13th Seattle Children's Film Festival (organised by Northwest Film Forum) selected to its program our Hypertrain by Etienne Kompis and Fela Bellotto from Animation HSLU and Wolkenreiter from ZHdK Darstellende Künste und Film by Manuela Rüegg. Don’t miss the chance to see them if you are around!

Germany calling! Zwischenstopp (CH) (Still) by Cosima Frei, 2:1 Film and ZHdK Darstellende Künste und Film has its German premiere tonight at Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, afterwards it screens at the 44th Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, besides HALKO (FIN) by Teemu Nikki & It’s Alive! Films and Martin Iliev’s Maybe Tomorrow / Може би утре (BG). Enjoy the ride!

Our young protagonists are the center of attention in the next two weekends. Wolkenreiter from ZHdK Darstellende Künste und Film follows the imaginative Maximilian who dreams of a journey to the moon with his trusty co-pilot. The film by Manuela Rüegg screens on Saturday at Angelika Film Center - Dallas at the 34th Annual KidFilm Family Festival, organized by USA Film Festival. On Sunday and next weekend Divij Roopchand’s Mast Qalandar (Still) from The London Film School gets presented to the audience of Black Movie Festival in Geneva. It revolves around 13 year-old Montek, a Sikh teenager who makes a birthday wish that is really not easy to fulfill. Both films deal with contradictions between wishes of children and expectations of their parents. Go Kids Go!

Until now Michaela Müller’s Airport - Animated Short Film has already been presented at more than 40 film festivals worldwide. Now it got selected to two more: to the 24th edition of Slamdance Film Festival in the USA and to the 39th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Germany. We are very proud of the success story of your wonderful animation!

Film Servis Karlovy Vary, organizer of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival operates Festival krátkých filmů Praha (Pragueshorts) in the Czech capital, this is where our HALKO (directed by Teemu Nikki) will be presented in the “Man -User’s Manual” section at Kino Světozor and Kino Pilotů. In addition to that, Daniel Mulloy gives a workshop this Friday on his multiple award-winner HOME - short film that screens in the “Life on Mars” selection. Congratulations to both directors!

We would like to welcome Felix Schaffert on board! His surprising short, Der Paradise-Fonds follows a young and wealthy couple who come up with an unusual solution to overcome sexual dependency between man and woman. They decide to take drastic measures to move their relationship to a higher spiritual level, regardless on what they have to sacrifice for that. We are looking forward to working with you Felix!

Measuring their power and proving themselves belongs to teenaagers’ everyday life. Due to his best friend’s upcoming sexual curiosity, 13-year old gentle-natured Yannik gets into a dangerous situation. What happens if the line between game and reality gets crossed? Millimeterle - Shortfilm from ZHdK Darstellende Künste und Film screens this weekend at the 8th Tournai Ramdam Festival in Belgium! Congratulations to Pascal Reinmann and his crew! https://vimeo.com/167776954

A man sets out on a journey around Switzerland while recalling his memories from adolescence to old age and his experience of the far-reaching twists of fate. Director-DOP Fabian Weber’s SKYGARDEN depicts a mental journey through the subjective perception of time and at the same time, it is also an homage to Switzerland, nature, music and life – with all its facets. This poetic piece is now available online! Enjoy its gorgeous colors at home on the largest screen possible and Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds and J Sigsworth’s mesmerizing music on the best speakers available! https://vimeo.com/247927853

Breaking news: Berlinale Shorts introduced its lineup, including our IMFURA, a Swiss-Rwandan co-production and a graduation film from Haute école d'art et de design - Genève. It is the first Rwandan film ever in the history of the festival’s competition! Gisa, a young man returns to the village where his mother was born and disappeared during the genocide. He seeks to rediscover his share of the collective memory of a past that belongs to him. Hats off to the director Samuel Ishimwe and the whole cast and crew, we are really proud of you!

After the successful festival run of HALKO and FANTASIA, Teemu Nikki choose to partner up with CUT-UP again and brought as well the third one of his short films to us. His exciting PILKKIHIIHTO (Ski-Fishing) follows two Finnish brothers who battle in a ski-fishing competition. While waiting for fishes, they also try to win the heart of the woman they both are in love with. Thank you Teemu for your trust and your funny movies!

Our Social Media Manager Puskás Lilla got selected for this year's Berlinale Talents as a film critic/journalist! She's not only creating our Social Media posts, but she's also writing film- and festival reviews for Süddeutsche Zeitung, MovieMaker Magazine and The Independent. Congrats and thanks for being part of CUT-UP, Lilla! ❤️ https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt//talent/lilla-puskas/profile

After an accident, 11-year-old Sam leaves an injured girl in barren snowy farmland. The weight of his departure presses upon him and he sets back out to find her - before it's too late. SNOW captures the air of fragility underlying contemporary rural America, seen through the eyes of a boy carrying a burden beyond his years until an unexpected act of kindness offers hope to his barren world. Alex Murawski's profound drama has been selected to the 27th edition of the Australian Flickerfest. If you happen to be around, don’t miss the chance to watch it at Bondi Beach!