Program - Kristiansand ICFF 2023

KRISTIANSAND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL

WELCOME TO KICFF 2023!

It is with great pleasure we welcome you to Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (KICFF) 2023. We are proud to present 99 films from 39 different countries this year. The festival will be officially opened by Erik Rostoft, Deputy Mayor in Kristiansand. The opening ceremony will

be attended by some of the crew and cast from the opening film Birk&Magna-TheDarkSecretofthe Mine.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

All screenings will take place at Kristiansand Cinema and Aladdin Cinema. For screenings at Kristiansand Cinema, guests must collect their tickets (free of charge) for each screening there. Screenings at Aladdin Cinema do not require tickets, just turn up with your accreditation card.

FILMS WITH ENGLISH DIALOGUE OR SUBTITLES

Some of our films will be screened with English dialogue or subtitles. A selection of titles from our program are also available with subtitles in our Screening Club for professionals.

SCREENING CLUB

Our Screening Club is located at Kristiansand Cinema (1st floor). The Screening Club is only available for film professionals and is open from Tuesday-Friday 10:00 – 17:00.

FESTIVAL OFFICE

The Festival Office will be located at Shalam, Vestre Strandgate 13, next door to Kristiansand Cinema. The opening hours will be from Tuesday-Friday 08:00-14:00 and Saturday 10.00 – 15:00. On Sunday the office will be closed.

CONTACT AND INFORMATION

If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact festival coordinator: Mathea Roland (+47 916 28 678 / mathea@bff.no) or ask at the festival office.

FILMS ON THE HORIZON

‘Films on the Horizon’ will introduce 6 new Nordic feature film projects for children and youth. The presentations will take place at Kristiansand Zoo on Thursday 27th of April from 16:30. The presentations will be held in English and there is no entrance fee. For full information about the films, please see pages 50-51.

AWARDS

Eleven awards will be handed out at KICFF this year. The award ceremony will take place at Haubitz Hall, Salong og Låve, Odderøya on Friday April 28th at 19:00. Information about the awards and full jury presentations, please see pages 46-52.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit is patron of Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival.

Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs / The Royal Court

BIRK & MAGNA

- THE DARK SECRET OF THE MINE

BIRK OG MAGNA – GRUVENS

Magna needs to know what really happened to her father when he vanished several years ago. At the same time Birk is fighting the fight of his life to save the tourist lodge he runs with his adoptive father. When he realises the vanishing of Magna’s father is somehow connected to his own mysterious past, the two join forces. Both have a burning desire to understand who they are, and where they come from. The questions lead them to an environmental crime of dimensions.

Print source: Norsk filmdistribusjon

Tue 25.04. 10:00

Wed 26.04. 09:30

Sat 29.04. 15:45

Sun 30.04. 14:00

A MYSTERY ON THE CATTLE HILL EXPRESS KUTOPPEN - PÅ SPORET

Norway 2023 • 1h 10m • Will Ashurst • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Cattle Hill farm is in crisis, no crops will grow but Albert the Pig, the celebrated inventor, has a revolutionary Nano-seed which can solve the problem. Albert will showcase his seed upon his high-tech laboratory train, however, on the journey his priceless seed is stolen. The thief is amongst them! Our heroes Klara and Gaute join forces with the world-famous detective, Agatha Christensen, to unveil the thief and secure Cattle Hills’ future.

The third film about Cattle Hill by Qvisten Animation, Norway’s leading animation studio.

Presented during FilmsontheHorizonat KICFF 2022.

Contact: New Europe Film Sales

JUST SUPER

HELT SUPER

Norway 2022 • 1h 16m • Rasmus A. Sivertsen • Norwegian language, English subtitles

11-year-old gaming enthusiast Hedvig finds her life turned upside down when she is forced to replace her father as the town’s superhero much earlier than expected. But Hedvig is no superhero, and the challenges are far greater than her coaching father anticipated. He soon realises focus must shift to his athletic nephew Adrian instead. Dejected and confused, Hedvig visits her grandmother, and an unlikely team emerges, and soon Hedvig is about to fulfil their family legacy without her father’s knowledge.

Presented during FilmsontheHorizonat KICFF 2022.

Contact: Trust Nordisk

THREE ROBBERS AND A LION

FOLK OG RØVERE I KARDEMOMME BY

Norway 2022 • 1h 19m • Rasmus A. Sivertsen • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Casper, Jasper, and Jonathan live on the outskirts of the tiny Cardamom Town. They are robbers, but they are not happy with their lives and would like to live like everyone else. After yet another robbery they are jailed, but when a fire breaks out in the town the villains become the heroes. The film is based on one of the most important Norwegian children’s books of all time by writer Torbjørn Egner. His stories have been an integral part of childhood in Norway since they were first published in the 1950s.

Presented during FilmsontheHorizonat KICFF 2022.

Contact: Sola Media

Fri 28.04. 14:00

Sat 30.04. 13:00

Thur 27.04. 15:30

Fri 28.04. 15:30

Wed 26.04. 15:45

Thur 27.04. 13:45

Sat 29.04. 12:00

TITINA TITINA

Norway 2022 • 1h 31m • Kajsa Næss • Norwegian language, English subtitles

The little stray Fox Terrier Titina is rescued from a life on the streets of Rome and is living a quiet life with Umberto Nobile who is an aviator and aeronautical engineer. When Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen asks Nobile to build him an airship so he can conquer the North Pole, everything changes. Amundsen, Nobile and Titina set out on a strenuous and dangerous expedition.

The first dog on the North Pole, loved by Norwegian film audiences and critics alike. The film has been hailed as a gorgeous instant classic with buckets of charm, drama, fun and a little dose of Norwegian history as well. Not to be missed.

Presented during FilmsontheHorizonat KICFF 2022.

Contact: Norwegian Film Institute

Wed 26.04. 13:45 & 17:30

Sat 29.04. 15:00

RICHARD THE STORK AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT JEWEL

RICHARD STORKEN OG DEN MYSTISKE JUVELEN

Norway 2023 • 1h 25m • Mette Tange, Benjamin Quabeck • Norwegian language, Norwegian subtitles

Richard, the little sparrow who thought he was a stork, is back in his second film. He is now a teenager. When he realises he won’t be leading the flock back north after wintering in Northern Africa, he sets off on his own. He meets Samia and her flock of sparrows who are being held captive by evil marabous and a greedy peacock. Presented during FilmsontheHorizonat KICFF 2022.

