school, Dorje tries to make her understand that a school can't look after her needs. Caught between her grandfather's old world views and her lively spirit, Chuskit will have to decide for herself.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Priya Ramasubban Giffoni International Children's Film Festival, Italy; Sharjah International Children's Film Festival, UAE; Genre MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India Live Action
Issue Covered Family, Determination
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Dogstar: Christmas In Space • Australia • 2015 • 93 mins • English •
Dog Sqaudron is exactly what it sounds like – an epic tale of adventure and heroism during the Second World War… with dogs. Filmed with real dogs in miniature planes, Sgt Stubbs leads dog squadron against the Luftwoofe comprised of German Shepherds and Gestapugs. With the voice talents of some of Australia’s top comedians including Stunt Bear’s James Wood and Jay K, and comedian and radio presenter Tim Ross as General Woofenstein.
Director Maribel Suárez
Genre Animation
Issue Covered The film is being presented as part of Australia Fest - a festival of Australian culture and creativity running across Teamwork, Friendship India from September 2018 to March 2019.
Half Ticket india • 2016 • 101 mins • Marathi •
A film about desires and the yearning for the unattainable, Half Ticket is a story of two slum kids who are fascinated with the arrival of a new pizza shop in their locality. Expensive beyond their means, they long to try one. But, fate has a different game in store for them. In a world divided, the desires explored through the film showcase a world filled with expectations and aspirations — an entry ticket to an Exclusive Club.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Samit Kakkad Zlin International Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017 - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury; Zanzibar International Genre Film Festival, Tanzania 2017 - Best Feature Film; Ojai Film Festival, USA 2017; Asian American International Live Action Feature Film Festival, USA 2017; Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt 2016; Cinekid International Film Issue Covered Festival, The Netherlands 2017; Children Film Festival Determination, Integrity of India, India 2017
12 lxl.in/ikff feature films Henry • Germany, Austria • 2015 • 55 mins • German •
Henry, a talented but socially inept student, arrives at a boarding school dedicated to teaching music. His fascination for the organ turns to passion and a means of escaping his fellow students’ bullying. Yet the growing interest of his teacher, who sees how talented he is, does not go unnoticed by his peers, worsening interactions with them, especially Erik, who fears he may lose his place as the school’s greatest hopeful. Together, Erik, Mik, and Sebastian make Henry’s life hell.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Philipp Fussenegger Athen International Film Fest, Greece 2016; Lecce Film Fest, Italy 2016 Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Jealousy, Competition
Long Way North • France, Denmark • 2015 • 80 mins • French •
1882, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Rémi Chayé Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan 2016; Chicago International Children’sFilm Festival, USA 2016; Genre Annecy InternationalAnimated Film Festival, France 2015 Animation
Issue Covered Courage, Gender Roles This film is presented by
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Maya the Bee: The Honey Games • Australia/Germany • 2014 • 80 mins • English •
Maya is a little bee with a big personality. But in a hive where fitting in is the most important thing, being different isn’t easy.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Alexs Stadermann KidFilm Family Festival, USA 2018; TIFF Kids Genre International Film Festival, Canada 2018 Animation
Issue Covered The film is being presented as part of Australia Fest - a festival of Australian culture and creativity running across Family, Environment India from September 2018 to March 2019.
Oddball • Australia • 2015 • 100 mins • English •
The true story of an eccentric chicken farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process reunites his family and saves their seaside town.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Stuart McDonald Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland 2016
Genre Live Action
The film is being presented as part of Australia Fest - a Issue Covered festival of Australian culture and creativity running across Comedy, Family India from September 2018 to March 2019.
14 lxl.in/ikff feature films Sgt Stubby - An Unlikely Hero • France • 2018 • 85 mins • english •
With World War I looming, a young Army Pvt. Robert Conroy is adopted by a stray, stump-tailed terrier. Conroy names his new friend Stubby and gives him a home, a family, and a chance to embark on the adventure that would define a century. The two quickly find themselves in the trenches of France and on the path to history. French soldier Gaston Baptiste befriends the duo and accompanies them along their epic journey through harsh conditions and incredible acts of courage.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Richard Lanni Tennessee Film Score Festival, USA - Best Film Score to Patrick Doyle; Animaze International Genre Animation Film Festival - Best Animated Animation Feature Film; Toronto Film Festival, Canada - Open World - Best Animated Feature Film; Issue Covered Family Film Festival, USA - Best Feature Film; Friendship, Loyalty, Trinity International Festival, USA- Best Feature Film Being Non-judgemental The Day My Father Became a Bush • Netherlands • 2016 • 90 mins • Dutch •
Ten-year-old Toda lives in a bakery with her dad, the best pastry chef in town. Toda knows everything there is to know about cakes and pastries and loves it when her dad plays the trumpet. But one day, everything changes: her dad is called away unexpectedly to defend his country. Thus begins Toda's journey to the neighbouring country to find her mother.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Nicole van Kilsdonk Cinekid, The Netherlands - Winner Lion for Best Dutch Family Film ; Het Jeugdfilmfestival, Belgium - Genre Winner ECFA award and Audience award; KinoKino International Film Festival for Children, Croatia - Live Action Winner proffesional Jury Award; KINOdiseea International Children’s Film Festival Bucharest, Issue Covered Romania 2016 - Winner ECFA Award Overcoming Fear 15 International Kids Film festival
Ubuntu • India • 2017 • 114 mins • Marathi •
It is the story of a small school in a village in rural Maharashtra, which is on the verge of being shut down, due to dwindling attendance. The story focuses on how the simple students join hands together and use the knowledge learnt in school to save their only hope to education- their own school. Ubuntu is an entertaining film with a social cause.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Pushkar Sudhakar Shrotri MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India ; Genre International Film Festival of India, India; Busan International Film Festival, South Live Action Korea; Indian Film Festival, Germany; New Generations Festival, Germany Issue Covered Decision Making, Problem Solving
16 Film details Short Films
1317 lxl.in/ikff short films A Hole • Mexico • 2016 • 4 mins • English •
A girl comes out to play in the garden and discovers a hole. She begins to take care of it and decides to play with it. As nothing happens she gets very mad, until one day a tiny leaf pops up and she gets happy seeing her efforts rewarded.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Maribel Suárez TIFF Kids, Canada 2017; New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA Genre 2017; Maryland International Kids Film Fest, Animation USA 2017; ZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017; Seattle International Film Festival, USA Issue Covered 2017; Chicago International Children’s Film Patience, Discovery, Imagination Festival, USA 2017
A Small Escape • Sweden • 2016 • 3 mins • No dialogues •
A pair of scissors escapes from a kitchen. It does so by connecting with other objects (pencils, post-its and tape rolls) to transform into a bird and flies out of a window.
