Film Festival Titles from KIDS FIRST! and the Coalition for Quality Children's Media

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SONGBIRD'S SECRET, THE
FRANCE TV DISTRIBUTION
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - When 9-year-old Lucie arrives at Bectoile for the vacations, she has no idea of the adventures ahead. Her mother, Caroline, is leading an archaeological dig in the region with her colleague Pierrot. Bectoile is also the town where Caroline grew up, and the scene of a family secret... which Lucie is about to unveil! With the help of her new friend Yann and a very special pair of songbirds, Lucie is determined to delve into her family story. From the underground of a ruined castle to a camper van parked on the edge of the woods, this adventure will lead them from unusual surprises to fabulous discoveries!

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 7=8-12
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VERY NORMAL DAY OF WONDERS, A
RIMA MATHEW
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - In a crowded market, a four year old girl wanders with her father, seeing magic in the most ordinary things. While she marvels at sweets, trinkets, colors and sounds, her father remains tied down by the heaviness of his own world. A sudden phone call separates them, and in her eyes, he seems to swap heads with a stranger. As she drifts deeper into her world of wonder, he plunges into panic and the market becomes a place of shifting realities.
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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ONE THING AT A TIME
YASHVI BHARARIYA
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-18
Description - Set within spaces designed to support neurodivergent individuals, the film gently shifts focus to the people and everyday moments of connection that give these places meaning. Through Felipe, Zaheen, and Coach Debra, we see how patience, attention, and genuine care often teach far more than formal training ever could. Interwoven with reflections from psychologist Dr. Strobel and glimpses into family life, the documentary includes interviews and program settings that capture the quiet, authentic gestures that shape real understanding.
Runtime: 16 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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BUDDY TWO SOCKS
NETA RHYNE
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Buddy Two Socks, a 34 year old horse and his pasture mate, a Mustang named Jasper, are the stars of the Thundering Hooves Honor Ride and Gathering on the Old Santa Fe Trail. Buddy and Jasper stood proud on the Santa Fe Plaza, loving all the attention and time spent with children, proving, once again, the value of old horses is indeed ...priceless!
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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CHICKEN, THE LUNCHROOM AND MR. BIRKE
BIRKE DUNCAN
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - This short film deals with another adventure for the ever-patient Mr. Birke and his foster rooster. Chicken attends the first grade in elementary school. Today he over-eats in the cafeteria and makes himself sick. A trip to the vet teaches him about the importance of sticking to his own diet.
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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SLUSH
BEN BORROK
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Charlie, an underdeveloped 8th grader, struggles to maintain his friendships with his more mature peers. After befriending a theater employee named Kyle, Charlie divulges his situation and receives perspective-altering advice over a round of ICEEs.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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LAUGHTER AND TEARS OF THE LITTLE PRINCE
DRAHOMIR STREIT
Series: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - This short student made film follows a young boy and his friends as they reflect on the world. They are influenced by the character of the Little Prince, whom they know from the popular book and who shares their way of seeing the world. In their stories, the children emphasize the role of their parents in their lives. The children also discuss their compassion for children across the world whose lives are at risk. The idea to make the film arose in 2023, when the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first edition of The Little Prince. The film's title represents the symbolic balance between joy and sadness.
Runtime: 14 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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RUN THE MARBLES!
HODA ELATAWI
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Mesmerizing marble runs roll onto young kids' screens and into their imaginations with the new original live-action series Run the Marbles! (25 x 3'). In each episode, kids explore STEM principles via marble run problem-solving while having non-stop fun watching marbles race, jump, roll, and sometimes even make music. With many marble run variations to try out - from using everyday objects at home to arranging marble run toy sets in fun, new configurations - this entertaining and energetic series lets kids aged four to seven imagine, make, and play with endless possibilities.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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IMPACT OF BEING HUMAN, THE
POWERSPLASH PROJECT
Series: INDIE DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12 TO 18
Description - The Impact of Being Human contrasts how childhood experiences affect adulthood perspectives - and the reasons for addictions, self-loathing, and why we cannot get what we think we need while, at the same time, widening the context of how we look at ourselves, others, and the world.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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LOVING KARMA
ANDREW HINTON
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - On a remote mountaintop a brave social experiment is taking place. Committed to raising children with love and compassion, former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok attempts to heal his own childhood abandonment by adopting unwanted children and growing them as a family at Jhamtse Ghatsal - the Garden of Love and Compassion - a remote children's community in the foothills of the Himalayas.