Contakt: Indie Sales

YUKU AND THE HIMALAYAN FLOWER

YUKU ET LA FLEUR DE L’HIMALAYA

Belgium, France 2022 • 1h 06m • Arnaud Demuynck, Rémi Durin • Swedish language, Swedish subtitles On top of the highest mountains on Earth lives a plant that feeds on the most perfect sunlight. The Himalayan flower. The little and fiercely brave mouse Yuku leaves her family to search for this flower of eternal light. She wants to give it to her grandmother who announced that the time has come for her to go with the little blind mole into the meanders of the earth. But to find it, Yuku’s journey will be long and full of obstacles. Yet on her way, through her music and songs, Yuku makes many friends. A lovely, animated feature that will make you smile, cry and hum along to the music. Do not miss this unique adventure.

SUPER FURBALL SAVES THE FUTURE SUPERMARSU

Finland 2022 • 1h 30m • Joona Tena • Norwegian language (live dub), English subtitles

Emilia may be just an ordinary girl from a single parent family, but she has some special powers after her pet guinea pig bit her finger. She can transform into Super Furball, a furry heroine with extraordinary powers. Now the world is in danger and Super Furball has to save it by saving the bees. For her to do that she must also save the biggest bully in school.

A fun film about bravery, friendship and understanding that also deals with social and environmental issues as well. Based on a popular Finnish book series.

Contact: Attraction Distribution

Tues 25.04. 17:30

Thur 27.04. 17:30

Fri 28.04. 17:00

Sat 29.04. 14:00

Sun 30.04. 14:45

Contact: New Europe Film Sales

Wed 26.04. 14:30

Thur 27.04. 14:30

Fri 28.04. 11:45

Thur 27.04. 09:30

Fri 28.04. 09:45

ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF

ASHA

JULES AU PAYS D’ASHA

Canada 2023 • 1h 30m • Sophie Farkas Bolla • French language, Norwegian subtitles

On a cold winter’s day in 1940, Jules and his family move to live with his uncle, the mayor of a settler’s village in northern Quebec. After he is banned from school because of his rare skin disease, Jules’ greatest wish is to be cured. When his dog Spark runs away into the wild forest, Jules head out to look for him. On his way, he meets Asha, a mysterious young indigenous girl. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.

Contact: LevelK

Wed 26.04. 09:45

Sun 30.04. 12:00

THE BLACK PHARAOH, THE SAVAGE AND THE PRINCESS LE

France 2022 • 1h 23m • Michel Ocelot

Three tales, three ages, three worlds. At the time of Ancient Egypt, a young king becomes the first black pharaoh to deserve the hand of his loved one. During the French Middle Ages, a mysterious wild boy steals from the rich to give to the poor. In the 18th century Turkey, a prince of pastries and a princess of roses escape the palace to live their love.

We are very proud to have director Michel Ocelot at the festival presenting his fabulous new film. This is the second time Michel Ocelot is visiting KICFF, the first time was in 2001 with Kirikou and the Sorceress.

Print source: Fidalgo

Thur 27.04. 09:30 & 16:30

Fri 28.04. 17:00

Sat 29.04. 15:15

Sun 30.04. 12:00

ALFONS JITTERBIT –CLASS TRIP CHAOS! ALFONS ZIT TERBACKEENDLICH KLASSENFAHRT!

Germany 2022 • 1h 31m • Mark Schlichter • German language, Norwegian subtitles

In a last-minute dash across town, Alfons just barely manages to catch the bus for his class trip to the Baltic Sea. In his luggage: lots of adventures, funny pranks and … disaster - his mother’s clothes?! Alfons can’t believe he accidentally mixed up the suitcases, just when he was planning on showing his new classmate Leonie how cool he is.

Contact: X Filme Creative Pool

GOLDEN LAND KULTAINEN MAA

Finland 2022 • 1h 24m • Inka Achté • Finnish language, Swedish subtitles

When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors’ land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his family’s safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, a selfdeclared state in East Africa. As Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong. Against all the odds, will the family be able to make their home in Hargeisa, or are they doomed to live their life as outsiders, just as in Finland? Golden Land is a story about refugees, cultural identity, and the concept of home.

DOJO DOJO

Netherland 2022 • 1t 26m • Boris Paval Conen • Dutch language, Norwegian subtitles

Tue 25.04. 11:30

Thur 27.04. 12:00

Fri 28.04. 11:45

Sat 2 9.04. 17:30

Contact: CAT&Docs

Brandon increasingly does odd jobs for Billy, the charismatic leader of a local youth gang who are calling the shots in his neighbourhood. Brandon struggles with his troubled home life. His parents fight a lot, and he often has to take care of his little sister. With Billy and the gang, he finds comfort and camaraderie. When Brandon breaks into a judo school with his best friend Stefano, sensei Kai catches him. Brandon gets a chance to get out of the youth gang and train for an important judo competition. But Brandon does not want to lose Stefano, who now also joined the gang, and it is getting harder and harder to make the right choices...

Contact: Phanta Vision

Tue 25.04. 09:45

Fri 28.04. 09:30

Thur 27.04. 11:30

Fri 28.04. 09:30

ALFIE ATKINS AND HIS SECRET FRIEND ALFONS OCH HEMLIGE MÅLLGAN

Sweden 2023 • 57m • Thomas Alfredsson • Norwegian subtitles

When Alfie is bored it’s nice to have a secret invisible friend who can always play when Alfie wants! Malcolm is just like a little boy who lives with Albert and his dad. Malcolm will have his own bowl when they eat breakfast. Malcolm must have his own seat on the bus. Sometimes Malcolm even messes up Dad’s things!

Print source: Storytelling

Sat 29.04. 11:30

Sun 30.04. 13:00

HÅKAN BRÅKAN HÅKAN BRÅKAN

Sweden 2022 • 1h 29 m • Ted Kjellsson • Swedish language, Swedish subtitles

Amanda is the most boring babysitter in the world according to eight-year-old Håkan Bråkan. Unfortunately, she is his babysitter and when his parents are going out, he is left at her house. There is an important gaming tournament on, so Håkan decides to get out of there and run home to enter the tournament. Håkan suddenly finds himself faced with burglars and ostriches and has to use his gaming skills in real life.

