METROPOL 1: TRICKS FOR KIDS SERIES 1
HOME ALONE
OLEG UZHINOV, Russia 2011
The miracles always happen on New Year’s Eve! Masha finds a magical hat that grants gifts to all the forest dwellers. Masha runs happily around the forest in a clown outfit and brings joy to all the critters. The magical hat has a special gift for the Bear who has not been very lucky on such a dreamlike day.
FENNEL VENNEL 19: WHEN PIPPA WANTED A NEW PAPA
ANDREAS STROZYK, Germany 2012
Pia is the only child in Fennel Vennel 19 who doesn’t have a dad. Pia would love to have Mr Ernst, her art teacher, as her dad. The others have ideas about how this could actually happen. This is very funny, but Pia has baked a pizza. A Hawaii pizza – Mr Ernst’s favourite pizza …
ZOU ‘ZOU THE ARTIST’
OLIVIER LELARDOUX, France 2012
Zou, a little five year old zebra, lives in a town inhabited only by Zebras. He and his family live in a large house right next door to his best friend, Elzee. Each day brings a new sense of discovery and fun, and with the help of his own family and friends, Zou learns about the world he is growing up in!
MIRIAM’S GREEN SPOTS
PRIIT TENDER, Estonia 2012
Miriam is in the kitchen, making a milkshake with the food processor. The chicken, too is interested in the appliance, but keeps pressing wrong buttons and finally it crashes on the floor. As Miriam is busy ironing, the chicken starts fixing the food processor herself. It seems to work. Later mother wants to use it, but the appliance has gone berserk. It turns out that the chicken has climbed into it.
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU: BLUE WONDER
STEVE MOLTZEN, Australia 2012
Little Nutbrown Hare is impressed by Blue Bird’s description of a flowery field that looks just like a sea of colour from her bird’s eye view. He visits the field with Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Field Mouse, and they discover that everyone has their own unique view of the field, and each one is special in its own way.
MAYA THE BEE: DANCING WITH BEES
DANIEL DUDA, Germany 2012
Maya has difficulties to learn the bees dance, very helpful to move to the right directions. Flip will try to help her and thanks to his lessons, Maya will be able to show the chief worker bee a new field of flowers that will help feeding the larvae brood.
More about Maya: www.maya.tv
MERCEDES-BENZ MUSEUM: TRICKS FOR KIDS 3
BECAUSE OF MUM
ANTOANETA CHETRAFILOVA, Bulgarien 2012
A poetic reflection about memories, childhood and upbringing. A girl’s message to her Mother.
NOODLE FISH
KIM JIN MAN, South Korea 2012
Noodle Fish is a pin-screen animation, made with plain noodle bought from regular markets. „To be a grown-up, you‘ve got to get out of the water.“ With this, the tadpoles disappear. Noodle Fish, a friend of them begins his journey for the world outside the water.
WING
ASGER GREVIL, Danmark 2012
Wing, a lonely, one-winged creature is constantly harassed by a flock of demonic crows. One day after an attack he finds a female of his kind and together they decide to escape from the forest.
ME, MY WIFE AND OUR COW
AZADEH MOEZZI, Iran 2011
… a patient old woman, an old man in love, and their cow … this is the story of nonstop efforts of a lover for healing his beloved …
RAIL
JACK TILLEY, GB 2012
An old train driver‘s life literally grinds to a halt when he discovers an orphan girl on the tracks. Living between a tunnel to unknown lands and an ever growing metropolis old dreams rise and new dreams are born, but do they follow their dreams or let the city consume them?
THE BULL AND THE GOBLIN
KIM JUNG-HO, South Korea 2012
„The Bull and the Goblin” is the only children‘s story that the gifted writer, Sang Lee left behind.‘ By combining exquisite miniature sets and amusing acting of living and breathing puppets, director Kim Jung-Ho tried to make audiences feel as if they were seeing a puppet show to popularize the original story that is relatively lesser-known but a brilliant piece of work.
