Cinekid Catalogue 2018 by Cinekid

CATALOGUE 2018

CONTENT

Content Foreword 4 JURY

Jury Members Best Children’s Film Competition 10

Introduction 126

Jury Members Best Dutch Family Film Competition 12

Best Dutch Fiction Series 128

Jury Members Best International Animated Short Competition 14

Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series 132

Jury Members Best Dutch Short Film Competition 16

National Audience Award 137

Jury Members Best Dutch Series Competition 18

Television Premieres 138

Jury Members Golden Lion 20

Special Screenings 143

Jury Members Golden Guppy 22 Jury Members Golden Hummingbird 26 Jury Members Eurimages Co-production Development Award 28 FILM Introduction 32 Best Children’s Film 34 Best Dutch Family Film 49 Out of Competition Feature Films 57 Best International Animated Short 62 Best Dutch Animated Short 76 Best Dutch Live Action Short 80

ALL KIDS ARE CREATORS Introduction 150 All Kids are Creators 152 Side Programme 157

NEW MEDIA Introduction 160 Installations 162 Games 174 Workshops 179

Best Dutch Documentary Short 84 Out of Competition Short Films 88

CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS

Animanimals 109

Introduction 188

Spotlight 112

Market Activities 190

Educational Screenings 119

Other Events 192 Awards, Drinks & Networking 194 Index 196 Credits 200

FOREWORD

Let’s Rumble in the Jungle Welcome to the 32nd edition of Cinekid, a festival full of adventurous programming including the latest media developments for children, and lots of room for children as makers. The selected films and television productions productions that will inspire, amaze and challenge our children visitors. The works presented in the MediaLab are a source of inspiration and knowledge, introduce the latest trends, and serve as a guide in the chaotic jungle otherwise known as the digital world. In short, there is a whole lot of rumble in the (media) jungle.

Every year, Cinekid organises programmes that offer quality productions and represent innovation in the field of children’s media, and this approach has again led to several advances in the programming. As film and television are increasingly moving closer to each other, we have opted to reshape our programme structure and adjust and expand our existing Film and Television competitions. Another trend is for children to act increasingly as a so-called prosumer, and this has spurred the addition of a new programme titled All Kids are Creators. The purpose of this programme is to give – and I emphasise – all children access to Cinekid. By offering low-threshold workshops on location, we encourage them to visit the festival during the autumn break. It gives these children the opportunity to develop their voice, their taste, and their media literacy. Very special were the pop-up festivals that we offered at six asylum seekers’ centres, in collaboration with several parties. Our activities took place alongside the recording of a new VPRO youth series which will premiere at Cinekid – obviously with all the asylum centre children who participated in the making of this series among the audience.

Children who create is very much a thing of today, where media are immediately available and children can easily act as creator using mobile phones and social media channels. What do they make, how do you make it and why? The answers to these questions can be found in several programmes and of course put into practice in the MediaLab. The MediaLab installations and workshops reflect the anthropology of today’s digital era and present the latest developments in visual culture. But they also force children to think about the network, about vlog culture, and about the spirit of the times.

Professionals & film education In addition to the Film and Television programme, the MediaLab and the All Kids are Creators programme, the festival also rests on two other pillars: Cinekid for Professionals and Film Education. The importance of education and of professional development with respect to children’s media cannot be emphasised strongly enough. I am, therefore, extremely happy with the announcement made by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science that further resources will be made available for film education in the Netherlands, and with the growing international interest in the education and professionals programme. In the Cinekid for Professionals programme, this growth is now reflected in three distinct programme components: a renewed set-up of the Industry Forum (formerly the Professionals Conference) with many more speakers sharing their practical experience; the expansion of the Script LAB component; and finally, an extra international seminar on film education, organised in collaboration with EYE Filmmuseum and ECFA. Cinekid organises both development courses for professionals as well as for children. The training sessions for professionals are focused on the improvement of high quality film scripts and documentaries for children. The film education programmes that are developed for children focus on improving creative skills and media literacy within the target group. Film education not only features prominently during the Cinekid Festival, but is provided throughout the year by means of decentralised school screenings, year-round workshops, teacher training courses and an online programme

for schools. Our national educational exposure has been enhanced further with the introduction of a reshaped national audience award for short and episodic content. Cinekid hopes to expand and elaborate this competition even further in the coming years. Finally, our decentralised festival Cinekid on Tour will visit 40 locations throughout the country and brings a fresh selection of films, but also a growing number of media workshops.

This year’s theme: the media jungle The media jungle is the overarching theme of the 32nd edition of the festival. It serves as a source of inspiration for the programming, and there is a strong link to everyday reality: the jungle, as a metaphor for the massive and unchecked proliferation of media, as a riotous growth that increasingly spreads its tentacles across the world. We are living amidst a wild and pristine media nature that we cannot grasp or control, that is intriguing and complex, and often a great deal of fun. This jungle exposes us to a flood of sensory stimulation and a kaleidoscopic visual culture in all shapes and sizes. And Cinekid aims to be the guide to show children the path through the bushes. Aside from being a metaphor for the huge range of media on offer, the actual jungle is also a rich and contemporary topic. The plant and animal kingdom features in countless aspects of the programme, but the festival’s production has also been rethought this year with a view to creating a more sustainable and environmentallyaware event. Watching and wanting to understand fauna and flora is a

FOREWORD

classic theme; indeed, children and particularly animals form an excellent combination. Animals are omnipresent in toys, stories and children’s media. Disney films, in which animals assume all sorts of human characters, and films with animals as the main character such as Lassie, Flipper, Black Beauty or the Belle and Sebastian films, are full of symbolism about friendship; and time and time again the clever animal achieves the most wonderful feats. The relation between cinematography and animals form the subject of countless scholarly studies, exploring not just the cuddliness on the silver screen but also insights pertaining to post-humanism, to the function of mirroring the human soul, and many other profound themes 1. 1

Berger, John. “Why Look at Animals?” In About Looking door John Berger, 3–28. New York: Vintage, 1991.

All these values are an important source of inspiration for Cinekid. They fit with the goal of bringing the quality and diversity of children’s media to the attention of the target group through a diversity of programmes, but also by engaging the children actively in themes that appeal to them. I would like to conclude this introduction by encouraging you to take a good look at our new corporate design and website. Our corporate style has been revamped in the last six months, for which I joined the designers and communication team in reviewing all aspects of the festival, the organisation and the values we wish to convey. I learned that the lion is the only member of the cat family that lives in extended groups. Cinekid Foundation is also a large family and I have experienced how hard it was for all our components and programmes to be communicated via one website, so it is impossible for me to communicate the wealth and scope of this festival in this short introduction. I therefore invite you to undertake your own tour of this wonderful jungle. Before the rumble really breaks loose, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to my team, the makers, consultants, partners, volunteers and certainly also all the funds, ministries and the European Union. But most of all, of course, I thank all visitors of the festival.

Floor van Spaendonck Festival director

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JURY

Jury Members Best Children’s Film Competition Out of the 700 feature film entries that Cinekid received from all over the world, fifteen films were selected for the prestigious Best Children’s Film Competition. A jury of five international professionals with a background in film or children’s media will

Jessica Kiang Jessica Kiang is a Berlin-based film critic for Variety and The Playlist. Her work also appears online and in print for Sight & Sound, Little White Lies and BBC Culture. She recently mentored at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Critics Campus, and regularly covers all the major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, San Sebastian and Karlovy Vary, as well as some further afield. She also sits on festival juries and contributes to books and features about cinema and sleeping on airplanes.

Joya Thome Joya Thome first got into film as a child actor in her father’s films. After graduating from high school in Berlin in 2009, she began to make her own short films, which were shown at numerous film festivals around the world. In addition to her work as a filmmaker, she studies educational science at the Humboldt University of Berlin. During her semester abroad in New York, she participated in the Screening Class of the TISCH School of the Arts. Queen of Niendorf is her feature film debut about a girl who wants to become part of a gang of boys.

decide who gets the Best Children’s Film Jury Award and reward the production company of the winning film with a Cinekid Lion statue and the sum of €7,500. Furthermore, the children in the audience at the festival screenings also vote for their favourite film in the competition. The highest-rated film receives the Cinekid Lion for the Best Children’s Film Audience Award.

Maria-Christina Villaseñor Maria-Christina Villaseñor, the New York International Children’s Film Festival Programming Director, oversees the film research, selection and curation process for the festival. She joined the NYICFF with extensive film expertise, including curating and programming for international museums and festivals and writing about media for numerous publications. Her previous positions include film and media arts curator at the Guggenheim Museum, where she devised original film programmes for children and integrated a wide range of genres, styles and international film productions in thematic exhibitions and screenings.

Ernie Tee

Marleen Slot

Ernie Tee is a script coach, script editor and dramaturge for, among others, IDTV Film, KRO-NCRV,

Viking Film is the Amsterdam-based film production company founded in 2011 by Marleen

Submarine, Lemming Film, Pupkin, Rinkel Film & Fu Works, and has co-developed countless films

Slot. International in scope, Viking Film aims to make high-quality films for both Dutch and

and television dramas. He worked as a film and media publicist for many years and is currently

international audiences, with a special focus on arthouse, children and animation. Marleen

active as a scenario and film lecturer at, among others, the University of Amsterdam, the Neth-

previously worked as a producer at Lemming Film for many years. She is chairman of the

erlands Film Academy and the Schrijversvakschool Amsterdam. In 1992, he received the Pierre

Netherlands Producers Association, part of EAVE and a member of the board of ACE. In 2013,

Bayle award for film critique. He was also an advisor for various Dutch film and television funds,

she was named Producer on the Move at the Cannes Film Festival.

such as the Media Fund and the Netherlands Film Fund.

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Jury Members Best Dutch Family Film Competition

Barbara Bredero Barbara Bredero learned the film business through practice. In 2008, she debuted as a film director with the youth film Morrison Gets a Baby Sister and then directed the three highly successful feature films in the Mister Twister series. Her film My Giraffe was nominated for the Cinekid audience award 2017, at the Berlinale in 2018, and recently won the award for Best Actor and Best Director in Yaroslav, Russia. My Giraffe has since been sold to 12 countries and will soon have its cinema release in China.

The Netherlands is internationally renowned as a major producer of family films. Over the years, the number, quality, and diversity of Dutch children’s films has steadily increased, in part owing to the initiatives of the Netherlands Film Fund.

Henrike van Gelder

For the Best Dutch Family Film Competition, Cinekid selects the

Since 2006, Henrike van Gelder has been working as an editor-in-chief for Sanoma Publishers,

best Dutch feature films made since the last festival, which are

Magazine and Margriet. Before that, she worked as a radio producer for Radio 1 Journaal

aimed at Children under 14 or suitable for the entire family.

grown-up programmes and magazines, she has recently switched to children’s media. She

The winner of the Best Dutch Family Film Jury Award will

and as such has been responsible for the editorial content of Dutch titles such as Viva, MIND and as an editor for magazines like Quote and HP/deTijd. After having worked for years for now works as editor-in-chief at Young & Connected, the publisher of children’s newspaper Kidsweek and its big brother 7Days.

receive the sum of €7,500 and a Cinekid Lion statue. Children visiting the festival award their own Cinekid Lion Audience Award to the highest-rated film in the competition.

Dennis Bots Anne Barnhoorn

After having worked as a television director for a number of years, since 2004, Dennis Bots specialized more and more in youth series. Bots’ first feature film was Zoop in Africa (2005).

In her work, Anne Barnhoorn deals with the issues of modern life in a surprising and touching

In 2012, he adapted Dutch writer Jacques Vriens’ youth novel Cool Kids Don’t Cry for the

way. Her second feature script won the Zilveren Krulstaart, a prestigious peer award from fellow

big screen. The film received a Platinum Award, a Rembrandt and audience awards at the

scriptwriters. In 2014, the film Aanmodderfakker, based on Anne’s original idea and screenplay

Netherlands Film Festival and TIFF Kids. Secrets of War (2014) followed, again an adaptation

about a young man who refuses to grow up, won the Golden Calf (the Dutch national film award)

of a popular Jacques Vriens novel. It was an international success and won grand prizes at the

for Best Picture, Best Male Actor and Best Screenplay. She also regularly contributes to popular

Chicago International Film Festival, Castellinaria and Stony Brook. His adventure film Code M

series such as Merry Christmas, Van God Los and Papadag.

(2015) won the audience award at the Zurich Film Festival.

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Jury Members Best International Animated Short Competition Best International Animated Short Competition is a unique

Amid Amidi Amid Amidi is an author, historian and consultant. His works include The Art of Pixar and The Art of Robots, and he edited and designed the book Inside UPA, a compilation of unpublished photographs from the legendary UPA Animation Studios. He has also worked for the animation company Spümcø, as production manager for Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon, as well as serving as an expert witness on character and production design for DreamWorks Animation. In 2008, he co-launched Cartoon Brew TV, an online showcase for contemporary animated shorts, of which he is now the owner and editor-in-chief.

Franziska Ferdinand

programme limited to short animation films that are suitable

Franziska Ferdinand studied cultural sciences in Hildesheim and Bologna. She started working

for young children, do not exceed thirty minutes, and contain

for the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 2011, where she is now in charge of the Children’s and Youth Cinema after a two-year break. Since 2017, Franziska is also head of the

little to no dialogue. With this selection of films, Cinekid hopes

KinderKinoFest Düsseldorf, an annual film fest for children which takes place all over Düssel-

to enable young children to experience themes and narrative

kids and youngsters in the German Ruhr area.

dorf. In the last few years, Franziska has been involved in different film events and projects for

styles from as many countries as possible. There is much animation talent and even in the smallest countries beautiful works are produced on a regular basis. However, projects that focus on children are still limited and therefore deserve support.

Suzie Templeton

This year, Cinekid made a selection of twenty-eight short films.

Suzie Templeton is a writer and director of stop-motion animated films. Originally from England,

From these, a jury consisting of three members selects a winner

known for her Oscar-winning stop motion adaptation of Peter and the Wolf (2006), which she

to receive the sum of €2,500 and a Cinekid Lion statue.

Suzie now lives in Amsterdam and is developing her first feature film Spitsbergen. Suzie is best conceived to be shown with live orchestral performances. She is also known for her short Stanley (1999) and the BAFTA-winning short Dog (2001). These films have received many awards internationally, including Grand Prizes at Siena, HAFF and Melbourne, the Annecy Cristal, the Hiroshima Prize and two British Animation Awards.

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Jury Members Best Dutch Short Film Competition

Anna Pedroli Anna Pedroli is a freelancer in the media and cultural sectors. She acts as an advisor on policy and other matters and works on talent development programmes. Among others, she supervises the Sandberg@Mediapark Masterclass and the VPRO Dorst workshop. She also works on a project basis for, among others, the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the Council for Culture.

Frodo Kuipers Frodo Kuipers is a director and animator of generally independent animation films. In his films, Frodo mostly focuses on the stupid sides of human nature in a humorous, light-hearted manner. His animation films are shown at film festivals around the world and regularly win

Starting this year, Cinekid hosts a special competition for

awards. Towards the end of 2017 his most recent film, Bullet Time, was chosen as the Dutch

Dutch short films. The Best Dutch Short Film Competition

the drawings are digitally processed. In addition to his work as an animator, he also teaches

aims to highlight the quality and diversity of Dutch shorts and

entry for the Academy Awards 2018. Frodo still mostly draws his films by hand, after which at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.

promote the films in the foreign market. In total, 24 short films were selected and divided into three categories: live-action, documentary and animation. A jury of five experts from the short film field will choose one film for each category and

Ena Sendijarevic Ena Sendijarevic studied Film Studies at the University of Amsterdam and Freie Universität Berlin,

award them with the Best Dutch Live Action Short, Best Dutch

then attended the Netherlands Film Academy, where she graduated in 2014 as a writer and

Animated Short and the Best Dutch Documentary Short

she wrote and directed, were frequently selected by international film festivals, including

director. The short films Fernweh (2014), Reizigers in de nacht (2014) and Import (2016), which

respectively. In each case, the winning film’s production

Cannes Director’s Fortnight, TIFF, BFI London, Palm Springs Film Festival and Sarajevo Film

company will receive a sum of €2,500 and a Cinekid Lion statue.

category. Her feature film debut, Take Me Somewhere Nice, will be released in early 2019.

Mete Gümürhan Mete Gümürhan is a co-founder of Kaliber Film, an internationally oriented, independent production

Festival. Import was also the 2016 Dutch entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Short

Maarten van Voornveld

company in Rotterdam and Istanbul. He (co-)developed and produced several award-winning shorts

and feature films, including Men on the Bridge, Lifelong, The Cage and I’m Never Afraid!.

Maarten van Voornveld studied at the Amsterdamse Toneelschool, the Kleinkunstacademie

The documentary Genç Pehlivanlar (Young Wrestlers) marked his directorial debut and had its

and the Media Academy in Hilversum. He works as a scriptwriter and director. He directed and

world premiere at the 2015 Berlinale’s Generation K-plus section, where it received a Special

wrote the short film Dos Santos (2015) and wrote the script for The Girl Across the Street (2013).

Mention. Most recently the film won an award at the International Antalya Film Festival, and a

In the context of Now or Never! he wrote the scripts for Anything Goes (2013), the winner of the

Special Mention at Cinekid. He is currently working on his fiction film project Şahmerdan (MNK Boy).

Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award, and King’s Day (2015).

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Jury Members Best Dutch Series Competition The Best Dutch Series Jury Award is meant to reward the best Dutch episodic productions broadcasted since the last festival.

Derk-Jan Warrink Producer Derk-Jan Warrink graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2009 with Jacco’s Film, directed by Daan Bakker, which was nominated for a Crystal Bear at the Berlinale 2010. He subsequently began working as a producer at Lemming Film, where he developed and produced a number of productions and co-productions such as The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) and Blood, Sweat & Tears (Diederick Koopal). He also produced various TV series, including the Golden Rose nominee How to Survive...? (Remy van Heugten) and the sci-fi series Zenith (Maurice Trouwborst & Tomas Kaan). In 2017, Derk-Jan founded Keplerfilm together with producer Koji Nelissen.

Margien Rogaar

In total, 18 series were selected in two separate categories:

Margien Rogaar is a Dutch film director based in Amsterdam. Her short film Breath was selected

Best Dutch Fiction Series and Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series.

Maybe Sweden, about five friends on holiday who are confronted with Ghanaian refugees.

For each production, three episodes had to be submitted. For the Fiction Series competition, these had to be three chro-

for Cannes. Together with the theater group Wunderbaum, she made her first feature film After that she directed Bon Voyage and Scrap Wood War (Die Baumhauskönige). Margien also completed two television series for children: Doctor Cheesy and Remi – Nobody’s Boy, a contemporary Christmas serial based on the classic book Sans Famille by Hector Malot. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award.

nologically linked episodes, for the non-fiction the applicant could choose which three episodes would be submitted. A jury of five experts from the world of children’s television chooses one winning series for each category. The production companies of the recipients of the Best Dutch Fiction Series and the Best

In 2007, Martijn Blekendaal and programme maker Remco Kappelhof established De DOCters, a foundation for audio-visual productions. Their first documentary was released in 2009: Ujuma. In that same year, Martijn won the Media Fund Documentary Award for a script about

Dutch Non-Fiction Series Jury Awards are rewarded with

referees in amateur football. In the autumn of 2011, his debut film De 13e Man premiered

a Cinekid Lion statue.

brewery that translates classic films into special beers.

Marijn Frank

Martijn Blekendaal

at IDFA, and recently he, Finbarr and Naos Wilbrink formed the Cinema Brewers, a traditional

Sia Hermanides

Marijn Frank is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and television programme producer. In 2007,

Through her films and series, scriptwriter and director Sia Hermanides wishes to present surprising

she created the documentary Papa is weg en ik wilde nog wat vragen as a graduation film for the

images and new stories, rooted in contemporary society. Sia graduated with honours from HKU

Netherlands Film and Television Academy, which won the Tuschinski Film Award at the Neth-

University of the Arts Utrecht in 2010. Her coming-of-age films Summertime and Suikertrip were

erlands Film Festival. Since then, she filmed the documentaries Bente’s Voice (2012) and Vlees-

screened at the Netherlands Film Festival; Suikertrip was nominated for the Dioraphte Stimuler-

verlangen (2015), which were shown at film festivals such as IDFA and the Berlinale. Since 2009,

ingsprijs for Best Graduation film 2010 and won an award at the HOLEBI Film Festival in Leuven.

Marijn is also a reporter for the KRO-NCRV television programme Keuringsdienst van Waarde.

In collaboration with Alieke van Saarloos, she wrote and directed the series Soccer Girls, which was

Recently, she made the youth documentary A Butcher’s Heart, which won the Cinekid Kinderkast award.

nominated for the Prix Genève and won the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in 2016.

JURY

Jury members Golden Lion The Golden Lion is part of the Cinekid Media Awards,

Hanneke Metselaar Hanneke Metselaar is programme director of 72U Amsterdam, a creative residency born within the international advertising agency 72andSunny, in which a group of makers and creative hybrids from different backgrounds are brought together. She is also the managing director of imagination studio Thisisarobot and co-creator of Hanazuki and Yoshinami. At 72U, together with Nico Stumpo she is responsible for the ‘moulding and steering of the group into complexity’ in order for them to ‘create magic’. Under the name of Hannabel, she draws families and writes stories.

Jan Robert Leegte

in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for

Jan Robert Leegte started working as an internet artist in 1997. In 2002, he shifted his main focus

the Information Society

the online art world with the gallery art world, making prints, sculptures, installations and

to implementing digital materials in the context of the physical gallery space, aiming to bridge projections that are connected to historical movements like land art, minimalism and conceptualism. His work has been exhibited internationally (at Whitechapel Gallery, Stedelijk Museum

The Cinekid Golden Lion Award is for the 2018 MediaLab project that is chosen by the jury as the most relevant, be it innovative in use of technology, or exemplary as a conceptual approach to

Maren Siebert

discussing the role of technology in our everyday life. A jury made

Maren Siebert is the Head of Education at Stedelijk Museum. Previously, she was the Head of Educa-

up of artists, designers, academics, entrepreneurs and educators

of Amsterdam and Freie Universität Berlin and has been working in the educational field since

from the creative industries and cultural field, will pick a winner from ten nominated projects that showcase exemplary artistic quality, digital innovation and cultural relevance. The winner is awarded a cash prize of € 3,000. Audiences know what they

tion at photography museum Foam in Amsterdam. She studied Media and Culture at the University 2005. She’s interested in the possibilities of digital media actively involving a young and diverse audience in arts and culture. At Stedelijk Museum, she is responsible for school programmes, talent development, new media, informal learning, adult programming and inclusion.

Paul Stork

love best at the MediaLab. All selected projects are also eligible

Paul Stork is a partner at international strategic design agency Fabrique. As a designer and strategist,

for an audience award which is (we feel) just as important as the

field as well as not for profit organisations. Within Fabrique, Paul has been responsible for the vast

jury pick. The audience award comes with a cash prize of €3,000.

Farid Tabarki (chairman)

and ZKM Karlsruhe among others). He is currently represented by Upstream Gallery Amsterdam.

he has been responsible for national and international clients and projects both in the commercial portfolio in the cultural heritage and museum sector. He served as an advisor for e-culture at the former Mediafonds. Paul is a member of the board and treasurer of Concertvrienden, the largest Dutch cultural society supporting the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Stephanie Afrifa

Farid Tabarki is the founding director of Studio Zeitgeist and works as a keynote speaker,

Stephanie Afrifa is a curator and a presenter with a passion for innovation in art, fashion, cultural

debate moderator and event host. He has been researching the (European) zeitgeist since 2000,

sciences and well-being. After her bachelor in Comparative Arts and Cultural Studies, she started

on topics such as radical decentralization, radical transparency and the liquid society.

a weblog about art, inspired by the lack of diversity in her personal environment as well

Studio Zeitgeist helps (international operating) organizations to adapt to influential

as the art and fashion world. Since then, she has collaborated with numerous organisations,

developments and apply new business principles into their organization. In 2012, he was

museums and brands and is a regular contributor to public debates. As a presenter, she has

named Trendwatcher of the Year 2012–2013 and Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant included

worked for Vogue Fashion Festival, The Hague Contemporary Art, ING Unseen Talent Awards,

him in their list of the 200 most influential Dutch people.

Black Female Achievers and the talk show Skin Deep.

JURY

Jury members Golden Guppy

Ilona Jens Ilona Jens has been designing and producing educational content for children for over 25 years, for both television programmes and films and for organisations such as museums, with the goal of helping children develop creatively and/or as a person. Her mission is to connect the ‘real’ world with the digital world, and she advises parents and professionals about children’s media via plat-

The Golden Guppy is part of the Cinekid Media Awards, in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society

forms such as Mediasmarties.nl. She also organises meetups about new media and takes school teachers and pupils on a both playful and challenging trip to the future with Toekomstlab.school.

Marijke Bos

Presented with partner Mediawijzer.net, the Golden Guppy rewards

Marijke Bos graduated as a social-cultural scientist and educator. She has worked as a project

the best and most innovative digital media product for audiences

advisory role for organisations active in children day care, education, libraries and health care,

up to six years old. This is a broad field and the award can go to

leader for ages 0 to 6 at Stichting Lezen since 2007. She also fulfils a coordinating and for children in the pre-school and early school phases. She developed a passion for children’s books after discovering the books by Arnold Lobel.

an app, a website, a transmedia project or an interactive project – anything really that stimulates responsible media use by kids to the fullest of possibilities. Nominated projects are selected from an international open call, organized by Cinekid and Mediawijzer.net.

Merel Beunk Merel Beunk has worked in primary education since 2008, the last eight of which with toddlers. Besides this part-time job, she has worked as a media educator since 2011. In this role she organises parents’ meetups and contributes to projects in the field of media literacy, to lessons series and publications. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor programme in philosophy with a focus on philosophy in relation to technology and education. She is particularly interested in the theme of ‘media and the young child’.

René Glas (chairman)

Denise Bontje Denise Bontje trained as a linguist and theater maker. In recent years, she has specialised in

Dr René Glas is a university lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture at Utrecht University, with

media, language and young children, for instance as the coordinator of Kind & Media at the

a particular focus on education in and research into games and game culture. He is specifically

educational research agency and consultancy Sardes. An independent professional since

interested in media literacy with regard to games, as this forms the basis for understanding

September 2018, she encourages parents and professionals to engage with children’s media

games as a social-cultural phenomenon.

education. She advocates a carefully composed menu of suitable media and a healthy balance between online and offline play time.

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Thomas Drucker Thomas Drucker is the founder of and a designer and illustrator at Moker Ontwerp. Moker Ontwerp creates designs and the visual communication for campaigns and publications by cultural organisations and businesses. Moker for instance developed the identity for the 2016 Year of the Book and the Netherlands Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jury (CPNB), creates cover illustrations for the VPRO media guide, ANWBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kampioen magazine, and books by various publishers (including De Bezige Bij, Prometheus and Nijgh & van Ditmar), and also illustrations for magazines including Vrij Nederland and Filosofie Magazine.

Tomas Sala As the co-founder and creative director of Little Chicken Game Company, Tomas spends every day working with his team to develop new and innovative virtual reality experiences and games. Over the past seventeen years this has resulted in a wide range of productions, from serious games to entertainment and VR-games, but all based on the belief that playing games is an activity that gives us freedom. The freedom to try things out, to make mistakes, and ultimately the freedom to better yourself.

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Jury Members Golden Hummingbird

Jeroen de Wit Jeroen de Wit (2000) is a film maker and editor. His debut as a film maker came in 2017 with the documentary Don’t Litter Roadside, about plastic pollution. He has managed his own YouTube channel since 2013, and in 2016 he founded the video production company Vlimse. He was named as one of the 500 most promising digital tech talents by The Next Web, and has been working at the Active Studios production company in Rotterdam since September 2018. Last year, Jeroen was the first to win the Golden Hummingbird.

The Golden Hummingbird is part of the Cinekid Media Awards, in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society The Golden Hummingbird Award rewards excellence in digital media projects by kids and youngsters up to the age of

Remco Pijpers

eighteen, and is presented by Cinekid and partner ECP | Platform

Remco Pijpers (1969) is a strategic advisor in digital literacy at the Kennisnet foundation, and

for the Information Society. Young media creators are now already

competition for the best children’s website of the year (the precursor to the Golden Hummingbird

shaping the digital media field of the future, be it with a website,

is specialised in teaching digital skills. He was previously an organiser of the Gouden @penstaart competition). He is the co-author of the book Positive Digital Content for Kids.

an Instagram or YouTube channel, or a home-brewed digital product yet to be fully defined. Nominated projects are selected from an international open call.

Daan Alberts

Sophie Veraart

Daan Alberts (1997) is a film maker and a student at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, where

Sophie Veraart (1985) works as a consultant at ECP | Platform for the Information Society helping

he enjoys working on 2D animation. His animation films have been screened at the Rotterdam

to develop a better and safer internet for children. She organised several campaigns

International Film Festival, among others. In 2016 he won the Kunstbende competition in the

and events on this theme, including the European Safer Internet Day. She is also a Youth Panel

category of film with his animation film Goodbye, and at the Noordelijk Film Festival he was

Coordinator at the Safer Internet Center Nederland (now part of ECP) where she involves young

proclaimed ‘the greatest young talent’. Daan has had a passion for films since a very young age,

people in the global internet debate about privacy, safety, entrepreneurship and social media.

and for animation since the age of fifteen.

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Jury Eurimages Co-production Development Award jury The Eurimages Co-production Development Award will be awarded to the best eligible film project in the Junior Coproduction Market. Eligible projects must be aiming for cinema

Elena Kotova After completing her studies of Television Journalism in Bratislava, Elena Kotova started working in Czechoslovak Television as a script editor, scriptwriter and a moderator. She has created and produced various TV series, features, documentaries and TV shows for young audiences. Since 1997, she’s been working at film distribution company Remake in Prague, specialising in European film production. As an expert in television and film dramaturgy, she is a member of commissions for documentary and feature films at the Audio-Visual Fund of Slovakia and has been the national representative of the Czech Republic at EURIMAGES since 2013.

Alexandre Dupont-Geisselmann Alexandre Dupont-Geisselmann is Managing Director and shareholder of Farbfilm Verleih as well

release, and must be designed as a European co-production

as Farbfilm Produktion, and Board Member of AG Verleih Germany. In the beginning, Farbfilm

between at least two member states of the Eurimages Fund,

daring documentaries. Over the years, more and more international films have been added

Verleih focused mainly on children’s films, followed by critically acclaimed debut films and

for reasons other than purely financial. The award is provided

to its catalogue. After more than ten years of distribution, Farbfilm finds its films regularly

by the European cinema support fund Eurimages both to

festivals, where they are frequently awarded.

appearing on box-office charts and on all kinds of major international and European film

promote European youth film and to stimulate European co-productions. The winner will receive € 20.000.

Helene Mohlin Helene Mohlin is co-founder and CEO of the production company MINT, based in Malmö, Sweden. MINT focuses on stories for children and youth, and their strength lies in years of experience in drama production for the internet, TV, and other platforms, including moving media. Helene is an award-winning producer and has won several prizes for both feature films and drama series, such as There Should be Rules and Dragon Heart, which was nominated for Best Children’s Film at Cinekid 2016 and won at Ale-Kino 2017. Helene also organises the Nordic Kids Media festival that runs every second year in Malmö.

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INTRODUCTION

Film Programme The 2018 edition of Cinekid contains the most extensive film programme in the history of the festival. The programme has grown to be larger and more diverse than ever before, while still offering international films of the highest quality, including many world, international and Dutch premieres. Additionally, the short film section has been completely overhauled, with the previously Euro-centric short animation competition opening up to include works from the entire world and the introduction of a large Dutch short competition, with prizes for animation, live-action and documentary.

Mature themes Since its inception, the Cinekid Best Children’s Film competition has been the cornerstone of the Film programme. The fifteen features in competition this year, selected from 700 feature film titles, comprise the best newly produced works for children and youngsters from the entire world. This year, we were impressed by the diversity and originality of the submitted works. The competition consists of fresh, original stories from unlikely countries, such as the Kenyan superhero film Supa Modo; one-of-a-kind craftsmanship, like the Estonian stop-motion feature film

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen; and the wildly innovative story-telling of Japanese anime Mirai. For possibly the first time, we can even present a space opera for children in the form of former Cinekid for Professionals ScriptLab project Alone in Space. As always, Cinekid does not avoid mature themes in its programming and this year especially filmmakers hold no punches when addressing tough subjects. From the Czech Republic come two films that don’t flinch when tackling difficult topics: the harsh emotional family drama Short Cut and the fun but wild coming of age road movie Winter Flies. Swedish/Danish coproduction The War Game lets us reflect on the origins of conflicts and effectively portrays how propaganda and manipulation can set anyone – even children – on a course towards violence. Land of Glass uses magic realism and fantasy to allow its down-to-earth protagonist to come to terms with the loss of a loved one.

Focus on shorts

Animanimals

The last couple of years, shorts films have become a more prominent part of our programming, with the number of shorts growing from barely ten to over 150. The introduction of new competitions and last year’s decision to show shorts as a prelude to every feature film has greatly bolstered the amount and diversity. We feel that shorts reflect the future of children’s film, since they allow us to highlight young filmmakers and works from countries that do not regularly produce feature films for children. Six years ago, we started the Best European Short Film Competition as a way to showcase films from as many European countries as possible. This year, we have decided to open up the competition to films from all over the world and the new Best International Short Film Competition now includes films from countries such as Japan and South Africa. In the past, Dutch short films never had their proper place in the film programme. To rectify this omission in our programming, we’ve launched the new Best Dutch Short Competition, aiming to highlight the quality and diversity of Dutch film to its national audience and international visitors. In total, 24 short films were selected and divided into three categories: live-action, documentary and animation. Within each category, one film will receive a Jury Award.

‘Media Jungle’ is this year’s Cinekid theme, an opportunity for us to investigate the importance of animals in children’s film, resulting in a line-up overflowing with animals. Sometimes they’re just anthropomorphic characters, such as in Gordon & Paddy and Rita & Crocodile 3, while at other times they become something completely different, such as in the touching Monky, where the titular animal might possibly be the reincarnation of the deceased sister of the protagonist. On the more realistic side, Dutch documentaries Wild Amsterdam and Ceres depict how animals would live in contemporary society. We also showcase many famous animated films featuring animals this year, such as Watership Down, which celebrates its 40th anniversary. Classic animation is especially prominent during our Cat- and Dog-themed days, with showings of Oliver & Co, The Aristocats and Only Dogs Go to Heaven. Finally, we show marathon screenings of award-winning animator Julia Ocker’s Animanimals shorts, that highlight the quirks of famous animals. As always, none of this could have been possible without the help of extraordinary colleagues, who watched countless entries, came up with brilliant programme ideas, and always feed their pets.

Erik Tijman

Head of Film & Television

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Alone in Space

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Los Bando

Ensamma i rymden In the not-too-distant future, Earth is dying and people

and exciting, with funny alien talk, action scenes and

Grim is an enthusiastic drummer, while his best friend

at home and feelings of loneliness. It’s a story about the

are desperately trying to escape. Six years later, a giant

fights. In the end, Gladys and Keaton learn that it is

Aksel sings and plays the guitar. They call themselves

power of music and friendship. Winner of the Children’s

spacecraft is on its way to the promised land on a new

sometimes more important to dare than to hope.

Los Bando Immortale. Ever since they were children,

Jury Award at film festival Kristiansand.

planet. Only two children are on board: 12-year-old

these Norwegian teenagers have dreamt of becoming

Gladys and her little brother Keaton, who was born on

a successful band. Now the moment is almost here: they

the ship. Their mother has disappeared and they don’t

have entered the National Championship of Rock. The

know if she will ever come back. Their only companion

only problem is that the event will take place in Tromsø,

is the Japanese talking computer Otosan. While the

in the very far north. Also: a two-man band, isn’t that

planet they are heading for never seems to get any closer, their journey takes an unexpected turn when something crashes into the spaceship. An alien appears, carrying a golden record with earthly sounds from the Voyager,

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a bit… small? And most importantly, who’ll be brave enough to tell Aksel that his singing is terrible? But when stubborn nine-year-old cellist Thilda proves to play a savage bass and Martin is prepared to drive them north,

CHRISTIAN LO NORWAY, SWEDEN | 2017 | 90’ | 6+ FACTS

launched in 1977. The creature seems friendly, but the

Dutch title Alleen in de ruimte Producer Sonja Hermele, Anna

there’s nothing holding them back anymore. They set off

Dutch title Los Bando Producer Nicholas Sando, Trine Aadalen

other aliens might be dangerous: they’re convinced that

Knochenhauer Screenwriter Ted Kjellsson, Henrik Ståhl Editor

on a trip that unfolds as an adventurous reality-check full

Lo Screenwriter Arild Tryggestad Editor Arild Tryggestad Music

humans are bad. The children’s courage is being tested,

Hanna Lejonqvist Composer Joel Danell Leading actors Ella Rae

of unexpected encounters, in which they even have

Eirik Myhr Leading actors Tiril Marie Høistad Berger, Jacob Dyrud,

and they have to make an important decision.

Rappaport, Dante Fleischanderl, Henrik Ståhl Production compa-

to elude the police to reach their goal.

Tage Hogness, Nils Ole Oftebro Production company Filmbin AS,

ny Nice Drama AB, Sweden, info@nicedrama.se, www.nicedrama.

Norway, filmbin@filmbin.no, www.filmbin.no Sales company Sola

This epic space adventure takes off in a melancholy

se Sales company TrustNordisk, Denmark, info@trustnordisk.com,

This story about following your dream takes the shape of

Media GmbH, Germany, post@sola-media.com, www.sola-media.

mood. The two siblings wander around in the immense

www.trustnordisk.com

an energetic road movie with a lot of humour, suspense

com Distributor Twin Film

and mysterious interior of the giant ship, sometimes dreaming of their mother as they listen to her favourite rock ‘n’ roll music. Later on, things get more challenging

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and slightly eccentric but engaging and very credible characters. It soon becomes clear that the story is not just

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2018 - Ensamma i rymden

about winning, tackling crazy situations or daring stunts,

2018 - Los Bando

2013 - Skrotarna (TV series)

as all these matters are effortlessly merged with serious

2016 - From Mice to Men (short)

2004 - Alla bara försvinner (documentary)

themes and moving moments. The four youngsters are

2013 - The Tough Guys

2002 - Tompta Gudh (short)

not just chasing a dream, but also escaping from troubles

2009 - Rafiki 2007 - Baluba Runa (short)

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BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Gordon & Paddy

In a little seaside town full of colourful characters,

When there’s trouble in the woods, all the animals rely

a father and two mothers. Adapted from the Gordon and

Morten is waiting for the return of his father, a seafaring

on superintendent Gordon to sort it out. But the old toad

Paddy books by Ulf Nilsson and Gitte Spee, with Stellan

captain. Unable to get along with his stern stepmother,

feels tired and wants to retire. So when he has to solve

Skarsgård voicing Gordon.

a former ballerina with an iron robot hand, Morten

the case of the squirrel’s stolen nuts, he’s relieved to get

Gordon och Paddy

prefers to dwell in his imagination. While populating his home-made model ship with insects and making it sail around his stepmother’s flooded café, strange things start to happen: a circus troupe with a magical fog

KASPAR JANCIS, HENRY NICHOLSON, RIHO UNT ESTONIA, IRELAND, BELGIUM, UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 79’ | 6+ FACTS

assistance from Paddy, a smart mouse with a great sense of smell. Paddy is going to be the new superintendent, Gordon decides. When two young animals go missing, everybody blames the fox, as usual. Will Paddy be up to

gun shrinks Morton to the size of a bug. Now a captain

Dutch title Kapitein Morten en de Spinnenkoningin Producer

dealing with this dangerous beast? She asks Gordon for

on his toy boat, he finds that the insects look suspiciously

Kerdi Oengo, Arvo Nuut, Andrus Raudsalu, Paul Cummins, Robin

help. Together, they find out what’s really going on and

like the grownups who have caused him so much trouble.

Lyons, Mark Mertens Screenwriter Mike Horelick Editor Keith

prove that the fox is not as scary as everyone believes.

His clashes with the stepmother-like Spider Queen lead to

Ó Gairbhín Music Pierre Yves Drapeau Production company

a series of wild adventures involving his family members.

Nukufilm OÜ, Estonia, nukufilm@nukufilm.ee, www.nukufilm.ee

In this 2D animation, the moods and colours of the wood

Dutch title Gordon & Paddy en de zaak van de gestolen nootjes

Sales company Sola Media GmbH, Germany, post@sola-media.

mingle with lively drawn characters that young kids will

Producer Linda Hambäck, Lina Jonsson Screenwriter Janne Vierth

com, www.sola-media.com

find easy to identify with. Working together and disman-

Editor Linda Hambäck, Hannes Knutsson, Elinor Bergman

tling prejudice are themes in this reworking of the well-

Composer Martin Landquist Music Martin Landquist Production

This imaginative and lively stop-motion animated film contains many jokes and has an abundance of inventive details, giving the parallel worlds a touch of surrealism.

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LINDA HAMBÄCK SWEDEN | 2017 | 65’ | 4+ FACTS

known detective genre. Apart from a few scary moments,

company LEE Film Stockholm AB, linda@leefilm.se Sales company

Co-director Kaspar Jancis, who built toy boats himself

Kaspar Jancis:

the overall tone is light and playful, with a lot of detail

New Europe Film Sales, Poland, jan@neweuropefilmsales.com,

as a child, started Captain Morten as a theatre project.

2018 - Captain Morten & de Spider Queen

that alternates between the familiar and the surprising,

www.neweuropefilmsales.com, Distributor Twin Film

Then it became a children’s book, and finally this puppet

2015 - Piano (short)

such as when it turns out that the squirrel child has

animation. Some of the backgrounds are CG, but the

2012 - Villa Antropoff (short)

lively stop-motion technique very much determines the

2009 - Crocodile (short)

2017 - Gordon & Paddy

look and feel of this film. This story of a boy who needs

2007 - The Very Last Cigarette (short)

2016 - Bajsfilmen - Dolores och Gunellens värld

to be shrunk down to gain self-confidence before he can

2006 - Marathon (short)

2014 - Tänk om... (Short)

grow up is a celebration of the imagination, with some

2003 - 2005 - Frank and Wendy

2013 - Fighting Spirit (Documentary short)

casual metaphoric and emotional elements.

