FlickerKids Shorts – 2026
A delightfully entertaining programme of shorts that will appeal to the kid in everyone.
(suitable for 4-12 years & families)
Screening: Sat 31 Jan, 1.30pm | Runtime: 71 mins | Classification: PG
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Forevergreen
An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2025
- Country: USA
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One Track Mind
Sophia the squirrel embarks on a journey of self-discovery, helping her navigate emotions of grief after the loss of a close friend.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 7min
- Year: 2024
- Country: UK
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On The Mat Outside My Door
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Germany
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Full Nest
The squirrel’s nest is warmly padded for the cold winter with all kinds of stolen goods. But then a flood breaks out and forest animals flee to Lena’s farm. The squirrel would like to help them…
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Croatia, Germany
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They
As townsfolk rage in their fog of negativity, our hero and his dog aim to encourage a return to better days! The opposite effect leads to an unexpected calamity which galvanizes the masses.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2025
- Country: UK
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Ostrich
Day in and day out, a sparrow sees images of ostriches everywhere: on posters, in ads, and on its smartphone. In awe of the ostriches, with their long necks, dazzling eyes and muscular legs, the little bird wants to be just like them. By hitting the gym to work on its leg muscles, following make-up tutorials, and paying several visits to the neck stretching studio, the sparrow comes very close to achieving its goal. But one day when a real ostrich comes to town and the sparrow meets its idol in person, one thing becomes crystal clear: try as it might, a sparrow can never truly be an ostrich.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Switzerland
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First Flight
Three baby birds, one big challenge—their first flight! But as the frogs begin their peculiar performance, the sky turns into a whirlwind of improvisation—some birds twirl, some hover, and others just hope for the best.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 3min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Germany
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Prout
Obsolete household appliances and waste of all kinds are sent to the planet Prout, Earth’s dumping ground. Bean and Spaghet, two little emergency workers from this strange planet, go on an emergency mission to save one of their friends who has been crushed by debris falling from the sky.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Belgium
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Shadow & Stray
Stray, an abandoned bull terrier puppy, finds unexpected friendship at the pound when her shadow comes to life.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Kid President
No more lettuce, no more artichokes… no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables. In this 2D animated mockumentary, viewers get an inside look as Kid President attempts to strongarm his policy past his rag-tag administration and an alarmed White House press corps. Can Kid President make his vegetable-free dream a reality?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2025
- Country: USA
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The Sky Was Candy
A yellow and blue day in the life of a little child.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 3min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Germany