Cinekid Catalogue 2017 by Cinekid

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

Foreword 6 JURY Jury Members Best Children's Film 12 Jury Members Best Dutch Family Film 14 Jury Members Best European Short Animation Film 16 Jury Members Best Dutch Television Production 18 Jury members Golden Lion 20 Jury members Golden Guppy 22 Jury members Golden Humming Bird 25 Jury members Burny Bos Best Project Award 27 Jury Members Eurimages Co-production Development Award 28 FILM Introduction 32 Best Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Film Competition 34 Best Dutch Family Film Competition 49 Best European Short Animation Film Competition 60 Out of Competition Feature Films 73 Out of Competition Short Films 78 Wrap! Project 96 Special programmes 99 VR Cinema 102 TV Introduction 106 Best Dutch Television Production 108 Audience Awards 111 Premieres/ Kids & Docs 112 Just Kids 113 Premieres/ KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd 114 Documentary Premieres 117

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Premieres 118 Made by Kids 123 Cinekid College 125 Documentaries 126 Specials 129 Side programme 136 NEW MEDIA Introduction 140 Interactive installation 145 AppLab 157 Game & App Design 158 Workshops 162 CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS Introduction 168 Conference, Seminars & Masterclasses 170 Market Activities 172 Other CfP Events & Initiatives 175 Food, Drinks & Networking 176 Index 178 Credits 182

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EXPLORING CINEKID A warm welcome to you all at the 31st edition of the Cinekid Festival. We have prepared a programme, inspired by exploration and by crossing and pushing boundaries. Choosing these films, television programmes and media installations, we wanted to open new windows and - sometimes literally - cross borders, creating new connections to reach out to new audiences.

FLOOR VAN SPAENDONCK Mission Cinekidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longstanding goal to promote the quality of visual culture for young children and to strengthen the position of youth within media by means of active and creative participation, becomes more urgent each day. The influence of commercial childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s media is growing. And this means that the agenda of the Cinekid Festival, with its critical approach and rich selection of diverse activities for children to understand and participate in media, becomes more crucial. The omnipresence of media today and its direct influence on the emotional, social, creative and cognitive development of children calls for media of the highest quality. Running parallel to this, it is imperative that we hand children the tools to empower them to find their way in this oftentimes confusing media landscape. This hopefully results in a sense of exploration, where children are allowed to make mistakes and learn. Coupled with directions for how to make safe choices, we think this is an outstanding way to contribute to children's media literacy. By offering a wide variety of innovative productions from all over the world, we invite you to travel with us and experience the quality, the inspiration and the fun of the media presented at Cinekid 2017.

We have found new friendships and partners, and have received a warm welcome in many places, adding a wealth of innovative people and institutions to the already extremely rich Cinekid network. We hope you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like us- will embrace the theme of exploration and by crossing and pushing boundaries open up to see, learn and act in order to discover new opportunities, developments, gems of films, media and television, and to join the Cinekid network, if you are not already in it. Because we believe we make the festival together with you, the audience, the visitors, participating in the largest get-together of this kind in the world.

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What’s new in 2017 This year the Cinekid festival underwent a significant change in management. With a new director, management, curator in the MediaLab and festival producer there have been alterations to the organisation. The basic organisational structure of the festival, however, did not change. We celebrate the successful formulas built up by Sannette Naeyé and her team. Considering the success of Cinekid we have been looking for ways to improve the impact of the Cinekid experience by spreading our activities throughout the year, stimulate collaborations with partners and reach out to regional audiences. New in film As new Head of Film, Erik Tijman and his team managed to expand the scope of the department and research more films than ever before. This year, 750 children’s films were considered for the festival, with a record 101 films eventually finding a place in the programme. The number of short films was almost doubled compared to previous years, partly because of a choice to show shorts as a prelude to almost every feature film. Another addition to the film programme is the Night of the Lion, repeat screenings of films from the program in the early evening, explicitly targeting the professionals and young adults. Next to these extra efforts, several specials are developed with different perspectives. The programme for instance offers a strand on children’s film noir, embodied by our festival premiere of the Danish animation film Next Door Spy by Karla von Bengtson, and the reprise of Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone (1976). We present a series of films focusing on modern fairy tales and recent children’s book adaptations. In this series, we highlight a true Cinekid favourite and classic book adaption that is celebrating its 25th anniversary: Sjoerd Kuyper’s The Penknife,

directed by Ben Sombogaart. In line with children’s voracious appetite for vampires and zombies, Cinekid also presents A Day of Shivers with famous Dutch author Paul van Loon (Dolfje Weerwolfje) in attendance. When it comes to the Dutch children’s film industry we are proud of a rich year in terms of the number of films, the quality, the variety of themes, age groups and animation. Within this strong Dutch children’s film landscape, Cinekid collaborates with 36 Dutch film theatres and the film education network to stimulate film culture in general by offering a diverse choice of national and international films for young adults and children. Television & Children’s participation The new television series premiering at Cinekid play a very specific role as a go-between. Well known television shows act as a gateway for children to access and value the festival. Head of television, Mirjam Marks, focuses on the activation of children by selecting a balanced programme often with an introduction by TV personalities and an invitation to the children to join them on stage. The visitors can also reflect using the YouTube Tutorial Show and Cinekid College. Nowadays media usage by children is all about participation and the ability to make media themselves. Tools facilitating access to media production become a necessity as children become producers of media themselves. These crossovers in media open up new opportunities, for instance to mediate the voice of socially disadvantaged children. Together with the support and collaboration of several partners, Cinekid initiated programmes to stimulate children to participate. Workshops on locations 7

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like centres for asylum seekers and weekend academies in combination with organised visits to the Cinekid festival, create new opportunities for children to tell stories, get access to media and develop their talents. Other instruments Cinekid is using to encourage the participation of children include jury sessions at schools, the nationwide school programmes and the Cinekid Creators Crew. In the build-up to the festival, Cinekid works with a team of junior vloggers and YouTube creators, to introduce new productions. The location of these participatory activities is the great outdoors: the festival terrain. There you will find several installations, but also activities like talk shows, academy shows and tutorial shows. And there is a circus tent where the launch of AVROTROS’ winter series Circus Noël is celebrated with a festive programme.

MediaLab Over the years Cinekid’s MediaLab has grown to be one of world’s largest digital showcases and innovative playgrounds for children. The quality of the content makes the lab not only the most popular destination of the festival but also the area where curiosity-driven children can interact, wonder and explore film, media and technology installations, and start to create their own works in workshops and masterclasses. With new supervision and the curatorial input of curator Ward Janssen, the MediaLab bridges visual and film culture with works of artists, challenging children to, for instance, explore media-landscapes, shape future robot cities and develop their taste for VR installations. The workshops offered by Cinekid this year include classics like the Animation Corner, a new version of the green screen experience called Head in the Clouds, and masterclasses with film professionals. Not only these, but also new workshops like Slomo 360 (a 360 degrees’ camera set up for children to create 360 video), a storytelling projection workshop (Story Illuminator) or the emoji-puzzle route throughout the lab. With the emphasis on visual and film culture, the MediaLab aims to bring poetry and introspection to digital developments. With the new title Digital World, Ward’s starting point is where MediaLab has brought us to now. Challenging himself (and, most of all, the children) to figure out how we can find and share a renewed digital media response to the overwhelming cinematic experience, we see what we can learn from the narrative masters that have shaped the cinematic art and our collective memory.

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Cinekid for professionals We welcome professionals from all over the world attending Cinekid for Professionals. During this industry event, like-minded professionals can meet and expand their networks. New international co-productions will be initiated at the Junior Co-production Market, international exposure is given to the productions in the ScreeningClub and major and innovative issues in kids’ media are discussed in the conference and seminar programme. Nienke Poelsma, Head of Cinekid for Professionals, took this year’s theme of exploration by crossing and pushing boundaries and by reaching out to new local and international partners. Crossing boundaries also led her to choose the theme of the media literacy conference, that of bridging the generational gap by taking children seriously as makers, users and creative beings. What can we as professionals and educators learn from these young media makers and users? For Cinekid this international industry platform is highly valued as it stimulates and strengthens the quality and diversity of children’s media. With several special expert sessions on the future of children’s film distribution and youth documentaries, together with the training initiatives of Cinekid Script LAB and the Kids & Docs Workshop, we contribute to the development of the children’s media field. I am delighted to invite you all to join me on this year’s journey, and with an unlimited dose of energy, a dazzling programmw and loads of new features, I welcome you to Cinekid 2017!

Floor van Spaendonck Festival director

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JURY MEMBERS BEST CHILDREN'S FILM Out of the 700 feature film entries that Cinekid received from all over the world, fifteen films were selected for the Best Children’s Film Competition. A jury of five international professionals with a background in film or children’s media will 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 € 10,000. At every screening, children in the audience vote for their favourite film in competition. The winner receives the Cinekid Lion for the Best Children’s Film Audience Award.

ANITA VOORHAM (THE NETHERLANDS) Based in Amsterdam, Anita Voorham works for the Dutch Film Fund as a Feature Film Consultant. She gained experience as a writer and script editor for independent production companies as well as Dutch public broadcasters. Aside from her work for the Dutch Film Fund, Voorham is part of several international development labs such as Torino Filmlab, Berlinale Script Station and Venice Biennale College Cinema, and has consulted on films that were selected for the Berlin Competition, Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Venice, Sundance and Locarno. She also serves on the selection committee for CineMart.

MACIEJ JAKUBCZYK (POLAND) Maciej Jakubczyk is the director of the education department and board member at New Horizons Association in Warsaw. He has been head of Education at New Horizons since 2005. Jakubczyk has a degree in sociology. He works as an expert on children’s film screenplays for the Polish Film Institute and is a lecturer in media education at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland. Jakubczyk has also led workshops for Europa Cinemas about creative marketing, aimed at young audiences, and was nominated for the Warsaw cultural award in the category Person of the Year 2009.

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DR MARTIN BLANEY (UNITED KINGDOM) After completing a PhD on the relationship between German cinema and television, the British Martin Blaney moved to Germany in 1988. Since then he has worked for, among others, the Berlinale, Filmfest München, and various initiatives of the European Union’s MEDIA Programme. In 1990, he became a correspondent for the British trade magazine Screen International, and has regularly contributed to such publications as German Films Quarterly and Blickpunkt: Film. In addition, Dr Blaney has been a jury member at numerous international film festivals and a moderator for various panels at the Berlinale, as well as numerous film events throughout Europe.

NICOLA JONES (GERMANY) Nicola Jones studied Media and Communication and American Studies at the University of Leipzig, where she obtained her master’s degree in 2000. After working as a consultant and auditor for film and media projects at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, she joined the German Federal Film Board (FFA) in 2004 as a film funding consultant. Subsequently, she became executive assistant to FFA’s CEO Peter Dinges and was responsible for the coordination of international affairs and European film policy. Since November 2016, she has been the director of the German Children’s Media Foundation and head of the Golden Sparrow Children’s Film and Media Festival in Erfurt.

PEDER HAMDAHL NÆSS (NORWAY) Peder Hamdahl Næss made his acting debut at the age of 12, at Oslo’s New Theatre and in the Amanda-winning film On the Threshold, and his passion for theatre is still evident in the plays he directs at The Norwegian Micro Theatre, which he co-owns. After graduating from The London Film School, he worked as a storyliner for SVT Drama and as TV drama development producer at Nordisk Film. He co-wrote the last two Olsenbanden Jr films and, after directing a staggering 69 episodes of Hotel Cæsar, made his feature film debut with Little Grey Fergie – Country Fun, the first of his Fergie trilogy.

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JURY MEMBERS BEST DUTCH FAMILY FILM The Netherlands is internationally recognised as a major producer of family films. Over the past years, the number, quality and diversity of Dutch children’s films have steadily increased, in part owing to the children’s film policy of the Media Fund and the Netherlands Film Fund. For the Best Dutch Family Film Competition, Cinekid selects Dutch feature films made since the last festival, which are aimed at children under 14 or are suitable for the entire family. The winner of the Best Dutch Family Film Jury Award will receive the sum of € 7,500 and a Cinekid Lion statue. The children visiting the festival award their own Cinekid Lion Audience statue to the highest-rated film in competition.

BEREND JAN BOCKTING (THE NETHERLANDS) When Berend Jan Bockting (1983) was asked to sit on this film jury, his thoughts drifted to Jurassic Park, the first film to truly captivate him. His mother had accompanied him to see the film, somewhat reluctantly, because she prefers happy musicals and scary dinosaurs were not exactly her cup of tea. Nevertheless, it turned out to be an unforgettable experience that sparked an inextinguishable love of cinema. That love was not entirely requited in the eastern Netherlands, and his cinematic hunger eventually drove him to the capital where his job as a film reporter for the Volkskrant newspaper allows him to pursue that sense of enchantment every day.

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CLAIRE VAN DAAL (THE NETHERLANDS) Claire van Daal (1963) graduated in Modern Literature from the Dutch Language and Literature course at Utrecht University. She worked for the Dutch Film Academy as a student counsellor and staff executive, and was employed at the Theatre School of the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht as head of education. She has also been a member of the Film committee of the Council for Art, and served as an advisor for and chair of the evaluation meetings of the Dutch Cultural Media Fund. From 2008 to 2012 she was a member of the selection committee of the Netherlands Film Festival. She has worked as a programmer for the Netherlands Film Festival since 2012.

FOKKO VONK (THE NETHERLANDS) As a marketer at the Volkskrant newspaper, Fokko Vonk was responsible for setting up the Volkskrant Web Shop, which sells books, music and films to its members. After that, he set up the company Just4kids in 2010, a publisher of high-quality products for children in the Benelux, such as TV series, feature films, CDs and books. Last year, Just4kids published the films Casper and Emma, Little Mountain Boy and Ghosthunters, which were screened in cinemas. Personally, Vonk has a preference for beautiful arthouse children’s films, but a commercial children’s label also needs commercial films and merchandising. And where his own children are concerned, it doesn’t matter: they simply like everything.

GIJS BLOM (THE NETHERLANDS) Gijs Blom (1997) is an actor. He made his breakthrough in theatre at the age of ten, playing the lead role in the musical Ciske de Rat. His first role in film followed four years later in Sonny Boy. After that, he appeared in the telefilm Boys, Monk, Painkillers (based on the book by Carry Slee), Silk Road and TV series such as Moordvrouw. Blom was nominated for the Golden Calf award (the award of the Netherlands Film Festival) for Best Actor and he received the Miloš Macourek Award (at the Zlín Film Festival) for his part in Boys. In 2014 he made his debut as a director with the short internet film Escapade. He also won the Sir Peter Ustinov Newcomer Award at the Lucas Film Festival in 2015.

LOTTE TABBERS (THE NETHERLANDS) Scriptwriter Lotte Tabbers graduated in 2006 with the graduation film Jef. In 2007 she wrote the scenario for the short film Missiepoo16, which won a Golden Calf. Her first feature film, Taking Chances, was the opening film at Cinekid 2011, where it won the award for Best Film. The film was also selected for the Generation Plus programme of the Berlinale. This was followed by a film for One Night Stand (Urfeld) and a telefilm (Dames 4). She wrote the script for the feature film Little Gangster which premiered in 2015 (and won both the jury and audience awards at Cinekid). She also co-wrote the scenario for the youth series Zenith and another series, Papadag, which will be aired this autumn.

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JURY MEMBERS BEST EUROPEAN SHORT ANIMATION FILM The Best European Short Animation Film Competition is unique programme limited to short European animation films that are suitable for young children, do not exceed thirty minutes and contain little to no dialogue. With this selection of films, Cinekid enables young children to experience themes and narrative styles from as many European countries as possible. Europe is teeming with animation talent that turns out beautiful artwork on a regular basis. However, projects that focus on children are still limited and therefore deserve support. This year, Cinekid made a selection of twenty-seven short European films. From these, a jury consisting of three members selects a winner to receive a Cinekid Lion.

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ANETA OZOREK (POLAND) Aneta Ozorek is a film festival programmer, producer and film education expert. She has fifteen years of industry experience in film event production, educational workshops, exhibitions and festivals. She is a programmer for the Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival in Warsaw, head of the Short section at the Visegrad Animation Forum in the Czech Republic, and coordinator of the Polish Animators Producers Association. This year, she is responsible for promoting 70 years of Polish animations. Ozorek is also the Polish Ambassador for the European Animation Award and member of the European Children’s Film Association. Besides that, she has illustrated six children’s books.

LAURENT CROUZEIX (FRANCE) Laurent Crouzeix is the co-executive director of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and project manager for the online platform shortfilmdepot.com, which he developed together with Roger Gonin. Crouzeix also coordinates Euro Connection, the co-production meetings he launched in 2009, which have brought over 70 projects to completion. He furthermore organises targeted industry meetings as part of the Short Film Market. Laurent is a regular speaker at events like MIFA in Annecy and Berlinale Talents and is currently developing a short stop-motion project with director Luis Briceno. Laurent is a keen advocate of progressive educational approaches inspired by Maria Montessori.

RÉMI CHAYÉ (FRANCE) Following studies in drawing and working between comics, illustration, sketching and publicity storyboarding, Chayé discovered animation. He worked on various television series and then moved on to feature films such as Les enfants de la pluie and L’île de BlackMor. He furthered his studies at La Poudrière, where he directed three short films, but it is the animated feature film that he is devoted to. He has worked on films like Brendan and the Secret of Kells, The Painting, Eleanor's Secret and Pourquoi j’ai pas mangé mon père. Long Way North, a film he worked on for ten years, was released in 2016.

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JURY MEMBERS BEST DUTCH TELEVISION PRODUCTION The Cinekid Kinderkast Awards are awarded to the best Dutch-language children’s TV programmes from The Netherlands and Flanders, screened or realised since the previous Cinekid festival. This year, 50 programmes were submitted, by both public and commercial networks. A professional jury selected three nominees from both the fiction and non-fiction categories. For the audience awards, they made a shortlist. Cinekid considers it important that children really learn to see and make judgements on the basis of a range of different aspects. For this reason, the jurying takes place in schools from all 12 provinces of The Netherlands. Over 3.000 children took part this year. The schools are given the shortlist, along with teaching materials specially developed by Cinekid. A team of young Cinekid supervisors support the teachers by watching and assessing the productions. Cinekid Kinderkast Audience Awards are handed out in the categories 4-6 years old and 6-12 years old. The Jury Awards are subdivided into the categories Fiction and Non-Fiction. Each of the winners receives a statue conceived by Jan Wolkers. The professional jury also awards the Golden Cinekid Kinderkast to the best Dutch TV production, fiction or non-fiction. The winner receives a € 7,500 cash prize.

NIKI PADIDAR (THE NETHERLANDS) Niki Padidar is a Dutch/Iranian director who specialises in making productions for youths. She creates and develops new concepts, writes and designs. Her youth documentary Ninnoc won six international awards at the film festivals Berlinale and IDFA. At present, she is writing Doctor Corrie Answers, a sex education book for children, and is working on her second documentary. Niki enjoys visualising the hidden world of thoughts, fantasy and memory, and wants her stories to surprise or confuse the viewers. Above all, she seeks to make the audience doubt their own version of “reality”.

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JORAM WILLINK (THE NETHERLANDS) Producer and script developer Joram Willink began working for the production company Theorama Films in 2000. The first feature film he produced was Shouf Shouf Habibi! This award-winning film was sold to more than 40 countries. In 2007, Willink began his own production company, BIND, together with producer Piet-Harm Sterk. Their focus is on contemporary films with social relevance. Willink hopes to create entertaining, memorable films that touch their viewers – films that inspire social change. With BIND, he produced various award-winning films including the short youth film Alles Mag (Anything Goes), which won an International Emmy Kids award in 2014.

BODIL DE LA PARRA (THE NETHERLANDS) Bodil de la Parra has been active as an actress and playwright for over 25 years. She has among others written and performed for the Bellevue Lunchtheater, Theater Artemis, Noord Nederlands Toneel, Zuidelijk Toneel and Orkater. Her debut, Orgeade Overzee (with Carolina Mout), won the Van der Vies award (a Dutch theatre award) in 1997. Her piece Drie (Three) was translated into German and will be shown again at Maas Theater next season. In 2000, her work Victor & Ik (Victor & I) was nominated for the Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs playwright award. In last year’s season, she acted in (among others) the TV series Klem.

EVELIEN BOSCH (THE NETHERLANDS) TV presenter and programme maker Evelien Bosch began working as a radio reporter for the BNN public broadcaster at just sixteen. After completing her studies in programming and television directing at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, she was offered a job as a reporter and producer with BNN. In 2005 Evelien switched to television, becoming a VJ and thereby one of the faces of MTV Netherlands. From 2007 to 2015 she made various programmes for NCRV media company, where she presented the youth programme Xperience and the children’s programmes Willem Wever, Zapp Your Planet and Zapplive. Since 2016 Bosch presents the weekly TV spots for Wilde Ganzen, a non-profit organisation that fights poverty.

HESDY LONWIJK (THE NETHERLANDS) Director Hesdy Lonwijk won the award for best graduation film with Color me Bad. This film, like his second-year film Buutvrij, was screened and won awards at various international film festivals. Since graduation he has directed various television series, such as the student drama Feuten, where he was not only responsible for the direction but also for the idea and its development. He recently co-wrote and directed his first theatre piece, Ga weg, maar Blijf!, which was shown at the Parade (traveling theatre festival) in 2017. He currently has plans for a new series (De Hossel) and is working on his debut film De Martelaar.

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JURY MEMBERS GOLDEN LION Part of the Cinekid Media Awards, in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society The best of the best is presented at the Cinekid MediaLab 2017. The possibilities for excellence in media productions are diverse, ranging from interactive installations and apps to VR experiences and workshops. A € 3,000 award contribution for future project development is awarded to the winner of the Cinekid Golden Lion jury award. Audiences know best what they love at the MediaLab. All presented projects are also eligible for an audience award. We feel that our audience’s choice is as important as the jury’s pick, so we have set that award sum at € 3,000 as well.

JOHN OLIVIEIRA (THE NETHERLANDS) John Olivieira is a member of the board of the local public broadcasting company OPEN Rotterdam. As an experienced marketing expert and media specialist, he is interested in technology and cross-media storytelling. Olivieira has worked for media company Sanoma and MTV Networks, where he was responsible for the interactive television channel The Box and was one of the founding fathers of the youth platform Xite. In addition, he is a former member of the Rotterdam Arts and Culture Council, where he was part of the advisory council for the city.

ARNE HENDRIKS (THE NETHERLANDS) Originally an art historian, Arne Hendriks works as a visual artist, independent researcher and exhibition maker. In his work, he investigates sustainability, social issues and cultural values that define current society at the intersection of art, design, technology and ecology. In 2013, Hendriks was awarded the Dutch Design Award for his project The Incredible Shrinking Man, in which he researched the possibilities of shrinking mankind to solve environmental and food-related issues. He has been artist-in-residence at Open Design Lab and Waag Society, worked at Platform 21 as a creative producer and teaches at various Dutch art and design academies.

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NICOLAAS VEUL (THE NETHERLANDS) Nicolaas Veul is a documentary and television maker, concept developer, presenter and writer. Together with Tim den Besten, he made Gay-K 2012, a documentary about the first Gay Pride in Ukraine, the series Oudtopia (for which they lived in a retirement home for a month) and Beestieboys, a children's programme about the special bond between humans and animals. He is mostly known for his ground-breaking documentary series Super Stream Me, in which he and Tim den Besten investigated the influence of social media in an extreme privacy experiment for which they live-streamed their every movement 24/7 for fifteen days straight.

TESSA DE BOER (THE NETHERLANDS) Tessa de Boer is a co-founder of the Arnhem-based fashion house Maison The Faux. This creative studio is internationally known for its gender-neutral clothing, rebellious and critical attitude towards the fashion industry and spectacular performance-based fashion shows. Their alien-like aesthetic, always embedded with a socio-political message, is part appreciation of some kind of apocalyptic technological future and part the extravagant theatricality of New York Club Kids. De Boer studied fashion design at the ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design in Arnhem, where she graduated in 2013.

HANNA PIKSEN (THE NETHERLANDS) Head of education at Het Nieuwe Instituut, Hanna Piksen has a background in art history. She has succeeded in developing educational programmes with a strong emphasis on content and quality, combined with an eye for experimentation and visitor experience. She has worked at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam as a senior education executive, where she was responsible for 'informal learning and experimentation', numerous artist workshops, family programmes and the Stedelijk Lab. Piksen is also the co-author of the book Create with Artists, published in 2015.

NADINE ROESTENBURG (THE NETHERLANDS) Nadine Roestenburg is a researcher and curator, interested in how digital technology and the internet shape society, art and culture. Nadine obtained her master’s degree in Cultural Sciences at Tilburg University, specializing in new media theory. Since 2017 she works as a curator at MU in Eindhoven and as a PhD canidate at the University in Amsterdam, where she is doing a research on art and culture in a post-digital society. Previously she worked at the Institute of Network Cultures, Dutch Design Week and Museum De Pont in Tilburg. In October her publication “Meme to Mainstream” will be published at MU in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures and The Image Society.

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JURY MEMBERS GOLDEN GUPPY Part of the Cinekid Media Awards, in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society The Golden Guppy, for tiny beautiful media projects in the form of an app, is a jury award for the best app for kids of toddler age. This is a very specific domain for digital design that calls for specific attention to careful detail, tactile qualities in digital interaction and integrity of purpose, befitting this very young audience. This is an award for Dutch-based productions, presented by Cinekid in collaboration with Mediawijzer.net.

HILDE THOLEN (THE NETHERLANDS) Hilde Tholen is editor-in-chief at Ouders van Nu. She regularly receives questions from parents about raising children responsibly with media. As a mother of three boys (ages 4, 3 and 1), Hilde has also experienced how differently children interact with media and how difficult it is for parents to filter media. Hilde studied media and communication at the University of Groningen and has worked at various publishing houses.

DR RENĂ&#x2030; GLAS (THE NETHERLANDS) Dr RenĂŠ Glas is a university lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture at Utrecht University. He is especially involved in education and research into games and game culture. Media literacy with respect to games is one of the focal points, as it provides a foundation for understanding games as a socio-cultural phenomenon.

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DENISE BONTJE (THE NETHERLANDS) Denise Bontje is a trainer, advisor and project coordinator at Kind & Media, a platform with a mission: every organisation that works with young children should have a vision on media and children by 2020. Media use by young children is not a ‘must’, but an upbringing that includes media is. By (occasionally) using media in a deliberate, cooperative and stimulating way, as professionals and adults we can set the right example regarding a balance between online and offline activities.

ILONA JENS (THE NETHERLANDS) Ilona Jens creates and produces educative content for children in the form of both TV programmes and film. Her mission is to connect the ‘real’ world with the digital world. She currently advises parents and professionals about children’s media at Mediasmarties.nl, gives guest lectures at universities of applied sciences and research universities and contributes to Kindenmedia.nl. She also organises events about new media and takes schools, teachers and pupils along on a journey to the future.

MARIJKE BOS (THE NETHERLANDS) Marijke Bos graduated as a socio-cultural researcher and pedagogue and has worked as a project leader ages 0-6 at Stichting Lezen since 2007. She has a coordinating and advisory role for promoting reading in child daycare, schools, libraries and children’s health services. She is also very fond of (children’s) books.

NIELS ’T HOOFT (THE NETHERLANDS) Niels ‘t Hooft calls himself a hybrid writer. He combines literature and technology and has a soft spot for video games. He has written the novels Toiletten, Sneeuwdorp and De Verdwijners, the stories for the games RIVE and Antegods, and the audio series Radio Laika. He is currently working on a better way to read from your phone.

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MEREL BEUNK Merel Beunk has worked in primary education since 2008 and eight of those years as a preschool teacher. In addition to this part-time position, she has worked as a child development specialist in media since 2011. She organises and contributes to media awareness projects, lesson material and publications, and is currently attending a Bachelor’s course in philosophy with a focus on technical and educative philosophy. She is particularly interested in the topic of ‘The young child and media’.

JULIENNE VAN DEN HEUVEL (THE NETHERLANDS) Julienne van den Heuvel studied Dutch language and literature and is specialised in adolescent literature and in children and media. She works at the National Library of the Netherlands as a service coordinator for Leesplein and BoekStart. She is also involved in the pilot Media upbringing ages 0-6, in cooperation with the Netherlands Youth Institute, Mediawijzer.net and Sardes. The project is currently being tested in two libraries for a potential national model.

TOMAS SALA (THE NETHERLANDS) As co-founder and creative director of Little Chicken Game company, Tomas Sala designs and develops new, innovative virtual reality experiences and games with his team on a daily basis. This has led to a wide variety of productions in the past seventeen years, from serious games to entertainment and virtual reality games – always based on the idea that playing is an activity that liberates; the freedom to try something out, make mistakes and, in the end, improve yourself.

THOMAS DRUCKER (THE NETHERLANDS) Thomas Drucker is the founder of Moker Ontwerp as well as a designer and illustrator there. Moker designs and supplies visual communication for campaigns and publications for cultural organisations and companies. Moker has developed several major campaigns such as the identity of 2016 – Year of the Book and de Nederlandse Kinderjury (CPNB), produces covers for the VPRO Gids, the Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB’s Kampioen, and for books from various publishers, as well as illustrations for publications such as Vrij Nederland and Filosofie Magazine.

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JURY MEMBERS GOLDEN HUMMING BIRD Part of the Cinekid Media Awards, in association with Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society The Golden Humming Bird is a jury award for the best and most exciting media project created by children and teenagers. It can be an app or a website, but also a YouTube channel, a new vlog empire or a DIY talk show. This award is for excellence, but perhaps even more so for young ideas and initiatives, as that is exactly what this award recognises: great ideas by the next generation.

SOPHIE VERAART (THE NETHERLANDS) Sophie Veraart works as an advisor at ECP. She has developed various campaigns and organised several events, including the European Safer Internet Day. She is also Youth Panel Coordinator at the Safer Internet Centre. In addition, she is also involved in projects such as the Dutch Internet Governance Forum, where she involves young people in the global internet debate about topics such as privacy, security, entrepreneurship and social media.

MARJOLIJN BONTHUIS (THE NETHERLANDS) Marjolijn Bonthuis studied law at Leiden University and, as a developer at Elsevier Congressen, became acquainted with ECP, the platform for the promotion of the Dutch information-based society. She has been associate director at ECP since 2009. She is also coordinator of the Safer Internet Centre which promotes safe and responsible use of online technology and mobile phones among children and adolescents through various events in the Netherlands. In this capacity she was also a member of the jury of the Gouden @apenstaart competition.

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REMCO PIJPERS (THE NETHERLANDS) Remco Pijpers is strategic advisor digital literacy at Stichting Kennisnet. He is tasked with the digital skills of pupils in education in this position. He is also a core group member at Mediawijzer.net. Previously, he was responsible for the Gouden @penstaart competition (the Gouden Kolibrie’s predecessor), has advised the European Commission about positive online content for children, and has written books about digital quality.

JAN-WILLEM HUISMAN (THE NETHERLANDS) Jan-Willem Huisman is co-founder and creative director of IJsfontein Playful Learning, where he develops playful environments for adolescents and professionals. He is also a speaker at conferences and is a consultant in the field of education, gaming and interaction. Huisman is a member of the design team at the Nederlandse School, an initiative to radically improve the Dutch school system. IJsfontein won the Gouden @penstaart oeuvre award in 2016, for a person or organisation that has sought to improve digital content.

NICK JORDAN (THE NETHERLANDS) Nick Jordan has been programming and producing applications for computers since a young age. In 2013 he started the website JorCademy in order to stimulate interest in programming among other young people. Nick won the Gouden @penstaart in 2015 and spoke with European Commissioner Neelie Kroes several times. In addition to producing tutorials, Nick also gives workshops and is a regular speaker at events.

WILMA WESTENBERG (THE NETHERLANDS) Wilma Westenberg won the Gouden @penstaart for her personal website in 2010. In the years following, she was an active member and chair of the DigiRaad, a young people’s advisory board that is part of the ECP in which young people seek to improve internet safety. She graduated from the University of Twente with a Master’s degree in Communication Studies New Media in 2016. Her master’s thesis studied the effect of YouTubers on young people..

BOYD WINKELMAN (THE NETHERLANDS) Boyd Winkelman is a creative jack-of-all-trades with a predilection for Disney. While still a teenager he already had his own online TV station and magazine. He was nominated for the Gouden @penstaart five times. In 2010, he won the European e-Skills prize for Digital Expression. He is currently following an education programme in Attractions & Theme Parks management and is part of the (online) marketing team at Slagharen Theme Park and Resort.

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JURY MEMBERS BURNY BOS BEST PROJECT AWARD This year, film producer Burny Bos supports the Junior Co-production Market Best Project Award. The jury will hand out the Burny Bos Best Project Award to the best overall project of the Junior Co-production Market based on its quality, innovation and international potential. The award consist of a € 2,500 cash prize and the company’s assistance. International (non-Dutch) projects of the official Junior Co-production Market selection are eligible.

TAMARA BOS (THE NETHERLANDS) Tamara Bos is a very productive and talented screenplay writer as well as a children’s book writer. Besides her own, original scripts she edits the screen versions of famous children’s books. Her work has received many awards for a.o. Fidgety Bram and Winky’s Horse. She also won the LIRA Screenwriters Prize, even twice; in 1999 for Class Dismissed and in 2011 for the drama series Annie M.G.

ERNIE TEE (THE NETHERLANDS) Script editor and script coach Ernie Tee is involved in the development of many feature films, short films and TV drama series. He has worked as a lecturer at the Media and Culture department of the University of Amsterdam and currently works at the Dutch Film Academy. He is also a lecturer Aesthetics of Moving Images at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels. Tee was an advisor for the Dutch Mediafonds and advisor ‘Feature Film’ for the Dutch Film Fund. Since more than twenty years Ernie is working as a highly respected script supervisor, script coach and script editor.

LINDA SNOEP (THE NETHERLANDS) Linda Snoep started working in the media industry as a buyer of children’s programmes for two Dutch public broadcasters. Later she changed her focus to reading and analysing scripts for TV and feature films. She did this mainly for BosBros, but also for the Dutch and the Belgian Film Funds.

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JURY MEMBERS EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD The Eurimages Co-production Development Award will be awarded to the best eligible film project in the Junior Co-production Market. Eligible projects must be aiming for cinema release, and must be designed as a European co-production between at least two member states of the Eurimages Fund, for reasons other than purely financial. The award is provided by the European cinema support fund Eurimages both to promote European youth film and to stimulate European co-productions. The winner will receive â&#x201A;Ź 20,000.

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IRIS CADOUX (FRANCE) Iris Cadoux is a project manager at the Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund. At Eurimages she looks after co-productions for feature-length fiction and animation films. Eurimages is the Council of Europe’s cultural fund for film. Established in 1989, the Fund supports co-production, distribution and exhibition of feature films, as well as awarding prizes for project development at major film markets. The Fund’s activities are financed by contributions from its 38 member states, and policy and funding decisions are taken by the representatives of these states sitting on the Eurimages Board of Management. Day-to-day activities are managed by a Secretariat based in Strasbourg, France. More information can be found at www.coe.int/eurimages.

EMMA SCOTT (IRELAND) Emma Scott is the Production & Distribution Manager with The Irish Film Board. She joined Ireland’s national film agency in 2006 and is a key member of the creative and management team there. Emma oversaw the agency’s Animation Support for many years, enjoying the phenomenal growth and success of Irish animation companies as they blossomed into the vibrant industry they are today. Emma now runs the short film schemes, which focus on developing new talent and include specific strands for animation, documentary and fiction. Emma also manages and administers the Theatrical Distribution fund, advising on release strategies from early in the production process right through to festivals, cinema and VOD releasing. She is also the Eurimages Representative for Ireland and currently holds the Vice-Presidency, along with Italy.

PETTER LINDBLAD (SWEDEN) Petter Lindblad, has worked as a producer for more than ten years, always with a focus on children’s films, from assistant producer on the epic adventure film Island of Lost Souls (De glömda själarnas ö, 2007) to producer on titles like the animated adventure Beyond Beyond (Resan till Fjäderkungens rike, 2014), Sweden’s first feature film in 3D. His latest feature film, Siv Sleeps Astray (Siv sover vilse, 2016) was pitched at the Junior Co-production Market in 2014 and part of the official selection at Cinekid 2016, plus the opening film of Generation Kplus at Berlinale the same year. Since the spring of 2014, he runs his own production company, SNOWCLOUD FILMS, where he is currently developing several feature films, TV series and VR projects for youth and family, all adventure films with animation and CGI in them. Petter was also appointed Sweden’s Producer on the Move in Cannes 2014.

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FILM PROGRAMME 2017 It was a great year for children’s films with many original works submitted from all over the world. Besides the traditional children’s film producing nations, several new countries contributed to the output of the growing youth media industry with productions showcasing their own film traditions and unique ways of storytelling. Filmmakers, both established as well as emerging, pushed the boundaries of children’s film themes, finding new viewpoints and adapting unlikely genres with surprising results.

The Cinekid Best Children’s Film Competition is the highlight of our annual programme and contains the best new children’s films from all over the world. During the course of the year, the film team watched over 700 entries to finalise the selection of 15 feature titles. More than ever, we found that directors and screenwriters are willing to take risks. The competition line-up, and the film programme as a whole, is jam-packed with ambitious works with unexpected themes. Both established auteurs such as Fatih Akın, who made his first youth film with the raw teenage road movie Goodbye Berlin, as well as debuting filmmakers Joya Thome (Queen of Niendorf) and Sandra Vannucchi (Girl in Flight) scored places in this year’s competition line-up. For probably the first time, one director even has two - very different - titles in the competition. Finnish director Selma Vilhunen is responsible for the heart-wrenching family drama Little Wing as well as the curious, yet surprisingly touching documentary Hobbyhorse Revolution.

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Strong themes and unlikely genres All the participating filmmakers seem to be prepared to tackle complex social issues and adult concerns without hesitation. Wallay tells the story of a teenage boy in the banlieues of Paris, whose life is turned upside down when he is expected to pay back a (perceived) debt to his father's family in Burkina Faso. Family issues of a very different kind exist in rural China, where many fathers must leave their families behind to work in big cities. The effects of their absence on their sons' lives are carefully sketched out in the emotionally-charged Stonehead. We are also happy to see unlikely genres being adapted into excellent family films. Forget what you think a children’s film should be about and

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open your mind to everything from a horror thriller - the genuinely scary teenage Room 213 - to a grade school take on film noir in Cinekid’s opening film Next Door Spy. These films are representative of a broader movement of filmmakers trying to defy expectations. In our programme we highlight these works, while placing them alongside other examples of genre-breaking titles such as the classic children’s noir gangster musical Bugsy Malone. Bountiful Dutch harvest Recently, Dutch children’s film productions have been extremely successful nationally and abroad. Cinekid showcases the annual national output in its Cinekid Best Dutch Family Film Competition. This year we were blessed with one of the largest Dutch selections to date. Since our previous edition, eleven family films were released in Dutch cinemas. The diverse line-up includes a big genre film (Storm: Letter of Fire), the intimate arthouse works Cloudboy and When My Father Became a Bush, upbeat family films 100% Coco, The Fantastic Family Hotel and Miss Sing Song Surinam, and even the first Dutch co-produced 3D animation film The Little Vampire. With Mister Twister at the Pitch and Dummie the Mummy and the Tomb of Achnetoet, two extremely popular franchises gained new additions, and renowned Dutch children’s books such as Enough! and My Giraffe were adapted for the big screen.

Short films and preludes Not all countries produce feature-length films for children every year. In fact, many countries produce only short films suitable for this audience. We started the Best European Short Film Competition five years ago as a way to show films from as many European countries as possible. This year‘s competition contains 27 films from 20 different nations. For this edition we expanded our scope by selecting short films also from outside Europe and screening them as preludes to our features. In doing so, we greatly increased the number of short films we could show and gave exposure to filmmakers from many more countries (33 represented in total). We also feel that preludes are a great way to improve the festival experience for all visiting kids and parents. Explore our programme with the kids, and be as surprised and delighted as we were by the hilarious The Common Chameleon and sweet Spring Jam. Of course, none of this could have been possible without the help of my extraordinary colleagues who have watched countless entries, brought in fresh ideas and passionately practiced their hobbyhorse jumping every day.