2002 - Weitzenberg Street (short)

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1999 - Romance (short)

FILMS

Home Team

I am William

Mi Mundial

Jeg er William

Thirteen-year-old Tito has difficulties keeping up at

to play football, too. Feature debut of director Morelli,

It’s a good thing that William is a bit of a dreamer,

school: the football pitch is where his real talent lies.

based on the bestselling book by former Uruguayan

because his life is far from easy. His father died in a car

Light as a feather, he chases the ball and is cheered

football player Daniel Baldi.

accident, while his mother is in a mental institution.

as he scores again and again. Living in a poor village

A ‘nutcase’, as William puts it. Fortunately, he can stay

in Uruguay, his mother and his janitor father have trouble

with his uncle Nils, a guy with a heart of gold, though

making ends meet, so when a sly football agent discovers

it doesn’t take long for William to find out that Nils does

Tito and proposes to put him on the road to fame,

some pretty stupid things – like racking up a sizeable

it seems like a golden opportunity. Tito’s father, however,

gambling debt, which is why the local gangsters are out

has reservations, insisting that Tito should not neglect his education – but money speaks louder than he does. Tensions in the family mount after they move to the big city and Tito becomes a media favourite who even seems

CARLOS ANDRÉS MORELLI BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY | 2017 | 102’ | 10+ FACTS

JONAS ELMER DENMARK | 2017 | 86’ | 7+ FACTS

to get him. Now it’s no longer uncle Nils taking care

Dutch title Ik ben William Producer Stine Meldgaard, Jakob

of William, but the other way around. Thanks to his wits

Kirstein Høgel, Camilla Österlund Screenwriter Kim Fupz Aakeson

and imagination - and some mysterious hints from his

Editor Peter Winther Composer Halfdan E Leading actors Alex-

mother - William manages to impress not only the gang-

ander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Awan

to have forgotten his girlfriend Florencia back in the

Dutch title Thuiswedstrijd Producer Lucia Gaviglio Screenwriter

sters’ boss, a big dog and three bullies from his class,

Abou Arrakha, Niels-Martin Eriksen Production company Meta

village. It takes an accident to bring him down to earth

Carlos Andrés Morelli Editor Santiago Bednarik Composer Hernán

but also his crush, the cool Viola.

Film Rights ApS, Denmark, info@metafilm.dk Sales company SF

and to realise what is really important in life.

Gonzalez Leading actors Facundo Campelo, Candelaria Rienzi,

Film, Denmark, info@sf-film.dk, www.sf-film.dk/sf

Nestor Guzzini, Verónica Perrotta, Cesar Troncoso Production

Though the basic premise of a bullied boy from

A clear life lesson is wrapped in a story about football,

company La Gota de Cine, Uruguay, luciagaviglio@gmail.com,

a broken family is pretty familiar, this film handles

celebrity and the uncertainties that come with first love.

Sales company Habanero, Brazil, acalvino@habanerofilmsales.

it in such an imaginative way that the story about gaining

2017 - I am William

It’s a lively and fairly uncomplicated story with

com, www.habanerofilmsales.com

self-confidence and finding your place in the world feels

2014 - In Real Life

completely fresh. It features expressive characters, and

2009 - New in Town

strikes a fine balance between the sad and the cheerful.

2005 - Nynne

2017 - Mi Mundial

Dry humour and realistic emotions are never far away in

2001 - Mona’s World

2014 - Dile que quiero verlo (short)

this exciting story about the absurdities of life. And then

1998 - The Sublime (short)

2011 - Monstruo (short)

there is the subtle magic touch supplied by William’s

1997 - Let’s Get Lost

2010 - Warisover (short)

absent-minded mother, who despite her madness seems

2004 - Breve historia de como se conocieron y

to know everything. Written by Kim Fupz Aakeson after

recognisable characters, among them Tito’s stubborn dad, smart girl Florencia and of course the charming and innocent-looking Tito. An interesting detail: girls want

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enamoraron un hombre y una mujer (short)

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

2002 - Alguien debe morir (short) 2002 - Un hombre feliz (short)

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his own book.

FILMS

Invisible Sue

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Land of Glass

Invisible Sue

Landet af glas

‘I might as well be invisible’, complains twelve-year-old

always what they seem to be. Literally, in some cases,

While home alone one weekend, young teenager Jas

with his loss, made clear by the poetic suggestion that the

loner Sue. The girls at school haven’t invited her to their

for example when shape-shifting is involved. The final

finds a strange girl and a frightened old lady in the barn,

soul of a deceased loved one may be carried to you on

Halloween party and she feels ignored by her scientist

scenes suggest the possibility of a sequel.

with wild hair and rags for clothes. They’ve come from

a gust of wind.

mother, who only thinks of her great invention, a cure

the forest and are hiding from a villain who wants

for almost every illness. However, this miracle drug

to rob them of their life-bringing pearls. They are

has unexpected side effects, as Sue finds out when she

no ordinary humans, but elves from the Danish woods.

accidentally gets a dose of the serum. Suddenly she

Their presence reminds Jas of his mother, who died two

suffers from bouts of actual invisibility – just around the

years earlier. He decides to help them, but that’s easier

same time that villains abduct Sue’s mother to get hold of the stuff. Her artistic father, with whom Sue shares an interest in superheroes, is away on a concert tour, so it’s all down to her. But help comes in the unexpected form

MARKUS DIETRICH LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY | 2018 | 93’ | 9+ FACTS

said than done: among all the people suddenly showing up, who is the real enemy? The only person Jas can trust is his friend Isak, and things quickly become more dangerous. Now, more than ever, he wishes that his truck driver father wasn’t on the road somewhere far away.

JEPPE VIG FIND, MARIE RØNN DENMARK | 2018 | 89’ | 9+ FACTS

of Tobi, the new stunt-boy at school, whizz-girl App and

Dutch title Onzichtbare Sue Producer Marcel Lenz, Guido Schwab

her mother’s virtual assistant, the dryly humorous Alfred.

Screenwriter Markus Dietrich Editor Sebastian Thümler Composer

Together, they confront the kidnappers, although Sue

André Dziezuk Leading actors Ruby M. Lichtenberg, Anna Shirin

After the mood is set with scenes in the woods and the

Editor Lars Wissing Composer Jonas Struck Leading actors Albert

is still learning to control her new-found superpower.

Habedank, Lui Eckardt, Victoria Meyer, Luc Schiltz, Jeanne Werner,

old greenhouses where Jas keeps mementoes of his

Rudbeck Lindhardt, Flora Ofelia Hoffmann Lindahl, Arien Takiar

Dutch title Land van glas Producer Egil Dennerline, Jeppe Vig Find, Marie Rønn Screenwriter Jeppe Vig Find, Marie Rønn

Patrick Hastert Production company ostlicht filmproduktion

mother, the pieces of this unusual story come together bit

Production company Pilot Film, Denmark, kontakt@pilotfilm.dk,

Between the sci-fi wizardry and unexpected twists

GmbH, Germany, info@ostlicht.de, www.ostlicht.de Sales company

by bit, while still leaving lots of room for the imagination.

www.pilotfilm.dk Sales company LevelK, Denmark,

in this film, there is also room for familiar teenage issues.

Attraction Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

In this first feature by directors Jeppe Vig Find and Marie

tine.klint@levelk.dk, www.levelk.dk

It is also a story about a girl reconnecting with her

www.attractiondistribution.ca

Dalsgaard Rønn, suspense and supernatural elements are

mother. But in the first place, this is an adventure with plenty of action, tailor-made for young viewers. Strange surroundings, impressive architecture and mysterious

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lighting emphasise the fantasy mood, where a Halloween

2016 - Prinz Himmelblau und Fee Lupine (TV series)

party fits in nicely. The lesson is clear: people are not

2013-2015 - Schloss Einstein (TV series)

skilfully intertwined with realistic depictions of emotions and Jas’s memories of his mother. Just as important as

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 2013-2014 - Vilde venner (TV series documentary)

the capture of the villain is the way Jas comes to terms

2013 - Mission Sputnik

FILMS

Mirai

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Rosie & Moussa

Mirai no Mirai Kun, a spoiled 4-year-old, struggles to cope with the

Welcome to Rosie’s world. Rosie and her mom move

arrival of his baby sister Mirai in the family. It is hard

to an apartment building in Molenbeek, the multi-ethnic

for him to come to terms with the fact that he no longer

area in Brussels. There, Rosie meets Moussa, a boy who

is the sole centre of his parent’s attention. The bullet

lives one floor up and goes to the same school. Moussa

train-obsessed toddler needs to learn to share instead of thumping his baby sister with a toy train. Fortunately, the family home’s backyard garden unexpectedly turns out to be a portal to fantasy-filled adventures, and allows

MAMORU HOSODA JAPAN | 2018 | 100’ | 8+ FACTS

shows her his secret hideouts on the rooftop and near the railway, and they become friends. But despite their friendship, Rosie, a serious and often stubborn girl, is unhappy. She misses her dad, and her mom won’t

DOROTHÉE VAN DEN BERGHE BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 90’ | 7+ FACTS

Kun to travel back and forth in time to encounter his

Dutch title Mirai Producer Yuichi Adachi, Takuya Itô, Genki

talk about him, so Rosie has to find out what happened

Dutch title Rosie & Moussa Producer Bo De Group, Helena

mother as a little girl, his great-grandfather as a young

Kawamura, Yûichirô Saitô Screenwriter Mamoru Hosoda

to him on her own. With some help from her uncle,

Vlogaert Screenwriter Michael de Cock Editor Marie-Hélène

man, and even a monster version of his beloved bullet

Editor Shigeru Nishiyama Music Masakatsu Takagi Leading

she discovers her father is in prison. When she goes

Dozo Leading actors Savannah Vandendriessche, Imad Borji,

train. Along the way, each character he encounters

actors Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Asô, Moka Kamishiraishi

to visit him, Moussa comes along. After her dad

Ruth Beeckmans, Titus de Voogdt Production company Caviar,

teaches Kun valuable life lessons and helps him become

Production company Studio Chizu, Japan Sales company

is released, Rosie wants nothing more than for her mom

Belgium, info@caviar.tv, www.caviar.tv Sales company Attraction

the big brother he is meant to be.

Charades, France, sales@charades.eu, www.charades.eu

and dad to be together again, but her mother has already

Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

Distributor Cinéart Nederland

found someone new.

www.attractiondistribution.ca Distributor Periscoop Film

This latest anime from Japanese master Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) deals with a new

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Based on the books by Michael De Cock (who also wrote

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arrival in the family from the point of view of a toddler.

2018 - Mirai no Mirai

the screenplay) and Judith Vanistendael, this story takes

2018 - Rosie & Moussa

Inspired by the director’s experience watching his own

2015 - Bakemono no ko

great care in depicting Rosie’s feelings and the way she

2014 - 31 stops (short documentary)

kids interact, this latest work continues his ongoing

2012 - Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki

responds to her parents’ separation. ‘Snow is not always

2010 - Off sping (short documentary)

preoccupation with family dynamics, explored previously

2009 - Dejimon Adobenchâ 3D: Dejimon Guran Puri! (short)

white’, her father tells her, referring to her hardship. It is

2009 - My Queen Karo

in The Boy and the Beast (2015) and Wolf Children (2012).

2009 - Samâ uôzu

an honest and moving story that relies on realism. Melan-

2007 - Zoe (short)

Mirai was also included in in the Director’s Fortnight

2006 - Toki o kakeru shôjo

cholic and at times simply sad moments are skilfully

2006 - Absolutely Afro (short)

section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

2005 - One piece: Omatsuri danshaku to himitsu no shima

balanced with funny characters, animated inserts, dream

2002 - Meisje

2003 - Superflat Monogram (short)

sequences and theatre rehearsals at school.

1998 - Bruxelles Minuit (short)

2000 - Digimon: The Movie 2000 - Dejimon adobenchâ - Bokura no wô gêmu! (short)

1999 - Dejimon adobenchâ (short)

FILMS

Short Cut

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Supa Modo

Na krátko Jacob is fond of making paper cut-outs and ship models.

hope that honesty will clear the air and the small family

Jo, a bright nine-year-old girl who is terminally ill with

cinema. Among its awards was a special mention

He’s a quiet boy, but when he feels sad or angry he can

will come together. As his grandmother says: ‘Nobody

cancer, loves films with the martial arts stars Jet Li and

at the Berlinale.

suddenly flush with rage. When that happens, he uses

wants to be alone’.

Jackie Chan, but most of all she loves superheroes,

his scissors for different purposes, such as cutting his

because she knows that superheroes don’t die. In the

stepsister’s hair while she’s asleep. He is envious of the

children’s hospital, she decorates her room with super-

attention and the presents she gets from her father in

hero posters and even dreams of becoming a female

America. Jacob’s own father walked away when he was

superhero herself. When the doctors can no longer help

a baby. With only his dog for company, Jacob often feels

her, her overprotective mother decides to bring Jo back

alone. He doesn’t like football, so he’s an outsider at school. At home, his mother is affectionate, but often too tired. Things get worse when his stern grandmother walks in and starts to interfere with the upbringing of the

JAKUB ŠMÍD CZECH REPUBLIC | 2018 | 104’ | 13+ FACTS

to the village, to spend the rest of her short life at home. Jo misses her hospital friends and feels lonely, but her rebellious teenage sister Mwix has a plan. Together with

LIKARION WAINAINA GERMANY, KENYA | 2018 | 74’ | 9+ FACTS

the other villagers and local VJ Mighty Mike, she organ-

Dutch title Supa Modo Producer Sarika Hemi Lakhani, Siobhain

children. When Jacob finds a letter that proves how

Dutch title Short Cut Producer Jan Schwarcz Screenwriter Petra

ises a superhero game in which everyone works together

“Ginger” Wilson, Tom Tykwer, Guy Wilson, Marie Steinmann-tykwer

his mother has been lying to him, he runs away to find

Procházková Editor Tomáš Vrána Music Skupina Květy Lead-

to make Jo’s last wish come true.

Screenwriter Mugambi Nthiga, Silas Miami, Wanjeri Gakuru,

his father.

ing actors Jindřich Skokan, Julia Issa, Petra Špalková, Marta

Kamau Wandung’u Editor Charity Kuria Leading actors Stycie

Vančurová, Martin Finger Production company Czech Television,

This first feature by Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina

Waweru, Marrianne Nungo, Nyawara Ndambia, Johnson Fish

Fragile family relationships and the difficulty of showing

Czech Republic, telexport@czech-tv.cz, www.ceskatelevize.cz

tells a rather sad story. Nonetheless, it is brimming with a

Chege, Humphrey Maina Production company One Fine Day

how you really feel form the core of this story. Most of it

Sales company Czech Television, Czech Republic,

zest for life and celebrates the imagination, for example

Films, Germany, sl@onefinedayfilms.org, www.onefinedayfilms.org

is told from Jacob’s point of view, though his stepsister

telexport@czech-tv.cz, www.ceskatelevize.cz

when everybody has great fun creating their own home-

Sales company The Festival Agency, France,

made special effects. Despite the superhero fantasies, the

info@thefestivalagency.com, www.thefestivalagency.com,

overall tone is realistic and engaging, with many scenes

Distributor MOOOV

Paula’s discovery of her own sexuality is an important subplot. The issues portrayed are nuanced: clashes and

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confrontations have more to do with clumsiness than

2018 - Short Cut

portraying daily life in the village. With never a false or

with ill will. Jacob’s feelings of loneliness are reflected by

2015 - Laputa

unnecessary sentimental note, the film deals with true

the rather bleak surroundings, though in the end there is

2011 - Neplavci (short)

feelings and a very special way of saying goodbye. Also,

2018 - Supa Modo

2010 - Tři sirky ozáří noc (short)

Supa Modo can be seen as an homage to the power of

2015 - Bait (short)

2009 - Někdy někoho (short)

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2014 - Auntie Boss (TV series) 2013 - Between the Lines (short)

FILMS

Wangdrak’s Rain Boots Wang Zha de yuxue

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

The War Game Krig

Wangdrak is the only child in his Tibetan village who

tries to solve them. The unexpected open ending

For a boy his age, loner Malte has an unusual hero.

making friends, and about fear versus trust and co-

doesn’t have rain boots. During the rainy season,

appeals to the imagination and gives viewers something

As a fan of strategy games, he worships John Nash,

operation. It will leave every viewer wondering,

his best friend Lhamo helps him across the big puddles

to talk about.

the game theorist who was convinced that acting selfishly

‘What would I have done?’

on the way to school by carrying him, but the other

would make you stronger than relying on trust. After

children tease him for being carried by a girl. His father

moving to a new house with his divorced mother,

is always working in the fields and his mother can’t spare

Malte has the opportunity to put his knowledge into prac-

the money. And when she finally finds a way to get Wang-

tice. He suddenly finds himself in the midst of a rivalry

drak a pair of boots, the weather turns sunny. Now he’s

between youths from adjacent neighbourhoods, who

being teased at school again for being the only boy to wear boots when it’s dry. With his desires and reality at odds, Wangdrak wonders if the weather could be turned around. The villagers need to keep their harvest

LHAPAL GYAL CHINA | 2018 | 90’ | 8+ FACTS

are involved in a battle about the use of the skate barn. But he is slow to realise that his interference has made the conflict escalate to new and violent heights, and that maybe he doesn’t have all the answers. Malte’s mother

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dry and rely on the local Buddhist monk to hold the

Dutch title Wangdraks regenlaarzen Producer Chen Zhongguo,

is very worried, but even when she steps in, peace seems

Dutch title Het oorlogsspel Producer Per Janérus, Rodrigo

thunderstorms at bay, but Wangdrak has different plans...

Meng Zhong Screenwriter Lhapal Gyal Editor Shakdor Jyab,

difficult to achieve.

Villalobos Screenwriter Jannik Tai Mosholt Editor Andreas Nilsson

Teng Congaing Composer Wang Jue Leading actors Druklha

Composer Nathan Larson Leading actors Loke Hellberg, Meja

In his first feature, Lhapal Gyal creates a lively portrayal

Dorje, Pakmo Yangdrom, Jinpa, Shanma Jyi

The War Game combines a variety of topics in a way

Björkefall, Emilio Silva, Malin Levanon Production company Co-

of life in this mountainous area where modern habits

Production company Beijing Youth Film Studio

that is both timeless and contemporary. The children

penhagen Bombay Sweden, Sweden, info@copenhagenbombay.

replay historical scenes, and their conflict can be linked

com, www.copenhagenbombay.com Sales company Copenhagen

to serious themes from today’s world. While it does not

Bombay Sales ApS, Denmark, sales@copenhagenbombay.com, www.copenhagenbombay.com, Alexandra Cruz

exist alongside old traditions, and paints an affectionate and nuanced portrait of the boy. While the setting, often

GORAN KAPETANOVIC DENMARK, SWEDEN | 2017 | 84’ | 9+

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caught in beautiful scenes with minimal use of music,

2017 - Wangdrak’s Rain Boots

avoid portraying some grim situations, this suspenseful

may be exotic to a young western audience, Gyal shows

2016 - The Old Times (short)

and expressive drama has a positive ending. Younger

that children at play are the same everywhere. A subplot

2015 - Masked Girl (short)

audiences will find much to remind them of familiar

focuses on grown-up conflicts, and how the village elder

2015 - Killer (short)

everyday situations. This film offers much food for

2017 - The War Game

2014 - Wang Weibao’s Herding Life (documentary)

thought and discussion. It is not just about winning

2016 - Refugee 532 (short)

2013 - Youthful Past (short)

or losing, but also about following a leader versus daring

2016 - My aunt in Sarajevo

to go against the grain, about manipulation versus

2012 - Kiruna-Kigali (short)

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FILMS

Winter Flies

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM/ B E S T D U T C H F A M I LY F I L M

Ceres

Všechno bude Two eccentric teenage runaways set out into a frozen

what. When the boys realise they have to come to terms

Koen, Daan, Sven and Jeanine are growing up on their

going on holiday and confronting death. The close-ups

wasteland in a stolen car. At the wheel and below driving

with their own problems, they remain optimistic, despite

parents’ farm. They help harvest potatoes, cuddle with

of hands, snouts, flowers and earth bring the story of the

age is self-assured Mára, so they’ve got to watch out for

the bleak surroundings.

piggies, inspect the apple orchard and assist in herding

four children to life.

the police. This doesn’t spoil the expectations of naive

the sheep. And, of course, they all go to school.

Heduš, who carries around a dangerous-looking gun and

But farming is not discussed at school; other children

has a head full of fantasies about girls and sex. While

just wouldn’t find it an interesting subject...

running away from troubles at home, their encounters on the road show them a life that is no less grim. A man tries to drown his dog; a young woman suffers at the hands of her abusive boyfriend. Even the policewoman who seems very understanding cannot be trusted. Still, when a life is at stake, it turns out the boys have not yet lost their humanity.

In this gorgeously filmed, poetic portrait, the four OLMO OMERZU POLAND, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, CZECH REPUBLIC | 2018 | 85’ | 12+ FACTS

children speak candidly about their daily lives by way of voiceover. We see them toiling away and dreaming aloud about their futures. Though they may still be young, they are already thinking ahead – just like their parents did

JANET VAN DEN BRAND BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 73’ | 11+ FACTS

Dutch title Wintervliegen Producer Jiri Konečný Screenwriter

when they were young. Powerful scenes show, sometimes

Dutch title Ceres Producer Maarten Bernaerts, Barbara Dyck,

Petr Pycha Editor Jana Vlčková Music Šimon Holý

literally, sometimes through suggestion, that these chil-

Lennart Stuyck, Bram Conjaerts, Willem Baptist en Nienke Korthof

Flies buzzing around even in cold winter add a subtle

Leading actors Tomáš Mrvík, Jan František Uher, Eliška Křenková,

dren have already learned a great deal. How to protect

Editor Sam Sermon Composer Harrold Roeland Leading actors

metaphoric touch to this gritty coming-of-age story, for

Lenka Vlasáková, Martin Pechlát Production company Endorfilm,

crops against severe weather, how to drive enormous

Koen Brouwer, Daan Rentmeester, Sven Boonman, Jeanine de Bree

which Olmo Olmerzu won the director’s award at Karlovy

Czech Republic, endorfilm@endorfilm.cz, www.endorfilm.cz Sales

machines into the barn, how calves are born and what

Production company Diplodokus, Belgium, barbara@diplodokus.be,

Vary. His two non-professional leads are apparently very

company Cercamon, United Arab Emirates, hello@cercamon.biz,

will destroy your potatoes, for example. And how rules

www.diplodokus.be

much at ease with their sometimes slapstick-like, but

www.cercamon.biz

and regulations in the Netherlands are making life

always demanding parts. Mischievous actions are intertwined with complex emotional situations that feel very

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impossible for farmers, and how farmers have to accept

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that their animals will be sent to the slaughterhouse. We

2018 - Ceres

real, including a prominent but honest masturbation

2018 - Winter Flies

follow these children for a full four seasons in a place

2015 - Hondsdagen (short)

scene. Cross-cutting the interrogation at the police station

2016 - Family Film

that must be a paradise to grow up in, but also one where

2013 - Verstilde stemmen (short)

with the earlier adventures, adds moments of reflection

2011 - A Night Too Young

you need to deal with issues like financial troubles, never

2012 - Rosa, zusje van Anna (short)

to impressions of elusive boyhood friendship and the

2008 - The Second Act (short)

2011 - Arthur’s Bompa (short)

desire to experience something, even if you don’t know

FILMS

The Iceland Gang

B E S T D U T C H F A M I LY F I L M

Misfit

De IJslandbende To honour his recently passed-away father, Sem wants

teenager – but in this case, uninhibitedness and a sense

After having moved back to the Netherlands from

Musical, dynamic high school comedy about friends,

nothing more than to go on an expedition to his father’s

of adventure still win out over adult obligations and

America, teenager Julia (played by famous YouTube star

romance and a teenager forced to find her place in a new

favourite country: Iceland. But that’s a dangerous enter-

responsibilities.

Djamila) has to find her place at her new school. While

country, at a new school, among all the existing cliques.

prise, and so he gathers a group of creative friends to

she had many friends in America, as well as a popular

But what if you don’t fit into any of those groups?

help him with his journey. Sem feels pretty alone

blog, almost all of that was lost in the move to the

at home, because his new stepfather is actually a rather

Netherlands. And on her very first day at school, the VIP

unpleasant quack. Luckily, it’s the summer holidays,

Squad – the three most popular girls at school – brand

so Sem can spend whole days working on the Iceland

her a misfit. Along with the goths, nerds and everyone

plan with his five friends and the cool girl who lives next door. But the preparations are more difficult than expected, and the others are not as motivated as Sem. Now that even his friends seem to be throwing in the

MANS VAN DEN BERG THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 73’ | 8+ FACTS

else who doesn’t fit into an existing clique, she is dumped into the social waste basket of the school. Julia wants to go back to her former life in America as soon as possible, and she gets that chance when the principal

ERWIN VAN DEN ESHOF THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 86’ | 6+ FACTS

towel and would rather spend a day at the swimming

Dutch title De IJslandbende Producer Erik van den Brink, Derk van

announces a talent competition, with a ticket to America

pool, Sem takes a drastic decision: he’ll just go on the

den Berg Screenwriter Dagmar Werkhoven, Mans van den Berg,

as the first prize. Julia can sing like an angel, but is terri-

Dutch title Misfit Producer Erik Engelen, Andrew Ernster,

ultimate trip by himself.

Thomas Dolman Editor Dagmar Werkhoven, Mans van den Berg,

fied of performing in front of an audience. Still, she wants

Thomas Wolff Screenwriter Erwin van den Eshof, Ernst Gonlag,

Thomas Dolman Leading actors Connor van Wijk, Ashwin Evers,

to try, with the help of her new misfit friends. But as soon

Diana Sno, Karen van den Ende Editor Jeffrey de Vore Composer

This playful youth drama about dealing with grief,

Obadh Kheir Eddin, Mattijn Hartemink Production

as the preparations begin, Julia is faced with difficult

Leading actors Djamila Verhoef, Donny Roelvink, Gio Latooy,

unconditional friendships and growing pains, is full

company NOBS Entertainment BV, The Netherlands,

choices and begins to lead a double life that could burst

Niek Roozen, Jill Schirnhofer, Bente Fokkens Production

of imaginative Western elements and comical scenes.

productie@nobs-entertainment.nl, www.nobs.nl Sales company In

like a bubble at any moment. Meanwhile, she secretly

company NewBeTV, The Netherlands, info@newbetv.com,

For example, who can spend most time in a fridge,

The Air, The Netherlands, info@ita-rights.com, www.ita-rights.com

begins to wonder whether going back to America really is

www.newbe.nl Sales company Incredible Film, The Netherlands,

and who is best at walking on badminton rackets? The

Distributor In The Air

what she wants…

danielle@incrediblefilm.nl, www.incrediblefilm.com

moments Sem spends at home with his absent mother and dominant stepfather, on the other hand, are more

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serious in tone. Sem has no one to turn to with his

2017 - De IJslandbende

grief over the loss of his father. And he’s entering that

2015 - Who am I (short)

uncomfortable age between playful child and rebellious

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2010 - Snuf de hond en het spookslot 2006 - Dood eind

FILMS

Plaster

B E S T D U T C H F A M I LY F I L M

The Smart Family

GIPS

De familie Slim

Fitz is furious that her parents are getting divorced.

horrible divorce. Although Plaster will be broadcast

As a member of the Smart family, Max is expected

too big, and that includes very simple dreams, like being

Her life has been completely ruined forever and the

as a television series in December, it was made into

to become a brilliant inventor too. And he tries really

appreciated for who you are and discovering your own

upcoming Christmas will undoubtedly be the worst

a feature film specially for Cinekid.

hard, but so far, he hasn’t managed to complete even

place within the family.

in history. So you’d better believe that Fitz doesn’t believe

one invention successfully. His automatically returning

in love anymore, at all. When her sister Bente acciden-

ball refuses to come back, his flying wave board is

tally loses the tip of her finger, the entire family finds

a life-threatening hazard and his teleportation machine

itself unexpectedly together at the hospital. For Fitz,

does make stuff disappear, but where does it go? Mean-

it’s totally awkward, and so she runs away, into the

while, both his father and mother have super smart

depths of the hospital. There, the angry girl slowly becomes entranced with the life of the hospital, full of patients, doctors, nurses and other visitors. She meets the mysterious, ridiculously handsome Adam, who is

JANNEKE VAN HEESCH THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 80’ | 8+ FACTS

inventions to their name and his ultra-intelligent sister has a blog with tons of fans. They all won multiple prizes at Inventicon, the annual invention festival. Well, all except Max. When the whole family is invited to Inven-

ROY POORTMANS THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 80’ | 6+ FACTS

worried about his prematurely born brother. She also

Dutch title GIPS Producer Paul Voorthuysen, Chris Derks

ticon once again, he decides to stay home: it’s not like

Dutch title De familie Slim Producer Eric de Groot, Roy Poortmans,

makes the acquaintance of the patient Primula, who

Screenwriter Tijs van Marle, Liesbeth Strik Leading actors Cécilia

he has anything to show anyway. But what the family

Screenwriter Sander de Regt Editor Marcel Wijninga Composer

literally has a broken heart and is not looking forward

Vos, Teun Stokkel, Liz Vergeer, Danyaé Bottse, Wietse Tanghe,

doesn’t know is that fellow inventor and arch-rival Elon

Leading actors Harry Piekema, Tatum Dagelet, Matheu Hinzen,

to spending Christmas alone. Oh, and between things she

Steve Aernouts, Lars Reus Production company PV Pictures BV,

Tesilon is the one who sent the invitation, and now he

Sara Dol, Precious Bostelaar, Najib Amhali Production company

also finds the time to act as a matchmaker between the

The Netherlands, mail@pvpictures.nl, www.pvpictures.nl Sales

has imprisoned them all. Well, all except Max.

Just Productions, The Netherlands, eric@justmediagroup.nl,

handsome doctor De Gooijer and pretty nurse Yasmine.

company PV Pictures BV, The Netherlands, mail@pvpictures.nl,

By preventing the favourites from going to Inventicon,

http://justproductions.nl Sales company Incredible Film, The

www.pvpictures.nl

Elon hopes to finally win a prize. But the dastardly

Netherlands, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl, www.incrediblefilm.com

inventor hasn’t reckoned with Max, who may not

Distributor Just Entertainment

Contemporary feel-good film based on the youth book by Anna Woltz, which won a Gouden Griffel award. The

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be a famous inventor, but has learned never to give up –

more the bewildered Fitz wanders through the hospital

2018 - GIPS

and besides, he’s got unexpected help…

corridors, the more she realises that love really does exist

2015 - Zevenbergen (TV short)

and that her life hasn’t been completely destroyed

2015 - Dagboek van een callgirl (TV series)

A family film in spy style about hilarious failures, donut-

by the divorce. She realises that her sister, her parents

2014 - Basile H

eating cops and unfair competition in which no dream is

and herself will always be a family, even after that

2010 - Mowgli & Fidel (short)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 2017 - De familie slim 2014 - Sinterklaas & Diego: Het geheim van de ring

2005 - Brommermeisjes (short)

2000 - Feest! (short)

FILMS

Super Miss

Fight Girl

Superjuffie!

Vechtmeisje

Josje loves to teach, and she can turn the most chaotic

and is all about braveness and empowerment. In the

Feisty twelve-year-old Bo has a lot on her plate. She

classroom into a team. But she has a big secret that she

adventures of Super Miss, the biggest adventure

and her brother have become unwilling pawns in their

cannot tell anyone about. Whenever she hears an animal

is finding out that true strength lies within yourself.

parents’ nasty divorce battle and now their mother has

JOHAN TIMMERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 90’ | 6+

crying for help, she automatically begins to blush and has

even taken them from their large house in a privileged

to eat a piece of chalk to turn into Super Miss, a powerful

area to a small apartment in the suburbs. Quick-

superhero who saves animals and shoots through the

tempered to begin with, Bo can hardly cope and wants

sky like a green tornado. Despite her fresh start in a new

to push back. When she finds her way to a local boxing

Dutch title Vechtmeisje Producer Jan van der Zanden, Ineke

town, Josje quickly finds herself struggling to keep her

club, Bo starts making new friends and learns how

Kanters, Screenwriter Barbara Jurgens Editor Philippe Ravoet

secret from the people around her: uncle Jan, the devoted

to channel her anger. If she wants to fulfil her dream

Composer Tom Pintens Leading actors Aiko Beemsterboer,

and make it to the final of the kickboxing competition,

Noa Farinum, Imanuelle Grives Production company The

she will need to use her brains as well as her fists.

Film Kitchen, The Netherlands, info@thefilmkitchen.nl,

director of the zoo, the grumpy school director Snor, cute janitor Hakim who always makes her blush, and her perceptive pupil Bo. Eventually, Josje can’t ignore the

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www.thefilmkitchen.nl Sales company Attraction Distribution,

animals anymore and the class discovers her alter ego.

Dutch title Superjuffie! Producer Paul Voorthuysen Screenwriter

More than merely an exciting sports movie for youngsters

Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

Then they discover that the animals in the nearby zoo are

Thijs van Marle Editor Michiel Boesveldt Leading actors

in which the protagonist pushes herself to the limit and

www.attractiondistribution.ca Distributor September Film

in danger of being put down. Can Josje save them?

Carly Wijs, Diewertje Dir, Hassan Slaby, Harry Piekema,

ultimately reaches her personal goal, Fight Girl is a film

Jeevan Dhanpat Production company PV Pictures BV, The

about how children – and grown-ups – come to terms

Based on the popular books by Janneke Schotveld,

Netherlands, mail@pvpictures.nl, www.pvpictures.nl Distributor

with change. With the number of divorces growing every

2018 - Vechtmeisje

Super Miss now comes to the big screen. This colourful,

Entertainment One Benelux

year, and a large majority of them being contested, many

2015 - Volgens Jacqueline (TV serie)

children are now faced with big changes in their home

2014 - Wonderbroeders

situation at a young age. This film realistically depicts

2014 - Loenatik, te gek!

2018 - Superjuffie!

the huge long-term effects that divorce and moving to

2012 - Guilty Movie

2017 - De Ludwigs (TV serie)

a new place can have on children, but above all shows

2011 - Van God Los (TV serie)

2015 - Popoz

how they can overcome the pressures that come with

2010 - Vreemd bloed

2012 - Zombibi

these issues. Fight Girl was previously pitched at the 2016

2008 - Klein Holland (TV serie)

2010 - Off Road (short)

edition of the Cinekid for Professionals Junior Co-Produc-

2005 - Enneagram (TV serie)

2008 - Brother’s Keeper (short)

tion Market, where it won the Eurimages Co-production

2005 - Kleine pauze (TV serie)

2007 - De Bug (short)

Development Award (€20,000).

2005 - Nieuwe ouders (TV serie)

cute and animal-filled adventure offers fun for all ages

B E S T D U T C H F A M I LY F I L M

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2003 - De vanger 1999-2000 - Goede daden bij daglicht (TV serie)

FILMS

B E S T D U T C H F A M I LY F I L M / O U T O F C O M P E T I T I O N F E AT U R E F I L M S

Cirkeline, Coco and the Wild Rhinoceros Wild Amsterdam De wilde stad

Cirkeline, Coco og det vilde naesehorn

Tarapaty

One day Cirkeline meets a girl called Coco. Coco looks

Twelve-year-old Julka is in boarding school, where she

just like her, except that she has a different skin colour,

has trouble making friends. For the summer holidays she

curly hair and wears a crown. Coco says she’s a princess

is supposed to visit her parents in Canada, but when her

from a country where chocolate grows on trees. It sounds

mother forgets to send the flight ticket, Julka is forced to

like heaven to Cirkeline and her mice friends, Ingolf and

stay with her morose aunt in Warsaw. When her aunt’s

Frederik. Together they set off on a journey, also taking

home is burgled and important papers containing archi-

‘You can only see it once you get it.’ This (translated)

no small deal of creativity and inventiveness, the creators

along Oswald, the tiny rhino who’s fed up with always

tectural drawings of nearby buildings are stolen – the

quote by the peerless Amsterdam footballer Johan Cruijff

have created a spectacular portrait of urban nature –

being the smallest. Everyone has their own images of

aunt’s parents were prominent architects – Julka’s dull

is a perfect fit for this urban nature documentary.

without ever disturbing the animals in their habitat.

Africa – but does chocolate really grow on trees? And will

life take an exciting turn. Together with Olek, the boy

It shows how wild animals are perfectly at home among

there be enough cheese? And will Oswald be reunited

next door, she discovers that a treasure is hidden in one

housing estates, along motorways and on industrial

with his mother?

of those buildings. A mysterious adventure unfolds:

terrains. The creators of the nature film The New Wilder-

what do those candy wrappers at the crime scene mean?

ness (2013) and Holland – Nature in the Delta (2015)

Cirkeline, Coco and the Wild Rhinoceros is the fourth

turned their cameras on the city of Amsterdam, where

feature film by the Danish animator Jannik Hastrup

they playfully connected scripted scenes with documentary segments. Cat-in-residence Abatutu knows the city like the back of his paw and sees what all too often goes unnoticed by us humans because we are occupied with

MARK VERKERK THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 85’ | 5+ FACTS

other things. Abatutu takes the viewer from the inner-city

Dutch title De wilde stad Producer Ton Okkerse, Andre Janse,

gardens past the canals to the office behemoths, where

Ignas van Schaick Screenwriter Trui van de Brug Editor

all kinds of birds, birds of prey, rodents, arthropods and

Helen Delachaux Leading actors Abatutu Production company

foxes have found their natural habitat. How do these

EMS Films, The Netherlands, ignas.vanschaick@emsfilms.com,

families of creatures survive in places full of stone, glass

http://emsfilms.com Distributor Amstelfilm

and industry? What do they eat? And how do they make sure that their young grow up safely?

Double Trouble

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

And what is Pablo Picasso’s role in all this?

about the small heroine Cirkeline. Once again, Hastrup

A thrilling treasure hunt film about a girl who must over-

creates a livel y world full of friendship and shows how

come her mistrust to make friends, and where nothing

travelling can open your eyes.

is quite the way it seems.

JANNIK HASTRUP DENMARK | 2018 | 62’ | 4+

ALEKSANDRA GOWIN, MARTA KARWOWSKA POLAND | 2017 | 81’ | 7+

FACTS

Dutch title Carolien, Coco en de wilde neushoorn Producer Marie

Dutch title De schatzoekers Producer Agniezska Dziedzic Screen-

2018 - De Wilde Stad (documentary)

Bro Screenwriter Jannik Hastrup, Kit Goetz, Trine Breum, Nanna

writer Marta Karwowska Editor Aleksandra Gowin Composer

Because the narrator informs viewers in an informal,

2015 - Holland: Natuur in de Delta (documentary)

Westh Editor Jannik Hastrup Music Moussa Diallo Leading

Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Leading actors Hanna Hryniewicka,

comic manner, this documentary is perfectly suited for

2013 - De nieuwe wildernis (documentary)

actors Magdalena Nonsgjogv Trantou, Yasmin Cekic, Efe Vinter

Jakub Janota-Bzowski, Joanna Szczepkowska, Maria Maj,

all ages. The contemporary soundtrack also serves as an

2009 - Himalaya Alert (documentary)

Alis, Estrid Böttiger Production company Dansk Tegnefilm,

Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak Production company Koi Studio,

excellent accompaniment to the urban safari. As in the

2006 - Buddha’s Lost Children (documentary)

Denmark, http://tegnefilm.com Sales company Attraction

Poland, www.koi-studio.pl Sales company LevelK, Denmark,

previously mentioned nature films, what stands out is the

Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

tine.klint@levelk.dk, www.levelk.dk

stunning camera work. With the patience of saints, and

www.attractiondistribution.ca Distributor Just4Kids

FILMS

The Falcons Víti í Vestmannaeyjum

Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe

O U T O F C O M P E T I T I O N F E AT U R E F I L M S

Meerkat Moonship

Monky

Matti und Sami und die drei größten Fehler des Universums

Meerkat Maantuig Gideonette, a timid and wildly imaginative girl, lives

One day Frank discovers a monkey in his back yard.

is held on the Westman islands, just off the coast of

Matti feels that the universe has made several mistakes

in a small town with her parents. She is convinced she

It’s a half-metre tall gibbon that goes by the name of

Iceland. Jón and this team The Falcons is participating

– why else are so many people so unhappy? His parents

is cursed, as every Gideon in her family has died before

Monky, and her arrival marks the start of a spectacular

as well. But this sensitive boy is afraid of volcanic

work hard, but there is never any money, so they can’t

their time in an accident. Still, her dad Gideon named

adventure for Frank and the rest of his family. They

eruptions, and is not a very assertive player on the pitch

travel to Finland where Matti’s father was born. So Matti

his daughter after him, to prove everybody wrong.

soon realise that Monky is no ordinary ape, and that

either. But when Jón discovers that Ívar, the bully on one

decides to lend fate a hand and participates in a lottery,

When he suddenly dies, Gideonette’s worst fears come

she didn’t just happen to turn up in their back yard.

of the other teams, is being mistreated by his father,

with a house in Finland at stake. As long as the lottery

alive. Her mom sends her to her grandparents, where she

Who is Monky? Where did she come from? Is her arrival

he undertakes a dramatic rescue effort, and so discovers

result remains unannounced, Matti lies having won;

meets Bhubesi, a deaf boy who is ‘training’ to become

somehow related to Frank’s passed-away sister? And

a whole new side to himself.

don’t adults always tell lies as well? But then he discovers

an astronaut. Her grandfather builds him a moon ship

can they keep her hidden from the rest of the village?

with a fright that his little lie has very big consequences.

and together they embark on a journey, but she still has

An exciting journey takes the family from Sweden to the

to face her fears.

tropical jungle of Thailand, in search of answers to all the

Every summer, a big football tournament for youth teams

The main message of this film is that one should never get hung up on first impressions. Working together and

An endearing film about an affectionate and preco-

conquering your fears are also important themes,

cious ten-year-old boy who wants desperately to see his

This South African dark fairy tale, written and directed

but the film is first and foremost about football.

parents happy, but does not anticipate the consequences

by Hanneke Schutte, was partly filmed in a rainforest.

Monky is an adventurous family film about reincarna-

The focus is on the actual matches, with the children’s

of his well-intended efforts. A sincere and comical and

The slow-paced scenes and soft colors give it a surreal-

tion. The mental journey undertaken by Frank and his

actions on the pitch filmed in slow motion to resemble

also quirky story, with the message that you cannot force

istic touch and cause an ongoing suspense. Furthermore,

family along with other villagers, on account of a CGI-

spectacular heroics. And it includes an apocalyptic

fate to go your way, and that parents are only human, too.

Anchen du Plessis’ role as the lead character will leave

animated monkey, will draw both tears and laughter.

final in an ash rain, as there is no avoiding the

questions that Monky has brought into their life.

no one unaffected.

volcanic eruption, of course.