An action-packed adventure for the whole family, with burglars, old ladies, ostriches on the loose and adults who just don’t get kids’ gaming life.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

BIGMAN STRIJDER

Netherlands, Germany 2022 • 1h 30m • Camiel Schouwenaar • Dutch language, Norwegian subtitles

Best friends Dylan and Youssef dream of becoming professional football players. One day, an unexpected event changes everything for Dylan, and he has to come to terms with his new life. He does not want to let go of his dream and is still determined to win the Touzani Cup together with Youssef. Thanks to the help of skater girl Maya - whom he has a crush on - he learns to play football in a completely new way.

Bigman is a film about true friendship, not giving up, and striving to win.

Contact: M-Appeal

Thur 27.04. 09:45

Tue 25.04. 15:30

Sat 29.04. 13:45

Sat 29.04. 15:45 MEET

LUCY WANTED LUCY

IST JETZT GANGSTER

Germany, Netherlands 2022 • 1h 29m • Till Endemann • German language, Norwegian subtitles

Happy-go-lucky, loveable Lucy (10) has decided to rob a bank. A few weeks ago, she wouldn’t even have jaywalked. But the ice cream machine broke down and without € 30,000 they will have to close the family-owned ice cream parlour. That calls for extreme measures!

Lucy convinces the school’s bad-boy, Tristan (11) to coach her: Operation “Lucyfer” covers various badguy disciplines such as stealing, lying, cheating, and bribing. Lucy’s training is so successful that her best buddy Rima (10) hardly recognizes her anymore – and is worried sick what the new Gangsta-Lucy might do....

Contact: The Playmaker Munich

Tue 25.04. 11:30

Fri 28.04. 09:30

SEA SPARKLE ZEEVONK

Belgium 2023 • 1h 38m •Domien Huyghe • Dutch language, Norwegian subtitles

Lena loves the sea. In her sailing dinghy she is as fearless as her fisherman father when he is out at sea. One day Lena’s father and the rest of his crew do not return after going out fishing. The circumstances of their disappearance are mysterious. People whisper that the captain is to blame. Lena suspects the ship did not go down by accident. Nobody believes her, not even her best friend. When Lena glimpses a huge shadow slithering beneath the sea surface, she is determined to prove that a huge, unknown sea creature is roaming the deep...

Print source: LevelK

Tue 25.04. 11:30

Sat 29.04. 17:00

TOTEM TOTEM

Germany, Luxembourg, Nederland 2022 • 1h 30m • Sander Burger • Dutch language, Norwegian subtitles

Ama is a determined young swimmer who, alongside her best friend Thijs, works tirelessly to prepare for their upcoming championships. Being raised by Senegalese parents in the Netherlands, Ama identifies as Dutch and doesn’t think much about her heritage. However, when her family is suddenly faced with deportation, Ama finds comfort in the fantastical stories her mother tells her about their homeland, and the magical porcupine that serves as her family’s totem animal.

Ama embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she learns to embrace her heritage and finds the strength to stand up for her family and culture.

Contact: SKOOP Media

I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM IDESPERTÉ CON UN SUEÑO

Argentina, Uruguay 2022 • 1h 15m • Pablo Solarz • Spanish language, Norwegian subtitles

Felipe has a recurring dream. He is on stage and is passionately performing with his mother, grandmother and now deceased father in the audience. Each time he wakes up, reality catches up with him. He is hiding the fact that he is in a theatre group with his friends from his mother. For her there are no place for such dreams, and she is not fond of the theatre. When Felipe is invited to an audition and is confronted with family secrets and deceptions, the lines between dream and reality, truth and lies, dramas and real life become increasingly blurred.

Contact: Mutante Cine

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK

Belgium, France, Netherlands 2021 • 1h 40m • Ari Folman • Norwegian language, Norwegian subtitles

In her diary, Anne Frank addressed her imaginary friend Kitty. In his animated film Where Is Anne Frank, Israeli director Ari Folman brings Kitty to life for the first time, telling her own story. In search of her best friend Anne Frank, Kitty becomes a witness to the Frank family’s last months in the Holocaust, and to Europe after the Second World War.

The film is director Ari Folman’s third animated feature.

The BFI called it “a warm, uncynical tribute to all those who have faced persecution, past and present”.

Print source: Arthaus

Tue 25.04. 09:30

Fri 28.04. 11:45

Tue 25.04. 13:30

Thur 27.04. 11:30

Fri 28.04. 09:30

Tue 25.04. 09:30

Wed 26.04. 11:15

Sat 29.04. 13:15

DANCING QUEEN

DANCING QUEEN

Norway 2023 • 1h 30m • Aurora Gossé • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Mina (12) falls head over heels in love with the new boy at school. Not only is Edvind really cute, but he is also the best dancer ever. An audition for a new dance crew is Mina’s chance to get closer to him. But her crush on Edvin has made her forget one vital thing – she cannot dance!

A seriously charming feel-good film that has received excellent reviews by Norwegian critics. Much of the acclaim goes to the young actress playing Mina and the way the movie deals with sensitive issues such as body image.

Contakt: LevelK

Tues 25.04. 17:30

Wed 26.04. 11:15 & 17:30

Sat 29.04. 11:45

ROSA AND THE STONE TROLL ROSELIL OG STENTROLDEN

Denmark 2023 • 1h 15m • Karla Nor Holmbäck • Danish language, English subtitles

Rosa is a little flower fairy used to living alone in her rose bush. She dreams of having a friend but is too scared to leave the safety of her rose bush. Under stressful circumstances Rosa is rescued by the cool and brave butterfly Silk. They quickly become friends, and when Silk is kidnapped by a dangerous Stone Troll, Rosa finally overcomes her fears of everything and set out on a dangerous journey out to save her new best friend. The film marks the directorial debut for Karla Nor Holmbäck. It is based on a beloved book series for kids aged 4-8.