Director Festival Selection & Awards David Sandell TIFF Kids, USA 2017; Telluride Mountain Film Kidz Kino, USA 2017; New York International Children’s Genre Film Festival, USA 2017 - The Best of NYICFF Touring Program; Sweden's Short Film Festival, Sweden 2016 Animation - Best Animation
Issue Covered Curiosity, Teamwork
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Ahmad's Hair • Netherlands • 2016 • 23 mins • Dutch, Arabic •
Syrian refugee Ahmad (12) just arrived in The Netherlands. While he is busy integrating in Dutch society and trying to make Dutch friends, it turns out he's also on a personal, heartwarming mission.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Susan Koenen DOKer Filmfest Moscow, Russia 2017; Il Razzismo è una Brutta Storia, Italy 2017; Genre Lisbon International Filmfestival, Portugal Documentary 2016; IDFA Docs for Sale, The Netherlands 2016; Cinekid, The Netherlands 2016 Issue Covered Compassion, Gratitude, Cultures of the World
All In Good Time • Ireland • 2017/18 • 15 mins • English •
A film about a friendship that develops between Mal, an Irish boy who lives on the West coast of Ireland in 1918 and Sam, an Indian-Irish girl who lives in the same place in 2018. They are able to magically communicate across the ages through messages in a bottle that they throw into the sea. This is a visually-driven story with an emphasis on fun about the culture clash and unique friendship that develops between the two mismatched kids who come from different worlds.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Bonnie Dempsey Cork Film Festival, Ireland; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA; KIDS FIRST! Film Genre Festival, USA Live Action
Issue Covered Curiosity, Teamwork
19 lxl.in/ikff short films Are You Volleyball?! • Islamic Republic of Iran • 2017 • 15 mins • english •
A group of Arab speaking asylum seekers arrive at an English speaking country border and cannot keep going. They are in conflict with the border soldiers everyday till a deaf-mute boy becomes a catalyst for better communication between the two groups.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Mohammad Bakhshi Global Film Festival, USA - Best Drama Short Film; FOLCS International Shorts Competition, Genre USA; Milano Sports Film Festival, Italy - Best Live Action Short Film
Issue Covered War and Conflict, Sports, Empathy, Respect
Autumn • France • 2016 • 3 mins • No Dialogues •
In the four seasons workshop, the 'Autumn' character installs his season using his tools on the model of planet Earth.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Tokyo; Brussels Short Helene Letourneur Film Festival, Germany; Anim!Arte Festival, Brazil; Animex Awards, England; KUKI International Short Genre Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin, Germany - Animation Best Short Film; Seattle Children Film Festival, USA
Issue Covered Environment, Imagination 22 International Kids Film festival
Big Booom • Russia • 2016 • 4 mins • No Dialogues •
The history of humanity and our planet in four minutes. An eco-friendly statement developed in a single shot that has it all: humor, action and tragedy.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Marat Narimanov Prokuplje Short Film Festival, Serbia 2018 - Best Animated Film; Golden Cineglobe film Genre festival at CERN, Switzerland 2018 - Audience Animation Award for Best Film for Youth; Caselle Film Festival, Italy 2018 - Caselle Award for Issue Covered Animation Environment, Effects of Development
Billie • UK • 2018 • 4 mins • No Dialogues •
The happy life of Billie the dog comes to a sudden end when one morning her beloved owner does not wake up anymore. She is taken away to a place she does not recognise and is sad and lonely, until one day, when her life takes a new turn.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany; Chaniartoon Maki Yoshikura 2018, Greece; Westfield International Film Festival, USA; Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival, Ukraine; Genre Animafilm Baku International Animation festival, Animation Azerbaijan; KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, USA
Issue Covered Friendship, New Relationships 21 lxl.in/ikff short films Black Head Cow • Tanzania • 2016 • 12 mins • Maasai/Swahili •
In a remote Maasai village in rural Tanzania, a young primary school girl is suddenly confronted with an arranged marriage.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Annecy International Animated Film Festival - Elizabeth Nichols Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution for a Work in Progress Award; César Awards, France Genre - Best Animated Feature Film; European Film Awards - Best Animated Feature Film; Prix Live Action Jacques Prévert du Scénario - Best Original Screenplay Issue Covered Human Rights, Girl Child, Cultures of the World
Burn Out • France • 2017 • 4 mins • English •
Stella, a space mechanician has a break down and ends up on a desert planet. While she is in despair, a little girl appears out of nowhere and Stella follows her into a tunnel in the depths of the planet. There she discovers a big cave full of objects that have belonged to her, reminding her the dreams that she has left behind.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Giffoni International Children's Film Festival, Italy; Cécile Carre Sharjah International Children's Film Festival, UAE; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India Genre Animation
Issue Covered Following your Dream 22 Button • Russia • 2016 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •
The story of a bachelor whose life revolves around a computer monitor until he finds a note from his childhood that urges him to go in search of his lost happiness.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Maxim Kulikov All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts, Russia 2017 - Grand Prix in Eaglet; International Short Film Genre Festival, Russia 2017 - Grand Prix in Videnie Animation
Issue Covered Growing Up, Addiction to Technology, Friendship
Cacophony • USA • 2016 • 2 mins • No dialogues •
The chaos of urban life creates its own dissonant symphony, composed of multilayered drawings, abstract textures, colors, and sounds.
Director Festival Selection & Awards AiHsuan Melody Shih Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Genre Festival, USA - Red Dot Award Communication Design Winner; New York State International Film Animation Festival, USA - Red Dot Award Communication Design Winner; Woodstock Film Festival, USA - The Issue Covered Lumen Prize Social Anxiety, Digital Addiction 23 lxl.in/ikff short films Celebration • Russia • 2015 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •
Grandma is waiting for her guests, her son and his family, to be a part of a family celebration, however they will not be coming to the celebration.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Nina Bisyarina Open Russian Festival of Animated Film Suzdal, Russia 2016 - Best Short Film; Genre International Festival of Children's and Youth Animation Animation Films Tver, Russia 2016 - Youth jury of the XX "Golden Fish" (category 16+) Issue Covered Empathy for Senior citizens, Family, Loneliness
Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto • Germany • 2016 • 16 mins • German •
Chika the dog and five-year-old Mikasch are the heroes of this story that is set in a Jewish ghetto in an unnamed Polish city. The little dog helps Mikasch to develop as a child despite the persecution of the Jews and the threats of World War II.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Sandra Schießl Giffoni Film Festival, Italy; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA; New York International Genre Children’s Film Festival, USA; MAMI Mumbai Film Animation Festival, India
Issue Covered War and Conflict, Family, Friendship, Survival 24 International Kids Film festival
Clemence’s Afternoon • France • 2017 • 10 mins • No Dialogues •
Clémence and her parents arrive late to the big country picnic. She decides to join the other children who are playing away from the adults, but things do not go as expected.