BRAGI THOR HINRIKSSON ICELAND | 2018 | 97’ | 9+

STEFAN WESTERWELLE GERMANY, FINLAND | 2018 | 94’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title De Falcons Producer Anna Vigdis Gísladóttir,

Dutch title Matti en Sami en de drie grootste fouten van het

Thorhallur Gunnarsson, Hilmar Sigurdsson, Kjartan Thor Thordarson, Ragnar Agnarsson Screenwriter Gunnar Helgason,

HANNEKE SCHUTTE SOUTH AFRICA | 2017 | 96’ | 8+

MARIA BLOM SWEDEN | 2017 | 90’ | 6+

FACTS

universum Producer Philipp Budweg, Jussi Rantamäki

Dutch title Meerkat Maantuig Producer Andre Scholtz,

Dutch title Monky Producer Patrick Ryborn Screenwriter Anders

Screenwriter Stefan Westerwelle, Ingo Schünemann Editor Martin

Dries Scholtz Screenwriter Hanneke Schutte Composer Clare

Weidemann Editor Kristin Grundström Music Anders Nygårds,

Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Ottó Geir Borg Editor Guðni Hilmar

Menzel Composer Timo Hietala Leading actors Mikke Rasch, Nick

Vandeleur Leading actors Anchen Du Plessis, Thembalethu Nthuli,

Leading actors Julius Jimenez Hugoson, Frida Hallgren,

Halldórsson, Bragi Thor Hinriksson Composer Kristján Sturla

Holaschke, Sabine Timoteo, Tommi Korpela

Rika Sennett, Pierre van Pletzen Production company The Film

Johan Petersson, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Bianca Kronlöf

Bjarnason Leading actors Lúkas Emil Johansen,

Production company Aamu Film Company, Finland,

Factory, South Africa, www.thefilmfactory.co.za Sales company

Production company Unlimited Stories, Sweden,

Ísey Heiðarsdóttri, Robert Luu, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson,

www.aamufilmcompany.fi, Lieblingsfilm GmbH, Germany,

The Film Factory, South Africa, danie@thefilmfactory.co.za,

http://unlimitedstories.se Sales company Picture Tree

Joi Johannsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson

office@lieblingsfilm.biz, www.lieblingsfilm.biz Sales company

www.thefilmfactory.co.za

International GmbH, Germany, pti@picturetree-international.com,

Production company Sagafilm, Iceland, www.sagafilm.is Sales

Lieblingsfilm GmbH, Germany, office@lieblingsfilm.biz,

company LevelK, Denmark, tine.klint@levelk.dk, www.levelk.dk

www.lieblingsfilm.biz

www.picturetree-international.com Distributor In The Air

FILMS

O U T O F C O M P E T I T I O N F E AT U R E F I L M S

Rita & Crocodile 3

Twigson the Explorer

Wildwitch

The Witch Hunters

Riga og krokodille 3

Ekspedisjon Knerten

Vildheks

Zlogonje

Rita is a headstrong toddler with a friend who’s always

After the trilogy that ended in 2013 with Twigson

Twelve-year-old Clara is just like any other girl, until she

Ten-year-old Jovan has cerebral palsy and no friends.

hungry, Crocodile. Crocodile lives in the bathtub,

In Trouble, the cute talking twig now makes a comeback.

is scratched by a mysterious black cat. Soon after that,

While all his classmates play out in the schoolyard, Jovan

and together they have all sorts of adventures in the big

Junior is again moving house with his parents and big

Clara discovers that she can communicate with the cat

remains indoors and he must visit exercise therapy every

wide world. Life is never dull with Crocodile around,

brother, this time to western Norway. Junior is fascinated

and that she belongs to a family of wild witches,

day. However, in his daydreams he is completely free,

although it could be that Crocodile only exists in Rita’s

by the famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the

who have a strong connection to nature and animals.

and there he is the superhero Shade. But his isolated life

imagination and that they never get much further than

first man to make it to the South Pole. When his father

Clara appears to be a special witch, whose blood can

changes when a new girl called Milica joins the class.

grandma’s garden, or under the rug in her bedroom.

hides Knoester as punishment and claims that Twigson

set free the ancient and evil witch Bravita Bloodyoung.

Her interest in esoteric matters has led her to believe that

But this is Rita’s world, and Crocodile is definitely a part

went off on an expedition to the west pole, Junior decides

Together with her aunt and mentor Isa, and her friends

her father’s new girlfriend is actually a witch who has

of that.

to follow him into the mountains.

Kahla and Oscar, Clara must face her destiny and embark

bewitched him. The two develop a plan to get rid of this

on a dangerous journey in order to save herself and the

‘witch’, but will Jovan dare to leave his comfort zone?

This is the third part in the Danish animation film series

It’s a new cast, but the delightfully nostalgic atmosphere

Wild World from the evil forces of Bravita.

Rita & Crocodile by director Siri Melchior, consisting

and warm tone of voice from the previous series have

of a series of poetical stories full of music and fantasy.

remained. Junior’s world is reassuringly clear and

Wildwitch is an original Nordic fantasy film for the whole

parents and living with a handicap, but also about how

The stories relate to the everyday emotions and

exciting situations never get out of hand. It is a

family, based on the popular book series by Danish writer

children give meaning to situations that are beyond

experiences of a very young audience. This film will

beautiful depiction of how young children see and inter-

Lene Kaaberbøl.

their control.

have its Dutch premiere at Cinekid.

pret the events in their lives, both big and small, and

An imaginative film about self-acceptance, divorced

of the magical fantasy world they create for themselves.

SIRI MELCHIOR DENMARK | 2018 | 50’ | 4+

ANDREAS J. RIISER NORWAY | 2017 | 74’ | 5+

KASPAR MUNK DENMARK | 2018 | 100’ | 10+

RASKO MILJKOVIC REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, SERBIA | 2018 | 86’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title Rita & Krokodil 3 Producer Marie Bro Screenwriter

Dutch title Knoesters expeditie Producer Stein B. Kvae,

Dutch title De wilde heks Producer Stinna Lassen, Anni Faurbue

Dutch title De heksenjagers Producer Jovana Karaulic

Anders Sparring, Siri Melchior, Gilian Corderoy, An Vrombaut,

Finn Gjerdrum Screenwriter Jan Trygve Røyneland Leading actors

Fernandez Screenwriter Bo Hr. Hansen, Kaspar Munk, Poul Berg

Screenwriter Milos Kreckovic Editor Djordje Markovic

Jan Vierth Music Tanera Dawkins Production company Dansk

Aksel Hennie, Filip Mathias Eide, Anders Borchgrevink, Renate

Editor Anders Albjerg Kristiansen, Lars Therkelsen Leading actors

Composer Nevena Glusica Leading actors Mihajlo Milavic,

Tegnefilm, Denmark, http://tegnefilm.com Sales company DAN-

Reinsve, Sjur Vatne Brean Production company Paradox,

Sonja Richter, May Simón Lifschitz, Vera Mi Fernández

Silma Mahmuti Production company Action Productions,

DELOOO, France, contact@dandelooo.com, www.dandelooo.com

Norway, www.paradox.no Sales company Norwegian Film

Bachmann, Gerda Lie Kaas, Albert Werner Production company

Serbia Sales company Pluto Film, Germany, info@plutofilm.de,

Distributor Twin Film

Institute, Norway, post@nfi.no, https://www.nfi.no/eng

Good Company Films, Denmark, www.goodcompanyfilms.com

www.plutofilm.de

Sales company TrustNordisk, Denmark, info@trustnordisk.com, www.trustnordisk.com

FILMS

ZOOks

The Amazing Little Worm

O U T O F C O M P E T I T I O N F E AT U R E F I L M S / B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

BaDaBoo: The Boat Trip

Between the Lines Vdol’ e poperyok

Thirteen-year-old Robin lives in a world without nature.

Don’t you sometimes wish you could be someone else?

Baba, Dada and Boo are three colourful and adorable

A soulmate is often hard to find, and that’s no different

Trees and plants have been banned from the city, the

The little worm in this short animation certainly does.

friends who pack an impressive dose of creative super-

for zebras. But the zebra in Between the Lines doesn’t

forest is surrounded by a large fence, and the zoo has

Verni the earthworm is tired of being a worm. He wants

powers. By shaping and colouring the world, they

give up her search for love and just when she starts

been turned into a ‘horror circus’ where people are

to be something more: a butterfly. Failing to do as

constantly re-invent their universe and experience the

to despair, she finally finds another of her kind. A strange

taught to fear animals. When Robin goes in search of her

a caterpillar and transform, he takes matters into his

most fantastic adventures. BaDaBoo is a vibrant and

and abstract love dance ensues, but will the two hit it off

mother, held captive by the evil government somewhere

own hands – or rather, tail.

upbeat 3D computer-animated short that is all about the

and fall in love?

deep inside the forbidden forest, she encounters a half-

power of creativity and the fun of thinking outside the box.

wild child who grew up there. He turns out to be the son

An upbeat and funny 2D animation, The Amazing Little

of the banished king, and together they decide to topple

Worm is a quirky little story with a twist. Director Anna

BaDaBoo marks the first collaboration between Belgian

Between the Lines is a jazzy and stylish short animation by Russian director and animator Maria Koneva. After

the government and to restore harmony between people

Gentilini studied Character Animation at Saint Martin’s

directors Glenn D’Hondt and Karim Rhellam. Glenn

completing high school, Maria moved to Moscow where

and nature.

College of Art and Design in London, where she created

co-founded the Belgian creative studio Eugene and

she began to shoot short stop-motion films with a small

The Amazing Little Worm as her graduation project.

Louise, together with Sylvia Meert. They focus on char-

group of friends. In 2015, she graduated from the SHAR

ZOOks was made using rotoscoping: a technique whereby

Previously, she worked on animated short films for

acter design and creating original content for children’s

studio and animation school in Moscow, after which she

scenes are played with real actors in front of a green

museums like The Swiss Scheme for the Old Operating

books, animation series and games. Karim Rhellam

co-founded the 7BiOz animation studio. With Between

screen, which are then animated frame by frame. It took

Theatre Museum and Pirates of the Wings for the English

studied animation at the Royal Academy in Ghent,

the Lines, she shows a keen eye and ear for combining

some 45,000 unique 2D drawings to create this film.

National Opera. In addition to animation, she has worked

after which he worked on several projects such as the

animation and music.

as an educational expert at various museums across

TV series Musti (2007) and Uki (2010). In 2009, he joined

Europe.

Creative Conspiracy, where he is now a partner and creative producer.

KRISTOFF LEUE, DIMITRI LEUE BELGIUM | 2018 | 80’ | 8+

ANNA GENTILINI UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRIA | 2017 | 3’ | 3+

GLENN D’HONDT, KARIM RHELLAM BELGIUM | 2017 | 7’ | 4+

MARIA KONEVA RUSSIA | 2017 | 5’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title ZOOks Producer Peter De Maegd, Kristoff Leue

Dutch title De fantastische kleine worm Producer Anna Gentilini

Dutch title BaDaBoo: het bootreisje Producer Karim Rhellam

Dutch title Tussen de lijntjes Producer Vadim Pegasov

Screenwriter Kristoff Leue, Dimitri Leue Editor Jan Hameeuw

Screenwriter Anna Gentilini Editor Anna Gentilini Composer

Screenwriter Glenn D’Hondt, Karim Rhellam, Sylvia Meert Music

Screenwriter Maria Koneva Editor Maria Koneva Composer

Music Jan Borré Leading actors Wim Helsen, Wouter Hendrickx,

Lente Verelst Production company AgentPoppy, Austria,

Pieter Van Dessel Leading actors Tina Maerevoet, Esther Lybeert

Ahmad K Salim Production company Aqwarius Film Ltd, Russia,

Glenn-Scott Peij, Mona Lahousse, Matteo Simoni Production

contact@agentpoppy.com, www.agentpoppy.com Sales company

Production company Creative Conspiracy, Belgium,

klonpict@gmail.com Sales company Aqwarius Film Ltd, Russia,

company Potemkino, Belgium, www.potemkino.com Sales com-

AgentPoppy, Austria, contact@agentpoppy.com,

info@cc.be, www.cc.be Sales company Creative Conspiracy,

klonpict@gmail.com

pany Media Luna New Films UG, Germany, info@medialuna.biz,

www.agentpoppy.com

Belgium, info@cc.be, www.cc.be

www.medialuna.biz

FILMS

The Bird and the Whale

Brooklyn Breeze

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Colorbirds

Cycle

Coucouleurs The Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale

Styles of music and the cities they originated from are

In a landscape where all kinds of birds with just one

For most Dutch citizens, their first time riding a bike

struggling to find his voice. After straying too far from

often intrinsically connected and there are few cities

colour whistle together and every bird has found its place

is a memorable moment in life. Falling down and getting

his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers its sole

that are as full of music as New York. The 2D animated

in a tree that looks like it, the red and yellow bird does

back up is part of the process. In this Dutch animated

survivor, a caged songbird. The whale tries everything

musical short Brooklyn Breeze is an ode to the lively

not feel at home. It tries on all the other bird-looks to find

short, a grandfather helps his granddaughter learn how

in his power to help the songbird survive, but the open

music scene in one of New York’s most famous neigh-

the group where it belongs, but the others don’t seem

to ride a bike. Using a red scarf seems to work, until

seas can be a very dangerous place for a little bird.

bourhoods. Brooklyn is shown as a place that is literally

to like it. Sorrowful, it sits in his nest, until the season

a gust of wind blows her into new worlds.

humming, bouncing and moving to the beat that perme-

changes and the colours of autumn do seem to like this

A heart-breaking 2D animation, beautifully created by

ates all the buildings. This short film is a visual journey

lonely bird.

oil-painting every single frame on glass by hand, The

through different parts of Brooklyn, showing both iconic

Bird and the Whale looks like a painting come to life.

locations and places not often seen by visitors.

This short film was directed and animated by Carol

Often working with watercoloured backgrounds, director Sophie Olga de Jong creates dreamy and calming land-

This cute and warm animation is directed by Swiss

scapes. Previously, she worked for the Dutch version

director and screenwriter Oana Lacroix and had its

of Sesame Street and renowned television shows such

Freeman. Carol graduated from the National Film School

Based on a tune recorded by New York composer

worldwide premiere at Annecy 2018. Cinekid will mark

as De Wereld Draait Door. Sytse Kok works as a director,

in Ireland in 2009, where she mainly focused on exper-

and conductor Michael Arenella and his Dreamland

her Dutch premiere. Having a background in illustration,

scenario writer and teacher. She graduated from the

imental animation and illustration techniques. After

Orchestra, Brooklyn Breeze was created by Russian-

game design and animation, Oana proves she

Nederlandse Filmacademie in 1996. For her short film

graduation she co-founded Paper Panther Productions,

born American director and animator Alex Budovsky,

is an all-round creative.

The Chinese Wall, she received five nominations and won

where she created The Bird and the Whale.

who previously made the short Bathtime in Clerkenwell

eleven awards.

(2002). Brooklyn Breeze is a love song to the Brooklyn he used to know.

CAROL FREEMAN IRELAND | 2018 | 7’ | 8+

ALEX BUDOVSKY COLOMBIA, UNITED STATES | 2017 | 4’ | 6+

OANA LACROIX SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 6’ | 4+

SOPHIE OLGA DE JONG, SYTSKE KOK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 2’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title De vogel en de walvis Producer Jonathan Clarke,

Dutch title Brooklyn Breeze Producer Paolo Polesello

Dutch title Roekoekleuren Producer Alexandra Ruepp,

Dutch title Cycle Producer Nancy Fornoville, Willem Thijssen

Screenwriter Carol Freeman Composer Chris McLoughlin

Screenwriter Alex Budovsky Production company Figli Migli

Julien Duret Screenwriter Oana Lacroix Production company

Screenwriter Sytske Kok Composer Fay Lovsky Production

Production company Paper Panther Productions, Ireland,

Productions, United States, budovskiy@gmail.com Sales company

JApictures Sàrl, France, contact@japictures.com, www.japictures.

company CinéTé Filmproduktie bv, The Netherlands, info@cinete.

hallo@paperpanther.ie, www.paperpanther.ie Sales company

Figli Migli Productions, United States, budovskiy@gmail.com

com Sales company JApictures Sàrl, France, contact@japictures.

nl, http://cinete.starclasshosting-servers.nl/index.php/en/home/

com, www.japictures.com

Sales company SND Films, The Netherlands, info@sndfilms.com,

Paper Panther Productions, Ireland, hallo@paperpanther.ie, www.paperpanther.ie

www.sndfilms.com

FILMS

Dragon Sledge

Drops

Devochka, drakon y papa

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Fill and Moo

Ice Nose

映画の妖精フィルとムー

Eisnasen

Every father is a knight to his little girl, and every little

Drops tells the story of a small community of raindrops

Fill lives all alone in a ruined place until, out of nowhere,

In a cold, frozen landscape, two icy noses are working

girl is a princess in her father’s eyes. But fathers can

in the cycle of water, chasing the clouds to keep up with

an old projector appears and with a clattering sound

very hard. The first one, Bo, is a happy ice nose with little

sometimes forget to play their part properly, especially

the rain. Their lives unfold as they indulge in the rain and

begins to project a film. It is followed by Moo, who invites

purple friends. The other, Moco, is a snottier, more evil

when they are busy with work or looking at their mobile

are confronted with the inevitable: the rain will come

Fill into the film reel. Fill and Moo set off on a journey

ice nose. Moco blames the ice for his snotty nose and

phone all day. The little girl in this animation decides

to an end. While they fear the sun when it comes out

through the world of film.

decides to melt it using a Bunsen burner. Bo, meanwhile,

to go sleighing by herself, since her dad isn’t paying atten-

at first, they soon find out that that there is nothing

tion. But when she gets into trouble, she needs her big,

to be afraid of.

tries to fix the damage using needle and yarn. It seems This fun and vibrant stop-motion animation is a love

they both have strong feelings about the ice, just not

letter to the medium of film. Fill and Moo is directed by

in the same way. When one of the purple creature drifts

Beautifully animated, Drops uses a watercoloured style

the Japanese animator Toshiko Hata, who studied at

away, they are forced to work together.

Dragon Sledge is a cute short animation in a beautiful

to tell a surprising and heartfelt story. Directed by

the Tokyo University of the Arts where she graduated

hand-drawn style, created by Russian director and

Karsten Kjærulf-Hoop and Sarah Jungen, Drops is their

in 2011 at the department of animation. Before Fill and

The young Swiss director and screenwriter Veronica

animator Eugenia Zhirkova. Eugenia graduated from

first collaboration. Karsten studied character animation

Moo, Toshiko directed several other short films, including

L. Montano graduated in 2017 as Master of Arts in 3D

the International Lyceum of Animation in Moscow, after

at the Animation Workshop in Denmark, where he grad-

Rootless Heart (2012), Melody of Funhouse (2013) and

Animation from HSLU (Hochschule Luzern). In this work,

which she worked at a number of Moscow animation

uated with his short animation The Great Harlot and the

Pacalien (2017). This short clearly demonstrates Toshi-

she combines stop-motion technique with CGI, resulting

studios, including Pilot and Animos. She previously

Beast. Sarah graduated from the Russian Academy of Art

ko’s love for film, as well as a keen eye and deft hand

in this beautiful short.

directed two other short films, The Flying Boy (2014)

in Florence. Together they co-founded KASA Studio and

when it comes to stop-motion animation.

and Go Be Fat Somewhere Else (2016).

started working on Drops.

EVGENIYA JIRKOVA RUSSIA | 2017 | 2’ | 4+

KARSTEN KJÆRULF-HOOP, SARAH JOY JUNGEN DENMARK | 2017 | 7’ | 6+

TOSHIKO HATA JAPAN | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

VERONICA L. MONTAÑO, JOEL HOFMANN SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 8’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Drakenslee Producer Nikolai Makovsky

Dutch title Druppels Producer Thor Hampus Bank Screenwriter

Dutch title Fill en Moo Producer Yutaka Endo Screenwriter

Dutch title IJsneus Producer Claudia Röthlin, Yves Gutjahr

Screenwriter Evgeniya Jirkova, Anton Olenev Production

Karsten Kjærulf-Hoop, Sarah Joy Jungen Composer Zain Effendi

Toshiko Hata, Saori Kyoraiseki, Takumi Saitoh Leading actors

Screenwriter Veronica L. Montaño, Joel Hofmann Composer

company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, Russia, info@souzmult.ru,

Music Zain Effendi Production company GotFat Productions,

Takumi Saitoh, Yuka Itaya Production company World Theater

Maple Tree Circus Production company Tiny Giant GmbH,

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

Denmark, mail@gotfat.dk, www.gotfat.dk Sales company Miyu

Project, Japan, film_festival@worldtheater-pj.net, https://

Switzerland, info@tinygiant.ch, http://tinygiant.ch/ Sales

Russia, info@souzmult.ru, www.soyuzmultfilm.ru

Distribution, France, festival@miyu.fr, www.miyu.fr

worldtheater-pj.net/ Sales company World Theater Project,

company Tiny Giant GmbH, Switzerland, info@tinygiant.ch,

Japan, film_festival@worldtheater-pj.net,

http://tinygiant.ch/

strong, knightly dad to save her.

https://worldtheater-pj.net/

FILMS

KUAP

Link

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Lost & Found

New Neighbours

It often isn’t much fun to be a bit slower than others,

Being too attached to someone is never good, for either

In a lost and found box, two best friends, a tiny stuffed

Donald, a white nationalist, cannot stand his new neigh-

especially when it comes to growing up – and that

of the parties involved. However, the two humanoid

dinosaur and a red knitted fox, live their quiet little lives.

bours. His little daughter, however, is very excited to play

certainly applies for the little tadpole in KUAP. The little

characters in this short are literally attached to each

However, their peaceful existence is rudely disturbed

with a new friend. Tensions between the two neighbours

swimmer misses out on becoming a frog and gets left

other: they are linked by their hair. Every move they

when the little fox goes out to explore the fountain

quickly rise, while the two children want nothing more

behind by all the other tadpoles. However, there is much

make influences the other, no matter where they go.

in the garden and gets himself into trouble. It’s up to the

than to connect. Will the parents be able to set aside their

more to discover in the pond and spring is sure to come

But how long can this go on?

dinosaur to save his friend. What follows is a thrilling

problems and prejudices and accept each other for who

and heart-breaking drama on a tiny scale.

they are?

again next year. Sometimes being a slow developer isn’t so bad after all, right?

This funny and original 2D animation about being stuck together was directed by German animator and film

Lost and Found is a beautifully animated 3D computer

This 2D animated short has a beautiful 1930s style

KUAP is a fun and heartfelt little story about growing up.

director Robert Löbel. He graduated from the HAW

animation that blurs the line between stop-motion and

reminiscent of the early Micky Mouse and Popeye shorts.

Through an innovative combination of animated char-

in Hamburg with his graduation film Wind, which won

CGI. This is the first collaboration between Australian duo

New Neighbours touches on some very topical issues like

acters and live action backgrounds, Swiss director Nils

awards at several film festivals including Annecy and

Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe. Director Andrew

xenophobia, the possibility of peaceful coexistence and

Hedinger has created a unique animation. Nils studied

ITFS Stuttgart. In 2017, he also created the animated

Goldsmith trained as a visual effects artist and animator

how we can learn from our children in accepting one

animation in Lucerne and has been making his own films

short Island, together with former classmate Max Mörtl.

and uses different film techniques to create award-win-

another without prejudices. Directed by Italian animators

since graduating in 2010. Before KUAP, he worked

In addition to creating short films, Robert has also

ning commercials, music videos and short films. Bradley

Andrea Mannino, Sara Burgio and Giacomo Rinaldi, this

on A Single Rose Can Be My Garden... A Single Friend,

worked for animation studios and production companies

Slabe is also an award-winning director, who has worked

short was created as a graduation film for their studies

My World (2016) and Zircus (2015), among others.

such as Disney, Nickelodeon and Daimler.

in story development and screenwriting for various

at the National Film School in Rome.

children’s films and television productions.

NILS HEDINGER SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 8’ | 6+

ROBERT LÖBEL GERMANY | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

BRADLEY SLABE, ANDREW GOLDSMITH AUSTRALIA | 2018 | 8’ | 8+

ANDREA MANNINO, SARA BURGIO, GIACOMO RINALDI ITALY | 2018 | 5’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title KUAP Producer Lina Geissmann Screenwriter

Dutch title Verbonden Producer Robert Löbel Screenwriter

Dutch title Verloren voorwerpen Producer Lucy Hayes

Dutch title Nieuwe buren Producer Eva Zurbriggen, Chiara Magri

Nils Hedinger Editor Mischa Hedinger Composer Julian Sartorius

Robert Löbel, Robert Löbel Composer David Kamp Sales company

Screenwriter Bradley Slabe Editor Andrew Goldsmith Music

Screenwriter Andrea Mannino Composer Fulvio Chiara

Production company Prêt-à-tourner, lgeissmann@pretatourner.ch

KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Germany, sales@shortfilm.com,

Adrian Sergovich Production company Wabi Sabi Studios,

Production company Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia,

Sales company KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Germany,

www.shortfilm.com

Australia

Scuola nazionale di cinema - corso di animazione, Italy,

sales@shortfilm.com, www.shortfilm.com

animazione@fondazionecsc.it, www.cscanimazione.it Sales company Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Scuola nazionale di cinema - corso di animazione, Italy, animazione@fondazionecsc.it, www.cscanimazione.it

FILMS

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Night Moves

No Gravity

Out Fishing

Bei Nacht erwacht

Sans gravité

Fisketur

In the still of the night, when everyone is fast asleep,

Many people dream about going into space someday, but

A little cat named Betty is hungry and lonely, and fishing

Imagine a VIP (Very Important Penguin) party in

strange shapes and merry creatures rumble though the

what happens when you spend a long time in space and

in the river only catches rubbish. Floating around in her

Antarctica. It’s the waiter penguin’s job to keep all the

bedroom. There is so much to discover! Only the break

then return to Earth? Is it difficult to readjust to gravity

cook pot, Betty slowly loses hope, until she has a brilliant

guests happy and serve them red wine and cherry cake.

of dawn can put an end to their nightly adventures, but

and being back on Earth? The astronaut in No Gravity

idea. Armed with her fishing rod she gets to work, but the

But one of the cherries isn’t in the mood to be eaten,

that’s okay: a new night is always just ahead.

has a very hard time fitting back in, no matter how hard

road to success is lined with traps.

and falls off the cake - to the waiter penguin’s great

he tries. Will he be able to find another job after coming Night Moves is a funny and stylishly crafted stop-motion

back from the final frontier?

animation that shows the vast imaginary worlds that can

Penguin

annoyance, as he takes his job very seriously. When the A uniquely designed 2D animation by French-born

stubborn cherry continues to misbehave, he really gets

director Uzi Geffenblad, based on a children’s book by

frustrated, so much so that he gives the misbehaving

be created with simple toy blocks and a bit of creativity.

Part funny, part tragic, this beautiful 3D animated short

the same name about how boredom can be the mother

little fruit a swift kick. And that starts a chain reaction

Night Moves is directed by German director and animator

was created by six students as a graduation project for

of invention. Uzi studied psychology and child culture

of little accidents…

Falk Schuster. Born in Oschatz, Germany, Falk studied

the master programme Digital Director at the Supinfocom

at the University of Stockholm. He started working as

at the University of Art and Design in Halle, where he

Rubika school in Valenciennes, France. With this film,

a director, screenwriter, composer and sound engineer

Julia Ocker’s work fits perfectly with this year’s Cinekid

graduated in 2009. Since then, he has worked as an inde-

the six students showcase a talent for creating a touching

in 1989, directing his first short film in 1995 with The

theme. As this short film and her Animanimals shorts

pendent animation filmmaker, creating shorts like Out

narrative and backing it up with computer-generated

Elephant’s Trunk. Since then, Uzi has worked on 36 film

(which are also being shown at the festival this year)

on a Limb (2011), Dress to Impress (2012) and A Racer’s

animation on par with big studio productions.

productions, including the Spot and Splodge series. In

suggest, Julia likes to tell stories about animals. She has

addition to his work in short films, he has also published

already won three awards with this animated short.

Sketchbook (2013).

and exhibited photography work.

FALK SCHUSTER GERMANY | 2018 | 5’ | 3+ FACTS Dutch title Nachtwandeling Producer Falk Schuster Screenwriter Falk Schuster Production company animated-

CHARLINE PARISOT, JEREMY CISSE, FIORETTA CATERINA CATERINA COSMIDIS, FLORE ALLIERESTRADA, MAUD LEMAÎTRE-BLANCHART, MAUD LEMAÎTRE-BLANCHART, LUDOVIC ABRAHAM FRANCE | 2018 | 8’ | 8+ FACTS

UZI GEFFENBLAD SWEDEN | 2017 | 9’ | 6+

JULIA OCKER GERMANY | 2018 | 4’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title De visvangst Producer Uzi Geffenblad Screenwriter

Dutch title Pinguïn Producer Bianca Just Screenwriter Julia Ocker

Uzi Geffenblad Editor Uzi Geffenblad Composer Uzi Geffenblad

Production company Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Germany,

stories, Germany, mail@falkschuster.com, http://animated-stories.com

Dutch title Gewichtloosheid Producer Philippe Meis

Production company Zigzag Animation AB, Sweden,

studio@filmbilder.de, www.filmbilder.de Sales company

Sales company animated-stories, Germany, mail@falkschuster.com,

Screenwriter Charline Parisot Editor Charline Parisot Composer

animation@zigzag.se, www.zigzag.se Sales company Zigzag

Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Germany, studio@filmbilder.de,

http://animated-stories.com

Arslan Elbar Production company Supinfocom Rubika, France,

Animation AB, Sweden, animation@zigzag.se, www.zigzag.se,

www.filmbilder.de

contact@rubika-edu.com, www.rubika-edu.com company

Swedish Film Institute, Sweden, registrator@sfi.se, www.sfi.se

Je Regarde, France, contact@jeregarde.net, www.jeregarde.net

FILMS

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Planet Z Surprise Egg

Robot & the Whale

Planet Z - Yllätysmuna

Roboten & valen

Tora, a two-mouthed tiger-like creature, is looking for

Lobo is a cheerful robot who lives with her best friend

Any therapist can tell you that it is not good to suppress

Dominique was once the most prestigious talent scout

something to eat. She finds a pile of eggs, only to have

Banjo, an inquisitive robot dog. Together they help

your emotions and let them build up. But that’s easier

in Paris. However, he has fallen on hard times, and is only

one hatch in her mouth! Out comes Pinki, who tastes

to plant trees and rescue animals in need. One day, they

said than done for the cat in Stuffed. His emotional

a shadow of his former self. But then he discovers Sofía,

so disgusting that Tora just can’t eat him. But now that

meet a stranded whale on the beach. To save the whale,

instability keeps materialising as a horrible monster that

a Spanish flamenco dancer who emigrated to France

Pinki thinks that Tora is its mother, there’s no getting rid

Lobo has to overcome her fear of water, which is not easy,

lashes out at everyone around him. But then the cat has

because of the Spanish civil war. Dominique thinks he

of the little creature, either.

especially as a single drop of water can cause a short

a strange encounter with someone who helps him grow

has hit the jackpot, but Sofía has a secret that might

circuit and completely fry Lobo’s innards...

up and learn to overcome his anger.

destroy her dancing career.

brings her vibrant and outrageous character designs

This touching and beautiful 3D computer animation

Spooky and touching computer-animated short about

This musical and crisply animated short was made

to life in a short that mixes fantasy, biology and comedy –

about helping others and overcoming your fears was

struggling with your emotions. Stuffed was created by six

by Spanish director and animator José Herrera. José

like a National Geographic episode acted out on a strange

directed and animated by Jonas Forsman, a senior 3D

students as a graduation project for the master program

studied Multimedia and Graphic Design at the University

planet full of surprises. Maria is a well-known comic

animator and visual artist based in Stockholm. Jonas has

Digital Director at the Supinfocom Rubika school

School of Design, Innovation and Technology in Madrid,

artist, animation filmmaker and illustrator, whose work

worked with several internationally renowned animation

in Valenciennes, France. With this film, the students

after which he joined the Spanish animation studio 12

has been published around the world. Before Planet Z,

studios on such feature films as Kon-Tiki (2012) and

display a keen eye for creating spooky and suspenseful

Pingüinos. Talent Scout is his first short film as a director.

she worked on animated shorts like Nearby Far Away

The Great Wall (2016). Robot & the Whale is his first

animation short that also conveys a sweet message.

With this animated short, José displays a sharp eye for

(2014) and Summer in Helsinki (2011). She is currently

short film.

Stuffed

Talent Scout Cazatalentos

Based on the comic books by Maria Björklund, Planet Z

character design and movement.

developing Planet Z into an animated series.

MARIA BJÖRKLUND FINLAND | 2017 | 7’ | 6+

JONAS FORSMAN SWEDEN | 2018 | 7’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Planeet Z Producer Terhi Väänänen Screenwriter

Dutch title Robot & de walvis Producer Nima Yousefi Screenwriter

Jorge Orellana, Javiera Risco, Maria Björklund Composer Tatu

Jonas Forsman Composer Eirik Roeland Production company

Metsätähti Production company Pyjama Films Ltd, Finland,

Hobab, Sweden, nima@hobab.se, www.hobab.se Sales company

Dutch title Opgekropt Producer Philippe Meis Screenwriter

12 Pingüinos S.L, Spain, 12pinguinos@12pinguinos.com,

pyjama@pyjama.fi, www.pyjama.fi Sales company Monster

Swedish Film Institute, Sweden, registrator@sfi.se, www.sfi.se

Élise Simoulin Editor Élise Simoulin Composer Romain

www.12pinguinos.com Sales company Promofest, Spain,

Camiolo Production company Supinfocom Rubika, France,

distribucion@promofest.org, www.promofest.org

Entertainment Ltd., Ireland, andrerw@monsterentertainment.tv

ÉLISE SIMOULIN, ÉDOUARD HEUTTE, CLOTILDE BONNOTTE, ANNA KOMAROMI, MARISA DI VORA PEIXOTO, MARISA DI VORA PEIXOTO, HELENA BASTIONI FRANCE | 2018 | 7’ | 8+ FACTS

JOSE ALBERTO VICENTE HERRERA SPAIN | 2018 | 7’ | 6+ FACTS Dutch title De talentscout Producer Jose Alberto Vicente Herrera Screenwriter Jose Alberto Vicente Herrera Production company

contact@rubika-edu.com, www.rubika-edu.com Sales company Je Regarde, France, contact@jeregarde.net, www.jeregarde.net

FILMS

The Theory of Sunset

Two Balloons

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Wanda

White Crow Bijela vrana

Теория заката Deep at night, a dedicated cyclist has to endure the cold

Two adventurous lemurs navigate their zeppelins

Bored with school and tired of her arguing parents,

It is not always easy to be a bit different from the rest,

and wintry forest to make sure that the sun rises on time

halfway around the world to be reunited with each other,

Wanda escapes running into the woods. Luckily, she

especially if you’re a white crow. The little white crow

for another bright and sunny day. It’s a cold, lonely and

but when an oncoming storm threatens them both,

is in the good company of her imaginary friends. Wanda’s

in this animation finds this out the hard way, as she is

tough job, but hey, the sun doesn’t just rise by itself

the two must try their hardest to stay alive and finally

life is filled with conflicts at home and at school, and

often laughed at and bullied. But when the flock is faced

every day!

be together.

she loves to flee into her imaginary world. But as her

with turbulent environmental changes, the little white

problems grow, help comes from an unexpected place

crow might be the only one who can find a solution.

The Theory of Sunset is a surreal and beautifully

This thrilling and beautifully crafted stop-motion

to make her confront reality.

animated short by Russian director Roman Sokolov,

animation about love against all odds was made by

which both young and old will find intriguing and

American director and animator Mark C. Smith. After

A uniquely animated short by Denise Hauser about

virtues of being different. Croatian director Miran Miošić

entertaining. Roman graduated from the State

graduating from the University of Oregon he created

trying to escape and having to confront one’s problems

studied film and TV editing in Zagreb, after which he

Pedagogical University in Saint-Petersburg in 1998, after

several short films, including North (2010) and A House,

in life. Denise is a New York based Swiss director and

edited several feature films, TV series, and many docu-

which he worked at several animation studios, including

A Home (2012). His short films have won awards at

filmmaker, who graduated in 2008 with a Master of Arts

mentaries and short films. Apart from editing, Miran also

Melnitsa and PACEO animation studio. In 2011, he

several festivals, including the New Jersey International

in Animation from the Royal College of Art in London.

teaches at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art and has

directed an episode of the animated TV series KikOriki,

Film Festival and the Canada International Film Festival.

Denise previously directed the film Return to Sender

launched an international university editing workshop

and he directed and animated his own short film called

In addition to his animated shorts, Smith has also

(2012). Wanda is her third short film in which live-action

called European Film Currents. White Crow is his first

Navajo Song in 2012. With The Theory of Sunset, Sokolov

co-authored two photography books titled Osterlandet

miniature environments are combined with 2D anima-

short film as a director.

displays a unique sense of story and animation that

and The Powder Road.

tion.

ROMAN SOKOLOV RUSSIA | 2017 | 9’ | 8+

MARK SMITH UNITED STATES | 2018 | 9’ | 6+

DENISE HAUSER NORWAY | 2018 | 13’ | 8+

MIRAN MIOŠIĆ CROATIA | 2018 | 9’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Als de zon ondergaat Producer Ilia Popov Screenwriter

Dutch title Twee luchtballonnen Producer Mark Smith

Dutch title Wanda Producer Jøran Wærdal Screenwriter Denise

Dutch title Witte kraai Producer Vinko Bresan Screenwriter Miran

Roman Sokolov Composer Sergey Vasiliev Production company

Screenwriter Mark Smith Composer Peter Broderick Production

Hauser, Viggo Knudsen, Lars Hegdal Editor Håvard Nes

Miošić Editor Miran Miošić Production company Zagreb film,

Petersburg Animation Studio, Russia, secretarska@smeshariki.ru,

company Four Winters, United States, twoballoonsfilm@gmail.

Composer Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen Music Leading actors Eiril

Croatia, zagrebfilm@zagrebfilm.hr, www.zagrebfilm.hr

http://skapetersburg.ru/ Sales company Petersburg Animation

com Sales company Ouat Media, Canada, info@ouatmedia.com,

Olsen Wærdahl, Rune Nilson Production company Klipp og Lim as,

Sales company Zagreb film, Croatia, zagrebfilm@zagrebfilm.hr,

Studio, Russia, secretarska@smeshariki.ru,

www.ouatmedia.com

Norway, mail@klippoglim.no, www.klippoglim.no Sales company

www.zagrebfilm.hr

Original and stylish 2D animation that celebrates the

is completely his own.

http://skapetersburg.ru/

Klipp og Lim as, Norway, mail@klippoglim.no, www.klippoglim.no

FILMS

Whiteland

Bloeistraat 11

B E S T I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N I M AT E D S H O R T / B E S T D U T C H A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Cake Day

A Cup of Joe

Belosnejie Keeping your room clean can be a difficult task,

Two best friends who do everything together spend the

A cheerful shop in a grey world attracts all kinds

Joe the blue monster really wants a cup of coffee,

especially when you’re made of clay. The little grey clay

summer holidays amusing themselves around the house.

of people and animals. The owner of the shop is a perfec-

but deciding what button on the coffee machine

man in Whiteland finds himself in a glowing white room,

However, this might turn out to be the last summer of

tionistic, pretty woman who’s just finished a flawless

to press is not that easy. A yellow bird offers to help,

which he tries to keep as spotless as he can – but try

their childhood, for in the space of a few months their

unicorn birthday cake. But then another customer arrives

but Joe is stubborn and doesn’t want any advice. But then

as he may, he keeps leaving grey smudges everywhere.

bodies start to change and puberty, with all its hormones

in the cake shop, one who has his eye on the unicorn

the coffee machine starts to produce an extraordinary

Just when the frustration becomes too much for the little

and hardships, starts to kick in. What once used to be an

birthday cake: a big buzzing fly. When the fly tries to get

amount of coffee and Joe drowns in the steady stream

clay guy, he discovers something that changes his view

extremely close friendship, slowly but surely starts

a taste of the delicious looking cake, a fight erupts

of dark brown liquid. However, this does not make him

on things forever.

to fall apart as awkwardness and friction develops

between the baker and the fly. When the cake is

change his mind about which button to press and

between them.

destroyed in the process, both the baker and the fly

he keeps drowning over and over again.

Whiteland is a surprising stop-motion clay animation

panic. How can they fix this before the future owner

from Russian director and animator Ira Elshansky.

Bloeistraat 11 won the Cristal du Court Métrage and

In 2015, Ira already showed a remarkable talent for

the Festival Connexion award at the Annecy Inter-

of the cake comes in?

Filmmaker and animator Samantha Williams graduated

stop-motion animation and animating with clay with her

national Animated Film Festival. According to writer and

This hilarious and lively 2D animation was made by

studio, Eye Want Candy. As shown in her previous work

short film Warm Snow. In her newest short, she further

director Nienke Deutz, the animation combines various

Dutch director and animator Jeroen Koelewijn, who

in animation and illustration, Samantha likes to work

demonstrates her animation skills in spectacular fashion.

techniques, where 2D animated characters are put in

studied animation at the HKU University of the Arts

with almost-friendly monsters and demons. A Cup of Joe

Previous shorts by Elshansky were Connection (2012) and

a simplified 3D version of the set. The characters are then

Utrecht. He created Cake Day as his graduation project.

features one of those almost-friendly creatures.

White Gold (2013).

printed on transparent plastic and hand painted.

with honours in 2014. Since 2006, she owns her own

When finished, they are animated in the sets.

IRA ELSHANSKY RUSSIA | 2018 | 6’ | 8+

NIENKE DEUTZ BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 9’ | 10+

JEROEN KOELEWIJN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 3’ | 6+

SAMANTHA WILLIAMS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 2’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Het witteland Producer Boris Mashkovtsev,

Dutch title Bloeistraat 11 Producer Annemie Degryse

Dutch title Cake Day Producer Jeroen Koelewijn Screenwriter

Dutch title A Cup of Joe Producer Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting

Sergey Strusovsky Screenwriter Ira Elshansky Production

Screenwriter Nienke Deutz Production company Lunanime,

Jeroen Koelewijn Composer Tom Wolkers Production company

Screenwriter Samantha Williams Music Sander Houtman

company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, Russia, info@souzmult.ru,

Belgium, mail@lunanime.be, www.lunanime.be Distributor

HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

Production company Submarine, The Netherlands,

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

Windmill Film

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl

info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl Sales company Submarine,

Russia, info@souzmult.ru, www.soyuzmultfilm.ru

The Netherlands, info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl

FILMS

Cycle

The Fish, Man and Monster

B E S T D U T C H A N I M AT E D S H O R T

Mister Paper Goes Out for a Walk

Polska Warrior

Meneer Papier gaat uit wandelen For most Dutch citizens, their first time riding a bike

On an island in the sky lives a hungry fisherman who

Imagine a world in which you can cut out and create

Eryk is the hero in his favourite game, Goldhunter,

is a memorable moment in life. Falling down and getting

is struggling to survive. Day in day out he looks for fish

anything you want, using only scissors and a bit of paper.

where he bravely fights for the Golden Crown. In real life,

back up is part of the process. In this Dutch animated

to catch, but none fly by his little island. His stomach

Mister Paper lives in such a world. Like a god of paper,

however, he is less heroic, and his father always tells him

short, a grandfather helps his granddaughter learn how

is growling and he doesn’t know what to do until one day,

he cuts his clothes out of old newspapers when he needs

what to do. Eryk has to clean the house and cook for his

to ride a bike. Using a red scarf seems to work, until

a gigantic flying fish-monster appears in the sky and the

them. And when the cat doesn’t want to go for a walk,

father and his three Polish friends. Also, he has

a gust of wind blows her into new worlds.

fisherman quickly casts his net. But when he discovers

he simply cuts out a dog that does want to go out with

to take swimming lessons, which he finds very scary.

that the fish-monster shares the same problem,

him. Together, they set out on a journey through a paper

When his father finds out that Eryk won’t get his swim-

Often working with watercoloured backgrounds, director

an unexpected alliance arises and the man and fish-

world.

ming diploma this year, his life is turned upside down.