Contact: Danish Film Institute

NELLY RAPP - THE DARK FOREST NELLY RAPP – DÖDENS SPEGEL

Sweden 2022 • 1h 30m • Johan Rosell • Swedish language, English subtitles

Monster agent Nelly Rapp is back in her second feature, still curious, and fearless. This time she is looking for Death’s Mirror, a magical mirror that allegedly can contact the dead. Along with her dog London and her little brother, she heads out to the Black Forest searching for the mirror. This is a tale of werewolves, monsters, and other mythical creatures and a journey that takes them deep into the forest to the place where Nelly’s mother disappeared. The film is based on the popular books by Martin Widmark.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

LITTLE ALLAN - THE HUMAN ANTENNA LILLE ALLAN

Denmark 2022 • 1h 25m • Amalie Næsby Fick • Danish language, English subtitles

During a lonely summer vacation, the introverted Little Allan is talked into acting as a human antenna for his old, UFO-obsessed neighbour. An invasion fleet is coming, and the only way to save Earth is by communicating through Little Allan’s brainwaves. But the only one to arrives is Britney, a telepathic alien girl. She is doing a school project on the primitive human race. While Little Allan tries to help her get home, she becomes fascinated with this little specimen of the human species: Why does this boy keep saying that he is fine, even though his parents just got divorced, and he’s clearly not? Is that how all little humans work?

Contact: Danish Film Institute

Tue 25.04. 13:15

Wed 26.04. 11:15

Thur 27.04. 09:30

Tue 25.04. 13:30

Sat 29.04. 15:45

Sun 30.04. 14:30

Tue 25.04. 09:30

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Sat 29.04. 13:45

JERRYMAYA’S DETECTIVE AGENCY – THE RIDDLE OF THE SCORPION

LASSEMAJAS DETEKTIVBYRÅ – SKORPIONENS GÅTA

Sweden 2022 • 1h 23m • Tina Mackic • Swedish language, English subtitles

On the eve of the town’s 500-year anniversary, a series of robberies strike against the small town of Valleby. Jerry and Maya, known as the JerryMaya Detective Agency, seek help from a retired criminal mastermind when all attempts to foil the thief fail. In this cat and mouse chase, the thief is always one step ahead. Is this a case they cannot solve? This is the seventh film in the popular Swedish franchise JerryMaya Detective Agency, based on the hugely successful books by the same name.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

MONTY AND HIS WEIRD BRAIN

MUGGE OG HANS MÆRKELIGE HJERNE

Denmark 2022 • 1h 24m • Anders Morgenthaler, Mikael Wulff • Danish language, Danish subtitles

Ever the optimist Monty causes the school’s computer to crash during a test and is immediately put in a specialneeds class and deemed unlikely to ever succeed. Monty decides to start his own school, a school which accommodates kids with strange brains. Meanwhile, Monty’s best friend Sofia is enrolled in the militant and elitist Killer Instinct School System. Monty and Sofia go separate ways, and soon their friendship is hanging by a thread. When the “Education Olympics” are announced, the conflict between Monty and Sofia escalates, and soon they face the showdown of a lifetime…

Contact: Danish Film Institute

ERNEST AND CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA

ERNEST ET CÉLESTINE: LE VOYAGE EN CHARABIE

France 2022 • 1h 20m • Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger • Norwegian language, Norwegian subtitles

Ernest and Celestine are travelling back to Ernest’s country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned there for many years - and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.

Print source: Ymer media

Tue 25.04. 11:30

Sun 30.04. 12:15

Tue 25.04. 17:30

Thur 27.04. 17:30

Sat 29.04. 11:30

Sun 30.04. 14:00

Wed 26.04. 09:30

Fri 28.04. 13:15

Sat 29.04. 11:30

TALES OF FRANZ GESCHICHTEN

FRANZ

VOM

Austria 2022 • 1h 18m • Johannes Schmid • Norwegian language (live dub), English subtitles

Nine-year old Franz is the smallest boy in the class and when he gets upset his voice squeaks. Sick and tired of being teased, he looks to an influencer on YouTube who dishes out rather dubious advice on how to be a real man. Thankfully Franz has some good mates who make sure he doesn’t go off the rail in his quest for big muscles and self-confidence. The film won the Children’s jury award at Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2022. It is based on the popular books with the same name by Christine Nöstlinger.

Contact: Atlas International Film

Tue 25.04. 11:00

Wed 26.04. 09:30

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SEPTEMBER 23 - 30, 2023

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THE PATH DER PFAD

Germany, Spain 2022 • 1h 39m • Tobias Wiemann • German, Spanish, Catalan, English and French languages, Norwegian subtitles

The year is 1940, and twelve-year old Rolf is fleeing the Nazis with his father, a critical German journalist, and their dog Adi. They are hoping to travel to New York where Rolf’s mother is waiting for them. Their journey will be filled with danger and hazardous paths. They hire Núria, a local girl, to guide them cross the Pyrenees. But when Rolf’s father is caught, the two kids have to make it on their own. Now all they can rely on is each other when war and terror surround them.

The film is based on Rüdiger Bertram’s novel and is inspired by real events.

Contact: Global Screen

Tue 25.04. 15:15

Thur 27.04. 11:45

Fri 28.04. 11:45

Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival

CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM PROGRAM 1

Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Australia, France, Georgia • 2021/2022/2023 • 50m • No dialogue

POND TÜMPEL

Switzerland 2023 • 9m • Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust

A small fish is having to cope with the inhabitants of a rockpool, until the flood takes him back to the open sea.

Contact: Magnetfilm/Catpics

SPIN & ELLA SPIN & ELLA

Belgium 2023 • 7m • An Vrombaut

A house here, a harp there – with their whimsical webs, Ella the fairy and her spider friend bring joy to all the inhabitants of the tree. But when the two start to argue, the threads go flying all over the place.

Contact: Lunanime BV

CAT

KATZE

Germany 2022 • 3m37s • Julia Ocker

The cat is going to make a delicious soup with mice and vegetables. But as it happens, it’s more fun to have the mice in the kitchen than in the soup.

Contact: Studio FILM BILDER

SOMNI SOMNI

Germany 2023 • 3m12s • Sonja Rohleder

What happens to us and our mind when we fall asleep? Somni combines a visual lullaby with the four stages of sleep, taking us through a deep and strange forest.

Contact: Talking Animals

LUCE AND THE ROCK

LUCE ET LE ROCHER

Belgium, France, The Netherlands 2022 • 13m • Britt Raes

This is the story of two friends who, although they seem to have nothing in common, end up facing their fear of the unknown together.

