A total of 62 countries, the largest international representation in the history of the world’s oldest children’s film festival, are represented in the festival, with 326 films being screened.

The festival will have a special focus on Sweden, including the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren.

This year the festival will introduce a new works in progress section to introduce new children’s films being produced in the Czech Republic. The industry section will also explore online streaming and virtual reality for the first time.

Films in the Main Competitions:

International Competition of Feature Films for Children

Up in the Sky (Sweden)
Directed by Petter Lennstrand

Half Ticket (India)
Directed by Samit Kakkad

Cloudboy (Sweden, Norway, Netherlands)
Directed by Meikeminne Clinckspoor

Heartstrings (France)
Directed by Michel Boujenah

Little Harbour / Piata loď (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Iveta Grófová
Produced by Hulapa film, Ltd.
Coproduced by  endorfilm,  Katapult Film, Silverart and RTVS
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, MEDIA Programme, the Czech State Cinematography Fund, Eurimages, Bratislava Self-Governing region and the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic

Oskar’s America (Norway)
Directed by Torfinn Iversen

Mountain Miracle (Germany, Italy)
Directed by Tobias Wiemann

Number Four (Iran)
Directed by Mehran Malakouti

International Competition of Feature Films for Youth:

The Edge of Seventeen (USA)
Directed by Kelly Freman

London Town (UK, USA)
Directed by Derrick Borte

Goodbye Berlin (Germany)
Directed by Fatih Akin

My First Highway (Belgium)
Directed by Kevin Meul

Bad Influence (Chile)
Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla

1:54 (Canada)
Directed by Yan England

Just Charlie (UK)
Directed by Rebecah Fortune

Railway Children (India)
Directed by Prithvi Konanur