Director Lénaïg Le Moigne
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Bullying, Acceptance
Crab Story • Russia, Australia • 2017 • 4 mins • English •
There is something weird happening at the beach and none of the crabs can figure it out.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Tatiana Poliektova, International Film Festival For Children and Youth, Filippo Rivetti Armenia; International Environmental Film Festival, Spain; The International Festival of Animated Arts Genre "Multivision", Russia; International Short Film Animation Competition of SCHLINGEL, Germany; Little Big Shorts, Australia; Oporto International Short Film Issue Covered Festival, Portugal Blind Faith 25 lxl.in/ikff short films Dark, Dark Woods • Denmark • 2017 • 6 mins • No Dialogues •
Young princess Maria has had enough of her royal life, with all its lessons, responsibilities and duties, every hour of every day. An overwhelmed Maria is then swept away on an adventure into the monster-filled dark woods.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Emile Gignoux Festival du Film Court de l’Isle-Adam, France 2018; LUCAS International Festival for Young Genre Film Lovers, Germany 2018; Animator FEST Animation European Youth Festival of Animated Film, Serbia 2018; Taiwan International Children’s Issue Covered Film Festival, Taiwan 2018 Family, Being Yourself
Dear Dad • Belgium • 2016 • 5 mins • French •
A father and his daughter exchange letters during the First World War.
Director This film project is by Belgian animation studio Camera-etc. Children (10-11 years age) have contributed significantly in its making. From exploring the historical topic and the animation techniques to script and storyboard writing, the pupils have been involved at each production stage. They created the figurines from cardboard, animated them frame by frame and recorded sounds and voices for the soundtrack. The team of Camera-etc were responsible for editing and sound design.
Genre Festival Selection & Awards Animation Festival du Film Court de l’Isle-Adam, France 2018; LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Issue Covered Germany 2018; Animator FEST European Youth War and Conflict, Festival of Animated Film, Serbia 2018; Taiwan Family International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018
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Dear Henri • USA • 2017 • 13 mins • ENGLISH •
Nine-year-old Henri has recently lost her beloved namesake and pen pal, Grandpa Henry. She misses him deeply and wonders if their correspondence could continue. One summer day, Henri 'sends' a series of letters imagining the magical circuitous route her letters take. Will she receive a response?
Director Festival Selection & Awards Matthew Sandager Seattle International Film Festival, USA; New York Shorts Film Festival, USA; San Diego Kids Genre Film Festival, USA; Uppsala International Short Live Action Film Festival, Sweden; Boston International Kids Film Festival, USA; Providence Children’s Issue Covered Film Festival, USA Family, Grief
Doll's Letters • Russia • 2016 • 7 mins • no dialogues •
A little girl loses her favorite doll and a kindly postman invents an incredible story to soothe her.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Big Film Festival, Moscow, Russia 2016 - Young Natalia Grofpel Russian animation; Kinoproba, Ekaterinburg, Russia 2016 - Best animated debut Genre Animation
Issue Covered Kindness, Friendship 27 lxl.in/ikff short films Drawn to Trouble • Norway • 2017 • 17 mins • Norwegian •
Siblings, Theodor (8) and Villja (10) escape from the school's bully and have no choice but to seek shelter in the house of the town's peculiar artist. They discover that he has a magical paintbrush that bring drawings to life! They think, maybe they can use it to fight off the bully? But things go out of hand when Villja's drawing of a dinosaur ends up becoming a lot more than expected.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Jim S. Hansen Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños), Cuba 2018 - Short Fiction Genre Special Mention; Lucas International Live Action Children's Film Festival, Germany 2017; International Children's Film Festival, India Issue Covered 2017 - The Golden Elephant Bullying, Teamwork, Art, Creativity, Fear Management
Dreams About My Father • Netherlands • 2016 • 15 mins • Dutch •
Damian has lived with his grandparents his whole life. While Damian builds rockets and hacks computers, he sometimes misses his deceased father, whom he would like to visit up in the sky. In his own way, he tries to get closer to his father and the memory of him. But how do you get closer to someone who is dead?
Director Festival Selection & Awards Willem Baptist LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany; New York International Children’s Film Genre Festival, USA; MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India Documentary
Issue Covered Overcoming Loss, Creativity, Family Relationships 28 International Kids Film festival
Drops • Denmark • 2017 • 5 mins • No Dialogues •
In the story we discover a small community of rain drops in the cycle of water, chasing the clouds to keep up with the rain. We see their lifetime unfold as they indulge in the rain and are confronted with the inevitable: the rain will come to an end. The greatness of their existence is revealed when the sun comes out and they find that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Director Karsten Kjærulf-Hoop, Sarah Joy Jungen
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Circle of Life, Curiosity, Adapting to Change
Einstein-Rosen • Spain • 2016 • 9 mins • Spanish•
It is the summer of 1982, Teo claims that he has found a wormhole and his brother Óscar does not believe him... at least no yet.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Olga Osorio Madrid SciFi Film Festival, Spain 2018 - Premio Especial Yelmo; Festival Phare, France 2018 - Genre Audience Award; Arc Film Festival, Germany 2018 - Animation Audience Award Issue Covered Curiosity, Science Fiction 29 lxl.in/ikff short films Faering • France • 2017 • 10 mins • Norwegian •
Sindre lives in Norway in a small village by the sea. She often visits Inger, the shipwright of the village to watch her at work. She is building a traditional wooden boat and that fascinates Sindre.
