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Three parallel stories depict the everyday insanity of the German capital, between motion and gridlock, the ticking clock and money trouble.

Edda, a young mouse and the daughter of fairground operator Erwin, dreams of becoming a race car driver. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the European Grand Prix, Edda gets the opportunity to meet her idol, racing star Ed, and to help her father save his failing business. But to do so, she'll have to get behind the wheel herself.

BC12, a red blood cell, lives and works in a body that is currently struggling with dehydration. He is given the task of traveling to Brian, the brain, and convincing him to drink some water. BC12 sets off on the journey and encounters various organs along the way, all of which have an opinion (sometimes more, sometimes less helpful) about Brian and his passivity.

Tafiti, a young meerkat, initially rejects friendship with Bristles, a bush pig. When his grandpa is bitten by a snake, Tafiti sets off to find the flower for the cure. Bristles wants to prove that adventures are always better with friends.

Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing different aspects of their relationship and his own psyche.

When eight-year-old Heidi saves a lynx family and their home from a greedy businessman, she gets her grandfather to come clean with the village community, and she realizes that her beloved little lynx belongs with his family in the wild just as she belongs with her grandfather in the mountains.

At a bus stop caught between worlds, two very different birds cross paths and what starts as an innocent encounter quickly spirals into a wildly chain of events.

Perceiving life as something shared by two. Through a split (dual) narrative, identical twins Omar and Wesam, recount their shared memories: from their time in the womb of their mother to the moment they are tragically separated. Written and directed by twin brothers, Saad and Abdelrahman Dnewar, My Brother, My Brother, combines 2D animation with live-action cinematography to chronicle a deeply affectionate and tender narrative about existing without the other.

A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.

In search of her friends, an old lady enters the 'Amazing Kitsuverse' – a virtual paradise where anything is possible with a simple clap of the hands. There she meets the guardian of the realm: a clever little fox.

A CGI short film rendered in a game engine, presenting a surreal vision of drone swarms scavenging for e-waste. Unfolding an expansive landfill, the work is a commentary on geopolitics of waste and theater of post-modern conflicts.

Is living as a mythical creature, mouse or furry not the most radical form of self-realization? In her film, Masion moves through VR spaces as an avatar to explore touch.

Inspired by a true story, a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life – until she finds a dying sparrow she hopes to save.

Children living with medical conditions spend much of their time navigating a routine of appointments, treatments, and long hospital stays. Phil, Ida, and Emily share this fate. Through drawing, they preserve access to a magical, imaginative world.

A unique and surreal story about post-war Germany and a masterpiece of analogue film making. Director Heinrich Sabl worked over 25 years on this stop-motion marvel.

A troubadour pursues his object of affection in this animated tale.

An underdog elf, driven by his unwavering passion for the holidays, becomes the North Pole's only hope of saving Christmas from a vengeful hacker.

Alma, a theater assistant, is having a panic attack on the toilet when she discovers a black hole has opened up in the neighboring cubicle. Entranced by the whirling void, she finds herself sucked into several vignettes about the meaning of life.

The second part of Robin Zeeb’s short film ‘Nyghil’.

Summer 2016. The football European Championship in France. Ina and her new boyfriend are considered the dream couple in the group. But there are also the firm grips and the insults.

In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.

From liveliness to rigidity—war scars the city and distorts the faces of its inhabitants until a sunflower becomes a symbol of hope. A digital, AI-assisted collage of scenes that oscillate between fear and resistance.

When an otherworldly being crashes near a lab, chaos is unleashed.

After the death of his beloved grandfather, young Vincent is all alone in the world. But one day he gets the opportunity to relive the most perfect day of his life, his eleventh birthday, over and over again.

Just as the hedgehog is about to begin hibernating, he notices that one of his quills is missing! And worse still, it's stuck in Lena's dog's bottom. Getting it back is anything but easy.

Breathe deeply: in 3 years, your molecules will circle Earth, as today’s oxygen came from nature.

A daughter gradually realizes that her father suffers from a mental illness. Isolated and rejected by society, he lives alone in a dark apartment, drifting like a balloon. She searches for a way to reconnect and bring him back down to earth.

In a world dominated by towering, steep mountains, pedantic train conductor Peregrin navigates his train over huge bridges and along dangerous ridges. Like a clockwork, he follows the world’s very own rhythm - he has to, if he wants to bring the passengers safely to their destination.

Adam is no ordinary snail, as he decided to live as a human being. In his upscale restaurant, he waits for somebody to talk to. When Margot takes a seat and gleefully devours her three-course meal, he shares his enthusiasm for the winners of all species: human beings!

Can a calculated vector line inspire the same feelings as a drawn pixel line? A tongue-in-cheek declaration of love to the technology and aesthetics of the past 6o years.

Two creatures meet on a tree. Their encounter goes deep down to the roots and beyond.

Blargh is a passive little feller. Everything just kind of happens around him, while he’s keeping it all in. So much that he discovers a ball of black goo in his stomach.