Sophie Olga de Jong creates dreamy and calming land-

monster work together to satisfy their hunger.

scapes. Previously, she worked for the Dutch version

This funny and endearing stop-motion film is directed

Released in 2017, this refreshing animation by Camiel

of Sesame Street and renowned television shows such

This surprising and original animation creatively

by Steven de Beul and Ben Tesseur. As owners of the

Schouwenaar already won the Grand Prix Dutch

as De Wereld Draait Door. Sytse Kok works as a director,

combines 2D and 3D animation. The Fish, Man and

Beast Animation studio, they have worked on quite a few

Animation at the Holland Animation Film Festival 2017

scenario writer and teacher. She graduated from the

Monster was directed by Nik ter Beek, who created this

projects together. In 2017, their work George and Paul

and the Golden Calf for Best Short at the Netherlands

Nederlandse Filmacademie in 1996. For her short film

film as a graduation project for his studies at the HKU

was also shown at the festival and was nominated for the

Film Festival 2017.

The Chinese Wall, she received five nominations and won

University of the Arts Utrecht.

Kinderkast Jury Prize.

SOPHIE OLGA DE JONG, SYTSKE KOK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 2’ | 4+

NIK TER BEEK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4’ | 8+

STEVEN DE BEUL, BEN TESSEUR BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

CAMIEL SCHOUWENAAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title Cycle Producer Nancy Fornoville, Willem Thijssen

Dutch title The Fish, Man and Monster Producer Kim van der

Dutch title Meneer Papier gaat uit wandelen Producer Karlijn van

Dutch title Polska Warrior Producer André Bos Screenwiter

Screenwriter Sytske Kok Composer Fay Lovsky Production

Vlugt, Nik ter Beek Screenwriter Nik ter Beek Editor Nik ter Beek

de Cruys, Dries Phlypo Screenwriter Mieke de Jong

Christa de Graaf, Pepijn Moors Composer Alexander Reumers,

company CinéTé Filmproduktie bv, The Netherlands, info@cinete.

Composer Jeroen Jaspers Music Jeroen Jaspers , Kirill Den Outer

Editor Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur Composer Stijn Cole,

Jorrit Kleijnen Production company Armadillo Film,

nl, http://cinete.starclasshosting-servers.nl/index.php/en/home/

Production company HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht,

Tom Pintens Production company A Private View, Belgium, info@

The Netherlands, info@armadillofilm.nl, www.armadillofilm.nl

Sales company SND Films, The Netherlands, info@sndfilms.com,

The Netherlands, sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl Sales company

aprivateview.be, www.aprivateview.be Sales company A Private

Sales company SND Films

www.sndfilms.com

HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

View, Belgium, info@aprivateview.be, www.aprivateview.be

eleven awards.

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl

FILMS

Tides

B E S T D U T C H A N I M AT E D S H O R T / BEST DUTCH LIVE ACTION SHORT

Fucking Cola

Daydreaming

Double D

Dagdromen

Dubbel D

Hessel has been digging lugworms for a living all his life.

This story is told from the perspectives of three different

Thirteen-year-old Puck is not like her female peers:

Stef has a stutter. At his grandmother’s birthday

He has created a fixed routine for himself: first he gets

children. Jonathan, Yahya and Egon have a common

she doesn’t care about her appearance and is training

in south Limburg, he wants to tell everyone the good

out his toolkit, then he turns on his radio. He has listened

bond in the gravely ill Zoë. Jonathan is in love with Zoë,

hard to be the best at fencing. She sees her body as some-

news about his studies, but he can’t get a word in –

to the same radio station all his life, too. Today, his daily

Yahya is working with a webcam to enable Zoë to follow

thing purely functional, not as part of her identity. But

as usual. When he finally gets a chance to share his news,

activities don’t seem to be working out very well, but then

lessons at school, and Egon is her brother. Each of them

when she goes to fencing camp and is confronted with

he finds himself tongue-tied, and now that he is almost

his radio starts acting weird and suddenly switches

sees the situation differently, and each of them deals with

her first menstruation, and her changing body begins

an adult, he’s completely sick of it. During dinner, Stef

to a different radio station. The nearby seagulls start

it in their own way.

to develop more and more female characteristics, she is

surprises everyone by making his voice heard for the first

forced to reconsider her relationship with her body.

time, and puts the whole family in their place. It’s a small

tapping their feet to the ABBA song, causing the worms to come to the surface by themselves. Hessel can’t believe

A beautiful and remarkable frame story that shows how

his luck, but what will happen when the song ends?

people’s perspectives can differ and how we all respond

Fey Lehiane graduated from the HKU University of the

step towards self-acceptance and freeing himself from

differently to difficult situations. Director Yim Brakel

Arts Utrecht with this film and worked as an assistant

Tides is a happy, heart-warming animated short by the

studied at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht and

director on the series Van God Los (2017) and the feature

Sophie van de Pol (1991) graduated from Maastricht

recently graduated Fleur Sophie de Boer. She studied

started directing short films in 2010, with All the Best

film Dorst (2018). With this film, Lehiane wishes

Institute of Performative Arts in 2014, where she studied

at HKU (University of the Arts Utrecht).

Cowboys Have Daddy Issues. Following his debut

to offer a different perspective on gender, in which

directing. During her studies, she primarily focused

he directed several other short films, such as Love Life

it is not necessary to choose between male and female

on writing and drama direction for camera. She wrote

and Sterk.

identities. Everyone should be free to create their own

and directed the short film Roest in 2012 and is currently

identity and define their own interests, expressions and

writing the script for the new feature film Blaosmuziek.

his mother.

outward appearance.

FLEUR SOPHIE DE BOER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 3’ | 6+

YIM BRAKEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 10’ | 10+

FEY LEHIANE THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 20’ | 10+

SOPHIE VAN DE POL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 10’ | 12+

FACTS

Dutch title Tides Producer Fleur Sophie de Boer Screenwriter Fleur

Dutch title Dagdromen Producer Rogier Kramer, Wilant

Dutch title Dubbel D Producer Marrit Greidanus, Rosalien

Dutch title Fucking Cola Producer Marc Bary, Steven Rubinstein

Sophie de Boer Editor Fleur Sophie de Boer Production company

Boekelman, Ernst de Jong Screenwriter Yim Brakel Editor Michiel

Hollestelle Screenwriter Fey Lehiane Editor Jonas van Impe

Malamud Screenwriter Sophie van de Pol Editor Fatih Tura

HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

Boesveldt Music Arjan de Wit , Bas Bouma Leading actor Mees

Composer Jeffrey van Rossum Leading actor Faye Kimmijser Puck

Composer Roy Bemelmans Leading actor Joes Brauers Katrien

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl

Fernandes Adam El Bahkti, Luciano Hiwat Production company

Lindemand, Daan Meijer, Wallis van Weel, Noor Polak, Jelle Stokvis,

van Beurden, Jip van den Dool, Kiki van Aubel, Tijn Docter, Guus

Dutch Mountain Film, The Netherlands, info@dutchmountainfilm.

Rosa da Silva, Stefan Hendrikx Production company HKU -

Jacobs, Irma van Hoof, Jamila van Neer Production company

nl, www.dutchmountainfilm.nl Sales company Dutch

Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

IJswater Films, The Netherlands, films@ijswater.nl, www.ijswater.nl

Mountain Film, The Netherlands, info@dutchmountainfilm.nl,

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl Sales company Rosalien Hollestelle, rosa-

Sales company IJswater Films, The Netherlands, films@ijswater.nl,

www.dutchmountainfilm.nl,

lien.hollestelle@student.ahk.nl

www.ijswater.nl, IJswater Films

FILMS

I Made This for Mum

A Kiss

BEST DUTCH LIVE ACTION SHORT

One of the Boys

Pril

Filmpje voor mama When eleven-year-old Eve was four, her mother died

Twelve-year-old Abdi and his friends live in an asylum

Daan is a shy boy and has difficulty keeping up with the

Pril is all about the two best friends Bente and Saar, who

of breast cancer. Now, every year on her birthday, Eve

seekers’ centre in the Netherlands with their families.

other boys in his mixed netball team. During training,

secretly sneak off to camp out on a small island. After

is shown a video her mum recorded for her when she

While his classmates go on holiday during the summer,

he finds himself facing a choice when the locker room

an evening of dancing, singing and eating self-made

was still alive, telling her about the time when Eve was

Abdi and his friends hang out in the centre. Now that

humour and bragging of his teammates goes too far at

hotdogs by the camp fire, polished off with a bottle

still a baby. Eve finds those films hard to watch, as there

they are old enough, the boys are going to the summer

the expense of Britt, the team’s most popular girl. Will he

of wine stolen from Saar’s mother, something happens

are so many questions she would like to ask her mother,

disco and Abdi does everything he can to catch the

join in, or do the right thing and take a stand against his

that will change their friendship forever.

knowing she will never get answers. Her father is not

attention of Leyli, the girl he’s in love with. When he finds

teammates, whose intimidating behaviour clearly goes

as supportive as Eve would like him to be, as he is

out that this is Leyli’s last summer in the centre, he wants

too far?

preoccupied with his new partner and a new baby. That’s

to have his first kiss with her before she goes back

why she tries to connect with her past by starting a film

to Afghanistan.

Pril is an affectionate coming-of-age film about growing up, first love, and discovering your sexuality. Actor Niek

Director Ivo van Aart graduated from the HKU University

Roozen (1997) came to attention through TV series such

of the Arts Utrecht in 2012. Since then he has worked as

as First Year and Het geheim van Eyck, and the feature

Director Nima Mohaghegh fled from Iran to the

a director, editor and producer of short films, videoclips,

films Renesse and Misfit. Niek is also very active on his

Melanie Essink (1996) graduated in 2018 with I Made

Netherlands with his parents in 1996 He graduated

drama series and virtual reality projects. One of the Boys

own YouTube channel, where he has been posting vlogs

This for Mum at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht.

from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2013, by which

was made in collaboration with BNNVARA and 3LAB

about his life as an actor since 2015. Pril is his director’s

time he was already directing commercials for Stichting

and was selected for the Golden Calf competition at the

debut.

Semmy, Fight Cancer and Out and Proud. His graduation

Netherlands Film Festival.

project for the mother she never got to know.

film, Sacred Defense, won the CILECT-award, which he received in Los Angeles.

MELANIE ESSINK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 22’ | 8+

NIMA MOHAGHEGH THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 32’ | 8+

IVO VAN AART THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 12’ | 9+

NIEK ROOZEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 9’ | 9+

FACTS

Dutch title Filmpje voor mama Producer Melanie Essink

Dutch title A Kiss Producer Christine de Jager, Nima Mohaghegh,

Dutch title One of the Boys Producer Rogier Kramer, Wilant

Dutch title Pril Producer Stan Egberts Screenwriter Paul

Screenwriter Melanie Essink Editor Djarno van den Bergh

Saman Amini Screenwriter Nima Mohaghegh, Saman Amini

Boekelman, Ernst de Jong Screenwriter Wander Theunis Editor

Bontenbal Editor Erik van der Bijl Composer Rembrandt Frerichs

Leading actor Suus Ordelman Erik van Welzen, Vera Ketelaars,

Editor Wouter van Luijn Music Zbigniew Wolny Leading actor

Stanley Kolk Composer Peter Akkerman, Robin Buijs Leading

Leading actor Puck van Stijn Nola Kemper Production company

Malou van Sluis, Carleen Bruining Production company

Omar Alwan Parmis Amini, Walid Taha, George Tobal

actor Finn van den Berg Sophie Bouquet Production company

LOER Filmproducties, The Netherlands, info@loerfilm.nl,

HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

Production company Black Sheep can Fly, The Netherlands,

Dutch Mountain Film, The Netherlands, info@dutchmountainfilm.

www.loerfilm.nl Sales company LOER Filmproducties,

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl Sales company Melanie Essink Film,

info@blacksheepcanfly.nl, www.blacksheepcanfly.nl

nl, www.dutchmountainfilm.nl Sales company Dutch

The Netherlands, info@loerfilm.nl, www.loerfilm.nl,

The Netherlands, melanie.essink@hotmail.com

Mountain Film, The Netherlands, info@dutchmountainfilm.nl, www.dutchmountainfilm.nl,

FILMS

Sisters

The Children’s Mayor

BEST DUTCH LIVE ACTION SHORT/ B E S T D U T C H D O C U M E N TA R Y S H O R T

Kendis

De Kinderburgemeester

Lenno and the Angelfish Lenno en de Maanvis

Sisters tells the story of three sisters growing up in

Eleven-year-old Yassine is the children’s mayor of Gouda.

Fifteen-year-old Lavanya Raghoenandan is a rising star

Angelfish are known for their aggressive behaviour, but

a dysfunctional family. Sarah, Vera and Julia depend

He has come up with a unique plan: every child must

in the world of DJs. She successfully performed at various

under the right circumstances they can develop into kind

on each other and can only survive as long as they stay

spend one day with a child from a different ethnic group,

major festivals and dance parties in the Netherlands

creatures that live in harmony with the other fish in their

together. They make their world bearable through dance

so that they can learn to understand each other better.

and Belgium this summer as the youngest DJ, under her

aquarium. This one’s owner is Lenno, a ten-year-old boy

and fantasy. They play, tickle, climb trees and dance,

Because Yassine is the children’s mayor, many people

stage name Kendis. Lavanya’s biggest wish is to make

with behavioural problems who attends a special school.

to forget their gloomy life. But no matter what they do,

listen to his speeches, and he is often the subject of much

it into the DJ Top 100 globally – something that doesn’t

As Lenno tries to behave, despite setbacks, we also see

there is no escaping grim reality. Will their bond be strong

attention. He even got to meet his hero, the first Dutch/

seem unattainable for a DJ talent who stands behind the

the angelfish in its new habitat. They are both misunder-

enough to withstand their somber life environment?

Moroccan mayor, Aboutaleb. But he’s in a hurry: soon,

turntables with so much verve. But it is quite a challenge

stood, but life is complicated and has more colours than

a new children’s mayor will be elected, and that will

nevertheless; her career is overshadowed by an accident

just black and white.

This beautiful and poetical dance film about surviving

mean the end to his influence. Can Yassine bring his plan

that happened to her a few years ago.

trauma and abuse was directed by Daphne Lucker (1994).

to success before he has to stop?

During her studies, she assisted at several film academy

A remarkable film by Shamira Raphaëla, who graduated Bibi Fadlalla made her director’s debut with the docu-

from ArtEZ University of the Arts in 2006 and then began

and extramural productions in various functions.

The Children’s Mayor is the latest documentary by film

mentary Black Pete & Me. The plan for the musical

a successful career as an independent television director

This dance film without dialogue was her 2018

maker Susan Koenen, who won the Cinekid Kinderkast

children’s documentary Kendis was developed during the

for, among others, Spuiten en Slikken and Expeditie

graduation project at the Netherlands Film Academy.

Audience Award for her documentary Laura & Anne

Kids & Docs workshop, a collaboration between the NPO

Robinson. Her debut film Deal with it (2014) won various

4 Ever in 2009. She has made several internationally

Fonds, IDFA and Cinekid.

awards, among others at the Los Angeles Urban Film

acclaimed youth documentaries.

Festival.

DAPHNE LUCKER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 9+

SUSAN KOENEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

BIBI FADLALLA THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 6+

SHAMIRA RAPHAELA THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 17’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title Sisters Producer Thomas Mataheru, Divya Kohli, Jolijn

Dutch title De Kinderburgemeester Producer Albert Klein

Dutch title Kendis Producer Maarten Kuit Screenwriter Bibi

Dutch title Lenno en de Maanvis Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem

van Rinsum Screenwriter Rosita Wolkers Editor Tobias Cornelissen

Haneveld Screenwriter Susan Koenen Editor Sonja ten Boom

Fadlalla Composer Fatih Tura Production company

Baptist Screenwriter Shamira Raphaela Production company

Composer César LüttgerLeading actor Tara Punt Lotte Mulder,

Production company Hollandse Helden, The Netherlands,

Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl,

Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl,

Delphine van GarderenProduction company Netherlands Film

mail@hollandsehelden.nl, www.hollandsehelden.nl Sales company

www.hazazahpictures.nl Sales company Hazazah Pictures,

www.tangerinetree.nl Sales company Tangerine Tree,

Academy, The Netherlands, info@filmacademie.nl,

NPO Sales, The Netherlands, info@nposales.com,

The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl,

The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

www.filmacademie.nl Sales company Kapitein Media,

www.nposales.com

www.hazazahpictures.nl

The Netherlands, info@kapiteinmedia.nl, www.kapiteinmedia.nl,

FILMS

Listen

Little Fire

Luister

B E S T D U T C H D O C U M E N TA R Y S H O R T

My Happy Complicated Family

Outside In

Mijn gelukkige ingewikkelde familie

Buitenstebinnen

In Listen, you hear several different conversations with

Eleven-year-old Noëll ‘Little Fire’ Schulte is autistic

More and more children today grow up in a ‘blended’

Emma’s parents have just gotten divorced and she does

children who phoned the children’s help line. These

and has difficulty connecting with others. But when

family that can include multiple half-brothers, half-sis-

her best to be the perfect daughter, but the constant

children have problems, which can be very large and

on the back seat of the motorbike, Noëll feels free.

ters and stepparents. What are the consequences and

fighting and the changes around her disturb her – all this

serious. A girl who is alone at home almost every school

For a brief moment, he has no obligations like he does

how important is it that these children express them-

while she has to train for the Dutch shooting champion-

day pours her heart out, while another has parents who

in the demanding world around him. When Noëll is

selves about their struggle with patchwork families?

ships. It’s hard for her to focus; she has to get used |to

are getting divorced. A boy in an asylum seekers’ centre

assigned the tough motor buddy Gerrit, they set off

This entertaining short children’s documentary focuses

living between two homes and then her father comes

is afraid of the future, and another boy doesn’t want

on a motorbike road trip together – where to doesn’t

on three young girls who have one thing in common:

home with a new girlfriend. Emma does her best to keep

to be gay and hopes that it will go away by itself.

matter. Although their friendship may seem unlikely

a blended family structure. The girls introduce their fami-

up with all the changes, but when the relationship ends

But some children also just call to talk about their pet

at first, a special bond slowly grows between Noëll and

lies and confront their parents with their unanswered

after just a few weeks, she has had enough. It’s time

or to practice their audition for The Voice Kids.

the imposing Gerrit. It’s not just Gerrit who can help

questions for the first time, but they also express their

to look after herself.

Noëll: it goes both ways. During their journey together

admiration. This film was developed in the Kids & Docs

The audio of the telephone talks is complemented with

they learn, through trial and error, to trust each other and

workshop, a collaboration between the NPO Fonds, IDFA

In Outside Inside, which takes on the form of an audio

atmospheric images that reflect the tone of the conver-

ultimately to be themselves.

and Cinekid.

diary, fifteen-year-old Emma ponders all the thoughts

Little Fire is a short, road movie-like youth documen-

Director Tessa Louise Pope debuted with her graduation

of an adolescent girl of divorced parents. The film was

tary by Nicky Maas, characterised by quietly observant,

film The Origin of Trouble. The film is currently being

developed in the Kids & Docs workshop, a collaboration

dreamy scenes.

screened at festivals around the world and has already

between the NPO Fonds, IDFA and Cinekid.

sation. Sometimes they are funny or naughty, but more often they are sad or poignant.

and feelings she has and takes viewers into the soul

received many prizes. Pope is currently working on the documentary series Echoes of IS.

ASTRID BUSSINK THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 10+

NICKY MAAS THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

TESSA LOUISE POPE THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 17’ | 8+

ELS VAN DRIEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 16’ | 10+

FACTS

Dutch title Luister Producer Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze Music

Dutch title Little Fire Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Dutch title Mijn gelukkige ingewikkelde familie Producer Maarten

Dutch title Buitenstebinnen Producer Sharona Buijert

Bartho Waeyen , Ivo van Gemert Production company Een van de

Screenwriter Nicky Maas Production company Tangerine Tree,

Kuit Screenwriter Tessa Louise Pope Composer Fatih Tura Pro-

Screenwriter Els van Driel Production company Witfilm,

jongens, The Netherlands, jongens@eenvandejongens.nl,

The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

duction company Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@haz-

The Netherlands, info@witfilm.nl, www.witfilm.nl company NPO

www.eenvandejongens.nl Sales company Some Shorts, The Neth-

Sales company Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands,

azahpictures.nl, www.hazazahpictures.nl Sales company Hazazah

Sales, The Netherlands, info@nposales.com, www.nposales.com

erlands, info@someshorts.com, www.someshorts.com

info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl, www.hazazahpictures.nl

FILMS

Rico & Indy

#bullyingstory

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

180CC

A Priori

#pestverhaal The short documentary Rico & Indy follows Rico from

Bullying is nothing new, but bullying in cyberspace is.

Twelve-year-old Jose has had a few run-ins with the law

Albert, a young librarian, discovers one day that a bat

age fourteen to sixteen, as he trains his dog Indy

In the youth documentary #bullyingstory, we get to go

already and his mom wants him to stay out of trouble.

is living in his beloved library. Afraid the animal might

to receive a police dog certificate. Rico and his mother

online with Rosalie (13) to meet fellow kids who are

However, José has found a new fascination, which is to

damage his books, he decides to get rid of her. Little does

are not exactly wealthy, so it would be great if they can

victims of cyberbullying. Rosalie was bullied and even

ride with the notorious stunt bike group Team Domina.

he know that Eugénie the bat used to protect the library

sell Indy to the police once she has gotten her certificate.

in her own bedroom she wasn’t safe anymore. Here she

This group of young stunt bikers from the south of

against the book-feeding insects. Now that the bat

However, Rico has developed a very strong bond with

got messages saying: “you’re worth nothing” and “drop

Rotterdam organize a so-called ride-out almost every

is gone, his books are left unprotected and the bugs can

Indy during the training and keeps struggling with the

dead whore.” The bullying has left its effects on her since

week, but the police usually aren’t far away. Even with

eat them without being disturbed. The librarian needs to

question if he really wants to sell her. Meanwhile, he is

she finds it hard to trust classmates and doesn’t have any

these risks involved, José still wants to join, because with

find a solution because the insects have already swarmed

also growing up and thinking about the work he would

friends. Talking about it online creates the first step

this group he has the feeling he finally belongs some-

the room and destroyed many books. Not knowing what

like to do in the future – perhaps he could join the police!

in turning the digital world from a monster into a friend.

where. Will he indeed ignore his mother’s wishes or will

to do, he gets help from somewhere unexpected.

he be able to prove her wrong? Rico & Indy was created as part of the Kids & Docs

#bullyingstory will be part of the Just Kids premiere

workshop 2014. Director Nirit Peled (1973) moved from

at this year’s Cinekid. St. Joost graduate Eef Hilgers has

180CC will premiere in two compilation programmes at

Director Maïté Schmitt is a young French children’s illustrator and 2D animator. Since childhood, she has

Tel Aviv to Amsterdam in 1995 and studied at the

also directed four Bikkels episodes, that have previously

this year’s Cinekid: Kids & Docs and Just Kids. Although

been passionate about drawing, her favourite subjects

Rietveld Academy. She previously made the documen-

won the Cinekid Non Fiction Award. The internet and

he has already directed several documentaries, 180CC

being animals.

taries Super Jews (2013) and Say My Name (2009).

new technologies have also been the subject of projects

is director René Zundert’s first youth documentary.

like Lieve k#ttelefoon and SHAME/FAME.

NIRIT PELED THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 18’ | 10+

EEF HILGERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 9+

RENÉ VAN ZUNDERT THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 9+

MAÏTÉ SCHMITT GERMANY | 2017 | 5’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Rico & Indy Producer Maarten Kuit Screenwriter

Dutch title #pestverhaal Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Dutch title 180CC Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist Editor

Dutch title De mottenvanger Producer Yuan Wang Screenwriter

Nirit Peled Editor Albert Markus, jr Production company

Editor Daan Wijdeveld Production company Tangerine Tree,

Ralf Verbeek Production company Tangerine Tree,

Maïté Schmitt Editor Yuan Wang Composer Georg Kästle

Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl,

The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

Production company Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg,

www.hazazahpictures.nl Sales company Hazazah Pictures,

Sales company Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands,

Germany, festivals@filmakademie.de, www.filmakademie.de

The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl, www.hazazahpictures.nl

info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

Sales company Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany, festivals@filmakademie.de, www.filmakademie.de

FILMS

Achoo

Avocado Man

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Bango Vassil

Belly Flop

This story is set in ancient China, where fire-spewing

A lot of people wonder if there is a soulmate for them out

In the afternoon of January 14th, one girl claims that it’s

A brave little girl goes to the swimming pool with her

dragons call the shots. A cute little dragon is doing

there somewhere, someone who fits perfectly. For half an

New Year’s Eve, but that can’t be true, right? Of course,

grandma and dog. There, she witnesses a talented diver

everything he can to try to breathe fire but nothing works

avocado it’s easier: he knows for a fact that his better half

no one believes her and one of the kids starts bullying

on the diving board and she decides to try it for herself.

because his nose is too congested and he keeps sneezing.

is out there somewhere and the only difficulty is finding

her because of it. However, when the girl and the bully

Even though she isn’t as gracious as the other girl, she has

To his dismay, the other dragons make fun of him. When

him or her. The same is true for the little avocado half

get stuck on a floating piece of ice, they have to help each

fun trying and faces her fear of the highest diving board.

it is time to show his abilities to the king for the New Year

in this short animation. When he wakes up alone in the

other to survive. Along the way they encounter some-

The bigger the fall, the greater the flop, she discovers.

festivities, the other dragons create quite a spectacle.

forest, he travels the world to find his other half.

thing that makes the bully change his thoughts about the

But when it’s the snotty dragon’s turn, he amazes everyone with a special invention.

girl and New Year’s Eve forever. Director Jeremy Cisse is a French animation student who

A cute and funny animated short from South Africa. Co-director Jeremy Collins is a freelance animation

started at LISAA Paris. After LISAA, he took the entrance

This touching and original modern fairy tale is based

director and producer based in Cape Town. Co-director

This beautifully animated short film about the invention

examination for the animation school Supinfocom

on Bulgarian culture and folklore. Bango Vassil

Kelly Dillon is a content creator with a particular interest

of fireworks was made by various students from the École

Valenciennes, where he subsequently studied animation

marks the third time directors Milen Vitanov and Vera

in producing positive and uplifting stories for girls. Ninja

Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA).

for five years. Since then, he has worked on multiple CG

Trajanova have worked together. Previously, the two

Princess, a TV series she co-created, is in further develop-

animations, including this year’s No Gravity.

created Rising Hope (2012) and Natural Novel in 8

ment with Triggerfish, Disney and eOne.

Chapters (2015), with Milen in the director’s chair and Vera writing the screenplay. For this short, Vera has joined Milen as a co-director.

MILEN VITANOV, VERA TRAJANOVA GERMANY, BULGARIA | 2016 | 8’ | 8+

JEREMY COLLINS, KELLY DILLON SOUTH AFRICA | 2018 | 5’ | 5+

LUCAS BOUTROT, ÉLISE CARRET, MAORIS CREANTOR, PIERRE HUBERT, CAMILLE LACROIX, CHARLOTTE PERROUX FRANCE | 2017 | 6’ | 3+

JEREMY CISSE UNITED KINGDOM | 2017 | 1’ | 3+ FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Avocadoman Producer Na Calverley Production com-

Dutch title Bango Vassil Producer Milen Vitanov Screenwriter

Dutch title Buiklanding Producer Kelly Dillon, Anthony Silverston

pany Blue Zoo Animation, United Kingdom, info@blue-zoo.co.uk,

Milen Vitanov, Vera Trajanova Editor Jens Prausnitz Leading actor

Screenwriter Kelly Dillon Composer Pamela Myburgh,

Dutch title Hatsjoe! Producer ESMA Screenwriter Lucas Boutrot,

www.blue-zoo.co.uk Sales company Blue Zoo Animation,

Donka Emilova, Martin Tchotchev, Georgi Djilianov Production

Stefan Myburgh Production company Triggerfish, South Africa,

Élise Carret, Maoris Creantor, Pierre Hubert, Camille Lacroix,

United Kingdom, info@blue-zoo.co.uk, www.blue-zoo.co.uk

company Talking Animals Animation Studio, Germany,

animate@triggerfish.co.za, www.triggerfish.co.za Sales company

Charlotte Perroux Composer Raphaël Joffres Production

bango@talking-animals.com, www.talking-animals.com Sales

Triggerfish, South Africa, animate@triggerfish.co.za,

company ESMA, France, coline@ecolescreatives.com,

company Talking Animals Animation Studio, Germany,

www.triggerfish.co.za

https://www.esma-artistique.com/en/ Sales company

bango@talking-animals.com, www.talking-animals.com

ESMA, France, coline@ecolescreatives.com, https://www.esma-artistique.com/en/

FILMS

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Eleanor’s Forest

Blueberry Hunt

Coco’s Day

Hurá na borůvky!

Kokosha

A charming and funny clown enters a village to entertain

Blueberry Hunt is an animated short about the adven-

Coco is a little crocodile who goes on grand adventures,

Eleanor is lost and alone in a magical, wintry forest.

at a little girl’s birthday party. All seems very pleasant

ture of two hungry bears who get a craving for blueberry

all within the confines of his own flat. Through the power

She is walking towards the colourful lights and sounds

as the children receive presents and the clown performs

dumplings, so they set out towards the forest for berries.

of his imagination he hides from blizzards, explores

in the distance when suddenly she is distracted by a ball

some funny tricks. At night however, it is revealed that

On the way there though, they are set upon by the most

underwater worlds and even turns into Godzilla.

of sparkling light floating towards her. But when the ball

the clown has more sinister plans in mind.

insidious of hiccups, which really complicates their

Join Coco on his grand adventures in this upbeat and

vanishes, the forest rapidly goes dark and the trees are

berry-picking, and not even the most sophisticated

fun 2D animation about the pleasures of imagination

closing in on her. Luckily, she is rescued and a colourful

A stylish and wonderfully spooky 2D animated short,

methods can get rid of them. Just when the situation

and creativity.

spectacle awaits her at the end.

that proves once again that clowns are much more creepy

is looking hopeless, something neither of them expected

than fun. Black Comedy is directed by Dutch animator

does the trick.

Coco’s Day is Russian director and animator Tatiana

Mysterious and slightly eerie animated short by Matt

Moshkova’s sixth animated short. She graduated from

Stroud, an animator and illustrator from Malta with

Black Comedy

Lieke Milder. Lieke studied Communication and Multimedia Design at the Amsterdam University of

Alexandra Hermerova and Kateřina Karhánková are

the Saint Petersburg State University of Film & Televi-

a love of storytelling. He has worked in animation for

Applied Sciences, where she graduated in 2012. After

illustrators, visual artists, animators and directors.

sion, after which she started working as a storyboard

early education and for entertainment productions in

her studies, she started working at the animation studio

They both studied animation in Prague and are known

artist and animator. As an animator, she created titles

conjunction with other art forms, such as a live orchestra.

in60seconds, where she also started developing Black

for previous productions such as The New Species (2013),

like The Laughterfall (2007), Big Heart (2010), Big Bang

Comedy. In 2017, Lieke started working as a freelance

Fruit of Clouds (2017), Allergy (2008), Swimming Pool

(2011) and The Wires (2014). With Coco’s Day, Tatiana has

animator. She is mostly interested in how to combine

(2010) and Mythopolis (2013).

created a sweet and colourful animation that is fun even

images, mood, rhythm and emotions to tell stories

for the very youngest of kids.

without the usage of dialogue.

LIEKE MILDER THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 2’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Black Comedy Producer Arent Benthem Screenwriter

ALEXANDRA HERMEROVA, ALEXANDRA MÁJOVÁ, KATEŘINA KARHÁNKOVÁ CZECH REPUBLIC | 2017 | 7’ | 4+ FACTS

TATIANA MOSHKOVA RUSSIA | 2017 | 4’ | 4+

MATT STROUD MALTA | 2017 | 4’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Coco’s dag Producer Boris Mashkovtsev, Sergey

Dutch title Eleanors bos Producer Charles Stroud Screenwriter

Lieke Milder Production company In60seconds, The Netherlands,

Dutch title De bosbessenjagers Producer Bára Příkaská

Strusovsky Screenwriter Tatiana Moshkova Production company

Charles Stroud Editor Matt Stroud Composer Sean Vella

contact@in60seconds.nl, www.in60seconds.nl Sales company

Screenwriter Alexandra Májová, Kateřina Karhánková Editor

Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, Russia, info@souzmult.ru,

Production company Mitholma, Malta, charlespstroud@gmail.

In60seconds, The Netherlands, contact@in60seconds.nl,

Blanka Klíma Composer Prokop Holoubek Leading actor

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

com Sales company Mitholma, Malta, charlespstroud@gmail.com

www.in60seconds.nl

Jeffrey Koch, Derek DeWitt Production company Bionaut,

Russia, info@souzmult.ru, www.soyuzmultfilm.ru

Czech Republic, bara@bionaut.cz Sales company Czech Film Center, Czech Republic, info@filmcenter.cz, www.filmcenter.cz

FILMS

Engagement

Flip the Record

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Flo

Funny Fish Drôle de poisson

L’ alliance You need two trees to hang a hammock between,

Set in the early 1980s, in the era of hip hop’s game-

The life of a flea can be harsh, especially when you don’t

In the middle of the ocean, a school of fish spots a big

at exactly the right length apart. However, finding two

changing influence within the Filipino-American

know when you are going to receive food again. It will

red fish floating on the water surface and comes to the

perfect trees can be a difficult job, especially for the main

community, 14-year-old Vanessa follows in the footsteps

become extra difficult when there is another flee who is

rescue. The fish try to do everything they can to help

character in this short film. He keeps searching for two

of her older brother and his friends, who perform as DJ’s.

also hungry, even if it’s fun to have him around. Contin-

it come back into the water and breathe, unaware that

suitable trees for his hammock, but every time he thinks

Just like them, she has a passion for music, records and

uously excluding each other, they battle for the crispy

it is in fact a balloon.

he has found the perfect place, the hammock falls apart.

DJ’ing. After hearing her spin some records, her brother

orange bits, but when one of them eats the food, the

He quickly grows frustrated with the situation - will

finally takes her seriously and lets her perform with them

other one disappears for a moment. But then one of the

Funny Fish is a humorous, charming and beautifully

he ever find a good spot?

at the school showcase.

fleas has an idea: what if they would share the food?

designed short 2D animation by Indian director Krishna

Engagement is a funny and smartly told short

This is a story about a teenager realizing that in order to

This minimalistic, game-like ultra-short with a humorous

storytelling and animation and after graduating with

animation that is part of a series of shorts in which

‘flip’ the narrative, you must dare to play to the sound of

soundtrack is made by Nora Marie Back, a director and

a degree in animation film design at the National Institute

animation school graduates adapt a poem into an

your own beat. Director Marie Jamora graduated with a

screenwriter from Luxembourg. She graduated this year

of Design in India, Krishna specialized in Animation Film

animated short. This short was based on a poem by Paul

master’s degree in film from Columbia University in 2005

from the Filmakademie Baden Württemberg in Germany.

Direction at La Poudriere in France. Pdingpoong (2009),

Éluard and adapted by French animator and illustrator

and has directed over 40 music videos, garnering eight

a claymation film co-directed at NID, and Chandran’s Café

Eugèn Boitsov.

wins and over 30 nominations from every Filipino music

(2016), his final year film at la Poudriere, were nominated

award institution.

and awarded at several film festivals worldwide.

Chandran A. Nair. He has always been fascinated by

EUGÈNE BOITSOV FRANCE | 2017 | 3’ | 6+

MARIE JAMORA UNITED STATES | 2017 | 15’ | 11+

NORA MARIE BACK GERMANY | 2017 | 2’ | 3+

KRISHNA CHANDRAN A. NAIR SWITZERLAND, FRANCE | 2017 | 6’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title De hangmat Producer Delphine Maury Production

Dutch title Flip the Record Producer Jason McLagan,

Dutch title Vlo Producer Toufik Abdedaim Screenwriter Nora

Dutch title Vreemde vis Producer Reginald de Guillebon,

company Tant Mieux Prod, France, tantmieuxprod@gmail.com

Marie Jamora, Matthew Keene Smith Screenwriter Marie Jamora

Marie Back Production company Filmakademie Baden-

Nicolas Burlet Screenwriter Krishna Chandran A. Nair Editor Herve

Sales company Autour de Minuit, France,

Editor Marie Jamora Music Jazz Nicolas ,

Württemberg, Germany, festivals@filmakademie.de,

Guichard Music Frederic Le Junter Production company

festivals@autourdeminuit.com, www.autourdeminuit.com

Diego Mapa Leading actor Courtney Bandeko, Michael Rosete

www.filmakademie.de Sales company Filmakademie

FOLIMAGE, France, contact@folimage.fr, www.folimage.fr

Production company Indie Pop Films, LLC., United States,

Baden-Württemberg, Germany, festivals@filmakademie.de,

Sales company FOLIMAGE, France, contact@folimage.fr,

jasonmclagan@gmail.com, www.indiepopfilms.com

www.filmakademie.de

www.folimage.fr

Sales company Indie Pop Films, LLC., United States, jasonmclagan@gmail.com, www.indiepopfilms.com

FILMS

The Golden Tortoise

The Highway Rat

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Island

Kaal

La tortue d’or A fisherman and his wife live happily together in their

Once upon a time, there was a nasty, ravenous rat riding

On a small island, a bunch of exotic creatures run across

We’ve all had a bad hair day in our lives. The king in this

humble dwelling in the forest and tend to a fertile garden.

a horse along the highway through the woods. When-

each other, each one with its own special set of quirks.

animated short however, is having a very, very bad hair

Then one day, the man finds a tortoise with a golden shell

ever he crossed paths with other, friendly animals, he

The island might seem a bit strange, but its inhabitants

day. In the Kingdom of Mighty Hair, men, women and

caught in his nets. The tortoise tells him she is the spirit

threatened them and stole their foods. He even took food

quickly show an endearing and sweet side. Join them on

children are all really hairy, but when the king’s heir

of the river and begs the fisherman to let her go free.

he didn’t like at all, like nuts and clovers, but most of all

a small vacation!

is born, the whole kingdom panics because the baby

In exchange for this, the tortoise promises him the

he craved buns, biscuits and all things sweet – until his

eternal possibility to fulfil all of his wishes, but will this

sweet tooth lead him to a sticky end.

blessing actually make the fisherman and his

is totally hairless. This quirky 3D computer animation is directed by German animators Robert Löbel and Max Mörtl. Robert

This funny, original and very hairy 3D computer anima-

The Highway Rat is directed by Jeroen Jaspaert. Besides

graduated from the HAW in Hamburg with his graduation

tion is directed by French animator Charlie Aufroy, who

director, he’s also an animator who worked on another

film Wind, which won awards at several film festivals,

learned his animation skills at the animation school

This touching and tender version of a traditional tale

animated fairy tale called Revolting Rhymes.

including Annecy and ITFS Stuttgart. Apart from creating

Gobelins in France, where he finished his studies in

illustrates how greed often gets the better of men and

The Highway Rat has been nominated at the Annecy

short films, he has also worked for animation studios

2013. Afterwards, he started working at Illumination

women and is directed and animated by young French

International Animation Film Festival and has won

and production companies like Disney and Nickelodeon.

Mac Guff, where he worked as a character animator for

directors Célia Tisserant and Célia Tocco.

an audience award at the New York International

Besides Island, he created the animated short Link (2017)

films like The Secret Life of Pets (2016) and Despicable

Children’s Film Festival. This animated swash-buckler is

as well. Co-director Max Mörtl also studied at the HAW,

Me 3 (2017). Besides creating his first short film, Charlie

based on the much-loved children’s book by writer Julia

afterwards venturing out as a freelance animator. Before

has been working on the upcoming How the Grinch Stole

Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.

Island, he directed several animated shorts, including

Christmas (2018) and the Secret Life of Pets sequel.

wife happier?

Visual Beat (2013) and Cumulus (2012).

CELIA TOCCO, CELIA TISSERANT BELGIUM, FRANCE | 2018 | 13’ | 8+

JEROEN JASPAERT UNITED KINGDOM | 2017 | 26’ | 8+

MAX MÖRTL, ROBERT LÖBEL GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 5+

CHARLIE AUFROY FRANCE | 2018 | 5’ | 7+

FACTS

Dutch title De gouden schildpad Producer Arnaud Demuynck

Dutch title De wegpiraat Producer Michael Rose, Martin Pope,

Dutch title Eiland Producer Robert Löbel Screenwriter Max Mörtl,

Dutch title Kaal Producer Charlie Aufroy Screenwriter Charlie

Screenwriter Arnaud Demuynck Editor Corine Bachy Composer

Screenwriter Jeroen Jaspaert Production company Magic Light

Robert Löbel Composer David Kamp Sales company

Aufroy Editor Charlie Aufroy Composer Erwann Chandon Sales

Falter Bramnk Production company Les Films du Nord, France,

Pictures, United Kingdom, office@magiclightpictures.com,

KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Germany, sales@shortfilm.com,

company Charlie Aufroy, charlie.aufroy@laposte.net,

info@lesfilmsdunord.com, www.lesfilmsdunord.com

www.magiclightpictures.com Sales company Magic Light Pictures,

www.shortfilm.com

Sales company Les Films du Nord, France,

United Kingdom, office@magiclightpictures.com,

info@lesfilmsdunord.com, www.lesfilmsdunord.com

www.magiclightpictures.com

FILMS

Koyaa Dancing Socks

Lemon & Elderflower

Koyaa - Plesoce nogavice

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

A Light in the Night

Masao Moves

Une lumière dans la nuit

Koyaa’s back! When he wakes up and opens his drawer

Two little sibling hummingbirds called Lemon and

A little girl finds herself alone at sea in a lifeboat after

Masao was only fifteen years old when he was discov-

to take out a pair of socks, he can’t believe what he’s

Elderflower are trying everything they can to be able

a shipwreck during a violent storm. Shaken by the waves,

ered as a model while playing outside. Before he knew

seeing: the socks are alive! They wiggle, slide from his

to fly. If only their wings were not so small... Desperate

she does her best to hold on to the boat but fails and gets

what was going on, he was walking the famous runways

hands and start flopping about. He manages to catch one,

to make their first flight, they try launching themselves

swallowed by the sea. As she falls into the abyss,

at Paris Fashion Week and modelling at shoots for all

but the other is still on the loose. Koyaa puts his thinking

out of a canon and sliding off of a big slide, but to no

a strange light approaches her and she discovers the magic

the big brands. He’s living many young people’s dream,

cap on and then has an idea about how to lure the

avail. However, their third try might just lift them off

world beneath the waves. Might this be her salvation?

but before modelling came along, Masao already had a

rebellious sock out.

of the ground.

dream: dancing. So now, while having his make-up done A Light in the Night is a beautiful and poetic 2D anima-

or waiting during a fitting, Masao keeps considering his

Koyaa’s creator Kolja Saksida and his team began

Director Ilenia Cotardo is a young filmmaker from Italy.

tion, made by French directors Marie Grymonpré and

other passion. Can he combine the two or will he have

animating short clips starring Koyaa way back

She studied Illustration and Animation at IED Milan and

Adrien Verbeck. Both animators are third year students

to make a choice?

in 2001. Working for years in a garage on the outskirts

chose to specialize in stop-motion for her graduation film

at the Pôle IIID animation school in France. With this

of Ljubljana, Koyaa developed slowly but surely, until

Déjà Vu in 2014. After working as a freelance illustrator

film, they already show a talent for creating eye-popping

Masao Moves will be shown as part of the documentary

the proud unveiling of the first original series,

in Italy for a short time, she created this slapsticky stop

and atmospheric 2D animation.

series Zapp Echt Gebeurd at this year’s Cinekid festival.

