A series of short animated films for children about the power of friendship. Cheerful and touching stories about finding new friends, overcoming the fear of the unknown and enjoying time with friends.
The Girl with Busy Eyes/ A Menina com os Olhos Ocupados (dir. André Carrilho, Portugal, 2024)
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was always distracted. With her eyes fixed on her phone, she did not notice anything or anyone around her. What needs to be done to rediscover the beauty of the world around her?
Cat and Bird/ Katze und Vogel (dir. Frank Sachs, Germany, 2021)
Cat and Bird. Black and white. Full of opposites and seemingly irreconcilable rivals who at times get along very well.
Filante/ orig. Filante (dir. Marion Jamault, France, 2023)
Night after night, Paulette watches the same shooting star in the sky, hoping that it will fulfill her greatest wish – to find her beloved pet rat, who has mysteriously disappeared. Days pass, but the animal does not return. Therefore, Paulette decides to reveal the secret of the star and find out where her friend has disappeared to.
Peter the Beetle/ Sitikas Peeter (dir. Meelis Arulepp, Estonia, 2023)
A bittersweet story about a little beetle, Peter, who dreams of performing in front of a large audience at the zoo. He decides to leave his home to make his dream come true. However, Peter is overlooked because of his size. Exhausted and sad, he returns home…
Hoofs on Skates orig. Kanopos ir pačiūžos int. Hoofs on Skates (dir. Ignas Meilūnas, Lithuania, 2024)
In a winter landscape, two friends are enjoying ice skating on a frozen lake when an unknown world suddenly opens up below them. Now they must learn to face another kind and not let fear and prejudice of the unknown take over.
Hello Summer (dir. Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová, Slovakia, Czech Republic, France, 2024)
Sea, sun, beaches and a family vacation. Just choose your dream destination, pack your bags and hit the road. But what if the hotel is not quite what you expected, the room has an unusual view, the dinner is too exotic and the luggage goes its own way? Family always comes first!
Vitaly, a vlogger, patriotic activist, and record holder in cold water swimming, makes his living as a bricklayer. While his physicist parents reminisce about the glory of the USSR, he is gradually changing his mind about Putin's Russia.
Ernesta and her sister Juste gather at a lakeside cabin for a weekend getaway with their husbands (Lukas and Tomas, respectively) and children. The vacation takes a dark turn when Juste's daughter falls into the lake, unable to swim to safety. Details about the accident and its aftermath are revealed in a series of flashbacks as the family tries to move on from the tragedy.
Reporter Winkel was assigned in the fall of 1980 to cover the workers' strike at the Gdańsk Shipyard. His main focus was to be Maciek Tomczyk, one of the strike's leaders. As he delves deeper into the story, he realizes that his superiors intend to discredit Tomczyk. However, as he uncovers the truth, Winkel gradually comes to believe in the legitimacy of the strikers' demands.
The screening of Polish films within the SOLIDARITY ON SCREEN section is organized in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025.
Magic Farm is an unconventional satire by director Amalia Ulman, starring Chloë Sevigny, that pokes fun at privileged Americans lost in the Argentine countryside. A group of foreigners working for a sensationalist media company sets out to exploit the eccentric singer Super Carlitos for a compelling story. However, after mistakenly arriving in the wrong town, their ambitious producer decides to improvise—fabricating a tale about a fake religious cult to pass off as a major investigation. Ulman exposes how Western media portrays Latin America through a lens of sensationalism and shallow misunderstanding. Magic Farm premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was also screened at Berlinale.
On December 20, 1989, in Bucharest, the fates of several people unexpectedly intertwine. A television director searches for a replacement after the main host emigrates, his son plans to escape the country by swimming across the Danube, and a factory worker is terrified when his son's letter to Santa reveals his father's desire to kill the dictator. Under constant surveillance by the secret police, a single unexpected spark ultimately ignites the revolution. Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut, awarded the Orizzonti prize at the Venice Film Festival, captivated audiences with its blend of absurdity and the historical reality of Romania under Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime.
