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Jamie has barely settled into the boarding school for the deaf when she learns that her grandmother is in a Paris hospital. Together with her classmate Imane, she immediately sets off. But the journey holds many challenges for the two 13-year-old girls.
moreChecker Tobi und die Reise zu den fliegenden Flüssen
Eleven-year-old Dom dreams of becoming a famous ice hockey goalkeeper. Just like his idol Dominik Hašek, who won the gold medal with the Czech team in Nagano. Together with his friend Honza, Dom founds a hockey team. His crush Katka also joins the team.
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Sri Lankan Amila is 19 years old. Both of his parents are deceased and only he can take care of his four siblings. One of his sisters is seriously ill. Under this pressure, he accepts the dubious offer of a Ms. Malini without hesitation and falls into the clutches of human and child trafficking.
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13-year-old Tammi is annoyed. Instead of going on holiday, she has to attend the funeral of her grandfather Jackel. In his old-fashioned amusement park, she not only has to get along with the annoying relatives, but as "mummy" she also has to look after three ghosts that have come to life.
moreEleven-year-old Isa is absolutly convinced that he will soon be playing for the Iranian national football team. Nothing can shake his confidence. Not even the fact that he lives in the cancer station of a hospital and gets weaker from treatment to treatment.
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After the death of her mother, Georgie initially fends for herself. Suddenly her father enters her life and tries to build a connection with his daughter for the first time in twelve years.
moreI Like Movies
17-year-old Lawrence Kweller lives with his mother in Burlington, Canada. The teenager desperately wants to become a big film producer and applies to work in a video store. In the process, he is confronted with the reality of the working life and reaches his limits.
moreSirocco and the Kingdom of Winds
Visiting Agnes, the author of the popular books about the Kingdom of the Winds, Juliette and Carmen are pulled into one of the stories. In this fantastic world, the two sisters must find the dreaded Storm Lord Sirocco in order to return home.
morePrinces of the Desert
The twelve-year-old nomad Zodi finds an orphaned baby camel in the desert. He names it Tehu and it becomes his best friend from then on. It turns out that Tehu is an excellent runner. And so the two of them set off for the biggest dromedary race in Abu Dhabi.
moreOkthanksbye
Jamie has barely settled into the boarding school for the deaf when she learns that her grandmother is in a Paris hospital. Together with her classmate Imane, she immediately sets off. But the journey holds many challenges for the two 13-year-old girls.
moreF for Frog
From an early age on, his grandmother told Balu that it starts to rain as soon as frogs cry. Believing this story, the boy is laughed at at school. So he catches one of the animals to prove to everyone that he is right. But how is he supposed to make a frog cry?
moreSquared. Edgy & Perfect. Show Them What Is In Your Deck.
Short Film Program, Duration: 74 min. + 5 min. Break, 6 Films
From 6 Years
We take off and take off. Be part of it and don't be slack. Our unique little heroes will take you to distant worlds. Whether it's real or a trick, you'll discover some things only at second glance.
Little Ones
16-year-old Camilla is unintentionally pregnant. After a failed abortion, she is sent to a home for pregnant women and young mothers. Here Camille is separated from her loving but toxic mother for the first time and must now make an important decision on her own.
moreChecker Tobi und die Reise zu den fliegenden Flüssen
Baghdad Messi
When Hamoudi loses a leg in a street fight, the boyʼs dream of one day being able to play football as well as Messi is shattered. But thatʼs not all: his fatherʼs dangerous job forces the family to leave their home in Baghdad.
moreNew Tales of Franz
FSK: 0
Franz has a problem again. His best friend Gabi is always arguing with his best friend Eberhard and Franz is always in between. His dad says: "The strongest bond of friendship is the common enemy". Could a manhunt help?
moreMini-Zlatan and Uncle Darling
The Little Horsewhip
Little Ansgar is infatuated with horses and dreams of nothing else than winning a race one day. Then, as a gift the family receives a beautiful riding horse named Flylake. But Ansgar has to share the horse with his brother and then it gets injured.
moreThe Cord of Life
Electric musician Arlo canʼt stand the fact that his mum, who suffers from Alzheimerʼs, lives with his brother like a prisoner. He wants to help her and decides to take her on one last fulfilling journey. To prevent her from getting lost, he ties her to him with a cord.
moreScrapper
After the death of her mother, Georgie initially fends for herself. Suddenly her father enters her life and tries to build a connection with his daughter for the first time in twelve years.
moreLioness
Teenage Rosiʼs life changes abruptly when she moves with her family from South America to the Netherlands. With little self-confidence but a great talent for playing football, she tries to assert herself and from then on has only one goal – to make it to the national team.
moreFlower fairy Rosa and her friends live in beautiful Summerland. The idyll is in danger when a stone troll takes up residence in the nearby forest and turns animals and mythical creatures into stone. A conference is held to discuss how to deal with the intruder.
moreFor Paulina P., the new school year starts in the third grade, which means facing new challenges. On the one hand, the new girl in her class and two cute boys cause her problems. On the other hand, her parents are constantly arguing. But Paulina has a solution for every problem.
