Collage of stills or promo images of 12 of the 18 films in the My Meta Stories European film festival.

Film Festival on Demand

Adult - What's New | Published October 10, 2025

Movie-lovers, cue up some fresh viewing!

Stream any of the 18 gems that are part of this year’s My Meta Stories European Film Festival, available on the myfilmfriend platform now through November 2. Choose from six feature films, four live-action shorts, and eight animated shorts — including dramas, adventures, rom-coms, thrillers, and sci-fi.

Now in its third year, the My Meta Stories festival showcases the richness and diversity of European film. It’s supported by Creative Europe MEDIA program and led by Unifrance. The 2025 selections are available for viewing for a limited time. Read on to find out about the bold and creative productions that are part of this year’s digital festival.

To watch these films, access the myfilmfriend app on your smart TV or streaming device (Apple TV, Chrome TV, Roku). If you’re new to myfilmfriend, start here.

Feature Films

  • Movie still showing two ice hockey players in helmets staring each other down, separated by bold red text.

    Breaking the Ice by Clara Stern
    Austria | Romance, drama | 102 min | 2022

    An Austrian woman escapes from the pressure of running her family’s vineyard by playing ice hockey. Then a new player arrives to challenge her rigid worldview, leading to a life-changing night on the streets of Vienna.

  • Smiling woman’s face centered below bold headline on a vibrant, wavy background; used as a book cover or event image.

    Heads or Fails by Lenny & Harpo Guit
    Belgium, France | Comedy | 86 min | 2024

    Unemployed and up to her eyeballs in debt, Armande Pigeon (26) is struggling in Brussels. On top of that, she has a penchant for gambling and doesn’t hesitate to take risks because for Armande, all bets are good. All except one, perhaps the craziest bet she is still struggling to take: love.

  • Little Jaffna by Lawrence Valin
    France | Thriller | 100 min | 2024

    An undercover crime thriller set in Paris’s La Chapelle district, known as “Little Jaffna,” the film follows a young French police officer of Sri Lankan descent as he infiltrates a local Tamil gang.

  • Cover art with four animated characters on a yellow background; one holds popcorn and pink bubble letters are at the bottom.

    Living Large by Kristina Dufková
    Czech Republic, Slovakia, France | Animated musical | 80 min | 2024

    This animated charmer blends tangible sets and characters with hand-drawn elements in inspired ways for a family-friendly story about self-acceptance.

  • Two people seated in a car look backward; one has sunglasses and a bloody nose, with large blue letters at the bottom of the cover.

    Silver Star by Ruben Amar & Lola Bessis
    France | Road movie, thriller | 101 min | 2024

    Fresh out of prison, 20-year-old Billie tries to help her parents by robbing a bank. When the plan goes wrong, she takes Franny — a pregnant, reckless teen — as a hostage. The two set off on a wild escape across America, chasing a brighter future.

  • Man inside a spacecraft shown through a round window, with text and film credits at the bottom of the cover.

    U Are the Universe by Pavlo Ostrikov
    Ukraine, Belgium | Sci-fi comedy | 101 min | 2024

    After Earth explodes, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnyk becomes the last person in the universe until he receives a call from Catherine, a French woman on a distant space station. Despite the obstacles, Andriy decides to find her.

Live Action Short Films

  • Film still showing a concerned woman with brown hair holding a gray blanket, with bold white text at the bottom.

    Favours by Agnes Skonare Karlsson
    Sweden | Drama, thriller | 11 min | 2024

    In a bustling train station, 25-year-old Sonja struggles to get help to take care of a baby she claims has been abandoned.

  • Digital illustration showing a car with a grid and motion blur, featuring bold white text and graphic design typical of a book cover.

    Life Simulator by Antoine Delclaud, Antoine Fermier,
    Paul Praden, Zakaria Jilali, Raphael Knight, Théo Martin
    France | Sci-fi, immersive video game | 5 min | 2024

    Siblings Sarah and Michaël get their hands on a rare copy of a video game. As soon as they begin playing, Michaël realizes that he shouldn’t have included his little sister in this ultra-immersive game. In a frantic chase, he tries to save her from danger.