On December 20, 1989, in Bucharest, the fates of several people unexpectedly intertwine. A television director searches for a replacement after the main host emigrates, his son plans to escape the country by swimming across the Danube, and a factory worker is terrified when his son's letter to Santa reveals his father's desire to kill the dictator. Under constant surveillance by the secret police, a single unexpected spark ultimately ignites the revolution. Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut, awarded the Orizzonti prize at the Venice Film Festival, captivated audiences with its blend of absurdity and the historical reality of Romania under Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime.
Young student Jindřiška is enjoying her summer until one morning she wakes up after a wild night in a house full of bailiffs. She learns that her father has massive debts, and besides the bailiffs seizing the family’s property, dangerous debt collectors are also after him. Jindřiška’s carefree life is turned upside down in an instant. With a hangover and her best friend by her side, she has just one day to make a crucial decision—help her father or save herself while there’s still time. The authentic and fresh debut of Czech director Vojtěch Strakatý, inspired by true events, shone at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.
After a day full of festival experiences, it's time to relax in the unique atmosphere of the Mullet Bar! Join us for an evening of chill, where great music, refreshing drinks, and the pleasant company of film enthusiasts will ensure a relaxed mood.
Hanako, vocalist of the now iconic punk band "The Gesuidouz", along with guitarist Masao, bassist Ryuzo, and drummer Santarou, face a question from a foreign interviewer… “What does music mean to you?” Hanako reflects on the band's journey, beginning under a small record label.
The Gesuidouz are confronted by a pile of unsold albums and dwindling audience numbers. Their manager, Takamura, proposes a last-ditch effort: relocate to the countryside, compose a new song, and if it's a hit, he won’t drop them from the record label. Seeing it as their final opportunity, Hanako, grappling with a belief that she will die at age 27, holds onto her rock star dreams and agrees. With a beat up van full of equipment and unsold albums, the band settles in a remote village with no cell phone service...
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Marek is driving his friend Ondra to a pioneer camp where Ondra is going to start work as a trainee. During a meeting, Ondra is introduced to the scoutmaster Bison who ends every conversation with the approving words "Otter Motter". The caretaker Čada's storehouse is full of treasures, and the bald-headed Zdeněk secretly arranges a sauna in there. Another scoutmaster, Bob, a bodybuilder of feeble brains, is responsible for the teenagers. There are two other weirdos there, the bearded Buek and the hirsute lad Jarouek. The other trainee apart from Honza is a skinny lad called Sado. All events at the camp are supervised by Margot, the uncompromising cleaning lady. The local star is the blonde medical officer Vendy, the girlfriend of Marek, but he leaves the camp straight after their first quarrel. The enchanted Ondra then tries to hook up with Vendy for the rest of the time. The children, too, are mostly personalities who are hard to overlook. Many of them have been going to the camp on a regular basis, and the usual routine thus arrives very soon - the parades with the hoisting of the flag, the campfire, the first smoking and drinking, as well as love experiences. One of the trips ends up close to the limit. Bob is injured by a ball thrown during a sports afternoon. It hits him on the head and the man almost dies amidst the hustle of the last camping hours. Bison confiscates toothpastes and cremes in order to pre-empt the practical jokes that are a traditional part of the last night. The camp is over - an ambulance arrives to take Bob to the hospital, a girl called Grass has lice and her hair must be cut short. Vendy hysterically reproaches the trainee after Marek's offended departure. Finally, the storehouse burns to the ground due to the caretaker's cigarette butt.
Ádám Felszeghy is a Hungarian film producer whose work spans multiple genres, with a particular focus on cutting-edge storytelling and innovative hybrid forms of narrative. His productions are known for their authentic personal voices, blending fiction and documentary techniques to challenge cinematic conventions.
The master class is part of the educational event Visegrad Film Forum.
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Short films from partner schools