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Max, Vivian and Tom are inseparable, but then everything changes. Vivian has to move. Also, when Maxʼs brother Seb is released from prison and begins to drag the 12-year-old into his troubles, the friendship of the three is put to the test.
moreBecause mother Paula has punished her little Linda unfairly, the daughter is allowed to make a wish. She chooses paprika chicken, her late fatherʼs favourite food. But today is a general strike and there is no bird to be found anywhere. A turbulent hunt for a chicken begins.
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13-year-old Reyhan lives in Istanbul and is on a holiday visit to her grandmother. She is increasingly disturbed by the rigidity and intolerance in the village, but above all by the lack of a bathroom and the scheming grandmotherʼs gossip. In the end, the girl, who is just growing up, bursts her neck.
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FSK: 0
Even if the child friends Azur and Asmar grow up separately in different countries, Azur and Asmar dream of freeing the fairy of the Djinns. When they grow up, they set out to search for her, each for their own, but soon their paths cross again. Now they have become rivals in the fight for the liberation of the fairy.
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FSK: 0
Anni has just moved to the country side with her family and dreams of having her own horse. But her parents do not keep their promise. On top of that, the prissy Pia makes life difficult for her at school. But then Anni discovers a wild horse in the forest, which she names Ponyherz.
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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.
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Four young people living as undocumented immigrants in the United States talk about their hopes and dreams for a better future and describe their experiences of growing up in a country and being constantly afraid of possible deportation.
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Michael and his older brother Francis grow up in the immigrant neighbourhood of Scarborough in Toronto. There are violence and racism the order of the day. Francis tries to keep his brother away from it and to protect him. But a traumatic event throws the family off balance.
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Eleven-year-old María lives with her mother in very poor conditions on the edge of a huge rubbish dump. After unforeseen events, the mother-daughter pair is separated. María then sets out alone to find her mother.
moreA group of Israeli youths travels to Poland to visit former concentration camps. All of them are affected by the terrible past, as they themselves have victims in their families to mourn. Despite the grief, two of the teenagers fall in love.
moreBrother
Michael and his older brother Francis grow up in the immigrant neighbourhood of Scarborough in Toronto. There are violence and racism the order of the day. Francis tries to keep his brother away from it and to protect him. But a traumatic event throws the family off balance.
moreIt's All My Fault
Yuta lives in a childrenʼs home, but longs to be with his mother again. On the coast, he meets the homeless Sakamoto and schoolgirl Shiori, who are also searching for a true family. Together they try to find a place in the world and the meaning of life.
moreAlfons Jitterbit 2 - Class Trip Chaos!
Echo To Delta
Etienne and David are convinced of the existence of extraterrestrial life. On a stormy night, they try to contact aliens with their walkie-talkies. In the process, David is struck by lightning and dies. Etienne, however, is sure – his brother has been abducted.
moreAuntie Rita's Party
Aunt Ritaʼs shrill and cheerful parties are legendary. So Lulu and her best friend Théo are overjoyed when they finally receive an invitation to Aunt Ritaʼs big dance competition. They set off immediately, but the journey comes with some difficulties
moreMission: School of Fun
FSK: 0
The strict headmaster Schnittlich wants to enforce 777 rules at all schools in the country. But troublemaker Maxe Zack is in his way. Thatʼs why he and his class are sent on a class trip. But Maxe has a helper at his side, a inspector for boredom-fighting.
moreOkthanksbye
Jamie has barely settled into the boarding school for the deaf when she learns that her grandmother is in a Paris hospital. Together with her classmate Imane, she immediately sets off. But the journey holds many challenges for the two 13-year-old girls.
moreThe Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb
Gai and Teo make a mock bid for the hand of Princess Griseldis in order to get her dowry. The plan fails. When Teo then steals the golden orb, they are both banished to the Shadow Forest. But Gai has fallen in love with Griseldisʼ sister and she with him.
moreTony, Shelly and the Magic Light
Eleven-year-old Tony is guarding a big secret. Shelly and her mother have just moved into the dark house where Tony lives with his family, and she reveals his secret – he glows. Together they set out to find out why the house is filled with darkness.
