youth show

Lights

Lightbulbs are throwing a party for growing up flames to welcome them in the system that will let them shine and protect them. But one flames likes to play with fire and rebels against the system.

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In a small town inhabited by lightbulbs, a big public birthday party is taking place. It’s an initiation ritual for small flames. A glass bulb is placed on them, so that they can shine forever. This means they are adults and are a part of the lightbulb community. But eternal life isn’t for free. The last flame in the row notices that with every new adult, candles on a cake are dying out. He points this out to the flames before him. One flame decides to take off its bulb and keep its candle alive, but it dies out trying this. The last flame isn’t waiting for anyone, he grabs his last candle and he runs home.

He meets his mother at home. She tries to convince it to give lightbulbs a chance. The mother is a lightbulb herself and she tries to stop her child. But the flame isn’t listening to her and runs away. Lightbulbs follow him as he runs away from the town and continues its rampage. Anything he sees, he sets it on fire. The mother is worried about him. When it starts raining, she sneaks out of the town and saves her child right before he dies out completely. When Flame wakes up, he’s a lightbulb. His mother calms him down and sits him down at the table. She brings out a birthday cake and she shows Flame that he can light the candles when nobody’s looking. And that he can take off his bulb only for a second. One by one, they light all the candles.

Animation

Director: Jitka Nemikinsová

Country of production: Czech Republic

Year of production: 2023

Length: 8'24"

Rating: 10+ (violence)

Fuego en el mar

An image of the sea set on fire triggered a 3D dream with photographs of my father found in an oil plant in Patagonia. In that space, I begin a journey in relation to absences, marks on the body and the construction of masculinity of oil and gas workers.

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Director: Sebastián Zanzottera

Country of production: Argentina

Year of production: 2022

Rating: 12+ (violence)

Kuduk

The film tells the story of two Central Asian families who are on opposite sides of the border and cannot share the found water and the well between them, because it is right in the middle.

Documentary, Experimental

Director: Zhandos Dzholdoshovich Dzholdoshov

Country of production: Kyrgyzstan

Length: 12'25"

Rating: General

Cementerio de coches

Ruben and Asïr, two great friends, meet every afternoon to play soccer in a car scrapyard. One day like any other, Ruben waits for his friend, with the surprise that he has been beaten up because of racism. The unconditional support that Rubén offers to Asïr reflects the purest friendship, although the worst is yet to come.

Fiction

Director: Miguel Ángel Olivares

Country of production: Spain

Length: 8'1"

Rating: 14+ (violence)

Maré Braba

She, who connects everyone by her waters, observes and operates the changes resulting from global warming. The people by the sea are the first to feel its upheavals and mood swings. She knows that humans are moving to stop these changes. Just as she knows that they are repeating an old saga: a few prevailing over the great rest, deepening the problems created by themselves.

Animation

Director: Pâmela Peregrino

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2023

Length: 6'59"

Rating: 10+ (anguish)

Jurema – a peleja do carcará e a suçuarana

“The animation ‘Jurema – The Battle of the Carcará and the Suçuarana’ is the latest production by the Pernambuco director Bako Machado. The film portrays the sentiment of the northeastern woman, referencing the sacred Jurema figure, the cabocla Jurema, the carcará, and the suçuarana. The story revolves around these characters and aims to convey the essence and strength of the northeastern woman. The sacred Jurema is a central element in the plot, representing spirituality and connection with nature. The cabocla Jurema symbolizes ancestry and cultural values of the northeastern region. The carcará and the suçuarana are animals that play significant roles in the narrative. The carcará, known for its agility and courage, represents the determination and perseverance of the northeastern woman. The suçuarana, also known as the puma, symbolizes strength and cunning. The animation thus seeks to portray the northeastern woman in a respectful and empowered manner. It highlights the importance of spirituality, ancestry, and connection with nature for this woman, who faces challenges and fights for her dreams. Under Bako Machado’s direction, known for his authentic and sensitive work, ‘Jurema – The Battle of the Carcará and the Suçuarana’ promises to captivate audiences with its engaging story and message of valuing northeastern culture and identity.

