Mary is eleven years old and has an insuppressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure.
● Enzo d’Alò
● 88'
● Luxembourg/Italy/Ireland/United Kingdom/Estonia/Latvia/Germany
This is a story about Paulina P. – a strong, emotional and witty protagonist of this movie and her life in which we follow her adventures in class and at home, as well as all the problems she successfully overcomes during a school year.
● Neven Hitrec
● 96'
● Croatia
Eleven-year-old Tony has a unique feature he was born with - he glows.
● Filip Pošiva
● 82'
● Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic
In one of Bangladesh’s low-lying coastal areas along the Brahmaputra River, a 12-year-old orphan girl named Afrin lives on a flood-ravaged island without electricity. Her relatives want to marry her off, which is illegal though common practice, but Afrin is not like other young girls, she has plans and a mind of her own.
● Angelos Rallis
● 91΄
● France/Greece
INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
‘What can I Expect in Adolescence?’
for children aged 9-12 and their parents
● 90'
An unusual animated documentary about the experiences of a Vietnamese girl who’s spent all her life in a village in Czech Republic, split between two cultures and languages.
● Diana Cam Van Nguyen
● 10'
● Czech Republic
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.
● Miguel Angel Ferrer
● 8΄
● Spain
Α 12-year-old girl prepares for her final test trying out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team.
● Johnson Cheng
● 11'
● USA