Kids and Teens | TEENS. 10-12 Y.O.
Kyiv Cultural Cluster

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Curated by Anna Ignatova

Running time 73 min.

  • Listen Closely
    Franz Impler

    Germany | 03:08 | 2026

    A kid walks alone through the dark. Is there something hiding in the bushes?
    When the dark deepens, you have to listen closely.

  • Everything passes
    Alena Straková

    Czechia | 03:21 | 2026

    Animated story about finding our spark, motivation and hope. Will we make it, despite all the obstacles? And why we declaim help from the close ones?

  • TIME
    Robert Löbel, Max Mörtl

    Germany | 05:42 | 2025

    From the seemingly endless drift of an hourglass to the frantic pulse of a multitasking worker, the film paints a surreal mosaic of how time is perceived, stretched, fractured, and consumed.

  • Follow the sweat
    Elliot Chuen

    China | 04:26 | 2025

    Follow the Sweat is an experimental animated short film that takes palmar hyperhidrosis as its entry point to explore the relationship between bodily perception and emotional distress. The film depicts a teenage boy experiencing emotional changes and psychological struggles when facing his own physiological symptoms.

  • Till The Stars Rise
    Yu YU

    Taiwan | 16:11 | 2025

    If you only had three hours a day, what kind of life would you want to live? A comet has disrupted humanity's biological clock, limiting people to just three waking hours a day. During his journey, Ian encounters different families and their perspectives on limited time, exploring various life choices along the way.

  • I was kidnapped
    Dhananjay Barangule

    United Kingdom | 06:42 | 2026

    Now that Dhananjay is older, he enjoys recounting his many stories from his childhood in Mumbai. Though looking back on his kidnapping, which must have been his biggest adventure ever - yes, even the police were involved! - it slowly starts to dawn on him how it may have affected his mum.

  • Sequencial
    Bruno Caetano

    France, Italy, Poland, Portugal | 12:05 | 2025

    In a fantastical sequence of events, a young man confronts not only his personal fears, but also the adversities of life. A story of learning and finding a path of inspiration.

  • Ever Ending Summer
    Nikki Girod, Sylvia Jorde

    Germany | 05:50 | 2025

    Maya is a young woman who moves to a new city and leaves her home and childhood behind. At the railway station, shortly before her departure, she looks back and remembers all the beautiful and difficult moments of her childhood.

  • Eyeliner
    Aisha Boudjillouli

    United Kingdom | 08:30 | 2026

    Nina and her best friend Lily decide to steal an eyeliner, hoping they’ve finally found their key to womanhood. When they're given wildly different receptions to wearing it, Nina discovers that her journey as a trans girl might not be so easy.

  • Star Fish
    Alissar Derwiche, Costa Micheletti, Yohji Suzana

    France | 07:07 | 2025

    Nora and Thao, two friends finishing their studies,drift through surreal landscapes in a timeless journey. As they go, they laugh, have fun, discuss the future, and are surprised by feelings they did not suspect.