Families crowd in every year for the short films programme that we screen at the Festival. A great number of films we showed are now available online and free of access. For you, we compiled here links to films of the last three editions. Enjoy this family time!
All the films are without dialog and for a suggested age of 4+
"(RE)COUNT ON ME!" – FIFF 2019
Counting on each other, whatever the situation, whatever the moment: this is the motto for each short films of that selection.
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The Girl and the Fox
Tyler J. Kupferer, USA, 2011
Lenght: 5’31
Winter is cold and food has become scarce. A girl hunts down a fox which attacked her stack. One day, the girl and the fox end up face to face!
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Eskimal
Homero Ramírez Tena, Mexico, 2011
Lenght: 8’50
Eskimal and Morsa are inseperable. Their duty is to protect the great glacier. When they suddenly face an imminent disaster caused by the industrial worlds, they must proove their bravery!
> Watch the film
OLÁ BRASIL - FIFF 2018
In 2018, FIFF took part in the celebration of the bicentenary of the foundation of the city of Nova Friburgo. FIFF asked the Brazil’s Kids Film Festival (BKFF) a special selection. As funny as surprising, the following six short films showcase the diversity of today's Brasilian animation film production.
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Um Lugar Comum | A Common Place
Jonas de Faria Brandão, Brasil, 2009
Lenght: 10'
Two kids plant a seed in a park. Season after season, the seed grows into a tree as the two friends grow up... A story about the cycle of life and about friendship.
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Remoto Controle Remoto
Bruno Bask, Brasil, 2011
Lenght: 2'
Let's observe a family from the TV-set, in front of which Sebastian sits forever. Will he leave the sofa at last?
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Paleolito
Ismael Lito, Gabriel Calegario, Brasil, 2013
Lenght: 6'
During his daily quest for food a caveman mistakenly awakes a monster made of stone. They end up hunting a mammoth together.
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Super Plunf
Camila Kauling Rumpf, Henrique Luiz Pereira Oliveira, Brasil, 2014
Lenght: 8'
Super Plunf's main character – a small boy – eats only instant food coming out of a machine. His love for recording sounds will drive him to discover new ways of eating.
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Caminho dos Gigantes | Way of Giants
Alois Di Leo, Brasil, 2016
Lenght: 12'
Oquirá is a native girl of 6 who lives in a forest of giant trees. She questions her destiny to learn and respect the cycle of life. The film poetically explores the power of the nature and our link with the earth and its elements.
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> Watch the making-of -
Brinquedo Novo | New Toy
Rogério Boechat, Brasil, 2016
Lenght: 7’
A baby received from their mother a teddy bear which soon becomes their best friend. As time goes by the boy finds it however boring. An encounter will soon bring about some change...
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SHORT GHOST STORIES - FIFF 2017
Ghost stories coming from all over the world!
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Sinfonía del Viaje a la Luna | A Journey to the Moon Symphony
Sandra Reyes Sotomayor, Colombia, 2014
Lenght: 13’
Nicolas is convinced that his grandmother will go to the moon after her death. He is looking for a way to visit her by all means.
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Dip Dap: Scary things
Steve Roberts, United Kingdoms, 2011
Lenght: 3’
Dip Dap finds a new friend: a ghost afraid of everything. How could he help the ghost?
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Ghost Hour | Spoku Stunda
Nils Skapāns, Lettonie, 2014
Lenght: 7’
Just like every single night a ghost goes out for its job of scaring people off. An audacious kid will however counteract its plan...
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La maison en petits cubes | Tsumiki no Ie
Kunio Katô, Japon, 2008
Lenght: 12'
Because waters go on rising, an elderly man must build an additionnal storey to his house. Suddenly his pipe falls down in the flooded floors. This touching story won the Oscar for best animation short film in 2009.
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Spiritisme abracadabrant
Georges Méliès, France, 1900
Lenght: 1’
A man who returns back home tries to undress: his top hat and his coat play unstopping tricks on him to keep themselves from being put aside.
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La Clownesse fantôme
Georges Méliès, France, 1902
Lenght: 1’
A clown-woman, an illusionist and their assistant present trick of disappearance, appearance and transformation. A perfect example of the first sepcial effects in films!
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