Director Camille Almeras
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Family, Curiosity
Feet of Fire • USA • 2018 • 19 mins • english •
Young ballerina Amelia Andersen has lived under her controlling mother's shadow her whole life. When she finds a pair of red dance shoes, Amelia discovers a passion for contemporary dance. She must now stand up to her mother in order to attend an audition which is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Director Amanda Abicalaffe Festival Selection & Awards Genre Hollywood Independent Filmmakers Awards and Live Action Festival, USA; Mostra Livre de Cinema, Brazil; Kids First Film Festival, USA; Los Angeles Independent Film Issue Covered Festival, USA - Best Drama Student Short; Queen Palm Film Festival, USA - Best Following your Dream, Inspirational/Family/Faith Film Belief in Yourself, Determination 30 International Kids Film festival
Fighting Against the Wind • Netherlands • 2017 • 15 mins • Dutch •
Amber (12) does not have hair and will never know the sensation of having the wind blow through her hair, like the models in the shampoo advertisements. But Amber is positive about her situation and every year gets to choose a new wig. This way, every year she gets to decide what kind of a girl she wants to be.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Denise Janzée Cinekid Festival, The Netherlands 2017
Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Overcoming Challenges, Sensitivity to Disability, Empathy
Fruits of Clouds • Czech Republic • 2017 • 10 mins • No dialogues •
The story of a little Furry, who will make a great discovery by overcoming the fear of the unknown.
Director Katerina Karhankova
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Curiosity, Overcoming Fear 31 lxl.in/ikff short films Funny Fish • France • 2017 • 6 mins • English •
Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a school of fish comes to the rescue of a goldfish floating on the surface of the water. They decide to do everything they can to help it breathe and bring it back into the water. What they do not know is that it is actually a balloon.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Festival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis, Canada Krishna Chandran A. Nair 2018 - Prix Coup de Cœur du Jury; Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont- Genre Ferrand, France 2018; New York International Animation Children’s Film Festival, USA 2018; Festival International du film pour enfants de Montréal, Canada 2018; Festival Trois Jours Issue Covered Trop Courts, Castres, France 2018; Little Big Curiosity, Being Shots, Melbourne, Australie 2018 Helpful, Environment
Game • USA • 2016 • 15 mins • english •
A new kid shows up at the high school boys' basketball tryouts and he instantly makes an impression. Will his talent and drive be enough to help him make the team once they discover his secret?
Director Jeannie Donohoe Festival Selection & Awards Genre Napa Valley Film Festival, USA - Audience Award Live Action Special Mention; Raindance Film Festival, UK - Best Short Film; San Luis Obispo Film Festival, USA - Issue Covered Special Jury Award; Atlanta Film Festival, USA; Cleveland International Film Festival, USA; Bahamas Gender Roles, International Film Festival, The Bahamas Competition, Determination 32 International Kids Film festival
Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love • Germany • 2017 • 12 mins • German •
The 20th Century was still young when Italien mountaineers conquered Germany with a sensation: Gelato! Tiny stalls developed into beautiful ice cream shops. But suddenly the Italians turned into war enemies and the love story between Rosa and Paolo ended even before the seventh summer started. This changes when little Molly decides to take matters into her own hands almost 80 years later.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Daniela Opp Medellin International Film Festival, Columbia 2018; Chania Cartoon & Animation film Genre Festival, Greece 2017;Anibar Animation Animation Festival, Kosovo 2018; KUKI - Internatioanles Kurzfilmfestival, Germany 2018; Chicago Issue Covered International Children's Film Festival, USA 2018; Giffoni Experience Film Festival, Italy Love, Community, 2018 - Gryphon Award History and Heritage
Geno • Georgia • 2017 • 13 mins • Imaginary Froggish Language •
Toad Geno and his neighbors are forced to seek out a new habitat because a construction site invades the pond where they live. Geno cares only for himself, but soon realises that it is only in collaboration with the others that they all will be able to save their home and survive.
Director Dato Kiknavelidze
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Kindness, Effects of Development 33 lxl.in/ikff short films Gokurosama • France • 2016 • 7 mins • No dialogues •
Francis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm and comfortable inside. However, when the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.
Director Aurore Gal, Clémentine Frère, Yukiko Meignien, Anna Mertz, Robin Migliorelli, Romain Salvini
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Comedy of Errors
Halim • Austria • 2017 • 30 mins • German •
Elias is a shy boy who prefers to talk to his bird rather than playing with other kids. When he meets a quirky artist called Halim, a tender friendship develops between them, but Elias’ mother does not approve. The unusual relationship comes to an abrupt end when Halim has to flee suddenly and Elias feels helpless till he discovers a valuable gift that the refugee has left him with.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Werner Fiedler International Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay 2017; Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, India 2017 - Best Film, Genre Best Actor; Taiwan International Children's Film Live Action Festival, Taiwan 2018; CMS International Children's Film Festival, India 2018; TIFF Kids, USA 2017 - Issue Covered People's choice award War and Conflict, Empathy 34 International Kids Film festival
Heer • Singapore, Canada, India • 2015 • 13 mins • Punjabi, English •
Heer is a little girl from rural North India whose mother’s death causes her to seek comfort in a baby goat as she is unable to connect with her grief-stricken father. Her attachment to the baby goat incurs the wrath of bullies, teachers and her classmates, but ends in her acceptance of her tragic loss with a renewed understanding of comfort, family and love.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Honey B. Singh Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, USA; San Diego International Kids Genre Film Festival, USA; Providence Children’s Film Live Action Festival, USA; Lahore International Children’s Film Festival, Pakistan; London Asian Film Issue Covered Festival, England; London Asian Film Festival, Dealing with Grief, Family England 2016 - Best Short Film
Homegrown • uk • 2017 • 9 mins • No dialogues •
Francis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm and comfortable inside. However, when the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.
Director Quentin Haberham
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Family, Growing Up, Adapting to Change 35 lxl.in/ikff short films I Want to live in the Zoo • Russia • 2017 • 6 mins • English •
Sasha struggles at home. Her parents expect her to tidy up her room, eat porridge and do homework. Sasha decides that life in the zoo sounds much more interesting! She heads off to try and find her place among a bunch of penguins or maybe giraffes?
Director Festival Selection & Awards Evgenia Golubeva Providence Children's Film Festival, USA; New York International Children's Film Festival, Genre USA; Children’s Film Festival Seattle, USA Animation 2018; Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea; BAMkids Film Festival, USA; Issue Covered REDCAT International Children's Film Festival, Family, Curiosity, USA Self-Discovery
If You Fall • Canada, India • 2017 • 6 mins • English •
Eight-year-old Lila takes on the daunting task of learning how to cycle, as she faces an unfamiliar parental role-reversal at home.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Tisha Deb Pillai Cinanima, Portugal; Anima Mundi, Brazil; Ottawa Genre International Animation Festival, Canada; TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, Canada; Animation Nights New Animation York, USA; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA Issue Covered Family, Empathy, Support 36 International Kids Film festival
Il s'est Passé Quelque Chose • France • 2018 • 8 mins • No Dialogues •
Today is the last day of the holidays. Everybody is looking at one another for the last time and finds them all the more appealing all of a sudden. A siren sounds in the distance, the beach is emptying. Everyone is gone... almost everyone.