This film follows the film, "Tashi and the Monk," which followed the community's newest arrival, a wild and troubled 4-year-old girl named Tashi, struggling to learn what love is and how it could help her heal. "Loving Karma" returns to the community 12 years later with Tashi now 16-years-old and facing the challenge of becoming a big sister to two new four-year-olds, both called Karma, who arrive with their own complicated histories. Can she find space in her heart for their pain, and will Lobsang's patient approach show that compassion really can overcome trauma?

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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AANGAN SE AASMAN TAK
ANAIHITA AGARWAL
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Aangan Se Aasman Tak captures the quiet strength and determination of Hemlata, a woman whose journey from her home kitchen to managing four canteens through the support of her Self-Help Group (SHG) stands as a testament to empowerment through community. The film explores the journey of how she moves from the Aangan, the courtyard of her home, to the Aasman, a world of financial independence and opportunity. It portrays how economic participation can transform identity, self-worth, and the way women see their place in the world.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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PSYCHIC ARTS ACADEMY
PAMELA KAVAL
Series: FOREIGN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - At the Psychic Arts Academy, kids train to master powers like telepathy and telekinesis--but three bullies who haven't yet discovered their own abilities torment the gifted students until the telepaths and telekinetics finally fight back.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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MYSTERY OF THE ABDUCTION
PHILIP HAIN
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - On what seemed like an ordinary school day, silence suddenly takes over. The School hallway is empty. Every child and teacher has disappeared--except for five. This five Children begin to investigate the strange events, following clues deep into the hidden basement corridor of the school. Behind a forbidden door, they encounter light, glowing symbols, and a truth they had once forgotten: they were abducted themselves. With the help of a mysterious alien--the last of its kind--they uncover the secret behind the disappearances. But as an ancient shadow is coming, it becomes clear: this is only the beginning.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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CHEESY MOURNING
ZEMARIO SHEPPARD
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Created as part of a 48-hour film challenge, this tender and lightly comedic short follows recently widowed Dad Eli as he navigates the chaos of a single morning with his spirited 11-year-old daughter, Naomi. What begins as a struggle over burnt grilled cheese turns into a quiet, heartfelt moment of connection, love, and resilience. Naomi's wisdom, humor, and old-soul insight help her father navigate grief, reminding us that even in loss, love--and laughter--can still find a way. A story about family, imperfection, and the small moments that make life meaningful.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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LITTLE HOTEL DETECTIVE, THE
STAAS NELIS
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - At the start of the holiday, eleven-year-old Billie is thrilled to finally spend some time with her mother, Estella, a busy hotel owner. But when a secret hotel inspector checks in, everything changes. Billie turns into a detective, determined to uncover the inspector's identity and win back her mother's attention.
Runtime: 21 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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SUPER WANG WANG
GAVIN LEE
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - A mentally disabled teenager called Wang Wang like Forrest Gump who longs to "fly" freely on the ice, saves an Oriental white stork abandoned by his mother, and two abandoned children grow up together. After joining the Special Olympics speed skating team, Wang Wang, with the help of his coach and friends, unfolds a story of confrontation and love between "abnormal" and "normal" people.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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ROLLER
NATHALIE LIPPENS
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-12
Description - Johannes is a young athlete with a big dream: to become a Paralympian. His story unfolds when he joins for the first time a training camp abroad, without parents. Through his dedication, he not only makes great strides as an athlete but also gains more independence. Along the way, he meets C�cile, a fellow wheelchair athlete who shares the same ambition. A warm friendship develops between them. Paralympic champion Peter Genyn, who won gold in Tokyo, also plays a role in supporting Johannes on his journey--both in sport and in life. But the true narrator of this story is Roller, Johannes's loyal old wheelchair. From Roller's unique point of view, we follow Johannes's path to greatness. Roller shows us how Johannes grows, but also faces a challenge of his own: the arrival of a shiny new sports wheelchair--an unexpected rival...
