Between the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, package holidays to Mallorca became available. And the island, which was previously only known from postcards from the West, became a place of longing, depicted in this touching collage about freedom to travel, a hunger for colour and the desire to simply belong – somehow tragic, sometimes embarrassing and always touchingly funny.

Regie: Betina Kuntzsch, Produktion: Betina Kuntzsch, Drehbuch: Betina Kuntzsch, Kamera: Betina Kuntzsch, Schnitt: Betina Kuntzsch, Ton: Urs Hauck, Musik: Eike Hosenfeld, Moritz Denis

When Marco comes across a cuddly toy while rummaging through old belongings, he embarks on a surreal journey with his daughter. The boundaries between delusion and reality become blurred, and a raw but tender grieving process unfolds before us. Is it possible to leave the past behind and perhaps even forget it?

Regie: Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Produktion: Animal Tank, Drehbuch: Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Kamera: Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Schnitt: Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Ton: Greg Scheirlinckx, Musik: Pierre Oberkampf

The mother of filmmaker Rebecca Blöcher led a very unorthodox life, residing in palaces and living under bridges. Her independence was very important to her. She spent many years living day and night in her small car. It was only when the car broke down and her mother could no longer even walk that the opportunity arose to meet her again.

Regie: Rebecca Blöcher, Produktion: Fabian Driehorst, Drehbuch: Rebecca Blöcher, Kamera: Rebecca Blöcher, Schnitt: Rebecca Blöcher, Ton: Simon Bastian, Musik: Christian Goretzky, Alexander Müller-Welt

Cruises are becoming increasingly popular. A convenient way to see a bit of the world? The film humorously shows what happens when masses of adventure-hungry tourists descend like locusts on picturesque towns and devastate them in their search for authenticity: they are fleeced.

Regie: Director: Mihkel Reha, Animator: Marje Ale,Tarmo Vaarmets, Kaia Sinilaid, Shara Arus, Produktion: Kalev Tamm, Drehbuch: Mihkel Reha, Kamera: Mihkel Reha, Schnitt: Mihkel Reha, Ton: Horret kuus, Musik: Kaspar Jancis

In this animated miniature, a drawing comes to life before our eyes and tells not only the story of a fleeing wild boar, but also how humans occupy places that once belonged to nature. This film is based on memories of a walk in the Belgian Ardennes and was drawn and animated on a single sheet of paper.

Regie: Nicolas Piret, Produktion: Zorobabel, Drehbuch: Nicolas Piret, Kamera: Nicolas Piret, Schnitt: Nicolas Piret, Ton: Frédéric Furnelle, Musik: /

A rescue operation to free chickens from a factory farm goes completely wrong. The four activists are now forced to flee into the wilderness, where they experience a series of extreme situations and ethical dilemmas. These lead them to new insights, such as the fact that nature is not a safe place for animals.

Regie: Matúš Vizár, Produktion: Jakub Viktorín, Tomáš Hrubý, Drehbuch: Matúš Vizár, Kamera: -, Schnitt: Michal Böhm, Ton: Adam Matej, Musik: Adam Matej

This film trickles through your fingers like sand. You can literally feel the dissolution and rebirth of the protagonist, who allows herself to be carried away by a moose, out of her garden and into the wild, and then returns. As a different person?

Regie: Director: Helen Unt / Animators: Aggie Pak Yee Lee, Helen Unt, Produktion: Edina Csüllög, Vessela Dantcheva, Drehbuch: Helen Unt, Kamera: Urmas Jõemees, Schnitt: Helen Unt, Ton: Vladislav Boyadjiev, Musik: Petar Dundakov

It is actually unimaginable how people in the war zones of this world manage to somehow cope with their daily lives, to live a normal life where everyday life has been bombed. The film portrays this continuation with melancholy and absurdity, yet not without a glimmer of hope for something like humanity.

Regie: Simone Fiorentino, Produktion: Simone Fiorentino, Drehbuch: Simone Fiorentino, Kamera: Simone Fiorentino, Schnitt: Simone Fiorentino, Ton: Simone Fiorentino, Musik: silly blu