59th Thessaloniki IFF | Lux Prize - Youth Screen

For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.

"Styx" depicts the transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip.

Halla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.

Patterson Pepps' best friend is Raf, a giraffe. Raf and Patterson were born on the same day and grow up together as Patterson lives next to the zoo. When they are old enough to start school, they are very excited. On the first day, Patterson even stuff all kinds of plants into his backpack to make sure that Raf will have enough to eat. When Patterson realizes Raf won't be to join him at school he is very sad. Gradually Patterson is enjoying school more than he expected and actually makes a new friend: Yous. Raf, however, feels left out. Fortunately, Patterson comes up with a brilliant plan to bring Raf to school and to unite his two best friends.

A young girl living in a Palestinian refugee camp learns about her family's history through stories told by three previous generations of refugees.

Rosie moves with her mother to an apartment on the other side of Brussels. She gets to know a lot of new people, including Moussa, who lives in the apartment above her, who gives her a complete tour of the neighbourhood, including the roof. And they search together for Rosie's father, who hasn't come home in some time.

Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires him to leave home.

Story of a young girl whose dream of becoming a superhero is threatened by terminal illness, inspiring her village to rally together to make her dream come true.

When a strategy-minded young boy finds himself between two playgrounds, he starts a game that sparks a real-life conflict between two groups of children.