Film Archive

Kids DOK 2022
Filmstill Bémol
Bémol
Oana Lacroix
The featherless nightingale has the most beautiful voice in the forest. All the animals enjoy her singing. When autumn comes and she catches a cold, she suddenly can’t sing any more.
Filmstill Bémol

Bémol

Bémol
Oana Lacroix
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2021
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Oh dear, the nightingale has no feathers! The other birds are laughing at her because she can’t fly. Her singing, however, lulls the little bear to sleep. Even the squirrels stop fighting and listen. When autumn comes and the nightingale catches a cold, she feels much too sick to sing. The other animals will have to come up with something …

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Oana Lacroix
Cinematographer
Oana Lacroix
Editor
Oana Lacroix
Producer
Nicolas Burlet
Sound
Jérôme Vittoz
Score
Jérôme Vittoz
Animation
Oana Lacroix
Kids DOK 2020
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The Little Bird and the Bees
Lena von Döhren
What’s this? The little bird wonders about its buzzing neighbour and stumbles after the bee across the meadows. But watch out, the fox is already lurking behind a tree!
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The Little Bird and the Bees

Der kleine Vogel und die Bienen
Lena von Döhren
Kids DOK 2020
Animated Film
Switzerland
2020
4 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

It’s spring and the little bird discovers the first leaves on his tree. Already the buds open and the bee comes buzzing. Curious, the little bird stumbles after it and almost overlooks the fox who is growling hungrily again. After the farting caterpillar last year, the bird can now be happy about a new companion.

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Director
Lena von Döhren
Script
Lena von Döhren
Editor
Fee Liechti
Producer
Gerd Gockell
Co-Producer
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Score
Martin Waespe
Animation
Lena von Döhren
World Sales
Georg Gruber
Kids DOK 2022
Filmstill Lost Brain
Lost Brain
Isabelle Favez
One day the crocodile loses her mind by sneezing and finds herself unable to do the simplest tasks. Meanwhile, everything around her goes black and white. Who can help?
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Lost Brain

Lost Brain
Isabelle Favez
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2021
6 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Louise the crocodile lives in a pretty flat in the city. The elevated train rattles, the coffee hisses on the stove and the walk takes her to a green park. But what is this? When Louise sneezes, all the colours fade away one by one! The crocodile also seems to lose her mind, because suddenly Louise can’t do the simplest tasks. Who can help her?

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Isabelle Favez
Cinematographer
Isabelle Favez
Editor
Jérôme Vittoz
Producer
Nicolas Burlet
Sound
Jérôme Vittoz
Score
Jérôme Vittoz
Animation
Isabelle Favez, Camille Müller
Kids DOK 2020
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Souvenir
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Father and daughter climb up high, glide through water, travel over land, fly through the air and into space. A film about collecting souvenirs.
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Souvenir

Souvenir
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Kids DOK 2020
Animated Film
Spain,
Switzerland
2020
14 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The day begins for father and daughter. They climb beyond their treehouse, glide over and under water, cross blooming landscapes, travel through the air and fly on into space. By ship, bicycle, balloon or on foot. A film about travelling, collecting souvenirs in passing and the question of what’s left at the end of a life.

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Director
Paloma Canonica, Cristina Vilches Estella
Script
Cristina Vilches Estella, Alicia Bayona Casas, Paloma Canonica
Cinematographer
Alicia Bayona Casas, Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Editor
Cristina Vilches Estella
Producer
Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Sound
Cristina Vilches Estella, Eric Martín Álvarez
Score
Sofía Oriana Infante
Animation
Cristina Vilches Estella, Paloma Canonica
Kids DOK 2022
Filmstill The Queen of the Foxes
The Queen of the Foxes
Marina Rosset
The queen of the foxes is sad. To cheer her up, the other foxes look for discarded human love letters. But there’s nothing about beautiful red fur in them …
Filmstill The Queen of the Foxes

The Queen of the Foxes

La reine des renards
Marina Rosset
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2022
9 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
German (Overvoice), English

The foxes of the pack roam through the city every night to cheer up their sad queen. They search the people’s rubbish for unsent love letters. But those ignoramuses write nothing rapturous about furry ears and bushy red coats! The queen stays sad and the foxes must think of something else.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Marina Rosset
Cinematographer
Marina Rosset
Editor
Marina Rosset
Producer
Marina Rosset
Sound
Peter Bräker
Score
Rahel Zimmermann
Animation
Marina Rosset
World Sales
Stine Wangler
Kids DOK 2022
Filmstill The Smortlybacks Come Back!
The Smortlybacks Come Back!
Ted Sieger
In search of fresh water, the Smortlybacks reach the shore of a vast sea. A mysterious creature and their magic fish help them cross the ocean.
Filmstill The Smortlybacks Come Back!

The Smortlybacks Come Back!

The Smortlybacks Come Back!
Ted Sieger
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2022
8 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The Smortlybacks are peaceful, fantastic-looking creatures, riding through the desert with the leader of their pack: no water, no shrub, no tree in sight! They are all desperate because their water supplies are running out. After a while they reach the shore of a vast sea. A mysterious creature and their magic fish help them cross the ocean.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Ted Sieger
Cinematographer
Wouter Dierickx
Editor
Joder von Rotz
Producer
Josef Burri
Co-Producer
Gerd Gockell
Sound
Thomas Gassmann
Score
Christoph Utzinger
Animation
Marina Rosset, Joder von Rotz, Wouter Dierickx
World Sales
Georg Gruber
Kids DOK 2023
Filmstill Pond
Pond
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
A small herring finds himself in a tidal pool and encounters many other, sometimes strange marine creatures. Only by joining forces can they defend themselves against the hungry seagulls.
Filmstill Pond

Pond

Tümpel
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Switzerland
2023
9 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

A shimmering shoal of herrings are swimming through the wide ocean when they are suddenly broken up by seagulls. Separated from the shoal, a small herring ends up all alone in a tidal pool. Looking for a way out, he encounters many other marine creatures. Some scare him. But there’s no time for this now: Only by joining forces can they defend themselves against the hungry seagulls.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Cinematographer
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Editor
Fee Liechti
Producer
Sarah Born
Sound Design
Tobias Diggelmann, Thomas Gassmann, Martin Waespe
Animation
Lena von Döhren, Simon Eltz, Ramon Schoch
World Sales
Georg Gruber