Koyaa – Wild Life, which was screened on Sundays on

motion short during an MA animation course at the

Director Denise Janzée’s previous documentaries have

Slovenian national television in the 2004–2005 season.

University of South Wales in Cardiff.

often been shown at Cinekid, such as Jamey’s Fight, A Cow in a Wrong Body and Fighting Against the Wind.

KOLJA SAKSIDA SLOVENIA | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

ILENIA COTARDO UNITED KINGDOM | 2017 | 3’ | 3+

MARIE GRYMONPRÉ, ADRIEN VERBECK FRANCE | 2018 | 2’ | 10+

DENISE JANZÉE THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

FACTS

Dutch title Koyaa en de dansende sokken Producer Kolja Saksida

Dutch title Citroen & Vlierbloesem Producer Ilenia Cotardo

Dutch title Een licht in de nacht Producer Carlos De Carvalho,

Dutch title Masao Moves Producer Albert Klein Haneveld Editor

Screenwriter Kolja Saksida, Marko Bratus Editor Tomaz Gorkic

Screenwriter Ilenia Cotardo Music Piotr Kubiak Production

Screenwriter Marie Grymonpré Production company Pôle IIID,

Denise Janzée Production company Hollandse Helden, The

Composer Miha Sajina Production company ZVVIKS, Institute

company University of South Wales, United Kingdom,

France, www.pole3d.com Sales company Je Regarde, France,

Netherlands, mail@hollandsehelden.nl, www.hollandsehelden.nl

for Film and Audiovisual Production, Slovenia, info@zvviks.net,

gerald.emanuel@southwales.ac.uk Sales company University of

contact@jeregarde.net, www.jeregarde.net

www.zvviks.net Sales company Summerside International, Italy,

South Wales, United Kingdom, gerald.emanuel@southwales.ac.uk,

f.manno@summerside-international.com, www.summerside-international.com

FILMS

My Best Friend’s Shoes

My Body

Rammat gammat

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

The Overcoat

Ripple

Sinel

Clapotis

My Best Friend’s Shoes is a moving tale of two best

A young girl looks hopelessly at herself in the mirror.

The Overcoat is a warm and unique story about an office

Few things are more relaxing and fun than swimming

friends in rural Gujarat. One is the son of a lower caste

Her face has pimples on it, her skin is dry and wrinkly,

worker named Akaky who saves all his money to buy

a few laps in a nice and cool swimming pool. Whether

thief, while the other is the son of an upper caste village

her nose is too big, her hair is falling out and she has too

a new coat in time for Christmas. After months of saving

you are an active sports swimmer or someone who just

head. They share a mutual love for football, but their

much fat on her hips. Then she stops and takes a breath,

arduously, Akaky finally has enough money for the

likes to float about, a lot of people find enjoyment in the

friendship is stretched to the breaking point when one

looks in the mirror again and realizes it was all in her

beautiful coat. Extremely happy with his new purchase,

water. The beautiful animated short Ripple shows the

of them gets a pair of golden yellow football shoes as

head and nothing is wrong with her.

he shows it off everywhere he goes, but his happiness

many different people and situations one might find in a

quickly turns sour after an unfortunate event.

swimming pool, from children making their first splashes

a gift from his brother. Overcome with jealousy, his best friend decides to do something drastic, which will drive

Director Sandralee Zinzen is 23 years old and currently

him away from his friend and out of the village.

in her second year at the Pôle 3D digital and creative

This beautiful and sad fairy tale, told in two distinct

school. She has been drawing since childhood and she

animation styles, is directed by Sean Mullen and Meelis

This touching and moving live action short that takes

always wanted to create her own comic book. She is

Arulepp. Sean is co-founder and creative director

Ripple has a gorgeous, hand-drawn style that looks like

a critical look at the problems created by inequality

interested in all kinds of media, including video games

at Giant Animation. He studied Animation at the Bally-

pencil sketches brought to life with fluid animation.

is Indian director Ajitpal Singh’s fourth short fiction film.

and photography, and hopes to be able to share her

fermot College of Further Education and throughout the

First-time director and animator Mor Israeli created this

Previously, he also directed Mr. & Mrs. Singh (2013),

passion and do more with animation in the future.

company’s development he has worked in all areas of the

short film as a graduation project for his studies at the La

animation pipeline, on a diverse range of projects. Meelis

Poudrière school in Valence, France. With his graduation

graduated from the Art College of Tartu in 1984, before

project, Mor shows a keen eye for creating beautiful and

working at different animation studios. Since 1990,

stylized animations.

Play Peace (2005) and Phir Kyon Aaj? (2003).

in the water, to elderly people quietly enjoying the bubble bath. Everyone is having fun in the swimming pool.

he works at A. Film.

AJITPAL SINGH DHALIWAL INDIA | 2018 | 19’ | 9+

SANDRALEE ZINZEN, NICOLAS NIVESSE FRANCE | 2018 | 2’ | 10+

SEAN MULLEN, MEELIS ARULEPP IRELAND, ESTONIA | 2018 | 30’ | 8+

MOR ISRAELI FRANCE | 2017 | 4’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title De schoenen van mijn beste vriend Producer Mauli

Dutch title Mijn lichaam Producer Carlos De Carvalho

Dutch title De winterjas Producer Jonathan Clarke, Kristel

Dutch title Baantjes trekken Producer Annick Teninge Screen-

Singh Screenwriter Ajitpal Singh Dhaliwal Editor Yash Patel

Screenwriter Sandralee Zinzen Production company Pôle IIID,

Tõldsepp Screenwriter Hugh O’ Conor Music Liina Sumera

writer Mor Israeli Production company La Poudrière, France,

Leading actor Shivam Math, Avinash Patel Production company

France , www.pole3d.com Sales company Je Regarde, France,

Leading actor Cillian Murphy, Alfred Molina Production company

contact@poudriere.eu, http://poudriere.eu Sales company Agence

Drishaym Films, India, maulisingh2017@gmail.com,

contact@jeregarde.net, www.jeregarde.net

Giant Animation, Ireland, info@giant.ie, www.giant.ie Sales

du court metrage, France, acmdoc@noos.fr, agencecm.com

www.drishyamfilms.com Sales company Drishaym Films, India,

company Giant Animation, Ireland, info@giant.ie, www.giant.ie

maulisingh2017@gmail.com, www.drishyamfilms.com

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FILMS

Skip & the Rhythm Rangers

Sockworld

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Spring Bear Song

Strength in Numbers

Tavaszi Medvedal

Un travail de fourmis

Being manly is being yourself without being deformed

When a sock named Wednesday wakes up in the

A sleepy bear awakens from his hibernation. He goes into

On a cold autumn day, a bear catches a cold while

by others - that’s how 14-year-old Skip views the world,

middle of the night and discovers that his partner sock,

the forest and notices all the other animals have awak-

bathing in the river. Back in his cave, he sneezes so hard

especially in regard to his hobby: dancing. Even though

Wednesday 2, has left him, he rushes to the tumble dryer.

ened too. The ice has melted, the grass is green again,

that a huge boulder falls across the entrance, trapping

he and his friends know that dancing isn’t just for girls,

That dryer turns out to be a portal to Sockworld, where he

flowers appear and the birds are chirping away. Oh, the

him inside. Even with the help of a passing ant and her

he is still being called a pussy because of it by boys at his

tries to track her down and remind her they are meant to

wonders of nature! What the bear is most interested in

friends badger, wolf, moose and bison, they cannot move

school. Although he has a tough exterior, this still hurts

be together. After spending the entire day in Sockworld

though, is the beehive filled with sweet and juicy honey.

the rock. But then the ant has a better idea...

his feelings. When his dance teacher wants Skip and his

City Park trying to find her, he finally spots her on a line

all-boys dance crew Rhythm Rangers to vogue (a ‘girlish’

of the Sockworld transport system. He tries to catch up

Director Csaba Gellár is an animator from Hungary who

Strength in Numbers is a sweet short 2D animation

dance style) during a competition, Skip could let it get

to her, but eventually sees something he obviously was

studied at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

that looks like a children’s picture book come to life

to him, or he can go out onto the stage with confidence

not meant to see.

in Budapest. This cute, ultra-short animated film made

and teaches the values of cooperation. Director Anais

in soothing pastel colours is based on a Hungarian poem

Sorrentino studied at the French animation school

by Ottó Kiss, which is being recited via voice over.

ESAAT, where she finished in 2006 with her graduation

and show the bullies at school that boys can dance too. Sockworld, a funny and cute animated short, was Skip & The Rhythm Rangers was created as part of the

produced and directed by third-year students from

film Parque, which she co-directed with Celine Boivin.

Kids & Docs workshop 2017. Director Olivier Garcia

The Animation School, who had no prior film-making

After her studies, she worked as a 3D animator for several

graduated from the Film Academy in Amsterdam in 2016

or directing experience.

video games. She came back to directing short films in 2014 with Dentelles et Dragon (2015) and L’Arbre

with his documentary The Mechanics.

à grosse voix (2017).

OLIVIER GARCIA THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 8+

MELISSA KAHN SOUTH AFRICA | 2017 | 5’ | 6+

CSABA GELLÁR HUNGARY | 2017 | 2’ | 4+

ANAIS SORRENTINO FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2017 | 7’ | 5+

FACTS

Dutch title Skip en the Rhythm Rangers Producer Nienke Rispens,

Dutch title Sokkenwereld Producer Benito Kok Screenwriter

Dutch title Het springende beren lied Producer József Fülöp

Dutch title Samen staan we sterk Producer Arnaud Demuynck

Sam Godfried Screenwriter Olivier Garcia Editor Femke Klein

Melissa Kahn Editor Alex Rymill, Jason Nel Composer Chase

Screenwriter Csaba Gellár Composer Gergely Buttinger

Screenwriter Arnaud Demuynck Composer Alexandre Brouillard

Obbink, Inèz Poortinga Composer Tess van der Velde Music

Edmonds Leading actor Keenan Lucas, Michelle Kao Production

Production company MOME Anim, Hungary, flp@mome.hu,

Production company Les Films du Nord, France,

Production company Witfilm, The Netherlands, info@witfilm.nl,

company The Animation School (PTY) Ltd, South Africa,

http://anim.mome.hu/ Sales company MOME Anim, Hungary,

info@lesfilmsdunord.com, www.lesfilmsdunord.com Sales

www.witfilm.nl

chris@uca.co.za, www.theanimationschool.co.za Sales company

flp@mome.hu, http://anim.mome.hu/

company Les Films du Nord, France, info@lesfilmsdunord.com,

The Animation School (PTY) Ltd, South Africa,

www.lesfilmsdunord.com

chris@uca.co.za, www.theanimationschool.co.za

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FILMS

Thibault

Tiffany

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Tweener

Under my Skin

Brottas

Onder mijn huid

Thibault may only be eleven, but he knows perfectly well

Equestrianism, or show-jumping on horseback, would for

Tweener follows 13-year-old Jaana and her best friend

Tracy is from Uganda and only 16 years old, but she has

what he wants and that is to pursue a career in acting,

most appear to be quite an elitist thing, something you

Bettan, who practice wrestling together. Jaana’s goal

already had a lot to go through. To make matters worse,

as well as becoming an acrobat. According to him, the

can only take part in if you have enough money. This may

is to advance to the more experienced group, and they

it is all a big secret. She has lost both parents to HIV/

spots he has all over his body due to the auto-immune

appear to be the case, but not for Tiffany. She grew up in

are well on their way. But suddenly their relationship

AIDS and herself has been HIV-positive from the day

disease vitiligo are no problem at all, but wearing shorts

a working-class district in Rotterdam. Her love for horses

changes, as Bettan starts focusing more on life outside

she was born. Tracy is taking medication to prevent her

outdoors is out of the question, even during summer.

and her talent have made her pursue this dream, even

the wrestling club. Jaana has to choose between being

from getting seriously ill and developing AIDS. People

He has to jump through hoops to hide his spots. Perhaps

though her being an outsider in the equestrian world

loyal to her best friend or staying true to her own goals.

in Uganda are very afraid of the virus, which is the reason

light therapy at the Amsterdam Medical Centre will solve

may prove difficult. But by being selected for the talent

his problems, because it sure is hard camouflaging your

team of the Royal Dutch Equestrian Sport Federation,

Tweener is a film for anyone who’s ever felt as if they’d

However, Tracy has decided that she wants to lift the

secrets and surviving in a world you have to hide your

she is starting to prove everyone wrong.

burst from feeling too much, with the wrestling mat

burden of carrying this secret around with her.

spots from.

only Tracy’s grandmother, who she’s living with, knows.

in this case providing a space where those feelings can Director Wendelien Voogd has a vast documentary track

be let out. Julia Thelin is a script writer and director.

Under My Skin is part of the 2018 Just Kids documenta-

Thibault is a youth documentary produced during the

record spanning more than a decade. Tiffany will

She graduated film studies at Fridhem in 2013 and

ries and focuses on Article 24 in the Convention Of The

2018 Kids & Docs workshop and will premiere at Cinekid.

be shown in a re-edited version during Zapp Echt

participated in the script programme at Broby Grafiska

Rights Of The Child: Every child has the right to the best

Director Kim Faber graduated from the HKU University

Gebeurd at Cinekid this year.

from 2014 to 2015. So far, she has directed dance films,

healthcare possible.

of the Arts Utrecht in 2014 with her lauded documentary

music videos and short films.

I’m Letting You Go.

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KIM FABER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 8+

WENDELIEN VOOGD THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

JULIA THELIN SWEDEN | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

EVA VAN BARNEVELD, HELEEN D’HAENS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

FACTS

Dutch title Thibault Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Dutch title Tiffany Producer Wendelien Voogd, Jascha Meijer

Dutch title Tweener Producer Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå

Dutch title Onder mijn huid Production company IKON,

Editor Daan Wijdeveld Production company Tangerine Tree,

Screenwriter Wendelien Voogd Editor Herman P Koerts, Johnny

Screenwriter Julia Thelin Editor Anton Hemgren Composer

The Netherlands, ikon@ikon.nl, www.ikon.nl, Evangelische Omroep,

The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

Zuidhof Production company Volya Films, The Netherlands,

Jakob Lindhagen Leading actor Ellen Bökman, Nadine

The Netherlands, eo@eo.nl, www.eo.nl

Sales company Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands,

info@volyafilms.com, www.volyafilms.com, MirakelFilm,

Arizcurinaga Ben Chaouch Production company Grand Slam Film,

info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

The Netherlands, info@wendelienvoogd.nl,

Sweden, info@grandslamfilm.se, www.grandslamfilm.se

www.wendelienvoogd.nl Sales company MirakelFilm, The

Sales company Swedish Film Institute, Sweden, registrator@sfise,

Netherlands, info@wendelienvoogd.nl, www.wendelienvoogd.nl

www.sfi.se

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Undiscovered

Vivat Musketeers!

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

Weeds

Undiscovered follows Sasquatch on his quest for

Musketeers are sworn to protect and help those in need,

Weeds tells the story of a dandelion on a dry and barren

Wings is about a young boy who is playing with his toy

a good photo of himself. His attempts to pose for a photo

especially when it concerns a princess of course. When

piece of ground. He dreams of the juicy and green grass

airplane and pretending he is a pilot flying through the

before scaring away the hikers who are taking them are

the princess in this tale is kidnapped out of her castle,

across the sidewalk, but has a hard time moving. When

air. However, while fantasizing about the miracle of flight,

thwarted by the usual suspects; food in his teeth, closed

a brave musketeer comes to the rescue. Or at least,

all the plants around him start dying, he knows it is time

the boy throws his airplane too far and it lands in a tree.

eyes, mussed-up hair or an out-of-focus shot, resulting

he tries. Along the way, he faces all kinds of obstacles,

to take a leap. He pulls himself out of the dry soil and

The boy now has to climb the tree to retrieve his airplane,

in deleted photos every time. Dejected, Sasquatch

but he must fulfil his purpose. Will the brave little

crawls across the fiery hot stones. When he doesn’t make

but there is one problem: he’s afraid of heights.

accepts his fate as a cryptid without a headshot.

musketeer succeed?

it across, something beautiful happens.

Hilarious and quirky 2D animation by Russian director

Director Kevin Hudson is an American filmmaker who

overcoming one’s deepest fears is directed by Danish

Undiscovered is a charming, surprising 2D animation

Anton Dyakov. Vivat Musketeers! is his eighth animated

is currently part of the team at Walt Disney Animation

animator and director Christoffer Andersen. Christoffer

with great character design and well written humour.

short. Anton graduated in 2011 from the animated film

Studios. Some of the movies he has worked on are Big

studied at The Animation Workshop in Denmark,

American director Sara Litzenberg graduated from the

studio SHAR with his graduation film Kostya. Since

Hero Six, Zootopia and Moana. Before Disney, he worked

where he graduated in Character Animation in 2013.

Savannah College of Art and Design in 2017, where she

then, he has made many different animations, including

in visual effects and was a member of the teams that

Afterwards, he moved to the south of France, where

worked on several different student films, trying her

Language of Love (2014), Space Donkey (2015) and

brought to the screen movies including Stuart Little,

he has been making short animations ever since. His

hand at many different aspects of 2D animation.

Python and Guard (2016). With his latest animated short,

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone and The Polar

interests lie mostly in creating appealing high-quality

Undiscovered is the first short film she directed

he shows off his unique sense of humour and his talent

Express.

CGI animation.

and produced.

for creating lively and funny animated characters.

SARA LITZENBERGER UNITED STATES | 2017 | 2’ | 6+

ANTON DYAKOV RUSSIA | 2017 | 5’ | 6+

KEVIN P HUDSON UNITED STATES | 2017 | 3’ | 5+

CHRISTOFFER ANDERSEN DENMARK | 2017 | 4’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Onontdekt Producer Sara Litzenberger Screenwriter

Dutch title De musketier! Producer Boris Mashkovtsev, Mikhail

Dutch title Onkruid Producer Bradford Simonsen

Dutch title Vleugels Producer Tim Leborgne Screenwriter

Sara Litzenberger Composer Sakda “Grant” Srikoetkhruen

Aldashin Screenwriter Anton Dyakov Production company

Screenwriter Kevin P Hudson Composer Dale Turner

Christoffer Andersen Composer Markus Villekjær Lassen

Sales company Savannah College of Art and Design, United

Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, Russia, info@souzmult.ru,

Production company Kevin Hudson Productions, United States,

Production company The Animation Workshop, Denmark,

States, contact@scad.edu, www.scad.edu

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

weedsshort@gmail.com Sales company Kevin Hudson

taw.Films@via.dk, www.animwork.dk Sales company Miyu

Russia, info@souzmult.ru, www.soyuzmultfilm.ru

Productions, United States, weedsshort@gmail.com,

Distribution, France, festival@miyu.fr, www.miyu.fr

Will he ever find a way to get a nice picture of himself?

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Wings

This sweet and imaginative 3D animation about

FACTS

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FILMS

OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS/ ANIMANIMALS

Anglerfish

Ant

The anglerfish can’t sleep, because he’s afraid of the dark.

All the ants work in prefect harmony, except for one...

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 4’ | 4+

Young Hunters

Youth court

De Jonge Jagers

De Jongerenrechtbank

Jorn (11) and Thies (9) often go hunting together with

What is the best way to deal with children who get into

Mother bat lacks sleep since the birth of her children.

A bear is disturbed in his hibernation by a small cricket.

their father who is teaching them everything there is

trouble at school? A high school in Amsterdam has

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

to know about it. They love going into nature and like

incorporated a new way to tackle this issue: the students

the thrill of tracing an animal. For them it’s inexplicable

create their own courtroom. Students are selected and

how people that eat meat could object to hunting. Slowly

trained to be a judge or lawyer and fellow students that

but surely, they introduce their friends into their world

have done something wrong can present their case

of hunting and hope this makes them realize the impor-

in court. This course of action teaches the children

tance of knowing where your meat comes from. This all

to contain their emotional responses and to respect-

comes together at their big summer barbecue, where they

fully discuss problems. In Youth Court, a case is tried

serve the meat that they shot and prepared themselves

regarding two students that taped an argument between

and thus hopefully create more understanding.

a fellow student and their teacher and then sent

Cow wakes up without her spots! Will she find them again?

Cheeky crab likes pinching other animals.

it to other students at school.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

Bat

Cow

Bear

Crab

The Young Hunters was created as part of the Kids & Docs workshop 2018. Mankind in relation to nature has always

Youth Court is a production by De Haaien and part of this

been a subject of interest to director Iris Grob, which is

year’s Zapp Echt Gebeurd. Director Juul Bovenberg has

clearly visible in her previous documentary Us and the

directed multiple youth documentaries, including Search

Wolves (2014).

for Loedertje, which was shown during the Kids & Docs special at Cinekid 2016.

IRIS GROB THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 17’ | 8+

JUUL BOVENBERG THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

FACTS

Dutch title De Jonge Jagers Producer Cecile Neeteson, Maarten

Dutch title De Jongerenrechtbank Producer Paul Beek, Caroline

Kuit Editor Fatih Tura Composer Zeger de Vos Production com-

Verkade, Fleur Janssen Screenwriter Juul Bovenberg Editor Ruben

pany Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl,

van der Hammen NCE Composer David van der Heijden Produc-

www.hazazahpictures.nl

tion company De Haaien, The Netherlands, info@dehaaien.com, www.dehaaien.com Sales company De Haaien, The Netherlands, info@dehaaien.com, www.dehaaien.com

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Crocodile

Dachshund

Crocodile has trouble organizing snacks for movie night.

Dachshund is having problems going to the toilet.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2015 | 4’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

Dolphin

Earthworm

Bubble-blowing dolphin is bothered by bubble-bursting swordfish.

The earthworm has two heads that are constantly fighting.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

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FILMS

Elephant

Octopus

Peacock

An elephant’s trunk tries to cheer up its owner.

A perfectionistic waiter penguin with a cherry on top.

Cooking is quite a chore when you’re an octopus.

The peacock’s feathers want some recognition too!

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2018 | 4’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2016 | 4’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

Fire Salamander

Flamingo

Sheep

Sloth

Fire lizard sees leopard and thinks it’s his size.

A wild little pig enriches the coffee party of two flamingos.

Daredevil-scheep needs the help of his less adventurous siblings.

Sloth wants to buy an ice cream, but is too slowwww.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 4’ | 4+

Fly

Giraffe

Slug

Snake

Three frogs fight over a fly, but the fly has other plans.

Small giraffe has trouble reaching his food.

A jealous slug wants a little house as well!

Two knotted up snakes try to untangle themselves.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

Horse

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Penguin

ANIMANIMALS

Lion

Wolf

Zebra

Horse loses his shoe, and so his bad luck begins.

A lion tries to get back in shape again.

Wolf tries to find suitable spot for his secret hobby.

A zebra whose stripes have a mind of their own.

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 3’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2017 | 4’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2015 | 4’ | 4+

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2013 | 4’ | 4+

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FILMS

The 48 Hour Film Project Cinekid

All Dogs Go to Heaven

SPOTLIGHT

The Aristocats

Babe: Pig in the City

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild, sleepless weekend

German shepherd Charlie B., who has a chequered past,

Retired opera singer Adelaide Bonfamille lives happily

The little piglet, who established himself as a shepherd

in which makers and their teams make a movie – write,

is murdered by the pit bull Carface, his former casino

in her luxury villa in Paris, with her posh cat Duchess and

pig in the first highly successful film Babe, has

shoot, edit and score it – in just 48 hours. The teams are

buddy. He ends up in dog heaven, but is sent back

three kittens, until her loyal butler Edgar discovers that

an important mission in this sequel. Farmer Hoggett

given a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre,

to Earth to do a good deed. He and his best friend

she intends to leave the entire estate to her cats. Furious,

is injured and can’t work, but Babe has been invited

all of which must be included in their movie. 48 hours

Itchy meet the orphan girl Anne-Marie, who can talk

he decides to get rid of the cats and kidnaps them in

to show his herding skills at a big fair. Together with the

later, the movie must be finished. Extra rules for the

to animals. Anne-Marie has been kidnapped by Carface,

a basket, only to lose them. Having escaped, the cats set

duck Ferdy and Mrs Hoggett, Babe travels to the big city

Cinekid edition: films must be suitable for children and

who is using her ability to rake in the cash. Charlie B. and

out to return to Paris, with the help of groovy street cat

to save his master’s farm, but of course they run into

spoken in Dutch. The results will be shown at a special

Itchy manage to rescue her, although in reality, they are

Thomas O’Malley and his jazz buddies. Back home they

trouble along the way.

screening during the festival.

just using her too, even if she doesn’t know it. But Anne-

are awaited by Edgar, who has come up with a new plan.

Marie introduces them to values like friendship, honesty

This film is situated in an Oz-like metropolis and is part

and love. In the end, Charlie risks his life to save Anne-

The romantic musical classic The Aristocats, released

of the Cinekid edition of Cinema Egzotik, a monthly

Marie… and ends up back in dog heaven.

in 1970, is the twentieth animation film by Walt Disney,

screening of cult films that is curated by film director

as well as the last film that Walt Disney himself approved

Martin Koolhoven and EYE-programmer Ronald Simons.

All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated crime musical

before his death in 1966. The Aristocats is screened this

Martin Koolhoven: ‘A lot less people have seen this

by Don Bluth, with the assistance of Gary Goldman and

year as part of the CineMeow marathon on Monday.

sequel, which is superior to the first film in every way.

Dan Kuenster. The film is screened as part of the special

It is less happy and innocent than its predecessor, but

Dog Day.

is a masterpiece than cannot be missed, made by Mad Max-director George Miller, which should make the true cinephile curious anyway.’

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 90’ | 8+

DON BLUTH IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES | 1989 | 85’ | 7+

WOLFGANG REITHERMAN, UNITED STATES | 1970 | 78’ | 6+

GEORGE MILLER AUSTRALIA | 1998 | 97’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title The 48 Hour Film Project Cinekid

Dutch title Ook honden gaan naar de hemel Producer Don Bluth,

Dutch title De Aristokatten Producer Wolfgang Reitherman,

Dutch title Babe in de grote stad Producer George Miller,

Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy Screenwriter David N. Weiss Editor

Winston Hibler Editor Tom Acosta Music George Bruns Leading

Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell Screenwriter George Miller, Judy Morris,

John K. Carr, Lisa Dorney Music Ralph Burns Leading actor Burt

actor Phil Harris, Eva Gabor Production company The Walt Disney

Mark Lamprell Editor Jay Friedkin, Margaret Sixel Music Nigel

Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi Production company Sullivan

Company, United States, www.disney.com Distributor The Walt

Westlake Leading actor Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell

Bluth Studios, Ireland

Disney Company Benelux

Production company Kennedy Miller Productions, Australia Distributor Universal Pictures International Netherlands

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FILMS

SPOTLIGHT

Cat Days

A Cat in Paris

Neko no Hi

Une vie de chat

One day, while playing with his action figures, Jiro keeps

Dino the cat leads an exciting double life in Paris. During

A story of a man, a woman, a dog and a cat unfolds

Dutch artist duo Lernert & Sander try to submerge the

sneezing. He doesn’t feel well and wants to go to bed.

the day he lives with Zoë, the police commissioner

on the turning pages of a book. An argument between

silver screen in an abundance of feline cuteness in this

His father is shocked that he doesn’t even want his

Jeanne’s deaf daughter, but at night he roams the rooftops

the animals escalates into an emergency. Thankfully,

original music video for the song Manon by popular

beloved pancakes with syrup. Something odd seems

with the smooth but kind-hearted burglar Nico. Zoë is

the animator intervenes. It turns out one can’t force

Dutch electro-pop act De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig.

to be going on and together they visit the doctor, who

curious about what her cat gets up to at night and follows

a friendship, but an emergency can build one.

In the video, several cats play with scratching posts that

discovers that Jiro has the cat flu. She is flabbergasted,

him, but ends up falling into the hands of gangster Victor

because only cats can get the cat flu. Does that mean Jiro

Costa, who wants to steal a rare sculpture. Nico and Dino

Cats & Dogs makes use of both animation and stop

ground. Since they started their collaboration in 2007,

is actually a cat?

now have to work together to save Zoë, leading to an

motion. This original film was made by two very

Lernert Engelberts and Sander Plug are known for their

acrobatic finale high up on the Notre Dame.

experienced directors, among them Jesús Pérez, an illus-

high-concept art films and eye-catching installations, all

trator and animation artist from Bolivia who now lives

driven by their own subtly dry, cheeky sense of humour.

Set in a Japanese landscape with minimalist illustrations

Cats & Dogs

De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig Manon

spell the Dutch first name ‘Manon’ against a pink back-

and words, this short is a beauty. German based animator

A Cat in Paris is an exciting and colourful, and at times

in Switzerland. He has been producing and directing

Jon Frickey developed the idea for this animation when

melancholic French animated detective film with a jazzy

animated films since 1977 and has been working in

This music video is part of the Cinekid Spotlight on

he was staying in Kyoto for a few months. The voices

soundtrack including music by Billie Holiday, and

the animation industry since the 1980’s. Cats & Dogs

animal cinema. Manon is presented as a prelude to the

are from Japanese children. Having a background in

a Flemish/Dutch cast including the voice of Willeke

was selected for the Cinekid Best European Animated

special CineMeow screening for the classic Disney movie

advertisement, this is his first children’s film. The world

Van Ammelrooy (Antonia). A Cat in Paris is screened this

Short competition in 2016. This year, the film is part of

The Aristocats.

premiere was at the Berlinale Festival earlier this year.

year as part of the CineMeow marathon on Monday.

Cinekid’s spotlight on animal cinema and presented as

Cat Days is part of the Cinekid Spotlight on animal

a prelude to the special CineMeow screening of the

cinema. The film is presented as a prelude to the special

Disney classic Oliver & Co.

CineMeow screening of A Cat in Paris .

JON FRICKEY JAPAN, GERMANY | 2018 | 11’ | 8+

JEAN-LOUP FELICIOLI, ALAIN GAGNOL FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2010 | 70’ | 7+

GERD GOCKELL, JESÚS PÉREZ GERMANY, SWITZERLAND | 2015 | 6’ | 5+

LERNERT ENGELBERTS, SANDER PLUG THE NETHERLANDS | 2015 | 4’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Kattendagen Producer Jon Frickey Screenwriter Jon

Dutch title Van de kat geen kwaad Producer Jacques-Rémy

Dutch title Katten en honden Producer Gerd Gockell Screen-

Dutch title De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Manon Producer Lernert

Frickey Sales company Jon Frickey

Girerd, Eric Beckman, Annemie Degryse, Arnaud Demuynck, David

writer Elisabeth Hüttermann, Gerd Gockel Composer David Hohl

Engelberts, Sander Plug Production company Studio Lernert &

Jesteadt, Michael Sinterniklaas Screenwriter Jean-Loup Felicioli,

Production company Gerd Gockell Filmproduktion, Gerd Gockell

Sander, The Netherlands, hello@lernertandsander.com,

Alain Gagnol, Jacques-Rémy Girerd Editor Hervé Guichard Music

Sales company Magnetfilm GmbH, Germany, info@magnetfilm.de,

www.lernertandsander.com

Serge Besset Leading actor Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone,

http://magnetfilm.de Distributor

Jean Benguigui Production company FOLIMAGE, France, contact@folimage.fr, www.folimage.fr Distributor Cinemien

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FILMS

The Mad Maestro

Manfred Pumpkin Bread

SPOTLIGHT

My Neighbour Totoro

Oliver & Company

Tonari no Totoro Solemnly, the conductor steps onto the stage, determined

Manfred the little monster is walking through a fairy-

Satsuki and her sister Mei move to the countryside with

Among the tall buildings of New York, a cute little

to share a glorious performance with the audience. But

tale forest, looking for ingredients for his pumpkin

their father to be closer to their mother, who is recovering

orphaned kitten meets the tough street dog Dodger

the orchestra, a ragtag bunch of animals, does not excel

bread. During his search, he meets the other creatures

from an illness in a nursing home. Having left the noisy

and his gang: the energetic chihuahua Tito, Francis

at following instructions. The violinist is trying to play the

of the forest - will some of them help him on his quest?

city behind, they discover all kinds of unique things in

the bulldog, Einstein the Great Dane and the beautiful

flute as well, a trumpet-playing hippo is more interested

Manfred - Pumpkin Bread is an original and innovative

nature. It turns out that the forest next to their house

Afghan hound Rita. When he proves his mettle, the kitten

in following his own tune, and there’s a dog who’s so old

360 degree puppet film in the vein of Sesame Street and

is a magical place that’s home to monsters: the Totoro

– who is later dubbed Oliver – is accepted into the gang,

that he doesn’t realize his solo is up until several minutes

the Muppets. Using an iPad to look around, children are

woodland creatures. Fortunately, they’re the nice kind of

after which they have all kinds of adventures, including

after it should have started. The conductor does what he

dropped in the middle of the forest as Manfred’s story

monsters. The girls soon become friends with their new

a thrilling chase through the New York subway.

can to finish the piece, but the clarinet player has fallen

unfolds all around them.

neighbours, and together they have magical adventures.

Creator Gatze Zonneveld studied animation at the

This Japanese animation film, directed by Hayao

Oliver Twist, and is brimming with music, humour and

Utrecht University of the Arts HKU. After graduating

Miyazaki, introduces a set of unforgettable characters.

adrenaline. Musical talents like Billy Joel, Bette Midler

This short classic by Metro Goldwyn Mayer is a succes-

with a Masters degree in Image Synthesis and Computer

This universal classic shows the famous animation

and Huey Lewis lent their voices to the characters.

sion of slapstick moments. Released in 1939, it was

Animation, for his research on Immersive Animation

studio Ghibli at its best. The film was released in 1988,

In honour of its 30th anniversary, the film is screened

directed by Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng and is part of

(VR) he enjoyed working in the visual effects industry,

thirty years ago this year: a splendid reason for a special

again this year as part of the CineMeow marathon

the special Cinema Egzotik screening during the festival.

as an art director and 3D artist. At the end of 2009,

screening.

on Monday.

asleep and some animals manage to get themselves entirely entangled in the strings of their instruments.

Oliver & Co is loosely based on Charles Dickens’ classic,

he started his own studio RocknRoll Animation to focus more on directing and developing his own projects.

ISADORE “FRIZ” FRELENG, HUGH HARMAN UNITED STATES | 1939 | 8’ | 8+

GATZE ZONNEVELD THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 8’ | 4+

HAYAO MIYAZAKI, JAPAN | 1988 | 86’ | 8+

GEORGE SCRIBNER UNITED STATES | 1988 | 74’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title The Mad Maestro Producer Hugh Harman,

Dutch title Manfred en het pompoenbrood Producer Gatze

Dutch title Mijn buurman Totoro Producer Toru Hara

Dutch title Oliver & Co. Screenwriter Jim Cox, Tim Disney, James

Fred Quimby Music Scott Bradley Production company

Zonneveld Screenwriter Gatze Zonneveld Production company

Screenwriter Hayao Miyazaki Editor Takeshi Seyama Music Joe

Mangold Editor Mark A. Hester, James Melton Music J.a.c. Redford

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United States, Hugh Harman

RocknRoll Animation, The Netherlands,

Hisaishi Leading actor Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto

Leading actor Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel Production company The

Production Distributor EYE Filmmuseum

contact@rocknrollanimation.nl Sales company Submarine,

Production company Studio Ghibli, Japan, post@ghibli.co.jp,

Walt Disney Company, United States, www.disney.com Distributor

The Netherlands, info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl

www.ghibli.jp Sales company Wild Bunch, France,

The Walt Disney Company Benelux

sales@wildbunch.eu, www.wildbunch.biz

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Shaun the Sheep

Watership Down

SPOTLIGHT/ E D U C AT I O N A L S C R E E N I N G S

The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales

Fred and Anabel

Le grand méchant renard & autres contes

Fred und Anabel

When mischievous Shaun finds life on Mossy Bottom

Hidden between the rolling green hills of beautiful

For the animals that run their lives on the farm, things

Fred the Cat and Anabel the Goose are farmyard friends,

Farm is starting to get boring, he hatches a plan to bring

southern England, there lives a colony of rabbits. But

aren’t always calm and peaceful, making the piglet that

spending the summer days romping through the fields

some excitement to the place again, but that results in

when their existence is threatened, a few of them set

tries to be in control rather desperate. In Baby Delivery,

and swinging breezily from trees. When autumn sends

his sleeping farmer rolling towards the city in a caravan.

out to find a new place to live. Bigwig, Fiver, Blackberry

the first of this triptych of stories, he is tricked by

Anabel flying off with her flock, Fred is left remembering

To make matters worse, the farmer suffers from amnesia

and the others, led by the courageous Hazel, manage to

a sneaky stork into stepping in as a replacement. With

their shared moments and longs for his companion all

after a blow to the head. Shaun takes the bus to town

survive by working together and following their dreams.

a naive duck and rabbit, who are bound to cause trouble,

winter long. But spring always comes around again and

he sets of on a journey to carry a newborn baby to its

the two friends will soon meet and play once more.

to him but secretly, the rest of the flock follows him. Once there, they disguise as humans and go on a hilar-

The beautifully hand-drawn Watership Down, based on

parents. A daunting task, especially when you don’t

ious quest to find their boss.

the 1972 book of the same name by Richard Adams, has

know which way to go. In The Big Bad Fox, things take

Ralf Kukula (1962) is a German animator and director.

continued to fascinate successive generations of viewers.

an unexpected turn when the fox fails to scare the

He graduated in animation from the Konrad Wolf Univer-

Since Shaun fell off a lorry in the Academy Award-

It is an exciting, gripping and mythical adventure with

chicken. Finally, in Saving Christmas, the rabbit and the

sity of Film and Television Art in Potsdam and worked

winning Wallace & Gromit movie A Close Shave (1995),

philosophical and religious undertones, in which loyalty,

duck believe they’ve ruined Christmas, so the duck feels

at the Defa animation studio in Dresden, before working

he got his own television series in 2007, followed in 2015

courage and the struggle between tyranny and freedom

obliged to dress up as Father Christmas himself.

as an independent producer and maker of documen-

by this new movie. Shaun the Sheep was nominated for

feature prominently. A timeless classic, it is celebrating

Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.

its 40th anniversary this year.

taries and animated films. In 1993, he co-founded the Selected for the Best Children’s Film Competition 2017.

Balance Film production company. Among others,

Next year, a new movie is set to be released:

he made the popular Sandman series (Die Sandmanzen,

Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie. Shaun the

2006 – 2013). Fred and Anabel is a classic 2D computer

Sheep is screened this year as part of the launch of the

animation cartoon.

VPRO Cinekid Top 100.

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MARK BURTON, RICHARD STARZAK UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE | 2015 | 85’ | 5+

MARTIN ROSEN UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES | 1978 | 91’ | 9+

BENJAMIN RENNER, PATRICK IMBERT FRANCE | 2017 | 79’ | 6+

RALF KUKULA, GERMANY | 2014 | 8’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Shaun het schaap Producer Paul Kewley, Julie

Dutch title Waterschapsheuvel Producer Martin Rosen

Dutch title De grote boze vos & andere verhalen Producer

Dutch title Fred en Anabel Producer Ralf Kukula Screenwriter

Lockhart Screenwriter Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Editor Sim

Screenwriter Martin Rosen Editor Terry Rawlings Music Angela

Didier Brunner, Vincent Tavier Screenwriter Benjamin Renner,

Lena Hesse Editor Stefan Urlass Music Philipp Kümpel Production

Evan-Jones Composer Ilan Eshkeri Leading actor Justin Fletcher,

Morley Leading actor John Hurt, Richard Briers

Jean Regnaud, Editor Benjamin Massoubre, Composer Robert

company Balance Film GmbH, Germany, info@balancefilm.de,

John Sparkes Production company Aardman Animations,

Marcel Lepage Production company Folivari, France,

www.balancefilm.de Sales company Balance Film GmbH, Ger-

United Kingdom, hello@aardman.com, www.aardman.com

contact@folivari.com , www.folivari.com Sales company STUDIO-

many, info@balancefilm.de, www.balancefilm.de Distributor

Sales company STUDIOCANAL, France, info@studiocanal.com,

CANAL, France, info@studiocanal.com, www.studiocanal.com

Cinekid

www.studiocanal.com Distributor Cinemien

Distributor Cinekid

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E D U C AT I O N A L S C R E E N I N G S

Fruits of Clouds

Goodbye Berlin

Plody mrakù

Tschick

In the glades, surrounded by dark woods, Furry lives with

Maik, a shy teenager and a bit out of place at school,

It often isn’t much fun to be a bit slower than others,

A cute little bird cherishes and nurtures the green leaves

a group of friends. They feed only on seeds, which turn

never imagined that one day he would be blasting along

especially when it comes to growing up – and that

of his beloved home in the maple trees. But then

into shiny fruit after touching the ground. However, these

the motorway driving a stolen Lada and experiencing all

certainly applies for the little tadpole in KUAP. The little

a hungry caterpillar arrives, who has his mind set on our

seeds appear only rarely. The animals´ fear of the woods

kinds of strange adventures with Tschick, the new boy

swimmer misses out on becoming a frog and gets left

feathered friend’s foliage. Eventually they come up with

keeps them from looking for food there. Instead, they

in the class who shuns everybody. Even so, this adven-

behind by all the other tadpoles. However, there is much

a solution together.

patiently wait until the seeds fall from the sky; but Furry

ture, which is exciting, rough and fun all at the same

more to discover in the pond and spring is sure to come

does not want to wait. Despite the others’ concerns,

time, gives Maik new self-confidence.

again next year. Sometimes being a slow developer isn’t

Lena von Döhren is an animator, director and illustrator.

so bad after all, right?

She was born in Berlin and studied audio-visual commu-

he decides to go explore this unfamiliar territory.

KUAP

The Little Bird and the Caterpillar Der kleine Vogel und die Raupe

Despite the sometimes grotesque adventures, the overall

nication at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.

