The Little Ancestor | Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur | CAN | 11’
On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, an ancestral house builds itself. The house comes to life and unveils its long life of one hundred and fifty years. Brick by brick and beam by beam, each action, big or small, shows life. Over the years, it leads us to feel the passage of time, the transformations of its surroundings and its vulnerability in the face of the unstoppable frenzy of our urban growth. The house evolves quietly in the heart of a growing and buzzing city that will eventually bring its end.

Hello Summer | Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová | SLK | 11’
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. But what if the hotel isn't as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?

Slipper Keeper Kitty | Rok Predin | SLN | 10’
In the Small Village, children play all day but carelessly toss their slippers at night. By morning, the slippers vanish. Their parents explain that Muca Copatarica, the Slipper Keeper Kitty, took them. The children find her in the forest, where she returns their mended slippers. Grateful, they promise to care for them better.

Filante | Marion Jamault | FRA | 9’
Every night, Paulette observes the same shooting star in the sky. She makes her deepest wish: to find her mysteriously missing pet rat. The days go by, but the animal doesn't return. Paulette wants to understand what's wrong with her star.

Crescendo | Eugen Constantin Munteanu | ROM | 6’
A young man is forced to confront the pressures of his childhood cello performances when his new apartment becomes the unexpected venue for an enthusiastic audience eager to witness his impromptu concert.

Ask Albert | Szandra Pataki | HUN | 12’
Albert's life is orderly, he is efficient and punctual in his work, he is always a worker of the month, satisfied with himself. His only problem is that his colleagues haven’t noticed his captivating personality yet. He does his best to help the everyday lives of those around him with his experiences. He draws attention out loud when they’re littering, remarks if there’s a mess on their desk, and doesn’t hesitate to tell his boss how he could work more efficiently. Despite all these helpful deeds, no one calls him to have coffee, he is often left alone in the office and doesn’t understand what’s going wrong. Their resistance equips Albert even more for action, so he resorts to increasingly drastic methods to open his colleagues’ eyes. The most important thing is that everything is perfect. The film shows Albert’s personality development through his peculiar perceptionist worldview, where life is like a huge tetris game.

ProCura | Joana Carvalho, Joana Rodrigues | PRT | 1’
Adelaide, the Creature, observes through the telescope from her balcony and writes down what she observes in her notebook, while Jarry, her friend, accompanies her.
She places the annotated sheet on the note board in her room and reflects on the remaining sheets glued to it. These papers turn into a heart of soap bubbles that Adelaide holds to her chest, but it ends up bursting.
Empty-handed, Adelaide searches the house for objects she can use to make a heart for herself.
She places the invented heart in her chest and it works, allowing her to feel emotions. The heart withers and falls apart. Adelaide finds herself alone and emotionless again.
Jarry comes and comforts her.

Potatoes | Marcin Podolec | POL | 4’
A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others. A short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of A Documentary Film.

Dolores | Cecília Andalón Delgadillo | MEX | 9’
Dolores is a 7 years old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into a grave.

The Refusers | Wiep Teeuwisse | NLD | 2’
On a street corner in the city, a heap of dumped garbage surrounds two garbage containers. An old mattress begins to speak sadly: “They say I’m dirty…” Other pieces of garbage join in, sharing the reasons why they have been discarded. Then, a newspaper is picked up by the wind and seems to dance in the spotlight of a streetlamp. Inspired, the waste begins to see themselves positively. Their enthusiasm evolves into a spectacle of song and dance.