Animation

Director: Bako Machado

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2023

Length: 2'13"

Rating: General

Pororoca

Adapted from the text ‘The Unbelievable Story of the Fisherman’ by T. Dalpra Jr, ‘Pororoca’ is the result of the love between the Whale and the Manatee; a metaphor for the agitated and fluid meeting of sea water and river water.

Animation

Director: Francisco Franco, Fernanda Roque

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 5'54"

Rating: General

Going To Be

GOING TO BE is a paper cut animation film. We slip into the perspective of a pair of shoes who want to step out of their everyday life to explore new paths. The shoes symbolise the moving forward and moving towards one another.

Animation

Director: Vanessa Cardui

Country of production: Germany

Year of production: 2024

Length: 6'24"

Rating: General

Dona Irene

After falling on the street, Mrs. Irene can’t go out by herself anymore: she becomes a prisoner inside her own house.

Fiction

Director: Gustavo Campos

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 17'30"

Rating: 12+ (violence)

Baobab

In a conversation about her family tree, 11-year-old Zola learns from Cícera, her grandmother, that her roots are deeper than she imagined.

Fiction

Director: Bea Gerolin

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 10'30"

Rating: General

Melhor de Três

Melhor de Três’ is an experimental film about overcoming grief. It is a quest for a place, for an end, only to discover that there is no end. Three attempts.

Documentary, Experimental

Director: Fábio Narciso

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 10'30"

Rating: General

Todo Dia é o Memo Dia

Carlo and Bibiana are constantly at odds. When they stop to discuss their relationship, they realize that every day is the same day.

Fiction

Director: Alexandre Estevanato

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 10'22"

Rating: 12+ (violence)

Sheep

Amir is a student who is humiliated by the school administrator because of the situation he is in. This incident leads to his transformation…

Fiction

Director: Mehrdad Kabiri

Country of production: Iran

Year of production: 2023

Length: 15minutes

Rating: 10+ (violence)

As Miçangas

Two young women retreat to a remote holiday home. While one of them undertakes a medical abortion, the other quietly cares for her. A snake slithers around them, unnoticed.

Fiction

Director: Rafaela Camelo, Emanuel Lavor

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2023

Length: 19'10"

Rating: 14+ (violence)

Precoz

Mikel (24) finds out that one of the people he has recently had sexual relations with, has tested positive for HIV. With fear and misinformation, he will have to face the chances of having the infection.

Fiction

Director: Alejandro Aguirre De Miguel

Country of production: Spain

Year of production: 1987

Length: 16'13"

Rating: 12+ (violence)

Film available only at the on-site screenings

A Summer’s End Poem

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

Fiction

Director: Lam Can-zhao

Country of production: China

Year of production: 2024

Length: 15minutes

Rating: General

DESestações: um curta-metragem sobre a emergência climática mundial

Having inspiration from the compositions of Antonio Vivaldi, the short film “UNseasons” reflects on nature through a perspective of the present, which finds around it various expressions of the global climate emergency.

Animation

Director: Ana Luísa Luy da Silva

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2023

Length: 3'21"

Rating: General

A Inteligência Artificial Contra a Estupidez Natural na Oficina do Diabo

An afternoon of boredom and countless questions in his head, will he try to get them in the right place? What can artificial intelligence say about our existential questions? Embark with our protagonist on this quest.

Fiction

Director: Jonathan Rodrigues

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production: 2024

Length: 3minutes

Rating: General

The Mushroom Man

The film is about the predestined path of a boy from the moment he is born
Will he finally be able to discover his true self?

Animation

Director: Petros Niamonitakis

Country of production: Greece

Year of production: 2024

Length: 4'10"

Rating: 12+ (violence)