Directed by Emy Mirel Ivașcă
After seeing a man lying in the snow, a boy recalls a Saint Nicholas night spent with his father years before. Playing with his father takes an unexpected turn, while his dream toy leaves a bitter aftertaste.
Emy Mirel Ivașcă ↗
Ivașcă Emy-Mirel is a romanian animator and film director, he graduated Film School at “Hyperion” University from Bucharest (2018-2021) and he has a master’s degree in animation at National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale” from Bucharest (2023-2025).
Anim'est International Animation Film Festival October 8, 2025 World Premiere *Best Romanian Film Award* Romania Warsaw Film Festival October 15, 2025 International Premiere Poland New Hampshire Film Festival October 17, 2025 US Premiere United States Santa Fe International Film Festival October 19, 2025 United States Manchester Animation Festival November 10, 2025 UK Premiere United Kingdom Norwich Film Festival November 16, 2025 United Kingdom 37 Girona Film Festival November 4, 2025 Spain Animateka International Animated Film Festival December 2, 2025 Slovenia Animac International Animated Film Festival of Catalonia February 21, 2026 Spain Ciné Court Animé – Animation Festival of Roanne March 18, 2026 France Phoenix Film Festival April 10, 2026 United States Animocje International Animated Film Festival April 22, 2026 Poland Cardiff Animation Festival April 23, 2026 United Kingdom Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films May 5, 2026 Czechia FOCUS Wales Film Festival May 8, 2026 United Kingdom ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival May 13, 2026 Azerbaijan Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu May 27, 2026 Chile Brooklyn Film Festival May 30, 2026 United States Animafest Zagreb June 8, 2026 Croatia SouthSide Film Festival June 12, 2026 United States 23rd IN THE PALACE International Film Festival June 26, 2026 Bulgaria Nevada City Film Festival June 28, 2026 United States Insomnia International Animation Film Festival July 12, 2026 Russian Federation Supertoon – International Animation and Comics Festival July 20, 2026 *Best Student Film Award* Croatia Imaginaria – International Festival of Authorial Animated Film August 17, 2026 Italy Sidewalk Film Festival August 30, 2026 United States World Festival of Animated Film in Varna September 2, 2026 Bulgaria Richmond International Film Festival September 22, 2026 United States Festival of Animation Berlin October 11, 2026 Germany
