SERIES FOR CHILDREN 6+

“Good morning” is the introductory videoclip of the multiplatform musical album “Martina and Guará – Beyond the Horizon”, a project currently in development and seeking funding to come to life. In the music video, we see a brief glimpse of the rhea Martina’s routine in her hometown of Belo Horizonte, just before she and her brother are discovered by humans and taken to Anhangá Island – where the real journey begins. In their attempt to return home, Martina and Guará will face deep themes such as mental health, immigration, and loneliness, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, guided by music.

Paula is a passionate Brazilian 2D artist and art director with over a decade of experience in the animation and video game industries. Founder and leader of Estúdio Paulares, she has successfully directed award-winning projects ranging from mobile games to animated shorts. Besides, she has collaborated with renowned companies such as Netflix, Cartoon Network, Disney, Epic Games, and Lego.

 So, kids… what do you want to be when you grow up? Anselmo pictures himself as a super architect! But between crazy drafting tables, mischievous software, and impossible geometries, becoming the best won’t be so easy… Especially with the amazing “archi-star” Letizia in the way!  

Massimo Ottoni is an author, director, and co-founder of IBRIDO Studio. He graduated in Literature, Music and Performing Arts at La Sapienza University in Rome and specialized in animation at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin with the short film Imperium Vacui. He later directed several award-winning shorts - The Steinway, Water Hunters and Corkscrewed - and worked in various roles on international animation productions. 

Kito and Maja reenact the story of how the millers of Lusatia were saved by a mysterious lone wanderer.

Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez is an animation director and creative producer at Blaue Pampelmuse in Leipzig. After living in Spain, Norway, Portugal, and Mexico, she studied at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Her graduation film “The Very Hairy Alphabet” was developed into a series with KIKA. Other projects, for TV and cinema, are in production. She focuses on craftsmanship and visual storytelling for young audiences.

Meet Konigiri-kun! He's an energetic little onigiri with a triangular body and a head sprinkled with sesame seeds. One day, while he's enjoying a picnic, the side dishes from his lunchbox are blown away! They roll and tumble down into a mysterious hole... He lands in a wondrous place, filled with countless scrolls recording the history of evolution and a strange white tree that projects their images. “Where in the world...?” Before he knows it, Konigiri-kun and his friends are pulled into this map of evolution and sent hurtling toward the future. I wonder what the “Itadakimasu” of the future will be like?

Mari Miyazawa is a bento artist and animation director. Since 2003, she has created unique bento art that brings joy to both chefs and diners. In 2012, she began animating her original characters. Her series "Konigiri-kun," featuring a rice ball hero, has been broadcast on NHK since 2014. Her work has received many international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2018.

It’s Doggie’s name day and Pussycat’s birthday. The children bring them a cake that looks just like a real one – but it’s made entirely of sand, and of course Doggie and Pussycat can’t eat that. So they decide to bake a cake themselves. They put in everything they like best to eat, so that the cake will be a hundred times delicious! But what will happen if they leave it alone for a while? And will it be edible at all? Director and artist Bára Dlouhá was inspired by Josef Čapek’s book Tales of Doggie and Pussycat, first published in 1929.

Czech artist and director, best known as the author of animated music videos, TV idents, special effects films and children’s series. She studied puppetry at DAMU and later animation at FAMU in Prague. Since 1993 she has been collaborating with Czech Television, most recently on the series Doggie and Pussycat, which had its world premiere at the ANIFILM festival in 2025 and was presented in the main competition at the ZLÍNFEST festival in 2025.

Mytikah takes Manga and Leco to meet young Violeta Parra and her family. As she grows older, Violeta forms a musical duo with her sister, but her true mission is to preserve Chilean folk songs beyond oral tradition. Years later, as she falls ill, Violeta relies on the children's help to open a museum in her home.

Hygor Amorim is a founding partner and director of Oz Produtora. He created and directed the project “Animando Vidas,” leading the production of six animated short films, and directed the doc series “Seeds of Education”, the animated series “Mytikah - The Book of Heroes” and “Mytikah Explores”, the shorts “Mytikah - The Modern Art Week” and “Teo, the Blue Boy”, and the feature documentary “The Echo Within Me.” He also directs and produces commercial and institutional audiovisual projects.

Mariana is a girl with a bold and strong character who wants to be the best BMX rider in her region. Despite the obstacles and through the anecdotes told by her grandfather Rodri, who is her coach and former reporter of cycling races, she will find the inspiration to be a great athlete while they travel back in time and meet different champions.

Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez – M.A. in Audiovisual Writing, film and television director and producer, and graphic designer. Partner at Cinemazul Media Group. He has directed the short films “Cham-Piñón”. “Medusa de Papel”, “Cielo Rojo”, “Cólera”, “Mi Ranchito Hermoso”, “The Magic Sneakers” and “The Great Feat”; as well as the series “The Team” (animation), “Los Hipoportantes” (animation), “Mariachi Capital” (fiction) and “Victorias y Glorias” (documentary). He has also developed expanded narratives in projects such as “Medusa de Papel” and “Escarabajos”.

The old king is unhappy about his son, so he sends him away to gain experience in the world. However, instead of managing on his own, the prince finds companions with special abilities who help him overcome the obstacles he encounters on his journey.

In 2021 he graduated from the Moholy University of Art and Design with a MA in Animation. Since then he has been working as a director, animator and background painter in various projects.

PAI PAI is a 13-episode stop-motion animation series featuring a whimsical 10-year-old girl growing up in rural Taiwan. Blending fantasy and reality, each 12-minute episode turns everyday embarrassments into magical adventures full of humor, heart, and emotional growth. Through hand-crafted puppets and traditional stop-motion techniques, the show brings to life Pai Pai’s vibrant world – where family chaos, school rivalry, and village gossip create both challenges and joy. Rooted in Taiwanese culture, the series captures the warmth and imagination of childhood, offering an authentic and visually rich experience for children and families worldwide.

Hugo Huang is known for combining dough figurine craft with stop-motion animation. Her films blend handmade aesthetics with layered storytelling, exploring solitude, identity, and social change. Her short Bart (2017) won the Golden Harvest Award, and Where Am I Going? (2018) received the Golden Horse Award for Best Animated Short. Later works Little Hilly and Anthropocene expanded her vision into cultural allegories. PAI PAI continues this pursuit, intertwining a child’s imagination with reality.