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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GHOST OF DUNLUCE CASTLE, THE
ALISON TEAL
Series: INDIE DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-18
Description - From her Home Sweet Treehouse in Hawaii to the storm-swept cliffs of Northern Ireland, filmmaker and adventurer Alison Teal sets out to uncover the haunting legend of a ghost in a crumbling seaside castle perched above a mysterious mermaid cave. Joined by local legend and big-wave surfer Al Mennie, known from the Game of Thrones universe, Alison journeys by horseback, surfboard, and foot through sea caves, towering cliffs, and eerie forests in search of the fabled Lady in White. Their shocking yet heartfelt discovery blurs the line between myth and reality, revealing timeless lessons about courage, connection, and the unseen forces that may guide us all - proving that magic is still alive in our coconuts world.
Runtime: 20 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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HOMECOMING, THE
LING JUNE WANG
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - "150 years later, they have finally returned home." In 2017, three Taiwanese scholars discovered skulls labeled "Formosa" and "Botan" in the skull room of the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. After meticulous research through historical documents, it was confirmed that these skulls likely belonged to the Paiwan people, who were taken away following the Battle of the Mudan Incident in 1874. This film documents an unprecedented event in Taiwan: the first international repatriation of remains led primarily by Indigenous people.
Runtime: 46 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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BRIDGE IN THE MIST, A
LING JUNE WANG
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Imperial Japan invades the Topa Community as part of an ongoing colonial invasion against the Tayal people. Their leader, Watan Syat, has been at war with the Japanese for over eight years. His daughter, Loba Watan, agrees to be taken hostage in hopes that her people can return home. A sacrifice which nearly tears the community apart.
Runtime: 28 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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REKINDLING THE EMBERS: THE TOPA WAR, 1900-1907
LING JUNE WANG
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY, AGES 12-18
Description - Imperial Japan launched a colonial invasion against Taiwan's Indigenous Tayal people. In the Topa War (1900-1907), the Tayal demonstrated the spirit of resistance while upholding Gaga their traditional law, and defending their ancestral home and in Topa Community.
Runtime: 42 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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WORKING FOR SANTA CLAUS
POWERSPLASH PROJECT
Series: INDIE SHORT AGES 5-12
Description - A joyful music video for the Holiday Season!
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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DUPKI
ABHAY PUNJABI
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - Twelve year old Santoo has his heart set on building his own sparkling aqua-blue swimming pool to beat the scorching New Delhi heat. There's just one problem- in the slum where he lives--home to sanitation workers--even running water is a distant luxury. Across the by-lanes, Vivaan, the overachieving son of Ivy League-educated parents, is chasing a coveted U.S. internship to secure his future and their approval. Meanwhile Fiza, a Hijabi Muslim girl, dreams of breaking the glass ceiling of her conservative neighborhood to become a national cricket player. When fate brings these three unlikely allies together their summer turns into an unforgettable journey of mischief, friendship, and the power of chasing dreams against all odds.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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TOM'S ALIEN SPACE ADVENTUE!
THE MOLLOY BROTHERS
Series: COLLEGE STUDENT ANIMATED SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - A young ambitious astronaut makes an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Little does he know that the aliens waiting there are just as crazy as him!
Runtime: 11 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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BICYCLE WISH, THE
JOHAN HASS
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - A young boy dreams of a bicycle, but when he finally earns enough money, he chooses to buy something for his father instead, a decision that leads to an unexpected, heartwarming reward.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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ANANASI
ANNA KADYKOVA
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Did you know that from the top of a pineapple you can grow a new pineapple--and so on, forever? Funny Sri Lankan animal friends grow a pineapple and dance. A bright and colorful reflection on the infinity of nature.
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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WASHER BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, THE
CZECH TELEVISION
Series: FOREIGN STUDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - The Washer Between Two Worlds - There's chaos and anxiety in the city. The radio is predicting a catastrophe. Falling stars in broad daylight? And what are those terrifying sounds? A group of teenagers, panicking, gathers in one of the housing estate apartments, trying to figure out how to survive. Is sunscreen the better option? Or should they wash at 40 �C? A short film made by children playfully jokes about disaster with a humorous twist and was created as part of the Czech Television's project/series called GENERATION:NIKA.