moreTotem
Amaʼs family immigrated illegally from Senegal to the Netherlands. Then her mother and brother are arrested. Now the eleven-year-old tries to find her father and prevent the planned deportation of the entire family – she gets support from her totem animal
moreAdemoka's Education
Ademoka, a literature enthusiast, likes to draw comics. Her family immigrated illegally to Kazakhstan and urges the 15-year-old to find a husband quickly. But she would rather study and write. The neglected teacher Ahab seems to be her only hope.
moreAliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left out
Itsy just wishes to move to New York after graduation and become a journalist. To make the move possible, she gets close to her classmate Calvin, who is convinced that his parents were abducted by aliens. Everything threatens to fall apart when he learns of Itsyʼs intentions.
moreFake? Fail? Fixed?!
Short Film Program, Duration: 83 min., 8 Films
From 14 Years
Are you: crazy or chilled? Follower or Influencer? Sheep or wolf? Main character or puppet? Who do you want to be?
Totem
Amaʼs family immigrated illegally from Senegal to the Netherlands. Then her mother and brother are arrested. Now the eleven-year-old tries to find her father and prevent the planned deportation of the entire family – she gets support from her totem animal
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Ten-year-old Nina lets her father put her to bed with stories about a clever hedgehog. When Dad becomes unemployed because crooks have ruined the factory, his stories stop. With friend Mehdi, Nina gets to the bottom of it and an adventure begins.
moreEleven-year-old Dom dreams of becoming a famous ice hockey goalkeeper. Just like his idol Dominik Hašek, who won the gold medal with the Czech team in Nagano. Together with his friend Honza, Dom founds a hockey team. His crush Katka also joins the team.
moreIman is teased by other men because of his five daughters. Seven-year-old Arno wishes to be the son Iman has always wanted. Arno dresses like a boy, hides her pigtails. But no matter how hard she tries, she is denied her fatherʼs love and approval.
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The tricky cat Maurice and the boy Keith free the villages from a supposed plague of rats for a good fee. No one suspects that they are in cahoots with the rats. But then they come to the village Bad Blintz, where dusky figures are up to mischief.
moreTeenage Rosiʼs life changes abruptly when she moves with her family from South America to the Netherlands. With little self-confidence but a great talent for playing football, she tries to assert herself and from then on has only one goal – to make it to the national team.
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In 1926, airship engineer Nobile finds the young dog Titina in the streets of Rome. After Nobile has constructed an airship for the polar explorer Amundsen, Titina accompanies the first successful expedition to the North Pole. Everything goes well until Nobile and Amundsen quarrel.
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When 15-year-old Bebel starts at a new school, she quickly befriends with Zico and cousin Beto. Fellow pupil Rochane, on the other hand, sees Bebelʼs commitment to more environmental awareness as a threat to her popularity. She devises a plan to discredit Bebel.
more Mitya is ten and has cancer. At the hospital, he befriends the slightly older orphan Marina. She doesnʼt care about anything. But she still has a spark of hope. At Crooked Cape, she has heard, oneʼs heartʼs desire is granted. For her, it is clear that she must go there. And Mitya follows her.
more16-year-old Billie spends the summer in Montreal with her sister Annette. There she meets Pierre. As the two get closer, Billie immediately falls in love. But Annette, unaware of her sisterʼs feelings, also has her eye on the beau.
moreThe street boy Rá goes deep into the Colombian hinterland with his friends to claim a piece of land that was stolen from his grandmother by the military. Life in Apartadó is hard and without prospects. A desperate journey for survival begins.
moreJuniors
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.
moreCoco Farm
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.
moreButterfly Tale
The butterfly boy Patrick can only flutter a little bit because he has a wing that is too small. That is why he is not allowed to fly to Mexico with his swarm. Together with caterpillar Marty, he cheats his way into the supply trailer as a blind passenger. An exciting journey begins.
moreButterfly Tale
A heartwarming and exciting tale of a gutsy one-winged butterfly named Patrick who stows away in a milkweed trailer with his goofy caterpillar friend Marty. Together with Jennifer, a butterfly who is afraid of heights, our heroes will defy the odds and have the adventure of a lifetime.
moreI Like Movies
17-year-old Lawrence Kweller lives with his mother in Burlington, Canada. The teenager desperately wants to become a big film producer and applies to work in a video store. In the process, he is confronted with the reality of the working life and reaches his limits.
moreThe School of Magical Animals
I Like Movies
17-year-old Lawrence Kweller lives with his mother in Burlington, Canada. The teenager desperately wants to become a big film producer and applies to work in a video store. In the process, he is confronted with the reality of the working life and reaches his limits.
