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SCHLiNGEL Film Festival Presents: Best of German SCHLiNGEL Shorts

In collaboration with the SCHLiNGEL Film Festival in Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025, which is Germany's largest children's film festival.


SCREENING TIME

Mon 9 Nov at 5 p.m. | Pakkala Hall | Free admission

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES OVER 5 YEARS

Total time: 49 min | No dialogue

CAT LAKE CITY

Germany 2019 | 7 mins
Director: Antje Heyn
Animation: Alexander Isert, Ted Newiss
Music: Peer Kleinschmidt
Production: Protoplanet Studio

A cat sets off on holiday to a cat holiday paradise, but the place isn’t quite what the adverts promised.

I CONJURE MYSELF A SCHLINGEL

Germany 2014 | 5 mins
Original title: Ich hex' mir einen Schlingel
Directors: Pupils of the Schlossschule Chemnitz Elementary School
Production: Sächsischen Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst

A lonely witch decides to conjure up a friend for herself using a magic potion. However, something goes wrong with the recipe, as the end result isn’t quite what she had in mind.

RED

Germany 2020 | 7 mins
Original title: Rot
Director: Chen Yang
Production: Kunsthochschule Kassel

A young girl lives in a world filled with nothing but shades of red. When she discovers that there are other colours in the world, she sets off on an exciting adventure to find them.

LOOKS

Germany 2014 | 4 mins
Director: Susan Hoffmann
Music: Moritz P. G. Katz
Production: HAW Hamburg department design

The grey lynx feels lonely in this colourful world and decides to change the situation, even if it is at the expense of others.

MASTER PAINTER ERNST

Germany 2022 | 2 mins
Original title: Mitmalmeister Ernst
Director: Uli Seis
Script: Alice von Gwinner, Uli Seis
Animation: Uli Seis, Dirk Reddig, Letty Felgendreher
Music: Maximilian Zwiener
Production: Uli Seis | Mitmalfilm mail@uli-seis.de

An excited squirrel forgets where it has hidden its acorns. Could the acorns be found with the help of a drawing?

BATFROG

Germany 2018 | 3 mins
Director: Josefin Kuschela
Production: Filmwerkstatt Chemnitz

A unexpected encounter in the woods leads to a friendship between a frog and a bat.

FIRST FLIGHT

Germany 2025 | 3 mins
Original title: Flugversuche
Director: Adrián Jaffé
Production: Adrián Jaffé | adrianjaffe@gmx.de
Distribution: Stine Wangler

A little bird is already keen to learn to fly, but despite its efforts, its wings won’t carry it. Fortunately, help is at hand.

CAMILLE & CHAMELEON

Germany 2026 | 12 mins
Original title: Camille & Chamäleon
Director, script: Lucie Nichelmann
Animation: Lucie Nichelmann, Manuel Schroeder
Production: Falk Schuster, Alina Cyranek | Hug Films, hello@hug-films.com

When Camille and her friend Chameleon accidentally go their separate ways, they have to cope without each other’s support.

PINGU & BEAR

Germany 2025 | 3 mins
Original title: Pingu & Bär
Director: Kai Oppermann
Production: FH Münster

The penguin and the bear have an exciting plan: they’re going to cycle down a steep hill. Will the pair succeed in their daring stunt?