Runtime: 13 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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ATTACK OF MUTATED WATERMELONS
CZECH TELEVISION
Series: FOREIGN STUDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Attack of the Mutated Melons - Mutated melons are rampaging through the city. They pose a deadly threat to all its inhabitants. A group of young heroes, armed with an iron supply of chips, is hatching a plan to save the city. A short film made by children playfully jokes about disaster with a humorous twist and was created as part of the Czech Television's project/series called GENERATION:NIKA.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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OCHER
CHEE HO
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - The story of the world's first visual storyteller.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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MIRACLE ON KACHHUA BEACH, THE
CIVIC STUDIOS
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Ori, a boy teased for his odd habit of collecting little things, stumbles upon a garbage-strewn beach near his home. What begins as a mission to collect unique bottle caps and win a contest, soon grows into a community effort, drawing neighbors, friends, and strangers together to clean the beach. As the beach slowly transforms, Ori discovers the power of small actions and shared hope, culminating in a quiet miracle that changes everything.
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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SHAPES OF US
ARANZA BERGES NAVARRETE
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Two friends embark on an adventure to visit sculptures around the world. As they experience art and beauty together, their relationship blossoms and evolves.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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TREASURE OF AIURE, THE
KURT SHAW
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - When Kalu and Teresa see bulldozers destroying the jungle near their homes, the twelve year old girls suspect the village priest. Rifling through an ancient steam chest In the church sacristy, they find plans to dam the river, but also arrow-heads, a head-dress, and photos of the indigenous people who once inhabited the area. Inspired by the spirits of their native and migrant ancestors, the girls climb the dramatic mountains above town and throw themselves in front of the bulldozers to save their beloved waterfall and swimming hole.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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THE ONE, THE OTHER AND THOSE FROM BEYOND
EDUARDO LUENGO
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - A hippie adolescence, a cybernetic future or the confines of the universe were preferable to a future without horizon, in a brainless and decadent era'. This is how Pablo explains his friends' motivation to flee in search of a better future, somewhere else. He will help them find the way, which will not be exactly the one they had anticipated. This is a story of integration and self-acceptance, which reminds us that --the great barriers on life are psychological.
Runtime: 40 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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PARAVAN
GLORIA HALASZ
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Two puppeteers, an older man and a young girl, arrive at a mysterious underground place with their peculiar packages, aiming to bring light into the darkness. As the stakes of their weathered puppet figures' performance rise, it reveals whether, when hope has already vanished, tales and fantasy might help us overcome our fears and even reality itself. From Hungary
Runtime: 11 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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MASHA AND THE BEAR: FROGBOOK
MIKHAIL MEDVEDEV
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 2-8
Description - Masha and the Bear is a 3-D animated series that captures the hearts of children and adults alike. In this episode, an interesting couple appears in the world of Masha and Bear: Vivi the little witch and her huge Cat. The little witch accidentally turned her grandmother's favorite book of spells into a living frog and now this book must be urgently found and disenchanted before the grandmother notices. Masha is rushing to the rescue!
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-8
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CAT'S FIGHT, A
JAMES BARORO
Series: FOREIGN COLLEGE STUDENT SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - A cat who loves plane-making joins a local flight show. But is rejected due to his plane's unremarkable appearance. However, when a thunderstorm threatens the fair, the cat proves how far passion takes you.
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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SUN & THE WIND, THE
SOYEON KIM
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Two cosmic rivals push their powers to the limit, only to find that a spark of warmth can outshine the fiercest force.
Runtime: 3 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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HOUSE, MAGIC AND A TEAPOT
YANZHANG SONG
Series: INDIE STUDENT SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - A magical house has long waited for the perfect witch to be its owner--until one stormy night, a traveler with no spells, only a teapot and a warm heart, knocks on its door. Along their journey, a special magic starts to bloom.
