Shorty Shorts
11/10, Sunday, 11:00, Rialto Theatre On Stage
Creatures both strange and familiar, wonder-filled landscapes and unexpected encounters fill this programme for young audiences, inviting children and adults to immerse themselves in the magic of cinema, look at the world a little more closely and let their imagination take over. Playful, curious and full of discovery, the programme is an invitation to experience the big possibilities of short cinema under the Rialto Theatre’s starry ceiling.
Recommended age: 5+
[All films have been classified as “U” (Suitable for all ages) by the Competent Committee of the Film Classification Council, in accordance with the Law on Film Classification.]
Bats and Bugs
Lena von Döhren
11’, 2026, Switzerland
Synopsis
When a lantern lights up on a country road in the jungle, a group of insects go crazy. This comes in handy for the hungry bats in a cave nearby.
Full Nest / Volles Nest
Elena Walf
5’, 2025, Germany, Croatia
Synopsis
The squirrel’s nest is warmly padded for the cold winter with all kinds of stolen goods. But then a flood breaks out and forest animals flee to Lena's farm. The squirrel would like to help them.
When the Tide Comes
Fet-Nat Bailly
11’, 2025 , UK
Synopsis
Within the dunes, a sand creature and a baby sea turtle meet by a sudden turn of events. Together they will journey to the ocean where they will both learn what it is to be a part of their world.
Sketches on Ice
Esquisses sur Glace
Marion Auvin
4’, 2025, France, Belgium
Synopsis
It snowed! Lou and Marius are playing in the street, building a snowman. But Mom calls them back home: Marius has to practice his clarinet, and Lou has homework to do. Lou opens her notebook and begins her exercises. Marius plays a few hesitant notes, but… incredible! Outside, the snowman has moved!
Into the Forest / Vers la Forêt
Antonin Niclass
10, 2026, Switzerland
Synopsis
At the heart of an animation studio, three young orangutans join forces to recreate a jungle born of imagination.
