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109 min
Youth Film , Panorama
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#annaismissing

2023
Czech Republic, Slovakia
from 16 years

When 15-year-old Nina finds private pictures of a teenager on her fatherʼs mobile phone, she is in shock. Where did these photos come from and do they have anything to do with the disappearance of the well-known influencer? Her investigation reveals a spiral of shocking secrets.

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70 min
German Focus
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Akiko, the Flying Ape

2024
Germany
from 6 years

Little monkey Akiko lives in the zoo and feels very much at home there. Until his grandfather tells him that his family once lived in the forest. And because Akiko can easily get through the bars, he is told to look for his relatives and free the captive animals with them.

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103 min
Children´s Film , Focus
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Bookworm

2024
New Zealand
from 10 years

A panther is rumoured to be roaming the New Zealand countryside, Mildredʼs home. There is a generous reward for proof of its existence, which the eleven-year-old is determined to collect. At her side is her father, who comes back into her life after an misfortune.

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93 min
Children´s Film
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Christmas on Cobbler Street

2023
Norway
from 8 years

Shortly before Christmas, Stine arrives alone in a small snow-covered village and finds a place to stay with cobbler Andersen. With her warm nature, the ten-year-old quickly charms the grumpy man – and the whole village. But Stine has a secret, which is why not only the police are hot on her heels.

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103 min
Youth Film
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City of Wind

2023
France, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar
from 15 years

17-year-old Ze lives with his family in modest circumstances on the outskirts of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. In his neighbourhood, the perfect student is a respected shaman. When he meets the bright Maralaa, he discovers a reality that is new to him.

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93 min
Panorama
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Diplodocus

2024
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
from 8 years

The little dinosaur Diplo is horrified: from one moment to the next his parents disappeared without a trance and the jungle is gone too. Luckily, he can save himself in a foreign world. But here too comes the white nothingness and wipes everything out. What does a cartoonist have to do with it?

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105 min
Children´s Film
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Doubles Match

2024
Taiwan (Republik China)
from 10 years

Hu Guan-yu and his best friend Huang Xuan love table tennis. But when a new coach appears, everything changes and their friendship falls apart. A year later, they meet again at the qualifying match for the national team, but as opponents.

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89 min
Panorama
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Dyad

2023
Bulgaria
from 16 years

15-year-old Didaʼs everyday life is characterised by violence, neglect and problems at school. Her only goal in life is to buy a plane ticket to visit her mother in the USA. She will stop at nothing to achieve this, is stealing and bullying. But then a discovery throws her life even further into chaos.

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86 min
German Focus
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Elbow

2024
Germany, Turkey, France
from 16 years

17-year-old Hazal sees few opportunities for herself in life. She encounters prejudice everywhere she goes. But for her 18th birthday, she wants to really let it rip. But then a fatal incident occurs. Hazal flees Berlin and tries to go into hiding in Istanbul.

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85 min
German Focus
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Elli and the Ghostly Ghost Train

2023
Germany, Canada
from 8 years

Als mysteriöse Drohnen Ellis alte Spukvilla zerstören und ihren Onkel entführen, begibt sich das Gespenstermädchen auf die Suche nach ihm. In einer Geisterbahn trifft sie drei Monster, die sich hier versteckt halten. Schon bald freunden sich die vier an und nehmen den Kampf mit den „Geisterjägern“ auf.

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97 min
Youth Film
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Empire Waist

2023
USA
from 13 years

The plus-sized Lenore is interested in fashion design but lacks the courage to show her enthusiasm in public. Despite attempts from her classmate Sylvie to sabotage her, she finds a way to confidently follow her passion with the support of her friends and family.

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127 min
Panorama
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Explanation for Everything

2023
Hungary, Slovakia
from 15 years

Budapest im Sommer: Der Gymnasiast Abel hat Schwierigkeiten, sich auf seine Abschlussprüfung zu konzentrieren, da er unsterblich in seine beste Freundin Janka verliebt ist. Plötzlich brechen die Spannungen einer gespaltenen Gesellschaft auf, als Abels Geschichtsprüfung einen nationalen Skandal auslöst.

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107 min
Youth Film
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Forever-Forever

2023
Ukraine, Netherlands
from 16 years

In a post-socialist suburb of Kyiv in the late 1990s, 15-year-old Tonia is looking for her own place in life. Trapped between three very different men, from loving admirers to brutal gangsters and in the ruins of the Soviet regime, the circumstances are above all one thing: misogynistic.

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71 min
Panorama
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Fox and Hare Save the Forest

2024
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
from 6 years

Strange things are happening in the forest: Owl has disappeared, mean rats are making the neighborhood unsafe and an overflowing lake is threatening the forest animals. Fox and Rabbit are determined to find Owl. But their friendship is put to the test.