  • Kitchen countertop with a toaster and striped containers, seen through glass featuring pink leaf patterns and "Deluxe 250" text.

    Silviana Deluxe 250 by Frida E. Elmström
    Sweden | Romantic comedy, drama | 14 min | 2022

    Every morning Silviana devotedly browns the bread to perfection. She is in love with the man of the house. But, Silvania is a toaster. Her life is calm and bright, until the day a woman shows up in the kitchen….

  • Eight people stand in two rows, some smiling and waving, with bold text centered on a colorful illustrated book cover.

    Sorry I’m Late (But I Brought a Choir) by Håkon Anton Olavsen
    Norway | Comedy | 10 min | 2023

    Nina isn’t exactly thrilled when Stian shows up late to her housewarming party – with an entire choir he picked up on the tram.

Animated Short Films

  • Cartoon-style book cover shows five cavemen in animal skins around a campfire, gazing up at "EUREKA!" glowing above snowy peaks.

    Eureka! by Kris Borghs
    Belgium | Animated sci-fi comedy | 10 min | 2024

    Tom and Ed, two intelligent, lamp-shaped beings, cross the universe to share technological insights. On any planet where they detect frustrations, they illuminate insights in the form of small Eureka lamps above the unsuspecting residents, thus prompting them to come up with solutions to their problems. However, on one peculiar planet, things don’t quite go as planned.

  • Animated cover shows a person and a dog exchanging looks on a city street, with bold text displayed across the scene.

    Everything We Missed by Marta Prokopová
    Slovakia, Czech Republic | Animated adventure film | 12 min | 2024

    This affectionate, humanistic film tells the story of Eva Marty, an overwhelmed toy-maker, and her dog Kubko, who find each other again through an unexpected catastrophe. They’re given the opportunity to have an incredible, literally cosmic experience together.

  • Movie promo featuring white script on a blue sky with a heart-shaped cloud and a small white sphere below the lettering.

    Forever by Théo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini,
    Pauline Philippart, Anissa Terrier
    France | Animated comedy | 7 min | 2024

    While golfers play on the other side of the hedge, peaceful garden gnomes find themselves attacked by stray golf balls.

  • Animated film still shows a muscular hero with a blue cannon confronting a towering robot in a city under vivid red and orange lighting.

    Muscle Man in Metal Mayhem by Nicolas Gemoets
    Belgium | Animated sci-fi comedy | 9 min | 2023

    Muscle Man, the world’s cleanest superhero, embarks on a thrilling battle against a giant robot determined to reduce the city to rubble.

  • Illustration showing animated legs holding a blue car above and legs supporting an orange car below bold text.

    No Room by Jelena Oroz
    Croatia | Animated comedy | 7 min | 2024

    In a world where cars have legs and use the pavement as they please, a leisurely stroll can be stressful. Is there any way to share the road when there is no room?

  • Film still showing an animated pile of trash—bottles, a cat painting, mattress, cat tree—in front of a wall lit with shaped lights.

    The Refusers by Wiep Teeuwisse
    Netherlands | Animated musical | 2 min | 2024

    On a street corner in the city, a heap of dumped garbage surrounds two refuse containers. An old mattress begins to speak sadly, “They say I’m dirty.…” Other pieces of garbage join in, sharing the reasons why they have been discarded. Then, a newspaper is picked up in the wind and seems to dance in the spotlight of a streetlamp. Inspired, the other discards begin to see themselves positively. Their enthusiasm evolves into a spectacle of song and dance.

  • Cartoon figure in a blue scarf holding a tire and flaming checkered flags stands below red text on a purple and gold background.

    Sierra by Sander Joon
    Estonia | Dark animated comedy | 16 min | 2022

    A father and son embark on a freewheeling road race that spins off into surreal and unexpectedly poignant realms.

  • Two animated characters with puckered lips facing each other and "Yuck!" in large pink letters below them.

    Yuck! by Loïc Espuche
    France | Animated comedy | 13 min | 2024

    Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

Don’t delay! myfilmfriend always offers great viewing, but the 2025 My Meta Stories festival selections are only available through November 2. And don’t forget the snacks!

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