Bursts of Fantasy

A Serious Thought
Year: 2026
Country: Estonia
Director: Jonas Taul
Duration: 16min
A little boy can’t sleep. His head is full of thoughts: cute, scary, bitter, or sweet thoughts. Or very serious thoughts about the Earth, which is just a marble in the endless expanse of space. He goes for a little walk in the garden, where the animals help him with his worries.

Into the forest
Year: 2026
Country: Switzerland
Director: Antonin Niclass
Duration: 9min
In an empty film studio, a little monkey wakes up. On a computer screen, a luminous jungle appears, seemingly close by but out of reach. Until the little fellow meets two friends. Together, they set to work and build a jungle thanks to the magic of animated film and imagination

SHORTS FROM THE BOX - Wild Things
Year: 2025
Country: Hungary
Director: Géza M. Tóth
Duration: 8min
Do you really believe that humans can conquer nature? Forget it! Nature always does as it pleases. Even a ‘little matchstickman’ has to learn that the hard way. Can you guess what the little figure comes across along the way? An exercise in ‘out-of-the-(match)box’ thinking.

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!
Year: 2025
Country: Slovakia
Director: Andrea Szelesová
Duration: 11min
High up in the clouds, the young children of Greek goddesses, gods, and monsters come together to play. Among them is Yios, a little boy with a shining sun on his head. The other kids devise a mean prank which leads to Yios falling from the clouds, all the way down to Earth.

Christopher & the Bug
Year: 2025
Country: Canada
Director: Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef
Duration: 11min
An owl’s peaceful solitude is disrupted when a tiny bug moves into his home. Determined to get rid of the uninvited guest, Christopher embarks on a series of attempts to reclaim his space. However, as their paths intertwine, he discovers the transformative power of friendship.