Contact: Miyu Distribution

HUSH HUSH LITTLE BEAR

Latvia 2022 • 4m40s • Māra Liniņa

When the big bears leave for work, their cubs make a mess at home. Good thing that the sheep come to help clean up!

Contact: AtomArt

BELLYSAURUS BELLYSAURUS

Australia 2021 • 7m 47s • Philip Watts

A tiny dinosaur dreams she is a scary big dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Literally!

Contact: Philip Watts

FRANZY’S SOUP-KITCHEN LA SOUPE DE FRANZY

France, Georgia 2021 • 8m30s*Ana Chubinidze

Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.

Contact: Mikhal Bak

Wed 26.04. 1 0:00 & 14:45

Sat 29.04. 13:30

Kristiansand

CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM PROGRAM 2

Norway, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, Netherlands 2022/2023 • 55m

OPERATION SIBLINGS OPERASJON SØSKEN

Norway 2023 • 8m 49s • Aurora Nossen • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Two stepsisters refuse to accept that they will be living separately when their mother and father are splitting up. Siblings do not stop being siblings even if the parents are no longer together! They have to come up with a plan, before it is too late.

Contact: Point of View AS

AAAAH !

AAAAH !

France 2023 • 4m 41s • Osman Cerfon • No dialogue

“Aaaah!” is a cry of pain, surprise, fear, joy, songs, grumbling, laughter, and anger... Aaaah! is truly a versatile expression, one that can be used in many, perhaps in all, situations.

Contact: Miyu Distribution

DEDE IS DEAD DENISKA UMŘELA

Czech Republic 2023 • 8m 23s • Philippe Kastner • No dialogue

This is the story of a boy and his dog Dede, who passes away suddenly, and the boy is left alone with

his grief. In the end, he finds out that just because Dede is dead doesn’t mean that she is completely gone.

Contact: FAMU Film Distribution

THE BOOK OF MAGIC

DEN MAGISKE BOKA

Norway 2023 • 3m 18s • Tommy Vad Funderud, Markus Vad Flaaten • No dialogue

When doing homework in the library, the two schoolchildren discover an ancient, magical, and rather noisy book where a grumpy librarian demands silence.

Contact: Markus Vad Flaaten

WORLD PREMIERE

GEORGE-PETERLAND GÖSTA PETTER-LAND

Sweden 2023 • 14m 44s • Christer Wahlberg • Swedish language, English subtitles

School is super boring. To escape, the five friends create their own fantasy world. Needless to say, it’s an adult and teacher-free zone! To protect it from possible intruders, they create their own cryptic

language and make strict rules. More and more children want to join, but soon the rules take over and put their dream place in jeopardy.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

THE TURNIP NAERIS

Estonia 2022 • 7m 12s • Silja Saarepuu, Piret Sigus • No dialogue

A folk story from a different perspective - showing what happened underground while peasants were cultivating vegetables. Also, about property, collaboration, and betrayal.

Contact: Animailm

PIG VARKEN

Netherlands 2022 • 8m 6s • Jorn Leeuwerink • No dialogue

A group of animals hook up a power grid to the socket-shaped snout of one big, sleeping pig. The animals use the pig’s energy for simple things at first, but soon they render themselves dependent on a city where everything - the useful and the useless - is automated.

Contact: Kaboom Distribution

Thur 27.04. 10:00 & 17:15

Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival

CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM PROGRAM 3

Denmark, Finland, Norway 2022,2023 • 1h 28m

BE YOURSELF, ENOUGH! VÆR DEG SELV, NOK!

Norway 2023 • 15m55s • Ola Martin Fjeld • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Solveig (12) falls in love with a fun and energetic guy from summer camp. But when she agrees to help him with a prank video, she soon finds herself entangled into a lie she doesn’t want to be a part of. A film about a world where we can edit, rearrange, and steal freely. Or can we??

WORLD PREMIERE

HOME OFFICE HJEMMEKONTOR

Norway 2023 • 9m • Endre Lund Eriksen, Daniel Damm • Norwegian language, English subtitles

The schools are in lockdown due to Covid-19, and Lilly (10) must stay at home and take care of her drunk mother. When the mean girl from class sees what’s going on at home, Lilly is worried her secret is in danger. But sometimes help can come from where you least expect it.

GROUNDED AARESTI

MEET ACTOR AND FILM MAKERS

Contact: Ola

Martin Fjeld

WE ONLY LIVE ONCE VI LEVER BARE EN GANG

Norway 2022 • 12m 2s • Fabien Olivier Greenberg • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Luca’ mother has recently taken her own life. In the traumatic aftermath of his mother’s death, he continues to see her. His father tries to explain that his mother is dead and gone forever. For Luca, his mother is real, and still alive.

Contact: Antipode Films

Contact: Fabelfjord

THE SHIFT SVÆRDDRAGE

Denmark 2023 • 18m 27s • Amalie Maria Nielsen • Danish language, English subtitles

Milo lives at a home for young, angry and maladjusted girls. Nicki, who works there, is the only one who observes her gender transition and is therefore her closest relation. But behind the thin walls of the institution the rumours swirl between the girls, and one day Milo hears something she wishes she hadn’t.

Contact: 18 Frames

Finland 2022 • 22m • Samuli Hahl • Finnish language, Norwegian subtitles

Johanna comes from a very religious family. Her mother grounds her for listening to heavy metal and confiscate her headphones. One day working at the farm with her father, she has an idea – she wants to work more to earn money to buy something even better.

Contact: BrainyDay Visual

A DREAM OF HAWAII

DRØMMEN OM HAWAII

Norway 2022 • 10m26s • Thomas Smoor Isaksen • No dialogue In a world covered in plastic waste, every day is a struggle for survival. But the hope of a clean place lives on in Pete’s dreams.

Contact: Aninaut Studios AS

Thur 27.04. 10:00 & 17:15

NoJSe is a collaborative project between the four leading children- and youth film festivals in the Nordic countries: Buster/CPH PIX in Denmark, Oulu International Film Festival in Finland, BUFF in Sweden and Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival in Norway

ECFA is the leading organization for professionals that work with quality films for children and young people. Among our members are film festivals, distributors, sales agents, TV programmers, cultural institutions and film educators. Our aim is to support cinema for children and youth in all its aspects: cultural, economic, aesthetic, social, political and educational.

