Four short and cheerful stories are waiting for children at the cinema!
A hedgehog embarks on an adventure to recover a spike, two brave friends discover what lies beneath the ice of the lake, a child tries to fish with his stray puppy, and a family goes on a summer vacation... full of surprises.
The short films are colorful, full of humor and emotion, easy to watch for kindergarten children, and great for discussions about biodiversity, ecosystems, and the joy of discovering new things in nature.
The screenings are followed by discussions guided by a cultural mediator from the CULMEA team.
The hedgehog is about to go into hibernation when he discovers that he is missing a thorn. Specifically, he got stuck in... Lena's dog's ass! His recovery will not be easy at all.
🏆 In the selection Animafest Zagreb 2025
On a beautiful winter day, the piglet and the little girl are having a great time skating on a frozen lake, when they suddenly realize that under the ice there lives something very big and scary.
🏆 European Childrens Film Association Award for Best Short Film at BFF Kristiansand 2024
A child goes carp fishing, but complicates his day by taking the puppy with him. Between the guides of the quadruped, a curious frog and a duck perched on the hawks, fishing turns into a funny race and full of surprises.
🏆 In the selection Giffoni Film Festival 2025, Zlin Film Festival 2025, BUFF 2025, IndieJunior 2025, KUKI 2024, Animest 2024
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. You choose your dream destination from the catalog, pack your bags and hit the road. But what do you do if the hotel is not quite like in the pictures, the room has a slightly indecent view, dinner is unexpectedly exotic, and your luggage decides to travel alone?
🏆 In the selection of more than 15 film festivals around the world
Shooting stars, magical tunnels, colorful dreams and lessons about caring for nature — all come to life in these award-winning, kid-friendly shorts.
A little girl seeks her pet mouse after seeing a shooting star, the sun gets angry with people for not taking care of the planet, a girl dreams of streets full of garbage where mice dance, and two children dig a tunnel and end up discovering an incredible adventure to the North Pole.
The films are short, playful and imaginative — great opportunities to talk to your little ones about pollution, biodiversity and pets.
The screenings are followed by discussions guided by a cultural mediator from the CULMEA team.
Paulette makes a wish when she sees a shooting star. Will she find her pet mouse again?
🏆 In the selection Munich Cinekindl 2025, Animateka 2024, KUKI 2024, IndieJunior 2024
The sun rises cheerfully and illuminates the most beautiful landscape. But with people waking up, their habits also appear: they cut trees, build aimlessly and pollute without shame.
🏆 In the selection of Discovery Film Festival 2024, Zlin Film Festival 2024, BFF Kristiansand 2024
A girl falls asleep and dreams of a Taipei where the streets are full of garbage, and mice dance. A creative animation from an exciting part of the world.
🏆 In the selection Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025
Two children, coming from different corners of the world, dig a tunnel on the beach and end up meeting. Together they embark on an adventure to the North Pole, where they discover a magical way back home.
🏆 Special Mention for Best Short Film at the Paris International Animation Film Festival (PIAFF) 2025, in the selection of over 80 festivals around the world
In these animated stories, nature and friendship with it are in the spotlight. An architect discovers the mysterious power of caring for a small garden from the window, cows come to life in a mosaic full of humor and sensitivity, a little girl puts aside her video games and learns the beauty of the real world, and a citizen fights, alongside the community, for their urban garden.
From Korea to the Czech Republic and from the UK to France, these films invite children to discover biodiversity, appreciate green places, understand the importance of caring for animals, and dream of worlds where nature and people live together in balance.
A selection that combines dance, imagination and civic engagement with current themes of housing, sustainability and protecting ecosystems.
The screenings are followed by discussions guided by a cultural mediator from the CULMEA team.
At dawn, an architect picks cherry tomatoes from the garden by the window. From the small gesture of caring for nature, a mysterious energy is born, which accompanies him in the fight against the climate crisis.
🏆 Awarded at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, in the selection of Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
A colorful and humorous visual mosaic that captures the life of cows in their relationship with humans, revealing their sensitivity and beauty and offering hope for a better world.