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84 min
German Focus
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Greetings from Mars

2023
Germany
from 8 years

Tom is different. He needs firm rules. However, they are quite out of order when he has to spend the holidays with his grandparents. “If you can do this”, his mother says, “then you can also make it to Mars”. That is where Tom really wants to go, so he sets of to his first space mission.

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91 min
Children´s Film
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Hakan Brakan 2

2024
Sweden, Denmark
from 6 years

Hakan desperately wants a pet, but his parents are not sure if he is responsible enough. To prove it, he takes part in a scout camp. However, when Hakan comes across thieves and a treasure map, an exciting adventure begins for him and his friends.

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93 min
Children´s Film
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Home by the River

2024
China
from 8 years

Shi Niu Niu is a shy boy who is often misunderstood at school. After his friend Mao Ye is injured in an accident, his classmates start a fundraising campaign to support the girl. But then Shi Niu Niu comes under suspicion of having stolen donations.

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92 min
Youth Film , Panorama
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

2023
Canada
from 16 years

Sasha is a young vampire and too sensitive to kill. When her annoyed parents withdraw her blood supply, her life is put in danger. But then she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal thoughts who is prepared to sacrifice his life for hers.

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101 min
Special Programme , Focus
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016
New Zealand
from 13 years

Disobedience, stealing, spitting, running away, throwing stones, kicking, arson, graffiti: these are all crimes committed by young outsider Ricky Baker, a self-proclaimed gangster. Until now, he’s moved from foster family to foster family, this is his last chance before he lands in a juvenile detention facility.

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83 min
Youth Film
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La Suprema

2023
Colombia
from 13 years

Laureana lives in La Suprema, a small village with no electricity. She dreams of becoming a boxer – much to her grandmotherʼs displeasure. But when her uncle makes it to the final of the world boxing championships, the young woman does everything she can to ensure that her village can watch the deciding fight together.

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98 min
Children´s Film
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Lampo, the Travelling Dog

2023
Poland
from 8 years

Lampo, a white German shepherd, has been spending his days traveling by train since he was a little puppy. One day, he meets the bright Zuzia and becomes part of her family. But the girl has a serious heart condition and urgently needs an operation, for which the family doesn’t have the money.

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90 min
Panorama
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Lars is LOL

2023
Norway
from 8 years

At school, twelve-year-old Amanda meets her new classmate Lars, who has Down syndrome. Despite their initial insecurities, a close friendship develops between them. But when Amandaʼs fear of standing out at school leads her to turn against Lars, their bond threatens to break.

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94 min
German Focus
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Max and the Wild Bunch: The Ghostly Granny

2024
Germany
from 9 years

Max and his new friends, the senior residents Vera, Horst and Kilian from table 7 have another murder mystery to solve. Because the retirement home is haunted! Furthermore Max also has to train hard so that he can join his schoolʼs football team.

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82 min
Panorama
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Mika

2024
Kazakhstan
from 10 years

Seven-year-old orphan Mika lives in the big city with her grandfather. The two inseparables are popular everywhere. One day, top model Dajana takes an interest in the little girl. But for Mika, a dream job in the fashion world quickly turns into a nightmare.

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114 min
Children´s Film
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Miss Boots

2024
Canada
from 10 years

Eleven-year-old orphan Simone and her friend, a skunk, turn the life of her so far unknown uncle Philip, a pianist in a creative crisis, upside down. With her rebellious nature, she helps him to overcome his fears and phobias and give life a second chance.

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89 min
Youth Film
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Mr. Freeman

2023
Denmark
from 14 years

When lonely teenager Simone starts an online relationship with the kind and handsome Mr Freeman from Ghana, she convinces her hesitant parents to allow him to visit her in Denmark. As their relationship grows, family tensions threaten to tear the family apart.

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79 min
Youth Film
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My Fathers' Daughter

2024
Norway, Sweden, Finland
from 14 years

15-year-old Elvira wants to escape from Unjárga and get to know her Danish father. But when she meets her real father, she begins to come to terms with her Sámi identity despite her motherʼs rejection, while an influencer shamelessly exploits Elvira for clicks.

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85 min
German Focus
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Niko - Beyond the Northern Lights

2024
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Denmark
from 7 years

Niko is finally allowed to join Santaʼs flying squad. But the reindeer girl Stella is also applying. So the two of them have to enter the competition. But before the competition is decided, disaster strikes: Santaʼs sleigh is gone!

 

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93 min
Panorama
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On Earth as in Heaven

2023
Canada
from 14 years

16-year-old Clara and her older sister Sarah are growing up in an isolated Christian society. When Sarah suddenly disappears, Clara sets off to find her. During the search, Clara stays with her aunt Louise in Montreal and gets to know a whole new side of the world.