Erik Tijman Head of Film Alexander Sommers Producer Film / Programmer Preludes Merel Gilsing Advisor Film Programme / Programmer Best European Short Animation Competition Nikki Esselaar Intern Film / Programmer Dutch Shorts

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THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES LE GRAND MÉCHANT RENARD ET AUTRES CONTES

For the animals which run their lives on the farm, things aren't always calm and peaceful, making the piglet that tries to be in control rather desperate. In Baby Delivery, the first of this triptych of stories, he is tricked by a sneaky stork into stepping in as a replacement. With a naive duck and rabbit, who are bound to cause trouble, he sets off on a journey to carry a new-born baby to its parents. A daunting task, especially when you don't know which way to go. In The Big Bad Fox, things take an unexpected turn when the fox fails to scare the chicken. Finally, in Saving Christmas, the rabbit and the duck believe they've ruined Christmas, so the duck feels obliged to dress up as Father Christmas himself. In this new 2D animation from two of the creators of Ernest & Celestine, life in the countryside is turned upside down. With a characteristic mix of watercolour backgrounds and cartoonish characters, these tales present a broad variety of comedy that often plays with stereotypes. Above all, the animals turn out to be very recognisably human in their behaviour. A lively mix of funny quarrels, unexpected twists, exciting spectacle, endearing moments and, for the grown-ups, a touch of satire, makes it suitable for a wide range of ages. Moreover, the theme that holds the stories together is a surprise.

PATRICK IMBERT, BENJAMIN RENNER FRANCE | 2017 | 80’ | 5+ Dutch title De grote boze vos & andere verhalen Producer Didier Brunner, Vincent Tavier Screenwriter Jean Regnaud, Benjamin Renner Editor Benjamin Massoubre Composer Robert Marcel Lepage Leading actors Céline Ronté, Boris Rehlinger, Guillaume Bouchède, Magali Rosenzweig, Élise Noiraud Production company Folivari, 87, rue gabriel Péri, Montrouge, 92120, France, +33(0)185092615, contact@folivari.com World sales The Festival Agency, 44, rue de Cléry, Paris, 75002, France, +33(0)954904863, info@thefestivalagency.com SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTORS BENJAMIN RENNER 2017 LE GRAND MÉCHANT RENARD ET AUTRES CONTES/THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES 2012 ERNEST & CÉLESTINE / ERNEST & CELESTINE 2008 LA QUEUE DE LA SOURIS / A MOUSE'S TALE (SHORT) PATRICK IMBERT 2017 LE GRAND MÉCHANT RENARD ET AUTRES CONTES / THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES

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GIRL IN FLIGHT LA FUGA

One day, Tuscan girl Sylvia boards the train to Rome, her face bright with expectation. When a woman asks why she is travelling alone, Sylvia adds a few years to her age and replies, 'I'm fourteen, my parents are very modern and let me do what I want. 'In reality, things are quite different, as flashbacks reveal. Though seemingly self-confident and independent, Sylvia often feels neglected by her parents. Her mother suffers from clinical depression, and as a result her father seems to have no time for her either. So, when he never fulfils his promise to show her Rome, she decides to go on her own. On the train, she meets Emina, a gypsy girl who allows her to spend the night at the camp where she lives, giving Sylvia a peek of a life that is quite different from her own. Back in Tuscany, her worried parents, together with the police, are starting a search.

Shot in a real Roma camp with resident non-actors by award-winning cinematographer Vladan Radovic, Sandra Vannucchi's directing debut is an exciting, sometimes grim, but also moving emotional journey based on events from her own life. Not only is this a truthful coming-of-age adventure, it is a story of unexpected friendship that might turn out to be of great value to both girls. Above all, it shows how important it is for a child to have a safe place and know it is loved.

SANDRA VANNUCCHI ITALY, SWITZERLAND | 2017 | 78’ | 10+ Dutch title Weggelopen Producer Michael King, Ruedi Gerber Screenwriter Sandra Vannucchi, Michael King Editor Osvaldo Bargero Composer Marcel Vaid Lisa Ruth Andreozzi, Filippo Nigro, Donatella Finocchiaro, Emina Amatovic Production Company Perché No Films srl, Via Degli Argonauti, 48, 51100 Pistoia PT, Italy, +39(0)3427725398, info@perchenofilms.it World sales Perché No Films srl, Via Degli Argonauti, 48, 51100 Pistoia PT, Italy, +39(0)3427725398, info@perchenofilms.it SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 LA FUGA/GIRL IN FLIGHT

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GOODBYE BERLIN TSCHICK

Maik (14) is afraid the upcoming summer holiday will be boring. His alcoholic mother, whom he cares about a lot, is in rehab again, and his aggressive father is away on a business trip with his new lover. To make matters worse, the girl he has a crush on hasn't invited him to her party. But then he joins his rebellious new classmate Tschick on a wild and bumpy joyride in a stolen blue Lada. Tschick, a rather shy boy with artistic talents, is even more of an outsider than Maik. Becoming friends with this Russian 'Jewish Gypsy', as Tschick calls himself, is something Maik would never have dreamt of, but it’s exactly what happens. Far from Berlin, in East Germany's great outdoors, they write their names in a cornfield, have strange encounters, experience the magic of a starry night, and meet up with crazy girl Isa who knows how to steal gas. What started out badly turns out to be the best summer ever.

and friendship are the dominant themes, while easy solutions are avoided. Based on the popular novel Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf.

FATIH AKIN | GERMANY | 2016 | 90’ | 12+ Dutch title Tschick Producer Marco Mehlitz Screenwriter Fatih Akin, Lars Hubrich, Hark Bohm Editor Andrew Bird Composer Vince Pope Leading actors Tristan Göbel, Aniya Wendel, Justina Humpf Production company Lago Film GmbH, Kleine Präsidentenstraße 3, 10178 Berlin, Germany, ç, office@lagofilm.de World sales The Festival Agency, 44, rue de Cléry, Paris, 75002, France, +33(0)954904863, info@thefestivalagency.com Distribution in The Netherlands September Films SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 AUS DEM NICHTS/IN THE FADE

Despite the sometimes grotesque adventures, the overall feel, and especially the way the colourful characters are portrayed, is always convincing and realistic. Fatih Akin effortlessly merges fun and excitement with rather harsh scenes and some truly moving and serious moments. The discovery of love and sexual orientation is hinted at in a believable way. Learning to be self-confident

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HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION Welcome to the amazing subculture of Finnish hobbyhorse enthusiasts. In Scandinavia, thousands of teenagers are devoted to caring for and riding their toy horses, and now the fever is spreading throughout the world. What was once considered just an activity for small children is now a very serious hobby for the girls who practice it. Every handcrafted hobbyhorse has its own personality, and the girls ride and treat them as if they were real. They train strenuously to prepare for competitions and championships, where elegant dressage is just as important as show jumping skills. The girls don’t always want other people to know about their quirky hobby, to avoid the risk of being bullied or laughed at. Still, they bravely and spiritedly pursue their activities, leading up to a joyful and surprising demonstration of real girl power when they finally parade proudly through the streets of Helsinki together.

SELMA VILHUNEN | FINLAND | 2017 | 89’ | 8+ Producer Elli Toivoniemi, Venla Hellstedt Screenwriter Selma Vilhunen, Okku Nuutilainen Editor Okku Nuutilainen Composer Henrik Oja Leading actors Alisa Aarniomäki, Elsa Salo, Mariam Njie Production company Tuffi Films, Vanha talvitie 19 A, 5th floor, Helsinki, 00580, Finland, +358(0)469349782, tuffi@tuffifilms.com World sales First Hand Films, Neunbrunnenstrasse 50, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland, +41(0)443122060, stories@firsthandfilms.com Distribution in The Netherlands Windmill Film SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION 2016 TYTTÖ NIMELTÄ VARPU/LITTLE WING 2014 TYTTÖ JA KOIRAT/THE GIRL AND THE DOGS (SHORT) 2014 SÅNG/LAULU

As we get to know Aisku, Elsa and Alisa, three of these hobbyhorse fans, we not only become familiar with their activities in the woods and parks, their coaching skills and their social media groups, but also with more intimate and troubling aspects of their lives, such as depression and family issues. This often moving documentary shows that the hobbyhorse community is a safe place where these girls can find solace from their growing pains and the judgement of outsiders.

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IN THE FOREST OF HUCKYBUCKY DYRENE I HAKKEBAKKESKOGEN

The colourful and friendly Forest of Huckybucky is a great place to live, according to Claus Climbermouse, a carefree and perky mouse who much prefers singing and playing guitar to working. All the animals in the woods are getting along well, except spoil-sport Marvin the Fox. He and Horace Hedgehog have the unfortunate tendency of trying to devour all the mice crossing their paths, who have to be constantly on their guard. A successful prank by Mister Hare the baker fences the sneaky Fox off for a while, but after Morton Woodmouse's grandma narrowly escapes, Morton decides more serious measures are needed. In the end, it takes some intruding humans and a brave rescue to really teach the forest dwellers how to live in harmony.

RASMUS A. SIVERTSEN | NORWAY | 2016 | 76’ | 4+ Dutch title De dieren uit het Hakkebakkebos Producer Ove Heiborg, Elisabeth Opdal, Eirik Smidesang Slåen Screenwriter Karsten Fullu Composer Gaute Storaas Leading actors Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Stig Henrik Hoff, Frank Kjosås, Steinar Sagen, Jakob Schøyen Andersen Espen Bråten Kristoffersen Production company Qvisten Animation, Frimanns gate 20, 0165 Oslo, Norway, +47(0)22992290, qvisten@qvisten.no World sales AB Svensk Filmindustri, Sveavägen 56, Stockholm, SE – 111 34, Sweden, +46(0)840918800, info@sfstudios.se Distribution in The Netherlands Just4Kids SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR

Despite the serious lesson and some dramatic moments, this stop-motion animation, which was a major box office success in Norway, radiates joy and has a festive feel with lots of jokes. An abundance of songs turns it into a proper musical, and some of the animals reveal themselves as real vaudeville artists. There is even a surprise quote from Mary Poppins. In short, it's all we could expect from director Rasmus A. Sivertsen, well known for his police car Pelle movies and Solan and Ludvig. Based on the book by Thorbjørn Egner and co-produced by Dutch company Pedri Animation.

2016 DYRENE I HAKKEBAKKESKOGEN/ IN THE FOREST OF HUCKYBUCKY 2015 SOLAN OG LUDVIG: HERFRA TIL FLÅKLYPA/ LOUIS & LUCA-THE BIG CHEESE RACE 2015 KNUTSEN & LUDVIGSEN OG DEN FÆLE RASPUTIN/ TWO BUDDIES AND A BADGER 2013 PELLE POLITIBIL PÅ SPORET/BOLD EAGLES 2009 PELLE POLITIBIL GÅR I VANNET/POLICE PATROL

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LITTLE WING TYTTÖ NIMELTÄ VARPU

Sometimes it seems Varpu has to take care of her overworked single mother, instead of the other way around. Varpu's mum even forgot her daughter's birthday, adding to the girl’s reasons for wanting to know more about her father, who disappeared a long time ago. However, her mother doesn't want to talk about him, so Varpu has to find her own way. One night, she steals a car and sets off on the long drive to the north of Finland, where her father is supposed to live. She hopes she can invite him to the upcoming horse riding championships she’s taking part in.

Film at the Finnish Film Prizes. Vilhunen's documentary Hobbyhorse Revolution was also selected for this year's Cinekid competition.

SELMA VILHUNEN FINLAND, DENMARK | 2016 | 100’ | 11+ Dutch title Little Wing Producer Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Ah Screenwriter Selma Vilhunen Editor Samu Heikkilä Composer Jori Sjöroos, Paula Vesala Leading actors Linnea Skog, Paula Vesala, Antti Luusuaniemi Production company Making Movies Oy, Torkkelinkatu 3, Helsinki, 00500,

This first fiction feature by Selma Vilhunen is a story about an adventurous search, but essentially a mature and actor-driven comingof-age tale. This subtle film depicts all Varpu's expectations and disappointments, as well as her relations with the people around her; her mum, her mum's new internet date, the girls at the riding school, the kids she's joyriding with, and a disappointing first boyfriend. Ironically, Varpu's mum repeatedly fails her driving test, while her young daughter has no problem driving, be it illegally. Grim situations and a serious twist concerning mental illness are also looked at, but there is also room for warmth, new support, a better understanding between mother and daughter, and a positive ending. Little Wing was awarded Best

Finlandkai.nordberg@mamo.fi World sales Media Luna New Films UG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 38, 6th Floor, Cologne, 50672, Germany, +49(0)22151091891, info@medialuna.biz SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION 2016 TYTTÖ NIMELTÄ VARPU/LITTLE WING 2014 TYTTÖ JA KOIRAT/THE GIRL AND THE DOGS (SHORT) 2014 SÅNG/LAULU

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MOUNTAIN MIRACLE – AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP AMELIE RENNT

Young Berlin teenager Amelie is a 'hard nut to crack’ in the words of one of the caretakers in the clinic in the mountains, where she is admitted after a life-threatening asthma attack. Her illness has made her angry about a lot of things; her vulnerability, her divorced parents, and anyone else who tells her what to do. Carefully keeping her inhaler out of sight, she likes to pretend nothing's wrong with her. She decides to run away from the clinic, following a mountain track uphill. There, she is unexpectedly accompanied by Bart, a local mountain boy who proves just as stubborn as Amelie and is not put off by her behaviour. That might explain why she gradually lets her guard down, and allows him to support her on her struggle to the top. Bart knows about the midsummer mountain fires that are supposed to have healing powers. He doesn't believe in magic, but Amelie has nothing to lose and wants to give it a try.

expedition becomes an adventure that has already won awards at several festivals.

TOBIAS WIEMANN GERMANY, ITALY | 2017 | 97’ | 9+ Dutch title Magie in de bergen Producer Philipp Budweg, Thomas Blieninger, Martin Rattini Screenwriter Natja Brunckhorst, Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen Editor Andreas Radtke Composer Tobias Kuhn, Markus Perner Leading actors Mia Kasalo, Samuel Girardi, Jerry Hoffmann, Susanne Bormann Production company Lieblingsfilm GmbH, Damenstiftstraße 7, 80331 München, Germany, +49(0)8989057830, office@lieblingsfilm.biz World sales ARRI World Sales, Türkenstraße 89, Munich, D-80799, Germany, +49(0)8938091288, worldsales@arri.de Distritution in The Netherlands Just4Kids SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 AMELIE RENNT/MOUNTAIN MIRACLE -

Against the backdrop of majestic mountain scenery, their ascent becomes a powerful metaphor for overcoming obstacles within yourself. It goes beyond a story of a girl battling her illness; it is, above all, a story about trust and about how difficult being honest about yourself can be. The film is noteworthy for the careful way it handles blossoming tender feelings. With two lively young actors and snappy dialogue, Amelie and Bart's

AN UNEXPECTED FRIENSHIP 2013 GROSSSTADTKLEIN 2011 EIN SCHÖNES LIED (SHORT) 2008 DIE FOLGEN DER SCHWANGERSCHAFT EINER KAMPFRICHTERIN (SHORT)

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NEXT DOOR SPY NABOSPIONEN

After moving house, Agathe-Christine's mother hopes her daughter will soon make new friends, but she has other things on her mind. Agathe-Christine, or AC as she likes to call herself, is mad about mysteries and converts the basement of her new home into a small detective bureau. She already has her first case: who's been stealing food from the local shop? Equipped with self-made gadgets, she is sure she'll catch the thief soon, if only she wasn't distracted by the boy next door with his smart looks and skateboard. Why is he hiding in the old factory, what is he doing in the kiosk, and, above all, what are her own feelings about him? Now things are getting complicated, especially when AC's mother is overjoyed because she thinks he’s her first boyfriend. How embarrassing!

be seen as an enjoyable metaphor for the way a smart but sometimes clumsy kid learns about the mysteries of life and friendship. Cinekid's opening film this year.

KARLA VON BENGTSON | DENMARK | 2017 | 77’ | 6+ Dutch title De buurtspion Producer Mette Valbjørn Skøtt, Fie Ørnsø Screenwriter Karla von Bengtson Editor Linda Lildmalm Composer Nathan Larson Leading actors Simone Edemann Møgelbjerg, Oliver Bøtcher Herlevsen, Kristine Sloth, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Søs Egelind Production company Copenhagen Bombay Production ApS, Refshalevej 147 - 1st floor, Copenhagen, 1432, Denmark, +45(0)72420800, info@copenhagenbombay.com World sales Copenhagen Bombay Sales ApS, Refshalevej 147, 1st floor, Copenhagen, DK-1432, Denmark, +45(0)72420800,

This lively drawn 2D animation from Copenhagen Bombay portrays AC's relationship with her mum (who happens to be a policewoman), her older sister and her little brother in an amusing and realistic way, with all the emotions and misunderstandings it entails. AC prefers things her own way, and that's where a touch of magic comes in, as her adventures are punctuated with exciting daydreams. Moreover, an egg she found gives birth to a Komodo Dragon, whose cheeky comments give AC something to think about. It could

info@copenhagenbombay.com Distribution in The Netherlands JEF SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 NABOSPIONEN/ NEXT DOOR SPY 2010 TIGRE OG TATOVERINGER/TIGERS AND TATTOOS (SHORT)

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ON WHEELS SOBRE RODAS

Lucas finally returns to class after having suffered a serious accident, which has left him in a wheelchair. There, the quiet boy befriends Lais, a cheerful girl with a mind of her own, who helps her mother sell breakfast at a truck stop in the small town. Lais’ mother refuses to tell her who her father is or where he might be. He left when Lais was very young, and never returned. The only clue she has is an old picture of him and his truck. When Lais hears one day that the truck has been spotted, she doesn't hesitate. Lucas agrees to come along on her search, and they set off early morning, leaving only a little note for their worried parents.

understanding between Lais and her mother, and a happy ending with a first kiss. Even on wheels it is possible to dance with a girl, as Lucas finds out.

MAURO D'ADDIO | BRAZIL | 2017 | 75’ | 9+ Dutch title Op rolletjes Producer Beatriz Carvalho, Rafael Sampaio, Mauro D'Addio Screenwriter Mauro D'Addio Editor Silvia Hayashi Composer Fabiano Krieger, Lucas Marcier Leading actors Cauã Martins, Lara Boldorini Production company Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual, Largo Senador Raul Cardoso 250 - 14A, Sao Paulo, 04021-070, Brazil, +55(0)1135783177, contato@klaxon.art.br World sales APL Film, 14148 31a Ave, Surrey, BC V4P 2J4,

This simple coming-of-age story road movie is situated in the Brazilian countryside, with its dusty tracks and small villages, and paints a realistic picture of a budding friendship, punctuated with a dream of flying where even Einstein appears. 'To keep your balance, you must keep moving', is his advice. When they learn where Lais' father may be found, they also find out that he may not be the father Lais had hoped for. Instead of a corny resolution, Mauro D'Addio chooses a more convincing finale in this debut feature: a better

Canada, +1(0)6046284444, wwn@aplfilm.com SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 SOBRE RODAS/ON WHEELS 2016 KUNUMI, THE NATIVE THUNDER (SHORT)

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OSKAR'S AMERICA OSKARS AMERIKA

Oskar, a sensitive 10-year-old boy, dreams of riding over the American prairies on horseback with his mother. However, when the summer holiday arrives, things take a different turn. His single mother tells him she’s going to America to look for a job, but he can’t join her. Instead, Oskar and his goldfish Einstein have to stay behind with his grumpy old granddad who seems reluctant to take him in. Much later, Oskar discovers that his mum is actually in rehab. Fortunately, Oskar makes friends with Levi, a somewhat childish outsider with a short-sighted pony, a lively imagination and a talent for archery. When Levi is hit by bad luck, Oskar comes to his aid to prevent Levi from being locked away in a psychiatric hospital. Together, they hatch a plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat with the pony as a passenger, and find Oskar's mum.

TORFINN IVERSEN | NORWAY | 2017 | 80’ | 8+ Dutch title Oskars Amerika Producer Mona Steffensen Screenwriter Torfinn Iversen Editor Arild Tryggestad Composer Ola Fløttum, Leading actors Torstein Bjørklund, Jørgen Langhelle, Odin Eikre, Jonathan Espolin-Johnson, Bethlem M. Patrick, Simen Roaldsen Production company Original Film, Strandvegen 95, 9006 Tromsø, Norway, +47(0)77600400, originalfilm@originalfilm.no World sales LevelK, Gammel Kongevej 137B/3, Frederiksberg C, 1850, Denmark, +45(0)48443072, tine.klint@levelk.dk SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 OSKARS AMERIKA/OSKAR'S AMERICA 2016 BLIKKSTILLE (SHORT) 2015 JUST LIKE KIDS (SHORT)

Oskar and Levi’s conspiracy heightens the sense of adventure and excitement, but also highlights the thin line between lies and truth, and between fantasy and reality. Oskar discovers he is much closer related to Levi than he expected, and that his granddad has a different side to him he is reluctant to show. This imaginative and moving debut feature by Torfinn Iversen addresses feelings of guilt and loss, with an important role for the theme of trust.

2014 UNSPOKEN (SHORT) 2012 TILBAKE (SHORT)

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QUEEN OF NIENDORF KÖNIGIN VON NIENDORF

At the start of summer, Lea (10) feels alienated from her classmates, who are turning into young teenage girls. So, instead of going to camp with them, she rides her bike around the village on her own. She befriends an old musician who lives alone on a dilapidated farm and likes ice cream. Lea also spies on a gang of boys who have built a raft and who meet in a tree house. She would like to join them, but the boys are reluctant to allow a girl into their world, and Lea is challenged to prove she's not a softy like the other girls. This marks both the start of a summer full of new adventures, as well as the discovery of some unexpected secrets from the adult world. As Lea learns to make her own decisions, the boys even become slightly envious.

JOYA THOME | GERMANY | 2017 | 68’ | 9+ Dutch title Koningin van Niendorf Producer Felix von Boehm, Joya Thome Screenwriter Philipp Wunderlich, Joya Thome Editor Carola Sultan Bauermeister, Joya Thome Composer Conrad Oleak Leading actors Lisa Moell, Mex Schlüpfer, Denny Moritz Sonnenschein, Salim Fazzani Production company Joya Thome Filmproduktion, +49(0)17655336227, joy.thome@gmail.com World sales Lupa Film GmbH, Keithstraße 5, 10787 Berlin, Germany, +49(0)30960666931, info@lupa-film.com SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 KÖNIGIN VON NIENDORF/QUEEN OF NIENDORF 2014 LOVE, YESTERDAY (SHORT)

In many ways, this is a classical summer holiday adventure in which the parents are mostly out of sight. This first feature by Joya Thome unfolds in a quiet way. It leaves much room for the mood of the situations and realistically portrayed emotions, all punctuated by long shots of the open countryside. Serious, authentic Lea, curiously observing what's going on around her, is very much at the heart of this story, which is not only about excitement, but also about confidence and friendship, and right and wrong. However, this exploration of more serious subjects does not stand in the way of an upbeat ending.

2011 GESCHWISTER (SHORT)

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ROOM 213 RUM 213

When she learns her best friend is ill, Elvira seems almost relieved, and she hopes she can now get out of going to summer camp. However, her mother thinks otherwise, and drives her twelveyear-old daughter to the old manor where Elvira and her peers are supposed to enjoy a week of fun. Nothing to be afraid of, right? Elvira isn’t so sure. What about that strange 'Find me' message from the car radio? Further doubts arise when Elvira and her new roommates Bea and Meja are moved to dusty old room 213, which has been uninhabited for almost 60 years. Her worries are confirmed when strange things start happening: possessions disappear, and she has visions of a red-haired girl. Could this be the ghost of the girl who, according to an old wives’ tale, died at the camp many years ago? Or are her new friends and the cute boys playing tricks on her? Based on a book by children's author Ingelin Angerborn, this debut feature by Emelie Lindblom strikes a nice balance between a ghost story and the trials and tribulations that come with new friendships and first love. Focussing more on paranormal mystery and spooky images than explicit horror, the audience is invited to identify with young teens and ask themselves: do ghosts exist? And can they really send text messages? Room 213 was awarded best film at the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival.

EMELIE LINDBLOM | SWEDEN | 2017 | 78’ | 10+ Dutch title Kamer 213 Producer Martin Jern, Emil Larsson Screenwriter Martin Jern, Emil Larsson Editor Margareta Lagerqvist Composer Hans Lundgren Leading actors Wilma Lundgren, Lisette Pagler, Arman Fanni Production company Dansk Skalle, Norra Neptunigatan 25, 211 18 Malmö, Sweden, +46(0)709994030, info@danskskalle.se World sales Media Luna New Films UG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 38, 6th Floor, Cologne, 50672, Germany, +49(0)22151091891, info@medialuna.biz SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 RUM 213/ROOM 213 2014 2 (SHORT) 2011 DARK SIDE (SHORT)

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STONEHEAD SHI TOU

It’s looking like a great day for Chinese schoolboy Zhu Hongbo, nicknamed Stonehead. He’s awarded a model student certificate, and even more importantly, a brand-new football. He takes his treasure home where he intends to keep it spotless until he can show it to his father, a migrant worker who, at best, returns home just once a year. But joy soon turns to disappointment when Stonehead’s strict teacher summons him to bring the ball to school and share it with his schoolmates. He does so reluctantly, but not before puncturing the ball so it becomes unusable. He remains silent about his deed as he witnesses best friend Pouchy getting the blame. Pouchy is forced to buy a new ball, and the bullying he suffers worsens. Even though Stonehead tries to help his friend out, in the end he loses much more than just the football.

ZHAO XIANG | CHINA | 2017 | 90’ | 9+ Dutch title Steenkop Producer Liu Dan Screenwriter Liu Dan, Zhao Xiang Editor Gao Shan Composer Qiu Yongsheng Leading actors Zhu Hongbo, Cai Jiakun, Deng Shuo Production company 3C Films Co, Ltd, +86(0)13601176333, liujiedaoyan@sina.com World sales Village Roadshow Pictures Asia Limited, 1 Xindong Road, Unit 1, Building 5, Tayuan Diplomatic Compound, Beijing, Chaoyang District 100600, China, +86(0)1085321856, info@vregasia.com SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 SHI TOU/STONEHEAD

This self-assured debut feature is set in one of those Chinese villages where most of the adults have left to find work in the big cities, and children are left to their own devices. A recurring image is that of Stonehead trying to reach his father using the only phone in the village. With its sober and almost documentary look and feel, Stonehead paints a realistic picture of life in the Chinese countryside. The guilt-ridden face of Stonehead very much speaks for itself in this touching and uncompromising tale about the loss of innocence and the effects of social pressure.

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WALLAY When Ady lands in Burkina Faso he’s expecting an exotic holiday, but that's not why his African-born father sent him there. Unable to control the unruly boy, he’s hoping that Ady's authoritarian uncle will teach him some respect. Ady finds it difficult to adjust to a world where family is more important than an iPod and cool headphones. He is shocked when his uncle confiscates his passport and forces him to apologise for taking money from his father, a theft Ady angrily denies. To make matters worse, he learns his uncle has a local initiation ritual for him in mind, which includes circumcision. Ady's only solace is his loving grandmother Mame. However, in a dramatic turn of events, Ady saves his uncle’s life and discovers there’s more than one way to become a man.

BERNI GOLDBLAT | FRANCE, BURKINA FASO, QATAR | 2017 | 83’ | 11+ Producer Nicolas Anthomé Screenwriter David Bouchet Editor Laurent Sénéchal Composer Vincent Segal Leading actors Makan Nathan Diarra, Ibrahim Koma, Hamadoun Kassogué, Mounira Kankolé, Joséphine Kaboré Production company Bathysphère Productions, 11, rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France, +33(0)140213702, contact@bathysphere.fr World sales Bathysphère Productions, 11, rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France, +33(0)140213702, contact@bathysphere.fr SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 WALLAY 2009 CEUX DE LA COLLINE

A remote African village couldn't be more different to a French suburb, yet this feature film debut by Swiss documentary maker Goldblat manages to truly reconcile Ady with his new environment. The intercultural story deals with serious subject matter, but has an optimistic outlook and occasional light touch, especially when Ady befriends his love interest Yeli. This tender coming-of-age story, in which anger gives way to understanding, has a convincing main character. The emphasis on human behaviour and everyday life reveals this unfamiliar world to the viewer, and clearly shows Goldblat’s documentary background.

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ZOMBILLENIUM ZOMBILLÉNIUM

Nobody knows the workers at Halloween theme park Zombillenium are actually real zombies, vampires and other supernatural beings. At least, not until merciless work inspector Hector Saxe pays the park a visit. When Hector discovers way too much, Zombillenium's manager has no choice but to turn Hector himself into a zombie. Hector's daughter Lucie, believing her father has died, is very surprised to see him on the theme park’s new poster. Will Hector, now regretting neglecting his role as father, be able to see his daughter again?

ARTHUR DE PINS, ALEXIS DUCORD BELGIUM, FRANCE | 2017 | 80’ | 9+ Dutch title Zombillenium Producer Leon Perahia Screenwriter Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord Editor Benjamin Massoubre Composer Mathieu Monnaert, Éric Neveux Leading actors Emmanuel Curtil, Alain Choquet, Kelly Marot Production company Maybe Movies, 9, rue Biscornet, Paris, 75012, France, +33(0)678363623, contact@maybemovies. com World sales Urban Distribution International, UDI, 14, rue du 18 Août, Montreuil, 93100, France, +33(0)148704656,

The expressive 3D animation style is a clear reminder that Zombillenium is based on the comics of Arthur de Pins. A lot of well-known horror themes and figures get a hilarious and often ironic twist in these original new surroundings, where captive Hector has a lot to learn. For example, that zombies are much less respected than the popular vampires, led by the immensely vain Steven, who even manages to take control of the park. So when Lucie arrives, she finds herself in the midst of a real zombie worker uprising. Meanwhile, Hector befriends kind witch Gretchen, and an enthusiastic neo-punk band boosts the mood with bolts of lightning. Satirical elements, such as how to please human investors, and lots of amusing details make this an entertaining and spectacular father-daughter story, with a bright happy ending up in the clouds. How proud Lucie is to learn her father can really fly!

sales@urbangroup.biz SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTORS ARTHUR DE PINS: 2017 ZOMBILLÉNIUM/ ZOMBILLENIUM 2005 L'EAU DE ROSE (SHORT) 2004 LA RÉVOLUTION DES CRABES/ THE CRAB REVOLUTION (SHORT): 2000 GÉRALDINE (SHORT) ALEXIS DUCORD ALEXIS DUCORD: 2017 ZOMBILLÉNIUM/ZOMBILLENIUM 2008 FÊLURES/ CRACKS (SHORT)

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100% COCO Even before she first sets foot on the playground of her new high school, Bridgeo Coco is absolutely sure that everyone will appreciate her eccentric clothing style. However, nothing could be less true; everyone else is dressed exactly alike, in the same dull and drab clothes. After being dubbed 'Coco the Clown’ by the popular girls, the new pupil withdraws into herself. She decides to leave her vintage dresses and eye-catching accessories in the closet, but doesn’t lose her love of fashion. At school, Coco might have turned into just another colourless pupil, but at home, behind the camera, she gives fashion tips as cool vlogger Style Tiger. Her creative fashion lessons are an instant hit. Could she become, after all, the real style icon she always dreamt of? But how can she, if she doesn’t dare to be herself in real life?

potential first boyfriends will actually respect you if you remain true to your real, strange, and striking self. The playfulness and individuality of this modern story is emphasised by the use of animation.

TESSA SCHRAM THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 88’ | 6+ Producer Marcel de Block, Tom de Mol Screenwriter Anne-Louise Verboon Editor Joost van de Wetering Composer Jules Reivers, Roel Gommans Leading actors Nola Kemper, Valentijn Avé, Merel de Zwart, Firy Beuk, Thom Vendrik Production company Tom de Mol Producties, Cornelis Krusemanstraat 25 HS, Amsterdam, 1075NC, The Netherlands, +31(0)206727707, tom@tdmp.nl World sales Tom de Mol Producties, Cornelis Krusemanstraat 25 HS,

Contemporary screen adaptation of the popular eponymous children’s book by Niki Smit, where the blogs in the books are replaced by vlogs. In this exploration of popularity, a subject recognisable for many teenagers, a creative, expressive but shy protagonist discovers that it’s worth sticking your neck out, and that true friends and

Amsterdam, 1075NC, The Netherlands, +31(0)206727707, tom@tdmp.nl Distribution in The Netherlands Dutch FilmWorks, DFW SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 100% COCO 2016 KAPPEN!/ ENOUGH! 2014 PIJNSTILLERS/ PAINKILLERS

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CLOUDBOY Niilas (12) lives with his father in Antwerp, and as a real city boy, he feels completely at home there. He’s not at all pleased to hear that he suddenly has to go and visit his mother Katarina in northern Sweden. He barely knows her, or his halfbrother Pontus and half-sister Sunnà. When he arrives in Lapland in the summer, where the sun is still up at midnight and the reindeer migration has just started, the rebellious lad becomes completely withdrawn. Only Sunnà can get through to him, and then only occasionally. What is there for him in this wild nature among all these people he doesn’t know? And why does he keep seeing that mysterious elk? When, after a period of conflict, Niilas hears that a special reindeer is missing, he sets out with Pontus and Sunnà to try and catch the animal. At the same time, he starts finding it increasingly difficult to reject his mother and her culture and to deny the Swedish blood in him.

MEIKEMINNE CLINCKSPOOR BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, NORWAY 2017 | 78’ | 9+ Producer Katleen Goossens Screenwriter Meikeminne Clinckspoor Editor Håkan Karlsson Composer Helge Slikker Leading actors Daan Roofthooft, Ayla Gáren Audhild Nutti, Joakim Trägårdh, Sara Sommerfeld, Mikkel Gaup, Geert van Rampelberg Production company Bulletproof Cupid, Steenweg op Waarloos 63/19, Rumst, B-2840, Belgium, info@bulletproofcupid.be World sales LevelK, Gammel Kongevej 137B/3, Frederiksberg C, 1850, Denmark, +45(0)48443072, tine.klint@levelk.dk Distribution in The Netherlands In The Air SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 CLOUDBOY 2015 KI (TV SHORT)

Flemish/Swedish family film, where the Belgian director was inspired by classic Scandinavian children's films with minimalist visual language and an accurate perception of how it feels to be a child. There is little dialogue, but the importance of your roots is made clear using striking images and an evocative soundtrack. This sensitive European co-production argues that you can only really move forward when you dare to let go of your biggest fears and accept your roots.

2009 DE WENSBOOM/ THE WISHING TREE (SHORT)

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THE DAY MY FATHER BECAME A BUSH TOEN MIJN VADER EEN STRUIK WERD

10-year-old Toda is happiest when she’s got her hands in the dough with her father, who’s the best cake maker in the land. However, she hears from adults that war has suddenly been declared, and her father has to join the army and leave all too hastily. Toda's life also changes radically; she has to flee to a neighbouring country, where peace prevails and her mother lives. However, the road to safety is long and tortuous, and sometimes very strange. Tough Toda comes across all sorts of remarkable figures that put her into all kinds of absurd and funny situations, as well as some rather scary and sad ones.

on a specific country, a certain war, or a particular period of time; it remains an exciting fairy tale, but certainly one that will stimulate serious discussions.

NICOLE VAN KILSDONK | THE NETHERLANDS, CROATIA, BELGIUM | 2016 | 90’ | 6+ Producer Joost de Vries, Fleur Winters, Eva Eisenloeffel, Leontine Petit Screenwriter Nicole van Kilsdonk, Maureen Versprille Editor David Verdurme Composer Rutger Reinders Leading actors Celeste Holsheimer, Matsen Montsma, Noortje Herlaar, Teun Kuilboer, Anneke Blok, Susan Visser, Production company Lemming Film, Valschermkade 36F, Amsterdam,

Based on a book by Joke van Leeuwen, this remarkable children’s drama is a combination of war drama, road movie and fantasy children's story. For example, fleeing the violence of war is documented, unusually, through the permanently curious eyes of a child. Toda experiences danger and sadness, of course, but she also undergoes some adventures full of surprises. Although the tone and subject matter are serious, the film itself is more fantasy than reality. There are passers-by with bad intentions, as well as some good-hearted people and absurd bureaucracy. The whole situation is recognisable for today’s Western children, but the film is not based

1059 CD, The Netherlands, +31(0)206610424, info@lemmingfilm.com World sales Beta Cinema GmbH, Gruenwalder Weg 28d, Oberhaching / Munich, 82041, Germany, +49(0)89673469828, beta@betacinema.com Distribution in The Netherlands Lemming Film SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2016 TOEN MIJN VADER EEN STRUIK WERD / THE DAY MY FATHER BECAME A BUSH 2015 VENTOUX 2014 ONDER HET HART 2011 PATATJE OORLOG/ TAKING CHANCES 2008 HOE OVERLEEF IK.../ HOW DO I SURVIVE MYSELF?

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DUMMIE THE MUMMY AND THE TOMB OF ACHNETOET DUMMIE DE MUMMIE EN DE TOMBE VAN ACHNETOET

Dummie is feeling homesick for his homeland and wants to bid farewell to his parents at their graveside, so he tries to persuade Klaas and Goos to travel with him to Egypt. Money is no problem, since Dummie has just sold his portrait of teacher Ms Friek, but how does he get hold of that essential passport? Once that matter is resolved, Klaas, Goos, Dummie and Ms Friek leave for the land of the pyramids. They are looking for the Tomb of Achnetoet, where Dummie's parents are supposedly buried. However, how do you find such a place after four thousand years in an Egypt that has changed beyond recognition? Dummie and Goos dive into the adventure, but a difficult Ms Friek, a sick Klaas and age-old boobytraps threaten to ruin all the fun. The friends receive help from the home front in the person of Teacher Mr Krabbel, who in turn is forced to deal with various obstacles.

PIM VAN HOEVE THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 85’ | 6+ Producer Paul Voorthuysen Screenwriter Tijs van Marle Editor Michiel Boesveldt Composer Matthijs Kieboom Leading actors Jennifer Hoffman, Julian Ras, Yahya Gaier, Roeland Fernhout Production company PV Pictures BV, Mediapark Mediacentrum, 5e Verdieping, Joop van den Endeplein 1, Hilversum, 1217 WJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)356774776, mail@pvpictures.nl World sales Dutch Features Global Entertainment, Hogeweg 56 D, Zandvoort, 2042 GJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)238880168, sales@dutchfeatures.com Distribution in The Netherlands Dutch FilmWorks, DFW SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 DUMMIE DE MUMMIE EN DE TOMBE VAN ACHNETOET/ DUMMY THE MUMMY AND THE TOMB OF ACHNETOET 2015 DUMMIE DE MUMMIE EN DE SFINX VAN SHAKABA/DUMMY

This is the third screen adaptation of one of Tosca Menten's eponymous children’s books about a mummy boy who returns from the dead. Although the adventure strikes a comical note, matters such as friendship, the importance of family, and the search for a place where you belong are serious themes. Just like the first two films, this film is also a happy mix of spaghetti western elements and a distinctive production design that reminds one of Wes Anderson's movies.

THE MUMMY AND THE SFINX OF SHAKABA 2014 DUMMIE DE MUMMIE/ DUMMIE THE MUMMY 2012 BEATRIX, ORANJE ONDER VUUR/BEATRIX: A QUEEN BESIEGED (TV SERIES) 2004 SNOWFEVER 2003 LIEVER VERLIEFD/I LOVE TO LOVE

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ENOUGH! KAPPEN!

Sander, Chris and Maarten used to be inseparable. Now, however, Chris and Maarten are at a different high school, and something has changed in their friendship. Not least because Chris and Maarten are now hanging out with Emiel, who is rather rough and unpredictable. Although Sander is doing his best to like Emiel, he doesn’t always manage, and on top of all this, Sander has his eye on someone else: Indra. He’s fallen head over heels for this classmate, but suspects she’s already got a boyfriend. But why is she so sad and withdrawn? Then, one listless afternoon, Emiel goes too far and knocks someone straight into hospital. He blames Sander, and Chris and Maarten are too afraid to stand up for him. In a race against the clock, Sander has to prove his innocence.

they find difficult to talk about, such as trouble at home, invisible illnesses and complicated social issues, just like Sander and his friends do.