Kateřina Karhánková was educated at the Animation

feel, and especially the way the colourful characters are

KUAP is a fun and heartfelt little story about growing up.

After graduation, she completed a Masters in Animation

Department at FAMU in Prague. Her graduation film The

portrayed, is always convincing and realistic. Fatih Akin

Through an innovative combination of animated char-

at the Hochschule Luzern in Switzerland. Her short films

New Species competed at Annecy in 2014, was screened

effortlessly merges fun and excitement with rather harsh

acters and live action backgrounds, Swiss director Nils

as a director include her graduation film The Little Bird

at the MoMA in New York City, and was selected for

scenes and some truly moving and serious moments.

Hedinger has created a unique animation. Nils studied

and the Leaf (12) and its sequel, The Little Bird and the

several international festivals where it won awards from

The discovery of love and sexual orientation is hinted

animation in Lucerne and has been making his own films

Leaf (14). The Little Bird and the Caterpillar (17) is her

both juries and audiences. Her next film, Tony and Mr.

at in a believable way. Learning to be self-confident and

since graduating in 2010. Before KUAP, he worked on

latest short.

Illness, won several awards, including the 2015

friendship are the dominant themes, while easy

A Single Rose Can Be My Garden... A Single Friend, My

Gold Panda.

solutions are avoided. Based on the popular novel

World (2016) and Zircus (2015), among others.

Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf.

KATEŘINA KARHÁNKOVÁ CZECH REPUBLIC | 2017 | 11’ | 4+

FATIH AKIN GERMANY | 2016 | 90’ | 12+

NILS HEDINGER SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 8’ | 6+

LENA VON DÖHREN, SWITZERLAND | 2017 | 5’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Luchtvruchten Producer Tomáš Michálek Screenwriter

Dutch title Tschick Producer Marco Mehlitz Screenwriter Fatih

Dutch title KUAP Producer Lina Geissmann Screenwriter

Dutch title Het kleine vogeltje en de rups Producer Gerd Gockell,

Kateřina Karhánková Editor Blanka Klímová Production company

Akin, Lars Hubrich, Hark Bohm Editor Andrew Bird Composer

Nils Hedinger Editor Mischa Hedinger Composer Julian Sartorius

Screenwriter Lena von Döhren Editor Fee Liechti Production

MasterFilm, Czech Republic, tomas@masterfilm.cz , http://mas-

Vince Pope Leading actor Tristan Göbel, Aniya Wendel Production

Production company Prêt-à-tourner, lgeissmann@pretatourner.ch

company Schattenkabinett GmbH, Switzerland,

terfilm.cz Sales company MasterFilm, Czech Republic, tomas@

company Lago Film GmbH, Germany, office@lagofilm.de,

Sales company KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Germany,

info@schattenkabinett.com , www.schattenkabinett.com Sales

masterfilm.cz, http://masterfilm.cz Distributor Cinekid

www.lagofilm.de Sales company The Festival Agency, France,

sales@shortfilm.com, www.shortfilm.com

company Magnetfilm GmbH, Germany, info@magnetfilm.de,

info@thefestivalagency.com, www.thefestivalagency.com

http://magnetfilm.de Distributor Cinekid

Distributor September Film

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E D U C AT I O N A L S C R E E N I N G S

Next Door Spy

Octopus

Queen of Niendorf

Tiger

NABOspionen

Krake

Königin von Niendorf

Agathe-Christine or AC as she is known, loves mysteries.

Many hands make light work, as the saying goes, but this

Lea doesn’t feel like going to summer camp with the

Imprinted on a food plate is a happy little tiger. But if you

After moving home, her mother wants her to quickly make

is only true if all hands cooperate. The octopus in this

giggling girls from her class. She’d rather join the boys’

leave him alone, and he can’t find anything to eat on his

new friends, but AC has other plans; she turns the basement

animation has eight arms, so you would assume that

gang in the village, but Lea can only join if she can prove

plate, he will leave the plate and travel the kitchen table

of her new home into a detective agency. AC thinks she has

everything is light work for him. However, when this

she isn’t scared. This heralds the start of some exciting

to satisfy his appetite.

quickly solved a theft from the local shop, until a cool skate

multi-limbed creature tries to bake a cake, but one arm

experiences and unexpected friendship, as well as

boy from the neighbourhood attracts her attention. Things

wants to bake something different than the others,

secrets from the world of adulthood.

suddenly become very complicated in this imaginative

the task becomes a lot more difficult. It’s a clear case

animation film.

of too many cooks in the kitchen!

Kariem Saleh is a director, visual effects artist and animator working in Germany. After studying animation

In many ways, this is a classical summer holiday adven-

and visual effects at the Film Academy Baden-

ture in which the parents are mostly out of sight. This

Wuerttemberg in Germany, Kariem embarked on a

Octopus is a fun and vibrant 2D animation film from

first feature by Joya Thome unfolds in a quiet way. It

filmmaking career. He has completed several stop-mo-

This lively drawn 2D animation from Copenhagen Bombay

German director Julia Ocker. Like her other animated

leaves much room for the mood of the situations and

tion and computer animated films, as well as live action

portrays AC’s relationship with her mum (who happens to

shorts Zebra (2013), Crocodile (2015) and Wolf (2016),

realistically portrayed emotions, all punctuated by long

narrative work. Tiger is his latest short film. His film

be a policewoman), her older sister and her little brother

Ocker again displays her talent for making funny,

shots of the open countryside. Serious, authentic Lea,

is very recognisable for little eaters because of the use

in an amusing and realistic way, with all the emotions

brightly coloured animations about animals that appeal

curiously observing what’s going on around her, is very

of typical children’s tools. The combination of stop-

and misunderstandings it entails. AC prefers things her

to all ages.

much at the heart of this story, which is not only about

motion and 2D computer animation makes it very

own way, and that’s where a touch of magic comes in, as

excitement, but also about confidence and friendship,

appealing to our youngest audience.

her adventures are punctuated with exciting daydreams.

and right and wrong.

Cinekid’s opening film in 2017.

KARLA VON BENGTSON DENMARK | 2017 | 77’ | 6+

JULIA OCKER GERMANY | 2016 | 4’ | 4+

JOYA THOME GERMANY | 2017 | 68’ | 9+

KARIEM SALEH GERMANY | 2016 | 3’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title De buurtspion Producer Mette Valbjørn Skøtt,

Dutch title Octopus Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann

Dutch title Koningin van Niendorf Producer Felix von Boehm,

Dutch title Tijgertje Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann Screen-

Fie Ørnsø Screenwriter Karla von Bengtson Editor Linda Lildmalm

Screenwriter Julia Ocker Music Christian Heck Production com-

Joya Thome Screenwriter Philipp Wunderlich, Joya Thome Editor

writer Kariem Saleh Production company Studio FILM BILDER

Composer Nathan Larson Leading actor Simone Edemann

pany Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Germany, studio@filmbilder.de,

Carola Sultan Bauermeister, Joya Thome Composer Conrad

GmbH, Germany, studio@filmbilder.de, www.filmbilder.de Sales

Møgelbjerg, Oliver Bøtcher Herlevsen, Kristine Sloth, Anne-Grethe

www.filmbilder.de Sales company Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Ger-

Oleak Leading actor Lisa Moell, Mex Schlüpfer, Denny Moritz

company Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Germany, studio@filmbilder.de,

Bjarup Riis, Søs Egelind Production company Copenhagen

many, studio@filmbilder.de, www.filmbilder.de Distributor Cinekid

Sonnenschein, Salim Fazzani Production company Joya Thome

www.filmbilder.de Distributor Cinekid

Bombay Production ApS, Denmark, info@copenhagenbombay.com,

Filmproduktion, Germany, film@joya-thome.de Sales company

www.copenhagenbombay.com Sales company Copenhagen

Lupa Film GmbH, Germany, info@lupa-film.com, www.lupa-film.

Bombay Sales ApS, Denmark, sales@copenhagenbombay.com,

com Distributor Cinekid

www.copenhagenbombay.com Distributor Cinekid

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INTRODUCTION

Television programme Cinekid has always been more than just a film festival. From the very beginning, the festival intended to introduce children to the entire scope of the media landscape and also to present screenings of new Dutch television programmes. Throughout the years, the television programming at Cinekid expanded to encompass almost everything that was produced through the Dutch broadcaster system. This year, we took a long hard look at our television programming and reimagined many aspects of the line-up in order to clarify the content, strengthen the exposure, and maintain the quality of the programme. Focus on what sets television apart While restructuring the programme, we tried to pinpoint what made the television programming great in the first place and why we think it is worthwhile for children to experience it. In an ever-changing media landscape, where the boundaries between the film and television industry are fading away, and the way we consume, watch and enjoy media is developing all the time, it is important to focus on what made television stand out in the first place. In the past, the programme often consisted of all sorts of products by Dutch broadcasters, whether they were series, shorts, features or even apps. This focus on the creator, not the product, somewhat muddled what the programme stood for and felt confusing, since parts of it seemed to better fit the programming for the other media disciplines. From this year on, we only focus on the media product itself, and no longer on who made it. The easiest way to divide all the audio-visual content submitted to the festival, was to base it on duration. We decided

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on a division into three clear pillars: feature films, short films and episodic content, with the first two being selected by the Film department and the third by the TV team. Whether the works were made for the small screen or the cinema screen no longer mattered. All works would be eligible for the programmes and competitions in their own specific pillar, while selection of course still solely depended on quality. Feature films were already exclusively shown in the film programming, so very little changed there, but with this new division all short works now belong to the film section, further strengthening that section. The television programme on the other hand is now exclusively focused on episodic programming and its only goal is to present the best new national and international series.

New competition system

International premieres

The competition system has also slightly changed. Like before, there will still be a jury prize for fiction and for non-fiction. While in the past all productions created and aired by a Dutch broadcaster were eligible, whether they were series, short, or feature films, now the television competitions are only open to episodic content. This so-called Best Dutch Series Competition will celebrate fiction and non-fiction episodic content, while the previously mentioned film competitions for national feature and short films will now also accept television-produced content. That way, we hope to streamline and focus our award system and celebrate the quality-series and episodic content created by the Dutch networks. For the Cinekid National Audience Award, we sent out a small curated selection of episodes and shorts to tour Dutch primary schools. Over three thousand children in classrooms all over the Netherlands will watch compilations specifically created for them and choose the best production from each compilation.

The television programming still offers world premieres of new Dutch series, such as the cute preschool animation series Fox & Hare and Huggleboo, as well as the unique and inclusive project Zarรก. We also present special screenings of new episodes from established series as Puppy Patrol, First Year, and SpangaS. With the television programme now solely focused on episodic content, this also allows us more room to present the strongest new international series. For instance, we host Dutch premieres of acclaimed new international productions such as the Prix Jeunessewinning Norwegian series ZombieLars. Partnering with Cartoon Network, we are able to host the Dutch premieres of the new American animation series Summer Camp Island and the racially ground-breaking Craig of the Creek. As always, none of this could have been possible without the help of extraordinary colleagues, who binge-watched all the submitted episodes, called up countless schools, and came up with great Skippy ball routes.

Erik Tijman

Head of Film & Television

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Evi & Co

Floor Rules

BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES

Circus Noël

De eindmusical

De regels van Floor Every day, six-year-old Evi makes a wonderful discovery

How do you deal with your horrible brother? How should

Eleven-year-old Victor is from Brazil and an illegal

What happens when pupils are given the unique oppor-

in the lot next to her house where her parents sell beau-

you respond when someone gives you the ugliest coat

resident in the Netherlands, together with his mother

tunity to prepare their end-of-school musical under

tiful second-hand goods and curios. While Evi’s parents

in the world as a gift? What’s the quickest way to get

Maria. When Victor skips school one day, he comes

the guidance of real music professionals? Find out

are busy running their second-hand shop, she spends

impetigo when your best friend has it and you wish

across Circus Noël: a colourful family circus that spends

in the scripted reality series De eindmusical. At summer

time with her retired grandfather Co, who also lives

you did, too? And how come fishing is a boy thing?

all year working towards the great Christmas show. There

camp, the students prepare their end-of-school musical,

on the premises. Both Evi and grandpa enjoy restoring

Ten-year-old Floor has the answers to all these difficult

he meets Tonie, the son of the circus director, who is to

Holland Superstar, about a television talent show with

life to old objects. What matters is not what a thing used

issues, because she’s been through them all. Using her

perform in the Christmas show as a tightrope walker.

a prize of one million euros. But what’s more important:

to be in the past, but what it can be from now on. This

own invented rules, she makes her way through the

Victor discovers that Tonie secretly suffers from a fear

winning, or following your heart?

way they have playful and at times touching adventures

chaotic life of a ten-year-old girl. Because in Floor’s world,

of heights, while Tonie finds out Victor’s secret: the fact

in the here and now with objects from other times

children make up their own rules – just like adults do.

that he is an illegal resident here. Gradually the two

It is a Dutch tradition for senior pupils to create a musical

become firm friends. Victor and Tonie think that their

together at the end of their last year of primary school.

This humorous, mildly absurdist youth series is based

secrets are safe, until circus visitor Karo decides to create

In eight two-part episodes, the class members become

This pre-school age series shows that beauty can be

on the book series of the same title by Marjon Hoffman.

vlogs about life at the circus.

more intimate with each other as they work on their

found anywhere if you have an eye for it. The stories are

Director Maurice Trouwborst also made the award-

not just about objects, however, but especially about the

winning youth series Zenith.

and places.

musical. This first season addresses themes such as love, Circus Noël is a daily series of 10-minute episodes, aired

bullying and homesickness, while the farewell to primary

things you cannot touch or see, such as wonder, inspira-

on Dutch television in the Christmas season. The series

school looms ever closer. Holland Superstar’s musical

tion, fantasy and feelings.

is directed by Dennis Bots (Secrets of War).

package is freely downloadable for Dutch primary schools. Additional tips and tricks, such as choreography instructions and DIY videos, are provided online.

HILT LOCHTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

MAURICE TROUWBORST THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 10’ | 6+

DENNIS BOTS THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 10’ | 6+

TIMON MOLL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 12’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title Evi & Co Producer Marc Bary Screenwriter

Dutch title De regels van Floor Producer Kaja Wolffers,

Dutch title Circus Noël Producer Harro van Staverden,

Dutch title De eindmusical Producer Jorgo Hoogervorst

Jeanine Cronie Editor Stijn Deconinck Composer Juho

Sabine Brian, Ronald Versteeg Screenwriter Marjon Hoff-

Petra Goedings, Michiel Bartels Screenwriter Karen van

Screenwriter Arnout Vallenduuk Editor Melle Broekman

Nurmela Leading actor Rebecca de Nooijer, Dirk van Dijck

man, Lotte Tabbers Editor Maurice Trouwborst Leading

Horst Pellekaan, Anjali Taneja Editor Björn Mentink Lead-

Leading actor Carline Brouwer, Robin van den Heuvel,

Production company IJswater Films, The Netherlands,

actor Bobbie Mulder, Ferdi Stofmeel, Elisa Beuger, Ole Kroes

ing actor Samuel Beau Reurekas, Tommy van Lent, Luna

Maurice Wijnen, Loïs Beekhuizen, Eliyha Altena, Florien

films@ijswater.nl, www.ijswater.nl Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

Production company NL Film & TV, The Netherlands,

Wijnands, Patrick Stoof, Ellis van den Brink, Rosa Reuten,

Ferdinandus, Reduan Taha Production company AVRO-

info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv Sales company Dutch Features

Steye van Dam, Rick Paul van Mulligen Production com-

TROS, The Netherlands, info@avrotros.nl, www.avrotros.nl

Global Entertainment, The Netherlands, sales@dutchfeatures.com,

pany Phanta Basta!, The Netherlands, info@phantavision.

Broadcaster AVROTROS

www.dutchfeatures.com Broadcaster VPRO

com, www.phantavision.com Sales company Incredible Film, The Netherlands, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl, www.incrediblefilm.com

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Mister Twister

Puppy Patrol

Mees Kees

BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES

The Road to Boxing Eve

SpangaS Summer Fever

Op weg naar Pakjesavond

SpangaS op zomervakantie

The best teacher in the country is undoubtedly Mees

The mother and grandfather of Lena (13), twins Niels and

When management guru Dirk Diamant offers Plan Pete

What are the summer holidays like for the students

Kees, a.k.a. Mister Twister. Kees is a bit clumsy and goofy,

Emma (10) and Jesse (6) together manage the Dierengoed

his help to make sure the so-called ‘Boxing Eve’ goes

of Spangalis High School? Caro is discovered as a model,

but also sweet and funny. He has a rather unconventional

animal shelter in Wassenaar. The children have one

smoothly, Plan Pete is ecstatic. He invites Dirk to his

but has her doubts. Will the fact that she is transgender

way of teaching, but that’s why he’s the pupils’ favourite

adventure after the other with the animals in the shelter.

workplace and allows him to apply his management

be a problem? Otis, in his turn, has a special encounter

teacher. He mainly does fun things in class, teaching chil-

They overcome dangers and stand up against people

magic to the Petes. Because in Plan Pete’s opinion, they

with a boy at a camping site in France, while Ramin

dren in a playful manner, with much success of course.

who do not always have the best of intentions. Luckily,

could use a bit of innovation, motivation and reorgan-

works as a stock boy at a supermarket and misses Maud,

Unfortunately, the strict headmistress Dreus generally

they have the help of their smart dog, Dapper. Will they

isation. The Petes, however, are less pleased with the

until he meets Kasper. But is Kasper to be trusted?

disapproves of his unorthodox teaching methods. But

succeed in finding a visually impaired girl and her guide

smooth businessman. With every innovation he intro-

no matter what challenges they encounter, teacher Kees

dog after their disappearance at a sponsored run?

duces, they feel less at home. The team watches help-

The youth series SpangaS did not take a summer break

can always count on his energetic pupils to help solve

And what should they do with the stolen horse they find

lessly as Dirk takes over completely – until two children

this year. Instead, it came out with a summer series:

them with their creativity, humour and enthusiasm.

at an abandoned camping site?

accidentally discover Dirk’s secret plans during a school

SpangaS Summer Fever. In ten episodes, viewers

trip. They come up with a mission to find Saint Nicholas

followed the students during their summer holidays.

Mister Twister is based on the popular book series by

In this exciting adventure series, four children fight for

and the Petes’ secret hideout, but will they manage

Each main character was given an episode of their own,

Mirjam Oldenhave. After four successful feature film

a just world (for animals and for people). In each episode

to warn Saint Nicholas before Dirk’s management plans

with a unique story. For some, the story continued where

adaptations, the adventures of teacher Kees were turned

they encounter a riddle, bizarre situation or problem that

go too far?

it left off in season eleven; for others, it served as

into a television series.

requires solving. Which can take some time, because the children are quite different from each other.

a run-up to season twelve. The fourth season of this amusing Saint Nicholas series follows Saint Nicholas and his Petes as they prepare for the Great Saint Nicholas Celebration.

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ANIELLE WEBSTER, JORKOS DAMEN, DIEDE IN ‘T VELD THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25’ | 6+

ANNEMARIE MOOREN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25’ | 6+

ANNA VAN KEIMPEMA THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 10’ | 4+

NICK JONGERIUS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 22’ | 9+

FACTS

Dutch title Mees Kees Producer Paul Voorthuysen

Dutch title Puppy Patrol Producer Annemarie Mooren

Dutch title Op weg naar Pakjesavond Producer Kaja

Dutch title SpangaS op zomervakantie Producer Kaja

Screenwriter Pasja van Dam, Lidewij Martens, Elle van Rijn

Screenwriter Annemarie Mooren Leading actor Sam

Wolffers, Tom van Blommestein Screenwriter Alexander de

Wolffers, Sabine Brian Screenwriter Nick Jongerius,

Leading actor Leendert de Riddder, Sanne Wallis de Vries

van der Weide, Luuk van der Weide, Lieke Antonisen,

Bruijn, Brian de Vore, Anya Koek Leading actor Peter Faber,

Brian de Vore Leading actor Sia Cyrroes, Iris Amber Stenger,

Production company PV Pictures BV, The Netherlands,

Mirthe Hellendoorn, Sam Lourier Production company

André Dongelmans, Nazanin Taheri, Reynout Dekimpe,

Tobias Oelderik Production company NL Film & TV,

mail@pvpictures.nl, www.pvpictures.nl Broadcaster AVROTROS

Annemarie Mooren Productions, The Netherlands,

Steef Hupkes, Marijn Claes, Roosmarijn Wind Production

The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv Broadcaster

annemarie@annemariemoorenproductions.nl,

company NL Film & TV, The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv,

KRO-NCRV

www.annemariemoorenproductions.nl Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

www.nlfilm.tv Broadcaster Nickelodeon The Netherlands

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The Ludwigs The Secret of the Relatives

BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES/ BEST DUTCH NON-FICTION SERIES

The Apple Core

Cake Stories

Cooking Adventures

De Ludwigs - Het geheim van de Bloedverwanten

Het Klokhuis

Taarten van Abel

De proefkeuken

Now that lions can no longer perform in a circus, what

In the series Cake Stories, confectioner Siemon de Jong

In Cooking Adventures, Pieter Hulst and his do-it-yourself

Holland’s most adventurous family is back, but the

happens to them? Presenter Bart visits a special lions’

receives children who wish to bake a cake for a special

friend Willem Voogd examine our food from a different

Ludwigs are in trouble right away. Foster father Erik

shelter, where the animals are prepared for a return

person. While juggling flour, sugar, eggs and cream,

angle. Children love to stuff their mouth with candy and

is accused of stealing art from the Rijksmuseum. The

to Africa. But first they need to learn how to hunt. And

the child is interviewed by the baker, often resulting in

snacks, and they drink soft drinks by the gallon, but

police even have security images that prove it was him.

suppose you wish to get from Amsterdam to Paris in

poignant stories. For example, Samy (9) wants to bake an

what are these products actually made of? And can we

But the Ludwigs refuse to believe that he is guilty and set

just thirty minutes? It should be possible starting from

apology cake for his grandmother because he insulted

make them ourselves? Most snacks come straight from

out to find the real culprit. Luckily, they’ve got the help

2030 with the Hyperloop, in which a small vehicle is

her, for which he is full of remorse. He doesn’t see his

the factory, since nobody makes their own soft drinks,

of two new Ludwigs: Nigel, a talkative artistic boy, and

shot through a tube at a thousand kilometres an hour.

grandparents often since his parents divorced. Yra (9)

cheese or chewing gum. But Pieter and Willem relish

the smart but silent Valerie. Through complex riddles

The Apple Core’s Sosha finds out more. And presenter

wants to bake a cake for her class. She suffers from over-

the challenge and concoct their own products, without

and ancient puzzles, they uncover a great conspiracy set

Pascal joins a group of industrial climbers who are hired

weight, but her classmates are very supportive. And Tygo

a factory or professional equipment but with whatever

up by a secret organization: The Relatives. Someone

to perform jobs at locations that can’t be reached by a

(10) is baking a tennis cake to comfort his grandfather

they happen to have in their tool shed. The big question

is trying to set Erik up, but who?

ladder or crane.

Harry after grandma passed away.

is of course: do the products taste the same, or perhaps

In this fourth series of the exciting drama series The

The educational youth programme The Apple Core

The fifteenth season of the successful and often touching

Ludwigs, the family members seek answers in the chaotic

has featured on Dutch television since ages. It teaches

series Cake Stories consists of thirteen episodes, aired

In the fifth season of Cooking Adventures, Pieter and

streets of Amsterdam. Of course, this season is again full

children aged nine to fifteen how the world works, in the

earlier this year by public broadcaster VPRO.

Willem experimentally (and comically) reconstruct not

of puzzles, exciting chases and hilarious bickering.

widest sense possible.

even better, when they are shed-made?

just food, but also non-edible products like a sneaker and a tennis racket.

ERWIN VAN DEN ESHOF, HANS SOMERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 12’ | 7+

INGE TOL, JAN PIETER SCHAAP THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 6+

RENEE LACROIX THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 25’ | 6+

WILLEM REVIS, TOM ROES, TIM VAN GILS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 25’ | 9+

FACTS

Dutch title De Ludwigs - Het geheim van de Bloed-

Dutch title Het Klokhuis Producer Stephanie de Beer

Dutch title Taarten van Abel Producer Renee Lacroix

Dutch title De proefkeuken Producer Maarten Remmers,

verwanten Producer Rogier Visser, Frank Jan Horst,

Screenwriter Inge Tol, Jan Pieter Schaap Production

Screenwriter Renee Lacroix Leading actor Siemon de Jong

Paulien Katerstede, Barbara Coronel Leading actor Pieter

Willem Zijlstra Screenwriter Melle Runderkamp, Reint

company NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl

Production company Kleine Storm, The Netherlands,

Hulst, Willem Voogd Production company BlazHoffski

Schölvinck Leading actor Bastiaan Ragas, Luca Hollestelle,

Broadcaster NTR

info@kleinestorm.nl, www.stormyminutes.nl Broadcaster VPRO

Productions, The Netherlands, info@blazhoffski.nl,

Tooske Ragas Production company Blooming Media, The

www.blazhoffski.nl Broadcaster VPRO

Netherlands, info@bloomingmedia.nl, www.bloomingmedia.nl Broadcaster Nickelodeon The Netherlands

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BEST DUTCH NON-FICTION SERIES

Idea Mash

The Locker

One Week to Go

Outdoors Bound

Idee Puree

De Locker

Nog een week

De buitendienst

A good idea is important to have in just about every

The Netherlands is home to some two million people

Ten-year-old Don is waiting to undergo surgery.

In Outdoors Bound, four cheerful presenters set out

situation, whether to solve a global problem or to give

younger than twenty, and virtually all of them spend

He was born with a cleft lip and palate, and has already

to understand questions on a variety of topics from the

an oral presentation at school. But getting a good idea

some amount of time on social media every day. But

undergone some operations, but next week will be the

worlds of technology and nature: from poo to caviar, from

is not so simple. In the series Idea Mash, artist Maarten

do they really reveal their preoccupations there?

biggest one. A piece of bone will be taken from his hip

hay fever to sharks - anything goes. What sets it apart

Bel works with eight children and a cat named Wolfgang

The new web series The Locker lets young people talk

and placed in his mouth. Don finds it very scary, but he

from the many other educational nature programmes,

to test different approaches to creative thinking. Hilar-

about the things they think about, but find difficult to

hopes that it will improve his speech. Twelve-year-old

is how the presenters critically examine our own role

ious moments inevitably ensue – for what happens when

talk about. Such as, should I feel guilty for masturbating?

Anna’s father works for the military and is being posted

in nature.

your self-made clay rabbit meets with an accident?

How do I tell my parents I no longer believe in religion?

to a conflict zone in Mali. And Eowyn (12) is facing

Or when you use your spoon not to eat with, but to spy

Does my idea of love make any sense? Should I try drugs

an exciting change. She was born with a handicap and

The presenters humorously challenge each other with

on others?

again after having had a bad trip?

has been attending a special needs school, but will now

questions like: where does all this waste come from?

start going to a regular secondary school.

What route do the eggs of Hennie the hen take before

In six short episodes of seven minutes, children between

The Locker is an online documentary series full

nine and twelve years old learn how to think out-of-

of taboo-shattering stories told by young people between

One Week to Go is a six-part documentary series about

ending up on our plate? And when does the earthworm finally get the recognition it deserves? Nature invariably

the-box and gain a fresh perspective on familiar things.

the ages of fourteen and twenty. In brief 5-minute docu-

children around the age of twelve who are preparing for

holds the answer, and in this new season our heroes

Isn’t that how you get the best new ideas?

mentaries, the young film makers address one theme

a major event that will turn their life upside down (at

Nienke, Matthijs, Sosha and Kiefer are determined

at a time. The Locker is a breeding ground for new talent

least momentarily). Each episode follows one child in the

to find out.

and for experiments in (online) documentary-making.

week leading up to the big event.

EVA NIJSTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7’ | 6+

LOTTE VAN GAALEN, DORON TEMPERT, CLAIRE MEULEMEESTERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 5’ | 12+

ANNA PEETERS, MARINKA DE JONGH, STEPHANE KAAS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 9+

FACTS

Dutch title Idee Puree Producer Martijn Bakker Screen-

Dutch title De Locker Producer Marjolein Klooster

Dutch title Nog een week Producer Carolijn Borgdorff,

writer Eva Nijsten Presenter Maarten Bel Editor Frithjof Kalf

Screenwriter Lotte van Gaalen, Doron Tempert Editor

Marlijn Koers Screenwriter Anna Peeters, Marinka de Jongh,

Dutch title De buitendienst Producer Anneke Dorsman

Production company NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl,

Goos van den Berg Production company HUMAN,

Stephane Kaas Editor Luuk van Stegeren Production

Screenwriter Steven Wouterlood, Doesjka van Hoogdalem,

www.ntr.nl Broadcaster NTR

The Netherlands, info@human.nl, www.human.nl Broadcaster

company Moondocs, The Netherlands, info@moondocs.nl,

Stefan Coppers Production company NTR, The Nether-

HUMAN

www.moondocs.nl Sales company Moondocs, The Netherlands,

lands, info@ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl Broadcaster NTR

STEFAN COPPERS, STEVEN WOUTERLOOD, DOESJKA VAN HOOGDALEM THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 20’ | 6+ FACTS

info@moondocs.nl, www.moondocs.nl Broadcaster VPRO

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The Viral Factory

BEST DUTCH NON-FICTION SERIES/ N AT I O N A L A U D I E N C E A WA R D

NATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD 4 - 6

NATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD 6 - 12

Evi & Co

The Children’s Mayor

Thanks to her parents’ shop, Evi is never bored.

Eleven-year-old children’s mayor Yassine is fighting prejudices.

HILT LOCHTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

SUSAN KOENEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

Get it?

Floor Rules

ReChill

De Viral Fabriek Everyone dreams of becoming a popular YouTuber, but

Children are busy nowadays, with school, sports, music,

how do you do it? In each edition of The Viral Factory,

and socializing on social media. Given society’s strong

Handy hacks to better understand the world.

Floor makes her own set of rules in life.

two teams compete to produce the best video. Each

pressure to perform, it’s no surprise that children some-

team is supported by a popular YouTuber and the video

times get stressed out. Regulating and emptying the head

MASCHA HALBERSTAD, SVERRE FREDRIKSEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 2’ | 8+

MAURICE TROUWBORST THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 10’ | 6+

needs to be completed within a single day. At the end of

is therefore important. But whoever said that meditation

the episode, the two teams post their video on YouTube

was only meant for adults?

Mister Paper Goes Out for a Walk

The Locker: Ikbal

and the viewers can vote for their favourite. The one that receives most likes carries on to the final, where the

In ReChill, rapper Akwasi takes a playful and fun

winning teams need to demonstrate their new skills with

approach to introducing children to meditation. Research

an even better video. The ultimate winner is announced

has shown that meditation can help children to develop

during the live final show.

more self-confidence, concentration and creativity, while reducing their susceptibility to stress and anxiety.

Mister Paper simply cuts all he needs from paper.

Are you a boy or girl, Ikbal keeps hearing.

The Viral Factory shows that children between the ages

This gives them better grip on stress and their emotions.

of ten and fourteen can possess real talent that deserves

In each episode, there are animated clips with scientific

STEVEN DE BEUL, BEN TESSEUR BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

DORON TEMPERT THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 5’ | 12+

to be taken seriously. With the right tools, they can tell

facts en research, and personal testimonials from

their own story and develop their skills.

children. Akwasi also creates a cool and humorous rap with the children each time.

My Granddad, My Grandma and I: Jaïr

Polska Warrior

NIELS OOSTHOEK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 22’ | 8+

SACHA VERMEULEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

Jaïr loves to spend time with his grandparents.

Eryk is a hero in his game, but not in real life.

FACTS

ASTRID BUSSINK THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 5’ | 3+

CAMIEL SCHOUWENAAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25’ | 8+

Dutch title De Viral Fabriek Producer Erik van Heijningen

Producer Marit Gerritsen Screenwriter Akwasi Ansah

Screenwriter Erik van Heijningen Production company

Editor Milika de Jonge Composer Akwasi Ansah Leading

Ondertekend, The Netherlands, info@ondertekend.com,

actor Akwasi Ansah Production company BlazHoffski

www.ondertekend.com Broadcaster Nickelodeon The Netherlands

Productions, The Netherlands, info@blazhoffski.nl, www.blazhoffski.nl Broadcaster NTR

ReChill Busy, busy, busy? ReChill with Akwasi!

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SACHA VERMEULEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

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Craig of the Creek

TELEVISION PREMIERES

First Year

Fox & Hare

Heroes with a Tail

Brugklas

Vos & Haas

DierenDetectives

Craig Williams lives in a suburb of Herkleston. Together

What’s it like to be a first-year student? The seventh

Fox & Hare is a humorous animation series about

An elephant saves a girl from a destructive tidal wave,

with his friends Kelsey and John Paul, a.k.a. J.P.,

season of this contemporary scripted reality series

a colourful mix of animals who live together in

a group of dolphins protects a family of Australian swim-

he goes looking for a mysterious creek: a place where

follows pupils trying to stay on their feet in that first,

a forest. The storylines centre around the enormous,

mers from a shark attack and a parrot warns its owner

they can be whoever they want, even the heroes in a book

defining year at secondary school. They deal with issues

good-natured Fox, and the sensitive, friendly Hare,

that the baby is choking. Coincidence, or not? In the new

that doesn’t exist. This creek is a paradise of untamed

like love, gossip, insecurities and jealousy. First Year

along with their forest friends. In their daily activities

series Heroes with a Tail, children from various countries

wilderness, where tribes of children rule over tree forts

offers a realistic insight into the world as experienced by

they encounter all kinds of amusing, scary and weird

search the internet, carry out experiments and interview

and motocross tracks. Their quest to find this creek takes

first-year students. As the actors have generally not taken

challenges and exciting experiences. Thanks to their

experts until they have an answer to the question: is this

them past dangerous areas, such as the couch of teenage

professional acting classes and the series is inspired by

friendships and lively imaginations, they solve their

animal a hero?

mysteries, the poison ivy grove and the pet cemetery.

true stories, First Year is a realistic depiction of this phase

daily issues in original and creative ways.

They suck in their stomachs as they tiptoe past poisonous

in the lives of young teenagers. For former first-years,

shrubs, observe a moment of silence for all of Kelsey’s

it is a recognizable portrayal, and for future first-years

Fox & Hare is based on the popular original books by

duction with Ketnet and NDR, that will be broadcast this

dead pets, and bravely forge ahead – towards their

an informative introduction to secondary school.

Sylvia Vanden Heede with illustrations by Thé Tjong-

autumn. In the series, five children from Germany, the

Khing, which were published in more than ten countries.

Netherlands and Belgium try to understand the minds

New episodes of the seventh season of First Year will

The series was produced by Submarine, Walking the Dog

of animals who have saved human lives. Were these

premiere at Cinekid.

and JEP Animation, and directed by Mascha Halberstad

intentional acts? Or do they owe their status as heroes

and Tom van Gestel.

to coincidence?

MASCHA HALBERSTAD, TOM VAN GESTEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 33’ | 4+

THIJS BRANDSMA, WOUTER PETERS, INGE TOL THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, GERMANY | 2018 | 25’ | 8+

FACTS

children’s paradise. The first season of the American animated series Craig of the Creek was broadcast on Cartoon Network in the

Heroes with a Tail is a new NTR youth series in co-pro-

US earlier in 2018, and can now be watched in the Netherlands.

STU LIVINGSTON UNITED STATES | 2018 | 44’ | 6+ FACTS

RAYMOND GRIMBERGEN, TIMON MOLL, GEERT-JAN MORSELT, NICOLIEN KOOL, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 40’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Craig van de Kreek Screenwriter Ben Levin,

Dutch title Brugklas Producer Sascha de Hoog Screen-

Dutch title Vos & Haas Producer Eric Goossens, Toon

Dutch title DierenDetectives Screenwriter Thijs Brandsma

Matt Burnett, Shauna McGarry, Jeff Trammell,

writer Arnout Vallenduuk Editor Remco Wiekard Composer

Roebben, Pierre Urbain, Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting, Rob

Leading actor Moïs Tims, Zita Wauters, Junes Callaert,

Stu Livingston Composer Jeff Rosenstock Leading actor

Future Presidents Production company Tuvalu Media,

Heydon Screenwriter Fiona van Heemstra, Bart

Sander Slingerland, Laurian Serno Production company

Philip Solomon, Michael Croner, Noël Wells Production

The Netherlands, info@tuvalu.nl, www.tuvalu.nl Broadcaster

Uytdenhouwen Production company Walking the Dog,

NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl, Norddeutscher

company Cartoon Network Studios, United States,

AVROTROS

Belgium, info@walkingthedog.be, www.walkingthedog.be,

Rundfunk (NDR), Germany, fernsehen@ndr.de, www.ndr.de,

cnfestivals@turner.com, www.cartoonnetworkstudios.com

Doghouse Films, Luxembourg, info@doghousefilms.eu,

VRT - Ketnet, Belgium, info@vrt.be, www.ketnet.be Broadcaster

Broadcaster Cartoon Network Netherlands

www.doghousefilms.eu, Submarine, The Netherlands,

NTR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), VRT - Ketnet

info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl, Rob Heydon Productions, Canada, robheydon@gmail.com, www.robheydonproductions.com

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Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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Huggleboo

Puppy Patrol

TELEVISION PREMIERES

SpangaS

Summer Camp Island

Knofje In the animated series Huggleboo, a headstrong girl

Together with their super smart dog Dapper, the children

Are you brave enough to be yourself? That’s the central

Oscar and his best friend Hedgehog have just been

of four and a half years – that’s four and a half, mind –

Lena, Niels, Emma and Jesse form the Puppy Patrol. They

question of season twelve of SpangaS. After the summer

dropped off at summer camp. But with all the parents

has small adventures in and around the house she shares

stop at nothing to help animals and people in need. They

holidays, the students return to school and once again

gone, the strangeness lurking beneath the surface begins

with her parents and baby sister Elisabeth. Together

brave dangers and stand up to people who do not always

issues of friendship, love and fun take centre stage.

to emerge. The camp turns out to be full of bizarre

with Flut, her rag doll, the girl with flaming orange hair

have the best of intentions. Luckily, the savvy dog Dapper

One student wants to be treated as a normal kid, another

occurrences, like camp counsellors who are popular girl

investigates and finds herself in situations that may seem

is there to help. Will they succeed in finding a visually

has a secret, a third has a big choice to make and the

witches, horses that transform into unicorns, talking

normal, but are quite extraordinary to her.

impaired girl and her guide dog after they disappear

fourth makes the discovery of his life.

sharks, yetis, haunted cabins and post-it notes that lead

at a sponsored run? And what should they do with the Huggleboo is based on the children’s book of the same

stolen horse they find at an abandoned camp site?

title by Burny Bos. A television series based on the book

to other dimensions. And on top of all that, there are nosy SpangaS stands out for the social themes that are

monsters living under the beds, too. Set in a world

addressed, in a way that encourages the young audience

of anthropomorphic animals, Summer Camp Island

was already made in 2001, which received a Gouden

In this exciting adventure series, four children fight for

to address them as well. Topics previously touched

follows two childhood best friends: Oscar, an elephant,

Beeld award for best youth series. The series has been

a just world (for animals and for people). In each episode,

on include being transgender, refugee issues and such

and Hedgehog the hedgehog. Oscar has trouble adjusting,

repeated by KRO media company every year since, and

they are faced with a riddle, bizarre situation or problem

subjects as healthy habits, invisible poverty, homosex-

but together with Hedgehog he must deal with these

can also be viewed online. The episodes have more than

that requires solving. Which can take some time, because

uality and dealing with cancer. The twelfth season will

abnormal events and make their camp experience

a million views on YouTube. Together with Submarine

the kids are quite different from each other.

among others deal with biculturality, coming out and

a good one.

and Walking The Dog, BosBros developed a contem-

self-acceptance. Every year also addresses the theme

porary animation variation that will premiere at Cinekid.

of bullying. The longest-running youth drama series

Summer Camp Island is an American animation series

in the Netherlands celebrates its two thousandth episode

created for Cartoon Network by Julia Pott. The first season

on 9 November 2018.

consists of 40 episodes.

PATRICK RAATS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7’ | 4+

ANNEMARIE MOOREN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 50’ | 6+

NICK JONGERIUS, IVO VAN AART THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 45’ | 9+

JULIA POTT UNITED STATES | 2018 | 44’ | 6+

FACTS

Dutch title Knofje Producer Burny Bos, Eric Goossens,

Dutch title Puppy Patrol Producer Annemarie Mooren

Dutch title SpangaS Producer Alain de Levita, Kaja

Dutch title Zomer Kamp Eiland Producer Nate Funaro,

Bruno Felix Femke Wolting Screenwriter Tamara Bos,

Screenwriter Annemarie Mooren Leading actor Lieke

Wolffers, Sabine Brian Screenwriter Patrick Limpens,

Scott Malchus Screenwriter Julia Pott Editor Rob

Burny Bos Production company BosBros, The

Antonisen, Luuk van der Weide, Mirthe Hellendoorn,

Brian de Vorew Leading actor Iris van Loen, Timo Wils,

Getzschman Production company Cartoon Network

Netherlands, info@bosbros.com, www.bosbros.com, Submarine,

Sam Lourier, Sam van der Weide Production com-

Sia Cyrroes, Stephanie van Eer, Hassan Slaby, Judy Door-

Studios, United States, cnfestivals@turner.com,

The Netherlands, info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl

pany Annemarie Mooren Productions, The Netherlands,

man, Raymi Sambo, Steef Hupkes Production company

www.cartoonnetworkstudios.com Broadcaster Cartoon

Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

annemarie@annemariemoorenproductions.nl,

NL Film & TV, The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv

Network Netherlands

www.annemariemoorenproductions.nl Sales company KRO-

Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

NCRV, The Netherlands, info@kro-ncrv.nl, www.kro-ncrv.nl Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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Zara and the Magical Football Boots

ZombieLars

Zara en de magische kicksen

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Children’s Time

Just Kids

Kindertijd

Mensjesrechten

Zara really wants to play football, but doesn’t dare show

In the fictional place of Bekkebakken, conforming

Children’s Time is a daily compilation programme broad-

Every child has the right to live a happy life, as the United

her skills at the selection of her asylum seeker centre’s

is a virtue and anything that’s different is suspicious.

cast by NPO Zapp. It includes a varied combination

Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

football team, because her jealous brothers are key

Among the utterly normal people, witches, trolls, zombies

of both live-action and animated programmes, all aimed

says. Sadly, in reality, not every child gets a happy life.

figures in the team. When Zara is given magical football

and ninjas, who are referred to as ‘strangers’, do their

at toddlers. The episodes shown at this year’s festival

Just Kids is a collection of short youth documentaries

shoes by Engeltje, she can suddenly play like a pro. And

best to hide their true natures and be part of the commu-

were specially selected for Cinekid.

about kids whose rights are obstructed in one way

that’s perfect timing, since the finals of the big football

nity. When eleven-year-old Lars and his mother move

tournament are in a week. Unfortunately, the rumours

to Bekkebakken, he is immediately seen as a threat. Lars

The programme consists of three endearing episodes

or be. Each documentary focuses on a different child and

of the star player and her shoes also reach the ears of less

is half zombie, and that’s something he can’t hide, even

that last between one and six minutes each: My Road

the specific right that has been taken away from him

savoury types, like a football agent and his crony.

if he wanted to. He becomes friends with Anna, who

to School – Suriname, Kwibus and Pupils - Scoring with

or her. Just Kids is made by Dutch broadcaster and media

is half ninja, the quarter-witch Tess, and Robert, a normal

Zoraver. After the last episode has been shown, an

company EO.