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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JACK O'NEILL'S LEGACY
YAMAL DURYEA
Series: DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-18
Description - After opening the first surf shop in 1952, and later inventing the neoprene wetsuit, Jack creates the O'Neill Sea Odyssey program to teach ocean stewardship to elementary students via a sailing classroom trip on the Monterey Bay.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-17
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BOSAFUMI
ANDREW WOLF
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - "Bosafumi" is about an alien who crash lands into the sea all alone. He tries to survive on his own, but he slowly loses all hope and willpower, until he witnesses something incredibly inspiring to him.
Runtime: 25 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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MUTABLE MATTER
JULIE GOLDSTEIN
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Mutable Matter brings together three experimental shorts where clay becomes a site of transformation, memory, and dialogue between human touch and generative code. These films reimagine clay not as a static material but as something fragile, fissured, and endlessly in flux--shifting between sculpture, animation, and algorithm.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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MAGICAL RETURN, THE
PHILIP HAIN
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - In an ordinary school, five children stumble upon a locked chest in their workshop room. What begins as innocent curiosity soon turns into a magical journey. Inside, they find a wand with the power to bring back what was lost--if they prove brave and united enough. As the boundaries between the real and the magical begin to fade, the children must face an invisible threat that tests their strength and friendship.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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CARROT NOSE ANNIE
PETER ELLIOTT
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - Shot with homemade life sized puppets on location, Carrot Nose Annie is the short story of Annie, who is a "perfectly normal" young woman with the exception that she has a carrot for a nose which makes it difficult to eat her favourite food - spaghetti. Annie embarks on a journey to find a new friend to eat spaghetti with. She encounters a very un-wicked witch on her way to find her new friend.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
REBEKAH LOUISA SMITH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - This little story is based on actual experience where the girl is so taken in by the spectacular birds that they are welcomed with open arms. Her Staffy is forbidden from doing what obviously needs to be done and the Peacock population grows dramatically. With time the girl eventually changes her position to that of the Staffy who knew all along that the garden should be out of bounds to peacocks. From South Africa. Dialogue in English.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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LOOKING FOR YOU
MORGAN FINLAY
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Shemp, the main character of 2021's wonderful 'Shots of Light' returns to the screen as an intergalactic hero, on the search for their soulmate. In 'Looking for You', Shemp is tasked with rescuing Cardboardia... and makes the discovery of a lifetime!
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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WILLOW
MICHAL PAZDERKA
Series: FOREIGN ELEMENTARY STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Willow is about a group of kids who are sent to a volleyball camp to learn how to play the sport. Over time, they discover that they all have one thing in common: divorced parents. Can they confide in each other, let go of their trauma, and start functioning as a team? From Czechia, dialogue in Czech with English subtitles
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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ROBOTIA, THE MOVIE
MALABAR PRODUCTIONS
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 5-12
Description - In a world inhabited by androids, a girl dreams of playing football, despite her family's ban. Her friends will come to her aid to help her fulfill her wish, and to show everyone what they are capable of doing, on and off the football field. From Argentina and Spain; dialogue in English

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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GRADUATION HEIST
ZOFIA JAROSZUK
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - A carefree teen plans a daring heist to fail his friends' exams and keep them from leaving town. From Poland, dialogue in Polish, English subtitles

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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SUPER DAD
CHENG YING LIU
Series: FOREIGN ELEMENTARY STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - My dad is a firefighter--super brave! Every day, he goes on all kinds of missions: rushing into fires, diving into water, and helping people in scary emergencies. He's never afraid and always protects others. To me, he's not just my dad... he's my superhero! From Taiwan, dialogue in English
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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CHIRP TALKER
CHENG YING LIU
Series: ELEMENTARY STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - On her city balcony, Audrey delights in the flutter of tiny birds--fluffing their feathers, chattering, and sneaking tangerine bites. Their chirps sound like cheerful hellos and playful spats, inspiring her to invent a bird-language translator that unlocks their secret conversations.
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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The Film Festival category has 3564 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles Below are records 1 - 50 of them in order of acceptance, with most recent ones first

The Film Festival category has 3564 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
Below are records 1 - 50 of them
in order of acceptance, with most recent ones first