TESSA SCHRAM THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 99’ | 9+ Producer Maria Peters, Dave Schram Screenwriter Mirjam Oomkes, Maria Peters Editor Joost van de Wetering Composer Quinten Schram Leading actors Tonko Bossen, Bente Fokkens, Joes Brauers, Tobias Kersloot, Rienus Krul, Jasha Rudge Production company Shooting Star Filmcompany, Prinsengracht 546, Amsterdam, 1017 KK, The Netherlands, +31(0)206247272, info@shootingstar.nl World sales Incredible Film, Hekendorperweg 21, 3421 VJ Oudewater, Netherlands,

How do you stay loyal to your oldest friends after they betray you? Who is brave enough to say no to severe group pressure? This is the seventh time one of Carry Slee's successful children’s novels has been brought to the screen, and again it examines issues relevant to today’s youth, such as random violence. Even so, the intense and captivating plot remains highly recognisable, as every teenager knows how friendships can change and what it feels like to fall in love for the first time. In addition, many teens struggle with issues

+31(0)653948986, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl Distribution in The Netherlands Dutch FilmWorks, DFW SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 100% COCO 2016 KAPPEN!/ENOUGH! 2014 PIJNSTILLERS/PAINKILLERS

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THE FANTASTIC FAMILY HOTEL HOTEL DE GROTE L

Kos and his three sisters have to run the family hotel, because their father was suddenly admitted to hospital. Their mother died some time ago, so they now have to fend for themselves all alone. But what do you do about angry hotel guests, unpaid suppliers, and staff who are still waiting for their wages? Kos, now the man about the house, has to divide his efforts between keeping creditors happy and working hard on his great dream, to become the best footballer ever. Meanwhile, working with his sisters is proving a challenge, and he’s trying to impress the coolest girl in class. When the hotel starts going horribly wrong, Kos and his sisters come up with a solution: to take part in a beauty contest, and win the cash prize. Unfortunately, the plan doesn’t go as expected. Can Kos and his sisters save the trouble-stricken family hotel?

and the strength of a family. Although the tone of the film is serious, difficult subjects are made accessible through the use of some comic, playful elements.

INEKE HOUTMAN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 85’ | 9+ Producer Maarten Swart, Hans de Weers Screenwriter Sjoerd Kuyper Editor Elsbeth Kasteel, Wouter van Luijn Composer Vincent van Warmerdam Leading actors Julian Ras, Frank Lammers, Abbey Hoes, Bente Fokkens, Linde van der Storm Production company Kaap Holland Film, Raamplein 1, 1016 XK Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31(0)203463737, info@kaaphollandfilm.nl World sales Dutch Features Global Entertainment, Hogeweg 56 D, Zandvoort, 2042 GJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)238880168, sales@dutchfeatures.com Distribution in The Netherlands Entertainment One Benelux

This children’s drama first appeared in Sjoerd Kuyper’s children’s book. Kuyper's novel proved to be a great success, winning the Zilveren Griffel award and voted best children’s book of the year by the Volkskrant newspaper in 2015. Just like the novel, this story deals with major subjects such as mourning, being in love, dreams about the future,

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 HOTEL DE GROTE L/ THE FANTASTIC FAMILY HOTEL 2015 DE ONTSNAPPING/ THE ESCAPE 2014 TOEN WAS GELUK HEEL GEWOON/ THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2011 MIJN OPA DE BANKROVER/ MY GRANPA, THE BANKROBBER

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THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D Anton could well be the world’s number 1 vampire fan, devouring everything he can find out about the undead beings. It’s driving his parents nuts, because vampires don’t exist and they don’t want to hear anything about it; even when Anton comes across a real vampire of his own age during their holiday in the German Black Forest. This pale vampire, called Rudolph, who has walked around for hundreds of years believing people to be extremely dangerous, nevertheless becomes friends with Anton. That’s fortunate for him, because Rudolph and his family are being chased by real vampire hunters, and a helpful, brave human child can come in very useful. While everybody thinks that mortals and vampires are each other's greatest enemies, these two young friends prove the opposite in this crazy adventure full of action, garlic cloves, and flying cows.

villain, unlike the human vampire hunter. Predictions about different generations and friendships are also refuted here in a playful way.

RICHARD CLAUS, KARSTEN KIILERICH UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 6+ Dutch title: De kleine vampier 3D Producer Chris Brouwer, Richard Claus Screenwriter Richard Claus, Larry Wilson Editor Job ter Burg Composer Vidjay Beerepoot Leading actors Jim Carter, Rasmus Hardiker, Alice Krige Production company First Look BV chrisbrouwer@xs4all.nl World sales Cinema Management Group, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 320, Beverly Hills, 90211, CA, United States, +1(0)3103009959, info@cinemamanagementgroup.com Distribution in The Netherlands Entertainment One Benelux

Dutch 3D animation film based on the popular eponymous book by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. With her many Little Vampire books, Sommer-Bodenburg has created an entire vampire universe. The main characters in this particular film adventure are slightly older than in the original stories, to better match their brave actions. This exciting adventure, where the theme of friendship is ever present, plays creatively with the prejudices we all harbour. For example, the vampire is not a

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTORS RICHARD CLAUS: 2017 DE KLEINE VAMPIER 3D/ THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D 2006 THE THIEF LORD KARSTEN KIILERICH: 2017 DE KLEINE VAMPIER 3D/ THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D 2015 ALBERT 2006 THE UGLY DUCKLING AND ME!

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

MISS SING SONG SURINAM SING SONG

16-year-old Jasmine has managed to pull it off: the opportunity to travel to exotic Suriname with guitarist and good friend Stijn to take part in a singing contest. Thanks to her beautiful voice, she has a good chance of winning, but the teenager is actually on a different secret mission. She wants to look for her mother who she hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen since she was little. While practising for the big concert, all the talented singers and dancers stay together in the middle of colourful Paramaribo. However, while her competitors get ready for the big day, Jasmine is looking for her biological mother in total secrecy. Meanwhile, her Surinamese father thinks his teenage daughter is on a city trip to Berlin. Jasmine becomes increasingly entangled in a fabric of lies because of her search for her family, putting not only the competition at risk but also her relationship with everyone who is dear to her.

Faria and Kenny B., support Jasmine's emotions perfectly. They tie together all the strands of this fresh and heart-warming Dutch-Surinamese story.

MISCHA KAMP THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 96â&#x20AC;&#x2122; | 8+ Producer Sabine Veenendaal, Jeroen Beker Screenwriter Fiona van Heemstra Editor Sander Vos Composer Fons Merkies Leading actors Georgiefa Boomdijk, Floris Bosma, Glen Faria, Maurits Delchot, Kenny B Production company Submarine, Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam, 1054 PD, The Netherlands, +31(0)208204940, info@submarine.nl World sales Attraction Distribution, 5455 De Gaspe Ave., Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3, Canada, +1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca Distribution in The Netherlands Dutch FilmWorks, DFW SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR

Musical and contemporary teen drama about the highly-charged question of where and who you belong to. Star Georgiefa Boomdijk was chosen for good reason; her beautiful voice had already got her noticed in 2014 after her participation in The Voice Kids. The swinging, Afro-Surinamese songs, written and composed by artists like Glen

2017 SING SONG 2014 JONGENS/ BOYS (TV MOVIE) 2012 TONY 10 2007 WAAR IS HET PAARD VAN SINTERKLAAS? / WHERE IS WINKY'S HORSE?

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MISTER TWISTER AT THE PITCH MEES KEES LANGS DE LIJN

In this fourth adventure involving popular primary school teacher Mees Kees and his class 6B pupils, everybody is working hard on a project for the future. After all, there can be no harm in thinking now about what you want to do later on in life. Unfortunately, headmistress Dreus has different ideas about what pupils should be doing at school, and orders Mees Kees and his class to take part in the school football tournament. Problem is, Mees Kees and most of the kids know nothing about football, so how is he supposed to coach them to victory? And then, in the middle of all this chaos, Mees Kees's mother has an accident that lands her in hospital. The young teacher struggles to keep everything together. Luckily, his compassionate pupils dedicate all their creativity, friendship and cooperation to solve their favourite teacher’s problems.

played by a new actor for the first time, the cheerful and characteristic tone of voice of the previous films is maintained.

ANIËLLE WEBSTER THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 79’ | 6+ Producer Paul Voorthuysen Screenwriter Tijs van Marle Editor Michiel Boesveldt Composer Herman Witkam Leading actors Leendert de Ridder, Sanne Wallis de Vries, Raymonde de Kuyper, Diewertje Dir, Maarten Heijmans Production company PV Pictures BV, Mediapark Mediacentrum, 5e Verdieping, Joop van den Endeplein 1, Hilversum, 1217 WJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)356774776, mail@pvpictures.nl World sales Incredible Film, Hekendorperweg 21, 3421 VJ Oudewater, Netherlands, +31(0)653948986, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl Distribution in The Netherlands Entertainment One Benelux

This feel-good film is the fourth based on the eponymous novels by Mirjam Oldenhave. It vividly addresses subjects relevant to youngsters of this age, such as personal responsibility, cooperation, friendship, and putting your talents and interests to good use. In addition to well-known, larger-than-life figures such as the strict headmistress Dreus, and the somewhat awkward and shy but coolest teacher in the country, the class is full of characters with unique features. It means there’s somebody every child can identify with. Despite the fact that Kees is

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2016 MEES KEES LANGS DE LIJN / MISTER TWISTER AT THE PITCH 2012 BOWY IS BINNEN/ BOWY IS INSIDE (TV MOVIE) 2012 ARIGATO (SHORT) 2009 NAGELATEN/ REMAINS (SHORT)

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

MY GIRAFFE DIKKERTJE DAP

Little Dikkertje Dap and his best friend Raf are exactly the same age. Since their birth, this cheerful boy and what is now a strapping great giraffe have been inseparable. Luckily, since Dikkertje’s granddad works in the zoo, he can happily play with his big friend every day. However, Dikkertje is going to start school soon, and giraffes are not welcome there, no matter how sweet they are. Although the brand-new pupil obviously misses his friend from the zoo, Dikkertje quickly manages to make some new friends, like Yous. How can Dikkertje arrange for his two best friends to meet each other, and then in the nicest class and with the kindest teacher imaginable? Dikkertje comes up with an exciting but slightly naughty plan to make his wish come true.

BARBARA BREDERO THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 80’ | 5+ Producer Fleur Winters, Erik Glijnis, Eva Eisenloeffel Screenwriter Mirjam Oomkes, Laura Weeda Editor David Verdurme, Composer Herman Witkam Leading actors Liam de Vries, Martijn Fischer, Dolores Leeuwin, Medi Broekman, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Rayan Belhrazi Alaoui, Delilah van Eyck Production company Lemming Film, Valschermkade 36F, Amsterdam, 1059 CD, The Netherlands, +31(0)206610424, info@lemmingfilm.com World sales Attraction Distribution, 5455 De Gaspe Ave, Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3, Canada, +1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca

Heart-warming modern fairy tale for young children based on Annie M.G. Schmidt’s eponymous song. It shows the first steps towards independence and making new friends. The young protagonist makes the move from the world of the creche to the world of the school in a playful way. Although some of the locations have a traditional feel, the cast is actually a cross section of contemporary Dutch society, without this being made an obvious theme. A musical variation of Annie M.G. Schmidt’s song, which several generations of Dutch grew up listening to, can be heard throughout the adventure, along with recordings of real animals in a zoo plus a specially crafted Animatronics giraffe.

Distribution in The Netherlands Independent Films SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY DIRECTOR 2017 DIKKERTJE DAP/ MY GIRAFFE 2014 MEES KEES OP DE PLANKEN/ MISTER TWISTER ON STAGE 2013 MEES KEES OP KAMP/ MISTER TWISTER GOES CAMPING 2012 MEES KEES/ MISTER TWISTER 2008 MORRISON KRIJGT EEN ZUSJE / MORRISON GETS A BABY SISTER

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STORM: LETTER OF FIRE STORM: LETTERS VAN VUUR

Storm, the son of a 16th-century book printer, sees his childhood come to an abrupt end when his father is arrested by the inquisition. Storm's father was reproducing prohibited letters from Martin Luther, against the will of the ruling Catholics. Putting his own life in danger, Storm flees with the original documents. He immediately understands the importance of what these documents contain: a discourse about freedom of expression and prevailing corruption. The boy is soon the center of a dangerous manhunt, and can’t trust anyone. Fortunately, he gets some help from an unexpected source; a mysterious tunnel inhabitant guides Storm through the city underground. In a race against the clock, the teenager has to save his father from the stake, protect the vital letters, and get them printed. What begins as an exciting adventure quickly changes into a battle for everyone's freedom.

simple click on a button. But the right to information remains as relevant today as it was back then.

Historic children’s thriller about freedom of speech, where political, social and religious extremism are handled in a compelling way. Although the film is full of information, the adventure avoids being anything like a school history lesson. It remains, above all, an exciting modern children’s film that connects in various ways to the lives of young people and mass communication today. Back then, citizens were able to spread information across a wide public for the first time; now anyone can do so with just a

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DENNIS BOTS | THE NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM | 2017 | 105’ | 9+ Producer Petra Goedings, Harro van Staverden Screenwriter Karen van Holst-Pellekaan Editor Peter Alderliesten, Björn Mentink Composer André Dziezuk, Fons Merkies Leading actors Davy Gomez, Juna de Leeuw, Yorick van Wageningen, Angela Schijf Production company Phanta Basta!, Gijsbrecht van Aemstelstraat 16-18, Amsterdam, 1091 TC, The Netherlands, +31(0)206260255, info@phantavision.com World sales Incredible Film, Hekendorperweg 21, 3421 VJ Oudewater, Netherlands, +31(0)653948986, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl Distribution in The Netherlands Dutch FilmWorks, DFW

2017 STORM: LETTERS VAN VUUR /STORM: LETTER OF FIRE 2015 CODE M/THE SWORD OF D'ARTAGNAN 2014 OORLOGSGEHEIMEN/SECRETS OF WAR 2012 ACHTSTE GROEPERS HUILEN NIET/COOL KIDS DON'T CRY

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

APORT

AWAKER PREBÚDZAČ

This is the shortest film of the festival. But as you will soon find out, it’s long enough to tell a wonderful story that is both very dynamic and funny. We meet our triangular furry friend, the dog, playing with a red ball. However, two bigger dogs also want it and start to fight with each other, leaving the small dog behind. Who do you think will get it? Exactly.

In a cold Nordic country at the beginning of the 19th century, an old man earns his living waking people up. Every day is the same, but the old man does not seem to mind. Until one day, when he receives a shiny little bell as a payment for his services instead of a handful of change. At first he is hesitant, but a little boy soon helps him transform his humdrum routine.

Filmmaker Denis Voronin is a freelance illustrator from Russia, who practices vector art and specialises in cartoon characters and illustrations. He also creates graphics and animations for mobile gaming. The 2D animation Aport is created in an arty, cubistic style. The film was created as a result of courses attended at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.

Lovely 3D animation that brings back memories of long lost times. Filip Diviak is an animator and starting director from Slovakia. He currently studies at the Studio of Animated Arts at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. For this 2D animation film, Diviak also composed the enchanting soundtrack.

DENIS VORONIN | RUSSIA | 2016 | 2’ | 4+

FILIP DIVIAK | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2017 | 10’ | 8+

Producer Nikolay Makovsky Screenwriter Denis Voronin

Dutch title De Wekker Producer Lukas Gregor

Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, ул.

Screenwriter Filip Diviak Editor Filip Diviak

Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

Production company Tomáš Baťa University Faculty of

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369,

Multimedial Communications, Department of

info@souzmult.ru World sales Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

Animation, tefánikova 2431, Zlín, 760 01,

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

Czech Republic, +420(0)576034205, gregor@fmk.utb.cz

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

World sales KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Friedensallee 7, Hamburg, HH 22765, Germany, +49(0)4039106319, sales@shortfilm.com

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BULLET TIME

DARK, DARK WOODS

We’re in the wild, Wild West. Two cowboys are facing off, anxiously waiting for the old town hall clock to strike twelve o’ clock and herald their shootout. When they fire their guns, both bullets are ready to kill, but then time seems to stop. The bullets, Stanley and Daisy, pass each other in slow motion and fall in love at first sight. Instead of their deadly targets they choose love, with disastrous consequences for both cowboys.

Do you dream of being a princess? If only for one day? Young princess Maria would love to trade places with you. She is thoroughly fed up with her royal life with its endless routine of duties and lessons, responsibility after responsibility, every hour of every day. And so Maria decides to run away, and soon finds herself in the dark, dark woods. There she discovers that the woods are filled with all sorts of monsters, both large and small.

An original and funny short by director and animator Frodo Kuipers, who is well on his way to becoming our Dutch animation ambassador. His recognizable style, mixed with humour and a clear moral, results in films that are appreciated at festivals all over the world. Last year, Kuipers’ Cinekid entry was Ballone di Cannone.

Emile Gignoux graduated from the Animation Workshop (Denmark), where he directed Dark Dark Woods, his first short. His crew consisted of thirdyear Character Animation & CG Art students. In the summer of 2016, he interned at Cartoon Saloon Ltd in Ireland, where he worked as assistant animator on the 2D feature film Breadwinner, directed by Nora Twomey.

FRODO KUIPERS

EMILE GIGNOUX | DENMARK | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 6’ | 8+

Dutch title Kasteelkruipertjes Producer Michelle Nardonne

Producer Merlijn Passier Screenwriter Merlijn Passier,

Screenwriter Mik Lovenbalch Kirchheiner, Louise Hovgaard

Frodo Kuipers Composer Alex Debicki Leading actors

Editor Emile Gignoux

Production company Merlijn Passier Productions,

Composer Kenneth Lampl, Kirsten Lampl Production company

Marijkestraat 14, 5671 HL Nuenen, Netherlands,

The Animation Workshop, Kasernevej 5, Viborg, 8800,

merlijn@cutjongens.nl World sales KLIK! Distribution Service,

Denmark, +45(0)87554900, taw.Films@via.dk

Kardinaal Vaughanstraat 33, 5046 DP Tilburg, Netherlands,

World sales The Animation Workshop, Kasernevej 5, Viborg,

+31(0)620689423, ursula@klikamsterdam.nl

8800, Denmark, +45(0)87554900, taw.Films@via.dk

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

EASYGOING TEDDY

FIRST SNOW

MEDO TRAPAVKO

PRVNÍ SNÍH

Easy-going Teddy is a playful, pleasant little bear who is not too concerned with the rules of the forest. He goes to school, where he attends classes with the other animals. He explores the diverse environment of the forest and enjoys all living things around him. One day, after he saves a bee in trouble, he earns a friendship that will change his life forever. Tomislav Gregl was born 1961 in Zagreb, Croatia. He is a trick cameraman, one of the few people in Croatia with this skill. His professional work with film began in 1987 at Croatia Film, the studio of animated film in Zagreb. Working as a cameraman and master of trick photography, he was involved in the production of a large number of artistic films and animated features. Easy-going Teddy comes alive through stylized clay backgrounds and hand drawings.

Winter is coming. After Hedgehog accidentally falls asleep outside, he wakes up in the morning to discover that all his familiar paths are covered in snow. And so he heads offs on a dangerous adventure to find his den. Lenka Ivančíková is an artist and filmmaker from Slovakia. She gained her Bachelor's degree in Critical Fine Art Practice in the United Kingdom. Here, she came to attention for a number of successful experimental shorts. Her fascination for fairy tales led her to the Czech Republic, where she took an MA course in animation at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek. There she wrote, directed and animated this stop-motion film with animated objects, puppets and clay animation.

TOMISLAV GREGL | CROATIA | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

LENKA IVANČÍKOVÁ

Dutch title Het behulpzame beertje Producer Irena Škorić

CZECH REPUBLIC | 2015 | 13’ | 6+

Screenwriter Ivo Balenović Editor Tomislav Gregl Composer

Dutch title Eerste sneeuw Producer Dita Knotová

Bojan Kondres, Žana Lončarić Production company Arti-

Screenwriter Lenka Ivančíková Editor Jiří Duchoslav, Daniel

zana film, Ul. Grada Vukovara 222, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia,

Bašta Composer Zbyněk Matějů Production company Film

+385(0)989420845, artizana.film@gmail.com World sales

Academy of Miroslav Ondricek in Pisek, Lipová alej 2068, Písek,

Artizana film, Ul. Grada Vukovara 222, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia,

397 01, Czech Republic, +420(0)777321218,

+385(0)989420845, artizana.film@gmail.com

famo@filmovka.cz World sales Czech Television, Kavci Hory, Prague 4, 14070, Czech Republic, +420(0)261137047, telexport@czech-tv.cz

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FISHWITCH

FRUITS OF CLOUDS PLODY MRAKÙ

A fishwitch lives an isolated life on an iceberg adrift in the ocean. She is miserable and hates company. But then a friendly merman appears. The merman has been spending his days joyously rollicking around the ocean, oblivious to the fact that his dreadful singing is the very reason he remains friendless. He falls in love with the fishwitch and tries to win her over. Slowly, the merman starts breaking the ice. What happens then catches everyone by surprise.

In the glades, surrounded by dark woods, Furry lives with a group of friends. They feed only on seeds, which turn into shiny fruit after touching the ground. However, these seeds appear only rarely. The animals´ fear of the woods keeps them from looking for food there. Instead, they patiently wait until the seeds fall from the sky; but Furry does not want to wait. Despite the others’ concerns, he decides to go explore this unfamiliar territory.

Adrienne Dowling grew up with a great love of fairy tales. She completed a BA in Model-making at Ireland’s National Film School and developed her skills working as an assistant animator on preschool children’s series Igam Ogam, before enrolling at the National Film and Television School. This endearing story, her stop-motion graduation film, showcases her passion for fantasy storytelling, vibrant characters and rich, tactile visuals.

Kateřina Karhánková was educated at the Animation Department at FAMU in Prague. Her graduation film The New Species competed at Annecy in 2014, was screened at the MoMA in New York City, and was selected for several international festivals where it won awards from both juries and audiences. Her next film, Tony and Mr. Illness, won several awards, including the 2015 Gold Panda.

ADRIENNE DOWLING

KATEŘINA KARHÁNKOVÁ

UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 10’ | 6+

CZECH REPUBLIC | 2017 | 11’ | 4+

Dutch title Viswijf Producer Helene Sifre

Dutch title Luchtvruchten Producer Tomáš Michálek

Screenwriter Jenna Jovi Editor Andonis Trattos

Screenwriter Kateřina Karhánková Editor Blanka Klímová

Leading actors Natalia Tenna, Sam Apley

Production company MasterFilm, Bubenská 1, Prague, 170 00,

Production company National Film and Television School,

Czech Republic, +420(0)602630466, tomas@masterfilm.cz

Station Road, Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG,

World sales MasterFilm, Bubenská 1, Prague, 170 00,

United Kingdom, +44(0)1494671234, festivals@nfts.co.uk

Czech Republic, +420(0)602630466, tomas@masterfilm.cz

World sales National Film and Television School, Station Road, Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG, United Kingdom, +44(0)1494671234, festivals@nfts.co.uk

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

THE GARDEN

THE HOUSE

BAHÇE

DOMEK

A little girl lives in a garden with her friends. She has horns on her head and feels deeply connected with nature. Her days in the garden are full of joy, play, creativity and love. But then she moves to the city and needs to grow up, which is not so easy.

A family moves out of their small suburban home, but the house itself cannot come to terms with that. It misses its inhabitants and decides to go after them. The one clue left to the house is a shiny red business card. The house leaves its place in the street and sets off on a journey that leads to a strange part of the city, occupied by robotic, automated houses.

An autobiographical story by Idil Ar (1979), who was born in Istanbul. She studied at the Industrial Design Department of Sinan University and received her Master’s degree in design from the Berlin Weissensee Art Academy. She discovered the animation and illustration world while working as a designer and made the decision to develop her skills in these fields. She continued her studies at Gobelins l'ecole de l'image in Paris and subsequently at The Animation Workshop in Denmark.

The house cannot believe its eyes. Is this where the owners have moved to? And do they miss him too? The House is a stop-motion animated film, made with pencil on paper by Veronica Zacharova. She is a graphic designer, illustrator, animator and director. She studied graphic design at the Brno Faculty of Fine Arts, followed by animation at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin. Her film Zoo Story was part of European Short Competition at Cinekid in 2016.

IDIL AR UÇANER | TURKEY | 2016 | 7’ | 8+

VERONIKA ZACHAROVÁ

Dutch title De tuin Producer Idil Ar Uçaner, Berat İlk

CZECH REPUBLIC | 2016 | 6’ | 6+

Screenwriter Idil Ar Uçaner Music Kerem Akdağ Production

Dutch title Het huis Producer Lukas Gregor

company Canlandiranlar, info@canlandiranlar.com

Screenwriter Veronika Zacharová Production company Tomáš

World sales Canlandiranlar, info@canlandiranlar.com

Baťa University – Faculty of Multimedial Communications, Department of Animation, Štefánikova 2431, Zlín, 760 01, Czech Republic, +420(0)576034205, gregor@fmk.utb.cz World sales KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Friedensallee 7, Hamburg, HH 22765, Germany, +49(0)4039106319, sales@shortfilm.com

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HUMUS

JUBILEE JUBILÉ

A teaching deer has taken in a human pupil to teach him all he knows about plants. Unfortunately, it seems the pupil lacks talent: he makes many mistakes and drives his teacher crazy. One night, the curious pupil takes advantage of his teacher sleeping and starts experimenting with magical ingredients. As you might expect, this leads to a disaster: huge plants start growing everywhere and the workplace of the teacher is ruined. Luckily, the pupil is able to fix his mistakes in a skilful way and by doing so finally makes his teacher proud - all’s well that ends well.

At Buckingham Palace, it is time for the British Queen to attend a fancy ceremony. However, as the royal celebration is about to start, an unexpected gust of wind whisks away the Queen’s hat. Two heroes take up the task to save the hat; one is a trustworthy guard, the other one of her playful little Corgi dogs. They start chasing the hat throughout London, but the task seems impossible. The two unlikely partners will have to cooperate in order to retrieve Her Majesty’s beloved headdress. An entertaining 3D animation in Mister Beanstyle by students of MOPA, the computer graphics animation school in Arles, France, that will take you all around the British capital city.

This funny 2D cartoon was made as a graduation film by students of the Experimental Cinema Centre Piemonte in Italy.

SIMONE DI ROCCO, SIMONE CIRILLO,

CHARLOTTE PIOGÉ, CORALIE SOUDET,

DARIO LIVIETTI, ALICE TAGLIAPIETRA

MARION DUVERT, MARIE EL KADIRI,

ITALY | 2017 | 8’ | 6+

AGATHE MARMION | FRANCE | 2016 | 8’ | 6+

Dutch title Compost Screenwriter Simone Di Rocco

Dutch title Jubileum Screenwriter Coralie Soudet, Charlotte

Production company Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia,

Piogé, Marion Duvert, Marie El Kadiri, Agathe Marmion

Via Tuscolana 1524, Rome, 00173, Italy, +39(0)119473284,

Composer Jean-Baptiste Porquet Production company MOPA,

animazione@fondazionecsc.it

2 Rue Yvan Edouard, 13200 Arles, France, +33(0)490994690,

World sales Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia,

contact@ecole-mopa.fr World sales Sève Films, 333 Rue des

Via Tuscolana 1524, Rome, 00173, Italy, +39(0)119473284,

Pyrénées, 75020 Paris, France, +33(0)674232951,

animazione@fondazionecsc.it

contact@sevefilms.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

LAND WITHOUT EVIL

THE LITTLE BIRD AND THE CATERPILLAR

TIERRA SIN MAL

DER KLEINE VOGEL UND DIE RAUPE

Throughout history, people have always searched for the perfect place. This film, based on Guaraní mythology, offers another perspective on paradise: what if real paradise lies within us, in the harmony and unity of all living beings?

A cute little bird cherishes and nurtures the green leaves of his beloved home in the maple trees. But then a hungry caterpillar arrives, who has his mind set on our feathered friend's foliage. Eventually they come up with a solution together.

Katalin Egely is a Hungarian animator and director. She graduated in scenography at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest and in animation at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Combining her interest in animation and in documentary film, she currently studies at the Avellaneda Institute of Art and Film (IDAC) in Buenos Aires. Her focus is primarily on making music videos, credits and animated scenes for movies. This film uses a stop-motion technique with paper cut-out animation and digital drawings, in a style reminiscent of the books by Eric Carle.

Lena von Döhren is an animator, director and illustrator. She was born in Berlin and studied audio-visual communication at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. After graduation, she completed a Masters in Animation at the Hochschule Luzern in Switzerland. Her short films as a director include her graduation film The Little Bird and the Leaf (2012) and its sequel, The Little Bird and the Leaf (2014). The Little Bird and the Caterpillar (2017) is her latest short.

KATALIN EGELY

LENA VON DÖHREN | SWITZERLAND | 2017 | 5’ | 4+

ARGENTINA, HUNGARY | 2017 | 4’ | 6+

Dutch title Het kleine vogeltje en de rups

Dutch title Ver hiervandaan Producer Katalin Egely

Producer Gerd Gockell Screenwriter Lena von Döhren

Screenwriter Katalin Egely Editor Katalin Egely Composer

Editor Fee Liechti Production company Schattenkabinett

Katalin Egely, Tonolec Egely World sales Katalin Egely

GmbH, Fährstrasse 36, Bern, CH – 3004, Switzerland, +41(0)774868616, info@schattenkabinett.com World sales Magnetfilm GmbH, Torstraße 154, 10115 Berlin, Germany, +49(0)3024628156, info@magnetfilm.de

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MIRIAM BY THE LAKE

MR. NIGHT HAS A DAY OFF

MIRIAM JÄRVE ÄÄRES

Miriam’s family is on holiday by the lake. After a long and tiring day, the whole family is resting in their tent, apart from Hen, who cannot sleep. She goes out for a walk, only to hear lots of frightening night sounds and to see eyes blinking in the dark. Hen grabs the photo camera to take pictures of the monsters surrounding her. In the morning, the others can see what Hen was afraid of.

Where does Mister Night go, at the crack of dawn? It turns out Mister Night lives a very full life, but he longs to do what he does best: to make things darker in preparation for nightfall. He starts off inside the house, but does not stop there. He goes out onto the street and continues to darken the city and its inhabitants, until night falls again. Ignas Meilūnas 1985, Vilnius, Lithuania has worked as a 3D and stop-motion animator for films, games and television ads since 2010. His debut animated fiction short Woods (2015) won the Lithuanian Film Academy Award for best animation film of the year 2015. Since then he has worked as a freelance animation director and animator. This film combines 2D animation, time lapse photography and live action.

Miriam by the Lake is part of a puppet animation series by the famous Estonian Nukufilm Studio about the character Miriam, that started in 2003 and has involved several directors. Miriam's Kite screened at Cinekid in 2013, Miriam's Stray Dog in 2016.

RIHO UNT, SERGEI KIBU | ESTONIA | 2017 | 5’ | 4+

IGNAS MEILŪNAS | LITHUANIA | 2016 | 2’ | 6+

Dutch title Miriam bij het meer Producer Kerdi Oengo

Dutch title Meneer Nacht heeft een dagje vrij

Screenwriter Leelo Tungal, Peep Pedmanson Composer

Producer Ignas Meilūnas Screenwriter Ignas Meilūnas

Tiit Kikas Production company Nukufilm OÜ, Niine 11, 10414

Composer Marius Meilūnas Production company Ignas Films,

Tallinn, Estonia, +372(0)6414307, nukufilm@nukufilm.ee

ignas.meilunas@gmail.com World sales Ignas Films,

World sales Nukufilm OÜ, Niine 11, 10414 Tallinn, Estonia,

ignas.meilunas@gmail.com

+372(0)6414307, nukufilm@nukufilm.ee

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

MR. PHILODENDRON AND THE APPLE TREE

NANUUQ

GOSPOD FILODENDRON IN JABLANA

Mister Philodendron wants to enjoy a quiet afternoon in his garden, but the plants and animals are not always easy to get along with. He tries to put the sun in a box, but that is somewhat more complicated than it seemed at first. He also chases after the moon so he can play football with it. Luckily, he manages to have a wonderful afternoon, full of adventures. This Czech pilot for an animated children’s series is based on the stories by Andrej Rozman Rosa. After specialising in painting in Ljubljana, director Graga Masinak went on to study at the department of Animated Film at Famu (CZ). Over the last years, Masinak has primarily worked as an illustrator and cartoonist on animated series, simultaneously as director, screen writer and lead animator.

On the North pole, everything is white and cold. Two polar bears (‘Nanuuq’ in Inuit language) roam along an ice floe. They face a problem however: their living space is dwindling all the time. The polar bears must face up to the inevitable meltdown of their surroundings. How will this end? A contemplative short film on the Arctic region, to illustrate the tragic events happening on earth because of global warming. Jim Lachasse is a director from Orleans, France. He studied animation at the Emile Cohl Art School in Lyon. Nanuuq is his first 3D animated short. He likes backgrounds and huge landscapes and is fascinated by ice floes, iced lakes and bears in general. His film is used in environmental activist programmes all over the world.

GREGA MASTNAK | SLOVENIA | 2016 | 7’ | 4+

JIM LACHASSE | FRANCE | 2016 | 4’ | 8+

Dutch title Meneer Kamerplant en de appelboom

Producer Aurélie Monteix Screenwriter Jim Lachasse

Producer Mojca Zlokarnik, Grega Mastnak

Editor Jim Lachasse Composer Sébastien Sauvage

Screenwriter Andrej Rozman Roza Editor Grega Mastnak

Production company École Emile Cohl, 1, rue Felix Rollet,

Composer Bratko Bibič Production company Ozor Animations,

69003 Lyon, France, +33(0)472120101, festivals@cohl.fr

Magajnova ulica 4, 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče, Slovenia,

World sales École Emile Cohl, 1 Rue Felix Rollet, 69003 Lyon,

mojca.zlokarnik@guest.arnes.si World sales Ozor Animations,

France, +33(0)472120101, festivals@cohl.fr

Magajnova ulica 4, 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče, Slovenia, mojca.zlokarnik@guest.arnes.si

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PERCHED

THE POCKET MAN LE PETIT BONHOMME DE POCHE

A man lives alone aboard a submarine perched precariously on top of a mountain. One day a seagull arrives and unintentionally threatens the submarine’s position: despite his small size, the weight of the new arrival puts the boat out of balance. After a series of high risk attempts to shoo away his feathered new friend, the man finally succeeds. But what to do with her nest on top of his periscope?

A miniature man lives in an old suitcase on the streets of a big city, all by himself. One day he finds a new friend: an old blind man that cannot find his way around. The little man jumps into the blind man's breast pocket and with music, the pocket man helps the blind man find his way and see things in the street. Both are very happy, as they each have found a new friend. Ana Chubinidze is a Georgian author, illustrator and filmmaker. She worked in several Georgian publishing houses as an illustrator and pop-up book designer. She directed her first short film The Pocket Man as an artist-in-residence in Folimage, France. The film was made using a combination of animated objects and paper cut-outs.

Liam Harris is a recent graduate of the National Film and Television School in England. Perched is his graduation film and has won several awards. It has been showcased at almost sixty film festivals worldwide. Perched was made the old-fashioned way, with only the basics of paper and pencil.

LIAM HARRIS | UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 11’ | 6+

ANA CHUBINIDZE

Dutch title In balans Producer Elina Litvinova

GEORGIA, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE | 2016 | 8’ | 4+

Screenwriter Nathaniel Price, Eoin Doran

Dutch title Het zakmannetje Producer Reginald de Guillebon,

Editor Sian Clarke Composer Victor Hugo Fumagalli

Corinne Destombes Screenwriter Ana Chubinidze Editor

Production company National Film and Television School,

Herve Guichard Composer Yan Volsy Production company

Station Road, Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG,

Folimage, La Cartoucherie, 1, rue de Chony, Bourg-lès-Valence,

United Kingdom, +44(0)1494671234, festivals@nfts.co.uk

26500, France, +33(0)475784868, contact@folimage.fr

World sales National Film and Television School, Station Road,

World sales Folimage, La Cartoucherie, 1, rue de Chony,

Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG, United Kingdom,

Bourg-lès-Valence, 26500, France, +33(0)475784868,

+44(0)1494671234, festivals@nfts.co.uk

contact@folimage.fr

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SECOND TO NONE Frederick Butterfield has been runner-up to his twin brother Herman all his life. When Herman, older by a full minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be on top – with disastrous consequences. This daring story was written and directed by IFTA nominee Vincent Gallagher. It is a richly detailed stop motion animation, delivered with a sense of energy and very black comedy. This is Gallagher’s first fully animated film and his first-ever attempt at stop motion. The idea for the film firstly came from reading an article about the world’s oldest person dying and being replaced by the then second oldest. To add a sense of the era that the elderly characters were born in, Gallagher created a jazz-inspired soundtrack.

SHE'S GOT THE BLUSH Who knew blushing could be so expressive? Lotte, an extremely shy twelve-year-old, goes through life with a severe blushing problem. Her inner world comes out for everyone to see and hear when she blushes. Life is full of embarrassing situations and this is no different for Lotte. But one day she meets a boy and a little robin bird who are familiar with her problems, and her life takes a turn when they form a blushing orchestra together. Els Decaluwe is an animator, fledgling director and illustrator from Belgium. She graduated from the RITCS art school in Brussels. She made this short 2D animated film during her studies, and has dedicated the delicate story to everyone like her who feels shy and uneasy at times.

VINCENT GALLAGHER | IRELAND | 2016 | 8’ | 8+

ELS DECALUWE | BELGIUM | 2016 | 6’ | 8+

Dutch title Op één na Producer Damian Farrell Screenwriter

Dutch title Blosje Producer Laikin Chang Screenwriter Els

Vincent Gallagher Editor Vincent Gallagher Composer St.

Decaluwe Composer Victor Huang Production company RITCS

Francis Hotel Production company Caboom, 46 William St S,

School of Arts, Antoine Dansaertstraat 70, 1000 Brussel,

Dublin 2, D02 EE02, Ireland, +353(0)16727077,

Belgium, +32(0)25071411, ritcs@ehb.be World sales RITCS

info@caboom.ie World sales Vincent Gallagher

School of Arts, Antoine Dansaertstraat 70, 1000 Brussel, Belgium, +32(0)25071411, ritcs@ehb.be

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SPIDER WEB

SPINDRIFT

ПАУТИНКА

Spider Web is the story of a relationship between a spider and a knitting grandmother. When grandma sees the spider web on her shoulder, she first takes fright and tries to chase the spider away with a vacuum cleaner. She almost kills it, but regrets it right away and saves the spider. To thank her, the spider designs a beautiful art work for her house. Chernysheva was born in Sverdlovsk, Russia. She graduated from Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art, majoring in graphics and animation. She worked as an animator, character designer and artist on several animation films. From 2012 to 2014 she studied in La Podriere (France). Her graduation film Two Friends won the Cinekid European Short competition in 2015. Natalia is known for her humorous 2D computer animations with universal appeal.

On a desolate island off the coast of Orkney in Scotland, a young girl lives in a run-down and unloved croft by the sea. Her family does not pay much attention to her, so she spends a lot of time by herself on the seaside and finds solace in a majestic sea eagle that lives on the island. The girl spends all her time with him and her behaviour turns more and more bird-like. But then a stranger arrives in the tide: a boy on the beach catches her attention. The girl is forced to look at herself through his eyes and realises she wants nothing more than a human friend. Selina Wagner grew up on the remote islands of Orkney, then moved to the Scottish mainland to study animation at Edinburgh College of Art. Her debut film Takuskanskan won several awards, including the Craft Award at the British Animation Awards.

NATALIA CHERNYSHEVA | RUSSIA | 2016 | 4’ | 4+

SELINA WAGNER

Dutch title Spinnenweb Screenwriter Natalia Chernysheva

UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 12’ | 8+

Editor Ludmila Putatina Production company Pchela Animation

Dutch title Vogelvlucht Producer Anna Thomson

Studio, Staropetrovsky pereulok 1, office 306, 125130, Moscow,

Screenwriter Selina Wagner Editor Jamie Fraser, Composer

Russia, +7(0)4959951074, pchelanima@mail.ru

Mike Vass Production company Blobina Animations,

World sales Pchela Animation Studio, Staropetrovsky pereulok 1,

+44(0)7895056283, selina@blobina.com World sales Blobina

office 306, 125130, Moscow, Russia, +7(0)4959951074,

Animations, +44(0)7895056283, selina@blobina.com

pchelanima@mail.ru

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TIGER

TWO TRAMS DVA TRAMVAYA

Imprinted on a food plate is a happy little tiger. But if you leave him alone, and he can’t find anything to eat on his plate, he will leave the plate and travel the kitchen table to satisfy his appetite. Kariem Saleh is a director, visual effects artist and animator working in Germany. After studying animation and visual effects at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany, Kariem embarked on a filmmaking career. He has completed several stop-motion and computer animated films, as well as live action narrative work. Tiger is his latest short film. His film is very recognisable for little eaters because of the use of typical children's tools. The combination of stop-motion and 2D computer animation makes it very appealing to our youngest audience.

A coming-of-age story set in an old city in another time. Every day, a young boyish tram leaves the bus depot and makes his rounds with an older tram along the network of streets. They enjoy each other’s company and the old tram teaches the young tram all he knows. But one day, the old tram goes missing. The young tram is worried and starts searching feverishly around the whole city, up and down the streets. Will they get to enjoy a last ride together? Svetlana Adrianova attended the painting department of the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum. After that she followed animation courses at Pilot studio, the computer graphics and animation workshop at the Russian Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), and animation courses at SHAR school studio. Her work stands out for the combination of modern and more traditional animation techniques. She has directed several animation shorts.