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87 min
German Focus
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Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons

2023
Germany, Czech Republic
from 9 years

Abandoned as a baby, Rapunzel lives happily with the magician Eleonor. At Queen Freya's court, she befriends Prince Sigismund. But then the two have to flee because Eleonor refuses to give the queen magical help. For many years, Rapunzel and her foster mother now live hidden away in a tower without a door ...

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75 min
Youth Film
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Sariri

2024
Chile
from 13 years

In the abandoned mining town of La Lágrima, women live under patriarchal rules. 16-year-old Dina is unwillingly pregnant and therefore wants to flee. But she can't leave her sister Sariri behind, who is about to have her first menarche.

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101 min
German Focus
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School of Magical Animals 3

2024
Germany
from 8 years

While Ida prepares for the annual forest day with her class, Helene has completely different plans. She needs more followers for her influencer channel and therefore more money, because her family is on the verge of bankruptcy. She will use any means to achieve her goal, including breaking into the museum...

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100 min
Youth Film
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Sisterhood

2023
France, Morocco
from 14 years

When Zineb is sexually harassed by a boy, her friends Amina and Djeneba record the assault as video evidence. Against Zinebʼs wishes, the video ends up on Instagram. This not only destroys the friendship of the three teenagers, but also costs one girlʼs life.

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93 min
Youth Film
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Speak Out

2024
France
from 14 years

New town, new school: 14-year-old Colin has to start all over again after his parentsʼ divorce. It is especially difficult for him because he stutters. In order not to remain an outsider, he volunteers for the theatre play that his French teacher is staging. Will his gamble pay off?

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82 min
Children´s Film
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Superpowers for Your Mind

2024
Netherlands
from 8 years

Levʼs overprotective parents never let the boy out of their sight due to his walking disability. But when the boy learns that his superhero idol Healix is a healer and is supposed to appear at the Comic Con, he and his eccentric grandma instantly set off.

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93 min
Panorama
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The Art Class

2023
China
from 13 years

At the end of the 1990s, Art and Music were still far from being accepted school subjects in the provinces of China. The friends Ba Wang, Hein Hongniu and Xueju suffer greatly in class as a result. Until a new teacher called Leng Lang appears and shakes up the old-fashioned school system.

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122 min
Youth Film
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The Girls at the Station

2024
Spain
from 16 years

Friends Jara, Álex and Miranda grow up in a Spanish childrenʼs home. They are like family to each other and often hang out at the railway station. When they need money for concert tickets, they get a tip from a woman to earn it in the station toilet...

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86 min
German Focus
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The Key of Saint Peter

2023
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
from 6 years

The thieves Wilhelm and Emilia have stolen the key of Saint Peter and in the process have also involved the good-natured Tobias. When the three of them find themselves at heaven's door after an accident, Saint Peter sends them back to life. They have three times three days to find the key, otherwise: hell!

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90 min
Special Programme , Focus
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The Map Reader

2008
New Zealand
from 14 years

"You can go anywhere in the world, to any place, if you can read a map." Michael has been interested in maps from an early age. He used to puzzle them as a child, others were measured and pointed to the north. Meanwhile, his whole room is full of them. Even the walls are decorated with maps high up to the ceiling. Still now, at the age of 16, they constitute his favourite pastime.

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89 min
Junior Film , Focus
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The Mountain

2024
New Zealand
from 11 years

Sam, Mallory and Bronco want to climb the mountain Taranaki for different reasons. Sam wants to get well on the mountain, Mallory wants to honor his mother and prove that he can be brave, and Bronco wants to clear nature of garbage. The three of them set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

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121 min
Youth Film
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The Rebels

2024
Russia
from 13 years

Nastya has to go to a childrenʼs home because her confused mother is completely unable to cope with her upbringing. The quiet girl is struggling to find her feet in her new home. On top of this, the home is threatened by the building plans of a cunning businessman.

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77 min
German Focus
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The Super Elfkins

2024
Germany
from 7 years

When the Heinzel girl Helvi meets the somewhat clumsy Bo, she learns that there is a Heinzel gang alongside her clan who just want to have fun. Helvi wants all the Heinzels to make up again. But thatʼs not so easy – as stubborn as the adults are.

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96 min
Special Programme , Focus
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The Whole of the Moon

1995
Canada, New Zealand
from 15 years

After a fall while rollerblading, Kirk is hospitalised. During examinations, it turns out that the 17-year-old is suffering from bone cancer. He meets Marty, who is suffering from leukaemia, and a friendship develops between the two.

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128 min
Panorama
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Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

2023
Japan
from 16 years

After an argument with her mother, school girl Yuri runs away and hides in an old air defence bunker. When she wakes up, it is 1945 and there she meets the soldier Akira, a kamikaze pilot. Knowing his destiny, Yuri does everything she can to prevent his upcoming mission.

