HAFF Junior   

Prior to the festival, children from eight to twelve years old could go to a movie theatre near their school to watch HAFF Junior, an international programme of nine short animation films, and cast a vote for their favourite. The school received special teaching tools to prepare for the films. 

Around 2,000 children visited the programme. The voting after the screenings showed an exciting race. Promising finalists were Rising Hope, Granny Lane and Macropolis.

The winner is... Rising Hope!
The winning film will be included in the national educational project Klassefilm of EYE. 

Alzheimer
Humorous portrait of the life of an old man who has Alzheimer’s and his dog, when causes become consequences and vice versa.
Alireza Hashempour, Iran, 2012, 8:08
Au Coeur de l'Hiver / Heart of Winter
As the seasons change, so too do the fortunes of the forest creatures. In the heart of winter the lumberman, the owl, the mouse, the rabbit and his lady nex door try to scrape out their living around a big tree.
Isabelle Favez, Switzerland, 2012, 7:38
Boer Jansen / Farmer Jack
A good-tempered Dutch farmer works hard to realise his dream: a farm with cows, chickens and sheep as far as the eye can reach. But his earnings are dwindling and farmer Jansen takes refuge in pharmaceutics.
Arjan Wilschut, Netherlands, 2012, 13:30
Granny Lane
Unwillingly an old granny in her little electric car starts a race with two young car tuners. Even with all their tuning and agressive driving, the two boys can not win from the old lady.
Daniel Dugour, Netherlands, 2012, 2:59
International Father's Day
On father’s day people celebrate, they even organise a parade with a brass band. For a bird it’s just another working day. He has to find food for his family.
Edmunds Jansons, Latvia, 2012, 5:00
Macropolis
Two disabled squeaky toys escape from the factory and find themselves lost and alone in an urban world full of over-sized humans. It’s new, strange and a little daunting.
Joel Simon, United Kingdom, 2012, 7:05
Rising Hope
Rising Hope, once the fastest horse in the world, suddenly turns into a loser. Everybody laughs at him. With the help of a new friend - a jack-of-all-trades hound - he finds hope and himself again.
Milen Vitanov, Germany, 2012, 10:00
Rough
A jolly black-and-white piglet is carelessly rolling about in its favourite black-and-white puddle, when suddenly some clean and neat inhabitants of the colourful world pass by. Driven by its ideal of beauty, the piglet follows them and becomes a part of them. But alas, it’s a trap.
Venelin Veltchev, Bulgaria, 2012, 5:00
Ursus
An anthropomorphic bear works as an acrobat-motorcyclist in a traveling circus during the day but yearns for wildlife and forest where his true happiness seems to dwell at night. One day, the bear decides to leave everything.
Reinis Petersons, Latvia, 2011, 10:00