ECFA offers you:

- A unique network for professionals working within children’s film

- Extensive database of European films, festivals and contacts

- Access to the ECFA-Community

- Possibility to serve in ECFA juries in selected festivals

- Specialised seminars and workshops

- 4 ECFA -Journals and 6 ECFA-Updates a year

ECFA was founded in 1988, and has currently more than 125 members from 36 different countries. Join Us! Membership fee is €250 per year. Please find more information on: www.ECFAweb.org

www.facebook.com/EcfaEuropeanChildrensFilmAssociation mail@ecfaweb.org

FALCON LAKE

FALCON LAKE

Canada, France 2022 • 1h 40m • Charlotte Le Bon • French language, English subtitles

13-year-old Bastien, his little brother and their mother Violette are spending their summer vacation with Violette’s long-time best friend Louise and her 16-year-old daughter Chloé. They are staying in a cabin in the woods by an idyllic lake. It is charming, chilling, and eerily atmospheric. Soon Bastien develops a crush on Chloé, she is surly and on the cusp of adulthood. She taunts him with ghost stories about the lake, where things are lurking under the surface.

Falcon Lake is Charlotte Le Bon’s directorial debut.

Contact: Memento International

THE ORDINARIES THE ORDINARIES

Germany 2022 • 2h • Sophie Linnenbaum • German language, English subtitles

In a repressive three class-society, Paula, a simple Supporting Character, is about to face the most important test of her life: she has to prove she deserves to be a Lead. She is at the top of her class at the Main Character School – but so far has failed in generating great emotional music. In search of a solution, she finds herself in the abyss of the cinematic world, on the fringes of the storyline and lost amongst the Outtakes.

A dystopian science fiction about racism, social classes, and discrimination.

Screening supported by the Goethe-Institut.

Contact: The Match Factory

12 DARES 12 BRAGDER

Sweden, Norway 2022 • 1h 43m • Izer Aliu • Swedish language, Norwegian subtitles

Fuad (aka Food) just turned 16, the age where nothing matters more to him than his friends.

Growing up together in the run-down housing development of southern Ryd, they know that the number one rule between buddies is loyalty. But when Fuad breaks this rule, he suddenly finds himself alienated by those most important to him. Desperate and alone, he is willing to do anything to be accepted back again.

Print source: Mer Filmdistribusjon

Wed 26.04. 21:00

Fri 28.04. 17:00

Wed 26.04. 11:45

Thur 27.04. 14:00

Fri 28.04. 11:30 Aladdin*

Tue 25.04. 08:00 Aladdin*

Tue 25.04. 12:00 Aladdin*

Wed 26.04. 08:00 Aladdin* & 11:30

SISTER, WHAT GROWS WHERE LAND IS SICK?

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to navigate in the shadows of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately something is happening to Vera. During her quest for finding answers, Eira starts reading her diary. She enters Vera’s universe of intense light, glitter, mythology and hopes for a more beautiful world. Yet her diary reveals a darkness that Eira doesn’t know how to deal with.

Director Franciska Eliassen explains that at the age of 13 she experienced first-hand a family member’s declining mental health. From this she explores depression, despair, loneliness and anxiety in her film. Her hope is that Sister, what Grows Where Land is Sick? Can contribute to the discussion of changing our lifestyle, about the value of investing in community, care, nature, and culture.

Contact: Jack Film Agency

Wed 26.04. 11:45

Fri 28.04. 09:45 Aladdin* & 19:15

UNRULY USTYRLIG

Denmark 2022 • 2h 15m • Malou Reymann • Danish language, English subtitles

Maren, a strongminded young woman, is seen by authorities to be promiscuous and is therefore sent to the women’s institution in the small island of Sprogø. Here she is to learn how to behave as a proper young woman. She shares a room with Sørine who has already internalised the story about herself and has learned to behave properly. Sørine is to help Maren settle in Sprogø and help her change her behaviour. But Maren does not comply with the system which ends up having fatal consequences for both herself and for Sørine.

The film is inspired by actual events on the women’s institution of Sprogø in Denmark in the 1930’s.

Contact: Danish Film Institute

Mon 24.04. 12:15 Aladdin*

Tue 25.04. 14:45

CLOSE CLOSE

UFrance, Belgium, Netherlands 2022 • 1h 44m • Lukas Dhont • French, Dutch languages, Norwegian subtitles

Léo and Rémi have been inseparable since forever, and their friendship has been joyful, tactile, innocent and above all unbreakable. But the intense friendship between the two thirteen-year-old boys suddenly gets disrupted once school starts again after the summer break. Now all Léo wants is to fit in and withdraws from Rémi, while Rémi just wants everything to remain the same. After a tragic event Léo is struggling to understand what has happened, and approaches Sophie, Rémi’s mother.

Close has received critical acclaim across the board and won the Grand Prix at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Print source: Arthaus

AFTERSUN AFTERSUN

United Kingdom, USA 2022 • 1h 42m • Charlotte Wells • English language, Norwegian subtitles Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.

Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio give astonishing performances as a father and daughter on holiday. In addition to winning several awards and nominations, Aftersun has received critical acclaim. Amongst them, The Guardian who called Charlotte Wells’s debut feature is ‘a stylistically daring, emotionally piercing and beautifully understated tale of love and loss.’

Print source: Arthaus

ALCARRÀS ALCARRÀS

Spain 2022 • 2h • Carla Simón • Catalan language, Norwegian subtitles

As far as they can remember, the Solé family have spent every summer picking the peaches from their orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Catalonia. But this year’s crop could be their last, as they face eviction. The new plans for the land include cutting down the peach trees and installing solar panels, which causes a rift within the large tight-knit family. For the first time, they face an uncertain future and risk losing more than their home.

Director Carla Simón takes a lucid look at traditional Catalonia, with a new personal and tender portrait of a family and its unbreakable bonds, in this beautifully observed ensemble drama.

Contact: Arthaus

Tue 25.04. 13:00

Sat 29.04. 19:00

Thur 27.04. 08:00

Sat 29.04. 17:00

Tue 25.04. 13:30

Wed 26.04. 12:45

I’M A BOY SOY NIÑO

Chile, France 2022 • 1h 2m • Lorena Zilleruelo • Spanish language, English subtitles

Bastian was born as Andrea, but realised very early that something didn’t feel right. He was born in the wrong body. As he is transitioning, he faces prejudice, social and economic obstacles as well as the toll of hormone treatment.