moreGhosts under the Ferris Wheel
13-year-old Tammi is annoyed. Instead of going on holiday, she has to attend the funeral of her grandfather Jackel. In his old-fashioned amusement park, she not only has to get along with the annoying relatives, but as "mummy" she also has to look after three ghosts that have come to life.
moreCall Bebel
When 15-year-old Bebel starts at a new school, she quickly befriends with Zico and cousin Beto. Fellow pupil Rochane, on the other hand, sees Bebelʼs commitment to more environmental awareness as a threat to her popularity. She devises a plan to discredit Bebel.
morePeculiar Perspectives
Short Film Program, Duration: 99 min., 7 Films
From 11 Years
Between appearance and reality. Take a different perspective. Follow us from country to country, look beyond your own nose. Itʼs a balancing act to overcome yourself and find your own way.
12 Hours to Destruction
The friends Aron, Óli and Hanna play in the band "Red Skull". But Óli suddenly wants to go solo. Their friendship is in danger. When a threatening letter suddenly appears, only Aron, Óli and Hanna can still save the school. A wild chase begins to find the source of the message
moreMaurice, der Kater
The tricky cat Maurice and the boy Keith free the villages from a supposed plague of rats for a good fee. No one suspects that they are in cahoots with the rats. But then they come to the village Bad Blintz, where dusky figures are up to mischief.
moreYou Can Live Forever
After the death of her father, Jamie spends some time with her aunt and uncle in a Jehovahʼs Witness congregation. After a service, she meets Marike. The young women are attracted to each other and begin a secret love affair.
moreTomorrow Somewhere by the Sea
For a long time there was silence between Konrad and his school friend Romy. Now he invites her on a road trip to Lisbon. Romy accepts and takes her new lover Julian with her. Julian soon suspects that the two are connected by a secret from the past.
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The young beluga whale Katak lives with his herd at a peaceful mouth of a river When his grandmother is dying, he sets off for the Arctic Ocean. Katak hopes to find his grandfather there, the legendary conqueror of the feared killer whale Jack-Knife.
moreNine-year-old Jules, who suffers from a rare skin disease, moves to the countryside with his family. In the forest he meets the indigenous girl Asha. The two children become friends and set off together on a quest to find Ashaʼs parents and a cure for Julesʼ disease.
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Jonás is convinced that his flat is a space shuttle on the planet Kepler 6B. He meets 13-year-old Zaida, who has to live with her violent guardian. They become friends. She helps Jonás return to reality and he offers Zaida a refuge.
moreMy Life as Lotta - Okey Dokey Alpaka
Lotta is looking forward to her first school trip to Amrum! But her joyful anticipation is already dampened when she leaves, because her dad Rainer joins the trip as accompanying person. Oh, how embarrassing! But it's even more awkward when the French exchange student Rémi doesn't leave her side.
moreWhat the Finn?! A summer of surprises
FSK: 6
Everything is going wrong for ten-year-old Finn at the moment: his father has been given an important assignment. Thatʼs why the paddling trip is cancelled and Finn has to go to his mother in Berlin. His backpack is stolen on the train and then the conductor calls the police. What the Finn!?
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In the spring of 1981, nine-year-old Cáit is taken to live with distant relatives on the country side. Here the reserved and silent girl is to spend the summer so that she will not be a burden to her parents at home. She does not know when or if she will return to her family.
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Erwin is twelve years old and highly gifted. At school, she witnesses the constant struggle for popularity. She decides to develop a popularity serum for the upcoming science competition. But now, of all times, her father Arthur and aunt Tammy decree a off-time from science.
moreDima has been in a wheelchair since a childhood accident. Despite his fulfilled life, he cannot shake the feeling that he is only "almost" like everyone else. When his friend Aisen comes to visit, he wants to show Dima the "real" adult life. Dima hopes that this will help him come clean with himself.
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Lucie likes to invent bloody stories. The 14-year-old also lovingly takes care of her sick father, keeps the house in order and works as a part-time besides school . No wonder she falls asleep in class. Then, a social worker arrives to assess Lucieʼs living situation.
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Short Film Program, Duration: 165 min. + Short Film Award Ceremony & Breaks (in total approx. 240 min.), 15 Films
From 16 Years
World Tourism Day is on 27/09. What kind of wanderlust might this inspire? Instead of long journeys and dreary traffic jams, we have a short film show. In the Metropol cinema thereʼs the full international flair including sun, beach and so much more. The crab is boiling, the cow is flying, what is missing now? That is you!