Director Anne Larricq
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Community, Leisure
Jubilee • France • 2016 • 7 mins • No Dialogues •
In Buckingham Palace, it is time for the Queen to go for a ceremony. However, an unfortunate gust of wind takes away her hat, which leads one of her trustworthy guards and a playful Corgi to run after it throughout London. The two heroes will have to cooperate with each other in order to successfully retrieve her Majesty's hat.
Director Coralie Soudet, Charlotte Piogé, Marion Duvert, Marie El Kadiri, Agathe Marmion
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Determination, Teamwork 37 lxl.in/ikff short films Juan and the Cloud • Spain • 2014 • 15 mins • No Dialogues •
Juan is a child who does not have any friends. 'La Nube' is a cloud who does not have any cloud friends. They find each other and become friends. However, Juan grows up and gets lost in the grey adult world.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Rolan Festival for Children and Young People, Giovanni Maccelli Armenia 2018; Palena Film Festival, Italy 2018; Rome Elephant Film Awards, Italy 2018; Genre Festival Anima-Sao, Brazil 2017 Animation
Issue Covered Friendship, Environment, Growing Up
Lili • Israel • 2016 • 10 mins • No Dialogues •
Lili refuses to let go of her childhood and fights a sandstorm that threatens to take it away. In the heart of the storm she rediscovers the joy of her childhood but is forced to choose between the illusion and reality.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Hani Dombe and Hiroshima Animation festival, Japan 2016; Asif Tom Kouris Animtion festival, Israel 2016; Sao Paulo International Short Film festival, Brazil 2016; IndiEarth International Genre Animation Film Festival, India 2016 Animation
Issue Covered Coming of Age, Growing Up 38 International Kids Film festival
Memo • France • 2017 • 5 mins • English, French •
Louis, a retired man, resists the overprotection of his daughter Nina to keep his independence.
Director Julien Becquer, Éléna Dupressoir, Jules Durand, Viviane Guimaraes, Inès Scheiber
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Empathy for Senior Citizens, Family
My Best Friend's Shoes • India • 2018 • 19 mins • Gujarati •
This is the story of two little boys in rural Gujarat. Their friendship is stretched to a breaking point when one of them is gifted a pair of golden yellow football studs, which will take him away from his friend and out of the village. When the shoes are stolen, the boys discover the adult world of injustice, betrayal, malice, empathy and redemption through compassion.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Busan Children's Festival, South Korea; Chicago South Ajitpal Singh Asian Film Festival, USA; One Country One Film, France; Zero Plus International Film Festival, Russia; Genre CINEKID, The Netherlands; Oulu International Live Action Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland
Issue Covered Friendship, Honesty, Jealousy 39 lxl.in/ikff short films My Granny • Guatemala • 2018 • 2 mins • No Dialogues •
A young girl spends her day with her beloved grandma in the kitchen to help with the cooking. Through play, laughter and a couple of accidents, she learns about the traditional food of her home country and the joy of cooking for the people she loves.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Giselle Pérez Cinemagic Festival, Northern Ireland; Kinofest, Romania Genre Animation
Issue Covered Family, Tradition
Negative Space • France • 2017 • 6 mins • English•
This animated short film beautifully examines the art of packing bags—and memories.
Director Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Family, Growing Up 40 International Kids Film festival
Nobody Nose Cleopatra • France • 2016 • 6 mins • No Dialogues •
Irascible Cleopatra has a problem. Nobody can draw her nose to her satisfaction. Ahmes, an apprentice painter used to menial chores, is asked to take his master’s painting to the queen. At the palace, his troubles begin. The corridors resound with the screams of those who have disappointed Cleopatra! Director Chams Chitou, Charlotte Lebreton, Lucie Loiseau, Mikahel Meah, Maxime Monier, Marc Razafindralambo, Aymeric Rondol, Jonathan Salvi and Anthony Trefleze
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Humour, Myth, History
Not One of Us • USA • 2017 • 9 mins • No Dialogues •
Not One of Us is an ominous warning about the perils of building walls in the name of greed, authority and racism. The sly humour and simple visuals of this film belies the urgent call to action at the heart of this dark allegory.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Bill Jarcho Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico - Best Animated Film; Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago Genre - Best Animated Film; Seattle International Children's Film Festival, USA; International Human Rights Film Animation Festival, Vienna; Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, USA; Barcelona Planet Film Festival, Issue Covered Spain Acceptance, Tolerance 41 lxl.in/ikff short films One Fine Day • India • 2018 • 10 mins • Tamil •
It starts as a regular day. A young rag picker while running his usual garbage route finds something unexpected that changes the his life and the life of his sister in beautiful ways.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Seoul Guro International Film Festival, Seoul, M. R. Vibin South Korea 2018 - Grand Prize Best Film; SantangeloInCorto Short Film Festival, Italy - Genre Best Film, Best Actor, Best Music, Audience Live Action Choice Award; Joinville International Short Film Festival, Brazil; DYTIATKO International Issue Covered Children’s Festival, Ukraine 2018; KINEKO Compassion, Family, Creativity International Children’s Film Festival, Japan
Poles Apart • UK • 2017 • 12 mins • english •
Nanuk, a tough-talking polar bear, meets Aklak, an enthusiastic grizzly, when he encroaches on her own dwindling turf, and she’s understandably a little less than patient with his clueless cheer.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Paloma Baeza BAFTA Award, UK 2018 - Best Short Animated Film; New York International Children's Film Festival, USA Genre 2018 Animation
Issue Covered Friendship, Environment, Overcoming Differences
42 International Kids Film festival
Sabaku • Netherlands • 2016• 2 mins • No dialogues •
When Sabaku's best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but he soon finds out that it is not as easy as it seems. Sabaku is in for a bumpy ride, but he won't rest until he succeeds.