The six-part series Zara and the Magical Football Boots

boy who adores strangers. Together, they confront the

interview will be held with the pupils from one of the

was recorded this summer in six different asylum

hostile locals and deal with their own insecurities.

episodes. A recurring and popular part of Children’s Time

At this year’s Cinekid festival, we will be premiering three

is Monkey Nuts (Apennoten), and the Monkey Nuts band

different Just Kids documentaries: 180CC, #bullyingstory and Under my Skin.

seekers’ centres. Aside from well-known lead actors

or another, to show what they should be able to have

like Yannick Josefszoon from SpangaS and rapper and

ZombieLars is an exciting Norwegian drama series

will give a live performance at Cinekid. The programme

presenter Akwasi, the children of the centres play roles

that mixes social criticism with humour and slapstick

concludes with the premiere of the new animated series

as well, both in the foreground and behind the scenes.

comedy. Themes like insecurity, xenophobia and preju-

Huggleboo.

The series was co-produced by VPRO and Pristine Film,

dice are wrapped in often mythical metaphors to make

in collaboration with De Vrolijkheid foundation

viewers laugh, cry and think.

and Cinekid.

DAVID EILANDER, BARBARA BREDERO, HESDY LONWIJK, TIES SCHENK, SAM YAZDANPANNA THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 72’ | 5+ FACTS

GISLE HALVORSEN, THOMAS TORJUSSEN NORWAY | 2016 | 60’ | 9+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 30’ | 4+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 45’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title ZombieLars Leading actor Leonard Vallestrand

Dutch title Kindertijd Production company KRO-NCRV,

Dutch title Mensjesrechten Production company EO/

Dutch title Zara en de magische kicksen Producer Mirjam

Eike Production company Tordenfilm AS, Norway,

The Netherlands, info@kro-ncrv.nl, www.kro-ncrv.nl

IKONdocs, The Netherlands, eo@eo.nl, www.eo.nl

Marks, Julia Schellekens Screenwriter Robert Alberdingk

info@tordenfilm.no, www.tordenfilm.no Sales company

Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

Broadcaster EO

Thijm, Jan Eilander, Ashgan El Hamus Leading actor Liz

Global Screen GmbH, Germany, info@globalscreen.de,

Heijnemans, Amine Amajoud, Abdelsammad El Mourabet

www.globalscreen.de Broadcaster NPO

Production company Pristine Film, The Netherlands, info@pristinefilm.com, www. pristinefilm.com Broadcaster VPRO

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KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Mister Twister Quiz

Pre-schoolers Workshop Fox & Hare

De Mees Kees Kwis

Kleuterworkshop Vos & Haas

Kids & Docs is a workshop organised by Cinekid and the

What used to be Dokument Junior is now, since

Mister Twister has been a household name among Dutch

Every year, Cinekid organises a pre-schooler workshop.

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

a few years, known as KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd:

children for quite a few years now. With four feature

This workshop focuses on a certain programme shown

The workshop is sponsored by the NPO Fund and offered

a compilation of youth documentaries commissioned

films, a television series and even a new quiz version

at the festival. For this edition, the new animation series

in association with Dutch public broadcaster and youth

and produced by broadcaster KRO-NCRV. The focus

of the series, the energetic teacher and his students

Fox & Hare was selected. The idea behind the workshop

TV channel NPO Zapp. Six talented filmmakers were

of these documentaries, which are all aimed at kids

have become quite famous. And this year, the new quiz

is to introduce our youngest audience to different aspects

selected to take part in this three-month workshop in

between the ages eight and twelve, is on the children

version of the series will be present at the Cinekid festival

of media. This year, they will learn that a film isn’t just

which they are given the support to develop a film plan

themselves and the stories they tell. This emphasis on the

as a live event. After watching a brand-new episode,

one long story, but that it’s divided into different scenes.

for a short children’s documentary. Many of the more

children’s point of view makes the stories very genuine

which will premiere on Dutch television a few days later,

than seventy films made over the past years have

and varied. KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd is a recurring

children can try their hand at the various quizzes and

To learn more about this process, they will record

travelled around the world and received numerous

programme at Cinekid.

games. In true Mister Twister spirit, answers are indi-

different scenes from a certain episode with the help

cated using cards depicting either a brown or a white egg,

of cardboard cut-outs of the characters and a background

awards. If completed in time, the documentaries will premiere at Cinekid in October and/or IDFA in November,

At this year’s festival, we will premiere five new

until a winner emerges. And at the end, the children will

that plays a prominent role in the episode. While they

before being broadcast on NPO Zapp.

KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd documentaries: Tiffany

of course receive a Mister Twister-related present.

watch two new episodes of the series, the workshop

(Wendelien Voogd, Volya Films), Listen (Astrid Bussink,

leader will edit their scenes into an episode that they get

For this edition of Cinekid, the premieres will include

Een van de jongens), Youth Court (Juul Bovenberg, De

This new series was made by PV Pictures, the creators

documentaries by Kim Faber (Tangerine Tree,

Haaien), Masao Moves (Denise Janzée, Hollandse Helden)

of the Mister Twister franchise.

KRO-NCRV), Iris Grob (Hazazah, AVROTROS), René van

and Thibault (Kim Faber, Tangerine Tree).

to watch at the end of the workshop.

Zundert (Tangerine Tree, EO/IKONdocs), Olivier Garcia (Witfilm, NTR) and Nirit Peled (Hazazah, AVROTROS).

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THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 75’ | 6+

RIANNE VAN DUIN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 75’ | 4+

FACTS

Dutch title Kids & Docs Production company Cinekid,

Dutch title KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd Producer

Dutch title De Mees Kees Kwis Leading actor Leendert

Dutch title Kleuterworkshop Vos & Haas

The Netherlands, info@cinekid.nl, www.cinekid.nl, International

Michiel Brongers, Yolande van der Blij Production

de Ridder, Sanne Wallis de Vries, Jochen Otten Production

Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands,

company KRO-NCRV, The Netherlands, info@kro-ncrv.nl,

company PV Pictures BV, The Netherlands,

info@idfa.nl, www.idfa.nl Broadcaster NPO

www.kro-ncrv.nl Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

mail@pvpictures.nl, www.pvpictures.n Broadcaster AVROTROS

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Wadada News for Kids Awards WADADA News for Kids is a worldwide news network that provides children all over the world with news that is relevant to them. And it is not just a collection of worldwide news: these news items travel around, creating an exchange of content and information between all participating countries. That way, children in Zambia, for instance, might learn how a school in Indonesia deals with bullies. There are currently twenty countries participating in the WADADA News for Kids network, and the network has over one hundred million viewers worldwide. The WADADA News for Kids Awards are held at the Cinekid festival. At the beginning of the award show, children watch selected videos from all the participating countries and at the end the audience can choose the winner by selecting the video they thought was the best.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; | 10+ FACTS Dutch title Wadada News for Kids Awards Producer Jan-Willem Bult Production company Free Press Unlimited, The Netherlands, wadada_production@freepressunlimited.org, www.freepressunlimited.org

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ALL KIDS ARE C R E AT O R S

INTRODUCTION

All Kids Are Creators Programme Cinekid is the largest media festival for and by children aged between 3 to 14. It is a place of meeting, of recognition and inspiration. The world is changing and Cinekid is moving right along with it. All kids... As a programmer, I feel strongly about presenting a programme that offers all children a sense of belonging and a place where they feel welcomed, seen, comfortable and at home. Cinekid is a festival where children get the chance to discover their talents and to share and show their stories. In the All Kids Are Creators programme, the word All stands for an interactive programme for children who might not otherwise find their way to Cinekid. Creators stands for the stage we offer children to make videos or express themselves with other (social) media.

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Cinekid is for all children, but not all children have the ability or knowledge to find their way to the festival. One of our main goals is to reach children from as diverse as possible social and cultural backgrounds. For years, Cinekid has successfully worked with many different partners to create our programmes. With the financial support of the Fiep Westendorp Foundation, we offered film and media workshops to 700 children in the months leading up to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival. Our partners in this scheme are Stichting Helden, the IMC Weekendschool, Amsterdam Nieuw-West, The One Minutes Junior, The National Foundation for the Promotion of Happiness and Dutch Broadcaster VPRO. Together with artists, media professionals and volunteers, the children made ultra-short documentaries, stop-motion films, dance videos, and one-minute films. They were also offered the choice to participate in a fiction series or to prepare for a discussion in the Cinekid College about their place in the media jungle. All the results of these projects will be shown at the festival.

The children will also visit the festival to enjoy watching their production on the big screen and explore the MediaLab. As a follow-up to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hugely successful pop-up festivals, we organised six pop-up festivals this year with the help of The National Foundation for the Promotion of Happiness. Each pop-up festival at asylym seeker centres lasted five days, and they took place at six different asylum seekers centres all over the country. During these festivals, the children could take part in workshops, explore interactive installations and watch films. As the icing on the cake, more than 300 children from the asylum seekers centres participated behind and in front of the camera in a fiction series for national broadcaster VPRO. I am super proud that the premiere of this serial, called Zara and the Magical Football Boots, will take place at Cinekid in the presence of all these children and the hard-working crew.

These young creators consistently surprise adult media professionals with their creative storytelling and use of social media. A good example of this is the fifth edition of the non-fiction competition Shorts by Kids. Partners for this competition are newspaper Kidsweek, documentary programme VPRO Zapp Echt Gebeurd and creative talent competition Kunstbende. Together with Hollywood in the Classroom and UNICEF, children also will make a fiction film based on a story about childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights. Another example of this creative force is when young creators from our Creators Network will tak over the stage in the first Tik Tok Tutorial Show. In this live tutorial, young TikTokkers show how they use this most downloaded community app each in their own personal way. During the Social Media Pitch for Kids, children can demonstrate how they use social media, either in terms of creativity or content.

...are Creators

So, come on down! At the festival, everything comes together; children from all over the world, their stories, and you. They will watch and shine, discover new worlds and talents, meet and create, all together. We warmly invite you to join and enjoy.

The child as a creator is a core concept of Cinekid. As a programmer, I take children, their worlds and their ways of thinking and observing very seriously. This is why I give them the opportunity to tell their own stories through video and show how they make use of social media in their own personal way. With our festival, I would like to offer them a podium to show their work. This often leads to surprising and inspiring productions. It also leads to special exchanges of experiences between the young makers and their audience in the cinemas and other interactive sessions. In this section, we appeal to the talent of children and their endless creativity, without the limitations of tight budgets or timeslots, something that they would normally encounter in the professional world.

Mirjam Marks

Head of All Kids Are Creators

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Cinekid College: Lost in the Media Jungle or not

Hollywood at Cinekid

Life is a Dance Battle

MovieMixMosaic & Animation Zone

Cinekid College: Lost in de Media Jungle of niet

Hollywood op Cinekid In this film workshop, children think up and create

Urban Heroes is a dance collective from Amsterdam-

Cinekid has developed countless workshops to introduce

For the fifth time this year, Cinekid is collaborating with

a short fiction film for the UNICEF Children’s Rights Film

Zuidoost, set up by the foundation Helden inc., which

children to film and new media in interactive, personal

the IMC Weekendschool, which offers education to

Festival. Following their enrollment for the workshop,

offers urban dance courses to young people who want

and creative ways. Ahead of the festival, Cinekid offers

children who otherwise have limited opportunities to

a maximum of fifteen children are invited to participate

to feel tough, to be a part of a group, and are not averse

two workshops to children from Amsterdam Nieuw-West,

discover their talents. Each year, Cinekid compiles an

based on their ideas. With the assistance of a number

to working hard. This way, these Amsterdam youths have

Amsterdam-Noord and several asylum seekers’ centres.

interactive programme on a topical theme, this year’s

of film coaches, they devise a topical story about

the opportunity to discover their own talents.

In the MovieMixMozaïek workshop, developed by media

theme being the media jungle. Using bits and pieces from

children’s rights. The roles are assigned and props are

This summer, Cinekid offer these young Urban Heroes

designer Heerko van der Kooij and documentary maker

films, television, social media and documentaries, film

assembled or built. The film is shot the same day,

a workshop on how to make your own dance video,

Mirjam Marks, children spend a few afternoons creating

makers Niki Padidar and Zoeteke Lughthart talk the chil-

with just the editing taking place afterwards.

under supervision of Denzel Möhlman of the YouTube

a personal mini-documentary. They learn about the

channel DNZL. They were also offered an animation and

technical aspects, but also how to create the ingredients

editing workshop by Marbl.tv.

of a film and how you can put these together creatively.

dren from the IMC Weekendschool in Amsterdam-Noord,

MovieMixMozaïek & Animatieplaats

-West and -Zuid. In the six-week philosophical course

The result is produced quickly, and on Friday the 26th

before the festival, the children were also given an

of October it’s red carpet time, with a festive premiere

assignment which will feature in the Cinekid College:

event at Cinekid. From that point on the film is also

In their self-made dance videos, the youths present

The Animation Zone is a place where children can let

Who dares to take on the challenge of spending a whole

available on the popular YouTube channel of the UNICEF

a personal story, visualised through dance. They came up

their fantasy run riot. Under supervision of artist Rianne

week offline?

Children’s Rights Film Festival.

with the idea for the film themselves. DNZL helped them

van Duin, the children think up a story and create

turn the idea into a plan and to shoot and edit the film.

a stop-motion film, for which they make all the com-

This year, the materials are sourced from for example

ponents. They discover how and with what materials

Like Me by Sterre Slikkerveer, De Youth Court by Juul

you can bring an idea to life, and can let things happen

Bovenberg, and various YouTube excerpts.

on screen just how you picture it in your head.

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THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 30’ | 6+

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FACTS

Producer Zoeteke Lugthart, Niki Padidar Production company

Producer Filip Braams Production company

Director Nederland vol Helden Producer Aissa Kraaijenbrink

IMC Weekendschool, The Netherlands, info@weekendschool.nl,

Unicef Kinderrechten Filmfestival, filip@krff.nl, www.krff.nl

Choreography Denzel Möhlmann, Serano Pinas, Jurvinio Wijnstijn,

https://www.imcweekendschool.nl/

Producer Cinekid Animator Rianne van Duin

Trisha Agia Production company Urban Heroes, The Netherlands, hallo@nederlandvolhelden.nl, http://www.nederlandvolhelden.nl/, Marbl.tv, The Netherlands, info@marbl.tv, https://marbl.myportfolio.com

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The One Minutes Jr.

Shorts by Kids awards

Social Media Pitch

TikTok Tutorial Show

In a five-day workshop supervised by artists, children

Most of the productions screened at Cinekid are for

The time where programmes were only made by adults

Lip syncing, dancing and editing videos: these are the

from Amsterdam Nieuw-West created one-minute films.

children but made by adults. However, if you let children

is long gone. There are countless videos and productions

special skills of sixteen-year-old Sara Dol (officialsaarx).

They completed the whole making process, from thinking

make their own film, the results are often surprisingly

online, made by and for children. In this media jungle,

The videos she makes using the popular app TikTok

up an idea to creating a storyboard and doing the

good and creative. Cinekid is eager to offer these young

Cinekid sets out to discover children who use the internet

(previously Musical.ly) are hugely popular, with followers

shooting and finally the editing. The workshop was

film makers a professional platform. In the lead-up

in a striking, creative and interesting way, and then offers

all around the globe. TikTok lets you view music videos,

an opportunity for the children to turn their own ideas,

to the festival, Cinekid, Zapp Echt Gebeurd and children’s

them a platform.

choose a song and create your own short video clip which

feelings and creativity into a short film. Without

newspaper Kidsweek have called on children to submit

a predefined theme or instruction, they went to work

a self-made non-fiction film of three minutes at most.

Cinekid calls on children until the age of sixteen

on expressing themselves. Given the short duration of the

This year’s theme was the media jungle.

to submit their vlog, YouTube channel, Instagram story

Sara shows you just how it’s done in her TikTok Tutorial-

or other online expression, which they think stands

show at Cinekid. How do you make such a brilliant clip

The most striking entries will premiere at the festival.

out for some or other reason, be it the personal views it

in which you dangle like a puppet on strings, or suddenly

The makers will also be interviewed about their film,

expresses or the special approach to editing, and so on.

have a fake sister, just like Sara? In addition to Sara,

The One Minutes Jr. of the Sandberg Institute is a world-

and a jury consisting of media professionals and last

A number of makers will be invited to pitch their produc-

a few other creative TikTok specialists will reveal their

wide network, in operation since 1998. More than 17,000

year’s winner will select the winning entry. While the jury

tion or format to adult professionals, in a cinema hall.

own tips and tricks, such as Quinten Verschure, Birgitt

films have been made so far, in more than 120 countries.

deliberate, a selection of the best films made for Kunst-

Who knows what that will lead to?

Kunstt, Casper Feddema and Isabel Kist.

The One Minutes Jr. will compete in the international One

bende will be shown. The winner of Shorts by Kids wins

Minutes Jr. Awards during the International Documen-

a Canon camera.

video, the children were forced to make well-considered decisions, resulting in powerful and remarkable films.

you can edit using all sorts of special effects.

tary Film Festival (IDFA) in Amsterdam, in December.

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FACTS

Producer Moderator Production company The One Minutes

Producer Charlie Duran Production company Kunstbende,

Production Company Cinekid, The Netherlands,

Producer Eugène Jans Production company Creator Network,

Foundation, The Netherlands, info@theoneminutes.org,

The Netherlands, marjolein@kunstbende.nl, www.kunstbende.nl,

kindalsmaker@cinekid.nl, www.cinekid.nl

The Netherlands, info@creatornetwork.nl,

http://www.theoneminutes.org, Stichting Dock, The Netherlands,

Zapp Echt Gebeurd, The Netherlands, contact@npo.nl,

info@dock.nl, https://www.dock.nl/ Sales company

www.zapp.nl Sales company Kidsweek, The Netherlands,

gemeente Amsterdam - stadsdeel Nieuw West,

redactie@kidsweek.nl, www.kidsweek.nl

https://musicallycreators.com/

alg@bestuursdienst.amsterdam.nl, https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuwwest/

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Adventure Time Skippyball Race Zara and the magical football boots, part of the Cinekid pop-up festivals Zara en de magische kicksen, als onderdeel van Cinekid pop-up festivals

Bounce to the finish-line in our Cartoon Network

Cat Karaoke Sing along with the catchy tunes of The Aristocat!

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Dutch title Tijd voor Avontuur Skippybalrace

Dutch title Kattengejank

Production company Cartoon Network

The Fair Grounds The Fair Grounds combines the best of fun fairs and media.

Life is a Dance Battle Dance video’s made by Urban Heroes, with YouTuber DNZL.

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During the summer holidays, Cinekid organised pop-up

Dutch title De Koude Kermis Production company DROPSTUFF

Dutch title Life is a Dance Battle

festivals in six asylum seekers’ centres for the children

Website https://dropstuff.nl/project/de-koude-kermis/

Production company Urban Heroes

living there. The children could participate in five days

Manfred Pumpkin Bread

of stimulating workshops, films and installations. The week concluded with shooting a television series. Besides the lead roles, played by professional actors, the children and other residents of the centre played a role

Panna-veldje

on-screen and off-screen, by playing parts or creating

360° film about little monster looking for pumpkin bread

After the football films it’s time to kick a ball on our own

animations and props.

ingredients.

nutmeg field!

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THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | AL

The series was produced by professional makers, writers,

Dutch title Manfred en het pompoenbrood

Dutch title Panna-veldje

cast and crew, but also by media professionals with an

Production company RocknRoll Animation

Production company Cinekid

asylum seeker’s background and volunteers. Everyone contributed in return for minimum pay. The series Zara and Her Magical Football Boots has its premiere at the festival, is made for broadcaster VPRO and was initiated by Mirjam Marks, resulting from a collaboration between Cinekid and foundation De Vrolijkheid.

PUPquiz Test your dog-knowledge in our special PUPquiz!

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | | 6+ FACTS Production company Cinekid, The Netherlands, info@cinekid.nl,

SpangaS Live See all the scenes from the SpangaS workshop and vote for your favourite!

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Dutch title PUPquiz

Dutch title SpangaS Live

Production company Cinekid

Production company NL Film & TV

www.cinekid.nl, Pristine Film, The Netherlands, info@pristinefilm.com, http://pristinefilm.com/, Stichting de Vrolijkheid, The Netherlands, info@vrolijkheid.nl, www.vrolijkheid.nl Sales company Fiep Westendorp Illustrations, The Netherlands, info@fiepwestendorp.nl,

ZombieWalk Present your best zombie-shuffle in the Cinekid ZombieWalk! THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+ Dutch title ZombieWalk

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Welcome to the mediajungle Let’s get ecstatic, glitchy, cacaphonic, loud. Let’s get louder. The media jungle as a metaphor is an old but lovely one. It calls to mind messy noise ensembles and some aggressive survival of the fittest and – most notable – prettiest. This current digital culture we love to discuss: shiny and intrusive, loud, omnipresent and ever changing. There are media conspiracies and privacy battles to learn to understand and fight (and thank God, we do) but we are still ever tempted and distracted by the bliss of new whatevers. Yes, Zeitgeist.

The media jungle is an apt description of the messy media environment we live in, wallow in, try to clean up and improve. Such defeatism! Did we give up in the face of chaos? It is tragic really, that a magnitude of possibilities should give us media fear, hesitance to see what is a (yes!) beautiful kaleidoscopic rubble as something other than a problem of too much choice and input. Our chaotic media jungle is, or should be, bliss. The 2018 MediaLab is about media culture as media jungle, a lively and loud environment that is filled with extremes in all shapes, sizes and mentalities. In the MediaLab we present a pastiche of, for instance, video art about dance routines on social media platforms (Anouk Kruithof ), a VR game made up of found 3D objects from long forgotten corners of the web (Stefan Schäfer), body recognition software as a browsing tool (Philip Schütte), the mating dance of flamingos in augmented reality (Kristin Lucas), the poetic quality of glitchy dreamscapes (Peter Burr, Brenna Murphy, Geoffrey Lillemon, the heartfelt honesty conundrums of first time vlogging (Joris Verleg), ducks playing soccer indie game style (Sokpop

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Collective), interactive game environments as installations (Terry Cavanagh, Matthew Keff), three enormous incarnations of nature merged with technology (Miranda Moss, Florian Dussopt, Interactive Architecture Lab/AMOLF), games embracing thirties retro-animation styles (Studio MDHR), the joy of circles as digital puzzles (Jeroen Wimmers), retro game characters reciting poetry as a feminist manifesto (Cassie McQuater) and landscapes to traverse as redemption (David Wehle). And some more. In our extensive workshop programme, we teach the art of the current GIF momentum, the beauty of the first-time vlog effort (with Questions Collective), the absurdism of turning oneself into a VR avatar (with Nou & Herkauw), as well as the analog persistence of vision to make and shape and perfect a network. And we get our hands dirty with hands-on technology: we make Arduino origami flowers (shy ones, though), stop motion animation about our digital life (with illustrator Ineke Goes), 360-degree videos about emoji as masks in digital landscapes and digital soundscapes to mimic our urban environment (with Watch that Sound and Jurian Strik).

Furthermore, we make time capsules for Cinekid 2028. Let us see what the next decade of digital culture has on offer in changes. Plenty, no doubt. But we’ll be fine. We make media troopers: happy, hands on, informed, clever and creative, media savvy. For the jungle. At Cinekid, we present media for a young generation of enthusiasts, raised on iPads and apps, with skyping and vlogging just second nature to them as a logical playful and didactic development of their personalities. All of them are naturals and fluent digital consumers and co-creators. Their partaking in digital media is both more natural and whimsical than ours as adults (or late millennials even) is, or ever could be. In the MediaLab, we invite you to explore what media could be for this new generation. We present what should be an optimistic, lively, worldly and visually challenging selection of artworks, installations, experiments, games and workshops from artists and designers from all over the world, exploring how media culture is shaping up today; with a critical artistic vision and a brutally individual stance on how it should be part of our culture, our visual language and our everyday life. Brutal is a keyword here. This phase in our media evolution of sorts calls for unique visions from artists as clever individuals. Presenting digital culture as a cultural phenomenon usually leads to an interesting choice to make for a festival. Do we show the new, innovative experiments with a selection of the finest examples of artistic endeavors using technology? Or should we look at human nature responding to everyday technology, with art and design projects as a direct response, exploring current themes and trends in society? Not technology to love, but technology to define as part of our lives as individuals in the further and further digitized world. The Cinekid audience, our kids of our media

age, should not live in awe of technology, but further explore how it relates to them. What is their part in our technology-driven future? How can they use it to look at a big and somewhat globalized world, how can they still see how people from cultures from around that world interact digitally by their own standards of life, ideas and philosophies, that stem from integrity that is local, but now going global? Digital culture and the way we live in it, is a vast field for anthropological understanding, and hopefully introspection, because if we have a media culture that is now somehow overall digital, what we do with it is not a matter of trend, entertainment value or the general assumption of progress; it is a footprint we leave that will last decades, centuries – that will long outlive us. With that in mind, with optimism as a mentality and tongue in cheek as an undertone, we should consider this: do we present technology as a show or as a dramedy? Perhaps the 2018 MediaLab is a noisy anthem for a louder media jungle, a more lovely, free spirited digital culture. Let’s toy with it, make it our own.

Ward Janssen

Head of Digital Culture

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BODY

Constellation

BODY positions us right opposite the internet we know

Philip Schütte (1980) is an interactive artist and designer

Absurd, cheerful and chaotic – this interactive 3D instal-

This browsing game is created by the Irish designer and

so well and are so actively engaged with on a daily basis.

who graduated at the Royal Academy the Hague(in-

lation is all these things at once. Type in words and this

developer Terry Cavanagh, now based in London. After

Other than us being in command however, BODY as an

teractive art and photography) and the University of

will lead you to strange places, transporting you from the

studying mathematics and quitting his job as market-

active code takes control of our presence by mirroring

Amsterdam (Psychology). Philip is fascinated by digital

moon to the city, as objects, foods, animals and anything

risk analyst, he pursued his passion for game-making.

our body with images from a database of millions of

culture and the physical, social and psychological impact

you can think of appear, floating through the 360-degree

Compared to his past projects such as Super Hexagon

online images. As we move so does our counterpart in

of technology. Next to this line of work Philip is the lead

sky. By entering keywords as commands, you can create

and VVVVVV, Constellation is very approachable, trading

the digital image pool, animating our reflection using

creative at Random Studios and is currently working

unique and interesting scenes, full of big, abstract and

twitchy arcade action for abstraction.

whatever image pops up from the vast landscape of

for brands such as Studio Olafur Elliason, RAF Simons,

weird visual images. Type ‘ocean’ and an actual ocean-

online photos. These can be selfies or holiday shots,

Calvin Klein and recently exhibited at TIFF and The New

scape in a 360-degree view will be displayed; type in ‘love’

artworks or image bank stock photography.

Institute. Cinekid commissioned Philip Schütte to create

and your screen is covered with hearts, whereas the word

BODY for the 2018 Cinekid MediaLab.

‘circle’ creates psychedelic geometric patterns and ‘music’

BODY is software, an artwork that is in fact interactive feedback that responds to our physical presence, posture, movement, as a mirroring tool. But is the user of BODY really in control, or is the code commanding what we do and how we perceive interactive play that is actually

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will play you a track. With little consistency and absurdity, PHILIP SCHÜTTE THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4+ FACTS

playing us? We wink, and the internet winks right back

Production company Random Studio

at us.

Website www.philipschuette.com, www.random.studio

the words lead to countless results, showing you how to

TERRY CAVANAGH IRELAND | 2017 | 6+ FACTS Website www.terrycavanaghgames.com

enjoy the simplicity and expressive power of the interface. Constellation is full of surprises, so start typing…

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Edge of Chaos

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FlARmingos

As you approach the heart of this installation, a kinetic

The installation is the result of a collaboration between

Kristin Lucas describes flamingos as ‘far out, charismatic,

Artist and director Kristin Lucas holds a BFA from

tree can be activated and guided by your movements and

scientist Bas Overvelde (AMOLF and Studio Overvelde)

other-worldly creatures with a fantasy status that rivals

Cooper Union School of Art and an MFA in Art Practice

sounds. The Tree, representing life, is surrounded by the

and artists Vasilija Abramovic and Ruairi Glynn (Interac-

the unicorn’. At first sight, we do not necessarily see the

from Stanford University in California’s Silicon Valley.

Cloud and the interactive surface between the Cloud and

tive Architecture Lab). Together, they celebrate creative

similarities between humans and flamingos. Yet, we

She explores playful new modes of experimentation,

the Tree is the Edge of Chaos. There is a certain relation-

possibilities as they collaborate across science, art and

have a lot in common with these pink creatures. Just like

as well as the impacts of technology on humanity. Her

ship between the visitor and the tree as they affect each

design. The scientific work on transformable geometries

us, they are social beings who enjoy the beach, like to

augmented reality works, videos, installations, net.art

other. The energy of the visitors activates the tree to come

by Studio Overvelde is combined with the expertise in

dance, and tend to disagree with one another. Flamingos

and performances have been exhibited internationally.

to life and the tree transforms from a closed state towards

immersive spatial design and interaction by Interactive

are close to our size and can live to be 80 years old. With

a bloomed, open state. In a world of perhaps chaos, this

Architecture Lab. The designers merged their respective

this application, you can tap your screen and populate

serene and scintillating installation can be conceived as a

practices to design an installation that propels us into a

your surroundings with life-sized augmented reality

meditative space. This dynamic tree features a new type

world of active, invasive and autonomous architectures

flamingos. While listening to original, flamingo-inspired

of intuitive, responsive materials arranged in a way that

connected with natural phenomena.

music, you place yourself or your surroundings between

resembles origami. Edge of Chaos exemplifies a trend in

many pixelated flamingos. Keep tapping on your screen

technology and design crossovers: an aesthetic approach

and you will see more and more flamingos appearing.

to interactive technologies as a visually pleasing metaphor for future building as a tech mentality.

RUAIRI GLYNN, VASILIJA ABRAMOVIC (INTERACTIVE ARCHITECTURE LAB), BAS OVERVELDE (AMOLF) UNITED KINGDOM |THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4+

KRISTIN LUCAS UNITED STATES | 2018 | 4+ FACTS Website www.dancewithflarmingos.net

Pick up flamingo dance moves, snap and share a photo. Join the flock!

FACTS Wesite www.interactivearchitecture.org, www.amolf.nl

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Flotsam Fluke

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Kaleidoscope!

In this VR installation, you become a traveler in a

Angeles. Recently, his work was exhibited at Beeld &

In a world full of screens and shiny digital design, there

Kaleidoscope! shows the beauty of a possibly imperfect

futuristic multiverse, exploring the internet wasteland of

Geluid Hilversum, MOTI Museum of the Image, Media-

is still a lot to be found that isn’t quite so squeaky clean.

digital images and asks an exciting question about what

our digital future like an archaeologist. Wander around

matic Amsterdam, WDC Cape Town, the International

This year at the MediaLab, Cinekid visitors can get up

we see, why it pays to look a little longer and perhaps,

in nine digital decors and discover random objects,

Poster Festival Chaumont and CIG in St. Etienne. Cinekid

close and personal with the glitchy glamour of abstract,

just maybe, why it is fun to get a little lost in a kaleido-

composed into poetic playgrounds and unexpected scen-

commissioned Stefan Schäfer to create Flotsam Fluke for

digital animations. What happens when digital artists

scopic and colourful labyrinth of psychedelic shapes and

eries. You can pick up and assemble the objects, such as

the 2018 Cinekid MediaLab.

play with conventional ideas of what is logical and

patterns.

flying orca’s, a tyrannosaurus skeleton, ladybugs in XXXL size, flamingos, deer, wavy palm trees or beach balls, and stack them and use them to make an artwork or totem pole. You can search for ‘Easter eggs’ (hidden jokes) and of course marvel at the beauty of digital absurdism at its finest.

considered right? They show us that life can become STEFAN SCHÄFER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+ FACTS

more beautiful when we manage to appreciate and accept the rough edges as well. A glitch for example, a mistake in a system that seems out of order, can become a beautiful pattern of abstraction in its own right. In

Game design Derk Over Coding Simon Alkemade Sound

Kaleidoscope!, we present artwork by three interna-

Christoph Scherbaum Website www.stefanschafer.net

PETER BURR, BRENNA MURPHY, GEOFFREY LILLEMON UNITED STATES | 2018 | 5+ FACTS

tionally renowned artists that play with abstraction and

Websites www.peterburr.org, www.bmruernpnhay.com,

Stefan Schäfer (1981), a German artist and designer

the patterns that occur within it. In Peter Burr’s (1980)

www.geoffreylillemon.com

based in Amsterdam, created a VR world full of lost

animation Pattern Language, you can discern people

and found objects from the Web, the dump full of free

walking through landscapes of architecture. In Brenna

3D models that collect dust online in databases. In his

Murphy’s (1986) animation Path Extrude, abstract and

long-term project Digital Death, he investigated the

colourful shapes seem to depict temples in a neon jungle.

influence of the digital world on death, and vice versa.

Geoffrey Lillemon (1981), the winner of the 2018 Cinekid

Schäfer’s book I am Become Digital Death, the Destroyer

Golden Lion Jury Award with Senseless Fairytale (Wieden

of Worlds was published in 2016. He was an artist in

Kennedy, Dept of New Realities), created a special digital

residency at the Otis College for Art and Design in Los

and oh so glitchy pattern depicting animalistic camouflage, hidden within trees and the shrubbery of nature.

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Sokpop

Starting a vlog is by no means extroardinary in this day

Witnessing these first time vloggers take their first steps

Explore a futuristic city, guide seagulls around a play area

four game designers Tom van den Boogaart, Ruben Naus,

and age. It can even bring you worldwide fame. Some

on the public internet so daringly, enthusiasticly, some-

on your little yellow bicycle or dive into a sci-fi explora-

Aran Koning en Tijmen Tio launched this collective in

vloggers have become some of the most influential voices

times half-heartedly stumbling and mumbling, perfectly

tion game. Find your way back after you´ve fallen out of

2015. Now their work has been featured at events such

of the web, handing out advice left and right, sharing

encapsulates a new generations’ struggle to fit in in the

your UFO while you are surrounded by hungry dino´s,

as IGF, Days of the Devs and Fantastic Arcade. They love

their life, telling stories and making amok. For his work

inbetween of erveryday life and life online, and possibly

build huts in the forest, join a wizard duel or create your

making small, experimental games and to create more

My First Vlog, Dutch artist Joris Verleg delved in deep

even in the glamourous spotlight of Youtube fame.

own spider web as you catch your prey. Sokpop Collec-

of these, they publish two fresh games a month. You can

tive presents a selection of smart, simple and playful

join in on the online fun for less than what it costs to get a coffee to-go.

in the Youtube catacombs to find the first recorded vlog of would be vloggers extraordinaire, or first tries of shy

Joris Verleg (1994) is a media artist of iterative artistic

video games at this year’s Cinekid Festival. Each game

daredevils that would never vlog again. In their intro-

research driven approach often using found footage

is a unique world of its own, in funny pastels and with a

duction to the world, their first vlog, they seem to often

and net-generated content such as vlogs, travel photo’s

playful quest at the heart of it. Choose between one of the

Presented games: Digital Bird Playground, Bernband,

perfectly capture the now so common visual vocabulary

and google earth recordings. His personal views on the

games or play them all.

Dino Game, Huts, Hoco Poco, Spider Ponds

of the vlogger as persona, a clever and enthusiastic

developments of this constantly changing contemporary

raconteur and entertainer. Big personalities! Or the young

visual culture are at the heart of his artistic practice. He

The refreshing and young collective Sokpop Video Game

vloggers to be are just as one would be so publicly for

graduated from art school Avans AKV St. Joost in 2018

Collective is tech-savvy and clever, and one of the most

the first time with some stage fright, entering the world

and has since been featured in several exhibitions and

innovative and productive indie devs of the moment. The

with the shy solemnity of a first timer, just finding your

festivals.

way to a personal approach. The struggle of these young vloggers to find their voice and present themselves to their hopefully large online audience shows a beautifully painful juxtaposition of our time in digital culture. We are ever present but still as individuals struggling with our presence as individuals in the roiling and always

SOKPOP VIDEO GAME COLLECTIVE THE NETHERLANDS | 4+ FACTS Website www.sokpop.co

JORIS VERLEG THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 6+ FACTS Website www.jorisverleg.com

changing digital environment dominated by viral video trends, fameseekers with webcams and semi-professional personalities making a living off their online star quality, or je ne sais quoi.

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Sonic Jungle

The Timid Wilderness

Sonic Jungle takes you into a landscape of numerous

French designer Florian Dussopt recorded the sounds for

As an interactive artwork, T he Timid Wilderness pres-

Miranda Moss (1990) is a multi-disciplinary artist based

cybernetic vines and silicone fruits, which make sounds

this installation during his travels through the Mexican

ents the shy side of nature. In this floral installation, a

in Cape Town. Her work combines everyday objects with

together as you walk through. The environment changes

jungle and the Australian outback. His interactive instal-

number of flowers in a blacklight environment respond to

natural processes and accessible technologies, which

around you as you become captivated by the sounds.

lations reflect an understanding of designing engaging

the sounds and presence of the visitors. The flowers are

Miranda calls ‘techno-alchemy’. In her work, she play-

You will find yourself in a digital landscape of the future,

experiences and are inspired by the interaction between

timid and depending on the sounds the visitors create,

fully explores environmental issues and aims to reveal

where fantastic creatures chirp, buzz and croak and the

science and nature, orchestrated by humans. In 2006,

they might shed their electronic petals all at once or they

the long-term effects that we have on the world.

diversity of flora and fauna in the natural world echoes

Florian founded his own design studio in London, and

can bloom vibrantly and to their fullest. In this digital

through the installation, breathing and reverberating in

now works for clients such as Virgin Atlantic, Samsung,

glooming landscape, the flowers must feel at ease before

a jungle of sounds. Sonic Jungle is a spatial installation

BBC, Kellogg’s, Roca London Gallery, Selfridges & Co and

they will bloom again and show their striking colours. The

with a sound experience that makes you feel as if you are

Clerkenwell Design Week.

luminous flowers, that are as big as tea pots, are made

in your own digital jungle. This digital installation makes you perceive familiar sounds in a different way. Could this be a landscape of the future?

with a variety of materials, made mostly from recycled FLORIAN DUSSOPT UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 4+ FACTS Website www.fddstudio.com

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goods. This organic, composite, living world requires us

MIRANDA MOSS SOUTH AFRICA | 2018 | 4+ FACTS Website www.mirandamoss.wordpress.com

to rethink how we live, communicate and use our senses. As in reality, we can help nature around us blossom. What sounds can you create to make the flowers feel at ease – or should you keep quiet and leave them alone?

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WigWag

Twerking, popping, the moonwalk or the Macarena -

Anouk Kruithof (1981) exhibited at renowned institutes

WigWag is the sort of work that can be different to

Matthew Keff plays with the notion of interaction as a

all dance styles can be found on millions of videos on

and museums like Foam, MoMA and Stedelijk Museum

whoever sees and experiences it. New York based artist

pleasure-driven product of technology. His bright colour

YouTube. Artist Anouk Kruithof is fascinated by these

Amsterdam. Her multi-layered, interdisciplinary work

Matthew Keff explores how we react to interaction, as a

scheme is pleasing to the optimist, luring you in, and

dances as forms of self-expression and empowerment

encompasses photography, sculpture, installation, artist-

technology and as an emotional trigger. In his project,

somewhat uncanny all the same. As an artist/designer,

and researched how dance has developed as part of our

books, text, performance, video, animation, websites,

a landscape of fluorescent bliss and calm is ready to

he pursues questions of emotion within digital culture,

global media culture., mostly through platforms like

collaboration, social projects and interventions in the

be populated by animalistic animation characters and

using game engines and graphics, exploring fantasy and

YouTube and Instagram, and repurposed found footage

public domain. She is fascinated by the complex rela-

general consumerism culture debris, one mouse click

feelings through abstraction.

to find an interwoven common ground as a shared visual

tionship with the physical environment in the digital

or swipe at a time. It is a luring pop art style experience,

language. This multi-channel video installation offers an

age. Cinekid commissioned Anouk Kruithof to create

fun yet critical, and a lively interaction in candy coloured

opportunity to reflect on the various ways dance is in fact

Universal Tongue for the 2018 Cinekid MediaLab.

bliss. However, the sound design betrays our clumsy

a universal language of sorts, defined and deployed by various subcultures, virally distributed across nations, cultural boundaries, continents. With a research team of fifty people, scattered across the whole globe so as to best represent insights from the globalized world from each

mismanagement as inter-actors. This juxtaposition of ANOUK KRUITHOF THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4+ FACTS

visual pay-off and just-not-right outcome is a direct play with the now broadly supported research that interac-

FACTS Website www.matthewkeff.com

tion design is a serotonin based play of expectation. Our brain likes showy output when we demand it, and

corner of it, Anouk Kruithof sheds a light on how dance

Editors Ginta Vasermane (F.L.O.A.T.), Joep de Boer, Selma

our emotional response to shiny interaction is, though

is indeed local, but certainly global to be mesmerizing

Hengeveld, Duygu Atceken, Maciej Mandraki Soundtrack

perhaps biologically correct, certainly superficial.

as a token of the very concept of individuality, diversity

Koen Nutters (MFK Presentâ&#x20AC;Ś) Websites www.anoukkruithof.nl,

WigWag is a tragically beautiful experience and could

and culturally kaleidoscopic representations of what we

www.universaltongue.com

still even be a beautified metaphor for our behavior in

understand to be current, of the now. Universal Tongue

MATTHEW KEFF UNITED STATES | 2018 | 4+

the click-bait era of easy pleasures.

proposes that, however crazy we get over internet crazes, the traditional dance as a token of cultural identity on a medialized global stage is far from being diminished in cultural relevance.

