Animalies

DUTCH PREMIERE

Six friends set off on an amazing adventure in the wilderness without their parents, armed with courage and excitement, but soon encounter a few bumps along the way. 

Izzy, Chester, Zoe, Kyle, Jesse and Babs live in the city. They are friends and know each other from the club run by Richard, who teaches them camping skills. It‘s finally summer, and the kids can‘t wait to get to Animalies camp – out of the parents‘ sight, at last! However, it turns out it won‘t be easy to get there. Not because they happen to have physical disabilities, but because they‘re typical pre-teens! Will they solve all the challenges in front of them?

SCREENINGS

Sunday 8 November 11:00 (Little Big Stories)

Age: 6+
Programme section(s): Little Big Stories
Original title: Divočina volá! | Year: 2025 | Runtime: 15′
Country: Czechia | Language: Czech, English | Subtitles: English
Director: Kateřina Karhánková, Marek Náprstek | Production: Bára Chaberová – Bionaut | Screenplay: Eva Pjajčíková, Bára Chaberová, Kateřina Karhánková, Marek Náprstek | Editing: Georgy Barklaya | Music: Prokop Holoubek | Sound: Jiří Gráf

FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION) 

Anifilm, International Festival of Animated Films, 2026 | Zlín Film Festival, 2026 | Mumbai International Film Festival, 2026 | Fantasia International Film Festival, 2026

DIRECTOR’S BIO 

Kateřina Karhánková (1988, Prague) is a Czech animation director, writer, and illustrator. She graduated in animation at FAMU with Fruits of Clouds (2017), which won the Best European Short Film for Children award. She is also known for the popular animated series Hungry Bear Tales (2020).

Marek Náprstek (1987, Prague) is a Czech film director and animator. He studied English and French at Charles University in Prague, and animation at FAMU. His graduation films The More I Know (2015) and Ant Hill (2020) have been screened internationally and received several prizes.