KARIEM SALEH | GERMANY | 2016 | 3’ | 4+

SVETLANA ANDRIANOVA | RUSSIA | 2016 | 10’ | 8+

Dutch title Tijgertje Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann

Dutch title Twee trams Producer Gleb Davidov, Nikolay

Screenwriter Kariem Saleh Production company

Makovsky Screenwriter Svetlana Andrianova Composer Artem

Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Ostendstraße 106, 70188

Fadeev Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

Stuttgart, Germany, +49(0)711481027, studio@filmbilder.de

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

World sales Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Ostendstraße 106,

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

70188 Stuttgart, Germany, +49(0)711481027,

World sales Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

studio@filmbilder.de

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow, Russia, 1270066, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

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WATER PATH FOR A FISH

BEHIND THE BLUE DOOR

CAMINO DE AGUA PARA UN PEZ

ZA NIEBIESKIMI DRZWIAMI

A starry night in a humble neighbourhood somewhere in Latin America. Oscar is sleeping, when a sudden gust of wind wakes him up. From his window, he sees a goldfish in a dirty puddle, gasping for air. Two cats are watching from the shadows. Oscar needs to save him. He runs outside and rescues the goldfish from the cats. He takes him inside, but the goldfish won’t stay there for long. We follow Oscar and his new friend on an exciting adventure through a water-ridden but colourful Latin American city.

Lucas’s mother lies in a coma after a car accident and Lucas has to move in with his strict aunt in a remote old boarding house. But then his room’s blue door turns out to be a portal to another, silver world. When he takes a piece of thread to the other side of the door, his aunt changes into a spidery creature and the boarding house into a giant spider web. Lucas goes back to the silver world with three other children from his neighbourhood to fix the situation.

Mercedes Marro has more than 25 years of experience in the animation industry. In 2001, she founded TOMAVISTAS, focusing on the creation and production of series for children. In 2012, she was nominated for an Emmy Kids Award for the 2D animation television series Ask Lara.

As it eventually turns out, not his mother, but Lucas is in a coma. He constructs a story through the things his mother confides in him on his sickbed. A suspenseful adventure thus is embedded in a serious drama. The proceeds of the film are partly donated to the Akogo Foundation, a charity for children who remain in a coma.

MERCEDES MARRO

MARIUSZ PALEJ | POLAND | 2016 | 93’ | 10+

SPAIN, COLOMBIA, FRANCE | 2016 | 8’ | 6+

Dutch title Achter de blauwe deur Producer Maciej Sowinski,

Dutch title Waterweg voor een vis Producer Pierre Nothman,

Andrzej Papis Screenwriter Katarzyna Gacek, Magdalena Niec,

Mercedes Marro Editor Conrado López, Composer Romain

Adam Wojtyszko Editor Urszula Dutka Composer Michal Sz-

Trouillet Production company Tomavistas S.L, Calle Gracias 1,

ablowski Leading actors Magdalena Niec, Dominik Kowalczyk,

Barcelona, 08012, Spain, +34(0)932177025,

Ewa Blaszczyk Production company TFP, Al. Stanow

hola@tomavistas.com World sales Promofest,

Zjednoczonych 61, Warshaw, 04-028, Poland,

Juan Bravo 51 Duplicado, 1º Int Izda, Madrid, 28006, Spain,

+48(0)228109279, biuro@t-f-p.pl World sales Wonderphil En-

+34(0)911865673, info@promofest.org

tertainment LLC, 1032 Irving St. 130, San Francisco, CA 94122, United States, +1(0)3104821324, phil@wonderphil.biz

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

BOULE & BILL 2

BOY ON THE BRIDGE ΤΟ ΑΓΟΡΙ ΣΤΗ ΓΕΦΥΡΑ

Bill the cocker spaniel feels totally at home in Boule’s family. Everyone is happy until Boule’s father meets his new boss who tells him his cartoons are too cheerful. She expects sadder stories from him and he tries everything to become unhappier, but it’s not easy. In the meantime, Boule meets a tough new boy in his class, who, just like Boule, wants to impress the beautiful Charlotte. Like the first part, the second part of this live action version of the Belgian cartoon series excels in retro-art direction, playful details and amusing dialogues. The characters end up in all sorts of crazy, even extreme situations, exploding hand grenades to broken legs, but the film does do justice to the cartoon series.

Socrates’s grandfather was a war hero, and Socrates wears his beret with pride. And just like his grandfather, the inquisitive boy learns how to make explosives. When his aggressive uncle once again tyrannises Socrates’s family, he thinks up a plan to end it once and for all. This marks the beginning of a murder case that turns the village upside down. Based on the book Land of the Golden Apple by Eve Makis. This suspenseful coming-of-age story emphasises the role of fathers and taking responsibility for yourself and others. It is an intense drama in which the main character discovers that the truth is more complicated than it appears and that the romanticism of heroism is difficult to reconcile with the harshness of reality.

PASCAL BOURDIAUX FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2017 | 86’ | 7+

PETROS CHARALAMBOUS | CYPRUS | 2016 | 85’ | 11+

Dutch title Bollie & Billie 2 Producer Cyril Colbeau-Justin,

Dutch title De jongen op de brug Producer Marios Piperides,

Jean-Baptiste Dupont Screenwriter Benjamin Guedj Editor

Janine Teerling Screenwriter Eve Makis, Stavros Pamballis

Audrey Simonaud Composer Mathieu Lamboley Leading

Editor Soteris Christou Composer Andrey Dergachev,

actors Franck Dubosc, Mathilde Seigner, Charlie Lengendries,

Leading actors Konstantinos Farmakas, George Demetriou,

Jean-Francois Cayrey, Nora Hamzawi Production company

Kika Georgiou, Andreas Tselepos, Toni Demetriou,

LGM Cinéma, 53, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, Paris, 75009,

Maria Michael Production company AMP Filmworks,

France, +33(0)153349934, lgm@lgmprod.com

Agias Elenis 4, Office 603, Lefkosia, 1060, Cyprus,

World sales Pathé Distribution, 2, rue Lamennais, Paris, 75008,

+35(0)722875187, info@filmworks.com.cy World sales AMP

France, +33(0)171723305, sales@patheinternational.com

Filmworks, Agias Elenis 4, Office 603, Lefkosia, 1060, Cyprus,

Distribution in The Netherlands DISTRI7

+35(0)722875187, info@filmworks.com.cy

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THE JUNGLE BUNCH THE 3D MOVIE

KIDBUSTERS KIDNAPNING

LES AS DE LA JUNGLE - LE FILM EN 3D

Maurice, a brave penguin with tiger blood flowing through his veins, has been maintaining peace and order in the jungle for years, together with his Jungle Bunch (a goldfish, a gorilla, a tarsier and a bat). But then they come across their most dangerous opponent yet, Igor the koala, whose sole aim in life is to annihilate the whole of the jungle. To counter this evil masterplan, Maurice and friends will not only have to use all their skills and resources, but also have to team up with the mythical, ancient defenders of the jungle. After a successful French TV-series about these superhero animals, now comes an action-packed adventure in 3D. The quaint animation style perfectly enhances the great slapstick jokes and the inspirational story about how everyone can be a hero. Even a penguin with painted tiger stripes. Or his son, a goldfish with painted tiger stripes (it’s complicated...).

Anders, Oskar, Winni and their little brother Bertram don’t have it easy. Their father is in prison, their mother works the nightshift and they don’t have much money. And then, on the day their father finally comes home, they are evicted from their house because of overdue payments. Fortunately, they can stay with their uncle Georg who has a plan so that they can get a hold of some money quickly: kidnap the fabulously rich Bernhard. The lonely boy, whose father is always gone, thoroughly enjoys the kidnapping adventure, but then Bernhard’s shady butler spoils it all. Anders’ cocky little brother Bertram steals the show in this popular film based on the novel of the same name by Bjarne Reuter. The film is about unconventional outsiders who want their piece of the pie, too, but it also asks questions about fatherhood and what wealth really is.

FREDERIK MELDAL NØRGAARD DAVID ALAUX | FRANCE | 2017 | 95’ | 6+

DENMARK | 2017 | 81’ | 8+

Dutch title De jungle bende Producer Jean-François Tosti

Dutch title De kidnappers Producer Regner Grasten,

Screenwriter Eric Tosti, David Alaux, David Alaux

Tove Grasten Screenwriter Frederik Meldal Nørgaard

Editor Jean-Christian Tassy Composer Olivier Cussac

Editor Ania de Sá Madsen, Søren Ottosen Composer

Production company TAT Productions, 97, rue Riquet, 31000

Simon Ravn, Leading actors Luca Reichardt Ben Coker, Alfred

Toulouse, France, +33(0)561624220, tatprod@tatprod.com

Bjerre Larsen, Samuel Hallas, Mette Pedersen Production

World sales The Festival Agency, 44, rue de Cléry, Paris, 75002,

company Regner Grasten Film, Gyngemose Parkvej 84, Søborg,

France, +33(0)954904863, info@thefestivalagency.com,

2860, Denmark, +45(0)39634424, regner@grasten.com

SND Groupe M6, 89, avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly sur

World sales Attraction Distribution, 5455 De Gaspe Ave.,

Seine, 92575, France, +33(0)141926666, sales1@snd-films.fr

Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3, Canada,

Distribution in The Netherlands Cinéart Nederland

+1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca

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LITTLE GREY FERGIE SAVES THE FARM!

LITTLE HARBOUR PIATA LOĎ

GRÅTASS REDDER GÅRDEN

Gramps’ beloved farm is under threat of demolition for a new motorway, as his farm is the smallest in the area. Fortunately, Fergie thinks up a cunning plan: build a giant mirror that can reflect sunlight toward that one field where nothing grows. Fergie and his best friend Gavin get to work but in the end, it’s not so easy. And then the mirror breaks into a thousand pieces. Finally, the whole village gets involved to save the day. In this, the third part of the popular Fergie series, we visit the happy farm with all its residents, but this time there are serious problems on the horizon, although it never becomes too tense for the youngest viewers. Gavin and Fergie show what perseverance and teamwork is all about, but there is still enough room for the well-known songs and playfulness.

Living in a flat in Bratislava with her young and somewhat crazy mother and her ill grandmother, ten-year-old Jarka has to amuse and look after herself. When her mother leaves for Prague after her grandmother dies and Jarka has to fend for herself, she finds two babies at the station who were forgotten by their alcoholic mother. Together she and her lonely neighbourhood friend Kristián decide to care for the twins in a remote barn, and so become the parents neither of them ever had. Directed by Iveta Grófová and based on a true story, this film is characterised by its dreamy, poetic style. Grófová tells her story through the eyes of children who do not yet live according to the insensitive, unimaginative logic of adults. Little Harbour won a Crystal Bear for Best Film in the youth competition of the Berlin Film Festival.

PEDER HAMDAHL NÆSS | NORWAY | 2016 | 77’ | 5+

IVETA GRÓFOVÁ | SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC,

Dutch title De kleine grijze tractor redt de boerderij

HUNGARY | 2017 | 85’ | 12+

Producer Silje Hopland Eik, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver

Producer Iveta Grófová, Katarina Krnáčová Screenwriter

Screenwriter Jason Tammemagi, Arne Lindtner Næss, Arne

Marek Leščák, Iveta Grófová Editor Anton Fabian, Tono Fabian

Lindtner Næss Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen, Jacob Ditlev

Composer Matej Hlaváč Leading actors Vanessa Szamuhelová,

Composer Sindre Hotvedt, Lars Kilevold

Matúš Bačišin, Katarína Kamencová, Johanna Tesařová

Leading actors Elias Søvold-Simonsen, Stein Winge, Jeppe

Production company Hulapa Film, Riazanská 36, Bratislava,

Beck Laursen Production company Cinenord, Akersbakken 33,

831 03, Slovakia, +421(0)905384615,

Oslo, N-0172, Norway, +47(0)22955580,

katarina.krnacova@gmail.com World sales Loco Films,

spillefilm@cinenord.no World sales Attraction Distribution,

42 Rue Sedaine, 75011 Paris, France, +33(0)762994919,

5455 De Gaspe Ave., Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3,

info@loco-films.com

Canada, +1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca

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MISSION KATHMANDU: THE ADVENTURES OF NELLY & SIMON

LOTTE & LUISE: TWINS ON BOARD DAS DOPPELTE LOTTCHEN

MISSION YÉTI: LES AVENTURES DE NELLY ET SIMON

The introvert, serious Lotte who lives with her mother in Frankfurt, and the wild firebrand Luise who just arrived from Africa with her musician father, meet each other at a summer camp. Even though they are very different on the inside, on the outside they resemble each other almost identically. They soon find out they are twins and that they were separated from each other when their parents’ relationship ended. They decide to swap places to learn more about each other’s life and to make clear to their parents that from now on, they want to stay together forever.

The nerdy scientist Simon and the inexperienced but fearless private detective Nelly are sent to the Himalaya Mountains to look for the Yeti, together with their guide Tensing. When, after a number of hilarious adventures, they finally come face to face with not one but a whole tribe of Abominable Snowmen, they come to realise what the consequences of their discovery will be.

This novel by Erich Kästner from 1949 was previously filmed as The Parent Trap. Children’s need for continuity and truth is emphasised in this modern version of the classic story in which the sisters constantly remain in contact with each other via their mobile phones.

Fortune or misfortune is only relative, according to a well-known Oriental parable that is depicted at the beginning of the film. Is it really so fortunate that the three eventually do run into the Yeti? The jokes fly thick and fast in this energetic comedy, but it also conveys an important message about the conservation of nature and mass tourism.

LANCELOT VON NASO | GERMANY | 2016 | 94’ | 7+

PIERRE GRECO | CANADA | 2017 | 80’ | 7+

Dutch title Dubbele Lotje Producer Uschi Reich,

Dutch title Missie Yeti: de avonturen van Nelly & Simon

Tina Hechinger Screenwriter Niko Ballestrem Editor Kilian von

Producer Nancy Florence Savard Screenwriter Pierre Greco,

Keyserlingk Composer Klaus Doldinger Leading actors

André Morency Editor René Caron Composer Olivier Auriol

Mia Lohmann, Delphine Lohmann, Florian Stetter, Alwara

Leading actors Sylvie Moreau, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge,

Hoefels Production company Uschi Reich

Rachid Badouri, Alexandrine Warren Production company

Filmproduktion, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, 82031,

10th Ave Productions, 209 Rue Jean Juneau, Saint-Augus-

Germany, +49(0)8974029500 World sales Global Screen

tin-de-Desmaures, QC G3A 2W1, Canada, +1(0)4188770101,

GmbH, Sonnenstraße 21, Munich, D-80331, Germany,

productions@10ave.com World sales Cinema Management

+49(0)892441295500, info@globalscreen.de

Group, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 320, Beverly Hills, 90211, CA, United States, +1(0)3103009959, info@cinemamanagementgroup.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

TALES FROM THE LAKESIDE

A BIT LOST UN PEU PERDU

LENGEMESÉK

The Verdies are a tribe of little green people who live among the reeds by the water. When the young Verdies’ hair turns brown, they are allowed to guard their territory, fly with songbirds and participate in the frog rodeo. Willy, a curious little boy whose hair just won’t turn brown, constantly breaks the rules. When he discovers that their enemies, the Grimps, are preparing an attack together with the swans, he sabotages their boat and organises a counterattack. His curiosity turns out to be useful this time. The animation of this Hungarian fairy tale is simple but full of wonderful details, such as swans with black Zorro masks and motorboats made from pet bottles. The moral of this film is that you sometimes have to break the rules to save the day. It also emphasises the care for nature, cleaning up waste and cooperation in order to achieve something.

Little Owl has fallen from his nest and landed on the ground. Now he is lost, and his mummy is nowhere to be seen. With the earnest help of his new friends Squirrel and Frog, Little Owl goes in search of animals that fit his description of Mummy Owl. She is very big, but not a bear, and has big eyes, but is not a frog. Fortunately, all ends well and Owl not only finds his mum, but makes new friends along the way. Adapted from the popular Chris Haughton picture book. Helene Ducrocq graduated from La Poudrière animation school in 2006. She creates short animation films for children, for music and for her own pleasure. This 2D animation appeals to the youngest audiences because of the simplicity of the shapes and colours.

ZSOLT PALFI | HUNGARY | 2017 | 66’ |4+

HELENE DUCROCQ | FRANCE | 2017 | 6’ | 3+

Dutch title Verhalen uit het meer Producer Reka Temple

Dutch title Mama kwijt Producer Pierre Dron

Screenwriter Judit Berg Composer Pál Simon Fejér

Screenwriter Helene Ducrocq Composer Nathanael Bergese

Production company Cinemon Entertainment, Ürömi utca

Production company Citron Bien, La Cartoucherie, 33, rue de

25-29, Budapest, 1023, Hungary, +36(0)17807751,

Chony, Bourg-lès-Valence, 26500, France, +33(0)475807433,

studio@cinemon.hu World sales Hungarian National Film

bonjour@citronbien.com World sales Citron Bien,

Fund, Róna utca 174, Building N, Budapest, H-11145, Hungary,

La Cartoucherie, 33, rue de Chony, Bourg-lès-Valence, 26500,

+36(0)14611353, klaudia.androsovits@filmalap.hu

France, +33(0)475807433, bonjour@citronbien.com

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BOXI: TRAFFIC JAM

CASSE-CROÛTE

BOXI: FORGALMI DUGÓ

A boy named Cartommy and his dog Boxi live in a world made entirely out of cardboard, but even in a cardboard world, people have to endure traffic jams. When a roundabout gets jammed up in the cardboard city, Cartommy and his canine friend have to find a solution to get the cars back on the road again.

When you feel a bit peckish, you have a snack. This is as obvious for us as for the members of the animal kingdom, but in the jungle, different rules apply: you have to be careful not to become part of someone else's menu yourself. Constantly on the move, we follow different animals as they go after their snacks. It's a dog-eat-dog world, where no one can resist a tasty bite.

A fun and stylish 3D computer animation with a unique cardboard style, by Hungarian director Béla Klingl, who previously worked on multiple short films as VFX supervisor, animator and technical director, including the Oscar-nominated short film Géza M. Tóth: Maestro in 2006. Boxi: Traffic Jam is the start of a new animated series aimed at children and its cardboard style allows children to cut out and fold their favourite characters at home.

This beautifully designed 3D computer animation is directed by the French animation duo Burcu Sankur and Geoffrey Godet. The two previously worked together on multiple other animated shorts, like Tant de Forêts (2013), Orman (2014) and Nature’s Path (2015). Sankur and Godet's unique animation style and character design makes their latest animation Casse-croûte a joy to see.

BÉLA KLINGL | HUNGARY | 2016 | 3’ | 3+

BURCU SANKUR, GEOFFREY GODET

Dutch title Boxi: in de file Producer Béla Klingl

FRANCE | 2016 | 1’ | 3+

Screenwriter Béla Klingl Composer Gábor Berkes

Dutch title Tussendoortje Producer Burcu Sankur Screenwriter

Production company KGB Stúdió, Sziv. u. 43, Budapest,

Burcu Sankur, Geoffrey Godet Production company

H-1063, Hungary, +36(0)209117030, mail@kgbstudio.hu

Geoffrey Godet World sales Geoffrey Godet

World sales KGB Stúdió, Sziv. u. 43, Budapest, H-1063, Hungary, +36(0)209117030, mail@kgbstudio.hu

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

CATASTROPHE

COIN OPERATED

Rodney, a red tomcat, lives in a dusty house along the canals of Amsterdam, together with two fish, a big purple dog and a beautiful little bird. When Nel, the owner of the house, sees Rodney lurking around the birdcage, she gives him a final warning: if he ever so much as looks at the little bird again, he’ll end up like the tiger: as a rug on the floor. But seconds after Nel has left the house, the bird drops dead in its cage.

A little boy dreams of becoming an astronaut and exploring the stars in a spaceship. Unfortunately, the coin-operated moving spaceship near the local shopping mall doesn't go quite far enough. However, this doesn't keep the boy from making his dream come true. He starts saving money to realize his ambition, but it takes somewhat longer than he expected.

Fully aware of his fate when Nel returns, Rodney tries everything he can to fix the situation in this over-the-top, funny short, which shows how in just three minutes, a seemingly stable situation can turn into an absolute catastrophe.

A funny and beautiful 3D computer animation that shows the patience and hard work that is required to realize one’s dreams. Coin Operated was made by first-time filmmaker Nick Arioli. Born and raised in New York City, Arioli is an engineer by training, but dreamt of making the leap to filmmaking. With Coin Operated, he was finally able to realize his dream.

JAMILLE VAN WIJNGAARDEN

NICHOLAS ARIOLI | UNITED STATES | 2017 | 6’ | 5+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 3’ | 6+

Dutch title Hier inwerpen Producer Jennifer Dahlman

Producer Koji Nelissen Screenwriter Jamille van Wijn-

Screenwriter Nicholas Arioli Production company Two

gaarden Production company Keplerfilm, Rombout Hoger-

Ghosts, 3767 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA,

beetsstraat 109-25, Amsterdam, 1052 VW, The Netherlands,

+1(0)9173649048, twoghostsfilms@gmail.com

+31(0)652437509, hello@keplerfilm.com World sales SND

World sales Two Ghosts, 3767 21st St, San Francisco, CA

Films, Leidsestraat 106, Amsterdam, 1017 PG, The Nether-

94114, USA, +1(0)9173649048, twoghostsfilms@gmail.com

lands, +31(0)204040707, info@sndfilms.com Distribution in The Netherlands Some Shorts

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DARREL

DUST BUDDIES

Darrel the chameleon is travelling on the subway when he falls head-over-heels in love with a girl. But what to do now? How can he attract her attention before she leaves and he never sees her again? Darrel will do everything possible to not let this opportunity slip by, but in his efforts to catch the girl's attention, everything goes wrong.

Lint and Fuzz are two dust bunnies who live peacefully together under the couch. However, the quiet and peaceful existence of these cute clumps of dust is rudely disrupted when Fuzz gets sucked into the vacuum cleaner of an evil maid. The cowardly Lint has to overcome his fears and come up with a plan to rescue his friend and defeat the evil maid once and for all. What follows is an epic adventure on a tiny scale with an unlikely hero.

This hilarious 3D computer animation shows the awkward situations we get ourselves into when we secretly fall in love. Directors Alan Carabantes and Marc Briones started working on Darrel at PepeSchoolLand, where they specialised in 3D animation. After completing their studies there, both directors joined ILION Animation Studios, a Spanish company that previously created the CGI animation feature Planet 51.

American animators Beth Tomashek and Sam Wade directed this cute and quirky 3D computer animation at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida. Both Tomashek and Wade are making their debut with Dust Buddies.

ALAN CARABANTES, MARC BRIONES

BETH TOMASHEK, SAM WADE

SPAIN | 2016 | 4’ | 5+

UNITED STATES | 2016 | 5’ | 3+

Producer Daniel Martínez Screenwriter Alan Carabantes, Marc

Dutch title Niet pluis Screenwriter Beth Tomashek, Sam Wade

Briones World sales Promofest, Juan Bravo 51 Duplicado,

Composer Cory Wallace Production company Ringling College

1º Int Izda, Madrid, 28006, Spain, +34(0)911865673, info@

of Art and Design, 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234,

promofest.org

+1(0)9413515100, cafestivals@ringling.edu World sales Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234, +1(0)9413515100, cafestivals@ringling.edu

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

FIRST BLOOM

FLOWER FOUND

连理枝

BLOEM?

A poor boy is sold to the emperor, to become a servant for the emperor's daughter. Over time, the servant and the emperor's daughter grow close to each other and eventually fall in love. However, their budding romance is very dangerous, because a relationship between a servant and the emperor's daughter is strictly forbidden. What follows is a tragic love story about a blooming forbidden love, animated like a beautiful watercolour painting come to life. Director Tingting Liu worked as an animator on many well-known animation films like Cars 2, Epic and most recently Kubo and the Two Strings, for world-renowned animation studios like Pixar Animation Studio and Laika Studio. With First Bloom, she has made her directorial debut, produced by her own animation studio, Wintersweet Animation.

When a little mouse finds out that his beloved flower has vanished without a trace, he sets out to find it. None of his neighbours have seen his precious plant, but are happy to join him on his search. Finally, they spot something that looks familiar through the window of a house. The mouse has his doubts, but the others are quite sure that it’s the flower they’re looking for. Jorn Leeuwerink is our newcomer this year - in the film industry, that is, not at Cinekid. Last year, his short film Where’s Ronald? already featured in the Best European Short Animation Film competition. He graduated from the Utrecht Academy of Arts just this summer, with Flower Found as his graduation project. Flower Found starts off as a cute animal story, but soon takes a dark turn.

TINGTING LIU

JORN LEEUWERINK

UNITED STATES, CHINA | 2017 | 5’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

Dutch title Opbloeien Producer Tingting Liu Screenwriter

Screenwriter Jorn Leeuwerink Music Bryan Teoh

Tingting Liu Editor Tingting Liu Composer Tao Liu

Production company Hogeschool voor de Kunsten

Production company Wintersweet Animation Studio, 19379

Utrecht, HKU, Nieuwekade 1, 3511 RV Utrecht, Netherlands,

SW Jay Street, Building 9 Room 203, Beaverton, 97003,

+31(0)302091509, sz@hku.nl

United States, wintersweetanimation@gmail.com World sales Wintersweet Animation Studio, 19379 SW Jay Street, Building 9 Room 203, Beaverton, 97003, United States, wintersweetanimation@gmail.com

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FLYING RATS

FRED AND ANABEL

VLIEGENDE RATTEN

FRED UND ANABEL

When best friends Kian and Nadir witness Nadir’s family being arrested by the immigration police, the two boys decide to hide at the abandoned building site where they always hang out. However, what initially seemed to be a solid plan to stay together quickly goes off the rails when faced with the reality of living on the run.

Fred the Cat and Anabel the Goose are farmyard friends, spending the summer days romping through the fields and swinging breezily from trees. When autumn sends Anabel flying off with her flock, Fred is left remembering their shared moments and longs for his companion all winter long. But spring always comes around again and the two friends will soon meet and play once more.

Dutch director, actor and lecturer Emiel Sandtke graduated as a director from Sint Lukas (LUCA School of Arts, Brussels) just three years ago. In the Netherlands, Sandtke is probably still best known for his role in the daily soap opera Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden, although he is also doing well internationally with his short film The Biggest (2013), which was part of the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2013. Flying Rats is his latest film and has already been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF Kids).

Ralf Kukula (1962) is a German animator and director. He graduated in animation from the Konrad Wolf University of Film and Television Art in Potsdam and worked at the Defa animation studio in Dresden, before working as an independent producer and maker of documentaries and animated films. In 1993, he co-founded the Balance Film production company. Among others, he made the popular Sandman series (Die Sandmanzen, 2006 – 2013). Fred and Anabel is a classic 2D computer animation cartoon.

EMIEL SANDTKE

RALF KUKULA | GERMANY | 2014 | 8’ | 3+

THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM | 2016 | 19’ | 8+

Dutch title Fred en Anabel Producer Ralf Kukula

Producer Roxanne Sarkozi Screenwriter Emiel Sandtke

Screenwriter Lena Hesse Editor Stefan Urlass

Editor Maarten Janssens Composer Benjamin Decloedt

Music Philipp Kümpel Production company Balance Film

Leading actors Brecht Dael, Mohmad Ibrahim

GmbH, Friedrichstraße 14, 01067 Dresden, Germany,

Production company LUCA School of Arts, +32(0)92352403,

+49(0)3514903780, info@balancefilm.de World sales Balance

communicatie@luca-arts.be World sales Studio Caniche,

Film GmbH, Friedrichstraße 14, 01067 Dresden, Germany,

Warmondstraat 73I, 1058 KR Amsterdam, Netherlands,

+49(0)3514903780, info@balancefilm.de

+31(0)641403874, emielsandtke@gmail.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

THE GOATS

I'D RATHER EAT A KID

KOZLY

JE MANGERAIS BIEN UN ENFANT

When traveling, it is very important to bring snacks for the road. Unfortunately, this is exactly what the little goats in this short animation forgot to do. The little goats are starving and try to find food. They soon discover that there are plenty of tasty leaves moving past just outside of the train, but snacking out of the window of a moving train turns out to be a lot more difficult and a lot more dangerous than they expected.

Somewhere in Africa, a little crocodile is hungry. His mum gives him bananas to eat so that he can grow big and get strong teeth. Until one day, the little crocodile has had enough. He is hungry... for a child! His parents try everything to get him to eat something again: they offer him sausage and chocolate cake, but the crocodile has made up his mind: he will not rest until he eats a child.

The Goats is a short and comical adventure in a beautiful and unique cut-out animation style. Russian director, screenwriter and animator Ekaterina Filippova previously directed three other short films, among which The Birdie and The Girl and the Snowball. Currently, Filippova is pursuing a degree at Moscow's School Studio SHAR.

Adapted from the popular picture book by Sylviane Donnio. Director Anne-Marie Balaÿ graduated from the École Émile Cohl with this film. The animation uses colourful and tasty ingredients: lentils, macaroni, rice and a variety of seeds. The use of material as well as the music score underlines the African setting of the film. Besides, it makes you hungry for more!

EKATERINA FILIPPOVA | RUSSIA | 2016 | 2’ | 6+

ANNE-MARIE BALAŸ | FRANCE | 2016 | 4’ | 3+

Dutch title De geiten Producer Anastassia Lunkova, Nikolay

Dutch title Ik zou wel een kindje lusten

Makovsky Screenwriter Ekaterina Filippova

Producer Aymeric Hays-Narbonne

Editor Ekaterina Filippova Composer Oleg Kostrov

Production company École Émile Cohl, 1 Rue Felix Rollet,

Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

69003 Lyon, France, +33(0)472120101, festivals@cohl.fr

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

World sales École Emile Cohl, 1 Rue Felix Rollet, 69003 Lyon,

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

France, +33(0)472120101, festivals@cohl.fr

World sales Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow, Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

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JOINING DOTS

KOYAA - NAUGHTY TOY CAR KOYAA - RAZIGRANI AVTOMOBILČEK

Constellations are groups of stars that form an image when you connect the dots. You might have heard of them - Ursa Major or Minor for instance. But the real fun, of course, is in drawing your own constellations, which is exactly what the little girl in Joining Dots does: she draws her own constellations between the stars. One night, her constellations magically come to life and take her on a fantastic journey in the night sky. But will she get back in time, before her father finds her bedroom empty and gets worried? This endearing 2D animation about the wondrous world of a child's imagination is directed by Fiona Ryan, who created it as a graduation project for the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Ireland.

Koyaa and his friend, the wise Raven, live on a rocky ledge high above the clouds. Koyaa's days are full of wacky adventures, with everyday objects coming to life to make a funny mess of things. His naughty toy car, for instance, makes it difficult for Koyaa to tidy up his room, refusing to remain parked and running amok instead. Koyaa has to quickly think of a clever plan to outsmart the tiny car, before the whole room turns to chaos. With persistence and creativity, Koyaa eventually solves his problem, making for endearing entertainment. This fun stop-motion animation is another addition to the long running Koyaa series, based on the 2005 television series of the same name and directed by Slovenian director, producer and screenwriter Kolja Saksida.

FIONA RYAN | IRELAND | 2016 | 4’ | 6+

KOLJA SAKSIDA | SLOVENIA | 2017 | 3’ | 3+

Dutch title Sterren kijken Screenwriter Fiona Ryan

Dutch title Koyaa - het stoute autootje Producer Kolja Saksida

Music Like Hennesy Production company Institute of Art,

Screenwriter Kolja Saksida, Marko Bratuš

Design & Technology, Kill Avenue, A96 KH79, Dublin,

Editor Monika Drahotuski, Tomaž Gorkič

Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, +353(0)12394000, info@iadt.ie

Music Borja Močnik Composer Miha Šajina

World sales Institute of Art, Design & Technology,

Production company ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and

Kill Avenue, A96 KH79, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Ireland,

Audiovisual Production, Celovška cesta 43, 1000 Ljubljana,

+353(0)12394000, info@iadt.ie

Slovenia, +386(0)40437696, info@zvviks.net World sales ZVVIKS, Institute for Film and Audiovisual Production, Celovška cesta 43, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, +386(0)40437696, info@zvviks.net

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

MARS 3752

MIMIK

A young boy fantasizes about exploring the milky way, until one night a cosmonaut's helmet drops out of the night sky. The boy sees it as a sign and decides to become an astronaut. Fifteen years later, the boy has realized his dream and travels into space. However, the uncharted corners of the milky way are a bit more dangerous than he expected. A fun and quirky 2D animation film about a boy's wish to become an explorer.

When a mime artist sees his handsome colleague gracefully feeding pigeons like a modern-day Cinderella, he becomes very jealous. He wants to feed the birds too, but everything he tries fails. The mime artist takes more and more drastic measures to attract the pigeons, using every tool in his invisible toolbox. Will he succeed in enticing the birds or will his pantomiming only give him much, much more than he originally bargained for?

French directors Nicolas Bianco-Levrin and Julie Rembauville started out writing and illustrating children's books before switching to animation. Since then they've made numerous short animations, working together on films like Il était 3 fois, Moon Girl and Celui qui domptait les nuages. They also started their own animation studio named Prototypes Productions. Their animated shorts each have very different animation styles, which makes every new animation feel fresh and unique.

This hilarious Hungarian animation was written and directed by animator Petra Varga. She graduated in animation from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design with this film and studied at the Animation Workshop in Denmark. Varga also worked for Digic Pictures, and makes illustrations as well.

NICOLAS BIANCO-LEVRIN | FRANCE | 2015 | 1’ | 6+

PETRA VARGA | HUNGARY | 2016 | 4’ | 7+

Producer Julie Rembauville Screenwriter Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Dutch title De na-aper Producer József Fülöp

Music Samuel Rozenbaum Production company Prototypes

Screenwriter Petra Varga Music Gergely Parádi Production

Productions, organisation@festival-prototype.com

company Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design,

World sales Prototypes Productions,

Zugligeti út 9, 1121, Budapest, Hungary, +36(0)13921180

organisation@festival-prototype.com

World sales Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Zugligeti út 9, 1121, Budapest, Hungary, +36(0)13921180

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MOON GIRL

OCTOPUS KRAKE

A cockroach living in a basement in Paris falls head-over-heels in love with the moon. He dresses up in a little red bow-tie and puts on his most beautiful shoes to court the moon. Will his love be returned, or will his tiny heart be broken into a thousand pieces? A stylish and musical short animation film from France.

Many hands make light work, as the saying goes, but this is only true if all hands cooperate. The octopus in this animation has eight arms, so you would assume that everything is light work for him. However, when this multi-limbed creature tries to bake a cake, but one arm wants to bake something different than the others, the task becomes a lot more difficult. It’s a clear case of too many cooks in the kitchen!

French directors Nicolas Bianco-Levrin and Julie Rembauville started out writing and illustrating children's books before switching to animation. Since then, they have made numerous short animations, working together on films like Il était 3 fois, Mars 3752 and Celui qui domptait les nuages. They also started their own animation studio named Prototypes Productions. Their animated shorts each have very different animation styles, which makes every new animation feel fresh and unique.

Octopus is a fun and vibrant 2D animation film from German director Julia Ocker. Like her other animated shorts Zebra (2013), Crocodile (2015) and Wolf (2016), Ocker again displays her talent for making funny, brightly coloured animations about animals that appeal to all ages.

JULIE REMBAUVILLE, NICOLAS BIANCO-LEVRIN

JULIA OCKER | GERMANY | 2016 | 4’ | 3+

FRANCE | 2016 | 3’ | 8+

Dutch title Octopus Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann,

Dutch title Maanmeisje Producer Julie Rembauville,

Screenwriter Julia Ocker Music Christian Heck

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Screenwriter Julie Rembauville, Nicolas

Production company Studio FILM BILDER GmbH,

Bianco-Levrin Editor Julie Rembauville, Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Ostendstraße 106, 70188 Stuttgart, Germany,

Music Tatiana Eva Marie, Adrien Chevalier

+49(0)711481027, studio@filmbilder.de

Production company Prototypes Productions,

World sales Studio FILM BILDER GmbH, Ostendstraße 106,

organisation@festival-prototype.com World sales Prototypes

70188 Stuttgart, Germany, +49(0)711481027,

Productions, organisation@festival-prototype.com

studio@filmbilder.de

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

OUR WONDERFUL NATURE - THE COMMON CHAMELEON

ODD IS AN EGG ODD ER ET EGG

Odd is an Egg is the endearing story of seven-yearold Odd, who is so worried about crushing his egg shell head that his entire life has come to a standstill. His everyday life is coloured by fear of what might happen to him, on the way to school or in the schoolyard. However, one day he meets the bee girl Gunn, who is both fearless and happy in life. This meeting turns Odd’s life upside down, and he finally learns how to live his life without worrying. Norwegian director Kristin Ulseth studied Film and Photography at Harrow College, University of Westminster, after which she worked in the Norwegian and Nordic film and television industry. In 2008, Ulseth started working at Maipo Film, where she worked on animated television series, a feature film and a game. Odd is an Egg is her first animated short.

The common chameleon has an insatiable hunger, but its eyes aren't just big - they are bigger than its stomach. This leads it to try to eat increasingly hard-to-digest prey. See the remarkable eating habits of the chameleon as you have never seen them before. Beautiful, somewhat unappetising and hilarious all at once, this 3D computer animation is a humorous spoof of nature documentaries. After taking a closer look at the mating habits of the water shrew, The Common Chameleon is the sequel to Our Wonderful Nature and the second film in the series of the same name, both directed by Tomer Eshed. He previously made Flamingo Pride (2011) and Ball (2014). In 2013, Eshed became the director and co-founder of Lumatic, an animation studio in Berlin that focuses on both animation and post-production.

KRISTIN ULSETH

TOMER ESHED | GERMANY | 2016 | 4’ | 8+

NORWAY, PORTUGAL | 2016 | 12’ | 8+

Dutch title De gewone kameleon Screenwriter Tomer Eshed

Dutch title Odd is een ei Producer Kristin Ulseth

Composer Stefan Maria Schneider Leading actors

Screenwriter Maria Avramova, Kristin Ulseth

John Berwick Production company Lumatic GMBH & CO. KG,

Production company Qvisten Animation, Frimanns gate 20,

Sonnenallee 61/63, 12045, Berlin, Germany,

0165 Oslo, Norway, +47(0)22992290, qvisten@qvisten.no

+49(0)3054864732, info@lumatic.xyz World sales

World sales New Europe Film Sales, Czerniakowska 73/79,

Lumatic GMBH & CO. KG, Sonnenallee 61/63, 12045, Berlin,

00-718, Warsaw, Poland, +48(0)600173205,

Germany, +49(0)3054864732, info@lumatic.xyz

jan@neweuropefilmsales.com

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THE PENGUIN

SCRAMBLED

LE PINGOUIN

A little penguin, who thinks that life on the North Pole is far too cold, dreams of going to a tropical island and lying on the warm sand, basking in the sunshine instead of freezing in the cold snow. However, when the little penguin decides to go to the tropics, he finds out that the tropics really are very hot and the food upsets his tummy. In the end, sliding down icebergs with his friends might not be such a bad thing after all.

When Esra misses her train and has to wait for the next one, she tries to kill time by playing games on her smartphone. But a vintage Rubik’s Cube manages to catch her attention and challenges her to solve it. Esra is sceptical at first, but quickly gets the hang of solving the puzzle.

This cheerful and musical 2D animation is based on the French children’s song 'Le Pingouin' by Marie Henchoz. Director Pascale Hecquet previously worked on six other short films, all aimed at younger children and all offering a funny and light-hearted approach to issues that are important to children.

Bastiaan Schravendeel is an animation film director and the co-founder of Polder Animation studio in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After graduating from the Utrecht Academy of Arts, he created several animated films with a unique visual style and content. For Scrambled, his most recent production, he experimented with new ideas for Polder Animation’s visual style and technical workflow. The result is a very contemporary, sweet film with clear Dutch influences.