🏆 World premiere at Locarno 2023, in selection of Ottawa Animation Festival, Stuttgart Animation Festival, Reykjavík International Film Festival, New York Children's Film Festival
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Alice's summer at her grandfather takes an unexpected turn. Concerned only with a video game about trapped butterflies, she does not notice the beauty of the real world, nor the entomologist grandfather's passion for protecting rare species. However, a strong storm causes her to discover the miracle of nature and get closer to her grandfather.
🏆 Awarded at the Festival International du Film d'Environnement à Toulouse 2022, Festival Ciné-Junior 2023 and in the selection of over 50 festivals around the world
For Henry, the community garden is his refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city. But when demolition day comes, he and the other members of the community fail to agree on how they might save it.
🏆 In the selection IndiaLisbon 2025, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025
Char is a curious bird who embarks one day in a fantasy world — full of magical dances, daring adventures, and wonderful winged friends.
🏆 In the selection of Zlin International Film Festival 2025
Proiecția este urmată de o discuție cu un mediator cultural din echipa CULMEA
Într-o grădină fermecată, clătinată de neliniște, oamenii se rătăcesc printre tufișuri, copaci și fântâni. Își caută drumul pierdut, ascultă șoapte și promisiuni fragile, iar petalele purtate de apă îi conduc spre un necunoscut plin de mister și speranță.
🏆 În selecția International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, Jeonju International Film Festival 2025
Minas Gerais, în sud-estul Braziliei, este un loc a cărui identitate, istorie și chiar topografie au fost profund marcate de industria minieră. Dintr-o perspectivă intimă, cineasta explorează această moștenire în regiunea pe care o numește acasă. Îmbinând elemente narative, imagini de arhivă și documentare, Tăcerea fierului provoacă modul în care privim și înțelegem peisajul.
🏆 În selecția International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024, Montreal International Documentary Festival 2024, Beijing International Short Film Festival 2024, Vienna Shorts 2025
Pe fundalul mării și al unui Algarve urban, se desfășoară ciclul de viață al unui molusc neobișnuit, Percebes. De la nașterea în adâncuri până la farfurie, călătoria sa dezvăluie poveștile locului și legătura profundă dintre oameni și această regiune.
🏆 Premiat la Annecy International Animation Festival 2024, Guadalajara International Film Festival 2024, Sophia Awards 2025
O simplă plimbare devine o sursă de stres, pentru că nu mai există loc pentru pietoni. În această animație, mașinile au picioare — poate de aceea se simt îndreptățite să ocupe trotuarele cum vor.
🏆 În selecția Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025, Palm Springs International ShortFest 2025
Fuite-les-eaux-en-terre este un orășel ca oricare altul. Cu locuitori obișnuiți, blocuri și case cu grădini. Aici, ca peste tot, buruienile cresc nestingherite. Uneori, puțin prea mult pentru unii dintre localnici… Cum scapi de ele?
🏆 În selecția Brussels Short Film Festival 2025
Când un cineast palestinian stabilit în Scoția descoperă într-o arhivă scoțiană, imagini rare din anii /30 ale florei sălbatice din Palestina, decide să revendice acest material. Filmul, un eseu cinematografic sensibil, explorează rolul imaginilor ca instrumente ale mărturiei, dar și ale violenței, în contextul relației complexe dintre oameni și pământ.
🏆 Premiul pentru cel mai bun scurtmetraj la Sundance 2025, Premiul pentru cel mai bun scurtmetraj documentar la International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2024, nominalizat la Premiile BAFTA 2025
Un basm mitologic despre nașterea și moartea planetei, văzut prin ochii a doi copii divini: o fată sălbatică și entuziastă, purtătoarea puterii creației, și un băiat blând și temător, purtătorul forței distrugerii. Împreună, într-un joc comun al armoniei, ei modelează lumea fără rivalitate sau luptă. Totul curge firesc până când în poveste apare un nou factor, imprevizibil și tulburător: omenirea.
🏆 În selecția Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024, Sarajevo Film Festival 2024, Animafest Zagreb 2025
