Coming Of Age(2024)

Dense on the Sea(nl)

Constant Wegman (Benja Bruijning), a 14 year old boy, raised by his grandmother (Carry Tefsen) in Zeedijk, Amsterdam. She is the owner of a cafe-hotel “De Rode Laars” (“The Red Boots”). The dreaming Constant runs away from this world of drunkards, gamblers, fighters by writing poems. His grandmother wants him to take control of the cafe. Then Constant secretly subscribes to a national poem writing competition: a new Vondel is born!

Homebreaker(en)

Eelis is skipping classes, mom and dad are on the verge of divorce, sister has yet another boyfriend. The life of a little boy is in its turning point.

No Strings Attached(en)

When the baggage of her past takes the form of an indestructible balloon, Faith must face her past and learn to let it go, or risk living forever with a balloon attached to her wrist.

Tin Soldiers(en)

Falling behind in class, a parent-teacher conference sends Caius down a pharmaceutical rabbit hole that impacts him for the rest of his life. As he grows, Caius must navigate the complexities of mental health treatment at a time when he's still discovering what 'normal' is.

Jugar a ser mayor(es)

Elena is throwing a birthday party to celebrate turning 13, but when her friends suggest playing spin the bottle, she starts to question for the first time whether she's ready to take that step.

Summer Ceremony(zh)

Boarding(id)

Apip, a teenage cinephile, is forced to go to school in an Islamic boarding school by his mother for being "too free." In his final year, he discovers a golden opportunity: a national short film competition. But rigid school rules stand in his way, forcing Apip to choose between his passion and institutional demands.

Get The Ball Rolling(pt)

Mira and Renata are sisters who are constantly at odds, and moving to a new house only intensifies their arguments. Passionate about soccer, Mira wants to play with a group of three boys on the new street, but faces resistance from them simply because she’s a girl. With Renata’s unexpected help and undeniable talent on the field, Mira is determined to prove that soccer has no gender — and that on the pitch, what truly matters is the game.

A Teenage Tragedy(en)

A teenage girl summons a demon to better her life, but it ultimately backfires, throwing her life and the lives of everyone close to her into absolute chaos.

Muse's Kiss(pt)

In the heat of a Manaus night, the young women, Orfea (she) and Eurídice (they/she) have fun with their friends in the middle of parties and bars of the city's queer nightlife, all while they try to hide what they feel for each other.

What I Love About Concrete(en)

A homespun high school fairy tale comedy, What I Love About Concrete is a tour through the unbearable awkwardness, nascent cynicism, and disarming wonder that comprise the 11th grade experience, in a world where synchronized swimming breaks out in rundown motel pools, and dead swans are concealed in Mary Poppins-like bottomless book bags.

A Song Sung Blue(zh)

Fifteen year-old Xian goes to live with her father while her mother, a doctor, takes a job in Africa. Soon, she becomes fascinated by her father's stepdaughter, a swaggering, liberated and slightly melancholic young woman.

An Orphan's Tragedy(cn)

Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.

City of Dreams(en)

A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.

Oceane(fr)

A hypersensitive wind turbine tech encounters an activist and a special child in Romania, leading her into a fight against bus-dismantling criminals and forcing her to confront her own growth.

Entre Nous (Between Us)(en)

Two friends must decide whether their differing visions of their futures are compatible with their friendship.

Love the Coopers(en)

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

Julia(nl)

Nudes Julia once sent to her ex have been leaked. The only one that supports her is her best friend Chloë. Together they try to figure out who is behind the scandal. Julia suspects her ex boyfriend. Then she finds out something horrible that changes everything.

Boca Chica(es)

Twelve-year-old Desi is in pursuit of becoming a famous singer. As Desi braces to leave her hometown, she's met with deep-seated secrets that have long tormented her family and their coastal Dominican community.

Close(fr)

Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.