FAMILY PROGRAM

IMAXINARIA has a programme dedicated to younger audiences and families, with the aim of bringing less commercial animation to all audiences, encouraging curiosity and the development of creativity in the younger generations

The family programme will take place on the weekend of 9 and 10 March

>> Saturday 9th March PROGRAM | 16:00h

Screening of the Official Family Section of the festival, with a selection of the best national and international short films of the last year aimed at children.

Voting by the audience.
Short films candidates to win this year’s Children Audience Award

FAMILY BLOCK (+3)

TÜMPEL [POND]

Lena von Döhren – Eva Rust | 9 min | Switzerland | 2023 | +3

A shoal of herrings, adopting fantastic formations, roams the vast ocean. When seagulls suddenly attack, one small herring finds itself stranded in a tidal pool. As it searches desperately for a way out, it discovers many other sea creatures here. And now there is no time for fear: only by joining forces can they hope to defend themselves against the hungry seagull.

THE CHRISTMAS SCHOOL TREE

Anastasia Makhlina | 11 min | Russia | 2023 | +3

Cactus works as a caretaker at the Christmas tree school. He watches his training and dreams of becoming the main symbol of the holiday himself.

BATTERY MOMMY

Seungbae Jeon | 9 min | South Corea | 2023 | +3

Battery Mommy works in the nursery with various things, such as soap bubble guns, cameras and thermometers. One winter day, during the children’s nap, Battery Mommy discovers that the nursery Christmas tree is on fire. She runs to rescue it…

NUBE [CLOUD]

Christian Arredondo Narvaez – Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada | 8 min | France / Mexico | 2023 | +3

After witnessing an old dark and stormy cloud raining painfully and dying in suffering; Noma, a white fluffy cloud, realises that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark and stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.

FAMILY BLOCK (+7)

VA-T'EN, ALFRED! [GO AWAY, ALFRED!]

Célia Tisserant – Arnaud Demuynck | 11 min | France / Belgium | 2023 | +7

Alfred had to flee his country because of the war. Without housing, he wanders, from rejection to rejection. One day he meets Sonia, who offers him a coffee… Adapted from the book « Go Away, Alfred! » by Catherine Pineur (©Editions L’Ecole des Loisirs – Paris, France)

MY NAME IS EDGAR AND I HAVE A COW

Filip Diviak | 8 min | Czech Republic | 2023 | +7

Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a sightseeing trip to a slaughterhouse. He takes it home after learning that it will become a schnitzel.

HOEBA

Sem Assink | 2 min | Netherlands | 2023 | +7

3000 BC. A small group of inhabitants of the ‘Low Countries’ are fighting the elements and hunger. Their endless inaptitude to organize themselves combines with their impulsiveness and this leads to the building of the mysterious standing stone buildings of The Netherlands. And the invention of ‘Hooba’.

TOURNESOL [SUNFLOWER]

Natalia Chernysheva | 4 min | France / Russia | 2023 | +7

A sunflower like no other chooses to take a new look at his environment, he will discover a totally different universe…

THE SWINEHERD

Magnus Igland Møller – Peter Smith | 8 min | Denmark | 2023 | +7

The young swineherd sits down to take care of the king’s pigs. Although it is Christmas, the boy and the pigs get bored in the pigsty, he remembers his magic pot and the pranks begin. He soon finds it, and when the Princess, who is just as bored, discovers it, he HAS to get it. But the Swineherd doesn’t just want to get rid of her, maybe he could get a kiss in return…

>> Saturday 9th March 20:00h – Robot Dreams

Pablo Berger | 102 min | Spain | 2023 | All public

Grand Prize for Best Film in the Contrechamp section of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2023. Award for Best Animated Film at the European Film Awards. Nominated for the Oscars and the Goya Awards, it is already a fundamental work of our cinematographic panorama.

DOG is a lonely dog living in Manhattan. One day he decides to build a robot, a friend. Their friendship grows, until they become inseparable. One summer night, Dog, with great sorrow, is forced to abandon ROBOT on the beach. Will they meet again?

>> DOMINGO 10 de marzo 16:30h – THE FAMOUS INVASION OF THE BEARS IN SICILY

Lorenzo Mattotti | 82 min | France / Italy | 2019 | All public

Nominated at the Annecy Film Festival, selected at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 and Special Mention at the Seville Film Festival.

The story follows the adventures of Tonio, a young bear who leads his clan on a quest to recover his son, captured by a group of human hunters. The plot unfolds in a wondrous and magical world, where the bears face a variety of fascinating situations and characters. The film combines elements of adventure, fantasy and reflection, addressing themes of friendship, loyalty and the importance of family, and has been applauded for its art direction, emotive storytelling and ability to captivate audiences of all ages.