Shorts Kids Animation Competition 2

Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026

Join us on a journey into imaginary worlds where stones, paper, fire matches, and fur come to life, and where even the most ordinary things can become the beginning of an adventure.
These films invite us to see the world from a child’s perspective: curious, playful, sometimes absurd, and always full of questions. How do we find where we belong? What does it mean to be different? Can we share what we have? And what happens when the person standing beside us sees the world in a completely different way?
Along the way, we meet characters who are learning how to navigate their own little worlds. Some are discovering how to control something that makes them different. Others face challenges that might make an adventure seem impossible. But being different does not mean being left behind. Sometimes, the very things that set us apart can help us recognise someone who needs us, too.

Evridiki Papaiakovou

Shorts Kids Animation Competition 1 is recommended for ages 4 and up.

Screenings

Screening090612 / Shorts lasteanima võistlusprogramm 2
Screening duration

Films

Shorts From the Box - Wild Things

Local title
Kastist välja – metsik loodus
Original title
SHORTS FROM THE BOX - Wild Things
Director
Géza M. Tóth
Country
Year
2025
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026
Programme
Genre
Subject

When I was a child, I often heard that "man can conquer nature." Today, I know that nature as a whole can never be conquered. Fortunately!

Director
Géza M. Tóth
Screenwriter
Géza M. Tóth
Producer
Éva M. Tóth
Cast
Music Bertalan Baglyas, animation Péter Piros
Composer
Bertalan Baglyas
Sound
Music Bertalan Baglyas
Runtime
Language

I Met Papo And Pepe

Local title
Kohtasin Papot ja Pepet
Original title
I Met Papo And Pepe
Director
Viktoria Filmako
Year
2026
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026
Programme
Genre
Subject

A lost girl, without name, displaced and searching for home, meets Papo — an old immigrant living with his dog, Pepe. Through his memories of a distant island, she embarks on a magical journey between dream and reality, exploring her identity as a migratory bird. After touching the past, they both find liberation and rediscover the meaning of belonging.

Director
Viktoria Filmako
Screenwriter
Viktoria Filmako
Producer
Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art / MA Animation, Tina Ohnmacht
Cast
Animation film
Editing
Thaïs Odermatt
Composer
Bek Bekson
Runtime

In a Faraway Forest: Apple of Discord

Local title
Kauges metsas: tüliõun
Original title
Za devetimi drevesi : Jabolko spora
Director
Timon Leder
Year
2026
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026
Programme
Genre
Subject

During a morning walk, a hedgehog comes across a beautiful red apple. He takes it to the front of his dwelling and begins rearranging the interior of his home. Meanwhile, a squirrel stumbles upon the beautiful apple. A quarrel breaks out between the two friends over who the fruit really belongs to. They ask the other forest inhabitants for their opinions as well. Disappointed by the rabbit’s indecisiveness and the bear’s greed, the arguing pair set off to seek advice from the wise owl. She soon discovers that it is an apple of discord, in which a trace of evil has taken root, and she eventually succeeds in driving the malice out. Not much of the apple remains, but the hedgehog and the squirrel are overjoyed that their friendship has withstood a demanding test.

Director
Timon Leder
Screenwriter
Henri Angremy, Kaja Jerneja Balog
Producer
Nina Bučuk, Kolja Saksida, Timon Leder (Zavod Dagiba), Nina Bučuk (Zavod Dagiba)
Cast
Jurij Zrnec, Polona Juh, Uroš Smolej
Runtime
Subtitles

Under the Sun

Local title
Päikese all
Original title
Sota el sol
Director
Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Country
Year
2026
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026
Programme
Subject

A scorching summer day. An immense field. A car. Roc wants to know everything. Rita already knows everything.

Director
Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Screenwriter
Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Producer
Anna Solanas
Cast
Pepa Riba, Unai Riba
Cinematographer
Anna Molins
Editing
Sergi Martí
Production Design
Marc Riba
Composer
Xavi Lloses
Sound
Anna Solanas
Runtime
Subtitles

Growing Sprouts

Local title
Koletu aed
Original title
Vilain Jardin
Director
Béatrice Herzig
Year
2025
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2026
Programme
Genre
Subject

Capucine is in pain every day, and one day the pain becomes unbearable. She decides to go to the doctor. The diagnosis is made: a goblin has taken up residence in her body and planted weeds everywhere.

Director
Béatrice Herzig
Screenwriter
Béatrice Herzig
Producer
Nicolas Burlet, Nadasdy Films
Cast
Béatrice Herzig
Composer
Jérôme Vittoz
Sound
Jérôme Vittoz
Runtime
Language

Little Dandelion

Local title
Väike Võilill
Original title
Pampelíšek
Director
Adéla Honová
Country
Year
2025

Tiny sprite named Little Dandelion wanders through the forest, where he learns to overcome his fear and comes to understand that even an ending can be a beginning.

Director
Adéla Honová
Screenwriter
Adéla Honová
Producer
Polina Matcenkova
Cinematographer
Šimon Král
Editing
Anita Ullverová
Production Design
Adéla Honová, Šimon Král
Composer
Vilém Vosáhlo
Sound
Vilém Vosáhlo
Runtime
Language