PASCALE HECQUET

BASTIAAN SCHRAVENDEEL

FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2016 | 5’ | 4+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

Dutch title De pinguin Screenwriter Arnaud Demuynck

Producer Tünde VollenbroekScreenwriter Bastiaan

Editor Pascale Hecquet Music Marie Henchoz Production

Schravendeel Composer Daniël Polman Production company

company Les Films du Nord, 27, av. Jean-Lebas, F- 59100, Rou-

Tünde Animation, Van Oldenbarneveldtstraat 35-4,

baix, France, +33(0)320111130, info@euroanima.net World

Amsterdam 1052 JS, The Netherlands, info@tunde.eu

sales Les Films du Nord, 27, av. Jean-Lebas, F- 59100, Roubaix,

World sales Tünde Animation, Van Oldenbarneveldtstraat

France, +33(0)320111130, info@euroanima.net

35-4, Amsterdam 1052JS, The Netherlands, info@tunde.eu Distribution in The Netherlands KLIK! Distribution Service

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

SEVEN THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT TIME TRAVEL

SECOND HAND

ZEVEN DINGEN DIE IK HEB GELEERD OVER TIJDREIZEN

A colourful sweater with a cat on it gets handed down from one owner to another, having wild adventures with a young hipster girl and enjoying relaxing moments with an old pensioner. The sweater falls in love with its new owners again and again, but is always eventually disappointed when they pass him along to someone else. Will the colourful cat sweater ever find true love? A sweet and endearing 2D animation about the heart-breaking life of second-hand clothing. After Hungarian director Noémi Barkóczi graduated from the Metropolitan University in Budapest as an animation designer, she started working as a motion graphic designer. Besides her work as an animator and motion graphic designer, she also performs in small clubs and living rooms as a singer-songwriter.

Nine-year-old Markus is a very intelligent boy. He lives with his mother who spends most of her time on the couch watching TV. Markus spends most of his time in his room, where he is building a time machine so that he can go back in time and see his depressed mom happy again. Markus finds out that even with a time machine, you cannot change everything in the past - but what about the future? Jonathan Herzberg was born in 1980 in Jerusalem and grew up in the Dutch province of Friesland. Before enrolling in the Netherlands Film Academy in 2007, he studied economy, film studies, politics and philosophy. After graduating, Herzberg worked as a creative, copywriter and director for several publicity agencies. He finished this moving short film in 2016.

NOÉMI BARKÓCZI | HUNGARY | 2016 | 4’ | 6+

JONATHAN HERZBERG

Dutch title Tweedehands Producer Eva M. Toth, Melinda Kiss

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 10’ | 8+

Screenwriter Noémi Barkóczi Editor Noémi Barkóczi

Producer Raymond van der Kaaij Screenwriter Jonathan

Music Barna Szőke Composer Barna Szőke

Herzberg Editor Ruben van der Hammen Composer Mihkel

Leading actors Gábor Csőre Production company Budapest

Zilmer Leading actors Koen van der Veen Production company

Metropolitan University, Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9, 1148,

Revolver Amsterdam, Lijnbaansgracht 316, 1017 WZ

Budapest, Hungary, +36(0)17665397,

Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31(0)208208987,

international@metropolitan.hu

welcome@revolver.nl World sales Revolver Amsterdam,

World sales Budapest Metropolitan University, Nagy Lajos

Lijnbaansgracht 316, 1017 WZ Amsterdam, Netherlands,

király útja 1-9, 1148, Budapest, Hungary, +36(0)17665397,

+31(0)208208987, welcome@revolver.nl

international@metropolitan.hu

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OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

SHINE

THE SLED BELCHONOK I SANKI

A small, furry creature tries to impress his female counterpart by lighting up his fur. All seems to be going well, until competition shows up in the form of another, bigger, shinier male. Both males try to one up each other in a sparkling mating ritual to see who ultimately shines the brightest. However, they have to be careful not to burn up. This beautiful 3D computer animation was directed by Alexander Dietrich and Johannes Flick in collaboration with the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Shine is the third collaboration by Dietrich and Flick, as they previously worked on Fischkøpp and Trapped together. Shine again displays a beautiful and vibrant animation style that is full of detail and has lively animated characters.

While his mother is away looking for food, a curious little squirrel leaves his nest to run after the birds and then discovers something in the snow that he has never seen before. He decides to carefully study this strange new object while the birds look on. What follows is a fun adventure in which the little squirrel discovers new ways to move around in the snow, finding lots of food as an added bonus. The director of this quirky little adventure is Olesya Shchukina, a Russian illustrator and animation filmmaker who previously made The Elephant and The Bike in 2014. Olesya Shchukina's illustrations and animations often use a 2D cutout style and are made in a simple and retro way that feels simultaneously familiar and unique.

ALEXANDER DIETRICH, JOHANNES FLICK

OLESYA SHCHUKINA | RUSSIA | 2016 | 4’ | 4+

GERMANY | 2016 | 5’ | 7+

Dutch title De slee Producer Nikolay Makovsky,

Dutch title Vonk Producer Mareike Keller

Andrey Dobrunov Screenwriter Olesya Shchukina

Screenwriter Johan Flick, Alexander Dietrich

Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

Editor Ewa Wojakowska Composer Juri de Marco

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moskva,

Production company Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttem-

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

berg, Akademiehof 10, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany,

World sales Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

+49(0)71419690, info@filmakademie.de

ул. Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moskva,

World sales Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg,

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

Akademiehof 10, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany, +49(0)71419690, info@filmakademie.de

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

SPRING JAM

THE CLOUD AND THE WHALE ТУЧКА И КИТ.

A young stag wants nothing more than to be accepted by the other, bigger stags, but this proves to be difficult because of his very tiny antlers. This does not discourage the young stag, however, and he decides to find another way to impress his peers. He needs to improvise sweet music if he is to stand a chance during the mating season. What follows is a musical adventure in which the young stag stumbles into crazy and dangerous situations on his quest for acceptance. Spring Jam is director Ned Wenlock's second short animated film. He previously worked mostly on animations for advertisements and music videos. His experience with music videos is clearly visible in this fun and jazzy adventure from Australia.

A small and curious cloud searches high and low for a friend, but he can't seem to find one anywhere. That is, until he meets a giant whale at sea. The two of them hit it off immediately and become the best of buddies, but their friendship is quickly put to the test when an accident happens and the cloud has to find a way to help his newfound friend. This touching and endearing animation about an unlikely friendship between a small cloud and a big whale was made by Russian director Alyona Tomilova, who studied at the department of graphics and animation at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art, where she graduated in 2014. After her studies, she worked as an animator on Deceivers and The Catboy and New Year.

NED WENLOCK | NEW ZEALAND | 2016 | 6’ | 5+

ALYONA TOMILOVA | RUSSIA | 2016 | 3’ | 3+

Dutch title Lente in je bol Producer Georgiana Plaister

Dutch title De wolk en de walvis Producer Vladimir Gassiev,

Screenwriter Chris Brandon Composer Ben Sinclair

Screenwriter Alyona Tomilova Composer Viktor Tomilov

Production company Oneedo Studio, 7 Te Miti St, Paekakariki

Production company Pchela animation studio,

5034, New Zealand, info@oneedo.com World sales Network

Staropetrovsky pereulok 1, office 306, 125130, Moscow,

Ireland Television, 23 South Frederick Street, D02 KT21, Dublin,

Russia, +7(0)4959951074, pchelanima@mail.ru

Ireland, +353(0)16797309, info@network-irl-tv.com

World sales Pchela animation studio, Staropetrovsky pereulok 1, office 306, 125130, Moscow, Russia, +7(0)4959951074, pchelanima@mail.ru

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OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

THE WIND IN THE REEDS

TIP-TOP

LE VENT DANS LES ROSEAUX

In a country where music has been banned by royal decree, a small girl named Eliette meets a wandering minstrel. The minstrel makes a flute for Eliette and quickly the two become friends through their shared passion for music. Because of the ban, however, it is very dangerous to own a flute, let alone play it. Eliette and the minstrel are fed up with these rules and before they know it, they become the unlikely leaders of a rebellion against the king.

Waiting in the cold at the bus stop can be very annoying. The best thing to do is to try to keep moving to keep yourself warm, and this is exactly what the characters in Tip-Top do. They blow into their hands, rub their arms, shuffle their legs and stamp their feet. Al these body movements not only keep them warm, but they also make for a riveting beat. Every movement builds on the next, until the people at the bus stop are all composing a jazzy tune together, which makes the travellers forget about the cold for a while.

This modern, exciting and musical 2D animated fairy tale was directed by Nicolas Ligouri and Arnaud Demuynck. Both directors have previously made multiple short and medium length films, such as L'Histoire du Petit Paolo (Ligouri) and Under Blue Skies (Demuynck). This is the first film the two directors collaborated on.

This fun, stylish and musical 2D animation is directed by Russian animator Alla Vartanyan. With Tip-Top, she is making her directorial debut in style.

ARNAUD DEMUYNCK, NICOLAS LIGUORI | FRANCE,

ALLA VARTANYAN | RUSSIA | 2016 | 2’ | 7+

BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND | 2016 | 26’ | 8+

Producer Nikolay Makovsky Screenwriter Alla Vartanyan

Dutch title Fluitend riet Producer Arnaud Demuynck

Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, ул.

Screenwriter Arnaud Demuynck Editor Corine Bachy, Nicolas

Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

Liguori Composer Karim Baggil Production company Les

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

Films du Nord, 27 Av. Jean Lebas, 59100 Roubaix, France,

World sales Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, ул.

+33(0)320111130, info@lesfilmsdunord.com World sales

Долгоруковская, 25, Dolgorukovskaya ul., 25, Moscow,

Les Films du Nord, 27 Av. Jean Lebas, 59100 Roubaix, France,

Russia, 127006, +7(0)4999784369, info@souzmult.ru

+33(0)320111130, info@lesfilmsdunord.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

TORNADO

TWIN ISLANDS

In a world suspended inside the unending gale forces of a tornado, Sunny desperately wants to be outside and play. However, no matter how much she pleads, Grandma refuses to let her go outside, wanting her safely indoors. Sunny ignores her Grandma and decides to go outside, where things go horribly wrong. It is up to Grandma to leap into action and save Sunny from being whisked away by the whirling winds.

On the Twin Islands, everything comes in twos. Twin Island East and Twin Island West are governed by two kings and two queens and the inhabitants follow the cult of symmetry. Everything that is unique gets thrown into the sea, but one day, the queen of Twin Island West gives birth to an only child, to her husband's utter dismay. The king tries to find a solution at all costs, to keep his newly born child safe. What follows is a one-of-akind modern fairy tale.

Australian filmmakers Victoria Dinh, Sun-Min Lee and Richard Chhoa studied at the University of Technology in Sydney. This dazzling 2D adventure that spirals rapidly out of control was created as a graduation project through which the trio wanted to push the limits of their abilities.

This stylish 3D computer animation was created by six students of the Supinfocom Rubika school for Design, Animation and Games in France. Directors Manon Sailly, Charlotte Sarfati, Christine Jaudoin, Lara Cochetel, Raphaël Huot and Fanny Teisson graduated with a master in digital direction. Twin Islands is their final graduation project.

VICTORIA DINH, RICHARD CHHOA,

MANON SAILLY, CHARLOTTE SARFATI,

SUN-MIN LEE | AUSTRALIA | 2017 | 4’ | 3+

CHRISTINE JAUDOIN, LARA COCHETEL, FANNY

Producer Sun-Min Lee Screenwriter Victoria Dinh, Richard

TEISSON, RAPHAËL HUOT | FRANCE | 2017 | 7’ | 8+

Chhoa, Sun-Min Lee Composer Emily Szyszka Production com-

Dutch title Twee-ei-land-ig Producer Philippe Meis

pany University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo

Screenwriter Manon Sailly Editor Raphaël Huot

NSW 2007, Sydney, Australia, +61(0)295142000

Composer Valentin Lafort Production company Supinfocom Rubika, 2, rue Peclet, 5930, Valenciennes, France, +33(0)361101220, contact@rubika-edu.com World sales Je Regarde, 38, rue Georges Clémenceau, Saint-André, 59350, France, +33(0)667607255, contact@jeregarde.net

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OUT OF COMPETITION SHORT FILMS

UNBEARABLE

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT

МЕЧА УСЛУГА

In the heart of the forest, a small bunny is having fun on his own when he gets disturbed by a big brown bear who wants to become his friend. The bear means well, but because of his clumsiness, the little rabbit quickly gets annoyed. This, however, does not discourage the big bear, who will stop at nothing to make the rabbit like him.

Siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie and Max set off on an expedition with their father and their dog Rufus in search of bears, determined to catch a big one. They travel through increasingly threatening landscapes and weather conditions, learning to conquer their fears and doubts along the way. Based on the bestselling bedtime book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury and directed by Joanna Harrison and Robin Shaw, who used hand-painted backgrounds to capture the spirit of the English countryside, with the environment and its inhabitants being as much a presence in the film as the children themselves. With a superb pastoral orchestral score by Stuart Hancock and theme song by George Ezra, the film premiered on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve to an audience of over eight million. It was produced with the support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme and Universal Pictures.

This funny and endearing slapstick comedy is a 2D animation by Hungarian filmmaker Mihail Mihailov. Mihailov studied film directing at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. During her studies, she made several short films, like Fun, Girl with Violin and Fairytale. Her latest short animation Unbearable is also her graduation project.

MARGARITA STAMENOVA

ROBIN SHAW, JOANNA HARRISON

BULGARIA | 2016 | 6’ | 3+

UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 24’ | 3+

Dutch title Een ongelikte beer Producer Stanislav Semerdjiev,

Dutch title Wij gaan op berenjacht

Margarita Stamenova Screenwriter Margarita Stamenova

Producer Ruth Fielding, Camilla Deakin Production company

Editor Margarita Stamenova Composer Mihail Mihailov

Lupus Films, 339 Upper St., N1 0PB, London, United Kingdom,

Production company Margarita Stamenova

+44(0)2032270490, info@lupusfilms.com World sales Lupus

World sales Margarita Stamenova

Films, 339 Upper St., N1 0PB, London, United Kingdom, +44(0)2032270490, info@lupusfilms.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

THE WORLD'S MIDDLEST FISH

THE INVISIBLE BOY IL RAGAZZO INVISIBILE

VERDENS MELLOMSTE FISK

People usually become famous because they are extraordinary in one way or another, but not in this particular story. A young girl named Ingeborg participates in a fishing contest where she catches the most average fish anyone has ever seen. She does not win the contest, but people quickly become very interested in how incredibly medium-sized her fish is. Before long, Ingeborg and her fish are catapulted to international fame, but how long will it last? The World's Middlest Fish is a charming and quirky 2D animation about the fleetingness of fame. Director Cathinka Tanberg has worked as an animator since 2003. After obtaining her master's degree in Visual Communication at the National Academy of the Arts in Bergen, she became a partner at Mikrofilm, where she directed short films as well as commercials.

Sometimes Michele has the feeling he is invisible. No one really notices him at school, except for the school bully. But then something incredible happens. For Halloween, he dons a silly Chinese costume and discovers that it can literally make him unseen. While his police officer mother investigates the mysterious disappearance of two of Michele's classmates, Michele himself is a witness to the kidnapping of Stella, the girl he has a crush on. Whether he really is a superhero or not, Michele badly needs his special powers and new-found confidence to beat his sinister opponents and save Stella. What starts out as a realistic school drama, with motives like bullying and adoption, unexpectedly turns into a fantastic science-fiction thriller around the superhero theme. Part of the Cinekid selection for the third year of the Wrap! Project.

GABRIELE SALVATORES CATHINKA TANBERG | NORWAY | 2017 | 11’ | 8+

ITALY, FRANCE | 2014 | 100’ | 10+

Dutch title 's Werelds middelmatigste vis

Dutch title De onzichtbare jongen Producer Carlotta Calori,

Producer Lise Fearnley, Tonje Skar Reiersen

Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano Screenwriter Alessandro

Screenwriter Per Schreiner Editor Ulf Tønder Flittig,

Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo

Cathinka Tanberg Composer John Erik Kaada

Editor Massimo Fiocchi Leading actors Ludovico

Production company Mikrofilm AS, Teglverksgata 2, 0553 Oslo,

Girardello, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Christo Jivkov

Norway, +47(0)21385480, post@mikrofilm.no

Production company Indigo Film, Via Torino 135, Rome,

World sales Norwegian Film Institute, Dronningens gate 16,

00184, Italy, +31(0)677250255, info@thefestivalagency.com

Oslo, 0152, Norway, +47(0)22474500, post@nfi.no

World sales The Festival Agency, 44, rue de Cléry, Paris, 75002, France, +33(0)954904863, info@thefestivalagency.com Distribution in The Netherlands Cinekid

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WRAP! PROJECT

LITTLE GREY FERGIE: COUNTRY FUN!

MOLLY MONSTER

GRÅTASS – GØY PÅ LANDET!

When Gavin has to spend a summer in the countryside, he finds out there’s a lot to discover: the farm of ‘old Gramps’, his naughty, endearing young goat Houdini, friendly Daisy and the crazy chaos-inducing inventions of uncle George. But the biggest surprise is Fergie, the living tractor. The country fair arrives and of course Gramps should win the vegetable contest – but Houdini creates havoc and sneaky neighbour Hilda has some tricks up her sleeve…

Molly Monster lives happily with Pappa and Mamma and her best friend Edison, a living toy with a perky character. Molly is proud and excited to become a big sister to a baby monster, but Edison is sulking. He is jealous and afraid Molly won't play with him anymore. Molly is disappointed she's not allowed to come along to watch the egg being hatched on Egg island. Stubbornly, she decides to go by herself – together with Edison.. Creatively drawn 2D animation provides a fantasy world with funny details and merry songs. Although this world of friendly monsters can sometimes be quite weird, it is at the same time very recognizable for young audiences, especially when it comes to emotions. Jealousy is an important theme and little squabbles and worries are always happily resolved. Being together is what counts. Part of the Cinekid selection for the third year of the Wrap! Project.

This comedy, the first part of a trilogy, has endearing animals, musical interludes and slapstick chases and offers a lot of lively entertainment for younger audiences, all ending on the positive note that friendship is more important than winning a contest. Part of the Cinekid selection for the third year of the Wrap! Project.

PEDER HAMDAHL NÆSS | NORWAY | 2016 | 72’ | 5+ Dutch title De kleine grijze tractor en de dansende geit

TED SIEGER, MICHAEL EKBLAD,

Producer Silje Hopland Eik, Dyveke Graver, Jacqueline Kerrin,

MATTHIAS BRUHN | GERMANY,

Dominic Wright Screenwriter Linda May Kallestein, Jason

SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN | 2015 | 72’ | 4+

Tammemagi Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen

Dutch title Ted Sieger's Molly Monster Producer Alexandra

Composer Lars Kilevold Leading actors Elias Søvold-Simon-

Schatz, Josef Burri Screenwriter Ted Sieger, John Chambers

sen, Stein Winge, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Dagny Backer Johnsen

Editor Melanie Hartmann Composer Annette Focks

Production company Cinenord, Akersbakken 33, Oslo, N-0172,

Production company Little Monster GmbH, Mühlebachstrasse

Norway, +47(0)22955580, info@attractiondistribution.ca

113, Zürich, CH–8008, Switzerland, +44(0)7133466,

World sales Attraction Distribution, 5455 De Gaspe Ave.,

info@globalscreen.de World sales Global Screen

Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3, Canada,

GmbH, Sonnenstraße 21, Munich, D-80331, Germany,

+1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca

+49(0)892441295500, info@globalscreen.de

Distribution in The Netherlands Cinekid

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

PAW

THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SOUPTOWN

MANCS

SUPILINNA SALASELTS

Former dog trainer Zoltán takes pity on the young German shepherd Paw and takes him home. The animal has a very keen nose, and his owner trains him to become a rescue dog. A few years later, Paw performs his first heroic feat and subsequently, Zoltán founds a rescue team with Paw. They respond to calls from all over the country, until Zoltán ends in hospital after a reckless action. Should he keep doing this? Then, Romania is struck by a massive earthquake… Paw’s tone is light and humorous, until the end, when the gripping final rescue action occurs. Here, a moving link is made with the frame story, in which a young woman reads Paw’s story to her little daughter. The dog’s perspective is couched in cheerful animated intermezzos.

The Secret Society of Souptown is the story of tenyear-old Mari, a smart and brave girl who lives in a city-part called Souptown. Her parents are obsessed with work, so she spends most of the time with her grandfather Peeter, the professor at the university. Mari has three best friends and together they form a Secret Society of Souptown to play the hide-and-seek games Mari's grandfather is inventing for them. One day their city is attacked by mysterious poison, which turns adults into children and the four main characters embark on an adventure to discover a magnificent antidote. Their path is paved with challenges, like running from bullies and from an invisible poisoner. Can the children find the antidote and take it to the hospital within 48 hours to save the victims?

Part of the Cinekid selection for the third year of the Wrap! Project.

ROBERT-ADRIAN PEJO | HUNGARY | 2015 | 92’ | 7+

MARGUS PAJU

Dutch title Paw: de reddingshond Producer Laszlo Kantor

ESTONIA, FINLAND | 2015 | 105’ | 8+

Screenwriter Robert-Adrian Pejo, Katalin Szy, Norbert Köbli

Producer Esko Rips, Diana Mikita Screenwriter Mihkel Ulman,

Editor Gergely Roszik Composer Albert Márkos

Christian-Gamst Miller-Harris, Mika Keränen Editor Harri

Leading actors Zsolt Trill, Tamás Keresztes, Orsolya Holecsko,

Ylönen, Marion Koppel Composer Liina Kullerkupp Leading

Oszkár Nyári Production company Új Budapest Filmstudió,

actors Olivia Viikant, Arabella Antons, Hugo Soosaar, Karl

marta.benyei@filmunio.hu World sales Magyar Filmunió,

Jakob Vibur Production company Nafta Films OÜ, Soo 4,

Róna utca 174./N, Budapest, 1145, Hungary,

Tallinn, 10414, Estonia, +372(0)6836660, info@nafta.ee

+36(0)14611320, marta.benyei@filmunio.hu

World sales Nafta Films OÜ, Soo 4, Tallinn, 10414, Estonia,

Distribution in The Netherlands Cinekid

+372(0)6836660, info@nafta.ee Distribution in The Netherlands Cinekid

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SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

THE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT CINEKID

BUGSY MALONE

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild, sleepless weekend in which makers and their teams make a movie – write, shoot, edit and score it – in just 48 hours. The teams are given a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all of which must be included in their movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be finished. Extra rules for the Cinekid edition: films must be suitable for children and spoken in Dutch. The results will be shown at a special screening during the festival.

While a Philip Marlowe-like voiceover narrates, a posse of gangsters follows a lone rival into a deadend alley. ‘You Roxy the Weasel?’ they ask menacingly. It’s him, for sure, and before he knows it, he is being shot. Not with bullets, but with scoops of whipped cream. That is how Bugsy Malone begins, a gangster musical about the criminal of the same name who climbs to the top in 1920’s New York. To mark the 40th anniversary of this classic, Cinekid is showing a remastered version in which every role is played by children under the age of sixteen, in specially reduced-size sets. The film’s songs are sung by adults and lip-synched by the young actors including Jodie Foster as the sultry Tallulah. Bugsy Malone was Alan Parker’s long film debut. The film was awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and received an Oscar for Best Original Song Score.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 8+

ALAN PARKER UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES | 1976 | 93’ | 8+ Dutch title Bugsy Malone Producer Alan Marshall Screenwriter Alan Parker, Editor Gerry Hambling Composer Paul Williams Leading actors John Cassisi, Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger Production company Goodtimes Enterprises World sales Park Circus Limited, 15 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7UL, United Kingdom, +44(0)1413322175, info@parkcircus.com

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

ERNEST & CELESTINE

THE PENKNIFE

ERNEST ET CÉLESTINE

HET ZAKMES

Ernest, a fat hungry bear, is rummaging through rubbish bins for something to eat. When he finds a little mouse he wants to eat, the mouse saves herself by promising him whatever he desires most in the whole world, if only he doesn’t eat her. A friendship emerges from these unhappy beginnings that is the subject of much consternation, both in the world of mice (the underground) and in the world of bears (the above ground). Nevertheless, Ernest and Celestine overcome all prejudices.

Mees has a problem: he accidentally took Tim’s penknife home and can’t give it back because his best friend has just moved. The only thing Mees knows is that Tim has moved to Flevoland. Mees’ mother is almost never home and his father is preoccupied with running the household and all the mail for his famous wife. They don’t have much time for Mees, and so Mees sets off to find his friend on his own.

This timeless, heart-warming story based on the adventures from the same-titled children’s books by Gabrielle Vincent was the Cinekid opening film in 2012. It won both the jury’s award and the audience award. Ernest & Celestine also received the award for Best Animation at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. Director Benjamin Renner’s latest film The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales is competing this year.

In collaboration with Lemniscaat publishing house, Cinekid has organised a special event for The Penknife to mark the 25th anniversary of the film’s release and a new hardcover edition of Sjoerd Kuyper’s book. The film, directed by Ben Sombogaart, won both a Golden Calf for Best Direction and the Cinekid Film Award in 1992. In 1993, The Penknife won an Emmy for Best Kids’ Program.

STÉPHANE AUBIER, BENJAMIN RENNER,

BEN SOMBOGAART

VINCENT PATAR | FRANCE, BELGIUM,

THE NETHERLANDS | 1992 | 90’ | 6+

LUXEMBOURG | 2012 | 80’ | 6+

Producer Burny Bos Screenwriter Sjoerd Kuyper Editor

Producer Didier Brunner, Henri Magalon, Stephan Roelants,

Herman P. Koerts Composer Karel von Kleist, Roger Verhaart

Vincent Tavier Screenwriter Daniel Pennac Composer Vincent

Leading actors Olivier Tuinier, Maxim Hartman, Genio de

Courtois Leading actors Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner

Groot, Beppie Melissen, Verno Romney, Adelheid Roosen

Production company La Parti Production, 109, rue du Fort,

Production company BosBros, Arie Biemondstraat 111,

Brussels, 1060, Belgium, +32(0)25346808, info@laparti.com

Amsterdam, 1054 PD, The Netherlands, +31(0)205244030,

World sales Tamasa Distribution, 5, rue de Charonne,

info@bosbros.com World sales Attraction Distribution, 5455

Paris, 75011, France, +33(0)143590101,

De Gaspe Ave., Suite 803, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 3B3, Canada,

contact@tamasadiffusion.com

+1(0)5143600252, info@attractiondistribution.ca

Distribution in The Netherlands Cinéart Nederland

Distribution in The Netherlands In The Air

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SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

REVOLTING RHYMES Blond Snow White lives with seven jockeys. Her best friend, Little Red Riding Hood, is a cold-blooded brunette who mercilessly takes down hungry wolves and greedy pigs. The two heroines didn’t take into account the Big (not really so) Bad Wolf, who has his eyes set on Little Red Riding Hood’s children and has disguised himself as a babysitter. But first he has to read Cinderella’s tale to the children. The (somewhat) Fairy Godmother saves her from Prince Charming, who turns out to be not that charming and chops off heads for fun. Luckily, in the end 'Cindy' finds her soulmate in neighbour Jack (the one from the Beanstalk). Special adaptation based on the same book by Roald Dahl. 2017 is a good year for scary kids’ films and a good introduction to the amusing rhymes in this two-part film, that pokes fun at the fairy tales as we know them.

JAN LACHAUER, JAKOB SCHUH UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 60’ | 6+ Dutch title Gruwelijke rijmen Producer Martin Pope, Michael Rose Screenwriter Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh Editor Benjamin Quabeck, Jan Lachauer Composer Ben Locket, Pete Grogan Leading actors Dominic West, Gemma Chan, Rose Leslie, Isaac Hempstead Wright Production company Magic Light Pictures, 21 Goodge St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2PJ, UK, +44(0)207631180, office@magiclightpictures.com World sales Magic Light Pictures, 21 Goodge St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2PJ, UK, +44(0)207631180, office@magiclightpictures.com

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ASTEROIDS! 360 VR SNEAK PEEK

COLOSSE

After last year’s adventures, alien friends Mac and Cheez are back. It looks like it’s just another ordinary day aboard the space ship, but then the alarm goes off...

The tale of the Colosse, is one of power and respect. While trying to catch crabs on the beach, a young fisherman encounters one of these magnificent creatures. What is he to do?

BAOBAB STUDIOS | UNITED STATES | 2017 | 4’ | 7+

FIRE PANDA | UNITED KINGDOM | 2015 | 5’ | 7+

HENRY

HIGH FIVE

It's Henry the hedgehog's birthday! There is only one problem: there are no guests. Henry loves to cuddle, but because of his spines, someone always gets hurt. Then he can make a wish…

When two burglars hear that Frederique, the daughter of baron and baroness Hoflock, has invented a high-five machine, they sneak into the house after dark. They were not expecting Frederique to be one step ahead.

OCULUS STORY STUDIO UNITED STATES | 2015 | 12’ | 7+

&SAMHOUD MEDIA THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 18’ | 9+

RAIN OR SHINE

SERGEANT JAMES

When the postman arrives with her new pink polka dot sunglasses, Ella can't wait to go play in the sunshine. But the moment she puts them on, a little dark cloud appears above her head.

It's time to go to bed, but James is alert. There's something under his bed, he knows it. And James is right. You are… FLORÉAL FILMS | FRANCE | 2017 | 7’ | 10+

GOOGLE SPOTLIGHT STORIES UNITED KINGDOM | 2017 | 6’ | 7+

THE TURNING FOREST In a land that never was and a time that could never be, a boy stares into the eyes of a fantastical creature. Before them stretches a magical journey. VRTOV AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM | 2016 | 9’ | 13+

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WELCOME TO THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME OF CINEKID 2017 Television? What does the term still mean today, in 2017? Look up the word te-le-vi-sion in a dictionary, and you’ll find a definition along the lines of: ‘The transmission of moving images by means of electronic signals’. So is a web series still television, or the vlog kept by a main character? Or how about an interactive website app, or a game linked to a documentary, drama series or news broadcast? Can a television programme still survive and find its audience, without a dedicated social media account? Does a television programme’s popularity depend on the number of well-known YouTube stars it contains? Are you really totally out of touch, if you don’t know what a Muser is?

MIRJAM MARKS Exchange & Meet The world is in a whirl. It is impossible to keep track of all that’s being developed online to create and share content; from photographs to ultrabrief videos to long stories. There are already countless ways and forms to communicate a visually designed story to an audience. How it reaches you no longer matters, just as long as it does reach you and that it touches, triggers or surprises you. Children are the best and most critical media users. They are ruthless in their judgement if something is not to their liking, whether as user or as maker.

As programmer of ‘the moving image that reaches us via electronic signals’, I find it quite a challenge to compile a programme that accommodates both new programmes made for good old-fashioned TV as well as incorporate what children are making and sharing today. And everything comes together at Cinekid: content, makers and audiences. Here, it’s all about the encounter. About watching and experiencing things together, about exchanging ideas, and about the opportunity to create something new, right on the spot. The aim is to have the greatest possible diversity, both in terms of programme offer and in terms of audience. And the wish is for this encounter to leave both sides inspired, motivated, surprised, touched and jolted. That is the power of Cinekid.

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The programme This year’s harvest is again extensive and very varied. No less than eleven documentaries will premiere, of which three are the result of the first Kids&Docs workshop, in collaboration with IDFA and NPO-fonds. Additionally, we present the premieres of three new fiction series. This year for the first time, one of these premieres – the second season of The Ludwigs – will take place not in Amsterdam but in Nijmegen. The new Christmas series, Circus Noël, will settle down on the festival grounds with an actual circus. Many of the topics addressed by the various infotainment series and specials concern societal trends. They range from a course in entrepreneurship by Het Klokhuis to the web series ReChill, in which rapper/actor Akwasi teaches children mindfulness and meditation techniques. Made by Kids, the children-as-makers component has a yet more prominent place this year. Besides the popular YouTube Tutorial Show and the fourth edition of the film competition Shorts by Kids, young musers will get the audience dancing with the first-ever Musical.ly Live Show. The audience – Cinekid Inclusive Building on the successful collaboration with organisations that work with children from deprived environments, this year we have launched a new programme: Cinekid Inclusive. With the financial support of the Fiep Westendorp Foundation, this project has organised film workshops for 500 children from deprived environments, prior to the festival. The children will now see their own production on the big screen during the festival. Our partners in the project include The One Minutes Junior, Discussiëren kun je leren, the Urban Heroes foundation, the Up! foundation, and Studio Moio. In August we organised the first pop-up Cinekid Festival at the Zeewolde asylum seekers centre, and many are due to follow. The 1-minute films made by the children there will premiere at the festival and have been incorporated as opening programme within the overall television programming.

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The interaction– Cinekid Colleges Encounter and exchange as a theme runs through all programme components and takes various forms, such as Q&As, masterclasses, debate battles and improvisation. In the programme Made by Kids, the young makers demonstrate how they work. A new component this year is called Cinekid Colleges, in which a moderator will engage a young audience in a debate on a particular theme. How the audience responds partly determines the course of the programme. For example, the Cinekid Lecture on ‘Not Suitable for Children. Or Is It?’ will engage the audience in a debate on who and what determines whether a film is suitable for children and whether they agree with that, with reference to particular films. For parents there’s a Cinekid Lecture on the theme of ‘Help, My Child is on YouTube!’. On behalf of the entire television team, I warmly invite all children to come and take part, meet and exchange. So see you there! Mirjam Marks Head of Television

Berit van Lier Producer Television Iris van Arkenbout Producer Television Eva Kassaye Junior Producer Television Richard Bierhuizen Technical Producer Television

CINEKID CATALOGUE 2017

A BUTCHER'S HEART

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD

SLAGERSHART

KOP OP

Wessel (14) is destined to maintain his father’s and grandfather’s family business, a slaughterhouse and butchery. The butcher’s son can make great sausage and he has his own trade in rabbits. He is proud of the family business and likes the butchery business in general, but he is also pursuing an education in livestock farming. This makes him doubtful about his future. He enjoys working with animals in other ways, especially with animals that are alive. Will he fulfil the expectations of his father and grandfather and maintain the butchery or will he break with tradition and disappoint the family? Portrait of a sensitive boy who not only struggles with his future, but is also surprisingly conscious of how meat is objectified as a consumable product instead of being seen as something that once was alive. Director Marijn Frank has produced several (children’s) documentaries including Bente's Voice.

Three friends from various cultural backgrounds find an abandoned washing machine while playing outside. The washing machine has strange powers because the friends accidentally change heads when they put their heads in the washing machine. When they can’t change their heads back, there’s nothing left to do but go home, but only then to the house where that face belongs. Since each one’s home life has different habits and traditions, all three of them end up in awkward situations and they learn things about each other that they didn’t know before. A short film by award-winning animation studio Job, Joris and Marieke, who have received many awards including an Oscar nomination for their short animation film A Single Life. Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Fiction.

Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Non-fiction. JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 25’ | 6+ Screenwriter Lotte Tabbers, Job, Joris & Marieke MARIJN FRANK

Composer Job Roggeveen Leading actors Steye van Dam, Paul-

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

ien Cornelisse, Nasrdin Dchar, Fockeline Ouwerkerk, Illias Ojja,

Screenwriter Marijn Frank Editor Riekje Ziengs

Sabri Saad el Hamus, Margo Dames, Chris Bajema, Blaudzun

Producer Suzanne Raes, Fabie Hulsebos

Producer Marleen Slot Production company Viking Film,

Production company docmakers, Bellamystraat 50d,

Lindengracht 17, Amsterdam, 1015 KB, The Netherlands, +31

Amsterdam, 1053 BN, The Netherlands, info@docmakers.nl

(0)203254788, info@vikingfilm.nl Involved TV Network VPRO,

Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80,

Wim T. Schippersplein 1, Hilversum, 1200 JC, The Netherlands,

Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

+31(0)882058911, info@vpro.nl

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GEORGE & PAUL

HELLO, I HAVE CANCER HALLO, IK HEB KANKER

In the world of George and Paul, everything – including themselves – is created out of wooden toy blocks. George and Paul have many great adventures in which they use their environment to create things and to solve problems. They are best friends, but sometimes cannot live either with or without each other. George and Paul are very energetic and full of ideas. The two are regularly in trouble but always come up with solutions. George & Paul offers recognisable situations for toddlers about winning, being afraid, trying out tricks and making music. The series consists of short jokes and slapstick humour, with a voice-over commentary by actor and entertainer Thomas van Luyn. Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Fiction.

Hello, I Have Cancer revolves around four teenagers who have cancer. Catherine, Daimon, Rachel and Julian film themselves and give viewers an up-close and personal report of their lives and how they deal with this illness. Rachel’s hair has fallen out because of chemotherapy, but luckily it is growing back again and thus she can make her way to the hairdressers for extensions. Julian celebrates his thirteenth birthday – a special day, because two years ago no one would have guessed he would still be alive right now. The four teenagers film their medical treatments, but also their daily lives, with school, activities and friends. Presenter Anne-Mar Zwart also visits them and talks to them about their life as a cancer patient. Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Non-fiction.

ERIK VERKERK, JOOST VAN DEN BOSCH THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM | 2016 | 5’ | 3+ Screenwriter Marc Veerkamp, Jimmy Simons Editor Erik Verkerk, Gerben Achterberg, Peter Mansfelt, Joost van den Bosch

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 24’ | 9+

Composer Sander Houtman Leading actors Thomas van Luyn

Screenwriter Marke de Jong, Ellen Vos Producer Michiel

Producer Thomas Hietbrink, Koen Vermaanen Production

Beumer Production company Evangelische Omroep, Oude

company Pedri Animation BV, Cannenburgerweg 63 K-L,

Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC, The Netherlands,

Ankeveen, 1244 RH, The Netherlands, +31(0)356561945,

+31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl Involved TV Network Evangelis-

Beast Animation, Moorsledestraat 235, Brussel, 1020, The

che Omroep, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC,

Netherlands, +32(0)24273121, beastanimation@blogspot.

The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

com Involved TV Network VRT - Ketnet, Auguste Reyerslaan 52, Brussel, 1043, Belgium, +32(0)27413111, info@vrt.be, NTR, Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl

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I AM DUTCH

ZENITH

IK BEN NEDERLANDER

In I am Dutch, Dutch actor Jack Wouterse has frank discussions with children from all over the Netherlands about their lives and personal concerns. They are about ten years old and each has a completely different background. Some live in the countryside, others in the city. Two of them are sons of a fisherman, another a daughter of Moroccan parents, and another is a child who recently fled Syria. But there is one thing they all have in common: they are all Dutch. In each 20-minute episode, Jack hangs out with them as they fantasize and talk about faith, friendship and passions. Jack also goes to school with them, eats their favourite meal with them, and looks in the mirror with them.

The youth series Zenith tells the story of Fay (14) and Boris (10) who discover that their parents secretly had themselves replaced by robots. Claudia and Joost each have demanding jobs and even though they try very hard, they are not able to combine their jobs with spending quality time with their children. When Fay and Boris find out that their parents are not their real parents and that they can control the robots to do whatever they want, the situation gets out of hand. Boris, Fay, Claudia and Joost slowly realise they need each other as a family and when the robots become uncontrollable, they can only get things back on track by working together. Zenith is on a par with popular science-fiction series such as Real Humans, Stranger Things and Westworld, all of which question our humanity and inhumanity.

Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Non-fiction.

Nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award in the category Fiction.