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Black Room

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Circles

Cuphead

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The First Tree

Black Room is a browser-based, narrative game,

Circles is an abstract puzzle game that makes your

Cuphead is a classic run-and-gun action game heavily

This emotional third person exploration game focuses

conceived as a feminist dungeon crawler, featuring a

brain crack. The clean, geometric aesthetic of this game

focused on boss battles. The game is inspired by cartoons

on two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing

majority female cast from video games from the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

is eye-catching while players find logical solutions

of the 1930s, with traditional hand-drawn cell animation

family and a son reconnecting with his estranged father

until today. Players click trough the fragile internet

between the clean lines of this puzzle. They find their

reminiscent of Disney and Max Fleischer, watercolour

in Alaska. Gallop through the gorgeous idyllic landscape

spaces and place themselves in hallucinatory landscapes,

way from one tiny circle towards a bigger one. According

backgrounds and original jazz recordings. As Cuphead or

and the moonlit hills, while uncovering snippets of narra-

surrounded by fireballs, fantastic birds, dungeons and

to the movements players make, they grow, shrink or

Mugman, players traverse strange worlds, acquire new

tive as the landscape becomes a biotope of memories. By

mysterious rooms. By Cassie McQuater, a new media

move around the screen. Game designer, programmer

weapons and discover hidden secrets. By Chad & Jared

David Wehle, a self-taught game developer with a great

artist and a digital anthropologist who works in Detroit

and artist Jeroen Wimmers created Circles to playfully

Moldenhauer of Studiomdhr Entertainment, an indepen-

potential for story-driven games.

and Los Angeles.

develop spatial understanding.

dent video game company.

CASSIE MCQUATER UNITED STATES | 2017 | 6+

JEROEN WIMMERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+

STUDIO MDHR CANADA | 2017 | 8+

DAVID WEHLE UNITED STATES | 2017 | 5+

FACTS

Website www.cassiemcquater.com

Website www.jeroenwimmers.com

Website www.studiomdhr.com

Website www.thefirsttree.com

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The Gardens Between

The Infinite Arcade

The Monsters

Pie in the Sky

With this adventure puzzle game, players manipulate

Players can design their own character and run, swim or

In this game, players can create their own monsters

This game by Matthew Keff merges painting with coin-

time to guide two best friends through a surreal world

fly through their game, attack evil snails and electromag-

from scratch. They can give the monsters tiny arms and

clicker gameplay in an abstracted 3D environment.

of mysterious garden islands. While time flows, they

netic cats, collect gold coins and glittery skulls. They can

many horns, spotted tails or sparkly fur. They can even

Anthropomorphic characters fly, float and laugh and

see nostalgic media objects such as a vintage cassette

start with a classic game and add an adventure, pinball

make the monsters talk. They can create a happy or sad,

objects such as hearts, stars, fruits and beach balls create

recorder, solve puzzles to reach the apex of each isle,

or maze. Or they can build a platform game where they

nervous or bad, lovely or mad monster and feed them

a sugary iconography that quickly fills your screen. With

light up constellations of memories and illuminate

jump from platform to platform or add building blocks

radioactive snacks, make them sing and dance, and even

sound effects triggered at random, players can paint

threads of a bittersweet narrative. By The Voxels Agents,

such as hot lava, disco bricks, crystal geysers, wandering

take a monster selfie.

and collect by using mouse controls, explore how these

founded in 2009 by Simon Joslin, Matthew Clark and

stars, and more.

mechanisms operate by way of nonsense and creativity

Tom Killen.

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and create their own neon-coloured world.

THE VOXEL AGENTS AUSTRALIA | 2018 | 6+

TINYBOP UNITED STATES | 2016 | 4+

TINYBOP UNITED STATES | 2017 | 4+

MATTHEW KEFF UNITED STATES | 2018 | 4+

FACTS

Website www.thevoxelagents.com

Website www.tinybop.com

Website www.matthewkeff.com

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Plants

That Blooming Feeling

360 Jungle

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Animation Zone

This game is full of hints and interaction to help players

In this game, players become a friendly water golem

More and more 360 degree content is available children

Before digital animation, stop-motion was one of the

understand the wonders of nature. They spin through

shaped like a drop of water and live in a dry desert oasis.

these days, and creating this kind of content is becoming

primary special effects used in the film industry. In

seasons and time, stop wildfires, and wander with small

They burst in order to help plants and seeds grow and

increasingly accessible due to the growing availability

this workshop, children learn the basic techniques of

creatures in the grasslands, forests and deserts. They

rise out of the water again, sing to make the rabbits run

of 360 degree cameras. The moment kids start working

stop-motion animation under the guidance of profes-

discover plants and fungi lifecycles, spread and water

away or roll and goof around and playfully see the desert

with one of these cameras, they’ll notice that everything

sional animators. Over the course of the workshop, chil-

seeds and sprinkle pollen. They dig into soil layers, root

bloom again. Developed by Tot’s Team (John Groot,

changes. It’s no longer the director who determines the

dren create and animate the specially designed character

systems, and animal hideouts and learn all about the way

Murray Campell, Mariah Hale, Thomas Newlands, Jack

viewer’s perspective: the viewer becomes personally

Ed. The scenes they create are recorded using a camera

nature works in a playful way.

Campbell and Michala Braker).

responsible for what he or she sees in the film. But how

above a large green workspace and are shown live on the

do you get viewers to actually look around? In this work-

screen. Afterwards, they can be viewed again back home.

shop, children enter a 360 film set. First they build their own animal mask, then step onto the set where they are

The characters and scenes of ‘Ed on the internet’ were

given an exciting assignment to carry out together.

developed by Ineke Goes, who graduated from the AKV St Joost Art Academy in Breda. She works for various media, for example as an animator for television programmes such as Sesame Street. She has organised workshops at Cinekid since 2015. The Animation Zone was developed more than a decade ago and the workshop has proven its success since then, both nationally and internationally.

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TINYBOP UNITED STATES | 2016 | 4+

TOT’S TEAM UNITED STATES | 2017 | 4+

CINEKID THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4+

CINEKID & INEKE GOES THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 4+

FACTS

Website www.tinybop.com

Website totsteam.itch.io

Website www.inekegoes.nl

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WORKSHOPS

Code Art Show

GIF It To Me

Masterclasses

During the Code Art Show, we dive deeper into the world

GIFs – those moving images that play on an endless loop

Vlogging, or making a video weblog, is enormously

What goes on behind the scenes of film, television and

of digital art. The show is interactive, funny and requires

– are exceedingly popular and used in all kinds of online

popular. After school, hundreds of thousands of youths

new media productions? At Cinekid, a number of special

input from the children. Using six different works, they

communication. During this workshop, children create

in the Netherlands watch popular Dutch vloggers on

masterclasses give children a great opportunity to find

learn about digital art as an audio-visual experience.

their own four-second GIF animation in which they

YouTube, and they become real celebrities. Some vlog-

out. These masterclasses are a unique part of the festival

That is why the emphasis of the Code Art Show is on how

convey a message relating to the Cinekid theme of Media

gers specialise in a specific subject – sharing beauty tips,

and introduce children to the world of media from the

digital art is perceived, instead of it just being about the

Jungle. They do this by combining graphical elements,

game tricks or other information, for example.

inside out. They can take acting lessons with directors

exchange of knowledge. The Code Art Show is part of The

background animations and acting in front of a green

Creative Code; a teaching programme created by MU Play

screen. For the best GIFs, the rule is: the shorter, the

More and more young children are also making vlogs

& Learn, that teaches young people how to code from a

better. So the challenge is to not want to do too much in

about their lives, often together with their parents. The

digital art perspective.

those four seconds. The mini videos can be watched and

great thing about the internet is that we can distribute

There are three one-and-a-half-hour masterclasses per

shared with the world straight away.

and share video files very fast. In this workshop, children

day, including Character Design with Gordon & Paddy,

create their own personal vlog using one of the vlog

in which children invent and draw an animation char-

The Creative Code builds a bridge between art and tech-

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How to Vlog

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and actors, write their own story for a series and take part in castings.

nology, between creativity and computational thinking.

This workshop was developed by Viesueel Geweld,

themes. They learn how to create a good creative vlog

acter; Casting with Berend Botje, in which participants

The learning curve has a four-level basis. With their

an audiovisual collective from Groningen that creates

and are taught tips and tricks. What does vlogging entail,

are given acting tips and take part in the casting for the

teacher, children learn the basics of creative program-

live visuals, interactive video installations and graphic

exactly, and what are the dos and don’ts? Thanks to a

film; Acting with Puppy Patrol, in which they learn how

ming and subsequently get to work with an artist. There

designs. Among others, they made the visuals for the

green screen, they really are where their vlog takes place!

to act with dogs; and Zombie Grime with ZombieLars,

are four basic levels that can be supplemented, followed

music festival Eurosonic Noorderslag and have recorded

And a variety of fun props put the cherry on top.

where they are given the full treatment by a professional

by various ‘next levels’. Each level has a theme and works

a television programme with children at the Into the

towards a work of art as an end result.

Great Wide Open festival.

JURIAN STRIK THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

VIESUEEL GEWELD THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

CINEKID & QUESTIONS COLLECTIVE THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

FACTS

Website www.intrface.nl

Website www.viesueelgeweld.nl

Website www.questionscollective.com

makeup artist.

CINEKID THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

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Mutant Me VR

Networking

Robigami

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Sonic City

Most avatars do not look like us, and that’s what makes

Do you have any idea what road an email travels to get

Interactive art often looks gorgeous, but behind all that

Wild Amsterdam, nominated this year for the Best

them so much fun. In virtual reality, you can be who you

from one address to another? In this workshop, children

splendour, it is all based on technology. In the workshop

Dutch Family Film award, paints a portrait of the city of

want to be, because in VR, it’s the kids themselves who

learn all kinds of interesting things about data traffic.

Robigami, children who are curious about the underlying

Amsterdam from a completely new perspective. Between

are in charge. In this workshop, they step into a virtual

How there are thousands of miles of network cables at

technology learn how the works Edge of Chaos and Timid

glass and concrete, sewers and huge brick buildings, the

environment and create a 3D avatar out of a scanned

the bottom of the ocean, for example, that connect us

Wilderness actually work. Children create their own

place is crawling with wild animals. What sounds go with

version of themselves. Standing on a platform, they adopt

all together. And what happens when something goes

origami flower, animal or tree and use an Arduino work

that, and how are they made in a film? In this workshop,

a pose, after which a full body 3D scan is performed.

wrong, and whether the Internet needs cleaning once in

station to bring them to life. An Arduino is a miniature

children create a soundscape to go with the film’s images.

They can then distort and mutate this scan and thus

a while too.

computer which you can program to carry out one or two

Watch That Sound has developed a special online plat-

actions. In this case, sound sensors are used to create

form to help the children design sound.

create a crazy mutant version of themselves. When ready, they shoot themselves into space, among all the other

Through assignments in a playful setting, we ask children

interaction between the flower and human activity,

created 3D avatars. After that, they can look around in a

to come up with solutions for network problems. All

bringing the flower to life. The children can take their

Children also learn about the themes behind the work

world full of weightless sculptures created by MediaLab

links in a network have their own roles to play and are

living robot creatures home.

Sonic Jungle,which can be seen in the MediaLab this year.

visitors.

important in their own way. Thus, they come to under-

Three artworks from the European project Les Voyages de

stand that they are part of circles with feedback loops,

Three artworks from the European project Les Voyages de

Capitaine Futur join the MediaLab. To accompany these

Mutant Me VR was developed by VJ collective Nou&Her-

that they are responsible for their own actions and that

Capitaine Futur join the MediaLab. To accompany these

artworks, workshops have been developed to let children

kauw. The team is based in Groningen and is no stranger

their behaviour affects others.

artworks, workshops have been developed to let children

work with the themes and technology of the artworks.

to the MediaLab. In previous years, Nou&Herkauw devel-

work with the themes and technology of the artworks.

oped various workshops for Cinekid, such as MyMetropolis, VR Tropolis and the papier mâché printer.

NOU & HERKAUW THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 8+

CINEKID THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 8+

CINEKID & LA GAÎTÉ LYRIQUE & KIKK FESTIVAL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

JURIAN STRIK & WATCH THAT SOUND THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

FACTS

Website www.nouenherkauw.nl

Website www.capitainefutur.voyage, www.gaite-lyrique.net,

Websites www.interface.nl, www.watchthatsound.nl

www.kikk.be

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Time Capsule Future generations will not know the time of sharing knowledge, hanging around in and building up new social domains – they won’t have experienced it. But they can still discover a lot about what the digital world was like, once. In order to capture the spirit of 2018 for future generations, we are creating a time capsule. In this workshop, children fill the capsule with video messages for the generation that visits Cinekid in 2050. What is their reaction to what they have seen and done in the MediaLab? What does their digital world currently look like? What do they do online? What’s fun? And what isn’t? Do they have wishes or ideas about how things could be done differently? These are all questions they can talk about in their own message to the future. All messages will be safely stored in the time capsule and put into the Cinekid vault at the end of the festival.

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INTRODUCTION

PROFESSIONALS

Cinekid for Professionals Actively involving children in high-quality media - that’s what Cinekid is all about. For over 30 years, the Cinekid Foundation has been committed to getting children to contribute to its creation themselves, with the aim of guiding their media development, helping them learn how to view media critically and expanding their world view. Cinekid for Professionals exists to stimulate productions of this kind.

script-training programme for writers with a children’s film project. Training takes place during Cinekid for Professionals in October and continues into Berlinale the following February. In this project-driven lab, an international group of writers and writer/directors will further develop their plans for children’s feature films across all stages of development. The coaching offered to each filmmaker within this trajectory is tailor-made and will answer the specific needs of both writer and story.

It is a pleasure to present the 2018 Cinekid for Professionals programme, one that we hope will once again offer you fresh insights, new tools and renewed inspiration for your work within children’s media.

Production company Filmbin AS (Los Bando, see above) is selected for JCM 2018 with its new project Free (Guro Ekornholmen), which was selected for Script LAB 20172018. The Filmbin project Jenny’s Time by Christian Lo is also selected for Cinekid Script LAB 2018-2019.

We are grateful that many of the key players within the children’s media industry will again provide us with insights and practical tools to adapt to the changing industry during our full professionals programme. During Cinekid’s Industry Forum, formerly known as the Professionals Conference, more than 40 professionals within the field of global children’s media will share their ideas, tips & tricks with you. In rapidly alternating sessions of 40 minutes, experts will tell you all about the successful development of their projects as well as the hurdles they had to overcome en route. Compile your own programme during this full day event! We are delighted that leading international professionals and executives see Cinekid as an essential platform for sound and profitable business. Fortunately, that international audience is growing each year. Last year we welcomed over 550 international guests to Amsterdam. Over the years more than 300 projects have been selected for the Junior Co-production Market (JCM), of which 50% have been realised, many very successfully.

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The success of previous editions of the Junior Co-production Market is reflected in the 2018 Festival Programme. Los Bando, directed by Christian Lo, produced by Filmbin AS (NO) and presented at JCM 2016, is selected for Best Children’s Film Competition 2018. Gordon & Paddy, a film by Linda Hambäck, produced by LEE Film (SE) and presented at JCM in 2015, will also compete for the Best Children’s Film prize. Both films premiered earlier this year at Berlinale in Generation K+. Rosie & Moussa, directed by Dorothée van den Berghe (JCM 2016), produced by Caviar (BE) and a participant of ScriptLab 2014-2015, will compete in Best Dutch Family Film Competition. Netherlands production company The Film Kitchen (NL) returns with the feature Vechtmeisje by director Johan Timmers, pitched in 2015 at JCM where it won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award (€20,000). Vechtmeisje is also selected for the 2018 Best Dutch Family Film Competition. Director Till Endemann, winner of the Burny Bos Best Project Award 2017 with Lucy Goes Gangsta, is selected with his new project Jakob, Tilda & the Mind Pirates. The film is produced by TamTam Film GmbH This year’s Junior Co-production Market selection consists of several projects developed during Cinekid’s Script LAB programme, which we are organising for the fifth year in a row. The Script LAB is a four-month

Another recent Script LAB project in the Junior Coproduction Market is My Dad is a Sausage, directed by Anouk Fortunier -written by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, produced by A Private View (BE). JCM projects Super Granny by Julie Skaufel and production company Onkel Film (NO) and Bifröst Media (UK), participated in last year’s Script LAB as well. Dutch production company Kepler Film will pitch Captain Nova, directed by Maurice Trouwborst. Kepler Film is also selected for ScriptLab 2018-2019 with its project When Fish Start Flying, written by Eché Janga and Esther Duysker. Besides projects in development, we also select finished projects for the ScreeningClub, our digital video library which offers 300 recent children’s productions. These productions from all over the world are selected by Cinekid. The ScreeningClub offers professionals the opportunity to watch these productions in private screening booths for programming or acquisition purposes.

I also invite you to immerse yourself fully in the 32nd Cinekid festival. Attend as many public screenings as you can and you must pay a visit to the biggest interactive playground in the world, the MediaLab. There is a lot to see and do, so please seek the assistance of our staff for information about our varied and extensive programme. And as that programme is so extensive, I have (as always) many people to thank. I would like to thank our funders, the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme and the Netherlands Film Fund. I would like to thank our loyal supporting partners, without whom Cinekid for Professionals would not exist. I also thank Eurimages for granting their prestigious Eurimages Co-Production Development Award. I would also like to thank the Cinekid Advisory Board for being our ambassadors and for sharing our vision on children’s media. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my brilliant team. They have done a fantastic job! On behalf of the entire team and Cinekid Director Floor van Spaendonck, we hope this year’s programme will update, fuel and inspire you for the year to come. Enjoy!

Nienke Poelsma

Head of Cinekid for Professionals

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CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME

PROFESSIONALS

Market Activities ScreeningClub

Producers Programme

Junior Co-production Market

Test & Pitch with Kids

Tuesday 23 – Thursday 25 October 09.00 - 18.00,

Tuesday 23 October – Friday 26 October.

Thursday 25 October. 10.00 – 12.30:

Friday 26 October. 9.30 – 16.30 at Professionals HUB.

Friday 26 October 09.00 - 16.30.

For selected participants only.

JCM Pitch at Westergas Theatre.

English language. For selected participants only.

English language or subtitles. For accredited guests only.

Thursday 25 October. 14.00 – 18:00 International producers will meet with each other as

Friday 26 October 09.30 – 12.30 & 14.00 – 16.30:

Industry experts attending the Junior Co-Production

Cinekid’s digital screening facility offers a selection of

well as key players from the global industry during speed

Market get the chance to pitch their projects in devel-

300 recent children’s productions from across the world

dating sessions to explore potential collaborations. This

JCM One-to-One Meetings at Conscious Hotel Westerpark. For accredited guests only.

with a specific focus on EU productions. All the latest

simple yet effective programme is aimed at improving

productions for children from the past year are on offer,

and strengthening the network of professionals working

The Junior Co-production Market is an integrated two-day

sionals to see how the target audience responds to their

including shorts, feature films, documentaries, TV-series,

in the children’s media sector, thereby reinforcing the

co-production market held during Cinekid for Profes-

projects. In this programme children are the experts, and

live-action, animation and much more. Professionals can

industry as a whole. Selected producers will participate

sionals. It enables financiers, broadcasters and producers

their feedback might be the push in the right direction a

watch these productions in private screening booths for

in several CfP programmes, such us Industry Forum,

to find new and innovative projects for young audiences

project needs.

programming or acquisition purposes.

Junior Co-production Market and networking events.

across the film and television sectors. The selection of

Supported by

Organised in partnership with ACE, EAVE, Film Producers Netherlands, Norwegian Film Institute and Swedish Film Institute.

opment to a group of international (English-speaking) children, which provides a unique opportunity for profes-

participants enables a high degree of interactivity and the potential for cross-financing across these sectors. A total of 20 projects in development (12 film, 8 TV) will be presented within a unique and nurturing environment designed to encourage international co-operation. The JCM starts with a public pitch of all selected projects, followed by a day and a half of one-to-one meetings. More information on the selected projects can be found at Cinekid.com, and in the JCM-booklet.

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Other Events Film Literacy Seminar: Exploring Visual Culture

Cinekid Industry Forum

Cinekid Script LAB

Wednesday 24 October. 10.00 – 17.00 at Westergas Theatre.

Monday 22 - Friday 26 October at Marineterrein

Tuesday 23 October 11.00 - 18.00 at EYE.

Tickets available online. English language.

Amsterdam.

Tickets available online. English language.

English Language. Selected participants only. During Cinekid’s Industry Forum, formerly known as the

The aim of this seminar is to exchange and broaden

Professionals Conference, more than 40 professionals

Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training

perspectives on visual culture and to reassess the role

within the field of global children’s media will share their

programme for writers with a children’s film project.

of film within the wider cultural and educational debate.

ideas, tips & tricks with you. In rapidly alternating sessions

The programme was initiated by Cinekid in 2014,

Best practices will be discussed, and during hands-on

of 40 minutes, experts will tell you about the successful

and takes place during Cinekid for Professionals

sessions we will zoom in on the most important and

development of their projects and the hurdles they had

in October and Berlinale the following February.

pertinent topics affecting the kids’ sector. How can we

to overcome en route. From diverse backgrounds, these

work together to create a powerful film and media lobby?

experts will offer their own take on, and experiences

This year Cinekid welcomes seventeen writers from eight

What are the do’s and don’ts for successful collaboration

within, children’s media – from creation to distribution,

countries to the 5th edition of the Lab.

on a national and European level? And how do we get

from slow media to transmedia. Enter the dialogue and get

film into schools as part of the standard curriculum?

an exclusive insight into these super-creative minds and

Hosted by Cinekid, ECFA, EYE and FLICK

their working practices. Compile your own programme

Script LAB is funded by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme and organised in close collaboration with international partner organisations, such as the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, the Finnish Film Foundation, the Icelandic Film Centre, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Norwegian Film Institute and the Swedish Film Institute.

during this full day event: 15 tables, 15 themes, 5 x 40-minute rounds!

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PROFESSIONALS

Awards, Drinks & Networking Opening Drinks

Cinekid Media Awards

Cinekid MediaLab Night

Tuesday 23 October. 17.00-19.30 at EYE.

Wednesday 25 October. 17.30 – 19.00 at Westergas Theatre.

Wednesday 24 October. 18.00 – 21.30 at Cinekid MediaLab.

Cinekid for Professionals Closing Cocktail and Award Ceremony

For accreditated guests and on invitation only.

Invitation only. Dutch language.

For accredited guests only. Invitation only.

Friday 26 October. 16.30 – 18.00 at Professionals HUB.

The official opening of Cinekid for Professionals.

For the second year, we proudly present the Cinekid Media

At Cinekid’s MediaLab Night, guests are free to try all

Co-hosted by EYE International.

Awards, together with partners Mediawijzer.net and ECP

the techy novelties and artistic craziness the MediaLab

The official closing event of Cinekid for Professionals,

| Platform for the Information Society. With these awards,

has to offer. It is an opportunity for all our national and

including the Junior Co-production Market Award Cere-

we aim to invigorate the creative industries in their focus

international guests to come together for drinks and good

mony. Here, the Eurimages Co-production Development

on our audience as a target group for sophisticated and

company and to celebrate the festival and their part

Award will be awarded to the best eligible film project in

artistically excellent and integrity-driven quality, digital

in it. This is also the night we celebrate the nominees

the Junior Co-production Market. The award is provided

media productions.

and winners of the Cinekid Media Awards and personally

by the European cinema support fund Eurimages, both to

experience the audience favourite that will have just been

promote European youth film and to stimulate European

awarded the Cinekid Golden Lion Audience Award.

co-productions. The winner will receive € 20.000.

Accredited guests only.

Industry Lunches

The Cinekid Media Awards consist of four awards, festively

Daily from Tuesday 23 October until Friday 26 October

presented after careful consideration by the three juries

12:00-14:00 at the Professionals HUB

and the Cinekid audience:

Accredited guests only.

Golden Lion; jury and audience award for Best of MediaLab; the best media productions showcased at the

Daily networking lunches for our guests.

festival. Both winners receive a cash prize of € 3,000.

CfP Amsterdam Experience (dinner included) Thursday 25 October. 18.00 -23.00

For accredited guests only.

Golden Guppy; jury award for best digital product for kids

Cinekid Festival Film & TV Award Ceremony

of toddler age.

This is a chance for CfP guests to experience some

Golden Humming Bird; jury award for the best and most

of what the beautiful city of Amsterdam has to offer.

Friday 26 October. 19:30-21:00 at Westergastheatre.

exciting media project created by children and teenagers.

So take a breather in between your busy schedule for

Invitation only.

this night out including dinner.

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Index

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#bullyingstory 88

BODY 162

Daydreaming 80

Fly 110

Kaal 97

in the Universe 58

180CC 89

Brooklyn Breeze 64

De eindmusical 129

Fox & Hare 139

Kaleidoscope! 167

Mayor 137

360 Jungle 179

Cake Day 77

De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Manon 115

Fred and Anabel 119

Kendis 85

Meerkat Moonship 59

The 48 Hour Film Project Cinekid 112

Cake Stories 133

Dolphin 109

Fruits of Clouds 120

Kids & Docs 144

Mirai 42

Achoo 90

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen 36

Double D 81

Fucking Cola 81

A Kiss 82

Misfit 51

Adventure Time Skippyball Race 157

Cat Days 114

Double Trouble 57

Funny Fish 95

Koyaa - Dancing Socks 98

Mister Paper Goes Out for a Walk 137

All Dogs Go Alone in Space 34

A Cat in Paris 114

Dragon Sledge 66

The Gardens Between 176

KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd 144

Mister Twister 130

All Dogs Go to Heaven 112

Cat Karaoke 157

Drops 66

Get it? 137

KUAP 68, 121

The Mister Twister Quiz 145

The Amazing Little Worm 62

Cats & Dogs 115

Earthworm 109

GIF It To Me 180

Land of Glass 41

Monky 59

Anglerfish 109

Ceres 49

Edge of Chaos 164

Giraffe 110

Lemon & Elderflower 98

The Monsters 177

Animation Zone 179

The Children’s Mayor 84, 137

Eleanor’s Forest 93

The Golden Tortoise 96

Lenno and the Angelfish 85

MovieMixMosaic & Animation Zone 153

Ant 109

Children’s Time 143

Elephant 110

Goodbye Berlin 120

Life is a Dance Battle 153, 157

Mutant Me VR 182

The Apple Core 132

Cinekid College: Lost in the Media Jungle or not 152

Engagement 94

Gordon & Paddy 37

A Light in the Night 99

My Best Friend’s Shoes 100

The Aristocats 113

Circles 174

Evi & Co 128, 137

Heroes with a Tail 139

Link 68

My Body 100

Avocado Man 90

Circus Noël 129

The Fair Grounds 157

Highway Rat 96

Lion 110

My First Vlog 168

Babe: Pig in the City 113

Cirkeline, Coco and the Wild Rhinoceros 57

The Falcons 58

Hollywood at Cinekid 152

Listen 86

My Granddad, My Grandma and I: Jaïr 137

BaDaBoo: The Boat Trip 63

Coco’s Day 93

Fight Girl 55

Home Team 38

The Little Bird and the Caterpillar 121

My Happy Complicated Family 87

Bango Vassil 91

Code Art Show 180

Fill and Moo 67

Horse 110

Little Fire 86

My Neighbour Totoro 117

Bat 109

Colorbirds 65

Fire Salamander 110

How to Vlog 181

The Locker 134

Networking 182

Bear 109

Constellation 163

The First Tree 175

Huggleboo 140

The Locker: Ikbal 137

New Neighbours 69

Belly Flop 91

Cooking Adventures 133

First Year 138

I am William 39

Los Bando 35

Next Door Spy 122

Between the Lines 63

Cow 109

The Fish, Man and Monster 78

I Made This for Mum 82

Lost & Found 69

Night Moves 70

The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales 119

Crab 109

Flamingo 110

Ice Nose 67

The Ludwigs - The Secret of the Relatives 132

No Gravity 70

The Bird and the Whale 64

Craig of the Creek 138

FlARmingos 165

The Iceland Gang 50

The Mad Maestro 116

Octopus 111, 122

Black Comedy 92

Crocodile 109

Flip the Record 94

Idea Mash 134

Manfred - Pumpkin Bread 116

Oliver & Company 117

Black Room 174

A Cup of Joe 77

Flo 95

The Infinite Arcade 176

Manfred - Pumpkin Bread 157

The One Minutes Jr. 154

Bloeistraat 11 76

Cuphead 175

Floor Rules 128

Invisible Sue 40

Masao Moves 99

One of the Boys 83

The Blooming Feeling 178

Cycle 65, 78

Floor Rules 137

Island 97

Masterclasses 181

One Week to Go 135

Blueberry Hunt 92

Dachshund 109

Flotsam Fluke 166

Just Kids 143

Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes

Out Fishing 71

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Outdoors Bound 135

Sisters 84

Tweener 105

ZombieLars 142

Outside In 87

Skip & the Rhythm Rangers 102

Twigson the Explorer 60

ZombieWalk 157

The Overcoat 101

Sloth 111

Two Balloons 74

ZOOks 62

Panna-veldje 157

Slug 111

Under my Skin 105

Peacock 111

The Smart Family 53

Undiscovered 106

Penguin 71, 110

Snake 111

Universal Tongue 172

Pie in the Sky 177

Social Media Pitch 155

The Viral Factory 136

Planet Z - Surprise Egg 72

Sockworld 102

Vivat Musketeers! 106

Plants 178

Sokpop 169

Wadada News for Kids Awards 146

Plaster 52

Sonic City 183

Wanda 75

Polska Warrior 137

Sonic Jungle 170

Wangdrak’s Rain Boots 46

Pre-schoolers Workshop Fox & Hare 145

SpangaS 141

The War Game 47

Pril 83

SpangaS Live 157

Watership Down 118

A Priori 89

SpangaS Summer Fever 131

Weeds 107

Puppy Patrol 130, 140

Spring Bear Song 103

White Crow 75

PUPquiz 157

Strength in Numbers 103

Whiteland 76

Queen of Niendorf 123

Stuffed 73

WigWag 173

ReChill 136, 137

Summer Camp Island 141

Wild Amsterdam 56

Rico & Indy 88

Supa Modo 45

Wildwitch 61

Ripple 101

Super Miss 54

Wings 107

Rita & Crocodile 3 60

Talent Scout 73

Winter Flies 48

The Road to Boxing Eve 131

The Theory of Sunset 74

The Witch Hunters 61

Robigami 183

Thibault 104

Wolf 111

Robot & the Whale 72

Tides 80

Young Hunters 108

Rosie & Moussa 43

Tiffany 104

Youth court 108

Shaun the Sheep 118

Tiger 123

Zara and the Magical Football Boots 142

Sheep 111

TikTok Tutorial Show 155

Zara and the magical football boots, part of the Cinekid

Short Cut 44

Time Capsule 184

pop-up festivals 156

Shorts by Kids awards 154

The Timid Wilderness 171

Zebra 111

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CREDITS

Credits CINEKID FOUNDATION

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

FESTIVAL CREW

Kattenburgerstraat 5 003-G

Head of Marketing & Communication Sandra van Beers

Head of Festival Production Laszlo Gimenez

Box Office Arlette Lafère, Berber de Jong, Cynthia

1018 JA Amsterdam

Online Marketing & Communication Sophie Winkels

Coordinator Volunteers Ilona Hol, Jos Motshagen

Kielestein, Daan Daniels, Denzel Nöhlman, Djuna

+31 (0) 20 531 78 90

Print & Press Officer Rachel Voorbij

Assistant Marieke Kruijssen

Josepa, Justin Schellekens, Lilian Kropman, Mitchel

www.cinekid.nl / info@cinekid.nl

Graphic Design Tess Semin

Director Floor van Spaendonck Business Executive Irene Ford SUPERVISORY BOARD

PROGRAMME PRODUCERS

TECHNICAL PRODUCERS

Bakker, Nienke Boere, Richtsje Kurpershoek, Vincent Manuhuwa, Zita de Graaf

Producer Cinekid for Professionals Laurence Spaaij

Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals Annelies

Producer Film Alexander Sommers

Producer MediaLab Minke Marsiglia

Doom, Babs Annemoon Pol, Evelien Rietveld

Producer Television Berit van Lier

Producer Opening & Award Ceremonies Hansjan Fokkens

Head Operators Barbara Rokven – Het Ketelhuis,

Producer MediaLab Jael Ragowan

Dennis Bor – Filmtechniek, Robbert Linnemann – BOX OFFICE

Errol Nayci, Guido van Nispen, Hedda Bruessing,

Producer Cinekid for Professionals Thijs van der Laak

Jeroen van Dijk, Marlene Wickel

Producer Special Programmes CfP Emma O’Hare

Head of Box Office Anieck Visser

ICT Bart Koppe, FMO Solutions, Tinus Nijmeijer,

Producer Junior Co-production Market Cinekid for

Coordinator Box Office Jara Israels

Tring, VBVB

Professionals Nasztázia Potapenko

Hosts Benjamin Willemsen, David Hup, Eva Kruijssen,

Location Managers Georg Elbers, Jorn Kortooms,

Head of Cinekid Festival on Tour & Project Office

Producer Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals

Sophie Osse, Tessa Mertens

Kim Evers, Kirill Blokker, Lian van Erp, Mark Kuipers,

Linde Dorenbosch

Rachel Rinia

Head of Cinekid for Professionals Nienke Poelsma

Producer Screening Club Monika Hyatt

Head of Digital Culture Ward Janssen

Producers Workshops Donna Schreuter, Floortje

Office manager Christel de Bruijn

Head of Education Tessa Stoke

Zonneveld, Lies de Jager

PA Director Vivette Willemsen

Head of Film & Television Erik Tijman

Assistant Producer Education & Workshops Havanna

Head of All Kids are Creators Mirjam Marks

Bundel

Head of Workshops Vanessa Pattipeilohy

Producer All Kids are Creators Sophie Scholten

Cinekid for Professionals Sabine Lipinski

Jan Willem Bult, Jasmijn Kamsma, Jasper Kuipers,

Producer Education Dicky Jansen

Film Chloë van Baar

Kim Duin, Maarten Bel, Mans van den Berg, Mariette

Producer Project Office Marc Selanno

Television Marieke Groenendijk

van der Vos, Martijn Smits, Nicolien Kool, Nima

Astrid Bussink, Barbara Bredero, Charlie Duran,

Producer Side Programme Valentina Schreuder

Marketing Emma Borsboom

Mohaghegh, Rianne van Duin, Rick Companje,

Dries Phlypo, Eric Goossens, Evelien Bosch,

Producer Opening and Award Ceremonies Barbara

Graphic Design Shannon Loos

Saman Amini, Sara Dol, Willeke Smid

Floor Onrust, Henrike van Gelder, Ido Abrams,

de Haan

Janneke van de Kerkhof, Jeroen van Mastrigt,

Advisor Film Merel Gilsing

PROGRAMMERS

ADVISORY BOARD

The Movies

Toine Schuurman FESTIVAL OFFICE

TRAINEES

WORKSHOP & MASTERCLASS SUPERVISORS Anneke Beukman, Denzel, Desiree Bluyssen, Elske Falkena, Freek Quartier, Franky Rampen, Gitte Spee, Glenda Beekink, Guido van Troost,

Justine Bannister, Nasim Miradi, Nienke Korthof, Pien Houthoff, Roel Spits, Viola Gabrielli

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JURY SUPPORT

OPERATIONAL PARTNERS

CATALOGUE 2018

Jury Coordination Ilma van de Beek, Merel Booleman,

Audiovisual Production BeamSystems

Groene Engel Oss, Strandtheater Houten Kaap

Coordinators Rachel Voorbij, Thijs van der Laak

Ninelotte Dijk

Box Office & Ticketing Active Tickets

Ouddorp, LantarenVenster Rotterdam, In de Lugt

Editor-in-chief Mirjam Groen Text Contributors

Participating schools in the audience jury for the

Catering Media Café, Pacific Parc, Het Ketelhuis,

Rotterdam, ’t Hoogt Utrecht, Calypso Theater Wijk bij

Mirjam Groen, Govrien Oldenburger, Leo Bankersen,

Cinekid National Audience Award

PuntKookt

Duurstede, Stadstheater Zoetermeer, Luxor Zutphen,

Erik Tijman, Ward Janssen, Nienke Poelsma, Mirjam

De Vlissingse Schoolvereniging, Vlissingen; Het Palet,

Festival Locations Amsterdam Westergasfabriek,

Filmtheater Fraterhuis Zwolle

Marks, Emma O’Hare, Maricke Nieuwdorp, Merel

Leeuwarden; Nassauschool, Groningen; O.B.S.

Het Ketelhuis, The Movies

De Meerpaal, Anna Paulowna; O.B.S. De Werkschuit,

Film Transport Gofilex

Wijk bij Duurstede; OBS ’t Landje, Rotterdam; O.B.S.

Technical Facilities 4Productions, Axitours,

Festival Design Fijnevents

Photo Credits Corinne de Korver, Nadine Maas,

Ayundo, Assendelft; PCB De Zevensprong, Dronten;

Film*Techniek Rotterdam, AllRent

Festival Photography Corinne de Korver, Max Kneefel,

Jessica Dreu Design Vruchtvlees, Tess Semin

Saltoschool Louis Buelens, Eindhoven; O.B.S.

Signing Fijnevent

Melle Meivogel, Melanie Lemahieu

Print Indrukwerk

Festival Video Maarten Berkers

Twa Yn len, Echtenerbrug; Basisschool de Klinkert, Oudenbosch; OBS De Zandhorst, Breezand; Basisschool de Argonaut, Almere; De Columbusschool,

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION PARTNERS

PARTICIPATING THEATRES CINEKID FESTIVAL ON TOUR

Printer InDrukWerk MediaLab Design Koehorst in ‘t Veld

Gilsing, Alexander Sommers, Jael Ragowan Translators & Editors Beter Engels Vertaalbureau, Nick Cunningham

TV COMMERCIAL 2018

Translations Beter Engels Vertaalbureau,

Actors Argwan Abdelhamid, Eva Meijers,

Almere; Freinetschool De Bothoven, Enschede; OBS

Filmhuis Alkmaar, Parkvilla Filmhuis Alphen aan

Nick Cunningham

Nasim Azahha Concept Vruchtvlees, Maarten Berkers

De Esmarke, Enschede; IKC Het Palet, Leeuwarden

den Rijn, De Lieve Vrouw Amersfoort, Focus Filmthe-

Technical Realisation Website M13G.com, Vruchtvlees

(Marbl.tv) Director Maarten Berkers Animated

EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS & Q&A’S

Artwork Maarten Berkers Music & Sound Frank Sens

ater Arnhem, Theater het kruispunt Barendrecht, Cinebergen Bergen, Chassé Theater Breda, Filmhuis

CAMPAIGN DESIGN 2018

Camera Geert van Schoot Studio Turtle Beach VFX

Q&A Anja Steffens, Elsbeth van Saane

Bussum, Stadscentrum het Parochiehuis Delden, Film-

Concept & Design Vruchtvlees

Editing, Animation & Post Production

Presentation Educational Screenings Amber Nefkens,

huis Lumen Delft, Filmhuis De Keizer Deventer, Herberg

Photography Mark David Weverling

Maarten Berkers Animation Interns Naima Oei,

Dicky Jansen, Merel Booleman, Michiel Vaanhold,

de Pol Diepenheim, Gruitpoort Doetinchem, Natlab

Tyche van Bommel, Rens Weijenborg

door Plazafutura Eindhoven, Concordia Film | Theater

Voice Over Jerusha Hexspoor, Marcia Hexspoor

| Expositie Enschede, Theater de Koornbeurs Franeker,

Tommie Hijweege Voice Over Evelien Bosch Cinekid Lions design by Daan de Haan

Podium ’t Beest Goes, De Reggehof Goor, Filmhuis Gouda, Groninger Forum, Filmschuur Haarlem, Filmtheater Hilversum, Slieker Film Leeuwarden, Lumière Maastricht, Cultureel Centrum Beaufort Markelo, Cinema Middelburg, LUX Nijmegen,

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CINEKID 2018 HAS BEEN REALISED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM

PARTNERS & SPONSORS CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS

PARTNERS & SPONSORS CINEKID FESTIVAL

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science,

Amstelfilm, ANWB, AVROTROS, BosBros, Bremer &

NL Film & TV, MU artspace, Niki Padidar, NOBS

Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, Netherlands

Amsterdam Art Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA

De Zwaan, Camalot, Canon, Chris Silos, Cinéart

Entertainment BV, NPO-Fonds, NTR, Onlane, Ovidius

Film Fund, Eurimages, EYE International, City of

Programme, VSBfonds, Fonds 21, Mondriaan Fund,

Nederland, CineMeow, Cinemien, Cineville, CJP, Creator

Law, PABO Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Pantheon

Amsterdam, Creative Europe Desk NL, Film Producers

Netherlands Film Fund, Fiep Westendorp Foundation

Network, Cultuurbus Amsterdam, CultuurWerkt!,

Drukkers, Paul Nieuwenhuizen, Periscoop Film, Pristine

Netherlands, Mediawijzer.net / Beeld en Geluid, Rose

Daniël de Wit, DROPSTUFF.nl, Dutch FilmWorks,

Film, PV Pictures BV, Revolver Amsterdam, Rianne

Stories, ACE, Norwegian Film Institute, Swedish Film

ECFA, ECP | Platform voor InformatieSamenleving,

van Duin, ROC Amsterdam, Ronald Simons, Sandberg

Institute, EAVE, Children’s Media Conference, Annecy/

Kidsweek, Volkskrant, ANWB, Cartoon Network, Ngage

Els Kuiper, Elskes Kast, EMS Films, Entertainment One

Instituut, September Films, SND Films, Some Shorts,

CITIA, MAMA, Conscious Hotel

Media, CultuurWerkt!, VPRO, Jean Mineur Mediavision

Benelux, erwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Evan-

Splendid Film BV, Stadsdeel Nieuw-West, Stichting de

gelische Omroep, Evelien Bosch, EYE, FedEx, Fiona

Vrolijkheid, Stichting Helden, Submarine, Tangerine

And all other organisations, volunteers and individuals

Yauw, FLICK, Gemeente Amsterdam, Green Events,

Tree, The 48 Hour Film Project, The Film Kitchen, The

that helped realise the 2018 festival with their artistic,

GreenDCP, Hazazah Pictures, HKU, Hogeschool

One Minutes Jr., The Walt Disney Company Benelux,

organisational, scientific or technical contributions.

Rotterdam, Hollandse Helden, Hollywood in de klas,

Tuvalu Media, Twin Films, UNICEF Kinderrechten

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Inclusief Cinekid Volkskrant-dag

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In de herfstvakantie barst Cinekid weer los: het grootste mediafestival voor kinderen tussen de 3 en 14 jaar, met honderden nieuwe films, tv-series en documentaires en het MediaLab. Op zaterdag 20 oktober vindt de Volkskrant-dag plaats bij Cinekid in Amsterdam én in tientallen andere steden in Nederland waar het festival jaarlijks neerstrijkt. Volkskrant-lezers krijgen 50% korting!

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Wil jij hen wat vertellen?

Creative Europe invests in children’s content! Since it was launched in 1991 the MEDIA programme has invested more than € 2,6 billion in European creativity and cultural diversity. It has supported the development and international distribution of thousands of films, including jewels like Ernest & Celestine, Paddington, Shaun the Sheep, My life as a Courgette, My Giraffe and Oscar 2018 nominee The Breadwinner.

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