Animocje on Tour: The Best of Animocje 2025 - Kids - a selection of animated films from around the world for children and family audiences, promoting Polish and international directors
The screening presents a selection of animated films awarded and distinguished during the 14th edition of the International Animated Film Festival Animocje in the Children and Youth Film Competition. The program was developed based on the decisions of the Film Educators Jury and the festival organizers and constitutes a selection of animations assessed as particularly valuable in artistic and educational terms.
The lineup includes films from various countries, including a significant number of Polish productions representing contemporary animation aimed at young audiences. The selected animations address themes close to children and young people, fostering aesthetic sensitivity, imagination, and cultural competence among viewers.
The films are presented with Polish voice-over or dubbing. The initiative has an educational and cultural character and supports young audiences’ engagement with ambitious animation, including works by Polish creators circulating within the international festival scene.
The screening is intended for viewers aged 7 and above.
Lola and the Sound Piano, dir. Augusto Zanovello, France, Poland, Switzerland 2024, 27’52’’
Lola is the older sister of Simon, aged 5, who lives in a world of his own. By observing him, she notices how sensitive he is to small, hidden sounds. With her friend Rolih, she decides to build a noise machine to communicate with him.
Hello Summer, dir. Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová, Slovakia 2024, 10’45’’
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. But what if the hotel isn't as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?
The Night Boots, dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon, France 2024, 12’29’’
While his parents are welcoming friends, a child leaves home in the middle of the night and enters the undergrowth, wearing rubber boots. There, a strange beast, curious and solitary, will lead him into the heart of the forest to meet the nocturnal creatures that live there, and so as not to be alone again, will try to delay the child's departure as long as possible.
Potates, dir. Marcin Podolec, Poland 2023, 4’03’’
A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others.
Forever Seven, dir. Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert, Germany 2024, 9’26’’
A box is a box is a box. Sometimes though it's just a matter of perspective to discover something completely different behind it.