Director Marlies van der Wel
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Friendship, New Relationships
Scrambled • Netherlands • 2017 • 6 mins • No dialogues •
When 19-year-old Esra misses her train, she kills time playing a fast- paced, flashy game on her smartphone. A vintage Rubik’s Cube challenge catches her attention.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Athens Animfest, Greece 2017 - Special mention; Bastiaan Schravendeel Animayo, Spain 2017 - Best Emergent Talent; Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil, Genre Venezuela 2017 - Teen’s jury winner Camarin; Avanca Animation Film Festival, Portugal 2017 - Best Animation Film
Issue Covered Imagination 43 lxl.in/ikff short films Scrap Dolls • USA • 2016 • 13 mins • English •
On the east side of Detroit, an 11-year-old boy, grieving over the loss of his best friend, encounters an artist who makes art out of abandoned objects.
Director Aude Cuenod
Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Friendship, Being Non-judgemental
SelfieCat • France • 2016 • 3 mins • No dialogues •
Victoire, a 14-year-old girl, tries desperately to take a selfie with her obese cat, Cupcake, in the hopes of winning a contest. The problem is, Cupcake urgently needs to get to his litter box.
Director Assie Geoffrey, Bernard Emeline, Divet Elsa
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Self Expression, Social Media 44 International Kids Film festival
Seven Stones • India • 2018 • 13 mins • Hindi, Kashmiri •
Fed up of being constantly chased away, a group of friends decide to take matters on their own. Set against the beautiful but troubled backdrop of Kashmir, Kul Gov Garem, meaning Seven Stones, is a peek into the stuck- in-time lives of these children as they manage to find ways to keep living.
Director Arif Mir
Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Being Assertive, Hope
Sleepover • Spain • 2016 • 14 mins • Spanish •
Pushed by the fear of losing her friends, Silvia (10) has invited them to a sleepover… but things can be complicated when your home is not exactly what your friends may call a home.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Susana Casares Wisconsin Film Festival, USA 2018; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018; Genre Providence Childrens Film Festival, USA 2017; Live Action Chicago Children's Film Festival, USA 2016
Issue Covered Empathy, Compassion
45 lxl.in/ikff short films Slush Ice • Denmark • 2016 • 30 mins • Danish •
It is the most important soccer match of the year. Coach Lasse will do everything to win it.Young Tobias is misguided to injure the other team’s star player. Accidentally, the consequences are brutal and Tobias is the only and apparent scapegoat.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Søren Grinderslev Hansen LUCAS International Children's Film Festival, Germany 2015; Nordisk Panorama Film Genre Festival, Sweden 2016; Children’s Film Festival Seattle, USA 2017 Live Action
Issue Covered Performance Pressure, Adult Bullying, Standing Up
Stella 1 • Italy • 2017 • 15 mins • Italian•
Someone in the deep space is calling, she needs to complete her mission and become a real captain. Her name is Stella 1 and she is an astronaut girl.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Roberto d'Ippolito, HollyShorts Film Festival, USA 2017; Austin Film Gaia Bonsignore Festival, USA 2017; Tirana International Film Festival, Albania 2017 Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Following your Dream, Family, Imagination
46 International Kids Film festival
Strawberries • Italy • 2018 • 15 mins • Italian •
It is mid-eighties and Giulio, a 6-year-old, is allergic to strawberries. On an afternoon like any other, his mother catches him eating strawberries on the sly in the kitchen. To avoid being punished, Giulio manages to squirm away and then locks himself into the bathroom, from which he declares a war of resistance. In the bathroom, Giulio explores a world made of sailing ships and toothbrushes, toothpaste and mascara, which he uses to liven up the tiles, and a sink that is perfect for a sea battle between pirate ships.After a few hours he decides to declare a truce and opens the door, knowing that he did something he should not have done.
Director Alessandro Sasha Codaglio
Genre Issue Covered Live Action Childhood, Growing Up, Imagination
Superperson • Australia • 2017 • 1 min • No dialogues •
A citizen needs rescuing. Luckily there is a superhero on hand. He just needs a place to change into his costume.
Festival Selection & Awards Director Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia 2018; Anibar Philip Watts International Animation Festival, Kosovo 2018; KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, The Netherlands Genre 2017; Barcelona Children's Film Festival, Spain 2017 - Animation Best Short; Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan 2018 - Best Animated Short; New Issue Covered York International Children's Film Festival, USA 2018 Gender Roles 47 lxl.in/ikff short films The Ape Man • Belgium • 2017 • 11 mins • no dialogues •
A small, plump man lives on the top floor of a skyscraper. During the day, he's a garbage man, but in the evening, he watches Tarzan-movies and dreams off in his lush roof jungle. One day, when he hears the aggressive rants of his neighbor, he looks for the Tarzan inside to rescue his next door Jane.
Director Pieter Vandenabeele
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Imagination, Being Helpful
The Children's Mayor • Netherlands • 2017 • 15 mins • Dutch •
If only every grown-up politician could display the same determination and dedication as young Yassine, a Dutch boy of Moroccan heritage who is elected mayor despite being only 11-years-old. We follow Yassine through his time in o ce and his courageous campaign against prejudice.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Susan Koenen TIFF Kids, Canada
Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Citizenship, Leadership 78 International Kids Film festival
The Girl and the Tree of Desire • Russian • 2018 • 17 mins • Russian •
This fairy tale story is about Zhenya, a five-year-old girl, who embarks on an incredible journey to the Desire Tree to return her parents’ attention. On the way she meets characters from the fairy-tale world, and, overcoming all obstacles, she finds a way to fulfill her desire.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Lupashko Alexandra Sergeevna Moscow Film Festival of Russian Cinema, Russia 2018; Festival Internacional de Cine de Genre Maipú, Argentina 2018; Great Message Live Action International Film Festival, India 2018 - Best Story Issue Covered Family, Friendship
The Head Vanishes • Canada, France • 2016 • 9 mins • French •
Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit. For her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl.
Director Franck Dion
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Empathy for Senior Citizens, Family, Loneliness 49 lxl.in/ikff short films The House • Czech Republic • 2016 • 5 mins • No dialogues •
Short animated movie from a world that is similar to ours, and yet a little bit different. Everything begins, when the family leaves their tiny house in the suburbs. He, however, can´t just let it go. He embarks on a journey to find his family back. The only trace is a bright red business card that leads him through the city to the district particularly strange, electrical houses. Is this the place where he can find his owners?
