Future: Tweens (ab 10 Jahre)
Too old for children’s films, but still too young for youth films? Then perhaps these films tell just the right stories! They deal with loneliness and togetherness – somewhere between school, family and friendship.

Unspoken
After Sujin injures her deaf classmate Juyeon’s eye in an accident, she goes to meet her to apologize. However, the apology is not as easy as she initially thought.
Art Director | Dong in KIM |
Cast | Ahyeon HONG |
Nahyun KIM | |
Yejun KIM | |
Jiyeon YOO | |
Cinematographer | Myeonggong CHANG |
Director | Jaewook OH |
Editing | Moonseok CHOI |
Lighting | Junil LEE |
Line Producer | Taekyung KIM |
Music | Eunha OH |
Producer | Jaewook OH |
Sound Mixer | Kie Jun LEE |

Freak of Nature
On the grounds of an old circus, a shy creature continues to live in its cage. But when it discovers a small plant that needs care and light, the creature gradually overcomes its fear.
Animation | Alexandra Lermer |
Elisabeth Stein | |
Author | Alexandra Lermer |
Elisabeth Stein | |
Director | Alexandra Lermer |
Film School | Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm |
Producer | Alexandra Lermer |
Production Designer | Alexandra Lermer |
Sound Designer | Xavier Fleming |
Nicole Pietruschka |

Cool, if there’s another way
Cool, wenn’s anders läuft
Miranda navigates school, family, and leisure time while living with ADHD. She and her siblings give us an insight into their world– showing us what it truly means to be a child.
Animation | Demir Resimcioglu |
Cinematographer | Nikita Kassel |
Director | Florentin Dotzauer |
Editing | Ceren Yilmaz |
Music | Santos Matias |
Producer | Leo M. Rochow |
Sound Designer | Jan Wieland |
Still | Nikita Kassel |

There Once Was – There Is No More – There Is
Było-nie ma-jest
The cheerful Krysia and her dog befriend the shy Staszek, who has just moved into the house. Then, a sad incident weighs on their minds. However, it also opens a door to another world.
Animation | Karina Paciorkowska |
Cast | Gabriela Calun |
Lukasz Kamil Kaminski | |
Maja Komorowska | |
Julia Lewenfisz | |
Karina Paciorkowska | |
Igor Toporowski | |
Jadwiga Wianecka | |
Director | Lukasz Kamil Kaminski |
Karina Paciorkowska | |
Editing | Lukasz Kamil Kaminski |
Producer | Lukasz Kamil Kaminski |
Hanna Kloszewska | |
Screenplay | Katarzyna Jackowska-Enemuo |
Agnieszka Matan | |
Sound Designer | Piotr Czubin |

Can you see me?
Seht ihr mich?
Mira lovingly takes care of her two younger siblings. As her older brother has a disability, she must balance school, homework, and her family’s schedule.
Animation | Antoine Freuchet |
Camera | Inga Ella Jöns |
Director | Leah Meinhof |
Editing | Alexander Borowski |
Film School | Filmuniversitaet Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF |
Line Producer | Pauline Binke |
Music | Jonas Schüsselin |
Screenplay | Barbara Teichelmann |
Sound Designer | Oskar Knickelbein |
Still | Inga Ella Jöns |

Home Cooking
Aç Açina
Selma and her younger brother are looking forward to a special day: They want to cook together and go to the amusement park with their father to celebrate his birthday. But the day does not go as planned.
Art Director | Natali Yeres |
Cast | Ece Bagci |
Nalan Kurucim | |
Omer Gokay Sanlier | |
Cinematographer | Nusret Emre Bilgin |
Director | Ahmet Togaç |
Editing | Ami Mor |
Music | Erdem Helvacioglu |
Producer | Eda Turkay |

Polliwog
Kaulquappe
On a school trip, Marlene notices changes in her body that initially make her uncomfortable. Perhaps examining tadpoles and frogs will help her cope with them.
Animation | Benjamin Wahl |
Director | Julia Skala |
Editing | Revan Sarikaya |
Film School | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Animationsinstitut |
Music | Clemens Gutjahr |
Producer | Max Pollmann |
Screenplay | Julia Skala |
Still | kaulquappe, FABW 2024 |