Leonie’s biggest dream is to become a pig farmer. On the farm of her parents she is happily wandering around with her best friend, Skeet the cat.
● Jip Heijenga
● 15'
● Belgium
In the face of a looming crisis Coral Gardeners takes viewers to the frontlines of the battle to save the Maldives' dying coral reefs.
● Jon Bowermaster
● 20'
● USA
On climate change front line, Madagascar has been badly hit by successive cyclones. Titi, a nurse from Niger, joins medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières and reaches inaccessible rural communities to confront the alarmingly rising rates of child malnutrition.
● Natasha Blatsiou
● 28'
● Greece
When you finally arrive at your favourite snorkeling spot but then suddenly everything is getting out of control. But do you know why? A very short story in three acts.
● Malgorzata Rybak
● 2'
● Poland
Max, a 12-year-old entrepreneur is forced to close his business operated from his garage and move with his father to a remote village in the countryside. When Max discovers chickens in the old, abandoned barn of his cousin Charles, he sees an opportunity to start a business. The two acolytes join forces with Alice, a young YouTuber known for her market gardening videos, and embark on the creation of a farm of 500 laying hens.
● Sébastien Gagn
● 89'
● Canada
Vicky the owl likes the colorful and cheerful world by day. Her parents understand, yet don't agree. In the evenings, Vicky is sleepy and looks like a "noodle owl“.
● Lucie Sunková
● 8'
● Czech Republic
In a great big forest not far from us, the three best friends - Maple, Pine and Magnolia - live together on top of a mountain. As the seasons change, the three trees discover surprising things in themselves. With the help of their forest friends around, each tree overcomes growing pains and learns about themselves, friendship and their place in the forest and the world.
● M.R. Horhager, Aaron Hong
● 4'
● Canada
Zip is a small intrepid explorer in a world of found-objects come-to-life. Zip pulls his tiny wagon through the expanses of a long-abandoned attic, foraging among the delightful clutter and searching for curious nick-nacks to decorate his humble home. When a pair of troublesome mice steal his latest treasure, Zip takes chase to recover it, facing unexpected dangers along the way.
● Carolyn Gair
● 7'
● USA
The coming of age story of a young beluga named Katak. While his peers have all turned white, something expected at their age, Katak is late in his body development. To prove that he has grown up and to grant the last wish of his adored grandma, Katak departs on a perilous journey to the Great North. Along the way he encounters deadly beasts and makes unlikely friends. You do not have to be big to be brave.
● Christine Dallaire-Dupont, Nicola Lemay
● 79'
● Canada