Star

DUTCH PREMIERE

One night, a little girl looks out of her window at the starry sky and discovers that the stars are disappearing. She decides to find out what is happening to them.

Accompanied by her loyal stuffed rabbit, the girl ventures into the dark forest, where a mysterious discovery forces her to make an impossible choice. To restore the night sky, she must give up something she holds most dear. A poetic and beautifully crafted stop-motion animation about courage, loss and letting go.

SCREENINGS

Sunday 8 November 11:00 (Little Big Stories)

Age: 5+
Programme section(s): Little Big Stories
Original title: Hvězda | Year: 2025 | Runtime: 8′
Country: Czechia | Language: – | Subtitles: English
Director: Kristýna Kučerová, Daniel Geisseder | Production: Tereza Pečená – Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek | Animation: Kristýna Kučerová, Daniel Geisseder | Cinematography: Michael Srnec | Editing: Kristýna Kučerová | Sound: Milan Kotalík

FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION) 

Czech Lion Awards, 2026 | Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, 2026 | Infinite Frames, Students’ Short Film Festival Hong Kong, 2026 | Zlín Film Festival, 2026 | FEST – New Directors, New Films Festival, 2026

DIRECTOR’S BIO 

Kristýna Kučerová studied multimedia arts in Bechyně and later visual effects and classical animation at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek. Alongside animation, she also focuses on scenography and has collaborated with animator Daniel Geisseder on short films including DAR, Bon Appetit and Star.

Daniel Geisseder (1999, Vienna) moved to the Czech Republic in 2002 and later studied visual effects and classical animation at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek. His main focus is traditional hand-drawn animation, inspired by fine art as well as American and Japanese comics.