A robot designed for flawless precision follows a life of strict routine and mathematical order. One day, a small disruption breaks his rhythm, sparking curiosity about imperfection. As he ventures off his programmed path, he begins to fall in love with errors for their unpredictability, each mistake drawing him deeper into a journey of self-discovery and revealing the beauty of flaws, and the raw essence of human nature.

I live in Saarland. The place is surrounded by forests and I find it very beautiful and exotic. Almost like a Bob Ross painting. But while hiking I came across a bunker and realized that there were beasts lurking behind the happy trees. A short essay film about war and forest.

A yellow and blue day in the life of a little child.

The film follows Lika, a young girl forced to flee the war with her little sister and mother, leaving her father behind. Haunted by fear and loss, Lika finds freedom in her dreams where she learns to fly. Her flights become a symbol of escape from the bombs, the terror, and the constant threat of death. When she tells her little sister about it, the four-year-old, who truly believes Lika can fly, asks softly, “Then why don’t you fly to Papa?” And so, Lika does – at least in her dreams.

The story takes place on a beautiful resort beach, where people are enjoying their free time. Not far from the crowd, a small sea turtle has just hatched from its egg, ready to make its way to the ocean. But the path to the water is full of obstacles. Unaware of the danger, the baby turtle is being watched by three hungry seagulls, waiting for the right moment to strike. Will it survive the journey and reach the ocean?

Gaïa is a planet conceived as a body with a growing population. As resources become scarce, the inhabitants attempt to fertilise its egg cell – in search of new life.

The mother suffers from an illness that threatens to drown her memories and emotions. She pleads with her daughter for help. Using her umbilical cord, she fashions a giant straw, with which the daughter attempts to suck excess water from her mother's head through her eye, hoping to save her. In the process, the daughter herself risks drowning.

Everything spins in this movie, except Muncu. The world is dancing and Muncu is trying to keep up. Do you have to dance along or stand still to find the right beat? And if you've always stood still, how do you know if you're going to get dizzy?

War for our attention has suddenly become an actual war. Information technologies appear not just as mere means for somebody’s ends but as something having their agency, as one of the acting forces rendering possible a horrific event, which is very hard to accept and almost impossible to comprehend. We have no control over it and are doomed to scroll through the newsfeed.

A Ghostborg is sent through a portal to sabotage the secret operation "Trash" and kill agents Parker and O'Brien. Can the two fend off the attack and protect their mission?

Betti’s date with Tom seems perfect—until her bowels stage a rebellion, turning the evening into a battle against her own body.

A small creature is pulled by its own lifeline through a world where it must adapt and learn to cope with life.

A young man who is proud of his upbringing on a traditional farm, is in love with his best friend. But she wants to marry somebody else and move to Berlin. Everybody is waiting for the new wedding shoes to arrive. A few days later, she is gone and he is waiting for a bus that will take him away too. But the bus doesn’t stop and he keeps waiting.

In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish must act as tough as possible, but looks can be deceiving.

A frustrated couple blasphemes about their neighbor. Where do such people shop? A commercial promptly takes the two of them on a journey through the the “Sexy Furniture Store”, where furniture is not only practical but also provocative. Order now to unleash their long-hidden sexual energies!

A cosmic journey unfolds as Nommo, alien amphibian beings, arrive on Earth through Mali's Dogon people. This unique African story blends animation, music, and verse to explore queer themes and otherworldly encounters.

Things are hopping in the middle of the ocean. Party time, till Blubb-Blubb and Dizzy get kicked out. Blubb-Blubb lures a monster with a string of lights and rides it while Dizzy cheers.

While her grandmother Elsa climbs down into a mysterious hole every day, her granddaughter Maditha can only walk over it. As the hole gets bigger and bigger, she has to find out what is down there.

Pomona, a cautious but curious woman, discovers giant Greek statues of Mars, the god of war. Her initial awe turns to playful subversion, but when her increasingly daring acrobatic attempts take an unexpected turn, Pomona must confront the question of what these ancient symbols truly mean for her identity and future.

An exploration of the hag, or witch, as a transformative and subversive figure in animation. Through a cyclical narrative, the film follows the hag’s abject and fluid nature.

We have all been there: A noise escapes in the bus, followed by an unpleasant smell – and everyone knows where it came from. But why are farts so embarrassing? At least that is what fart star Pongy Pippa wonders. She dances with tubas and trumpets in time with our digestion to show how much work and skill goes into making such sounds. A musical show for the most human of noises.

A young Palestinian woman wants to flee from Gaza with her friends, hoping to find freedom in the West. As a talented engineer she makes escape possible, but doubts arise if it is the right decision to leave. When they cross the wall, they encounter a world they did not expect.

Maya never feels alien in her family, yet questions about her 'white, German parents' and her complexion are getting under her skin. To process the pain, she writes a song for everyone to hear.

Maya is a young woman who moves to a new city, leaving her home and childhood behind. At the train station, shortly before her departure, she looks back and remembers all the beautiful and difficult moments of her childhood.