How do young people come to terms with life-altering experiences, or manage to find their way in life in spite of them? The seven feature films of the International Youth Film Competition provide answers to these questions, as the 2025 edition takes us to Germany, Belgium, Ireland, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia and La Réunion. MUM DON’T LOVE ME NO MO’ features two siblings forced to fend for themselves after getting kicked out by their mom. 17-year-old CHRISTY suffers a similar fate when his foster family gives him the boot. Things are even rougher for twelve-year-old Eya from TÊTES BRÛLÉES as she struggles to cope with her brother’s death. Camille from WILD FOXES only barely manages to escape death himself, but his accident threatens to end his boxing career. And for Ahmet and Lucija from DJ AHMET and LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS a passion for music plays a crucial role in growing up. Finally, a powerful documentary is screening out-of-competition: WOHIN MIT MIR?, a portrait of two adolescent refugees fighting for the right to remain in Germany.