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.

The Animanimals want to do a big musical performance but somebody got the wrong notes.

A little turtle is rejected by both sea and land creatures because she’s too different. Never doubting herself, she ends up changing the world for the better through the sheer force of her love.

Clever Basia is full of charm, energy and stripy humour, ensuring that her life is never boring. Every day is an adventure where she learns something new.

Battery Mommy works at various electronic devices in a nursery. One day, she finds out the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire. She urgently runs to the fire alarm to safely rescue the sleeping children.

A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.

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.

Lorrie is bullied at school for her severe vitiligo. She steals the school’s talking goldfish, escaping school and briefly enjoying freedom. But then she and her new friend run into danger.

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.

Reluctantly, Max moves from Montreal to the countryside with his father. But when he discovers at breakfast that farm eggs taste much better than those from industrial animal husbandry, he decides to found the animal-friendly Coco Farm together with his cousin Charles.

Father and daughter live in a world where everyone has a locker for storing good memories. One day the dad leaves and the girl stops replenishing her shelves with new impressions.

Don Cannelloni is enraged. Somebody cut the good premium parmigiano of La Famiglia with cheap, pre-grated cheese! Now it is up to Tony Riga and Al Capenne to get Long John Sghetti to confess.

Luna wants to use her menstrual cup at school, but that is difficult because there is no clean water. So she and her classmates organize a protest for their right to water and collect rainwater together.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Two arch-enemies on Earth – a small mouse and a fox – land in the sky after a deadly accident, abandoning their prejudices and becoming best friends. Because they have to go through a lot of adventures and encounter strange characters in this paradise, boredom never arises.

A new project to connect two ski resorts with a ski lift divides the public opinion. When a lobbyist and a forest owner die under mysterious circumstances, the police detectives Robert Winkler and Karina Szabo once again need the help of forester Saskia Bergelt.

 

Awakening in a season not its own, the Winter Spirit must learn to discover beauty in the unfamiliar, confronting personal biases and embracing the ever-changing cycle.

The story of a little cloud taking care of a colorful flower.

A box is a box is a box. Sometimes though it’s just a matter of perspective to discover something completely different behind it.

In the middle of the holidays, Sophie has to travel to Hungary with her mother – without her dog Sputnik and Fritzi. When Sophie arrives in Hungary, a surprise awaits her: her mother wants to escape with her from the GDR to West Germany.

Fritzi and Sophie are super proud of their new tree house and also met break dancer Rocco while looking for material. They’re ready for the holiday fun, but then Sophie’s mother Kati gets into trouble with the GDR secret service...

While Kati and Sophie, accompanied by Rocco and his older brother Ecki, try to escape from Hungary to the West, Fritzi realizes in Leipzig that Sophie is not coming back. Fritzi courageously sets out to bring Sputnik to Sophie.

A youth handball team is about to participate in their first major tournament. As they aim for the top, the game is suddenly interrupted by adults questioning who’s really allowed to play.

Elisa likes Martin, but Martin doesn’t seem to realise it. All the advice Elisa receives to make Martin fall in love with her is to change not only her appearance, but also who she really is.

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.

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.

When Fien discovers that her sister, Hannah, is threatened by a vicious crocodile that is making her very skinny and sick, she calls in the help of mom and dad to work with Hannah to defeat the crocodile.

Alfonso, a young squirrel, loves watching clouds. But cloud-gazing is not always easy – Alfonso sometimes has to be as brave as some of the great explorers of our times.

Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. But what if the hotel isn’t as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?

When Marie’s father suddenly becomes a witch, they both have to learn what it means to use their skills for good.

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.

In order to save the hidden elf village of Alfgarður from destruction, five adolescents from the world of elves and humans have to convince the people of the Icelandic village of Falinfjörður of the elves’ existence.

Life is hard even without having to tolerate other people's annoying habits. But in this world, you can make all your dark visions of fatal revenge a reality.

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.

Faced with a 700 euro cost to save the life of his daughter’s guinea pig, Peter is forced to choose which values to hand down to his eight-year-old.

When Jordan and Patrickʼs beloved PlayStation unexpectedly breaks, the two 14-year-olds come up with a perfidious plan: Jordan pretends to be suffering from cancer and baldly launches an appeal for donations so that he can afford a new console with the money.

10-year-old Zoya has only been in Germany for a few years and loves to cook. She is supported by her plush mouse Mischka. After a dispute with her basketball-loving mother, she runs away from home.

17-year-old Luna has two identities: offline, she is the good daughter, but online, she secretly poses as a mature woman, chatting with 37-year-old Michael. Everything goes well until the moment these two worlds unexpectedly collide.

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.

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.

A woman has lost her grandmother. The granny’s apartment is now lifeless, only a few boxes lie in the living room. But is that really all that is left behind her?

An old woman arrives to a small village. She comes from the desert and asks for hospitality. In return, she will share the story she captured in the dunes and carries in a large wooden box.

Lucky the Gnome goes to a meadow every morning, where he waters a flower for years. One day he finds Wicky, the evil gnome, taking the flower, so Lucky decides to follow him to get his plant back.

A little girl, Madeline, takes a tour of her beloved childhood home. The more rooms she explores, the more she slowly remembers the strange and disturbing events that led to her death.

During her vacation, Malila comes across a mysterious alley and finds herself in a fascinating carnival filled with fantastic figures. But then her newly discovered world turns against her.

During the monotonous lesson, Frantisek dives into the depths of his imagination and loses himself in the drawings in his notebook. But all his thoughts lead to his classmate Marie.

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.

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.

Feeling embarrassed, twelve-year-old Nico tries to keep his older dad from dropping him at his classmate Luisa’s birthday party. His hesitation causes a tricky situation.

