Shorts Kids Animation Competition 2

Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition

What is it like to step inside a child’s mind? We may never fully know, but children seem to possess a kind of superpower: one that lets them travel through constellations, wander across utopian worlds, and befriend the most unusual companions. Here, a giant squeezes into a tiny house, a weasel forms a band with a hedgehog, and a rabbit heads off on a date with a bear; just a few of the delightful surprises this program has in store. Is this a way of coping with stress or boredom, or simply a way to make sense of the world through a more colorful lens? Along the way there is always room for laughter and wonder. This selection offers a glimpse of those adventures: a celebration of boundless imagination, playful spirit, and vibrant landscapes of childhood, where joy and curiosity go hand in hand.

Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
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Q&A duration
Screening duration

Films

Baltic premiere

The Rumble-Bumble Rally

Local title
Segasummaralli
Original title
Morgenfugl og Murmeldyr: Rydderacet
Director
Annette Saugestad Helland, Johan Kaos
Country
Norway
Year
2024
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition

Did you know that the living room is actually a racetrack? Dad asks Mathilde to tidy up her toy cars. Together with her two tiny imaginary friends, Mathilde ready-set-go a tidy up race – and that’s when things get wild!

Director
Annette Saugestad Helland, Johan Kaos
Runtime
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
English

World premiere

Experiences and Learning. And Parenting.

Local title
Kogemused ja õppimine. Ja vanemlus.
Original title
Experiences andLlearning. And Parenting.
Director
Malgorzata Rybak
Country
Poland
Year
2025
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition

A lively kid named „O” is very curious and busy discovering the world around. Despite all the obstacles O manages to gather some personal experiences and to gain some new skills. Will they prove useful?
A short story told from a child's perspective. For parents.

Director
Malgorzata Rybak
Runtime
Language
no dialogue

Are we There Yet?

Local title
Kas me oleme juba kohal?
Original title
Gahts no lang?
Director
Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder
Country
Switzerland
Year
2025
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition

Nine-year-old Timo has been sitting in the car for what feels like ages. The only way to escape his parents' bickering is to escape into his fantasy world.

Director
Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder
Runtime
Language
Swiss German
Subtitles
English

Baltic premiere

The Drifting Guitar

Local title
Triiviv kitarr
Original title
The Drifting Guitar
Director
Sophie Roze
Country
France, Switzerland
Year
2024
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition

A weasel, whose absurd job is selling ties, roams the countryside. Considered a pest and constantly wandering, she decides to take a chance in the forest. Her fate is about to change, thanks to the unconditional help of a hedgehog.

Director
Sophie Roze
Runtime
Subtitles
English