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91 min
Children´s Film , Panorama
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Timir

2024
Russia, Jakutien
from 11 years

When Timirʼs mother dies, there are only two options for the boy: either orphanage or village life with his dad. In the middle of the Yakutian countryside, Timir has no friends, and he has nothing in common with his father either. But then a haunting ghost from Soviet times comes to his aid.

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114 min
Panorama
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Totto-chan: The Little Girl At The Window

2023
Japan
from 10 years

In the 1940s, the bright Totto-chan upsets her class and is expelled from school. At Tomoe-Gakuen elementary school, however, she is allowed to flourish and quickly makes friends. But while they grow up carefree, Japan is drawn deeper into the war.

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117 min
Panorama
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Upon Open Sky

2023
Mexico, Spain
from 16 years

Two years after the death of their father in a car accident, Salvador, his older brother Fernando and stepsister Paula set off on a road trip to the north of Mexico. Their goal: to track down the man who caused the accident. Together they want to take revenge.

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One Winter Photos
110 min
Youth Film , Focus
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Uproar

2023
New Zealand
from 14 years

17-year-old Māori Josh doesn’t want to stand out. But when the whole of New Zealand argues about racism and apartheid due to the South African national rugby team’s tour, Josh must deal not only with the nationwide protests but also with himself.

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85 min
Children´s Film
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Victoria Must Go

2024
Norway
from 9 years

Hendrik and Hedvig canʼt stand their stepmother. She is always setting new strict rules. But the two of them have an idea how to get rid of Victoria. They want Carl to work for them as a contract killer. But he has completely different problems.

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120 min
Youth Film
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Victory

2024
South Korea
from 14 years

On a remote Korean island, dance-loving girls found a cheerleading club called the Millennium Girls. Their task: to cheer on the local football team, so far the worst in the league, to great success with their dancing skills.

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83 min
Youth Film , Focus
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We Were Dangerous

2023
New Zealand
from 15 years

The three teenagers Nellie, Daisy and Lou end up in a reform centre on an island in 1950s New Zealand. They rebel against the strict nuns with their outdated morals and plan their escape.

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101 min
Special Programme , Focus
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Whale Rider

2003
New Zealand, Germany
from 11 years

The Maori girl Paikea wants to be the successor to the legendary tribal founder who once came to New Zealand from Hawaii on the back of a whale. Her grandfather Koro, the current head of the tribe, does not believe in his granddaughter’s ambitions, which are contrary to tradition.

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111 min
Youth Film
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When Fucking Spring Is in the Air

2023
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
from 14 years

Rebellious 17-year-old Kasia is not having a good time in her homeland of Poland: When her grandmother dies, she finds herself penniless. To make matters worse, she also appears to be pregnant. Itʼs time to find out the truth about her parentsʼ emigration to Germany, which left her behind at the age of three.

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80 min
Youth Film
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When the Light Breaks

2024
Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France, Sweden
from 16 years

Die exzentrische Kunststudentin Una hat ein Liebesverhältnis mit Diddi, doch der hat seit Jahren auch noch eine andere Freundin: Klara. Als Diddi Una endlich verspricht, sich von Klara zu trennen, erleidet er einen tödlichen Unfall. Una und Klara sind nun gezwungen, sich miteinander zu arrangieren.

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96 min
Children´s Film
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Where the White Cranes Dance

2024
Russia, Jakutien
from 8 years

Vanya has spent his whole life in a hospital. He can barely remember his family in the country. When all attempts to treat his walking disability fail, he returns home. Now the eight-year-old takes courage – like a real hero.

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119 min
German Focus
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Winners

2024
Germany
from 10 years

Eleven-year-old Mona from Syria is new at the chaotic school in Berlin-Wedding, where everyone seems to be fighting against everyone else. She only speaks broken German, but she can play soccer really well. Thatʼs why sheʼs asked to join the school team, against the wishes of the other girls ...

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103 min
German Focus
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Wow! Message from outer Space

2023
Germany
from 7 years

Billie and her friend Dino receive strange signals through their home-made radio telescope. They can only come from aliens! They write to the ESA to have the sounds deciphered. They are actually invited there and even fly into space. Only they are on their own ...

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12 min
Short Film , Focus
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Yargh!

2024
New Zealand, Germany
from 6 years

A merry trio of pirates unearth a stash of riches on the beach of a remote island. But when their boat gets taken by the tide, stranding them, they are quick to turn on one another and squabble over their prize.

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74 min
Children´s Film
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Yasmeen's Element

2024
Pakistan, USA
from 10 years

Twelve-year-old Yasmeen loses the assignment for her school presentation and sets off in search of her teacher. In the process, she meets numerous people in a mountain village and remains determined to solve her problem despite many difficulties.

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