DIRK EIJSBOUTS

MAURICE TROUWBORST, TOMAS KAAN

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; | 9+

HUNGARY, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122; | 8+

Screenwriter Jack Wouterse Editor Dirk Eijsbouts

Screenwriter Philip Delmaar, Lotte Tabbers

Producer Harm Korst, Stephanie de Beer Production company

Producer Derk-Jan Warrink, Leontine Petit, Sara Juricic

voordeBUIS, Van Helmontstraat 21, Rotterdam, 3029 AA, The

Production company Lemming Film, Valschermkade 36F,

Netherlands, +31(0)657386147, harm@voordebuis.com, NTR,

Amsterdam, 1059 CD, The Netherlands, +31(0)206610424,

Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Nether-

info@lemmingfilm.com Involved TV Network VPRO,

lands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl Involved TV Network

Wim T. Schippersplein 1, Hilversum, 1200 JC, The Netherlands,

NTR, Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217 WD,

+31(0)882058911, info@vpro.nl

The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl

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SELECTION FOR THE CINEKID KINDERKAST AUDIENCE AWARDS

CATEGORY 4 – 6

GEORGE & PAUL

BOBBY GIVES HER DOG A BATH

THE ROAD TO BOXING EVE

Dutch title George & Paul

Dutch title Bobby wast haar hond

Dutch title Op weg naar pakjesavond

Director Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch

Director Heidi Iepema

Director Jop de Vries

Production company Pedri Animation BV,

Production company KRO-NCRV

Production company NL Film & TV

Beast Animation

Involved TV station Zappelin

Involved TV station Nickelodeon

Involved TV station VRT – Ketnet, NTR

GIULIA AND SOPHIE GO TO SWIM CLASS Dutch title Giulia en Sophie gaan naar zwemles Director Hilt Lochten Production company KRO-NCRV Involved TV station Zappelin

CATEGORY 6 – 12 I AM DUTCH

DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD

A BUTCHER’S HEART

Dutch title Ik ben Nederlander

Dutch title Kop op

Dutch title Slagershart

Director Dirk Eijsbouts

Director Job, Joris & Marieke

Director Marijn Frank

Production company VoordeBuis, NTR

Production company Viking Film

Production company docmakers

Involved TV station NTR

Involved TV station VPRO

Involved TV station KRO-NCRV

ZENITH

HELLO, I HAVE CANCER

SAFIA’S SUMMER

Dutch title Zenith

Dutch title Hallo, ik heb kanker

Dutch title Safia’s zomer

Director Maurice Trouwborst

Production company EO

Director Els van Driel

Production company Lemming Film

Involved TV station EO

Production company EO/IKONdocs Involved TV station EO

Involved TV station VPRO

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KENDIS

MY HAPPY COMPLICATED FAMILY MIJN GELUKKIGE INGEWIKKELDE FAMILIE

Fifteen-year-old Lavanya Raghoenandan is a rising star in the world of DJs. She successfully performed at various major festivals and dance parties in the Netherlands and Belgium this summer as the youngest DJ, under her stage name Kendis. Lavanya’s biggest wish is to make it into the DJ Top 100 globally – something that doesn’t seem unattainable for a DJ talent who stands behind the turntables with so much verve. But it is quite a challenge nevertheless; her career is overshadowed by an accident that happened to her a few years ago. Bibi Fadlalla made her director’s debut with the documentary Black Pete & Me. The plan for the musical children’s documentary Kendis was developed during the Kids & Docs workshop, a collaboration between the NPO-fonds, IDFA and Cinekid.

More and more children today grow up in a “blended” family that can include multiple half-brothers, half-sisters and stepparents. What are the consequences and how important is it that these children express themselves about their struggle with patchwork families? This entertaining short children’s documentary focuses on three young girls who have one thing in common: a blended family structure. The girls introduce their families and confront their parents with their unanswered questions for the first time, but they also express their admiration. This film was developed in the Kids&Docs workshop, a collaboration between the NPO-fonds, IDFA and Cinekid. Director Tessa Louise Pope debuted with her graduation film The Origin of Trouble. The film is currently being screened at festivals around the world and has already received many prizes. Pope is currently working on the documentary series Echoes of IS.

BIBI FADLALLA

TESSA LOUISE POPE

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

Production company Hazazah Pictures, Plantage Parklaan 9,

Amsterdam, 1018 SR, The Netherlands, +31(0)204226422,

info@hazazah.nl Involved TV Network AVROTROS,

info@hazazah.nl

Witte Kruislaan 55, Hilversum, 1217 AM, The Netherlands, +31(0)256717715, info@avrotros.nl

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PREMIERES/ KIDS & DOCS JUST KIDS

OUTSIDE IN

GIRL ON A MISSION

BUITENSTEBINNEN

MEISJE MET EEN MISSIE

Emma’s parents have just gotten divorced and she does her best to be the perfect daughter, but the constant fighting and the changes around her disturb her – all this while she has to train for the Dutch shooting championships. It’s hard for her to focus; she has to get used to living between two homes and then her father comes home with a new girlfriend. Emma does her best to keep up with all the changes, but when the relationship ends after just a few weeks, she has had enough. It’s time to look after herself.

It’s never quiet where the Romanian Miruna (14) lives. Not outside, where people shout and scream, and certainly not indoors either. She has twelve brothers and sisters to look after. Preparing food, doing the laundry and changing baby nappies: for Miruna it’s part of a regular day. There’s hardly any time left to do her homework for school. Miruna knows one thing for sure: she wants things to be different and does not want to marry young and have children, like the other girls. Her dream is to become a police officer. But that’s not easy to achieve: you need to get good grades, and the entrance exam is challenging. So how do you prepare for that, when you hardly have the opportunity to concentrate on your homework?

In Outside In, which takes on the form of an audio diary, fifteen-year-old Emma ponders all the thoughts and feelings she has and takes viewers into the soul of an adolescent girl of divorced parents. The film is developed in the Kids & Docs workshop, a collaboration between the NPO-fonds, IDFA and Cinekid.

Girl on a Mission is part of the new series: a youth documentary series that gives a concrete context to children’s rights.

ELS VAN DRIEL

HELEEN D'HAENS, EVA VAN BARNEVELD

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 10+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 6+

Producer Iris Lammertsma, Boudewijn Koole, Nazima Mintjes

Screenwriter Heleen D'Haens, Eva van Barneveld

Production company Witfilm, De Kempenaerstraat 11B,

Producer Kiyomi Molin Production company EO/IKONdocs,

Amsterdam, 1051 CJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)206885049,

Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC,

info@witfilm.nl Involved TV Network EO/IKONdocs,

The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl Involved TV

Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC,

Network EO/IKONdocs, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum,

The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

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SI-G

A BUTCHER'S HEART SLAGERSHART

Thirteen-year-old Cansu raps like a pro under the stage name Si-G. She dreams of fame, but has never believed that she could achieve anything with rap. She attends a special needs school and shares a small apartment with her father and her sister in the notorious Molenbeek quarter of Brussels. When the Brussels rapper Omar-G decides to make a song with her, her dream unexpectedly comes within reach. A touching portrait of a tough but also sensitive girl, who continues to fight for her dream despite her difficult position in society. Director Frederike Migom happened to see Si-G in a short report about her school class in Molenbeek on a local news website. The camera gave her only five seconds of attention, but she made them count with an impressive display of beatboxing. In those five seconds, Migom knew: I want to work with this girl.

FREDERIKE MIGOM

MARIJN FRANK

BELGIUM | 2017 | 16’ | 11+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

Screenwriter Frederike Migom Editor Ward Geerts

Screenwriter Marijn Frank Editor Riekje Ziengs

Composer Aiko Devriendt Leading actors Cansu Gülal

Producer Suzanne Raes, Fabie Hulsebos Production company

Producer Maarten Schmidt Production company Storyhouse

Docmakers, Bellamystraat 50d, Amsterdam, 1053 BN, The

films, maarten@storyhousefilm.com Involved TV Network

Netherlands, info@docmakers.nl Involved TV Network

EO/IKONdocs, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213

KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW,

AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

+31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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THE CHILDREN'S MAYOR

FIGHTING AGAINST THE WIND

DE KINDERBURGEMEESTER

VECHTEN TEGEN DE WIND

Eleven-year-old Yassine is the children’s mayor of Gouda. He has come up with a unique plan: every child must spend one day with a child from a different ethnic group, so that they can learn to understand each other better. Because Yassine is the children’s mayor, many people listen to his speeches, and he is often the subject of much attention. He even got to meet his hero, the first Dutch/Moroccan mayor, Aboutaleb. But he’s in a hurry: soon, a new children’s mayor will be elected, and that will mean the end to his influence. Can Yassine bring his plan to success before he has to stop?

Twelve-year-old Amber is a “girly girl”. She likes painting her nails and trying out new hairstyles. But those beautiful long locks are not her real hair – Amber wears a wig. Because of an autoimmune disease, she lost all her hair. In her home town, Terneuzen, there is always a lot of wind, so her wig is sometimes blown off her head. Fortunately, Amber and her friends can simply laugh it off. Every year she has a new wig fitted and made: the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself. She is always researching the latest fashions in hair and likes to try out all kinds of styles. Who will Amber be next year?

The Children’s Mayor is the latest documentary by film maker Susan Koenen, who won the Cinekid Kinderkast Audience Award for her documentary Laura & Anne 4 Ever in 2009. She has made several internationally acclaimed youth documentaries.

Director Denise Janzée worked on award-winning documentaries by Leonad Retel Helmrich and various (youth) documentaries as an editor. Her own documentary, Jamey’s Fight, was nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award and the Cinekid Kinderkast Audience Award in 2014.

SUSAN KOENEN

DENISE JANZÉE

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

Screenwriter Susan Koenen Editor Sonja ten Boon

Screenwriter Denise Janzée, Tamara Vuurmans

Producer Albert Klein Haneveld Production company

Editor Denise Janzée Producer Albert Klein Haneveld

Hollandse Helden, Overleek 29, Monnickendam, 1141 PE,

Production company Hollandse Helden, Overleek 29,

The Netherlands, +31(0)203317417, mail@hollandsehelden.

Monnickendam, 1141 PE, The Netherlands, +31(0)203317417,

nl Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80,

mail@hollandsehelden.nl Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV,

Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

's Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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HELLO SALAAM

LITTLE FIRE

HALLO SALAAM

Sil (10) and Merlijn (11) are about to embark on a very special trip: they are traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos to visit a refugee camp. From their mothers, who both do voluntary work at refugee camps, they know the stories about the children that live there. Now they want to see and to experience it first-hand. What is it like to live in a camp? What does daily life look like for these children? And will it be possible to make contact with these children? Timid first encounters soon lead to energetic snowball fights and meaningful conversations in various languages. Could this be the start of a friendship? Director Kim Brand previously made the short documentaries The Care Factory and What the Cat Sees (nominated for a Golden Calf for Short Documentary). In the following year, she made her first longer documentary, Among Women.

Eleven-year-old Noëll ‘Little Fire’ Schulte is autistic and has difficulty connecting with others. But when on the back seat of the motorbike, Noëll feels free. For a brief moment, he has no obligations like he does in the demanding world around him. When Noëll is assigned the tough motor buddy Gerrit, they set off on a motorbike road trip together – where to doesn’t matter. Although their friendship may seem unlikely at first, a special bond slowly grows between Noëll and the imposing Gerrit. It’s not just Gerrit who can help Noëll: it goes both ways. During their journey together they learn, through trial and error, to trust each other and ultimately to be themselves. Little Fire is a short, road movie-like youth documentary by Nicky Maas, characterised by quietly observant, dreamy scenes.

KIM BRAND

NICKY MAAS

THE NETHERLANDS, GREECE | 2017 | 15’ | 9+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 15’ | 8+

Screenwriter Kim Brand Editor Luuk van Stegeren

Screenwriter Nicky Maas Editor Tim Roza

Producer Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze Production company

Composer Tobias Borkert Producer Nienke Korthof,

Een van de jongens, De Kempenaerstraat 11B, Amsterdam,

Willem Baptist Production company Tangerine Tree,

1051 CJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)208943628,

Scheiweg 202 - C2, Rotterdam, 3038 BM, The Netherlands,

jongens@eenvandejongens.nl Involved TV Network

+31(0)614547260, info@tangerinetree.nl

KRO-NCRV, s Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW,

Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, s Gravelandseweg 80,

+31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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LITTLE MO

RESPECT

DE KLEINE MO

About a small boy who changes the big world. Mo may be small physically, but he has a huge spirit. The ten-year-old Mohammed grew up with the idea that all Moroccans are criminals. Consequently, he challenged himself to look into whether Moroccans have a future in the Netherlands, and if Moroccans really can become whatever they want to. He started his search for successful Dutch Moroccans with a video that immediately went viral, with more than a million views. He then interviewed rapper and producer Ali B., the mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb and TV reporter Mustafa Marghadi.

Thirteen-year-old Kayllane lives in Rio de Janeiro with her grandmother and little sister, and is a member of the local Candomblé community, a religious group with African roots that emerged during the times of slavery. After Kayllane left one of this group’s religious ceremonies in 2015, she was attacked by a number of men. A thrown stone hit her in the head, but luckily, the blow was not fatal. The attack immediately became big news in Brazil. A year later, we follow Kayllane in and around her school and religious community. She has by now attained almost star status, and travels around the country to tell her story.

Together with Mo and a number of students, Robin van Duin made a documentary about Mohammed’s quest. Documentary maker Frans Bromet advised the makers during the process. The result is an authentic story about how a tenyear-old boy can make a big difference.

Director Jan Willem Bult worked for national Dutch television for years and is now Head of Children at Free Press Unlimited, where he is the Chief Editor of WADADA News for Kids worldwide.

ROBIN VAN DUIN, NATHALIE LECINA

ANA PACHECO

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 18’ | 9+

BRAZIL, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 12’ | 7+

Screenwriter Robin van Duin, Mohammed Mkdami, Volkan

Screenwriter Ana Pacheco, Jan-Willem Bult

Özdemir Editor Robin van Duin Composer Robin van Duin

Editor Eva Randolph, Itauana Coquet Composer Ricardo

Leading actors Mohammed Mkadmi Producer Robin van Duin,

Cotrim Producer Ana Pacheco, Jan-Willem Bult Production

Production company Studio Moio, Beatrixstraat 2A en 17,

company Free Press Unlimited, Weesperstraat 3, 1018 DN

Leiden, 2316 RG, The Netherlands, info@studiomoio.nl

Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31(0)208000400, wadada_production@freepressunlimited.org

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CHILDREN'S TIME

CIRCUS NOËL

KINDERTIJD

This premiere of Children’s Time presents four new episodes. Giulia and Sophie Are Staying at Grandma’s is about a cheerful pair of twins who, despite their hearing problems, live a life just like other pre-schoolers. There is also a new episode of Pettenpret, in which Sam obtains a new hat, cap or other head adornment and has an amusing adventure with it. In My Grandfather, My Grandmother and I, we follow Ziva and her grandma, and in I Sleep Here, the Surinamese Ryandi shows where he lives and sleeps. These four premieres (of approximately five minutes each) will be followed by a performance by Zing mee met Apennoten with Nienke, from Zappelin, accompanied by Bas Fortgens on guitar and Dave Breidenbach on double bass.

Eleven-year-old Victor is from Brazil and an illegal resident in the Netherlands, together with his mother Maria. When Victor skips school one day, he comes across Circus Noël: a colourful family circus that spends all year working towards the great Christmas show. There he meets Tonie, the son of the circus director, who is to perform in the Christmas show as a tightrope walker. Victor discovers that Tonie secretly suffers from a fear of heights, while Tonie finds out Victor’s secret: the fact that he is an illegal resident here. Gradually the two become firm friends. Victor and Tonie think that their secrets are safe, until circus visitor Karo decides to create vlogs about life at the circus. Circus Noël is a daily series of 10-minute episodes, aired on television in the Christmas season. The series is directed by Dennis Bots (Secrets of War).

Children’s Time is a daily pre-schooler’s magazine for children between the ages of three and seven, consisting of a mix of animation and live action stories.

HILT LOCHTEN, PATRICK RAATS, ASTRID BUSSINK,

DENNIS BOTS | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 10’ | 6+

EEFJE VAGHI | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 20’ | 4+

Screenwriter Karen van Horst Pellekaan, Anjali Taneja

Production company KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80, Hilver-

Editor Producer Harro van Staverden Production company

sum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911,

Phanta Basta!, Gijsbrecht van Aemstelstraat 16-18,

info@kro-ncrv.nl, il Luster, Schoutenstraat 4 - bis, Utrecht,

Amsterdam, 1091 TC, The Netherlands, +31(0)206260255,

3512GB, The Netherlands, +31(0)302400768, info@illuster.nl

info@phantavision.com Involved TV Network AVROTROS,

Involved TV Network Zappelin

Witte Kruislaan 55, Hilversum, 1217 AM, The Netherlands, +31(0)356717715, info@avrotros.nl,

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EVI & CO Every day six-year-old Evi makes a wonderful discovery in the lot next to her house where her parents sell beautiful second-hand goods and curios. While Evi’s parents are busy running their second-hand shop, she spends time with her retired grandfather Co, who also lives on the premises. Both Evi and Grandpa enjoy restoring life to old objects. What matters is not what a thing used to be in the past, but what it can be from now on. This way they have playful and at times touching adventures in the here and now with objects from other times and places. This new pre-school age series shows that beauty can be found anywhere if you have an eye for it. The series is not just about objects, however, but especially about the things you cannot touch or see, such as wonder, inspiration, fantasy and feelings.

HET KLOKHUIS ONDERNEEMT Like adults, children deal with businesspeople and their products and services every day. More and more children are also beginning their own enterprises: web shops, breakfast services, computer assistance for the elderly, babysitting agencies. So how does that work – setting up and running a company? How, for example, do you come up with the idea, pitch your plan, get funding, and how do you turn it into a real business? In this Klokhuis series, presenters Eva, Bart, Pascal, Nienke and Sosha visit young entrepreneurs and give tips and tricks that children can use to start their own companies. The educative youth programme Het Klokhuis first ran in 1988 and has become a true national institution since then. Het Klokhuis Onderneemt is a cross-media project about entrepreneurship and consists of nine episodes, a book, an online environment, competitions and a special, Het Klokhuis Backstage.

HILT LOCHTEN | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 4+

WOUTER PETERS, CHARLOTTE HOOGAKKER

Screenwriter Jeanine Cronie Editor Stijn Deconinck,

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 8+

Composer Juho Nurmela, Ella van der Woude Leading actors

Screenwriter Wouter Peters, Charlotte Hoogakker Producer

Rebecca de Nooijer, Dirk van Dijck Producer Marc Bary, Steven

Dide Blokland, Stephanie de Beer Production company

Rubinstein Malamud Production company IJswater Films,

Stichting NTR - Het Klokhuis, Wim T. Schippersplein 7,

Kromme Mijdrechtstraat 110-114, Amsterdam, 1079 LD, The

Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999,

Netherlands, +31(0)204421760,

info@ntr.nl Involved TV Network Stichting NTR

films@ijswater.nl Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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THE LUDWIGS THE HUNT FOR THE STONE TREASURE

HOLY STORY

DE LUDWIGS - OP JACHT NAAR DE STENEN SCHAT

Pet shop owner Noah receives an important task from Heaven: he must build an enormous ship, an ark on which all the animals can fit, because a massive flood is coming. Everyone considers Noah to be insane, but he stubbornly continues working on his ark. Holy Story tells the Biblical story of the ark in a contemporary manner. For example, Noah receives his task through a text message from “God”, the neighbours dismiss the threat of flood as fake news, and references are made to climate change. Noah’s message is clear: the tide can still be turned, but only if we start living with compassion for each other and the earth from now on.

The Ludwig family is a happy one. Foster parents Erik and Kate take care of no less than five children: Benny, Sam, Anoosha, Daniel and Yara. This time the Ludwigs are going on holiday! They leave their Amsterdam home for a villa in Belgium where they will stay with their aunt Janine and her young son Olivier. It is a somewhat remote old house in the middle of the woods, full of old statues, masks and other mysterious objects. It soon emerges that Olivier has a secret: he has a treasure map. The Ludwigs try and decipher the treasure map immediately. They have to be fast because there are others who want to find the treasure, too. Will they be the first to find it?

Holy Story is a new series aimed at children ages 9 and up. It is directed by Ben van der Meyden, who is known among others for the youth series Roos and Her Men and Doctor Corrie Answers.

A meet & greet will take place after a few new episodes are viewed together with actors from the series.

BEN VAN DER MEYDEN

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 21’ | 9+

Leading actors Tooske Ragas, Bastiaan Ragas, Rosaline Lantink,

BLOOMING MEDIA

Screenwriter Ben van der Meyden Leading actors Ronald Top

Timo Verbeek, Luca Hollestelle, Yassine El Ouardi

Producer Jos van Genderen Production company Human

Producer Frank Jan Horst, Willem Zijlstra, Rogier Visser

Factor, Marnixstraat 213A, Amsterdam, 1015 VS,

Production company Blooming Media, Ellermanstraat 12 - 4,

The Netherlands, info@humanfactortv.nl

Amsterdam, 1114 AK, The Netherlands, +31(0)208200678,

Involved TV Network EO, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilver-

info@bloomingmedia.nl Involved TV Network Nickelodeon

sum, 1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

The Netherlands, T.T. Neveritaweg 6, Amsterdam, 1033 WC, The Netherlands, +31 20 493 7000

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OK K.O.!

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS DE POWERPUFF GIRLS

K.O. (a.k.a. KO) is an eager boy trying to stay afloat in a world full of action, where superheroes and battlefields are just another part of daily life. KO has found a job in a mall for heroes with superpowers, and with all those cool superheroes all around him, he doesn’t want to be the odd one out. He wants to be a hero with superpowers, too! So he’s training hard to become the Greatest Hero Ever. Together with his mates, the ever-cool Enid and ignorant macho man Radicles, KO seeks to become the best hero of all time without losing his job. But he has much to learn… OK K.O.! is an American animation series created by Ian Jones-Quartey (Adventure Time, Steven Universe) and is based on his short pilot film Lakewood Plaza Turbo.

The Powerpuff Girls are back! Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are the epitome of girl power. At first sight, Townsville seems a wonderful and vibrant town, but don’t be fooled by appearances: evil lurks in every corner. The Powerpuff Girls are the only ones capable of deterring the baddies. Together they stand up to the most villainous villains, demonstrating each time that girls sure know how to win a fight. The successful and award-winning animation series The Powerpuff Girls, which first aired in the 1990s and ended in 2005, returned with a new season in 2016. This is now the second season of the brand-new series of adventures of our bigeyed flying heroes.

IAN JONES-QUARTEY, TOBY JONES

BOB BOYLE, NICK JENNINGS

UNITED STATES, SOUTH KOREA | 2017 | 12’ | 6+

UNITED STATES | 2017 | 11’ | 7+

Production company Cartoon Network Studios, 300 N 3rd St,

Screenwriter Craig McCracken Producer Nick Jennings

Burbank, CA 91502, United States, +1(0)8187294000

Production company Cartoon Network Studios, 300 N 3rd St,

Involved TV Network Cartoon Network - EMEA, PO Box

Burbank, CA 91502, United States, +1(0)8187294000

150543, Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States

Involved TV Network Cartoon Network - EMEA, PO Box 150543, Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States

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THINKTANK

ZAPP YOUR PLANET: SHARK ALARM!

DENKTANK

ZAPP YOUR PLANET: HAAI-ALARM!

A think tank consisting of high school students devise solutions for the global problems that affect their future. Adults take decisions on these matters every day, but what does the Thinktank think? In the new season, they cuddle robot animals and visit a boxing school wearing T-shirts with provocative texts to test the limits of the freedom of expression. Assisted by philosopher Stine Jensen, the thinktankers tour places where they can experience what their future will most likely look like. And why wouldn’t you ask the future generations for their opinion? As a result of these encounters and the knowledge they acquire, the group comes up with some surprising ideas and recommendations about the world they wish to inhabit. After the screening, the Thinktank group and children of the IMC Weekend School will debate a number of philosophical issues, such as the difference between rich and poor, with Stine Jensen as moderator.

In Zapp Your Planet Expedition: Shark Alarm!, presenter Rachel Rosier travels to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean, together with World Wildlife Fund rangers Simeon and Stella. There are plenty of sharks in the waters there, but for how long? Sharks are at risk of extinction and on this expedition, the trio learns what it means to become an ocean protector, by performing various tasks such as swimming with sharks. The WWF protectors can use all the help they can get to ensure a future for sharks on our planet. This travel report of the expedition to Fiji is part of Zapp Your Planet, a yearly campaign in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund to collect money for an animal species that is in danger of becoming extinct.

EVA VAN PELT

MIKE WARMELS

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 25’ | 11+

FIJI, THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 33’ | 9+

Screenwriter Eva van Pelt, Rosemarie Kraanen, Stine Jensen

Screenwriter Mike Warmels Producer Michiel Beumer

Editor Rienk Leendertse, Daan Wierda Producer Marjolein

Production company Evangelische Omroep,

Klooster Production company HUMAN, Weteringschans 259,

Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC, The Neth-

Amsterdam, 1017 XJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)882058020,

erlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl Involved TV Network

human@omroep.nl Involved TV Network NPO Zapp,

Evangelische Omroep, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum,

contact@npo.nl, +31(0)356778899

1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

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MADE BY KIDS

MOVIEMIXMOSAIC

MUSICAL.LY LIVE SHOW

MOVIEMIXMOZAÏEK

Refugee children and migrant children are new to the Netherlands, and have sometimes had harrowing experiences. They meet each other in ‘transition class’: special classes to facilitate their transition to a Dutch school. In the film workshop MovieMixMosaic by Up!, children from these classes film themselves and in that way express their thoughts and experiences. They are often still learning the Dutch language, but are extremely eager to learn and creative. The results of this workshop with children from transition classes in Den Helder, Leeuwarden and Katwijk will be screened at Cinekid this year.

The amazingly popular app musical.ly was originally devised by two Chinese friends as an educational social network. When that flopped, the app was turned into an application for using music. The first edition of musical.ly was officially launched in August 2014 and was an instant success. By mid-2015, it was the most downloaded free app in more than 30 countries including the Netherlands. The 'musers' produce short music videos by adding music, sound effects and filters to self-shot video images. They can then share these funny videos with other users. The app is especially popular with children and adolescents.

These films present the personal stories of children who are new to the Netherlands. The Up! project was launched in 2014 with an online platform offering stories for and by children living in asylum reception centres.

At this first-ever musical.ly Live Show, various popular young musers, including Joel Loupias - @ indigojael, Luna Vleesch Duois - @luna.vd, Youki Overkleeft - @youkioverkleeft, Bente van Katwijk @bentevankatwijk, Sara Dol - @officiasaarx, demonstrate their methods. The audience can ask questions and can dance along and shoot videos, too.

MIEK HEHENKAMP

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 60’ | 10+

Production company Onlane, Veemkade 562-568,

Producer Alexandra Jansse, Annelies de Leeuw Production

Amsterdam, 1019 HM, The Netherlands, +31(0)202380600,

company Up! Stichting Zoommedia, Pieter Calandlaan 646,

info@onlane.nl

1060 TW, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, +31(0)206276494

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SHORTS BY KIDS

THE ONE MINUTES

Cinekid has organised a film competition for children for the fourth time this year. Before the festival, Cinekid, Zapp Echt Gebeurd and children’s newspaper Kidsweek called on children between the ages of 9 and 14 to submit their own non-fiction short film using the theme of ‘borders’. A selection of the most notable entries will premiere at the festival and the children will be interviewed like professional filmmakers about their short films. A jury consisting of last year’s winner and professionals from the film industry will select this year’s winner. The maker of the best short film will receive a Go Pro camera.

The One Minutes consists of a series of 1-minute videos made by children. In five days, children from the asylum seekers centre Zeewolde and dance project The Urban Heroes made impressive videos about their own lives. They participated in workshops to learn everything about filmmaking, from stories to storyboards, cameras and editing. More than just the technical aspects, however, they also – and especially – learned how to express themselves creatively, to make their voices heard and their stories visible. The limited time of 1 minute per video forced the children to think deeply about their ideas, which has resulted in many powerful videos.

Children increasingly have access to technical equipment to produce short films, and they are doing so in great numbers with surprisingly good and creative results. Cinekid offers these young filmmakers a professional platform.

The One Minutes from The Sandberg Institute is a world-wide network that has been active since 1998. Through their five-day workshops, they have produced and distributed more than 17,000 videos from makers from over 120 different countries.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 60’ | 8+

Production company Kidsweek, +31(0)206304707,

Production company Sandberg Instituut,

Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5, Gebouw 003 G (Poortgebouw),

Overschiestraat 188, Amsterdam, 1062 XK, The Netherlands,

1018 JA, Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31 (0) 205317890,

+31(0)205882400, info@sandberg.nl

info@cinekid.nl, VPRO - Zapp Echt Gebeurd,

Nationale Stichting ter Bevordering van Vrolijkheid,

Wim T. Schippersplein 1, 1217 WD, Hilversum,

Rigakade 16, Amsterdam, 1013 BC, The Netherlands,

The Netherlands, +31(0)882058911, info@vpro.nl

+31(0)206273287, info@sandberg.nl Fiep, Johannes Vermeerplein 5, 1071 DV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, +31(0)204714637, foundation@fiepwestendorp.nl AYA, info@vrolijkheid.nl Stichting Helden Charlie Duran, info@vrolijkheid.nl

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+31(0)611062464, Charlie@nederlandvolhelden

MADE BY KIDS/ CINEKID COLLEGE

YOUTUBE TUTORIAL SHOW

CASTING MASTERCLASS XL

YouTubers and vloggers are growing younger and younger, with increasing numbers of followers. How do these YouTubers gain those thousands of followers and how do they handle it? Have they set limits for themselves regarding what they vlog about, or which commercial partners to work with? Children who would like to start or already have their own vlog, YouTube channel or Instagram account, can have all their questions answered by famous young social media stars, who will show their vlogs and films and explain how they go about their work.

Many of the Dutch youth actors you see during Cinekid were cast by the well-known Wagency Elkes Kast. Cinekid has worked with Elkes Kast for years, and its owner, Elske Falkena, has been holding workshops and masterclasses at Cinekid several years running. This year, children can act out a number of scenes with experienced youth actors from the youth series Circus Noël, or participate in the masterclass to learn what casting actually entails. How does it work? What does Elske pay attention to? Why are some children chosen, while others are not?

At this third edition of the successful YouTube Tutorial Show, the famous YouTubers Noah Zeeuw (Ponkers) and Roy Bieze (Rooy) will talk with YouTubers and vloggers like Clonny Games, Cjoelmovies, StudioTijger, Chelsea Hegener, Siebe, Lucy, Juullife and Matser about how they, as successful YouTubers, determine their boundaries.

Elskes Kast is a casting agency that, since 1999, specialises in the casting and coaching of children (three years and up) and youths (up to twenty-five years of age) for films, TV series, commercials, video clips and theatre productions. This master class is specifically intended for children between the ages of seven and twelve.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90’ | 8+

ELSKE FALKENA

Production company Onlane, Veemkade 562-568,

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 50’ | 7+

Amsterdam, 1019 HM, The Netherlands, +31(0)202380600,

Production company Elskes Kast,

info@onlane.nl, Divimove, Münzstra_e 19, 10178, Berlin,

Jacob van Lennepkade 227 - A, Amsterdam, 1054 ZR,

Germany, +49(0)3056838074, info@divimove.com

The Netherlands, +31(0)204865270, info@elskeskast.nl

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LOOKING WITH YOUR BRAIN

CHE!

KIJKEN MET JE HERSENEN

This Cinekid College is for everyone who would like to know more about optical illusions, hallucinations, dreams and trickery. How we make images in our heads, in other words. For the duration of one hour, the children are taught by professors, philosophers, artists, magicians and virtual reality designers. There will be plenty of opportunity for audience participation, interspersed with strange videos and mysterious magic tricks. In this college the first interactive VR game will be launched as a part of the project "If You Are Not There, Where Are You?" This project is an extensive artistic study by Maartje Nevejan and Cerutti Film on what happens with children and youths who have absence epilepsy, an epilepsy syndrome in which children lose consciousness for brief periods of time. During the class, the website and related VR game will be festively revealed, and afterwards those who want to can play the VR game.

Absurdist coming-of-age documentary about twelve-year-old Che, a streetwise kid with a lively imagination, who loves scary, spooky stuff. He doesn’t mind too much that his parents are divorced, because now he receives double pocket money. While Che is looking forward to Halloween, he finds out that living in a new neighbourhood, far away from your old friends, and a father you have to make an appointment with to see, are quite an adjustment. However, sometimes things that seem scary at first are actually kind of fun in the end. Director Elsbeth Fraanje is an independent film maker and researcher. The script for this documentary, about a rough little diamond who’s hard on the outside, but soft on the inside, was developed during the Kids & Docs workshop in 2014/2015.

MAARTJE NEVEJAN

ELSBETH FRAANJE

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 60’ | 9+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 15’ | 8+

Producer Willemijn Cerutti

Editor Ralf Verbeek, Daan Wijdeveld

Production company Monobanda PLAY, Europalaan 2b,

Production company Tangerine Tree, Scheiweg

Utrecht, 3526 KS, The Netherlands, +31(0)643833085,

202 - C2, Rotterdam, 3038 BM, The Netherlands,

Producer Independent Documentary Film, +31 (0)6-50208648

+31(0)614547260, info@tangerinetree.nl Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, 's Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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THE GIRL OF 672K

HAIDUC

HET MEISJE VAN 672K

The Girl of 672k is a coming-of-age film about the unconventional 15-year-old Annegien Schilling from Utrecht, whose creative talent makes her stand out in the virtual landscape of YouTube and Instagram. With the personal, artistic photographs on her Instagram account Fetching_tigerss, she reaches hundreds of thousands of followers – a dream for many. Annegien’s photos are admired and judged all over the world. Mediakraft, an online TV channel, has noticed her talent and wants to work with her. How does this success influence her photos, and what are her hopes for the future? The film has travelled around the entire world and Annegien has, by now, amassed almost 1 million followers, written a book (Imagine. Shoot. Create.) and been elected Youngster of the Year 2016 by the children’s newspaper 7days. Director Mirjam Marks previously made many other youth documentaries, including Spotlight on Merna, which can also be seen at Cinekid.

His nickname ‘Haiduc’ means gangster and that suits the tough Nicu. He lives in a harsh world; he ran away from home at the age of seven and then lived underground in the sewers of Bucharest for many years. Under these circumstances, he became addicted to drugs and now lives with Raluca. She watches over boys who, just like Nico, have come from the streets. He has a place to sleep and is fed at her house, but the drugs have nearly ruined his life and he must choose: stop or become even more ill. Haiduc is about the right to health care and a safe environment. In 2014, the documentary – directed by Annelies Kruk and Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden – was nominated for the Dutch Cultural Media Fund’s Kids & Docs award.

MIRJAM MARKS

ANNELIES KRUK,

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 18’ | 10+

ANNEKE DE LIND VAN WIJNGAARDEN

Producer Albert Klein Haneveld

THE NETHERLANDS | 2014 | 18’ | 8+

Production company Hollandse Helden, Overleek 29,

Producer Anouk Donker Production company IKON, Oude

Monnickendam, 1141 PE, The Netherlands, +31(0)203317417,

Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC, The Netherlands,

mail@hollandsehelden.nl Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, 's

+31(0)356727272, ikon@ikon.nl

Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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I LOVE ANNA

SKATEKEET

RAKASTAN ANNAA

Santeri (13) likes to fool around with his mobile phone and is especially interested in the motorbikes that the older boys ride. While hanging around one day, he meets the beautiful, blond Anna. Anna is nearly the same age as Santeri and lives on a farm. That afternoon, her parents are away so she has to take care of all the farm work. She invites him to keep her company. Standing so close to each other while milking the cows, or in the kitchen – where they secretly drink alcohol – and in the bathroom, is much more exciting than it may seem. I Love Anna (original title: Rakastan Annaa) carefully observes the short but special phase between being a child and an adolescent. This short film will be shown in the pupils’ and in the audience’s programme as part of the Cinekid College Not Suitable for Children. Or Is It?

Skatekeet is a youth documentary about Keet, a 10-year-old girl, whose talent makes her stand out in the boy-dominated skating world. Some people admire her for it, others just don’t get it. On her skateboard, Keet struggles through others’ prejudices about what a girl should be like, all the while getting closer to finding her own place, both on her skateboard and in life. Skatekeet was developed in 2015 in the workshop Kids & Docs organised by IDFA, the Dutch Cultural Media Fund and Cinekid. After the premiere at Cinekid, the film and Keet herself have conquered half the world and won prizes, both for the film and through skating. Director Edward Cook previously made LOS (2009) and Best in Town (2008), for which he received a Wild Card from the Dutch Film Fund.

JOONAS RUTANEN | FINLAND | 2016 | 11’ | 12+

EDWARD COOK

Screenwriter Joonas Rutanen Editor Kimmo Kohtamäki

THE NETHERLANDS | 2015 | 15’ | 8+

Composer Joel Melasniemi Leading actors Sebastian

Screenwriter Edward Cook Editor Tim Roza

Ruotanen, Anna Kare, Hilla Pekkarinen Producer Kaarle Aho

Production company Tangerine Tree, Scheiweg 202 - C2,

Production company Making Movies Oy, Torkkelinkatu 3,

Rotterdam, 3038 BM, The Netherlands, +31(0)614547260,

Helsinki, 00500, Finland, kai.nordberg@mamo.fi

info@tangerinetree.nl

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SPOTLIGHT ON MERNA

ANYONE CAN BE SEXY

MERNA IN DE SPOTLIGHT

SEXY WORDEN KAN IEDEREEN

The 11-year-old Iraqi/Christian girl Merna stole the show at the blind auditions of the first edition of The Voice Kids Arab. Millions of people all over the world witnessed Merna sing a song representing her people and refugee children like her. Two years ago, Merna fled to Lebanon with her parents and brothers. Since then, she has been waiting for permission to enter a country where they can build a new future. Merna’s biggest dream is not to become world-famous, but to be able to live in a safe environment.

Sexy advertisements, sexy models, sexy profiles: we are constantly surrounded by sexy photographs. But how do you become that sexy? And what is the definition of “sexy”, anyway? Film and TV director Niki Padidar shows how the people in pictures are often made sexy and that many of those ‘perfect’ images are actually fake.

This feel-good documentary was produced in the series Just Kids from EO/Ikondocs and will be shown in the pupils’ and audience’s programme as part of the Cinekid Lecture ‘Who are those refugees really?’ Director Mirjam Marks has made several children’s documentaries. She also made Pride & Prejudice for Just Kids earlier this year.

She also speaks with seventeen-year-old Annegien Schilling, writer of the book Imagine. Shoot. Create., who makes artistic, surrealist self-portraits and has nearly a million followers on Instagram. What does she consider to be really sexy, what does she not, and how does she make her self-portraits? Manipulation through photo editing is discussed in a visual way. Anyone can be sexy aims to promote media literacy and a more positive self-image among children.

MIRJAM MARKS

NIKI PADIDAR, ANNEGIEN SCHILLING

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 15’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 60’ | 9+

Screenwriter Mirjam Marks Editor Sander Cijsouw Producer Kiyomi Molin, Daisy Mohr Producer Libanon Daisy Mohr Production company EO/IKONdocs, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl Involved TV Network EO/IKONdocs, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

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DOCTOR CORRIE ANSWERS

FIRST YEAR BRUGKLAS

DOKTER CORRIE GEEFT ANTWOORD

In Doctor Corrie Answers, Doctor Corrie answers children’s questions about puberty and sexuality in a humorous way. This popular doctor will be at Cinekid to teach sexual education for children, youths and anyone with a good sense of humour. In her live show, Doctor Corrie – played by Martine Sandifort – will among others reveal some fresh scoops from her new, same-titled book, dealing with love, relationships, kissing, condoms and much more. Children can meet Doctor Corrie and take a picture with her. Her co-presenter is Niki Padidar, the writer of the book. Doctor Corrie Answers was conceived in 2013 as part of the School-TV weekly news show, as a supplement to the obligatory lessons about sexuality in primary education. Since 2015, the doctor has her own show, in which she answers questions, talks with Dutch celebrities about their puberty, flirts with Doctor Sven and has a panel of teenagers discussing a weekly issue.

What is it really like to be a high school fresher? In the fifth season of this contemporary scripted reality series, six freshers are followed as they attempt to find their feet in that first, so important year in high school. Typical issues such as infatuation, gossip, insecurity and jealousy are all addressed. First Year paints a realistic portrait of the pupils’ lives and inner worlds. Since the actors generally lack professional theatre instruction, and because the series is based on true stories, First Year offers a true-to-life insight into this crucial phase for teenagers. Also for those who are not (yet) in this first year, the series offers a revealing glimpse of high school life. Episodes from the series’ new season that have not yet aired will be screened at the festival. Actresses Kiek Katerina (Kim) and Selma Hollerman (May) will be there for a meet & greet.

NIKI PADIDAR | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 75’ | 9+

RAYMOND GRIMBERGEN GRIMBERGEN,

Screenwriter Niki Padidar Leading actors Martine Sandifort

TIMON MOLL, GEERT-JAN MORSELT,

Production company De Harmonie, Postbus 3547, Amster-

NICOLIEN KOOL | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 40’ | 8+

dam, 1001 AH, The Netherlands, +31(0)20 6245181, info@

Screenwriter Arnout Vallenduuk Editor Remco Wiekard

deharmonie.nl, NTR, Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217

Composer Future Presidents Producer Sascha de Hoog

WD, The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl Involved

Production company Tuvalu media, Moermanskkade 111,

TV Network NTR, Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217

Amsterdam, 1013 BC, The Netherlands, +31(0)207630063

WD, The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl

Involved TV Network AVROTROS, Witte Kruislaan 55, Hilversum, 1217 AM, The Netherlands, +31(0)356717715, info@tuvalu.nl, info@avrotros.nl

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MONDO LEONE: THE DISCOVERY OF JUAN MANN

MISTER TWISTER MEES KEES, DE SERIE

MONDO LEONE: DE ONTDEKKING VAN JUAN MANN

The best teacher in the country is undoubtedly Mees Kees. Kees is a bit clumsy and goofy, but also sweet and funny. He has a rather unconventional way of teaching, but that’s why he’s the pupils’ favourite teacher. As a young intern, he mainly does fun things in class, teaching children in a playful manner, with much success of course. Unfortunately, the strict headmistress Dreus generally disapproves of his unorthodox teaching methods. But no matter what challenges they encounter, teacher Kees can always count on his energetic pupils to help solve them with their creativity, humour and enthusiasm. Mees Kees is based on the popular book series by Mirjam Oldenhave. After four successful feature film adaptations, the adventures of teacher Kees have now been turned into a television series.

