Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!
Yios, a lonely mythical boy whose head shines like the sun, struggles to make friends in the clouds. After he falls down to Earth, everything changes.
High above, in the clouds, lies a mythical playground where the children of Greek gods and monsters come to play. Among them is little Yios, with a shining sun on his head. He is determined to find friends, but he cannot control his explosive energy and shine. Annoyed by his presence, the other children devise a prank that causes Yios to fall down to Earth. However, in this strange and unfamiliar place, Yios meets someone entirely unexpected. Inspired by ancient mythology and Minoan frescoes, the film explores themes of otherness, empathy, and the search for balance through the eyes of a child.
SCREENINGS
Sunday 8 November 11:00 (Little Big Stories)
Age: 6+
Programme section(s): Little Big Stories
Original title: En, ten, týky! | Year: 2026 | Runtime: 13′
Country: Czechia, Slovakia | Language: – | Subtitles: English
Director: Andrea Szelesová | Production: Kristina Husová – Pure Shore; Cinepoint, ansze | Screenplay: Andrea Szelesová | Editing: Iva Kraljević | Music: Viera Marinová | Animation: Andrea Szelesová, Marek Pokorný, Wanda Przeworska, Philippe Kastner, Anna Štorková, Veronika Valentová, Eliška Jirásková, Matej Mihályi, Jáchym Štulíř, Klára Kubenková
FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION)
Berlin International Film Festival, 2026 – World Premiere | Tribeca Festival, 2026 – Special Jury Mention | FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival, 2026 – Children’s Audience Award | Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2026 | Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2026 | Sydney Film Festival, 2026 | Shanghai International Film Festival, 2026 | Mumbai International Film Festival, 2026 | Zlín Film Festival, 2026 | Pragueshorts, 2026 | Fest Anča, 2026
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Andrea Szelesová is a Slovak director and animator. After graduating at Václav Hollar Art School, where she created her first animated film Malady, she continued her studies at Prague´s FAMU. She graduated with the film Sisters which premiered at Annecy in 2021 and took part in more than 60 festivals worldwide and received 13 international awards. As an animator she also worked on Pavlátováʼs feature film My Sunny Maad and various animated TV series at Studio Alkay.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
It’s a tale of a child struggling with their differences, their “too-muchness”. It’s about searching for their place in a world that seems to have no space for them. And about finding their way – not by magically becoming different, not by eliminating the problem, but by learning to understand themselves and their own needs. Perhaps the nostalgic aspect of the main character, a personification of a past self, led me to connect this tale with old myths. The visual style of the film was inspired by the art of the Minoan civilisation, which I became fascinated by during my art history studies. The colourful frescoes and lively, ornate ceramics seemed like the perfect foundation for an animated world.