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left out
Itsy just wishes to move to New York after graduation and become a journalist. To make the move possible, she gets close to her classmate Calvin, who is convinced that his parents were abducted by aliens. Everything threatens to fall apart when he learns of Itsyʼs intentions.
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FSK: 6
The twins Alex and Juli are fundamentally different. While Juli passed her A-levels with top grades, Alex failed and only wants one thing: to skate. So she trains with Juli, Ewa and Nia for a skate contest. But as soon as they are shortlisted, one conflict follows another.
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Ukraine, 1990s: Ten-year-old Tymophii make friends with older Felix, a veteran of the Afghan war. Felix suffers from PTSD, loves music as well as weapons and lives as if he has nothing left to lose. For Tymophii, he quickly becomes a role model worthy of imitation.
moreThe Gift
Iman is teased by other men because of his five daughters. Seven-year-old Arno wishes to be the son Iman has always wanted. Arno dresses like a boy, hides her pigtails. But no matter how hard she tries, she is denied her fatherʼs love and approval.
moreCracked Reflection
Short Film Program, Duration: 95 min., 6 Films
From 15 Years
Do you listen or do you want to be heard? Do you go with the crowd or do you swim against the tide? Do you trust your reflection or do you need a filter? And who is to blame when your façade crumbles?
Kepler 6B
Jonás is convinced that his flat is a space shuttle on the planet Kepler 6B. He meets 13-year-old Zaida, who has to live with her violent guardian. They become friends. She helps Jonás return to reality and he offers Zaida a refuge.
moreExcursion
In search of validation, frustrated teenager Iman claims to her classmates that she has already had sex. Caught in her own lie, she invents a pregnancy and becomes the centre of a controversy that spirals out of control.
moreRosa and The Stone Troll
Flower fairy Rosa and her friends live in beautiful Summerland. The idyll is in danger when a stone troll takes up residence in the nearby forest and turns animals and mythical creatures into stone. A conference is held to discuss how to deal with the intruder.
moreThe School of Magical Animals
What the Finn?! A summer of surprises
FSK: 6
Everything is going wrong for ten-year-old Finn at the moment: his father has been given an important assignment. Thatʼs why the paddling trip is cancelled and Finn has to go to his mother in Berlin. His backpack is stolen on the train and then the conductor calls the police. What the Finn!?
moreOkthanksbye
Jamie has barely settled into the boarding school for the deaf when she learns that her grandmother is in a Paris hospital. Together with her classmate Imane, she immediately sets off. But the journey holds many challenges for the two 13-year-old girls.
moreTitina
In 1926, airship engineer Nobile finds the young dog Titina in the streets of Rome. After Nobile has constructed an airship for the polar explorer Amundsen, Titina accompanies the first successful expedition to the North Pole. Everything goes well until Nobile and Amundsen quarrel.
moreVinsky and the Invisibility Powder
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
After a failed marriage, Princess Sara and the scholar Naranbayar from the hostile kingdoms of Alhamit and Baikari meet again by chance. Together, the mismatched couple now takes the reconciliation of the two kingdoms into their own hands.
moreAlam
In an Israeli town, Tamer and his friends lead a tranquil life. They observe the countryʼs political tensions from a safe distance until the committed Maysaa joins them. Together they plan a risky protest action against the Israeli government.
moreThe Diary of Paulina P.
For Paulina P., the new school year starts in the third grade, which means facing new challenges. On the one hand, the new girl in her class and two cute boys cause her problems. On the other hand, her parents are constantly arguing. But Paulina has a solution for every problem.
moreGet Up
FSK: 6
The twins Alex and Juli are fundamentally different. While Juli passed her A-levels with top grades, Alex failed and only wants one thing: to skate. So she trains with Juli, Ewa and Nia for a skate contest. But as soon as they are shortlisted, one conflict follows another.
moreAliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left out
Itsy just wishes to move to New York after graduation and become a journalist. To make the move possible, she gets close to her classmate Calvin, who is convinced that his parents were abducted by aliens. Everything threatens to fall apart when he learns of Itsyʼs intentions.
moreFever
Little Nino is drawn into a mysterious painting. In search of a way out, he gets caught in a labyrinth of drawings, photos, postcards, advertising brochures and dreams. Each painting leads him into a new, different world. A return home seems impossible.
moreNach uns der Rest der Welt
Jonas has an incurable muscle disease and is confined to a wheelchair. Once again he is expelled from school and so he moves to Stuttgart with his mother. Jonas also feels like "rejects" in his new class, until he meets Emily.
moreScrapper
After the death of her mother, Georgie initially fends for herself. Suddenly her father enters her life and tries to build a connection with his daughter for the first time in twelve years.