JORKOS VOORTHUYSEN DAMEN, DIEDE IN 'T VELD

‘Free Hugs’ has become a worldwide phenomenon, and searching for ‘Free Hugs’ on YouTube yields more than one and a half million hits. Videos in which people offer free hugs to passers-by are being produced by the truckload. But how did this phenomenon arise? Mondo Leone is a film-theatre show in which Leon Giesen with his guitar shares remarkable funny stories like: The discovery of Juan Mann, a lonely and unhappy boy in Australia who became the initiator of one of the first worldwide YouTube hits. Leon Giesen, who produces music, videos and stories under the alias Mondo Leone, travelled to Australia to record Mann’s story. In addition to this film, Giesen will also show other inspiring music videos. At the Cineplaza outside, children can participate in a free workshop to make their own ‘Free Hugs’ signs.

LEON GIESEN | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 45’ | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 75’ | 6+

Screenwriter Leon Giesen Editor Marcel Prins

Screenwriter Elle van Rijn, Lidewij Martens,

Production company Mondo Leone, Draaiweg 51, 3515 EJ

Pasja van Dam Leading actors Sanne Wallis de Vries, Leendert

Utrecht, Netherlands, info@mondoleone.nl

de Ridder Producer Paul Voorthuysen Production company PV Pictures BV, Mediapark Mediacentrum, 5e Verdieping, Joop van den Endeplein 1, Hilversum, 1217 WJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)356774776, mail@pvpictures.nl Involved TV Network PV Pictures BV, Mediapark Mediacentrum, 5e Verdieping, Joop van den Endeplein 1, Hilversum, 1217 WJ, The Netherlands, +31(0)356774776, mail@pvpictures.nl

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ON STAGE JR.

OUTDOORS BOUND

DE VLOER OP JR.

DE BUITENDIENST

This improvisation programme is an opportunity for young actors to demonstrate their skills. Like in the original TV programme On Stage, actors are given an instruction or presented with a dilemma by the game moderator, as the jumping-off point for an immediately improvised sketch. This time, however, the show’s regular actors perform with surprisingly talented children. And thanks to their unbridled fantasies, the children steal the show. It is impressive to see how the young actors repeatedly manage to create wonderful scenes, without any prior preparation. The resulting sketches can be spot-on and emotional, sometimes, comical, but always surprising.

In Outdoors Bound, four cheerful presenters set out to understand questions on a variety of topics from the worlds of technology and nature: from poo to caviar, from hay fever to sharks -- anything goes. What sets it apart from the many other educational nature programmes, is how the presenters critically examine our own role in nature. For instance, the presenters humorously challenge each other with questions like: who is better equipped to cope with a sauna, presenter Kiefer or a camel? Or: how much water did it take to produce presenter Nienke’s new pair of jeans? Nature invariably holds the answer, and our heroes Nienke, Matthijs, Yannick and Kiefer are determined to find out.

Scenes from On Stage Jr. are used in both primary and secondary education for lessons in Worldviews, Philosophy, Social Studies, Dutch language and literature, and Drama. After watching an episode, a live improvisation will be held with the audience’s participation.

Excerpts from an episode from a new series on waste that is still to air will be shown at the festival. This is followed by a workshop on doing creative things with waste.

FLOOR MAAS | THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 34’ | 9+

STEFAN COPPERS, DOESJKA VAN HOOGDALEM

Screenwriter Floor Maas Editor Annelies Scheepens

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 8’ | 8+

Producer Wilma Verbeek Production company

Screenwriter Stefan Coppers, Doesjka van Hoogdalem

Vereniging Investeer in Human, Wim T. Schippersplein 1,

Producer Stephanie de Beer Production company NTR, Wim

Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Netherlands, +31(0)882058058

T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Netherlands,

Involved TV Network Vereniging Investeer in Human, Wim

+31(0)887799999 Involved TV Network NTR,

T. Schippersplein 1, Hilversum, 1217 WD, The Netherlands,

Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum, 1217 WD,

+31(0)882058058, ledenservice@human.nl

The Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl

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RECHILL

SCHOOL MAGIC

Children are so busy today. Given society’s strong pressure to perform, it’s no surprise that children sometimes get stressed out. But whoever said that meditation was only meant for adults? In ReChil, rapper Akwasi takes a playful approach to introducing children to meditation. Research has shown that meditation can help children to develop more self-confidence, concentration and creativity, while reducing their susceptibility to stress and anxiety.

After three successful editions of the Street Magic series, the world-famous magician duo Rob and Emiel take their mind-boggling tricks to school. In their theatre shows, Rob and Emiel combine cabaret, mentalism, comedy, interaction and magic. Their visits to school always include a number of fixed elements at different locations, such as the classes trick, the playground tricks, and the auditorium trick. And of course, the teachers get tricked too.

The second season of ReChill will be shown at Cinekid, with Akwasi attending. The programme makers hope to generate more awareness of the beneficial effects of meditation on children. Each episode centres on a theme, such as love, self-confidence or stress. Through meditation exercises, the children learn to cope with the emotions and feelings that these themes can arouse. And there’s nothing vague or dull about it: in each episode, Akwasi also creates a cool rap with the children.

With their irrepressible enthusiasm and lots of humour, these cheerful performance artists are determined to bowl over their young audience – and so they do. The children’s amazement and their spontaneous reactions to what they see are almost more entertaining than the actual tricks. In this series, Rob and Emiel demonstrate their most special tricks, leaving the children dumbfounded. After the screening, the duo will be performing a live show.

SACHA VERMEULEN

AART JAN AANTJES

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 28’ | 9+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 45’ | 9+

Screenwriter Akwasi Ansah, Marjan Rinsma Leading actors

Screenwriter Arthur Marres Editor Rene Kras, Mark Luigjes

Akwasi Ansah Producer Marit

Leading actors Rob Mollien, Emiel Lensen Producer

Gerritsen Production company BlazHoffski,

Arthur Marres Production company Marres Producties BV,

Krijn Taconiskade 362, Amsterdam, 1087 HW,

Jan van Beverwijckstraat 45, 5017 JC Tilburg, Netherlands,

The Netherlands, +31(0)203018450, info@blazhoffski.nl

+31(0)133029123, info@marresproducties.nl Involved TV

Involved TV Network NTR, Wim T. Schippersplein 5, Hilversum,

Network AVROTROS, Witte Kruislaan 55, Hilversum, 1217 AM,

1217 WD, the Netherlands, +31(0)887799999, info@ntr.nl

The Netherlands, +31(0)356717715, info@avrotros.nl

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SPANGAS

TREASURE STORIES VERHALEN UIT DE SCHATKIST

The motto of this eleventh season of the youth series SpangaS is “live and learn”. Maud wants just one thing: Ramin back in school. Shirley is more than just sassy, Filiz wants to do well, Otis has difficulties with moderation, and Lef skids off the path and learns a hard lesson. Sometimes students cross lines, but that’s okay – it confronts them with themselves, and each other. The successful series SpangaS chronicles the experiences of a number of students of the fictional Spangalis Secondary School. The series has produced various spinoffs, including books, films and a theatre show. SpangaS won the Cinekid audience award in 2010. Brand new episodes will be shown at the festival, and children will have the opportunity to ask questions and to have a meet & greet with a number of actors from the series.

In the children’s programme Treasure Stories, the rousing storyteller Kimberley Turney tells wellknown Biblical stories to a small group of young children. In a cosy setting, she brings the stories vividly to life, also assisted by the wonderful background animations that illustrate the stories. Biblical histories are presented like a colourful pop-up book. The children hold their breath as they listen to the adventures of the obstinate Pharaoh, about a small-time thief, about Miriam and her brother Mozes, about the Golden Calf and Johah in the Whale, and of course about David and Goliath. The stories are told in a way that young children can easily understand. Each episode only lasts five minutes, and every Biblical tale is told in a lively and playful manner. Thanks to the animations, the young audience is completely engrossed by the stories.

NICK JONGERIUS, IVO VAN AART THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 50’ | 9+ Screenwriter Anya Koek, Jetske Vulsma, Patrick Limpens, Diana Sno, Ceciel Jacobs, Tessa van der Bie, Lidewij Martens,

STELLA DAMAVANDI

Karen van den Ende, Gerben Hetebrij, Brian de Vore

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 5’ | 4+

Leading actors Yeliz Dogan, Iris van Loen,

Screenwriter Stella Damavandi Producer Anneke Edelman

Timo Wils, Sia Cyrroes, Joe Sinduhije, Tara Hetharia, Bruno

Production company Evangelische Omroep,

Prent, Iris Amber Stenger, Stephanie van Eer, Hassan Slaby,

Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum, 1213 AC,

Tobias Oelderik, Judy Doorman, Raymi Sambo, Steef Hupkes,

The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747 Involved TV Network

Felix Burleson, Ilse Ott Producer Alain de Levita

Evangelische Omroep, Oude Amersfoortseweg 79, Hilversum,

Production company NLFilm & TV, Johannes Vermeerstraat

1213 AC, The Netherlands, +31(0)356474747, eo@eo.nl

20, 1071 DR Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31(0)208931400, nfo@nlfilm.tv Involved TV Network KRO-NCRV, s Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, 1217 EW, The Netherlands, +31(0)356713911, info@kro-ncrv.nl

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WADADA NEWS FOR KIDS AWARDS Can you commit fraud during school exams? Why do so many people leave my country? Do I have the right to refuse an arranged marriage? These are burning questions for children in countries like Bangladesh, Mexico and Nepal, and they are answered through news items by WADADA News for Kids: a news network that provides children throughout the world with information that is important for them. What makes WADADA News for Kids so interesting is that countries exchange videos. So a child in Zambia, for example, could find out how a school in Indonesia deals with bullies. At the WADADA Awards, each of these childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news broadcasts from around the world is eligible to win a prize for their best video. The audience chooses the winners. WADADA News for Kids is currently broadcast by twenty countries throughout the world and has more than 100 million viewers worldwide.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; | 10+ Production company Free Press Unlimited, Weesperstraat 3, 1018 DN Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31(0)208000400, wadada_production@freepressunlimited.org

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CAROUSEL Spin around to live and live to spin around! Children can go for a ride in this old-fashioned Dutch swing carousel, and can spin themselves silly.

CINECHAT A daily mini-talk show on the Cineplaza with guests featured in the programming.

FIEP BUS The Fiep Bus was launched last year to mark Fiep Westendorp’s 100th birthday. Countless Dutch children have grown up with her iconic illustrations. In the bus children can play with apps from Cinekid AppLab.

URBAN HEROES DANCE BATTLE APP Children can demonstrate their dance skills during the launch of Dance Heroes, the world’s first-ever dance battle app. In this app they battle it out against other dancers with challenges that could win them some very cool prizes.

CIRCUS WORKSHOP

I VITELLONI: CINEMA PICCOLO The world’s smallest cinema has returned to the Cinekid grounds. Children can climb aboard this bright yellow tricycle and briefly enter into this small but cosy film universe.

Children can explore the colourful world of the circus. Tightrope walking, ball-walking, juggling and riding a unicycle. Feel like a real circus performer in Circus Sijm’s ring!

RHYTHM SOULDJAZ This hip-hop crew never fails to whip up a fantastic atmosphere, with a spectacular performance and thrilling crew battle.

VR CIRCUS NOËL In this VR installation, children can crawl into Tonie’s skin – the main character in the children’s series Circus Noël – to experience what it’s like to walk a tightrope high up in the roof of a real circus.

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FART CUSHION

ANIMATION BUS

This largest fart cushion in the world is based on the story in the first ever interactive e-book Mister and Mrs Slob.

The bright red animation bus is a place for children to briefly get away from all the hub-bub outside. They can help out by letting stories come to life by means of stop-motion animation techniques.

PRE-SCHOOLERS’ WORKSHOP WITH DIKKERTJE DAP

IMAGINE SHOOT CREATE

A firm fixture in Cinekid’s programming is the toddler workshop. There, our youngest viewers can enjoy excerpts from the new film about Dikkertje Dap, and create their own stop-motion film to a song from the film.

The famous Instagrammer Annegien Schilling edits and augments self-portraits in her own typically creative way, before posting them on her account Fetching_tigerss. She has also written a book on her methods: Imagine. Shoot. Create. Annegien is here to sign books.

MAKE-UP

PHOTOBOOTH

What do you want to look like? Like a fierce lion, a proud princess, or a handsome pirate?

Say cheese! Take your friends along to make crazy, funny and happy pictures in this photobooth!

FREE HUG SIGNS WORKSHOP

TWISTER

Children can create their own ‘free hugs’ sign to contribute to a very loving atmosphere on the Cinekid grounds. Visit the Mondoleone show to discover where, why and by whom the first Free Hugs sign was made.

Right foot red and left hand blue! Come play this fun game outside!

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DIGITAL WORLD EXPLORE AND LOVE NEW WORLDS OF SHINY PIXELS, DIGITAL NEON AND CODED POETRY AS DIGITAL OPTIMISM In this first year curating the Cinekid MediaLab and heading the Cinekid foundation’s digital culture programme, I welcome you to explore multiverses of digital worlds. Let’s get lost, and love the journey. Our young and older children are exploring what our future could do for us, and we can offer some first quality steps. This is a digital world, and it is, for now, theirs.

In the 2017 MediaLab we present VR treasures by TeYosh & DROPSTUFF and Geoffrey Lillemon & Anita Fontaine, digital art game environments by Rosa Menkman, Theo Triantafyllidis, David O’Reilly, Kristin Lucas and The Rodina (who also turn their Robot City into an analogue interactive installation). Rafaël Rozendaal shows how the web can be an art realm for the future, with puzzle-like interactive websites. Rick Silva shows us what fauna of the digital future to expect, or at least a parallel version of it. With Moniker, we look into a newly designed privacy safe space for children, and with Manja Ebert we see and hear them loud and proud as a collective choir on social media platforms. With Philip Schütte, we see how we can orchestrate our own digital romantic cliché (an interactive sunset), while FRONT404 lets us choreograph in colour and in sound. But we go DIY as well: we learn to reclaim the global emoji craze by creating our own emoji language (and test our know-how in

WARD JANSSEN

an emoji tracking game). In seven workshops, we explore how we can craft our VR space with clay models, create 2D animation worlds, get green screen crazy with digital addiction clichés, try our 360° model skills, create the smartphone jack-a-lantern equivalent, and much more. The MediaLab is ready to be as immersive, DIY and crafty as can be, ready to be explored.

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To feel welcome in digital media and digital culture, as a part of our visual culture that changes and evolves on a daily basis, means to tread carefully but with high hopes into a realm that has for years (can we still say ages in media society?) been under pressure to not only please with the cutting edge of new technologies, but also to reflect on how digital media lay claim to our everyday lives. To present digital media is to maneuver carefully and to maintain a cheerful armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length to the tech industry (letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not be too industry-driven in the cultural realm, right?), and to deftly but deliberately sidestep the all too ominous threats to our digital daily lives and happy demeanor by digital concerns like privacy matters, blindly embraced tech love and gadget infatuation. To live our everyday life in the technological realm, we need to understand that we are consumer, player, connector and creator, all at once. We need the digital realm as a welcoming space. We need to carefully select the atmospheres we wish to have as part of our lives. We need to be optimistic. Our basic challenge in making the 2017 MediaLab, for audiences that include our young and hopefully carefree ones and our colleagues with digital lives already spanning decades, was to formulate what we expect of our digital age (assuming we manage to restore some faith in what it has to offer).

Now a 36-year-old, I grew up in the eighties and nineties. I remember with some nostalgia typing MS-DOS commands to start a game on the home PC. So much has changed, obviously. As an adult Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned and re-learned to use and accept digital technologies as often temporary tools for productivity, to help run my household, to shop until I drop, and to work more efficiently. Perhaps a bit messier, yes. But normal today. But also: my problem. And yours, most likely. It is now important to look ahead with some caution and to uphold our own ideas and demands regarding digital media, to keep a good solid distance from the tech industry operating at a global level, and to focus on a perhaps old-fashioned concept: digital optimism. Any artificial space should be an emotional space that we love, cherish and care for.

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Can we renew our digital optimism? As an industry we can discuss digital realms, digital experiences and digital stories for days on end. And they are the (usually quite intrusive) highlight of our audience’s daily digital intake of media. Long gone is the traditional media world’s exclusive pandering to top-down cinematic quality exposés. With twenty-plus years of new additional media technologies, we have come to reject some of these new fads for their lack of social responsibility or their lack of endurance in the digital realm as tools. We have a media acceleration problem and we can either try to keep up every day, one production at a time, or find bliss in simplicity, and just sit back and relax. Virtual reality as a mainstream medium is a game changer. No screens, but multiverses! Thoroughly immersive but with so little real artistic integrity as yet, making this new media tool a fascinating but fragile medium to pin all our hopes on. Can we temper our hasty expectations and tech fetishism, and really let this sink in and find ground level so that it can find its own integrity as a platform, and can mature as a medium?

New digital media in relation to cinema and traditional media A sensible approach to all that is shiny-new does not mean to shut down in digital disbelief. It means, to me, figuring out how we can find and share a renewed digital media response to the overwhelming cinematic experience we all individually know from personal experience. We can learn from the narrative masters that have shaped the cinematic art and collective memory. We need digital Spielberg and digital Disney, but also digital Meccano, digital Hogwarts and digital DIY on platforms like YouTube, Tumblr and the sadly nullified Vine community. We need a digital mainstream that is about wonder and good old fun, and not just about novelty. We need this, in order to develop some intellectual, even philosophical appreciation for and aspiration as to what digital media can mean in our future society. With a touch of educational value, a touch of introspection, some solid digital craftsmanship, and simply digital good taste. Is that an archaic wish, in today’s media age? Surely it is, but can we deny its utter necessity? We spend so much time sharing and procrastinating, poking at screens and chasing the shiniest new tech toys; we have long forgotten the need for and bliss of shutting down multitasking as a lifestyle and sitting down to focus on a single, solitary, quality media experience. It seems to me that we need digital romance as a purposeful media experience.

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A digital world, ready to explore This brings me to the MediaLab of 2017, which is all about the poetics and aesthetics of digital worlds and digital realms. What are digital worlds? We’ve seen a number of them beguiling the masses. The game industry has mastered world building as an extraordinary craft, and digital culture has so much to learn from games and about immersive quality, but also about determination and the appreciation for finely worked details. And so much to unlearn, for instance about abrasive immersivity and compulsory, goal-oriented gameplay. In digital life, hopefully reflected upon in digital art and media, we can and should underline –for children and teenagers – any representation of the real world as a digital world, to actively explore and roam around in. I’d like these to be worlds without limitations or goals. No score to be kept, no goals to reach. Just explore. When envisioning a digital realm that echoes and reflects reality, we see reality enlarged, emboldened, magnified on beautiful pixelated steroids. If we choose to present our actual world, global society, as a playful environment, how could we better embrace and highlight the possibility of seeing all the world through digital eyes? Can the horizon be bright neon, the soil be dark pixelated geology, the sun or moon a game-like beacon of (mis-)direction for funloving nonsense? Can plants be algorithms? Can animals be benevolent bots? Could we say that, in direct response to reality’s restrictions, a digital world should be one to jump into or fly through, or to wander around in for sheer visual joy and curiosity – a space for digital wanderlust? And can we, as we should, find the digital world’s response to CNN and to understand the lives and avatars we see online, who relate to us in a global sphere of individual introspection and mutual recognition? Can the digital world offer us a metaphor or an actual platform on which we have (a right to) our individual voices?

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The Cinekid 2017 MediaLab: Exploring the Digital World(s) The MediaLab 2017 is a first step towards finding new common ground for digital optimism that delivers on all these promises. To find out how we can connect digital culture and media to the century-and-a-half-old magic that is cinema, on the verge of diving into new and exciting crossovers with television, trans-media and online storytelling, in what is hopefully, finally, a mature form. It is a step-by-step evolution that can teach the digital generations how to slow down and to cherish the good, without simply focusing on the new. That is what the MediaLab of 2017 brings to the table in terms of digital optimism: all that we can ask of a digital world, of digital worlds, requires the digital magic we have been promised for decades, and our own high hopes. Let’s see what it can deliver. Certainly, some digital je ne sais quoi is the perfect way to start.

Ward Janssen Head of Digital Culture Manique Hendricks Assistant Producer Digital Culture Lies de Jager Producer MediaLab Kees Buning Producer Workshops Maaike van Milt Assistant Producer Digital Culture Sammie Veldhuizen Intern Workshops Kitlyn van Slijpe Assistant Producer Cinekid Media Awards

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BITMAP BANSHEES With Bitmap Banshees, Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine created an imaginary future Amsterdam in a VR game set in the year 2079. The streets are bathed in a neon glow and the residents have turned into Banshees, colourful creatures that look like they just walked out of a psychedelic horror B-movie. This virtual reality game can be played by putting on the decorated Oculus Rift glasses and hopping onto the stylish, devil-may-care bicycle. En digital route, players must dodge scary opponents and collect supernatural purple carrots. These carrots have special powers that can be activated by ringing the bell on the bicycle handlebars. Forget about touristic bike rentals and overcrowded canal cruises: this unusual techno thriller tour through a science-fiction cyberpunk version of Amsterdam will definitely give you goose bumps and send chills down your spine, illustrating how design, craftsmanship and creativity can make for a spooky, tongue-in-cheek re-imagination of a virtual reality experience, with extra adrenalin, some glitter and a bit of a spooky pop.

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Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine are the creative directors of the unique haven for experimentation in digital design, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Department of New Realitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. Together they create work with a distinct aesthetic at the intersection of art, technological innovation, animation, fashion and games. They work for clients as diverse as Google, Adult Swim, Bernhard Wilhelm, Tate Modern and Louis Vuitton.

GEOFFREY LILLEMON & ANITA FONTAINE THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 9+ Company Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Department of New Realities Artist Geoffrey Lillemon, Anita Fontaine Music Chris Taylor

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Rosa Menkman Xilitla

DIGITAL WORLDS In recent years, digital game technology has developed at a rapid pace. This has resulted in a revolution of new possibilities and complexity in digital landscapes and natural environments in games. Rock formations, forests and coastal landscapes are no longer visualized in chunky, boxlike pixels, but have become crisp, realistic sceneries. In these hyper-naturalistic enhanced environments, glitches (accidental or manipulated technical errors) have their own aesthetic appeal. Digital World offers five large projections of game artworks: five completely different digital worlds to explore. Each world has its own game controller and unique way of moving through and exploring the computer-generated landscapes, teleporting from one world to another. Walking, flying or simply strolling around, players experience the constantly changing panoramas. Rosa Menkman is an artist, curator and theoretician who specialises in glitch art: an art form in which malfunctions in software or other digital artefacts are used as an aesthetic medium. The Irish artist and filmmaker David O'Reilly is internationally known for his short animation The External World, which featured at the Venice Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. The Rodina is a Czech duo of graphic designers from Amsterdam. In their cross-media works, they often focus on the relationship between technology, culture and postmodern aesthetics. Theo Triantafyllidis lives

and works in Los Angeles. He studied Design Media at the University of California and makes artworks and games that look like explosions of bright colours, fruits and reptiles. Kristin Lucas lives in Oakland, New York and Weimar, Germany. She is an artist working in the realms of digital art, video, performance, intervention, sculpture, and installation.

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The internet is a space to play in and explore for most children, but they rarely have the advantage of using the web as a place where they can communicate their private thoughts. Every year, 70,000 children are told that their parents are separating. On the website www.ikdurfniettezeggendat.nl, children can anonymously confess their thoughts and feelings. Children are asked to finish the sentence 'I’m afraid to say that', written on a digital note. Afterwards, they can crumple it up and toss their secret into a black hole on the screen. The websites provide a way for children to learn to identify their feelings and to process what’s going on by writing down their thoughts. In this way, the website is growing into an online archive of unspoken feelings and thoughts. Since all content is filtered and monitored by the NTR (a public-service broadcaster), it’s a safe environment for children. Their digital testimonies give a strangely fascinating and alarming insight into their experiences.

Moniker is an Amsterdam-based interactive design studio by Luna Maurer & Roel Wouters, who founded Moniker together with Jonathan Puckey in 2012. They often work with the principle of conditional design, which requires playful sets of rules and leads to unpredictable outcomes. Often taking society and the internet as a starting point, they create interactive experiences rooted in a deep fascination for digital code and user interaction as a social tool.

MONIKER | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+ Production company Moniker, Tweede Leeghwaterstraat 7 M, 1018 RA Amsterdam, Netherlands Designer Luna Maurer, Roel Wouters, Floris van Driel Producer Ben Wegscheider Co-Producer NTR Het Klokhuis

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THE FAIR GROUNDS - BANANZA! A horse, a race car, a motorbike, a helicopter, a Pikachu and a clown, all covered in glossy monochrome polyester. Ring any bells? Although you may be reminded of your childhood days, this time, there is no need to insert a coin to have fun with these kiddy rides. Put on the virtual reality glasses, push the red button, and sit back and enjoy a ride through various digital worlds. Commissioned by Cinekid, TeYosh designed a short virtual reality experience that feels like going on a trip and leaving physical reality behind. On this VR ride, you will enter different kinds of digital environments: underwater realms in deep saturated pinks and greens, lively, butterfly-filled green pastures and rainbow candy roller coasters as far as the eye can see. These hyper-realistic worlds look so refined, you might find yourself wondering how tangible the pixels actually are, and how we physically relate to them. On a TeYosh VR ride, everything seems at least plausibly touchable, with a hint of digital pop drama and a knack for imagining the absurd.

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These kiddy rides, made by DROPSTUFF, were first presented at The Fair Grounds during the Venice Biennale, as a carnivalesque alternative contribution to the international art exhibition. The artist duo Sofija Stankovi_ and Teodora Stojkovi _ together form TeYosh, a multidisciplinary design studio based in Amsterdam. They work on design products for brands like MTV and create personal works about our digital lives, most notably the animation series A Dictionary of Online Behaviour.

TEYOSH, DROPSTUFF THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 6+ Production DROPSTUFF & Cinekid VR artist TeYosh, http://www.teyosh.com/, DROPSTUFF, https://dropstuff.nl/

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LISTEN Every day, approximately 300,000 videos are uploaded to YouTube. Their content ranges from funny to completely nonsensical, informative or very personal. The internet serves as an ideal stage for millions, some of them becoming actual celebrities. Manja Ebert is fascinated by these forms of online self-expression. In her installation, she explores the way young people shape their identities online, presenting themselves through personal videos. Ebert collected videos of people showcasing their singing skills and merged them into an immersive installation. Visitors can step into the cube-shaped space and find themselves surrounded by a YouTube choir made up of people from all over the world, singing songs by famous pop stars. Some of them look extremely concentrated, some just ignore the webcam, others smile and blush while gazing into the camera. Meanwhile, their voices become a collage of sound. As a viewer, you are presented with dozens of people singing in their bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens. You become the audience, the spectator, the voyeur, even. Does this YouTube generation reflect our human desire to be heard? Is YouTube todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital time capsule, with millions of individualistic legacies buried beneath countless likes and comments?

Media artist Manja Ebert lives and works in Berlin. Her work deals with themes of pop culture, self-representation and online behaviour. She turned Britney Spears songs into an interactive keyboard installation and live-streamed people in their sleep under the title the sleeping squad. Her works have been exhibited in Berlin, Leipzig, Munich and Athens (at the Athens Digital Art Festival in 2016).

MANJA EBERT | GERMANY | 2015 | 6+ Artist Manja Ebert, http://www.manjaebert.de/

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PLEASE TOUCH ME SELECTED WEBSITES 2002 - 2016 To Rafaël Rozendaal, the internet is both canvas and exhibition space. He creates artworks in the form of websites and, in doing so, questions and blurs the boundaries between art and the internet. On his websites, brightly coloured geometric shapes, gradients and pixels dance playfully across the browser screen. Rozendaal’s websites tease you into figuring out how they work and solving them as you would a little digital puzzle, which can be amusing and fulfilling, like popping bubble wrap. Some portray such silly everyday objects as toilet paper rolls, rubbish bins or jiggling jelly puddings, while others are flowing, abstract forms of mesmerizing, full-neon bliss, like gazing into a crystal ball. Each artwork has a unique domain name and consists of a single page with one simple interaction. His artworks always remain accessible online, even after they have been acquired by international collectors or museums.

The half-Dutch, half-Brazilian artist Rafaël Rozendaal studied at the audio-visual department of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (Maastricht) and now lives and works in New York. His works are exhibited all over the world, from giant billboards in Times Square to museums like Centre Pompidou, Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) and MOTI Museum. Rozendaal is one of the first artists to sell his websites as works of art. He also makes podcasts, drawings, haikus and colour-blocked abstract tapestries composed of Google and Wikipedia screenshots.

RAFAËL ROZENDAAL NETHERLANDS / UNITED STATES | 2016 | 4+ Agent / Gallery Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Postmasters, New York, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Tokyo Artist Rafaël Rozendaal, http://www.newrafael.com/

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ROBOT CITY If we could build a new society from scratch, what would it look like? In Robot City, we live among the technological inhabitants of the future: robots. They are our neighbours, our pets, our substitutes… and maybe our slaves as well. Robot City is a giant wall with a futuristic backdrop of digital structures, buildings and panoramas in a city of the digital future. The structures look like stretched candy canes in a purple, red and green gradient. It’s a gleaming metropolis, ready to be populated. Care to lend a hand? The visitor can fill the hyper-modern landscape by pasting robot stickers onto the installation. Choosing from a variety of different robots, you can play the specific roles of a robot in a possible society. In this way, during the festival, the robot city will be built up into sectors and neighbourhoods by the visitors. But be careful! Choosing your personal robot of choice is an important job…

This interactive installation sits at the intersection of graphic design and performance, with unpredictable outcomes that depend entirely on the audience’s participation. The Rodina is a Czech graphic designer duo from Amsterdam. Their cross-media works often focus on the relationship between technology, culture and postmodern aesthetics. The Rodina has made designs for such clients as Sonic Acts, Stroom Den Haag and Tunica Magazine, and has exhibited internationally at museums and festivals.

THE RODINA | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 6+ Artist The Rodina, http://www.therodina.com/

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SENSELESS FAIRYTALE PRINCESS The advent of virtual reality might be changing the way we tell stories forever. In Senseless Fairytale Princess, Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine visualize a magical journey in the form of a virtual reality game. Senseless Fairytale Princess is a sugar-coated, surrealistic virtual storybook. By putting on the HTC Vive glasses and grabbing the controller, you can immerse yourself in this digital tale in a kingdom where alligators dance, peacocks are hooked on peanut butter and the clouds crumble like frosting. The story consists of different chapters in the form of levels. In each chapter, the player encounters a magical inhabitant with a problem, and can solve these mysterious riddles using a magic wand. With their whimsical take on classic storytelling folklore, now digitally reimagined as a virtual game, Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine take non-narrative storytelling to a new cinematic level and offer a way to immerse yourself in this sugary sweet, fun and slightly dark tale.

Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine are the creative directors of the unique haven for experimentation in digital design: the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Department of New Realitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. Together they create work with a distinct aesthetic at the intersection of art, technological innovation, animation, fashion and games. They work for clients as diverse as Google, Adult Swim, Bernhard Wilhelm, Tate Modern and Louis Vuitton among others.

GEOFFREY LILLEMON & ANITA FONTAINE THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 4+ Company Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Department of New Realities, http://dptnr.wkams.com/ Artist Geoffrey Lillemon, Anita Fontaine Music Chris Taylor Producer Dylan Galletly

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SENSORGAN One by one, or all at once, long tubes light up in different colours, and dreamy sounds and hypnotic lights fill the space. The interactive light instrument Sensorgan enables the viewer to create their own dazzling audio-visual spectacle. Each key corresponds to a pipe that lights up when the key is touched. In addition, each organ pipe produces a unique sound. In this way, numerous symphonies of light and sound can be composed. With this Sensorgan, you can listen to and combine jazz and boogie-woogie samples from the time of Mondrian. It transforms music into a sensory, almost spiritual experience and defines new modes of tactility in a recreation of the baroque in the digital age.

FRONT404 is a Dutch duo of artists consisting of Thomas voor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t Hekke and Bas van Oerle. They have made surveillance cameras disguised as birds and dressed them with party hats, and created an interactive plastic soup installation. With visual puns like these, they question the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reactions to technology in modern society. They want to reach people in unusual ways, instead of the all-too-familiar frames they are used to, such as the TV-screen or advertisements in the streets. FRONT404 tries to surprise people, taking them out of their daily reality. Using humour and playful interaction, they offer new perspectives and ways of looking at the world.

FRONT404 | THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 4+ Commissioned by Stichting Oddstream Artist FRONT404, http://front404.com/

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THE SILVA FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF A PARALLEL FUTURE Like floating airships, Rick Silva's digital birds glide through the void. Flapping their computer-generated wings as they skim through the sky, some look familiar, like swans or hummingbirds, while others are just abstract, digital, smoothly moving shapes. In short animations, Silva exhibits his Field Guide to Birds of a Parallel Future and shows us a glimpse of what these creatures might look and move like in the future. Made with graphic software like Cinema 4, the fowl are always colourful, sometimes glitchy and pixelated, but also soft, smooth, gracious and mesmerizing. Silva first created these birds while he was stuck on a plane to Munich, having just bought the book The Sibley Field Guide to Birds.

Rick Silva, born in SĂŁo Paulo Brazil, lives and works in Eugene, Oregon in the United States, where he teaches at the University of Oregon. As an artist, he is interested in mediating between the natural world and technology, exploring the notions of landscape in the twenty-first century through websites, videos and images. His work has been shown throughout the world, including at the Sonar festival in Spain, Futuresonic in the United Kingdom, Transmediale in Germany and the Transfer Gallery in New York. His projects are supported through commissions and grants from organizations like The Whitney Museum of American Art and Rhizome.

RICK SILVA | UNITED STATES | 2015 | 4+ Agent / gallery Transfer Gallery Artist Rick Silva, http://ricksilva.net/

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SUN The setting sun, especially when sinking into the ocean against a bright orange and pink sky, is one of the biggest landscape clichés of our time. We photograph it on our holidays, send postcards and share the sunset with loved ones, as it defines –perhaps more than any other image – our idea of romance. This interactive artwork invites the viewer to play God and take control of the moment the sun sets. Using a large ball linked to a screen, the viewer can move the digital sun on the screen to create stunning sunrises and sunsets. The computer-generated landscape looks almost perfect and could easily be a Windows wallpaper, with its bright blue sky, shimmering water and sublime red glow. Create captivating sunrises where the warm flares of the sun turn into gold streaks of light, or create lusty sunsets and melt the blue colours in the sky into pinks, oranges and blood-reds.

Philip Schütte studied at the Rietveld Academy and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and pursued a study in political psychology and scientific methods at the Universities of Munich, Amsterdam and Columbia, New York. When Philip was nine years old, he became terrified of being infected with a computer virus. Ever since, digital culture and the impact of technology has been one of his fascinations. His work deals with stereotypes of visual culture, big data and the influence we humans have on the way visuals become digital icons.

PHILIP SCHÜTTE | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 4+ Artist Philip Schütte, http://www.philipschuette.com/

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As we see a new generation growing up, screen-fixated and permanently exploring digital grounds, Cinekid aims to set a standard for quality, integrity and innovation in the realm of apps. Nowadays, good intentions need and thankfully are supported by platforms that inform, discuss, consider and appreciate quality in apps for children. In 2015 Cinekid launched AppLab. AppLab is not a consumer support space, but a digital recommendation initiative developed with innovative creators and thinkers, in collaboration with creative networks that are shaping the field of digital quality media internationally.

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It’s an app safe space that is all about quality and integrity. Some of the apps offered here are the result of the labour-of-coding-love stemming from a single and singular artistic vision. There are also apps that are the by-product of massive media productions, and the perhaps more fragile, artistic, low-budget productions by small studios and start-ups. Cinekid AppLab presents a carefully curated selection of apps that are artistic, safe, beautiful, beguiling, fun, educational and worth the valuable time we spend on digital content – apps that we think deserve a big public. We like to be persuasive. We take apps very seriously, and we like to recommend. Cinekid AppLab is now breaking some digital boundaries, touching down in libraries and across the Netherlands through AppLab Hubs. We are taking the apps to the people. Let’s discuss where and how we should do this next. Cinekid Applab is free to download for IOS and Android for both smartphones and tablets. Let’s share some app optimism.

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BESTLUCK

CHUCHEL

In this mysterious story, you take the role of a boy who dreams about the same girl every night. In his subconscious, she points to something in the middle of an infinite dream forest. What is she trying to tell him? Solve the cryptic puzzles by exploring the mystical world and finding clues. Created by the Korean Jae Hyun Yoo, BestLuck creates a seldom-seen atmosphere of eerie romance, reminiscent of Lynchian dreamscapes and Disney’s darkest moments.

Chuchel is a black, fuzzy little creature who loves cherries. Together with his big yellow friend Kekel, he searches for the biggest cherry ever. Set in a cute cartoonish world, this game by Amanita Design is an adventurous and fun puzzle-solver. Amanita Design, an independent studio based in the Czech Republic, has won several awards for its beautifully illustrated games such as Botanicula and Machinarium. Chuchel is a mix between contemporary illustration and classic European fairy tale storytelling.

JAE HYUN YOO | UNITED STATES | 2017 | 8+

AMANITA DESIGN | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2017 | 4+

Artist Jae Hyun Yoo, https://fkkcloud.itch.io/bestluck

Production company Amanita Design,

Music Spencer Bambrick

http://amanita-design.net/ Artist Jaromír Plachý Programmer Peter Stehlík Music DVA

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ELLIPSIS

HIDDEN FOLKS

Ellipsis is set in a dark universe, illuminated by retro neon shapes. This intuitive puzzle game is easy to understand due to its minimalist design, allowing you to easily find your way through the galaxy as you dodge obstacles. Using your finger, you guide a blue circle through space and catch blue dots along the way. Ellipsis parodies classic sci-fi cinema titles like War Games, but is also an ode to the master-creators of 1980s games.

In Adriaan de Jongh’s game, thousands of handdrawn characters swarm through immense deserts, cityscapes and forests. These hidden folk work, play, run amok, sun bathe or search for Pokémon around the campsite. Your challenge is to find, uncover and collect some of these many hidden folks and their belongings, carefully hidden from you in a digital ant nest that recalls the popular children's book Where’s Wally? Can’t find them in the overwhelming chaos of detailed illustrations? Try opening doors, windows and drawers, cut through bushes and grow flowers in vast landscapes. Almost every individual element in the game has its own unique and funny sound, produced using only the developers’ own mouths. The digital world of Hidden Folks connects the possibilities of games and illustrations with joyful simplicity and humour and is a fan favourite in the App store. Dutch game designer Adriaan de Jongh (1990) is known for experimental games. He studied Design & Development at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. In 2016, he was selected by Forbes Magazine for their '30 under 30' list for his unique vision on gaming culture. In addition, he has won various international awards for his work.

YACINE SALMI, STEFAN HELL GERMANY | 2017 | 8+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 4+

Production company Salmi Games, Gronsdorfer Str. 6, 81825

Game Designer Adriaan de Jongh, https://adriaandejongh.nl/

München, Germany, http://salmi.de/ Artist Yacine Salmi,

Illustrator Sylvain Tegroeg Producer Mirthe Venbrux

Stefan Hell Designer Yacine Salmi, Stefan Hell Programmer

Assistant Programmer Aran Koning Music Martin Kvale

Yacine Salmi, Stefan Hell Sound Filippo Beck Peccoz Poems Marketing / PR Christopher Wulf

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ME BY TINYBOP

MUR BOET DE BEER

What makes you happy? And what do you look like when you’re happy? In Me by Tinybop, you can answer hundreds of questions about yourself, your friends and your family - and the answers may be imagined through drawings, sound recordings, photos and writing. With this digital diary, you learn about your own identity. The app is based on research that shows that the better you know yourself, the better you can empathize with others.

Step into this Finnish children's book about a brown bear called Mur. This interactive app forms a virtual window that can be used to scan images in the book, opening up the dream-like world of Mur in which the storytelling continues through augmented reality. Danish company Step in Books specialises in apps and storytelling and has won several international awards for its work, which is retro, analogue chic, craftsman-like, simple and effective.

