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Synopsis: The hamsters live and work in Hamsterland, a perfect state with a perfect economy. The GDP growS steadily, there is no unemployment, and 100% of the population declare themselves to be happy.

Of course, just as in any attempt to arrange a perfect society by force, the world of the hamsters also has its dark side, which we gradually discover in the course of the film.

Directed by Ana Nedeljkovic & Nikola Majdak Jr.

Written by Ana Nedeljkovic.

Animated by Ana Nedeljkovic, Leon Vidmar and Nikola Majdak Jr.

Music by Dusan Petrovic.

Sound design by Julij Zornik.

Narrated by Masa Mileusnic.

Synopsis: A man dies and descends to the Land of the Dead, where he is greeted at a party by a worm, skeletons and La Catrina, who seductively sings to him. After a while of fun and flirtation, the man discovers that being dead isn’t so bad.

Written, directed and edited by René Castillo.

Cinematography by Sergio Ulloa.

Animated by Luis Téllez, René Castillo and Cecilia Lagos.

Original music by Café Tacvba.

“La Llorona” performed by Eugenia León.

Synopsis: Fifteen years have passed and Roberto is still in love with his neighbor, but she prefers to remain hidden, ashamed of her body.

With his art and an old clothesline as his only form of communication, Roberto has a plan to get his beloved to face her monsters once and for all.

Written and directed by Carmen Córdoba González.

Cinematography by Toni Mortero.

Music by Jordi Carbonell.

Sound Design by Ivan Garrido.

Synopsis: Los Huesos is a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film.

Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears to use human corpses.

Emerging in the ritual are Diego Portales and Jaime Guzmán, central figures in the construction of authoritarian and oligarchic Chile.

Written and directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña.

Stop motion armature design by Alejandro León Dooner.

Music and sound design by Tim Fain.

Sound mix by Roberto Espinoza and Pablo Bahamondez.

Synopsis: Wilem is the story of a sensitive prince, living in a brutal world. With the help of his friend he attempts to escape not only his royal duties, but also, his crazy family.

Directed by James Papper and Bárbara Oliveira.

Written by James Papper.

Music by Charlie Pelling, James Papper, In Flux and Jon Hook.

Sound Mix by Charlie Pelling.

Voice cast:
James Papper
Charlie Milner
Florence Poppy Deary
Rory Haworth Galt

Synopsis: A drop of water falls every day at the same time inside a wall, creating a close connection between a strange creature and its small plant.

Each passing day feels like a victory in this place where everything seems to belong to the past. What will happen the day this fragile balance is disturbed?

Directed by:
François Dollet
Lucas Mullier
Titouan Bertin
Lucas Dubois
Urvan Taillebuis

Music and Sound Design by Romain Castagnet.

Synopsis: Lucas, a very creative little boy, decides to interview his kitten Cahuète, which he rescued a month earlier in the street.

However, the cat always does what he wants and avoids the boy’s questions. Lucas, very insistent, ends up angering Cahuète.

Directed by:
Enora Laden
Baptiste Lebrun
Séréna Prince
Erwan Galtier
Alexandre Bal

Music by Clément Leconte.

Sound Design by Baptiste Lebrun and Renaud Watine.

Sound Mix by Christian Cartier.

Synopsis: While the bear parents are away looking for berries and honey, the baby bears stay at home with the sheep.

The bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough the cubs find themselves all tangled up and everything is turned upside down!

Luckily the sheep help them put everything in order again.

Original title: Cuci cuci.

Directed by Mara Linina.

Based on the traditional Latvian lullaby.

Sound Design by Girts Biss.

Music by Jekabs Nimanis.

Song performed by Kristine Zadovska and Andris Keiss.

Synopsis: On Halloween night, three disguised kids go on a wild trick-or-treating rampage through town, until a mysterious ghost train confronts them with a tragic memory.

Directed by:
Lola Leviez-Deblauwe
Quitterie Quipourt
Basile Galiegue
Anaïs Lecocq
Mathilde Maigre
Paul-Louis Couton

Original Music by Stéphane Mondino.

Sound Design by Mathilde Maigre.

Sound Editing by Pierre-Antoine Naline.

Sound Mixing by Christian Cartier.

Synopsis: A shaman tells the legend of the Meles, a terrifying creature roaming the forest, to three little badgers: Arthur, Paul, and Basile. Arthur and Paul play a trick on Basile, pushing him to search for the Meles, but things don’t go as they intended.

Directed by:
Samy Achard
Léonore Bialet
Agathe Casoliva
Léo Cubero
Nèfyse Delavier
Clémence Honorez
Medhi Simonnet
Célia Tempestini

Music by: Jordan Sintes

Sound by:
Guilhem Favard
José Vicente
Sofia Gutierrez-Restrepo
Antoine Smets
Yoann Poncet

Voice cast:
Véronique Augereau as La Chamane
Sarah Schumacher & Célia Tempestini as Basile
Donald Reignoux as Arthur
Léo Cubero as Paul

Synopsis: The Miracle; a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance.

It’s late already when Irma checks in at the resort. As she explores the area the next morning, she quickly comes to realize that everything there is designed to facilitate families.

Irma fully immerses herself in the world of the all-inclusive resort. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?

Written and directed by Nienke Deutz.

Cinematography by Steven Frederickx.

Edited by Nienke Deutz.

Music by Mark Schilders.

Sound by Céline Bernard, Corinne Dubien and Aline Gavroy.

Director’s statement: “The Miracle is a portrait of a single woman in a world that is designed for couples and families with kids. I wanted to portray the confusing feelings and loneliness that can come from being in a place where you feel you don’t fit in.”

Synopsis: In a barren world TamLin of the Little People travels with his herd of splendid smortlybacks in search of greener pastures. They struggle with fear and find themselves stranded at the ocean shore.

With unlikely help from TamSin, a wonderful mermaid, and her disrespectful smortlysharks they cross the ocean and find a happy end.

The Smortlybacks Come Back! is a sequel to The Smortlybacks.

Written and directed by Ted Sieger.

Music by Christoph Utzinger.

Sound design by Thomas Gassmann and Aline Schoch.

Sound mix by Denis Séchaud

Synopsis: On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.

Directed by Ted Sieger and Wouter Dierickx.

Written by Alexandra Prosen and Wouter Dierickx.

Music by Christoph Utzinger.