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A guitar-playing and carefree cricket named Ket and an ant named Antoinette meet by chance and are attracted to each other. But she is the heiress of an anthill where only discipline as well as hard work count. And this brings some problems with it.
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No one knows who is hiding behind the mask of the mysterious hero Super Lion – except Hedwig. The eleven-year-old is supposed to follow in her fatherʼs footsteps one day. But when the magical superhero suit shrinks in the wash, she has to face the task sooner than planned.
moreEleven-year-old Isa is absolutly convinced that he will soon be playing for the Iranian national football team. Nothing can shake his confidence. Not even the fact that he lives in the cancer station of a hospital and gets weaker from treatment to treatment.
moreLittle Ansgar is infatuated with horses and dreams of nothing else than winning a race one day. Then, as a gift the family receives a beautiful riding horse named Flylake. But Ansgar has to share the horse with his brother and then it gets injured.
moreFSK: 0
In order to not leave Lassie alone, Flo forgoes the family holiday and goes to Aunt Cosima. The siblings Kleo and Henri also live there now. Kleo is rather dismissive. This changes when Cosimaʼs dog Pippa is stolen and the children go on a manhunt.
moreWhen Hamoudi loses a leg in a street fight, the boyʼs dream of one day being able to play football as well as Messi is shattered. But thatʼs not all: his fatherʼs dangerous job forces the family to leave their home in Baghdad.
moreA heartwarming and exciting tale of a gutsy one-winged butterfly named Patrick who stows away in a milkweed trailer with his goofy caterpillar friend Marty. Together with Jennifer, a butterfly who is afraid of heights, our heroes will defy the odds and have the adventure of a lifetime.
moreEtienne and David are convinced of the existence of extraterrestrial life. On a stormy night, they try to contact aliens with their walkie-talkies. In the process, David is struck by lightning and dies. Etienne, however, is sure – his brother has been abducted.
moreHow to Get Your Parents to Divorce
The constant arguing of her parents becomes too much for twelve-year-old Justine and she plans to divorce her parents with the help of her friends. A staged court case is to become the means to an end.
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13-year-old Isabel lives with her aunt Gilma in Caracas, Venezuela. She is hospitalised after being beaten up by her partner. In the middle of the chaos of political and social injustices that surround her, Isabel would do anything to help her aunt.
moreThe Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
The latest animated film by the French master Michel Ocelot tells three stories set in three ages, in three worlds. A young pharaoh becomes the first black king, a wild boy steals from the rich and two lovers flee in 18th century Turkey.
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In 1982, all of Italy is awaiting the World Cup. 16-year-old Nino has just finished school when he meets Gianni in a moped accident. They quickly become friends and soon discover their affection for each other. But family and community donʼt think much of such a connection.
moreIn an Israeli town, Tamer and his friends lead a tranquil life. They observe the countryʼs political tensions from a safe distance until the committed Maysaa joins them. Together they plan a risky protest action against the Israeli government.
moreLong Story Shorts!
Short Film Program, Duration: 119 min., 6 Films
From 12 Years
Letʼs flip a coin and sharpen our senses. Feelings are sometimes light, sometimes heavy, but there is so much more inside us. What quenches the burning thirst for knowledge? And why is it all about the sausage?
Daughter of Rage
Eleven-year-old María lives with her mother in very poor conditions on the edge of a huge rubbish dump. After unforeseen events, the mother-daughter pair is separated. María then sets out alone to find her mother.
moreFancy Dance
Since her sister Tawi disapeared, Jax has been looking after her niece Roki on the Seneca Cayuga reservation. But when the Child Protective Services wants to place the 13-year-old with her father, an exciting road trip to the upcoming powwow begins for Jax and Roki, as does the search for Tawi.
moreShe - Hero
Seven-year-old Romy misses her budgie Mimi, who flew away. Although her mother buys her a new bird, Romy is not consoled by her loss. With the help of her friend Cypko, she sets out to find Mimi. In the process, she meets some strange people.
moreCoco Farm
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.
moreLioness
Teenage Rosiʼs life changes abruptly when she moves with her family from South America to the Netherlands. With little self-confidence but a great talent for playing football, she tries to assert herself and from then on has only one goal – to make it to the national team.
moreBullets
Abdel is a very talented boy with dreams and good behaviour. But the neighbourhood he lives in and the company he keeps are not exactly conducive to his future. When he wants to bail his best friend out, everything takes its course.
moreGet Up
FSK: 6
The twins Alex and Juli are fundamentally different. While Juli passed her A-levels with top grades, Alex failed and only wants one thing: to skate. So she trains with Juli, Ewa and Nia for a skate contest. But as soon as they are shortlisted, one conflict follows another.
