Kids and Teens | KIDS. 3-6 Y.O.
Kyiv Cultural Cluster

03.10 | 13:00

04.10 | 13:00

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The programme for our youngest viewers offers a chance to discover the world of high-quality short animation, immerse themselves in magical imagery, meet kind and funny characters, experience moments of mystery, and have plenty of laughs. It will also help children learn to recognise and name their emotions and look at their first little challenges from a different perspective. The order of the films is designed to hold young viewers’ attention and make the screening comfortable, engaging, and enjoyable.

Curated by Anna Ignatova

Running time 60 min.

  • Kupata's Legacy
    Kupata's Legacy
    Dato Borchkhadze, Eka Kipiani

    Georgia | 02:50 | 2025

    The story of late Kupata, the stray dog from the city of Batumi who escorted kids across the street, in a way that captured hearts nationwide and globally.

  • In The Shadow Of The Heron
    In The Shadow Of The Heron
    Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

    France | 02:11 | 2026

    On a beautiful rainy day, a frog wanders along its water lily pad. Along the water, it encounters a heron. The wading bird has decided it will make short work of the amphibian. Thus begins a duel in the heart of the marsh.

  • Bwgan
    Bwgan
    Hywel Prytherch Roberts

    United Kingdom | 08:02 | 2026

    Six year old Betti isn’t used to sharing her Mam, especially on her birthday. But when a baking disaster sends them into town for a new cake, an unwelcome gatecrasher turns a simple trip into an unexpectedly difficult adventure.

  • Stas & Zosia
    Stas & Zosia
    Zofia Snarska-Słobodzian

    Poland | 02:10 | 2025

    To these siblings, a breakfast sausage is a prize worth a duel and the computer chair is a throne worth a war.
    An animated short based on the author's own childhood memories with her older brother.

  • April
    April
    Carmen Meitín Moreno, Corona Alonso Rebaque

    Spain | 07:00 | 2026

    April is a witch preparing a surprise birthday party for her girlfriend, Liz. Unfortunately her girlfriend`s cat Limón, has other plans. Moved by jealousy, he will do anything to ruin it and mess with April, who will try to stop him with her magic, only to make things worse. It isn't until chaos spreads through that he realizes he has gone too far.

  • Mole, mole!
    Mole, mole!
    Rui-Rung Su

    Taiwan | 09:20 | 2024

    In a cozy burrow, the mole lives with his daughter. The mole often peers through a narrow window, gazing at the boundless sky, dreaming of the world beyond. Though his daughter frequently brings him souvenirs from the outside, the mole longs to venture out with her. Yet, his instinctual fear of sunlight keeps him confined. What can be done to help him overcome this and explore the vast, beautiful world?

  • Playground
    Playground
    Magda Kreps

    United Kingdom | 01:00 | 2025

    The outs and abouts of a playground.

  • Glimpsy: Forest Tale (Pilot episode)
    Glimpsy: Forest Tale (Pilot episode)
    Oleksandr Brezhniev

    Ukraine | 05:34 | 2026

    One morning in a quiet forest, Glimpsy’s routine is interrupted by an unexpected visitor — Zipzee, a lively bee. Their first encounter turns into a series of small misunderstandings and playful reactions, as two very different personalities struggle to share the same space. Through curiosity and gentle openness, tension gradually gives way to connection — marking the beginning of an unlikely friendship.

  • Sketches-on-Ice
    Sketches-on-Ice
    Marion Auvin

    Belgium, France | 04:10 | 2025

    It snowed! Lou and Marius are playing in the street, building a snowman. But Mom calls them back home—Marius has to practice his clarinet, and Lou has homework to do! Pfff! ... Lou opens her notebook and begins her exercises. Marius plays a few hesitant notes, but... incredible! Outside, the snowman has moved.

     

  • The Wily Ones
    The Wily Ones
    Zarja Menart

    Slovenia | 05:29 | 2026

    Fragments of grandparents’ memories take us back to days when the world smelled of rivers, forests, and freshly manured fields. People were tough, cows and horses were trusted sidekicks, and children ran on curious freedom and clever tricks, always ready to turn chores into pranks.

  • Fire in My Pocket
    Fire in My Pocket
    Janka Feiner

    Hungary | 09:58 | 2026

    A little boy, bored with building a bed, seeks something more exciting. A mischievous fire creature lures him into a magical mushroom world, where anything is possible and adventure awaits beyond his father’s reach.

  • Gas Inside Us
    Gas Inside Us
    Hanna Beskrovna

    Ukraine | 02:18 | 2026

    A musical ode to flatulence as a natural superpower that drives athletes, scares wolves, and unites the entire universe.