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Ana Morphose, Director Joao Rodrigues

A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics.
Ana has to escape being swallowed by the overwhelming accumulation of printed knowledge and find her own space in a world where nothing is what it seems. Portugal

Professional: Animated/Stop Motion

Runtime 10:00

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Bottles, Director Yassine EL Idrissi

Said, a 13-year-old boy in the old Medina of Rabat has a side job collecting empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he is hiding. Said finds keeping the dog he rescued conflicting with his family, friends, and religious tradition. Morroco

Professional Narrative, Runtime: 18:00

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Henri The Snail and the Watering Pail, Director Rachel S Kardos

In a backyard in Paris, a young boy, Michel, and his snail friend, Henri, throw a paper airplane when the airplane turns unexpectedly and falls down a well. The two friends must work together to retrieve the fallen plane. Henri, the snail, uses his bravery and ingenuity to help Michel recover the plane from the deep, dark well and rescue the airplane and himself.

Unites States, Professional: Animated/Stop Motion, Runtime: 3:53

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Dyslexia & Me, Directors Drama at St Luke's CE Primary

Our film explores the topic and difficulties of Dyslexia in primary school through the character of Lily.

She is often a misunderstood, isolated, and frustrated character. Initially unaware she has Dyslexia, she questions why her friends find reading and writing so easy. She questions her intelligence, self-worth, and ability in all she does. However, with the help of her teachers and friends, she not only learns about her condition and the best ways to help her manage it and unleash her full potential.

Devised and developed with a group of students, our film blends a fictional narrative with documentary sequences, ensuring that the children featured also learn about the subject matter they are creating.

All students featured have had significant creative input into the film we have created - including scripting scenes, choreographing sequences, character motivations, choosing characters and costumes, and directing scenes and key sequences. United Kingdom

Narrative Under 12, Runtime: 10:00

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My Turn! Directors Isabelle Maria Tumboimbela, Daisha Lin Sherman

One sunny morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, Beth and her younger sister Liz become fierce rivals in their race to the bathroom. Beth regrets unintentionally hurting her little sister during the scuffle, and they both realize how much they care about each other.

This short film embraces the charm of 2D animation, paying homage to the classic styles of Saturday morning cartoons. At its core, My Turn! is about the childhood experiences of director Isabelle Tumboimbela growing up with her younger sister. This film hopes to provide Southeast Asian representation to the animation medium. Produced in San Jose, California, at San Jose State University in association with the Shrunkenheadman Club. United States  Professional Animation/Stop Motion 

Runtime: 4:53

 

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Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat,

the smallest mammal in the world, Director Dr. Alongkot Chukaew

The dream of 8-years-old boy, Nitan (Pada Chusakulthanachai), came true when he met the world's first Kitti’s hog-nosed Bat researcher, who kindly took him to a cave that is the habitat of the world’s smallest bat species. There, he joined in exploring the bat population while gaining knowledge about wildlife biology amidst the beautiful mysterious atmosphere of the cave. Thailand, Narrative 12 and Under,

Runtime: 10:00

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Spring, Director Alisa Meniaikina

On his birthday, Robert meets a special violinist. Fate has no reason to bring strangers together without a cause. This encounter will change the lives of each of them. Russian Federation

Narrative Under 12, Runtime: 10:00

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"POSITIVELY"

A KidsNFilm Multimedia Workshop Project

Featuring Myla J.

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