In this documentary we follow Bastian from the age of 12 to 18. His journey is fearlessly filmed by his cousin Lorena. The film is an intimate portrait that does now shy away from difficulties or intimacies.

Bastian’s journey introduces us to a newly openminded Chile more tolerant thanks to Chile’s new generation.

Contact: Outplay Films

Tue 25.04. 08:15 Aladdin*

Wed 26.04. 11:30 Aladdin*

BEAUTIFUL BEINGS

BERDREYMI

Iceland 2022 • 2h 3m • Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson • Icelandic language, English subtitles

Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. They days are filled with violence, drugs, petty crime, and brotherhood. Left to their own devices, the boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about loyalty and love. As the group’s behaviour escalates towards life-threatening situations, Addi begins to experience a series of dreamlike visions. Can his newfound intuition guide him and his friends back to a safer path, or will they dive irrevocably into further violence?

The film is raw and harrowing, warm and moving.

Print source: Mer Filmdistribusjon

COMEDY QUEEN COMEDY QUEEN

Sweden 2022 • 1h 34m • Sanna Lenken • Swedish language, English subtitles

13-year-old Sasha suffers from immeasurable grief, but she is determined to save both herself and her father from the sorrow. Her father has not laughed since Sasha’s mother took her own life, now he cries in the shower when the thinks no one can hear him.

Sasha refuses to acknowledge her own grief and decides to do everything her mother didn’t do. She will not cry, not read books, and not take care of a living creature. She will shave her head and above all make everyone laugh again. Sasha wants to become a stand-up comedian – a Comedy Queen.

Nominated for Young Audience Award 2022.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

Tue 25.04. 19:00

Thur 27.04. 13:45

Wed 26.04. 10:30

Aladdin* & 19:00

HOMEMADE STORIES

Syria, Egypt 2021 • 1h 9m • Nidal Al Dibs • Arabic language, English subtitles

When the revolution in Syria turned into war, Nidal Al Dibs and his family fled to Cairo. Their lives have been turned upside down. All he’s got now is his camera and a few old home movies, but Al Dibs uses them to highlight major issues in the Arab world. For him movies represent hopes and dreams, but making dreams a reality is a whole different matter. Through scenes of everyday life Al Dibs tells a powerful story and paints a picture of a country that no longer exists, except in the memory of its people.

An important documentary.

Contact: Seen Films

Wed 26.04. 13:00 Aladdin*

Thur 27.04. 09:30 Aladdin*

MEET THE FILM MAKER

MATES MATTIES

Netherlands 2022 • 1h 23m • Ineke Houtman • Dutch language, English subtitles

Twelve-year-old Ilias’ best friend is murdered by mistake. Searching for the perpetrators, Ilias gets deeper and deeper into the drug world. In the process, he is seduced by money and status. Getting out is becoming more and more difficult. In a world where children are increasingly involved in weapons and drug trafficking, they succumb to the easy fast money and everything they can buy with it. Will he give up his goal or will he remain loyal to his dead friend?

Contact: Doxy Films

Wed 26.04. 13:00

Thur 27.04. 08:00 Aladdin*

Fri 28.04. 11:30

BUBBLE KUPLA

Finland 2022 • 1h 45m • Aleksi Salmenperä • Finnish language, English subtitles

16-year-old Eveliina’s life derails at a small local gas station when she sees her mother passionately kissing a woman. Eveliina tries to sabotage the affair at all costs to get her parents to fall in love again –or at least stay together. Eveliina realizes that she is the glue that holds her parents together: If she is in any trouble, her parents focus and regroup to support her. So Eveliina fakes depression and mood swings. Soon, the boundaries between the made up and real anxiety begin to blur, and Eveliina is no longer sure of the truth, or even the usefulness of her actions.

Contact: The Yellow Affair

I LIKE MOVIES I LIKE MOVIES

Canada 2022 • 1ht 40m • Chandler Levack • English language, English subtitles

Burlington, Ontario, 2003. Hyper-ambitious teenage cinephile Lawrence Kweller dreams of attending film school at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In order to raise the hefty tuition fee, he gets his dream job at the local video store, Sequels. Wracked with anxiety about his future, Lawrence begins alienating the two most important people in his life – his best friend Matt Macarchuck and his single mother Terri – all while developing a complicated friendship with his older female manager, Alana. As graduation looms ever closer, a series of painful realisations force Lawrence to realise that he is a pretentious idiot.

Contact: Visit Films

THE PROPERTIES OF METALS LE PROPRIETÀ DEI METALLI

Italy 2022 • 1h 33m • Antonio Bigini • Italian langauge, English subtitles

Italy 1970s, in a small village in the mountains. Pietro, a child raised by his widowed father, a surly man with money problems, begins to manifest mysterious gifts: he can bend metal simply by touching it. An American scientist starts studying him. The experiments will lead the child towards an invisible world where the unquestionable laws of physics collide with the deepest human desires.

A different film about the supernatural, visually stunning and with lovely music. The story is based on true events.

Contact: True Colours

Mon 24.04 10:00 Aladdin*

Sat 29.04 21:00

Mon 24.04. 08:15 Aladdin*

Thur 27.04. 12:00 Aladdin*

Mon 24.04. 10:15 Aladdin*

BULLETS BULLETS

Sweden 2022 • 1h 35m • Peter Pontikis • Swedish langauge, English subtitles

12-year-old Abdel grows up in a rough neighbourhood where the local gang recruit youngers kids to commit crimes. Abdel is smart and dreams of becoming a vet. But when his mate Bashir gets entangled with the gang, Abdel feels obligated to help him. Before they know it the two are engulfed in a brutal and unpredictable gang war and Abdel finds himself forced to revenge a murder. Suddenly he is alone, holding a handgrenade. Bullets is director Peter Pontikis’ second feature. The film won three awards during BUFF in March this year.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

RINOCERONTE RINOCERONTE

Argentina 2022 • 1h 25mr • Arturo Castro Godoy • Spanish langauge, English subtitles

Damián (11) is used to looking after himself. Negligence and violence are part of his family life. He barely sees his father and he doesn’t go to school. One day he is picked up by the police and taken to live in a children’s home. According to his social worker, Leandro, things will be better there, with adults who will look after him, proper meals, a bed for him to sleep in and the prospect of making new friends. But Damián’s strongest desire is to return home.

