Rock Paper Scissors (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Alex Ruhl
United Kingdom, 2022, 7 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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Single mum Lina and her daughter Priya have found a fair way to settle any debate, using the game Rock Paper Scissors. But life isn’t always like on the playground.
Reimagimed vol. 1: Nyssa (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Julie Cavaliere
United States of America, 2022, 15 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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After losing her best friend/broom, a young witch must learn about fear and how to harness it in order to protect her village from the wrath of the evil Teemencaag.
Lou (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Martine Asselin, Annick Daigneault
Canada, 2022, 26 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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Based on stories and experiences shared by autistic people and inspired by the children of both directors. Witness firsthand a few days of his life.
Luna: Left Behind (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Charuvit Wannissorn
Thailand, 2022, 30 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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An interactive VR story about an android and a little girl trying to survive an AI apocalypse. Can you, a droid with no combat capabilities, protect Luna?
Kintsugi (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Cleto Acosta-McKillop
United States of America, 2022, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Based on a traditional Japanese legend, a traditional lucky cat feels threatened and is jealous when a newer, modern version is placed at the business next door.
Kristine Is Not Well (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Seeyam Quine
Netherlands, United States of America, 2021, 18 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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A VR social media simulation that highlights the resistance of online activists against algorithmic surveillance and censorship.
Canary and Other Animation
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Fraiha (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Amal Al-Shammari, Hossein Heydar
Qatar, 2022, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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A young Qatari girl, Amal, struggles with her schoolwork but is helped by her mother Fraiha who –unbeknownst to Amal – cannot read herself.
Fresh Memories: the Look (2023)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Volodymyr Kolbasa, Ondřej Moravec
Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2023, 10 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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The war in Ukraine has destroyed thousands of households and lives. Look into the eyes of those who lost their homes or places closely connected with them.
The Hind (2023)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Helen Woolston, John Quirk
United Kingdom, 2023, 4 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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This is a tale of traditional ancient Irish Fianna warriors and what happens when a young girl from our world stumbles into theirs via a faerie hill.
Canary (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
France, 2022, 12 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Young Sonny works in an underground coal mine, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men.
Brainz VR Cinema (2023)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
International, 2023, 234 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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Apocalypse Dog (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Aziliz Le Clainche, Camille Nasarre, Jing Qian, Juliette Barraux, Emma Plumey, Lucile Arnaud, Solèn
France, 2022, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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In a post-apocalyptic universe, Bob and his dog Pasha survive in a wasteland. Hungry, thirsty, and tired, they suddenly spy a city in the distance!
All My Colours (2023)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Spain, 2023, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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After her mother passed away, a little girl loses all her colours. One day a crow takes her to the forest to meet a group of animals which are ready to help her.
Sisters (2022)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Linda Olte
Latvia, Italy, 2022, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Anastasia and Diana are two sisters living in a Latvian orphanage. When they get to know that an American family is ready to adopt them, Diana cannot wait to move to the States, while Anastasia is less excited about the idea of leaving her home. When their estranged biological mother Alla returns to their lives, Anastasia does everything to establish a relationship with her, but Alla has other plans.
Troublemaker Tommy (2023)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Rao Heidmets, Pauline Heidmets
Estonia, 2023, 14 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The zoo is overcrowded – by people and animals. Everyone is happy – especially the animals. Though the forest is taboo, two siblings cannot be stopped.
A Journey with my Dad (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Mori Israeli
Israel, France, 2022, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Little Tamer accompanies her dad to a hotel where the vacationers look a bit strange. Tamar eventually discovers a story hidden by her father.
Malacabra (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
Directed by: Marylou Bort, Mathilde Bourges, Hugo Florin, Jeremy Guibert, Valentine Miniot, Vincent Nogues, Axel
France, 2022, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A Mayan shaman casts a spell on a goat, and sends it to another village, their ancestral rivals. The goat wreaks havoc and destruction on the rivals' village.
Malacabra and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 54 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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