37e festival international de cinéma jeunes publicsFrom 20 to 31 January 2027
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Palmarès 2026

DJ Ahmet

Georgi M. Unkovski

A 15-year-old Yuruk boy from a remote Macedonian village escapes into music amidst parental expectations, societal conservatism, and forbidden love for a promised girl.

Comedy, drama, romance | Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia | 2025 | 1h39

Wild foxes

Valéry Carnoy

A promising young boxer survives a deadly accident thanks to his friend Matteo. After recovery, mysterious pain begins consuming him, jeopardizing his boxing career in a world where weakness isn’t tolerated.

Drama | Belgium | 2025 | 1h30

AUDIENCE AWARD 3+

The Naughty Seat

David Johnson

A mischievous little penguin, misbehaving at the dinner table, is sent off to the naughty seat – and it’s not long before he has company !

UK | 2025 | 7′

AUDIENCE AWARD 5+

Wolfie

Philippe Kastner

A perfectionist illustrator has to face her own mistakes when she accidentally creates an ink blot that gives life to Wolfie, a small wolf with an inky nose.

Czech Republic | 2025 | 13′

AUDIENCE AWARD 7+

So long Belleville

Adam Hegazy

Sylla spends the Parisian summer with friends, soccer, and his bird. But when his mother can no longer pay the rent, he realises that these could be the last days in his familiar neighbourhood.

France | 2024 | 13′

AUDIENCE AWARD 11+

Sulaimani

 Vinnie Ann Bose

One evening, Alia and Neena, two young Indian women, dine at Sulaimani, an Indian restaurant in Paris. The meal stirs up buried emotions and « unleashes » certain memories that slowly reveal why they left their country

France | 2025 | 20′

Ultraviolet

Veerle De Wilde

After watching a program of short films, a jury composed of female inmates from Fresnes Prison awards an honorary prize to their favorite short film.

A young girl struggles to come to terms with her mother’s psychological problems as she searches for her own female identity.

Belgium, Netherlands | 2024 | 24′