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GERMAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH FILMS AT GIFFONI 2025

Festivals

55th Giffoni Film Festival (July 17-26, 2025)

Elements +6 Competition - Features
A GIRL NAMED WILLOW (EIN MÄDCHEN NAMENS WILLOW) by Mike Marzuk (SamFilm, Alias Film, Constantin Film Produktion)
STITCH HEAD by Steve Hudson (DE/LU, Gringo Films, Senator Film, Traumhaus Studios)

Elements +10 Competition - Features
THE SECRET FLOOR (DAS GEHEIME STOCKWERK) by Norbert Lechner (DE/AT, Kevin Lee Film)
TOMORROW I’LL BE BRAVE (AB MORGEN BIN ICH MUTIG) by Bernd Sahling (Zeitgeist Filmproduktion, Field Recordings Filmproduktion)

Elements +13 Competition - Features
SLACKERS (NULPEN) by Sorina Gajewski (DFFB)

Generator +18 Competition - Features
XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe (DE/FR, Arden Film)

Premiere
GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE by Waldemar Fast (MACK Magic)

Special Event
PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung (DE/IT, Match Factory Productions)

Elements +3 Competition - Shorts
DREAMING OF FLIGHT – LENA’S FARM (DAS HUHN WILL FLIEGEN – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)
EPIFANÍA by Mila Useche (Telescope Animation)
FIRST FLIGHT by Adrian Jaffé
FULL NEST – LENA’S FARM (VOLLES NEST – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)
MOTHERLESS EGG – LENA’S FARM (DAS MUTTERLOSE EI – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)
A PAIN IN THE BUTT – LENA’S FARM (DER STACHEL IM PO – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)

Parental Experience Competition - Shorts
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU (WAS IST LOS MIT DIR) by Janina Hüttenrauch (Hamburg Media School)
WORMS (VERMI) by Domenico Distilo (DE/IT, Moon Jar Film)