A selection of the world's best-loved, most beautiful and artistic animated feature films that explore themes of happiness, courage, friendship and self-acceptance. Whether you're a fan of anime or fairytales, this programme offers something for everyone.
Marcin Wasilewski, Ignas Meilūnas
Animated film "Barbora" - the real adventures of a real girl! Barbara is every five-year-old's heroine - a spunky girl who is still learning about the world. Together with her mum, dad, her brothers Jonas and Pranukas, and her beloved teddy bear, Barbora has many adventures every day. Like thousands of other children, she is curious and full of ideas, but sometimes she gets irritable and turns into a naughty, argumentative girl. Every day, Barbora comes up with something new - today she wants to be a ballerina, tomorrow she wants to be a wild animal trainer. In Barbora's world, every day is an adventure. An animated film based on the children's books by Zofia Stanecka and Mariana Oklejak.
Carl Joseph Papa
ERIC lives a rather normal life working as an animator in the Philippines. One thing glaring about Eric, though, is he does not have a mouth, literally. He has a nice but dirty apartment and a good-paying job, and the guy (CARLO) that he likes seems to like him as well. One day, he receives a call from his mother, ROSALINDA, asking him for a favor. Eric’s uncle, Rogelio, seems to be missing, and Rosalinda has the last known address. Eric agrees to check up on his uncle, only to find out that his uncle has been dead for days. Later, while still in shock, a familiar Alien arrives, wanting to take Eric away from Earth.
Tenth and final season of the collection of short films dedicated to poetry and a breeding ground for new animation talents for 10 years, LEAVING SCHOOL bows on the theme of friendship. The opportunity to discover 11 new animation talents from the best French animation schools and as many different perspectives on poetry here at children‘s level. „All the greatness of this world is not worth a good friend“, Voltaire. 1. Tomorrow is Sunday A lonely child meets his imaginary friend. With him, everything is possible. 2. Shelter At summer camp, two friends are caught by surprise in a thunderstorm. To overcome their fear, they invent a world with their hands. 3. You Are... Two pebbles meet in an unreal landscape and form a moving friendship. They walk together until they become one. 4. Friendship Holidays, summer heat, boredom. And suddenly, a voice is heard, like the promise of a friendship. 5. Bouquet Sometimes friendship is born from a bouquet of flowers, and from the encounter between childhood and old age. 6. The World Alittle boy, accompanied by a chickadee, explores a great mystery: the friendship of the world. 7. To Alfred Tattet Adisenchanted magician finds joy in life thanks to his oldest friend, a wacky and tireless pigeon. Together they celebrate friendship. 8. To the Chosen Friend In this operetta, two children who witness an argument discover that friendship is a refuge to overcome their fears. 9. The Gamma Friend Is a shepherdess of stars a friend of her stars? A journey to the heart of the relationship with oneself and with others. 10. Arbres de Noël Two trees separated by an entire world make friends through their roots! 11. He Was a Good Friend An old school photo, memories and the journey of a man looking for a lost friend. The live voice-over is performed by Beata Venckaitytė.
Alain Ughetto
Early 20th century, Northern Italy. The Ughetto family, living through difficult times, dreams of a better future abroad. The story tells of Luigi Ughetto crossing the Alps to start a new life in France, thus changing the destiny of his beloved family forever. His grandson travels back in time revisiting their history, in an intimate dialogue with his grandmother Cesira. The film is in the original language with English subtitles.
Isabel Herguera
Inés a Spanish artist lives in India and stumbles upon Sultana's Dream, a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905. It describes Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores. Fascinated by the story Inés embarks on a journey across the country to search for the one place where women can live in peace.
Florence Miailhe
A family is forced to flee when their small village is looted one night. Soon separated from their parents, the two oldest children, Kyona and Adriel, face the road of exile alone. They embark on a heroic journey that takes them from childhood to adolescence in search of shelter, peace and the hope of finding refuge and their family. Crossing a continent torn apart by war and the persecution of migrants, the courageous siblings survive incredible challenges, before reaching a new world, free at last. The film is in the original language with English subtitles.
Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger
Ernest and Celestine are travelling back to Ernest's country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth, and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned there for many years – and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears. *The number of seats is limited, please arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start of the screening. Registration required: by phone at 341 726 or by email at vaikams@klavb.lt No more available seats!
Pablo Berger
Dog and Robot are the best friends in the world. One beautiful day they decide to go to the beach, but at the end of the day Robot is all rusty and completely paralysed! His friend, not knowing what to do, leaves him behind. As the seasons pass, Dog tries to find new friends with some success, while Robot has no choice but to dream of more ideal situations.
Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
Paulette is feeling remorseful after unfairly punishing her daughter Linda. To make up for it, she is ready to do anything it takes, she is ready to comply with Linda's request to make the chicken and pepper dish that her late father always made. However, Paulette does not know how to cook and due to the ongoing strike, she is unable to obtain chicken. A simple task leads Paulette and Linda on an adventure that eventually involves the whole neighbourhood.
Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L’helgoualc’h
Three directors immerse themselves in the world of the virtual survival game DayZ for 963 hours. In a sparsely inhabited area of 250 square kilometers, they interact with the inhabitants of this world and document their experiences. The interviews reveal that players are motivated by different reasons. For gamers who have been spending their free time here for a decade, it is an escape from everyday life or a place to fulfill their darkest fantasies against the background of a post-apocalyptic future.