Rhythmic gymnastics is considered to be one of the most beautiful female sports. What we see is that young, gorgeous girls in their glittering leotards move lightly on a big carpet, with a smile on their faces. Behind the mask of perfection, however, there is eternal self-dissatisfaction and endless internal struggles in the group. Through the eyes of a competitor, we follow the journey of the entire national team from a training session to the competition mat and observe how their intrigue ends up.

The Hungarian animation director, Anna Tőkés studied animation at Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design. She has worked in the industry since 2018. She feels comfortable in several different animation roles such as art directing, animating, or production managing. Her first film as a director, the animation short titled THE LAST DROP (2024) has been selected for Sarajevo FF.

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A small prehistoric amphibian goes on a journey with the goal of finding its mate.

Iulia Teodora Turicianu is a Romanian animator and illustrator. Her art often focuses on the many modern, extinct, as well as fantastical animals around the world.

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A wintry poem about the Nordic nature. The sun moves low and days get shorter. Birds fly South, porcelain animals and insects hide from the freezing wind and snow. Only a small porcelain girl wanders the abandoned landscape with no way out.

Anu-Laura Tuttelberg graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2013 with an MA in Animation, specializing in stop-motion. Her graduation film Fly Mill won 20 prizes globally. Her first post-graduation film, On The Other Side Of The Woods, premiered at the Annecy International Animation Festival and won 12 awards across 85 festivals. Winter in the Rainforest, the first in her nature trilogy, premiered at Annecy in 2019, winning 13 festival prizes and the Estonian Cultural Endowment Award. Anu-Laura, known for her set designs in stop-motion films, won the 2022 Estonian Film and TV Award for Best Production Design. She teaches animation at her alma mater

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Eleven-year-old Berci spends an afternoon alone with his dog, struggling with the emotions left behind after witnessing his parents' violent fight the day before. As his suppressed feelings surface, he releases his anger and aggression in tense and emotional interactions with his dog. These raw expressions eventually help Berci find relief and discover the quiet, transformative strength of forgiveness.

Péter Vácz is an award-winning animation director from Budapest, Hungary. His 2013 graduation short film Rabbit and Deer won over 125 festival awards worldwide. He has since directed music videos for James (All I’m Saying, Dear John), the live-action short Pillowface, and several animated poem adaptations. Beyond filmmaking, Péter teaches workshops globally. He is the artistic director of Illyés Animation Academy and since 2023 the president and founding member of the Hungarian Society of Animation Artists – AA1 advocating for the growth of the industry.