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.

Mr. Slumber sets off to the city every night to provide people with rest. However, sometimes someone appears, who does not want his services.

Sylvie and Karim have given it a lot of thought. They’re ready to put there hardly earned money into Sylvie’s latest aspiration: acquiring a domestic football player.

A lively and dynamic journey through the lives of best friends, soulmates Mila and Mara, whose quite different life paths join in a wonderful adventure over many decades.

Odo is a little owl with big ideas. The Forest Camp is a wonderful leafy playground where birds of all shapes and sizes can play games and learn skills. In this episode Odo tries to show that even little birds can be scary.

It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.

Johanna is on vacation in idyllic Piecht. While her mother dreams of an ecological alternative life, a nightmare unfolds for Johanna as she is confronted with a far-right community.

A little boy grows up and looks upon the father role. It is a story of family relationships: Sometimes, it’s worth letting go. For yourself and for others.

While riding his bike, Thomas, a young illustrator, learns that he got his dream job, but an accident shatters his dream. The encounter with a little girl changes his perspective.

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 ...

Santiago, Chile in the 1980s: two girls face sweetness as best friends and neighbors. The outside life is determined by discipline, curfews, harassment & protests.

When Mr. Grump finds himself in a shopping mall after his death, in which you can buy a new life with karma points you collected, he is forced to rethink his entire attitude towards life.

Reni likes to read. On the first day of school, he is afraid to go to school where he doesn’t know anyone. At school he meets Adina, who shows him the library and they enter the world of origami together.

Driving a rickshaw is a male privilege in Bangladesh. The brave and resolut Naima would do anything to help her family, even leave them. In order to earn money in the capital city Dhaka, she pretends to be a boy and becomes a rickshaw driver.

A sad little boy walks into the Repair Shop. His teddy bear is broken. Since Saïd’s father doesn’t have time, Saïd and Anna take matters into their own hands.

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...

Scrubby lives a secure and warm life in his mother’s fur, until she slowly loses it. When he´s searching for her, he meets a naked, freezing creature. Is his fur enough for the both of them?

Eun-Seo comes to believe the story of her classmate Su-Bin, who insists that the tooth fairy exists and grants wishes. To make her earnest wish come true, Eun-Seo starts to wiggle her teeth.

Sevanik, a small dragon, lives in Lake Sevan. His only friend is a fluffy cloud. But one day, while exploring outside of the lake, Sevanik gets bitten by a mosquito. This event leads to unexpected changes.

A person finds a home within a sheep’s body. The person cuts into the sheep from the inside, feeding off its body while disregarding the sheep's desperate screams. Eventually, they go too far and face the consequences.

Federico ist mit seinem Vater und Bruder im Urlaub. Sein Vater ist ein strenger und stark maskuliner Mann, durch den er sich unsicher und ungenügend fühlt. Aber Frederico entdeckt, dass sie sich doch ähneln.

The 93-minute film focuses on the sporting comeback and the emotional entanglement between Katharina Witt and Jutta Müller. The film is not a biography of an athlete, but the struggle of two strong women from different generations who lost their identity with the end of the GDR and are forced to reposition themselves.

Children living in an unknown place, travel every day in search of food. One day, they find the television antenna they have been dreaming of. When they turn on the TV, they see themselves on the news.

Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream hairstyle – with surprising results. A story about the end of childhood and the poetic end of a summer.

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.

A schoolgirl draws a hedgehog that can swim. A classmate sees it and wants to test it. His family has a pool and under the tree in their backyard… a hedgehog.

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!

"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.

A magical take on a true story. In 1915 Honolulu, Hawaiian girl Emma gives a special gift to the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani.

An incorporeal shadow takes up a dangerous adventure through a mystical forest, fancy castle and dream world to save her frivolous owner from a cursed Beast.

One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the square of a small village. No one knows who he is nor where he came from. The inhabitants must act quickly and decide what to do before the stranger awakens.

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.

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.

Jutka is a little girl whose world falls apart when she is closed in the Łódz ghetto. When a monstrous Minotaur begins hunting in her neighbourhood, she must follow the advice of her grandfather.

An acclaimed debut novel. A reading at the Stuttgart Literaturhaus. A car ride through the Ruhr region into the Swabian province. A mother and her son, separated by the shame of their origins that actually unites them.

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.

Tiny Toot is camping with her family. While there, she and her friends meet a cow and need to help it immediately. 

When the old winter boot Jäätä and the little sneaker Wetz disappear during the night and reappear in the morning all cleaned up in front of the shoe rack, the other shoes wonder what happened.

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.

After a long time a deaf boy meets his father again, whoʼs a musician and does not speak sign language. Over a long weekend father and son realize they speak a common language through music.

Alina has to find a way to deal with the assault. But was it really sexual assault? When is which boundary actually considered exceeded? She gathers all the courage to stand up for herself.

Little children need the help of a companion to navigate the challenges of life. Or maybe it’s their awe at everything new that fills the life with magic (and nonsense) for the adults around?

“Now we’re friends for life”, says Zaki. But Ummi doesn’t know if that’s what she wants. A little story about courage, tolerance and friendship at second glance.

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.

A gardener tends a small garden in a field overgrown with weeds. What begins as an innocent encounter turns into a fight for survival and an attempt to preserve the existing world at any cost.

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.

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.

Isha Sahni grows weary of her teachers’ rules and control. Determined to rebel, she challenges them at every opportunity. But then she meets the new English teacher, Mrs. Khanna.

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 ...

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 ...

A small bark beetle girl lives peacefully in the forest until a fire burns down her home and separates her from her family. Lost in a human town, she has to face the dangerous world of giants.

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.

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.