ANA SEIXAS |UNITED STATES | 2016 | 4+

STEP IN BOOKS |DENMARK | 2017 | 4+

Production company TinyBop Inc., 540 Atlantic Ave,

Production company Step in Books Artist Step in Books,

New York City, NY 11217, United States, https://tinybop.com/

http://stepinbooks.com/ Graphic Designer Alberto Parades

Artist Ana Seixas

Creative Producer Aksel Køie Lead Programmer André Taono Programmer Bela Marian Denes, Pablo Sarmiento, David Delseray-Pousse Lead Programmer André Taono Technical Artist Pierre Mervaillie Music Jesper Ankarfeldt

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NEBULA WANDER

SOUND REBOUND

Imagine being not a human but an entire planet, navigating through a reimagined version of the universe. The sky looks like a digital painting, set against a background of flickering stars. Here, you construct your own planet while discovering new places, controlling and moving your globe by firing up its giant turbine engine. Evolve and collect resources by mining asteroids, but beware of danger: flying through the universe can be risky.

In this open play app, you can make your own musical composition using different shapes and colours. Unleash the balls and they will bounce and roll through your structure, leaving a vibrant symphony behind, making you the conductor of your own orchestra. Sound Rebound was developed by the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco and is an inviting space for experimentation that retains the tactile qualities it aims for. Simplicity, visually, does it.

JULIANO SILVEIRA |BRAZIL | 2017 | 8+

EXPLORATORIUM, DINA HERRING

Production company Rebel Vertex Artist Juliano Silveira,

UNITED STATES | 2016 | 4+

https://www.nebulawander.com/ Music Leonardo Perantoni

Production company Exploratorium, Pier 15, Embarcadero at

Poems Matheus Goulart Link

Green St, San Francisco, California CA 94111, United States, https://www.exploratorium.edu/ Artist Lowell Robinson, Dina Herring Producer Lowell Robinson , Dina Herring

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ANIMATION ZONE

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

ANIMATIEPLAATS

HOOFD IN DE WOLKEN

Stop-motion animation is almost as old as film itself. It was one of the primary special effects used by the film industry before the arrival of digital animation. Over the years, many variations have evolved, but the basic idea stayed the same: a series of stills with tiny changes in each frame, resulting in a fluid motion as full animation. At the Animation Zone, professional animators teach children about the basic techniques of stop-motion animation. In these sessions, the children create and animate specially designed characters and objects. The hand-crafted scenes are recorded with a camera above the big green workspace and shown live on a screen. Afterwards, they can be viewed again at home.

In Head in the Clouds, children become the main characters in their own interactive film. In a massive green-screen installation, children perform specific actions like jumping, climbing or running in front of the camera. The green background is removed using Chromakey and replaced with animated scenes designed by Thalia de Jong. The recordings are edited live, so the result can be seen on the screen. Afterwards, participants can also watch their short film at home. The workshop demonstrates the magic of green-screen techniques, as used in countless films, and lets the audience be the star of the show.

The 2017 Animation Zone was designed by Ineke Goes. She works for various media, including as an animator for television programmes like the Dutch Sesame Street. Animation Zone was developed more than a decade ago, and the workshop has continued to be organised successfully, both nationally and internationally.

Green-screen installations developed by Cinekid are fan favourites at the festival every year. This year, Cinekid invited Dutch filmmaker and artist Thalia de Jong to come up with a new design for the animated scenes. She loves everything fluffy and portrays art, fashion and design with a keen eye for detail and a smart sense of style. De Jong has made pastel-coloured films about glamorous longhaired guinea pigs, directed HEMA and Ellis Faas commercials and turned melting ice into cinematic art. Her films were shown at Fashion Film Festivals in Berlin, New York and Buenos Aires.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 4+ Production company Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5,

THALIA DE JONG | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 6+

Gebouw 003 G (Poortgebouw), 1018 JA Amsterdam,

Production company Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5, Gebouw

Netherlands, +31 (0) 205317890, info@cinekid.nl

003 G (Poortgebouw), 1018 JA Amsterdam, Netherlands,

Main Animator Ineke Goes Concept MIEG

+31 (0) 205317890, info@cinekid.nl Artist Thalia de Jong Animator Thalia de Jong

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MYMETROPOLIS

REMAKE

The physical and digital worlds blend together in the multiplayer game and workshop MyMetropolis. Children are asked to sculpt their own creations out of clay to populate a digital world, after which their sculptures are scanned and coloured using a computer program. The new 3D objects can be placed directly into the pixelated landscapes of the game, where multiple players can duplicate, rearrange and build up a new world ready to explore. Eventually, the MyMetropolis world will change before your eyes, one building at a time.

In ReMake, children step into the shoes of offline video clip editors, modifying popular music videos. With markers, stickers, glitter, crayons and cut-outs, they can add a colourful graphic layer onto existing video frames. The frames are live-edited into the clip to create a flashy, popping and constantly changing video, crowd-created during the festival. Children experience how many still images, each constituting a single frame, make up a complete moving picture and learn about editing, sequences, special effects and animation.

MyMetropolis was developed by VJ collective Nou & Herkauw, in collaboration with Cinekid. The Groningen-based team is no stranger to the MediaLab, in the past years they have developed various workshops for Cinekid, like VR Tropolis and the paper-machĂŠ printer.

This workshop was developed by Viesueel Geweld, an audio-visual collective that produces live visuals, interactive video installations and graphic design and has made visuals for Eurosonic Noorderslag, recorded a TV-show with children at Into the Great Wide Open and hosted stop-motion workshops at Sencity Kids.

NOU & HERKAUW | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+

VIESUEEL GEWELD | THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+

Production company Nou&Herkauw, Boterdiep 71,

Production company Viesueel Geweld, Travertijnstraat 12,

Groningen, 9712 LL, The Netherlands, info@nouenherkauw.nl

9743 SZ Groningen, Netherlands, Info@viesueelgeweld.nl Artist Viesueel Geweld

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SLOMO 360

STORY ILLUMINATOR VERHAALLANTAARN

Ever wonder how those thrilling, dramatic slow-motion movie scenes are made? Introduced by famous scenes in the movie The Matrix, the expensive bullet-time effect detaches time and space in a shot. Using a 360-degree set-up of dozens of cameras, actors were filmed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dodgingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bullets in slow motion. Thanks to technological innovation and creative trickery, it is now possible to make your own slow-motion video using a simple camera or smartphone. In the workshop SLOMO 360, children are invited to make their own short action movie in slo-mo style and learn about special effects. This workshop and ancillary unique slow-motion camera installation were developed by Cinekid.

In this DIY workshop, children are asked to come up with their own stories consisting of six scenes, visualised as small drawings drawn onto transparent boxes in a wheel resembling film frames. By attaching the box to your smartphone or flashlight, the story can be projected onto a wall, like a galanty show. Take the box home, dim the lights and tell your story to your friends. VerhaalLantaarn teaches children about visual storytelling, the use of frames in film, and projection techniques. It challenges them creatively to make their own stories physical. This workshop is developed and produced by Cinekid and is part of Cinekid on tour.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 6+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+

Production company Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5,

Gebouw 003 G (Poortgebouw), 1018 JA Amsterdam,

Netherlands, +31 (0) 205317890, info@cinekid.nl

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WHAT IF?!

MASTERCLASSES

WAT ALS?!

The new generation, born in the second half of the 1990s, has never known a world without the Internet. While all of us may take the accomplishments of the digital world for granted nowadays, the new generation has never known otherwise. So what would happen if the Internet stopped working? How would we send messages, transfer money, watch funny cat videos and know what everyone was up to without Facebook or Instagram? The workshop What ifâ&#x20AC;Ś? invites children to come up with creative ideas and to visualise analogue solutions that could help us tackle problems in a world without the Internet. At the end of the festival, all these solutions and problems will be gathered up to create a large collection of possible outcomes in an offline world.

What happens behind the scenes of film, television and new media productions? At Cinekid, children can find out, jump in and get involved. The masterclasses are a unique part of the festival, where children meet their heroes, learn valuable information and try things out for themselves. Almost every two hours, there is something new to do. There are casting sessions by various Dutch casting agencies for film, TV and advertising and even a voice casting for the new film Hotel Transylvania 3. Children can also learn how documentaries and radio programmes are made, or listen to Instagram stars talking about image editing. More into dancing and music? Try musical.ly, or one of the dance battle masterclasses!

This workshop, developed by Cinekid, combines a variety of analogue and digital technologies.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 7+

THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 7+

Production company Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5,

Production company Cinekid, Kattenburgerstraat 5, Gebouw

Gebouw 003 G (Poortgebouw), 1018 JA Amsterdam,

003 G (Poortgebouw), 1018 JA Amsterdam, Netherlands, +31

Netherlands, +31 (0) 205317890, info@cinekid.nl

(0) 205317890, info@cinekid.nl

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CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS 2017

WELCOME TO THE 16TH CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS AT THE 31ST CINEKID FESTIVAL! It is a pleasure to present the 2017 programme. We hope that the programme will once again offer you fresh insights, new tools and renewed inspiration for your work within children’s media.

NIENKE POELSMA

Children’s media professionals are always seeking new ways to reach their audience and for ways to innovate: new stories, new technologies, new ideas. In order to achieve this, it is sometimes necessary to step away from the well-worn path. That’s why this year’s theme will be about breaking boundaries and rediscovering media while redefining the industry’s responsibilities. Think of a young child growing up with an open mind: a clean slate with endless possibilities, free of all preconceptions. Boundaries, preconceptions and limitations are inevitably picked up along the way. These can be important to structure and understand the world around us, but they also constrain our imagination and creativity. In order to stay connected with young audiences, let’s try to take a look through their eyes. We might find a fresh perspective on today’s reality and future possibilities.

Moreover, we need to take children seriously as makers themselves. Kids today are consuming, creating and dealing with media in different ways. What can industry professionals learn from them? As the lines between traditional and new media, and between physical and virtual/digital reality, are fading, the content that children are consuming and creating no longer fits into the originally defined categories of film, television and new/digital media. What possibilities open up when we choose to ignore these boundaries? We are grateful that some of the leading conference researchers, innovative A/V companies and emerging players within the children’s media industry will provide us with insights and practical tools to adapt to the changing industry during our full professionals programme. With examples of best practices, innovative approaches in our main Professionals Conference and the Media Literacy seminar we aim to get to the heart of urgent trending topics. We are very happy that international leading professionals and executives see Cinekid as a platform for good business. Fortunately, that international audience is growing each year. Last year we welcomed five hundred international

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guests to Amsterdam. Over the years more than 300 projects have been selected for the Junior Co-production Market (JCM), of which 52% have been realised, many very successfully. The success of previous editions of the JCM is reflected in this year’s festival programme. The opening film Next Door Spy, directed by Karla Von Bengston and produced by Copenhagen Bombay Productions, was pitched at JCM in 2016. Oscar’s Amerika, produced by Original Film (NO) and pitched at the JCM in 2014 (winning the Eurimages Co-production Development Award), had its premiere at Berlinale 2017 Generation K+ and is selected for Cinekid Best Children’s Film Competition 2017. Go see these films and please meet with the new batch of wonderful film and television projects we have selected for you in our co-production market. Besides projects in development we also select finished productions for the ScreeningClub, our digital video library which offers 300 recent children’s productions. These productions are selected by Cinekid, and come from all over the world, with a focus on EU productions. The ScreeningClub offers TV buyers, sales agents, programmers and distributors the opportunity to watch these productions in private screening booths for programming or acquisition purposes. For the fourth year in a row we organise the Cinekid Script LAB, a four-month 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 projectdriven 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 both of the writer and story. I also invite you to immerse yourself into the 31st Cinekid festival. Pay a visit to the regular international public screenings (international evening screenings for the first time this year!) and definitely 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 the staff for information about our varied and extensive programme.

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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, the Netherlands Film Fund and Foundation Ammodo. I would like to thank our loyal supporting partners, without whom Cinekid for Professionals would not exist. I also thank Eurimages for granting the prestigious Eurimages Co-Production Development Award. and Burny Bos (BosBros) for granting the Best Project Award. I would also like to thank the Cinekid for Professionals International Advisory Board for being our ambassadors and for thinking with us. 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 Thijs van der Laak Coordinator Cinekid for Professionals Emma O'Hare Producer & Programmer special events Nasztázia Potapenko Coordinator Junior Co-Production Market Deepti Rao Producer ScreeningClub Rachel Rinia Producer Guest Service Keshia Emke Assistant Guest Service Laurence Spaaij Producer Cinekid for Profesisonals

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CONFERENCE, SEMINARS & MASTERCLASSES PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE Wednesday 25 October. 9.30 – 17.00 at Westergas Theatre. English Language. Tickets available online. THEME Children’s media professionals are always seeking new ways to reach their audience and ways to innovate: new stories, new technologies, new ideas. In order to achieve this, it is sometimes necessary to step away from the well-worn path. That’s why this year’s theme will be about breaking boundaries and rediscovering media while redefining the industry’s responsibilities.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE PART I (9.30 – 12.30)

TESSA BOERMAN (MODERATOR CONFERENCE PART I) RÉMI CHAYÉ (FILM DIRECTOR AND ANIMATOR)

Think of a young child growing up with an open mind: a clean slate with endless possibilities, free of all preconceptions. Boundaries, preconceptions and limitations are inevitably picked up along the way. These can be important to structure and understand the world around us, but they also constrain our imagination and creativity. In order to stay connected with young audiences, let’s try to take a look through their eyes. We might find a fresh perspective on today’s reality and future possibilities.

JAIS CHRISTENSEN (CREATIVE MANAGER AT LEGO DIGITAL GAMES)

SARAH COX (EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT AARDMAN)

DAVID KLEEMAN (SVP OF GLOBAL TRENDS FOR DUBIT)

HANNEKE METSELAAR (CO-FOUNDER OF THISISAROBOT AND DIRECTOR AT 72U AT 72ANDSUNNY) NIKO STUMPO (CO-FOUNDER OF THISISAROBOT AND DIRECTOR AT 72U AT 72ANDSUNNY) SIGNE ZEILIG-JENSEN (CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM COMMISSIONER AT THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND)

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MEDIA LITERACY SEMINAR CONFIRMED SPEAKERS PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE PART II (13.30 – 17.00)

Thursday 26 October. 14.00 – 17.00 at Westergas Theatre. English Language. Tickets available online. Powered by Mediawijzer.net THEME The rapid pace at which technology is changing is having huge effects on our cultures and relationships. At the same time a divide between generations is emerging because of this. Digital natives have different relationships with media than older generations. Children today are consuming, creating, dealing with and living in media in many other ways - we need to adapt to that.

AINA ABIODUN (MODERATOR CONFERENCE PART II)

MONIKA BIELSKYTE (CO-FOUNDER OF ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING)

CLAIRE COOK (SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER AT NEXUS)

RÉGINE DEBATTY (FOUNDER OF WE MAKE MONEY NOT ART)

ANITA FONTAINE & GEOFFREY LILLEMON (CREATIVE DIRECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NEW REALITIES AT W+K AMSTERDAM)

LUNA MAURER (CO-FOUNDER OF MONIKER)

Let’s bridge the generational gap by taking children seriously as makers, users and creative beings. What can we as professionals learn from them? During the Media Literacy Seminar we will be doing this by taking a fresh perspective. What more do you need when you grow up with the whole world just a mouse click away, where there’s a channel for every niche and where your birth language is merely one means of communication. Immerse yourself in an afternoon full of inspiring talks and workshops and ‘wake up’ with a new perspective. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS DAVID KLEEMAN (MODERATOR) HENK OOSTERLING (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF THE ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM) LILIAN STOLK (EMOJI EXPERT) ASTA WELLEJUS (DIGITAL PIONEER/PRODUCER)

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MARKET ACTIVITIES SCREENINGCLUB

PRODUCERS ONE-TO-ONE

Tuesday 24 – 26 October 09.00 - 18.00, 27 October. 09.00 - 16.30 at Kunstenhuis 1. English language or subtitles. Accredited guests only. Cinekid’s digital screening facility offers a selection of 300 recent children’s productions from across the world with a specific focus on EU productions. A wide range of new works is on offer including shorts, feature films, documentaries, TV-series, live-action, animation and much more. Professionals can watch these productions in private screening booths for programming or acquisition purposes. Participants include TV buyers, sales agents, programmers and distributors.

Tuesday 24 October. 14.00 - 17.00 at Kunstenhuis 2. English language. Selected participants only. Producers from various territories will meet each other during short one-to-one meetings to explore potential collaborations. This simple yet effective programme is aimed at improving and strengthening the network of professionals working in the children’s media sector, and thereby reinforcing this industry as a whole. Organised in partnership with ACE, Agência Nacional do Cinema, Czech Film Center, EAVE, Film Producers Netherlands, Norwegian Film Institute, Polish Animation Producers Association and Swedish Film Institute.

Supported by Screening Factory.

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TEST & PITCH WITH KIDS

Thursday 26 October. 10.00 – 12.30: JCM Pitch at Westergas Theatre. Thursday 26 October. 14.00 – 18:00 & Friday 27 October 09.30 – 12.30 & 14.00 – 16.30: JCM One-to-One Meetings at Kunstenhuis 2. Accredited guests only. The Junior Co-production Market is an integrated two-day co-production market held during Cinekid for Professionals. It enables financiers, broadcasters and producers to find new and innovative projects for young audiences across the cross-media, film and television sectors. A high degree of interactivity and potential for cross-financing across these sectors reflects in the market’s selection. 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 online version of the JCM-booklet.

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Friday 27 October. 9.30 – 16.30 at Professionals HUB. English language. On invitation only. Industry experts attending the Junior Co-Production Market get the chance to pitch their projects in development to a group of international (English-speaking) children. They will show clips and ask for the children’s opinion - a unique opportunity for professionals to see how the target audience responds to their projects. To hear and see what they think. In this programme children are the experts, and their feedback might just influence the final outcome of these productions. Moderated by Dutch TV-presenter Lisa Wade.

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ROSE CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STORIES TALENT PROGRAMME Friday 27 October. 10.00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12.30 at Westergas Theatre. Dutch Language. Accredited guests only. ROSE children's stories talent programme offers 9 new authors and 9 illustrators the chance to develop their own illustrated children's story. They are guided by professionals through workshops, masterclasses and personal coaching. The project aims to make the world of children's media more diverse and thus inclusive, so that as many children as possible will recognise themselves in various stories. During the event, the 18 participants will present their work in short pitches. Hosted by ROSE stories.

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OTHER CFP EVENTS & INITIATIVES ZAPP DAY

CINEKID SCRIPT LAB

Tuesday 24 October. 12.00 – 18.00 at Westergas Theatre. On invitation only. Dutch language. The Zapp Day is the yearly gathering of the Dutch children’s television industry, offering inspiration as well as networking opportunities. The Zapp Day is organised in partnership with Dutch public broadcaster Zapp.

Sunday 22, Monday 23, Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 October. 9.00 – 18.00 at Marineterrein Selected participants only. Cinekid Script LAB is a four-month script-training programme for writers with a children's film project. The training takes place during Cinekid for Professionals in October, and the Berlinale the following February. This year Cinekid welcomes sixteen writers from eight countries to the 4th edition. Until now, participating screenwriters have been nominated by partnering institutes. This year, for the first time, an open call was issued, which means that in addition to the six projects selected by the institutes and Cinekid, seven further projects will get the full Script LAB treatment. The event is co-funded by national institutes such as Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE), Norwegian Film Institute (NO), Swedish Film Institute (SE), Netherlands Film Fund (NL), the Icelandic Film Institute (IC) and the Finnish Film Foundation (FI).

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FOOD, DRINKS & NETWORKING OPENING DRINKS

CINEKID MEDIA AWARDS

Tuesday 24 October. 17.30 - 19.00 at Professionals HUB. For accredited guests only, and on invitation. The official opening of Cinekid for Professionals, where we welcome our guests and partners with a drink.

Wednesday 25 October. 18.00 – 19.15 at Westergas Theatre. On invitation only. This year Cinekid is shaking things up with new partners Mediawijzer.net and ECP | Platform for the Information Society. To evaluate current media projects for our audience, and to celebrate, appreciate and award excellence, we are sharing our media award with our new partners as the Cinekid Media Awards. In this way, we aim to invigorate the creative industries in their focus on our audience as a target group for sophisticated and artistically excellent and integrity-driven quality media productions. The Cinekid Media Awards presents four awards, festively showcased after careful consideration by the three juries and the Cinekid audience:

Co-hosted by EYE International.

INDUSTRY LUNCHES Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 17 October. 12.00 – 14.00 at the Professionals HUB. Accredited guests only.

CINEKID MEDIALAB NIGHT Wednesday 25 October. 18.00 – 21.30 at Cinekid MediaLab. Accredited guests only. At Cinekid’s MediaLab Night guests are free to try all the tech novelties and artistic craziness the MediaLab has to offer. This night is the moment all our national and international guests come together for drinks and good company to celebrate the festival and their part in it. This night is also the night we celebrate the nominees and winners of the Cinekid Media Awards and experience personally the audience favourite that just was awarded the Cinekid Golden Lion Audience Award. At 20.00hrs we have a special moment: we announce the four winners of the international Open Call for our Creative Europe collaboration project Capitaine Futur with partners La Gaite Lyrique, KiKK festival and Woelab.

Golden Lion; jury and audience award for best new media production. Both winners receive a cash prize of € 3,000. Golden Guppy; jury award for the best app for kids of toddler age. Golden Humming Bird; jury award for the best and most exciting media project created by children and teenagers.

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CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS CLOSING COCKTAIL AND AWARD CEREMONY

AMSTERDAM EXPERIENCE (INCL. DINNER) Thursday 26 October. 18.00 -23.00. Tickets available online for accreditated guests only. This is a chance for CfP guests to experience some of what the beautiful city of Amsterdam has to offer. So take a breather in between your busy schedule for this night out with a tour through the canals of Amsterdam followed by a dinner at Amsterdam North's best restaurant de Goudfazant. Cinekid & VR Days, just as Creative Europe, encourage collaboration and partnerships with other European film festivals. During our Co-production Boat Trip through the canals of Amsterdam, we give you the opportunity to meet & greet the most innovative AR & VR professionals and create new partnerships. Share your knowledge while discovering the city!

Friday 27 October. 16.30 – 18.00 at Professionals HUB. English language. Accredited guests only. Award ceremony with drinks and snacks. This year, film Producer Burny Bos supports the Junior Co-production Market Best Project Award. The Burny Bos Best Project Award is handed out to the best overall project of the Junior Co-production Market based on its quality, innovation and international potential. The award consist of a € 2.500 cash prize and the company’s assistance. International (non-Dutch) projects of the official Junior Co-production Market selection are eligible.

The touring boats are co-hosted by Creative Europe Desk NL|DutchCulture. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award will be awarded to the best eligible film project in the Junior Co-production Market. The award is provided by the European cinema support fund Eurimages both to promote European youth film and to stimulate European co-productions. The award is worth € 20.000.

The Amsterdam experience is co-hosted by the City of Amsterdam

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INDEX 100% Coco 49

Easygoing Teddy 62

48 Hour Film Project Cinekid, The 99

Ellipsis 159

Animation Bus 137

Enough! 53

Animation Zone 162

Ernest & Celestine 100

Anyone Can Be Sexy 129

Evi & Co 119

Aport 60

Fair Grounds - Bananza!, The 149

AppLab 157

Fantastic Family Hotel, The 54

Asteroids! 360 VR Sneak Peek 102

Fart Cushion 137

Awaker 60

Fighting Against the Wind 115

Behind the Blue Door 73

First Bloom 82

BestLuck 158

First Snow 62

Big Bad Fox & Other Tales, The 34

First Year 130

Bit Lost, A 78

Fishwitch 63

Bitmap Banshees 145

Flower Found 82

Boule & Bill 2 74

Flying Rats 83

Boxi: Traffic Jam 79

Fred and Anabel 83

Boy on the Bridge 74

Free Hug signs workshop 137

Bugsy Malone 99

Fruits of Clouds 63

Bullet Time 61

Garden, The 64

Butcher's Heart, A 108

George & Paul 109

Carousel 136

Girl in Flight 35

Casse-croûte 79

Girl of 672K, The 127

Casting Masterclass XL 125

Girl on a Mission 113

Catastrophe 80

Goats, The 84

CHE! 126

Goodbye Berlin 36

Children's Mayor, The 115

Haiduc 127

Children's Time 118

Head in the Clouds 162

CHUCHEL 158

Hello Salaam 116

Cinechat 136

Hello, I Have Cancer 109

Circus Noël 118

Henry 102

Circus Workshop 136

Het Klokhuis onderneemt 119

Cloud and the Whale, The 92

Hidden Folks 159

Cloudboy 50

Hobbyhorse Revolution 37

Coin Operated 80

Holy Story 120

Colosse 102

House, The 64

Dark, Dark Woods 61

Humus 65

Darrel 81

I am Dutch 110

Day My Father Became a Bush, The 51

I didn't dare to say that... 148

Digital Worlds 146

I Love Anna 128

Doctor Corrie Answers 130

I Vitelloni: Cinema Piccolo 136

Don't Lose Your Head 108

I'd Rather Eat a Kid 84

Dummie the Mummy and the Tomb of Achnetoet 52

Imagine Shoot Create 137

Dust Buddies 81

In the Forest of Huckybucky 38

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Invisible Boy, The 96

Nebula Wander 161

Joining Dots 85

Next Door Spy 41

Jubilee 65

Octopus 87

Jungle Bunch, The 75

Odd is an Egg 88

Kendis 112

OK K.O.! 121

Kidbusters 75

On Stage Jr. 132

Koyaa - Naughty Toy Car 85

On Wheels 42

Land Without Evil 66

One Minutes, The 124

Listen 150

Oskar's America 43

Little Bird and the Caterpillar, The 66

Our Wonderful Nature - The Common Chameleon 88

Little Fire 116

Outdoors Bound 132

Little Grey Fergie Saves the Farm! 76

Outside In 113

Little Grey Fergie: Country Fun! 97

Paw 98

Little Harbour 76

Penguin, The 89

Little Mo 117

Penknife, The 100

Little Vampire 3D, The 55

Perched 69

Little Wing 39

Photobooth 137

Looking with Your Brain 126

Please Touch Me 151

Lotte & Luise: Twins on Board 77

Pocket Man, The 69

Ludwigs - The Hunt for the Stone Treasure, The 120

Powerpuff Girls, The 121

Make-up 137

Pre-schoolers’ workshop with Dikkertje Dap 137

Mars 3752 86

Queen of Niendorf 44

Masterclasses 165

Rain or Shine 102

Me by Tinybop 160

ReChill 133

Mimik 86

ReMake 163

Miriam by the Lake 67

Respect 117

Miss Sing Song Surinam 56

Revolting Rhymes 101

Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly & Simon 77

Rhythm Souldjaz 136

Mister Twister 131

Robot City 152

Mister Twister at the Pitch 57

Room 213 45

Molly Monster 97

School Magic 133

Mondo Leone: The Discovery of Juan Mann 131

Scrambled 89

Moon Girl 87

Second Hand 90

Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship 40

Second to None 70

MovieMixMosaic 123

Secret Society of Souptown, The 98

Mr. Night Has a Day Off 67

Senseless Fairytale Princess 153

Mr. Philodendron and the Apple Tree 68

Sensorgan 154

Mur 160

Sergeant James 102

Musical.ly Live Show 123

Seven Things I've Learned About Time Travel 90

My Giraffe 58

She's Got the Blush 70

My Happy Complicated Family 112

Shine 91

MyMetropolis 163

Shorts By Kids 124

Nanuuq 68

Si-G 114

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Silva Field Guide to Birds of a Parallel Future, The 155 Skatekeet 128 Sled, The 91 Slomo 360 164 Sound Rebound 161 SpangaS 134 Spider Web 71 Spindrift 71 Spotlight on Merna 129 Spring Jam 92 Stonehead 46 Storm: Letter of Fire 59 Story Illuminator 164 SUN 156 Tales from the Lakeside 78 Thinktank 122 Tiger 72 Tip-Top 93 Tornado 94 Treasure Stories 134 Turning Forest, The 102 Twin Islands 94 Twister 137 Two Trams 72 Unbearable 95 Urban Heroes dance battle app 136 VR Circus NoĂŤl 136 WADADA News for Kids 135 Wallay 47 Water Path for a Fish 73 We're Going on a Bear Hunt 95 What if?! 165 Wind in the Reeds, The 93 World's Middlest Fish, The 96 YouTube Tutorial Show 125 Zapp Your Planet: Shark Alarm! 122 Zenith 110 Zombillenium 48

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Cinekid Foundation Kattenburgerstraat 5 003-G 1018 JA Amsterdam +31 (0) 20 531 78 90 www.cinekid.nl / info@cinekid.nl Board Errol Nayci, Hedda Bruessing, Ingrid Brekelmans, Martien Kuitenbrouwer (chair), Niels Baas Director Floor van Spaendonck Business Executive Irene Ford Programmers Head of Cinekid Festival on Tour Vanessa Pattipeilohy Head of Cinekid for Professionals Nienke Poelsma Head of Digital Culture Ward Janssen Head of Education Tessa Stoke Head of Film Erik Tijman Head of Television Mirjam Marks Head of Workshops Kees Buning Programme Advisors Cinekid for Professionals Justine Bannister, Eric Goossens, Floor Onrust, Vicky Schroderus, Juliet Tzabar, Lily Yan, Kresimir Zubcic Film and Programmer European Shorts Merel Gilsing Marketing & Communication Graphic Design Tess Semin, Jorien Janssen Head of Marketing & Communication Sandra van Beers Online Marketing & Communication Sophie Winkels Print & Press Officer Rachel Voorbij

Programme Producers Producer Cinekid for Professionals Thijs van der Laak Producer Conference Cinekid for Professionals Emma Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare Producer Film Alexander Sommers Producer Junior Co-production Market Cinekid for Professionals NasztĂĄzia Potapenko Producer MediaLab Manique Hendricks Producer Opening and Award Ceremonies Anne-Maaike Stapel, Malou van der Starre Producer Television Berit van Lier, Iris Arkenbout Coordinator Volunteers Ilona Hol, Jos Motshagen Technical Producers Producer Cinekid for Professionals Laurence Spaaij, Ilse van Kessel Producer MediaLab Lies de Jager Producer Opening & Award Ceremonies Hansjan Fokkens Producer Television Richard Bierhuizen Production Assistants Assistant Producer Cinekid Festival on Tour Sieta van Horck Assistant Producer Digital Culture Maaike van Milt Assistant Producer Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals Rachel Rinia Assistant Producer MediaLab Barbara de Haan Assistant Producer New Media Awards Kitlyn van Slijpe Assistant Producer Television Eva Kassaye Assistant Producer Volunteers Manon de Graaf Festival Office Office Manager and Box Office Coordinator Anieck Visser Office Manager Shura Ible PA Director Vivette Willemsen

Head of Development & Projects Anne Schaepman Festival Producer Laszlo Gimenez

Trainees Cinekid for Professionals Keshia Emke Education & Cinekid Festival on Tour Christian van de Ridder Film Nikki Esselaar ScreeningClub Cinekid for Professionals Deepti Rao Workshops Sammie Veldhuizen

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Crew Box Office Arlette Lafère, Azul Ehrenberg, Berber de Jong, Cynthia Kielestein, Esther Kuik, Noortje Post, Ricky Doornbos, Rosa Duvekot Guest Service Bonnie van Vugt, Jara Israels, Loutje Hoekstra Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals Azul Ehrenberg, Babs Annemoon Pol, Daan Winter, Noor Visser Head Operators Dennis Bor – Filmtechniek, Barbara Rokven – Het Ketelhuis, Robbert Linnemann – The Movies Hostess Donna Samwel, Khymo Moestadja, Matt Pajonk ICT Bart Koppe, Tinus Nijmeijer, VBVB, Tring, Constant IT, FMO Solutions Location Managers Valentina Schreuder, Odin Heyligen, Georg Elbers, Jorn Kortooms, Lutz Baumann, Yke Maas, Taco Brugman, Aurelia Spaaij Runners Bas de Boer, Francois Lombarts, Ambulant Sneltransport, Marcel Moerenhout Stagehands & Sitecrew Artlogic Technical Support Richard Pauel, Floris Visser Workshop & Masterclass Supervisors Adri Schokker, Barbera Rink, Cheyenne Broerse, Christian de Ridder, Daan Uttien, Donna Schreuter, Ed Spil, Els Hiddink, Fleur ter Horst, Gerald van der Kolk, Guido Paap, Hidde Simons, Ineke Goes, Inti Mego, Jolien de Lange, Josephine Beijer, Jurgen van den Hout, Kris Madden, Leon Brill, Lilian Stolk, Maaike Boorsma, Merel Das, Rianne van Duin, Marije van Haarlem, Rosan Limburg, Rozemarijn Tromp, Ruben Boxman, Thijs Janssen, Willemijn van Arnhem, Ymke Kelders

Jury Support Jury Coordination Ilma van de Beek, Merel Booleman, Ninelotte Dijk, Mavis Appiagyei, Ira Blommers, Maaike Boorsma, Cece Kooper, Esther Kuik, Donna Samwel, Jira Wong Participating schools in the audience jury for the Cinekid Kinderkast Award Basisschool Samenspel, Amsterdam; Boerhaaveschool, Groningen; De Fontein, Dordrecht; De Sprong, Koudekerken; O.B.S. de Toonladder, Nieuwegein; De Vlissingse Schoolvereniging, Vlissingen; Dr. Aletta Jacobs School, Arnhem; Het Palet, Leeuwarden; John F. Kennedy School, Arnhem; Nassauschool, Groningen; O.B.S. De Meerpaal, Anna Paulowna; O.B.S. De Werkschuit, Wijk bij Duurstede; O.B.S. Prof Dr. Kohnstammschool, Goes; OBS ’t Landje, Rotterdam; O.B.S. Ayundo, Assendelft; O.B.S. Cees Wilkeshuisschool, Deventer; PCB De Zevensprong, Dronten; PCB Het Kompas, Dronten; Saltoschool Louis Buelens, Eindhoven; O.B.S. Twa Yn len, Echtenerbrug; Westerschool, Gouda Q&A Anja Steffens, Elsbeth van Saane Presentation Educational Screenings Zoeteke Lugthart, Niki Padidar, Evelien Bosch, Merel Booleman, Stefan Schoorl, Amber Nefkens, Tyche van Bommel, Diederik Samwel, Michiel Vaanhold Voice Over Jerusha Hexspoor, Marcia Hexspoor Operational Partners Audiovisual Production BeamSystems Box Office & Ticketing Active Tickets Catering Media Café, Pacific Parc, Het Ketelhuis, PuntKookt, De Poffertjesman, Mercado Uno, Mister Kitchen Festival Locations Amsterdam Westergasfabriek, Het Ketelhuis, The Movies Film Transport Gofilex Technical Facilities Art Support, 4Productions, Storm Projecten, Tweetakt, Axitours, Lichtwerk, Film*Techniek Rotterdam Signing Lenn.eu, Edwin Leeuwerk

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Participating Theatres Cinekid Festival on Tour Filmhuis Alkmaar, Parkvilla Filmhuis Alphen aan den Rijn, De Lieve Vrouw Amersfoort, Podium & Filmtheater de Gigant Apeldoorn, Theater het kruispunt Barendrecht, Cinebergen Bergen, Filmhuis Bussum, Chassé Theater Breda, Filmhuis Lumen Delft, Filmhuis De Keizer Deventer, Gruitpoort Doetinchem, Natlab door Plazafutura Eindhoven, Cinema Enkhuizen, Concordia Film | Theater | Expositie Enschede, 't Beest Goes, Filmhuis Gouda, Groninger Forum, Filmschuur Haarlem, Barghse Huus ’s-Heerenberg, De Cacaofabriek Helmond, Filmtheater Hilversum, Cinema Oostereiland Hoorn, Slieker Film Leeuwarden, Filmhuis Het doek Lichtenvoorde, Lumière Maastricht, Cinema Middelburg, LUX Nijmegen, Theater de Bussel Oosterhout, Groene Engel Oss, ECI Cultuurfabriek Roermond, LantarenVenster Rotterdam, Wenneker Cinema Schiedam, ’t Hoogt Utrecht, Filmtheater Voorschoten, Calypso Theater Wijk bij Duurstede, Stadstheater Zoetermeer, Luxor Zutphen, Filmtheater Fraterhuis Zwolle

Catalogue 2017 Coordinator Rachel Voorbij Editor-in-chief Mirjam Groen Text Contributors Mirjam Groen, Govrien Oldenburger, Marleen Riemersma, Leo Bankersen, Erik Tijman, Ward Janssen, Nienke Poelsma, Mirjam Marks, Manique Hendriks, Maricke Nieuwdorp, Merel Gilsing, Alexander Sommers, Nikki Esselaar Translators & Editors Beter Engels Vertaalbureau, Nick Cunningham Photo Credits Corinne de Korver, Nadine Maas, Anke Teunissen, Natalie Runtuwene, Eduard van der Heyde, Samuël Reiziger, Chris van Houts, Bowie Verschuuren Design andrews:degen, Tess Semin Print Indrukwerk TV Commercial 2017 Actors Mimmie Idenburg, Dante Grootendorst Concept Marc Andrews (andrews:degen), Maarten Berkers (Marbl.tv) Director Maarten Berkers Animated Artwork Mister Melvin Music & Sound Frank Sens Camera Etienne van Leeuwen Assistant Tom Oudheusden Studio & Keying Turtle Beach VFX Editing, Animation & Post Production Maarten Berkers Animation Intern Britt van Dijk Voice Over Evelien Bosch

Marketing & Communication Partners Festival Design Studio Knol Festival Photography Nadine Maas, Corinne de Korver, Pieter Kers, Jessica Dreu Printer InDrukWerk Object Design Studio Knol Translations Beter Engels Vertaalbureau, Sjaan de Bruijn, Nick Cunningham Technical Realisation Website M13G.com

Cinekid Lions design by Daan de Haan Cinekid Kinderkast design by Jan Wolkers Cinekid 2017 has been realised with the support from Netherlands Film Fund, Amsterdam Art Fund, VSBfonds, Fonds 21, Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Fiep Westendorp Foundation, Janivo Foundation, L’Institut Français des Pays-Bas

Campaign Design 2017 Concept & Design andrews:degen Photography Tim van der Most

Media Partners Kidsweek, Volkskrant, Zapp, Cartoon Network, Ngage Media, Nickelodeon

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Partners & Sponsors Cinekid Festival The 48 Hour Film Project, &samhoud media, Annegien Schilling, ANWB, Arno Zeeman, AVROTROS, AYA, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, BosBros, Camalot, Chris Silos, Cinéart Nederland, Cineville, Circus Sijm, CultuurWerkt!, Daniël de Wit, De Tubeschool, Discussiëren Kun Je Leren, DISTRI7, DROPSTUFF. nl, Dutch FilmWorks, ECP | Platform voor InformatieSamenleving, Elly Straatsburg, Elskes Kast, Entertainment One Benelux, FedEx, Filem’On, Fiona Yauw, Gemeente Amsterdam, Go Kids, HKU, Hollandse Helden, IDFA, Hakim Traïdia, HUMAN, IkonDocs, IMC Weekendschool, In The Air, Independent Films, JEF, Just4Kids, Kaap Holland Film, Kaliber Film, KLIK! Distribution Service, KRO-NCRV, Kunstbende, Lemming Film, Mediawijzer.net, Michiel Brongers, NPO-Fonds, NTR, Onlane, Pantheon Drukkers, Paul Nieuwenhuizen, Phanta Basta!, PV Pictures BV, Rianne van Duin, Revolver Amsterdam, Rhythm Souldjaz, Sandberg Instituut, September Films, Shooting Star Filmcompany, SND Films, Some Shorts, Stichting Helden, Stichting de Vrolijkheid, Studio Moio, Submarine, Tangerine Tree, Tuvalu Media, The One Minutes, Tom de Mol Producties, Up! Zoommedia, Viking Film, Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland, VPRO, VR House, WADADA Free Press Unlimited, Wim Pel Productions, WeArePublic, Wieden+Kennedy – Dept of New Realities, Windmill Film, Witfilm, Zapp Echt Gebeurd

Partners & Sponsors Cinekid for Professionals Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, Ammodo, Netherlands Film Fund, Eurimages, EYE International, BosBros, Amsterdam Film Commission, Creative Europe Desk NL, Film Producers Netherlands, Zapp, Mediawijzer.net, Rose Stories, ACE, Norwegian Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Czech Film Center, Agencia Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE), EAVE, Polish Animation Producers Association, KLIK, Children’s Media Conference, Screening Factory, Conscious Hotel And all other organisations, volunteers and individuals that helped realise the 2017 festival with their artistic, organisational, scientific or technical contributions.

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