SERIES FOR CHILDREN 9+| LEKTOR

“Firsts” is an animated, anthological show about women that follow their dreams and become pioneers in different fields such as the arts, sports, science and social movements around the world. This episode is set in 1975 Japan, where Junko Tabei prepares herself for the adventure of her life: becoming the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Ormhildur, a young girl goes on a mission with old Albert, Gudrun a sneaky witch and Brunhild a brutish gang leader across dangerous highlands to cast a spell in the cave of Evocation. A spell so powerful, it will cause all the mythical creatures to be locked back into glaciers, restoring humanity back to its place of absolute power.

Þórey Mjallhvít has a BA in Animation and an MA in Creative Writing and has dedicated her life to visual and written storytelling. She is an animator and writer/director.She has written three comic books and directed numerous animation and live action projects, short films and music videos.

In a city where children are trapped in their rooms and hooked up to screens controlled by a maniacal clown, Pandora and her friends fight to escape this reality. Each of them discovers their own personal universe, free from the logic of the BoxCity. In these small worlds, their creativity flows and they discover new ways of experiencing the world. However, Whiteface, the clown who controls the city, does everything he can to prevent the children's freedom.

Jorge Ribeiro started his animation career in 1999 at Magic Toons in Lisbon. He has worked as an animator, layout artist, director, voice actor and illustrator on many productions. He directed the RTP series Os Espadinhas (2004) and Visiokids(2014), and the TV special Isto Não é um Chapéu. In 2015 he founded the studio Os Filmes do Pinguim.

Nuno Amorim worked at RTP as a graphic designer and director, leading the graphics department. In 1991 he founded Animais AVPL, producing animation, motion graphics and documentaries.

Klara and her little brother Pim move to the suburbs with their mum Lucy, all struggling to settle into their new lives. But there’s more to their new neighbourhood than meets the eye. While Pim and Klara grapple with the emotional upheaval they’re going through, they also face bizarre encounters, exciting adventures and wondrous experiences. It’s weird enough being a kid trying to make friends, missing your dad, exploring a new home, navigating your relationship with your mum, and striving to express yourself as an artist. But Klara also struggles to make sense of her intriguing new neighbours, including two very different cat-like girls, and a third girl who seems to spend all her time sleeping in the strange, dark house across the road. The girl’s story is a mystery, and Klara longs to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Pim encounters a wise but enigmatic water buffalo, helps a lost deep-sea diver, brings a chaotic junk dinosaur to life, befriends a tiny leaf man, catches a moonfish from the sky, and finds a dugong stranded on the front lawn. As they navigate these enchanting and disorienting adventures, the kids must learn to support each other as a family, embrace a new chapter in their lives, and discover where they belong in this amazing, ever-changing world.

In episode 5 'Eric', Lucy welcomes a tiny leaf man into the home as a boarder, and Pim is thrilled! While his stay is short-lived, Eric leaves a lasting impression on the family, gifting them something they’ve been missing – unity. Based on the graphic anthology by Shaun Tan.

Series Director – Noel Cleary is a director, story artist and character animator with extensive experience in film and TV series, including time at Animal Logic and Walt Disney Studios Sydney. He is very passionate about all aspects of his profession and strives to produce emotive, compelling stories and characters. Amongst other projects, he is the Director of Tales From Outer Suburbia, Maya the Bee: The Honey Games and Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb, Co-Director for Blinky Bill – The Movie and Episodic Director for TV series Tashi.

Creative Director – Shaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He is best known for illustrated books that deal with social and historical subjects through dream-like imagery, widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun is the recipient of an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing, the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden and the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK.

A story about a child who fantasizes being a superhero.

Chendi Zhao is a 2D animator from Shanxi, China, currently based in London. He is pursuing a master’s degree in Animation at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Working primarily with digital 2D drawing, Zhao’s practice explores how elements of popular culture can function as a narrative language for personal storytelling. His films often transform everyday experiences and private emotions into visual metaphors, using animation as a space where imagination, memory, and cultural references intersect. Drawing inspiration from internet culture, genre media, and daily observation, he approaches animation as a flexible medium that allows ordinary moments to be reframed through playful and symbolic imagery. His short film Diet (2024) visualizes the psychological and physical experience of dieting through metaphorical transformation, while Henshin (2025) draws on Japanese tokusatsu culture to depict a child’s fantasy of heroic transformation. Through these works, Zhao is interested in how familiar pop-cultural forms can be reinterpreted to express intimate and subjective experiences.

“Lily” is the first animated short film written by Stephen King, which he adapted from his own short story, “Here There Be Tygers”. After being embarrassed by a vicious teacher, a young third-grader discovers a tiger in his school bathroom. Directed by Kate Siegel, written by Stephen King, designed and animated by Pete Scalzitti, and produced by Mali Elfman.

Kate Siegel recently directed the seventh installment of Shudder’s series “V/H/S/Beyond”, which earned a 2024 Critics Choice Award Nomination (Best Movie Made for Television). She also produced the dark comedy film “Damned If You Do”, starring Harvey Guillen set for release later this year, and will produce the zombie action-horror film “Epilogue”, directed by Michael Fimognari. As an actress, Siegel is best known for starring in such acclaimed series as Netflix’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “Midnight Mass”, “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor”, along with films “Oculus” and “Hush”, the latter of which she also co-wrote alongside Mike Flanagan. Up next, Siegel will star alongside Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillian, and Mark Hamill in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Life of Chuck”, set for release this June through Neon. Beyond her on-screen work, she is a vocal advocate for strong female representation in horror and embraces the genre’s capacity to explore themes of fear and resilience.