moreNormal
Lucie likes to invent bloody stories. The 14-year-old also lovingly takes care of her sick father, keeps the house in order and works as a part-time besides school . No wonder she falls asleep in class. Then, a social worker arrives to assess Lucieʼs living situation.
moreSomeday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
Adventures in the Land of Asha
Nine-year-old Jules, who suffers from a rare skin disease, moves to the countryside with his family. In the forest he meets the indigenous girl Asha. The two children become friends and set off together on a quest to find Ashaʼs parents and a cure for Julesʼ disease.
moreTomorrow Somewhere by the Sea
For a long time there was silence between Konrad and his school friend Romy. Now he invites her on a road trip to Lisbon. Romy accepts and takes her new lover Julian with her. Julian soon suspects that the two are connected by a secret from the past.
moreHow to Get Your Parents to Divorce
The constant arguing of her parents becomes too much for twelve-year-old Justine and she plans to divorce her parents with the help of her friends. A staged court case is to become the means to an end.
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Eleven-year-old Dom dreams of becoming a famous ice hockey goalkeeper. Just like his idol Dominik Hašek, who won the gold medal with the Czech team in Nagano. Together with his friend Honza, Dom founds a hockey team. His crush Katka also joins the team.
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Amaʼs family immigrated illegally from Senegal to the Netherlands. Then her mother and brother are arrested. Now the eleven-year-old tries to find her father and prevent the planned deportation of the entire family – she gets support from her totem animal
moreBillie Blue
16-year-old Billie spends the summer in Montreal with her sister Annette. There she meets Pierre. As the two get closer, Billie immediately falls in love. But Annette, unaware of her sisterʼs feelings, also has her eye on the beau.
moreWild Heart
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Anni has just moved to the country side with her family and dreams of having her own horse. But her parents do not keep their promise. On top of that, the prissy Pia makes life difficult for her at school. But then Anni discovers a wild horse in the forest, which she names Ponyherz.
more14-year-old Jimmy is a gifted kung fu trainee and sees his big chance coming when the squad of the new lion dance team is put together. But his dream is quickly shattered. Because his teacher selects the newcomer Li Jié for the breathtaking martial arts jumps in the lionʼs head.
moreArnold Cautious and the Happiness Stone
Julius is about to start school, but he doesnʼt really want to. After all, his sister is a real model pupil. His parents are always fighting. So he escapes in his vampire comics and is amazed when one day he meets a real vampire.
more Erwin is twelve years old and highly gifted. At school, she witnesses the constant struggle for popularity. She decides to develop a popularity serum for the upcoming science competition. But now, of all times, her father Arthur and aunt Tammy decree a off-time from science.
moreVisiting Agnes, the author of the popular books about the Kingdom of the Winds, Juliette and Carmen are pulled into one of the stories. In this fantastic world, the two sisters must find the dreaded Storm Lord Sirocco in order to return home.
more 13-year-old Tammi is annoyed. Instead of going on holiday, she has to attend the funeral of her grandfather Jackel. In his old-fashioned amusement park, she not only has to get along with the annoying relatives, but as "mummy" she also has to look after three ghosts that have come to life.
moreJamie has barely settled into the boarding school for the deaf when she learns that her grandmother is in a Paris hospital. Together with her classmate Imane, she immediately sets off. But the journey holds many challenges for the two 13-year-old girls.
moreThe twelve-year-old nomad Zodi finds an orphaned baby camel in the desert. He names it Tehu and it becomes his best friend from then on. It turns out that Tehu is an excellent runner. And so the two of them set off for the biggest dromedary race in Abu Dhabi.
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Esteban is nine years old and lives with his mother in Havana. Miriam sells cosmetic products on the street without a license and can thus only just feed the small family. Esteban also has to help after school. One day he hears an old man wonderfully playing the piano at an open window. At the gate, he discovers the sign saying “piano lessons” and gets to know the grumpy composer and teacher named Hugo.
moreJonás is convinced that his flat is a space shuttle on the planet Kepler 6B. He meets 13-year-old Zaida, who has to live with her violent guardian. They become friends. She helps Jonás return to reality and he offers Zaida a refuge.
moreAbdel is a very talented boy with dreams and good behaviour. But the neighbourhood he lives in and the company he keeps are not exactly conducive to his future. When he wants to bail his best friend out, everything takes its course.
more In search of validation, frustrated teenager Iman claims to her classmates that she has already had sex. Caught in her own lie, she invents a pregnancy and becomes the centre of a controversy that spirals out of control.
