Marvellous Animations for 8-12 year olds
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These 8 films from 5 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as otherness, friendship and tolerance. They are films for the young but also the young at heart, with several laugh-out-loud moments alongside tales that tug at the heartstrings.
Here you will meet charismatic characters such as a boy called Nemo, obsessed with his diving suit, Rex and his dinosaur friends, the mysterious Burry Man and several others - in a series of stunning visuals showing that animation is the best tool to transform the everyday into the magical.
Death of the Gods
(UK, 2022, 11mins) - Director: Leto S Meade
The story of a hug. A boy's journey across a surreal world to find his fallen giant.
The Most Boring Granny in the World
(Germany, 2022, 7mins) - Director: Damaris Zielke
Greta has the most boring grandma in the world. When she falls asleep on the sofa, Greta gets the idea to play ‘funeral’ with her, initiating a sensitive conversation about death and memory.
Laika and Nemo
(Germany, 2022, 15mins) - Directors: Jan Gadermann, Sebastian Gadow
Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and such a huge helmet. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.
Mezosoique Alternatif
(France, 2021, 5mins) - Directors: Léna Miguet, Marie Schaeffer, Swann Boby, Sixtine Sanrame, Lucie Laudrin and Marion Metivier
Rex and his dinosaur friends are disturbed in their peaceful life by a tribe of annoying humans and a meteor shower crashing to Earth.
Burry Man
(UK, 2022, 6mins) - Director: Simon P Biggs
When a Pictish farm is besieged by an endless winter, an adolescent girl must defy her father and his traditions to venture out beyond their family glen in search of a mysterious figure, the Burry Man.
Polar Bear Bears Boredom
Japan 2021 Dir: Koji Yamamura 7 min
From bored bears to other otters, delightful wordplay—in both English and Japanese—guides this story through the deep blue sea.
Pig
(Netherlands, 2022, 8mins) - Director: Jorn Leeuwerink
A group of animals hook up a power grid to the socket-shaped snout of one big, sleeping pig.
Migrants
(France, 2021, 8mins) - Directors: Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte, Zoé Devise
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they try to cohabitate.
If you'd like to join us for a free craft session before the Saturday screening, come along at 10:30.
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