PrimaTeen Competition 1 (age 13-15)
01 Mom & Me, and That...
Director(s)
Elisa TIOZZO
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: École Émile Cohl
Length: 03' 56''
Synopsis
A 14-year-old copes with heavy responsibilities while living alone with her mother, who has cancer. Their balanced life takes a turn when the mother experiences significant hair loss.
02 Zarko, You Will Spoil the Child!
Director(s)
Veljko POPOVIC
Milivoj POPOVIC
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France, Croatia
Production: Prime Render, Bagan Films
Length: 13' 37''
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The film recounts the memories of a childhood in Split in the 1980s. These are stories retold after Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled with emotions we can easily relate to. But above all, the film is a moving tribute to the love of a grandpa and grandma who did their best to keep their granddaughter smiling.
03 Polliwog
Director(s)
Julia SKALA
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Germany
Production: Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
Length: 09' 13''
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On a school trip to the forest, the ten year old Marlene is struggling with her early pubescent body. She is ashamed of her boobs growing and avoids to shower with the other girls, hides her body under large sweatshirts. When the other kids start making fun of an oddly developed tadpole at a museum, Marlene is weirdly identifying with it and decides to set it free.
04 Early Spring
Director(s)
Colombina Luna ABARCA
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Chile, United Kingdom
Production: Independent
Length: 03' 00''
Synopsis
A strange creature comes to life following a girl through the streets of a big city. While unveiling the mysteries of growing up, she struggles to navigate herself into the adult realm.
05 On the 8th Day
Director(s)
Agathe SÉNÉCHAL, Alicia MASSEZ, Elise DEBRUYNE, Flavie CARIN, Théo DUHAUTOIS
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: Pole 3D
Length: 08' 12''
Category: Graduation film
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It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.
06 I Will Die in This House
Director(s)
Adriana BENDZALOVÁ
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: Czech Republic
Production: Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Length: 07' 30''
Synopsis
An animated film about finding friendship and understanding in unusual places.
07 The Way
Director(s)
Krystsina RAMANAVA
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Czech Republic
Production: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts, Cofilm s.r.o.
Length: 04' 47''
Synopsis
Krystsina and a friend leave Minsk to go abroad because they believe that a better life awaits them. However, the reality is not like that, Krystsina will encounter loss and loneliness on her way, but it is too late to return home. But she's not the only one who's going through it either.
08 See You Champion!
Director(s)
Alexis MOURON
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: La Poudrière Animation Film School
Length: 04' 15''
Synopsis
When his mother is away, Alexis looks into a chest of drawers.
09 Yuck!
Director(s)
Loic ESPUCHE
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: IKKI Films, Iliade et Films
Length: 13' 10''
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Yuck! Kissing couples are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.