moreElectric musician Arlo canʼt stand the fact that his mum, who suffers from Alzheimerʼs, lives with his brother like a prisoner. He wants to help her and decides to take her on one last fulfilling journey. To prevent her from getting lost, he ties her to him with a cord.
more16-year-old Camilla is unintentionally pregnant. After a failed abortion, she is sent to a home for pregnant women and young mothers. Here Camille is separated from her loving but toxic mother for the first time and must now make an important decision on her own.
moreSri Lankan Amila is 19 years old. Both of his parents are deceased and only he can take care of his four siblings. One of his sisters is seriously ill. Under this pressure, he accepts the dubious offer of a Ms. Malini without hesitation and falls into the clutches of human and child trafficking.
moreThe street boy Rá goes deep into the Colombian hinterland with his friends to claim a piece of land that was stolen from his grandmother by the military. Life in Apartadó is hard and without prospects. A desperate journey for survival begins.
moreBecause mother Paula has punished her little Linda unfairly, the daughter is allowed to make a wish. She chooses paprika chicken, her late fatherʼs favourite food. But today is a general strike and there is no bird to be found anywhere. A turbulent hunt for a chicken begins.
moreAunt Ritaʼs shrill and cheerful parties are legendary. So Lulu and her best friend Théo are overjoyed when they finally receive an invitation to Aunt Ritaʼs big dance competition. They set off immediately, but the journey comes with some difficulties
moreNeighbourhood
Short Film Program, Duration: 51 min., 10 Films
From 5 Years
SCHLiNGEL, together with its partner festivals in Zlín and Poznań, presents a varied programme of animated films.
When "Princess Aubergine" and "The Goose" meet "Lemon & Berry", we say: Hereʼs to good neighbourliness!
The twelve-year-old nomad Zodi finds an orphaned baby camel in the desert. He names it Tehu and it becomes his best friend from then on. It turns out that Tehu is an excellent runner. And so the two of them set off for the biggest dromedary race in Abu Dhabi.
more17-year-old Lawrence Kweller lives with his mother in Burlington, Canada. The teenager desperately wants to become a big film producer and applies to work in a video store. In the process, he is confronted with the reality of the working life and reaches his limits.
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Franz has a problem again. His best friend Gabi is always arguing with his best friend Eberhard and Franz is always in between. His dad says: "The strongest bond of friendship is the common enemy". Could a manhunt help?
moreEleven-year-old Tony is guarding a big secret. Shelly and her mother have just moved into the dark house where Tony lives with his family, and she reveals his secret – he glows. Together they set out to find out why the house is filled with darkness.
moreReluctantly, 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.
more16-year-old Billie spends the summer in Montreal with her sister Annette. There she meets Pierre. As the two get closer, Billie immediately falls in love. But Annette, unaware of her sisterʼs feelings, also has her eye on the beau.
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The strict headmaster Schnittlich wants to enforce 777 rules at all schools in the country. But troublemaker Maxe Zack is in his way. Thatʼs why he and his class are sent on a class trip. But Maxe has a helper at his side, a inspector for boredom-fighting.
moreLittle Ansgar is infatuated with horses and dreams of nothing else than winning a race one day. Then, as a gift the family receives a beautiful riding horse named Flylake. But Ansgar has to share the horse with his brother and then it gets injured.
more Amaʼs family immigrated illegally from Senegal to the Netherlands. Then her mother and brother are arrested. Now the eleven-year-old tries to find her father and prevent the planned deportation of the entire family – she gets support from her totem animal
moreFlower fairy Rosa and her friends live in beautiful Summerland. The idyll is in danger when a stone troll takes up residence in the nearby forest and turns animals and mythical creatures into stone. A conference is held to discuss how to deal with the intruder.
moreAfter a failed marriage, Princess Sara and the scholar Naranbayar from the hostile kingdoms of Alhamit and Baikari meet again by chance. Together, the mismatched couple now takes the reconciliation of the two kingdoms into their own hands.
moreLucie likes to invent bloody stories. The 14-year-old also lovingly takes care of her sick father, keeps the house in order and works as a part-time besides school . No wonder she falls asleep in class. Then, a social worker arrives to assess Lucieʼs living situation.
moreEleven-year-old María lives with her mother in very poor conditions on the edge of a huge rubbish dump. After unforeseen events, the mother-daughter pair is separated. María then sets out alone to find her mother.
moreAdemoka, a literature enthusiast, likes to draw comics. Her family immigrated illegally to Kazakhstan and urges the 15-year-old to find a husband quickly. But she would rather study and write. The neglected teacher Ahab seems to be her only hope.
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