The Secret of an Old Attic

(Tajna starog tavana)

director Vladimir Tadej, family adventure, Croatia, 1984, 83'

During their summer holidays on Hvar, two boys, Miro from Zagreb and Pepik from Prague, fnd an anti-gravity cannon invented by Miro’s giddy grand-grandfather in the attic of an old house owned by Miro’s aunt...

Vladimir Tadej (Novska, 1925) is one of the pioneers of Croatian cinema. He is an art director, costume designer, scriptwriter and director. He studied for a degree in Architecture and started working on flm in 1947. He is particularly skilled at directing children’s flms (Little Peter’s Gang, 1970, Daredevil’s Time, 1977, The Secret of an Old Attic, 1984, The Canyon of Dangerous Games 1998). His credits also include several flms for adults (Blonde, 1973, Devil’s Island 1979, Anticasanova, 1985, etc.). Hitler from our Neighbourhood, his most notable achievement, earned him the Silver Arena for Best Direction in 1975.


The Grufalo

directors Max Lang, Jakob Schuh, animated adventure, UK, Germany, 2009, 25'

To save himself from a fox, an owl and a snake, a mouse invents a story of a creature named grufalo who loves to eat foxes, owls and snakes. However, grufalo truly exists and he fnds mice delicious...

Max Lang studied animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg in Germany. He has worked on numerous productions as director, character designer, animator and storyboard artist. He has worked on several productions with Studio Soi.
Jakob Schuh (1976) studied animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg in Germany. Since 2003 he has been involved in various animation flm productions and has worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for Süddeutsche Zeitung. In 2003 he has become a shareholder of Studio Soi.


Molly in Springtime

(Le Printemps de Mélie)

director Pierre-Luc Granjon, animated adventure, France, Canada, 2010, 26'

While the spring carnival is in full swing in the capital of kingdom, a disease is spreading. Problems are multiplying and the key to this whole afair is perhaps simply in the felds: a healing fower...

Pierre-Luc Granjon (1973) started working in 2D and 3D animation as an animator in the Folimage Studio in 1998. He made several award-winning films, including Petite escapade (2002), Le château des autres (2003), L’enfant sans bouche (2004), Le loup blanc (2006) and L’hiver de Léon (2007).

The Ugly Duckling

(Gadkiy utyonok)

director Garri Bardin, animated musical, Russia, 2010, 75'

Adapted from the Andersen tale, The Ugly Duckling is here played out in a musical comedy mode. The story is set in a farmyard where a very unusual duckling emerges from an egg...

Garri Bardin (1941) is an animation director, screenwriter and producer. During Soviet times he was with Soyuzmultfilm where he made 15 films and won many prizes both at home and abroad. In 1991 he founded his own studio, Stayer. He owes his recognition and success to a variety of techniques and materials he used, such as matches in Confict, ropes in Marriage, wire in Freaks, or origami in one of his recent films Adagio.

The Crocodiles

(Vorstadtkrokodile)

director Christian Ditter, adventure, Germany, 2009, 98'

In order to fulfil his biggest dream and join the coolest gang in the world, The Crocodiles, ten-year-old Hannes has to accept a challenge. Things go wrong and Hannes faces serious danger...

Christian Ditter (1977) loved films already as a child. At 13 he became a member of a school video group and at 16 he won a WDR video contest. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Munich Film School. His graduating film French for Beginners was picked up for theatrical release and became an instant hit. The Crocodıles were that successful that a sequel was made in 2010.

A Cat in Paris

(Une vie de Chat)

directors Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol, animated adventure, France, 2010, 62'

By day, the cat lives with Zoe, a daughter of a police ofcer. By night, he works as a burglar on Paris rooftops. One day, while Zoe’s mother investigates a series of night burglaries, a criminal kidnaps Zoe.

Alain Gagnol (1967) and Jean-Loup Felicioli (1960) are French animators and animated film directors. Since 1987 they have been working together at Folimage. The frst animated film that they made together was L’égoïste (1995) and after that they made the TV serial Les tragédies minuscules (1999) and the films Le nez à la fenêtre (2000), Le couloir (2005) and Mauvais temps (2006). They mostly make adaptations of Alain’s texts. Alain is also the author of a number of dark humour crime stories. A Cat in Paris is their frst full-length film

Going Our Way

(Gremo mi po svoje)

director Miha Hočevar, adventure, Slovenia, 2010, 92'

Young scouts, including Aleks and his friends, camp on the banks of the River Soča. Their guardian takes everything a bit too seriously and this produces a lot of comical problems…

Miha Hočevar (Ljubljana, 1963) studied Film and Television Directing at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. Already as a freshman he became actively involved in film and television production as an assistant and director. He works primarily on commercial projects, including directing several hundred commercials. He has written fve screenplays and turned four of them into films.

The Red Balloon

(Le Ballon rouge)

director Albert Lamorisse, fantasy, France, 1956, 34'

A boy and his red balloon are tied together by unusual friendship. The balloon follows the boy around like a living creature and this provokes jealousy in a gang of bullies...

White Mane

(Crin - Blanc)

director Albert Lamorisse, family drama,  France, 1953, 47'

In southeast France, at the mouth of the River Rhone, a boy named Folco meets a beautiful stallion, the leader of a herd of proud wild horses. The boy and the horse become friends...

Albert Lamorisse (Paris, France, 1922 – Karadj, Iran, 1970) was a French filmmaker, producer and writer. He made his debut with the film Djerba (1947). His film Bim (1949), made in collaboration with Jacques Prévert, marked his permanent commitment to childhood, animals and nature. The spectators loved his film White Mane (1953), which earned him the Grand Prix at Cannes and the Jean Vigo Award. His best known work is the film The Red Baloon, starring his son Pascal, which won the Golden Palm for best short film in Cannes in 1956 and an Academy Award for best original screenplay in 1957. After that he made the full-length features Stowaway in the Sky (Le voyage en ballon, 1960), which screened at Venice, and Circus Angel (Fif la plume, 1965). Albert Lamorisse died in an accident while filming the documentary The Lovers’ Wind (Le Vent des amoureux) in Iran. His son and his widow completed the film. In 1979 it was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary.