Family

Short films on the big screen! A programme filled with animation masterpieces, soul-stirring, captivating, stunning, fun and educational films… Come and discover the universe of shorts with the whole family!

Cœur fondant (Benoit Chieux)
France - Animation - 2019 - 11'20" - Color
To share her “cœur fondant” chocolate cake with her friend, Anna the mole has to go through a glacial forest… that is haunted by a terrifying bearded giant. All the animals who cross his path disappear and, of course, Anna’s route leads to him... but the giant has a warmer heart than it may seem.

Fox for Edgar (Pauline Kortmann)
Germany - Animation - 2021 - 8'00" - Color
Edgar is not getting a lot of attention and affection from his parents, as they prefer spending time with their smartphones and laptops than with their son. In the forest, a fox helps lonely Edgar until his parents suddenly get a wake-up call.

Maman pleut des cordes (Hugo de Faucompret)
France - Animation - 2020 - 25'00" - Color
Jane (8 years old) is a strong-minded little girl. Her mother Cécile, however, is going through a little depression. She decides to get help, and sends Jane to spend Christmas at her grandmother’s, in the countryside. Jane leaves reluctantly: she has no friends there, and “Granny Onions” only ever cooks… onions (and they smell really bad…). Against all odds, Jane’s holidays turn out to be a real adventure. In the countryside, she meets unexpected friends in Leon and Sonia, two local kids, and also Cloclo, a gigantic bum with equal talent for jokes and music. Thanks to Leon, Sonia, Cloclo and Granny Onions, Jane will understand that Life can be a feast, after all. And as she learns to open herself up to others, she may well inspire her mother the strength she needs to get out of the hospital of gloomy people..

On n’est pas près d’être des super-héros (Lia Bertels)
Belgium, Portugal - Animation - 2019 - 13' - Color
When you’re a child, there’s this fragile moment where the boundary between fantasy and reality is shattered. This is the testimony of these children between two worlds, to whom the word was given freely.

Sounds Between the Crowns (Filip Diviak)
Czech Republic - Animation - 2020 - 14'30" - Color
A homeless musician was kicked out of the city after the queen saw his face. Although the guards destroyed his instrument, he didn't lose the motivation to fix it.

Tête de linotte ! (Gaspar Chabaud)
Belgium - Animation - 2019 - 5'43'' - Color
A child struggling with a math problem and his own problems of attention, helped by a mother losing slowly but surely her patience.

Flagey, Brussels Short Film Festival