Festival Selection & Awards Annecy International Animated Film Festival - Director Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution for a Veronika Zacharová Work in Progress Award; César Awards, France - Best Animated Feature Film; European Film Awards - Best Animated Feature Film; Prix Genre Jacques Prévert du Scénario - Best Original Animation Screenplay
Issue Covered Family, Going Back to your Roots, Loyalty
The House of Colors • Argentina • 2017 • 9 mins • Spanish •
A young girl wishes to live inside her favorite television show, but the wondrous trees of La Plata, a mysterious house, and her loving Mother's secret, cause her to change her mind.eet their new neighbour and her classical ensemble, they find themselves presented with their last chance at happiness. But first they must confront their stage fright.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Nicolas Villarreal LA Shorts Fest, USA 2017
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Family, Imagination
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The Hunchback and the Swan • UK • 2017 • 10 mins • English •
A classic tale of friendship and belonging, narrated by UK’s first Storytelling Laureate, Taffy Thomas. The Hunchback has no friends in the village, but his friends are the animals of the forest. When he suddenly disappears, it's up to the Weasel, the Rabbit, the Badger, the Fox, the Robin and the Wren to save the day. They will definitely need some help — and perhaps even some magic!
Director Festival Selection & Awards Dotty Kultys FMX Conference, Stuttgart, Germany 2017; VAFI International Children and Youth Genre Animation Film Festival, Croatia 2017;Anima Animation Mund, Brazil 2017; Supertoon Animation Festival, Croatia 2017; Cartoon Club, Italy Issue Covered 2017; REDCAT International Film Festival, USA Friendship, Loyalty 2018
The King is Dead • Canada • 2017 • 6 mins • French •
A young girl dumps her boyfriend in middle of a gym class. Three young men then decide to run towards her to be the first to ask her to the prom.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Miguel Lambert Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Independence, Self Confidence, Self Expression, Gender Roles 51 lxl.in/ikff short films The Law of the Sea • UK • 2016 • 4 mins • Greek •
An incredibly insightful animation provides a personal way to tell a very important story from an often unheard perspective of the refugee crisis.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Elmaz Ekrem BFI Future Film Festival, UK; We The Peoples Film Festival, UK; New York Children's Genre International Film Festival, USA Animation
Issue Covered War and Conflict, Compassion
The Lost Thing • Australia • 2011 • 15 mins • english •
A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for the creature in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Andrew Ruhemann, Academy Awards, USA 2011 - Best Animated Short Shaun Tan
Genre Animation
Issue Covered The film is being presented as part of Australia Fest - a Empathy, Kindness, festival of Australian culture and creativity running across Mindfulness India from September 2018 to March 2019. 52 International Kids Film festival
The Old Man and the Pears • China, USA • 2016 • 5 mins • No dialogues •
A weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear for the old man. Finally, a magical form of justice emerges from the ground.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Jing Sun Humbildt Int’l Film, USA 2017 - People’s Choice Animation Award; Mexico Genre International Film Festival, Mexico 2017 - Animation Silver Palm Award (Animation Competition); CSU Media and Art Festival, Los Angeles, USA Issue Covered 2016 - Best Animation; Golden Eagle Film Justice, Kindness Festival, Los Angeles, USA 2016 - Best Animation
The Pilot • india• 2018 • 14 mins • Marathi •
Yakku, a 12-year-old boy, dreams to be like his father who works as a truck driver. The only difference, Yakku wants to become is an "aeroplane driver". His father wholeheartedly supports his naive but honest dream. Yaakku doesn't know anything about planes but spends hours looking at planes from his tiny house near the airport, dreaming and thinking about how a plane would actually be.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Jitendra Borhade DMCS National Short film festival, India 2018 - Best Genre Film Live Action
Issue Covered Pursuing your Dream, Family, Dealing with Loss 53 lxl.in/ikff short films The Unbeaked • France • 2017 • 5 mins • French •
A beak isn't a big deal. That is, one could easily do without it. Yet, as the whole world revolves around the beak, the Unbeaked is in a fix.
Director Hugo Glavier
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Acceptance, Tolerance
The Wish & The Wisp • USA • 2017 • 16 mins • english •
The Wish and The Wisp follows the the story of Sarah, a child obsessed with fairytales and her older brother Sammy, a teen who wants nothing to do with her childish beliefs. But when the two children stumble upon a real wish, their sibling rivalry brings an unwelcomed visit from a menacing creature who plans to take the wish for himself.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Vashmere Valentine Atlanta Independent Film Festival, USA; Alternative Film Festival, Canada Genre Live Action
Issue Covered Family, Imagination, Being Resourceful 54 International Kids Film festival
Volcano Island • Hungary • 2017 • 9 mins • No dialogues •
Somewhere, on an oceanic island, the forces of nature are still at work as in primeval times. A young, naive female tiger lives there in harmony with herself and nature. When her awakening femininity is noticed by an older male tiger, the young tigress is getting more and more scared by his heated approach. But it is impossible to escape on the secluded island. The feelings of the young animal are reflected by the volcano island, and with the help of nature, she can finally act upon her own will.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Anna Katalin Lovrity Berlinale Generstion, Germany 2017
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Gender Roles, Being Assertive,
Waikiki • Latvia • 2017 • 10 mins • No dialogues •
Evening time in the pastry shop. A dark brown chocolate guy falls from the shelf into a platefull of macaroons (zephyrs). There he meets a sweet pink girl. Together they make a journeythrough the cake rack.
Director Maris Brinkmanis
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Imagination, Overcoming Differences, 55 lxl.in/ikff short films What is Your Brown Number • india • 2016 • 5 mins • ENGLISH •
An animated satirical look at India and it's obsession with fair skin.
Director Vinnie Ann Bose
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Prejudices, Obsession
Weasel • Slovenia • 2016 • 12 mins • no dialogues •
A hungry Weasel attacks a flock of birds living on a last standing tree. The flock in thetreetop is trying to keep the tree in balance, while persistent Weasel tries to climb up itstrunk. Fragile balance of the tree is in danger and Weasel’s stomach gets louder. The flock can sense the end is near.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Timon Leder ZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic 2017; Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2017; Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy Genre 2017 Animation
Issue Covered Friendship, Being Helpful 56 International Kids Film festival
Wool World • Poland • 2018 • 10 mins • english •
Have you ever wondered what life would be in a world made of wool? In Wool world, people, animals and everything that surrounds them is made of wool and all is closely tied together. The only person capable of making sure that Woolworld functions smoothly is Mr. Wooly. He is, however, old and tired and he wants his life to change. Unfortunately, his wish gets granted.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Joanna Polak DSW Happy End Festiwal, Poland 2018 - Award kat. Animation; International Festival Genre of Animated Film for Children and Youth, Animation Serbia 2018 - Constantine's gold Coin; KINEKO International Children’s Film Issue Covered Festival, Japan 2018; Elche International Environment, Sincerity Independent Film Festival, Hiszpania 2018
You Look Scary • usa • 2016 • 4 mins • No dialogues •
It’s about the mutual fear between a bunny dentist and his alligator patient. We always amplify our fears. It’s not a big deal actually.
