THE CROCODILES

Germany, 2009, 97'
Director: Christian Ditter
Live Action - Athens Premiere, German with English subtitles

Awards
Audience Award - Cinekid Amsterdam 2009
Children's Jury Award Best Film Seattle 2010
Children's Jury Award Best Feature Montreal 2010

Synopsis
Growing up with his single mother, ten year-old Hannes wants to join the coolest gang in the area, the Vorstadtkrokodile (The Crocodiles.) But the 'entry test' goes wrong and his life is saved by Kai, who is desperate to join too.

Signalis

Animated, Switzerland, 2008. Adrian Flückiger. 5'

"Signalis" tells the story of Erwin the weasel and his hard everyday life.

Saint Beard

Animated, Canada, 2007. Cédric Louis - Claude Barras. 8'.

Little bald Leon loves his grandfather's bushy black beard, which seems endowed with magic powers. But Leon's grandmother wants to cut off the unkempt beard and regain the distinguished-looking man she married, who wore just a tidy mustache.

Hammerhead

Great Britain, 2008. Sam Donovan. 14'

Oddball Boris tries to reunite his parents on a shark-spotting trip off the North Yorkshire coast. Only, his biggest enemy is along for the ride... his mother's girlfriend, Lilah. Only once Boris accepts Lilah can he unite his family in his own unique way, through his obsessive love of sharks.

Orgesticulanism

Animated, Belgium, 2008. Mathieu Labaye. 9'

Created as a tribute to his late father, who spent the last 15 years of his life in a wheelchair, the film deals with complex issues of embodiment in a very interesting light.

Life of Small Animals

Animated, Russia, 2008. Igor Malomud. 6'

Rojo Red

Animated and Life Action, Colombia, 2008. Juan Manuel Bentancourt. 13'

After being punished for not wearing his orthopedic shoes, Federico decides to run away. Suddenly, Federico falls getting his foot caught in a fabric hole. As he tries to free himself, he realizes that every time he pulls a string something is destroyed in the world. Federico starts looking for the string that will destroy his shoes.
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Warda

Animated, Belgium, 2008. Luois Marie Colon - Delphine Hermans. 5'

Short animation film made by 12 young palestinian from Bethlehem and the Dheisheh refugee camp. Twelve children from Bethlehem fly away from the separation wall. The building of the wall was started in june 2002. Once finished, it will be 705 km long.

No Bikini

Canada, 2007. Claudia Morgado Escanilla. 9'

No Bikini introduces us to a young girl who defies sexual convention during her summer swim class, all beginning with an ill-fitted bathing suit. Filled with humor, this film is less about defining one's gender than it is about discovering personal strength.

Sleeping Betty

Animated, Canada, 2007. Claude Cloutier. 9'

In this animated short, Betty is stuck in bed, victim to a strange bout of narcolepsy. The King calls on his subjects to rescue her and they all respond to the call: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an oddly emotional alien, a funky witch and a handsome prince. But will a kiss really be enough to wake the sleeping princess? The film, drawn in ink, is a classic example of the anachronistic and playful world of Claude Cloutier.
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Pachelbel Kanon

Animated, USA, 2010. Walter Santucci. 3'

Thoughtful, whismical and a bit surreal, "Pachelbel Kanon" tells the story of a band of dedicated, sincere, friendly monsters who live in an abandoned Detroit neighborhood. As they perform Johann Pachelbel's famous "Kanon in D", their DJ (who overslept) rushes across time and space to join them in time for his solo.