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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Lena von Döhren

Lena VON DÖHREN (1981, Germany) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audio-Visual Communication from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam and a Master’s degree in Design, Major Animage from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Design & Art. Her animated films have been shown at numerous festivals and have received awards in Sapporo, Paris, Hiroshima, Ottawa and La Bourboule, among others.

Filmography

(all short) The Little Bird and the Leaf (2012), The Little Bird and the Squirrel (2014), The Little Bird and the Caterpillar (2017), The Little Bird and the Bees (2020), Tümpel/Pond (co-dir. 2023)

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Lena von Döhren at IFFR

  • The Little Bird and the Bees

    Lena von Döhren | 5' | Switzerland | No premiere

    The little bird enjoys the return of spring. But there’s a fox in the forest as well.
  • The Little Bird and the Squirrel

    Lena von Döhren | 5' | Switzerland | None

    A little bird and a squirrel meet, in this film about surprising friendships and creative solutions.
  • Pond

    Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust | 9' | Switzerland | None

    Panic ensues when a gull suddenly attacks a school of fish. One small fish loses sight of the group and ends up in the shallows.
  • Pond

    Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust | 9' | Switzerland | -

    Panic ensues when a gull suddenly attacks a school of fish. One small fish loses sight of the group and ends up in the shallows.