Director Xiya Lan
Genre Animation
Issue Covered Overcoming Fear, Being Non-judgemental 57 lxl.in/ikff short films Yushka • Russia • 2018 • 19 mins • Russian •
Vanya tells his younger brother a story of his childhood, how he secretly tried to find out where Yushka, the holy blacksmith's assistant was going every year. And, by chance, he became a witness of Yushka's murder. Later he would find out that Yushka was giving all his money to a poor orphan.
Director Festival Selection & Awards Lolita Naranovich Short Film Corner Festival de Cannes, France 2018; Moscow International Film Festival, Genre Russia 2018; Slum Film Festival, Kenya 2018; Baja California International Film Festival, Live Action Mexico 2018 Issue Covered Empathy for Senior Citizens
58 International Kids Film festival Schedule INDIA
Junior 1 Middle 1 Senior 1 Open to All India 7 Open to All India 9 14 (58 mins) (108 mins) (105 mins) (97 mins) (103 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Senior 2 Junior 2 Middle 2 Open to All India 1 Open to All India 8 15 (110 mins) (56 mins) (115 mins) (109 mins) (103 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Middle 3 Senior India 3 Junior 3 Open to All 3 Open to All 4 16 (104 mins) (101 mins) (54 mins) (89 mins) (105 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior India 4 Middle 4 Senior 4 Open to All India 5 Open to All India 6 17 (97 mins) (101 mins) (117 mins) (115 mins) (107 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior 1 Middle 1 Senior 1 Open to All India 7 Open to All India 9 20 (58 mins) (108 mins) (105 mins) (97 mins) (103 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Senior 2 Junior 2 Middle 2 Open to All 1 Open to All India 8 21 (110 mins) (56 mins) (115 mins) (109 mins) (103 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Middle 3 Senior India 3 Junior 3 Open to All 3 Open to All 4 22 (104 mins) (101 mins) (54 mins) (89 mins) (105 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior India 4 Middle 4 Senior 4 Open to All India 5 Open to All India 6 23 (97 mins) (101 mins) (117 mins) (115 mins) (107 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
* Films schedule is subject to change at any time, without prior notice 59 lxl.in/ikff
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Middle 3 Senior International 3 Junior 3 Open to All 1 Open to All 3 18 (104 mins) (110 mins) (54 mins) (109 mins) (89 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior International 4 Middle 4 Senior 4 Open to All 4 Open to All 2 19 (51 mins) (101 mins) (117 mins) (105 mins) (120 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior 1 Middle 1 Senior 1 Open to All 3 Open to All 1 20 (58 mins) (108 mins) (105 mins) (89 mins) (109 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Senior 2 Junior 2 Middle 2 Open to All 2 Open to All 4 21 (110 mins) (110 mins) (115 mins) (120 mins) (105 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Middle 3 Senior International 3 Junior 3 Open to All 1 Open to All 3 22 (104 mins) (110 mins) (54 mins) (109 mins) (89 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 PM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
Junior International 4 Middle 4 Senior 4 Open to All 4 Open to All 2 23 (51 mins) (101 mins) (117 mins) (105 mins) (120 mins) nov 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 07:00 PM
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JUNIOR CATEGORY
Junior 1 (58 mins) Junior 2 (56 mins) Film Title film Title Weasel Wool World Doll's Letters Autumn SelfieCat Bigbooom All In Good Time Geno Superperson You Look Scary Jubilee The Hunchback and the Swan Crab Story What is your Brown Number
Junior 3 (54 mins) Junior International 4 (51mins) Film Title film Title If You Fall One Fine Day Dear Henri A Small Escape I Want to live in the Zoo Dark, Dark Woods The House The Wish & The Wisp A Hole My Granny The Old Man and the Pears Billie Nobody Nose Cleopatra Sabaku
Junior India 4 (97mins) film Title Funny Fish Maya the Bee: The Honey Games
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MIDDLE CATEGORY Middle 1 (108mins) Middle 2 (115mins) film Title film Title SelfieCat Poles Apart The Children's Mayor Scrap Dolls Celebration My Best Friend's Shoes Button The Unbeaked Halim Sleepover The House of Colors Fighting Against the Wind Gokurosama What Is Your Brown Number Ahmad's Hair Not One of Us All In Good Time
Middle 3 (104 mins) Middle 4 (101 mins) film Title film Title The Pilot Juan and the Cloud Dear Henri Stella 1 Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto The Old Man and the Pears Dear Dad Drops Heer Clemence’s Afternoon Strawberries Einstein-Rosen Færing The Girl and the Tree of Desire Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love Nobody Nose Cleopatra Drawn To Trouble
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SENIOR CATEGORY Senior 1 (105 mins) Senior 2 (110 mins) film Title film Title Einstein-Rosen SelfieCat Ahmad's Hair Henry Fighting Against the Wind Scrambled Cacophony Feet of Fire Gelato – Seven Summers of Volcano Island Ice Cream Love Weasel Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto My Best Friend's Shoes
Senior India 3 (101 mins) Senior International 3 (110 mins) film Title film Title Sleepover The Ape Man The Ape Man Game Slush Ice The Head Vanishes Are You Volleyball?! Memo Jubilee Celebration Memo Burn Out Celebration The King is Dead Negative Space Il s'est Passé Quelque Chose Jubilee Sleepover Button Senior 4 (117 mins) Negative Space Film Title
Harbourboyz Black Head Cow Not One of Us Seven Stones The Law of the Sea Poles Apart Drops Clemence’s Afternoon Yushka Gokurosama 63 lxl.in/ikff
OPEN TO ALL CATEGORY Open to All 1 (109 mins) Open to All 2 (120 mins) film Title film Title Half Ticket Ubuntu
Open to All 3 (89 mins) Open to All 4 (105 mins) film Title film Title Sgt Stubby - An The Day My Father Became a Bush Unlikely Hero Waikiki
Open to All India 5 (115 mins) Open to All India 6 (107 mins) film Title film Title The Lost Thing Fruits of Clouds Dogstar: Christmas In Space Oddball
Open to All India 7 (97 mins) Open to All India 8 (103 mins) film Title film Title Lili Adama Long Way North Dreams About My Father
Open to All India 9 (103 mins) film Title Homegrown Chuskit
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