Contact: Illmatic Film Group

GIRL PICTURE TYTÖT TYTÖT TYTÖT

Finland 2022 • 1h 40m • Alli Haapasalo • Finnish language, English subtitles

Wed 26.04. 08:00

Thur 27.04. 13:15

Tue 25.04. 12:15 Aladdin*

Wed 26.04. 08:15 Aladdin*

Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö have each other’s backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma on the contrary has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens whole new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth moving effects of first love, Rönkkö is on a quest to find pleasure. Three Fridays is all it takes to turn their worlds upside down. An absolute gem of a film. The KICFF program team all said, ‘We simply have to have this film at the festival.’

Contact: LevelK

Tue 25.04. 17:00

Wed 26.04. 12:30 Aladdin*

Thur 27.04. 21:00

HEARTBEAST HEARTBEAST

Finland, France, Germany 2022 • 1h 42m • Aino Suni • Finnish and French languages, English subtitles

Elina, a 17-year-old aspiring rapper, is forced to leave her home country of Finland and move to the South of France when her mother finds a French boyfriend. Things are not made easier when she has to share a room with Sofia, her 17-year-old new stepsister. Elina is immediately drawn to Sofia, a charismatic ballet dancer who leads a double life full of boys and drugs. Soon, Elina and Sofia’s friendship turns into a power game with toxic consequences when started out as an innocent crush, develops into a darker obsession.

Contact: Kinology

Mon 24.04. 08:00 Aladdin*

Tue 25.04. 08:45

SO DAMN EASY GOING

SÅ JÄVLA EASY GOING

Sweden 2022 • 1h 31m • Christoffer Sandler • Swedish language, English subtitles

Joanna’s mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She is 18 years old and needs ADHD meds to keep her buzzy brain in order. With a depressed father whose sick pay is barely covering the rent, money runs out and Joanna can’t afford her medication. To not become a disturbing and unfiltered version of herself, Joanna has to be creative in her hunt for money. In the midst of the chaos the charming and confident Audrey appears. Now Joanna’s got both a bursting mind and an exploding heart to deal with.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

Tue 25.04. 10:15 Aladdin*

Fri 28.04. 21:00

NEON SPRING

NEONA PAVASARIS

Latvia 2022 • 1h 42m • Matīss Kaža • Latvian language, English subtitles

With strobe lights and a thumping techno soundtrack, Neon Spring chronicles two months in the life of Laine, a college girl from a bland middleclass suburb in Latvia. As Laine’s father distances himself from his crumbling marriage and his family, Laine is unable to cope with the separation and discovers the edgy Riga party scene, where she falls in love with seasoned raver Gunda. Going from rave to rave, the girls drive into a drug-fuelled underworld of anarchy, freedom and exploration.

Contact: Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

Tue 25.04. 09:45 Aladdin* & 13:00

Wed 26.04. 15:00

THE FALL FALDET

Denmark 2022 • 1h 15m • Andreas Koefoed • Danish language, English subtitles

The first, and only, time 11-year-old Estrid sleepwalks, she falls out the window of her family’s flat on the fifth floor. Miraculously, she survives and returns to her daily life thanks to her fierce willpower. After her long convalescence, Estrid has an intense need to get out and see the world, test her boundaries, and find out who she is. This leads to many clashes with her mom, which steadily escalate as Estrid becomes more and more independent.

The documentary follows Estrid for five years on her journey towards the adult world and her family’s journey towards healing.

Contact: Danish Film Institute

Tue 25.04 11:30

Wed 26.04. 10:00 Aladdin*

ALAM علم

France, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Palestine, Qatar 2022 • Firas Khoury • Arabic language, English subtitles

Tamer is a Palestinian teenager living in Israel. He and his friends lead a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa’. To seduce her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day which is a mourning day for Palestinians.

In their review of the the film, Cineuropa said ‘Firas Khoury’s debut feature is a fiery and engaging exploration of youth, politicization, and forced forgetting.’

They also highlighted the strong performances, particularly from Bakri in the lead.

Following the film there will be a panel debate in Norwegian in collaboration with PLATFORM.

Contact: MPM Premium

Fri 28. 04 09.00 -11.45

OKTHANKSBYE OKEDOEIBEDANKT

Netherlands 2022 • 1h 31m • Nicole van Kilsdonk • Dutch, Dutch Sign Language, French, and English languages, English subtitles

Jamie moves to a new boarding school for the deaf and has to make new friends. She finds it difficult but is comforted on Facetime by her grandmother, the only other non-hearing member of her family. At school Jamie is sitting next to Imane who is tough and fearless, Jamie’s polar opposite. When Jamie’s grandmother is taken ill and is sent to hospital, the two girls embark on an unforgettable road trip together. They face a scary clown, an abandoned mansion and a gibberish band on their drive through the French countryside. Things don’t go according to plan, and Jamie has no other choice but to toughen up. An adventurous and unabashedly fun coming-of-age drama. Contact: Labyrint Film

Wed 26.04. 17:00

Thur 27.04. 10:00 Aladdin*

Fri 28.04. 08:00 Aladdin*

THE WORST ONES LES PIRES

France 2022 • 1h 39m • Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret • French language, English subtitles

A film shoot will take place at Cité Picasso, a housing estate in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, in the north of France. The local charities that are working hard to change the image of the neighbourhood, feel the production company merely stigmatise it even more, standing on the edge of exploitation. During the casting, when the four teenagers Lily, Ryan, Maylis, and Jessy are chosen to play in the film, everyone in the neighbourhood is surprised. Why only take the worst ones? It becomes an emotional journey for everyone involved.

A moving film-within-a-film with impressive performances from the children in particular.

Winner Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2022.

Contact: Pyramide International

Mon 24.04. 12:00 Aladdin*

Tue 25.04. 21:15

Thur 27.04. 19:00

YOUNG SHORT FILMS

Netherlands, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, South Africa, Norway 2022/ 2023

• 1h 37m • Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, English and Romany languages, English subtitles

MY MOTHER AND I MA MÈRE ET MOI

Netherlands 2023 • 18 m • Emma Branderhorst • Dutch language, English subtitles

Kees (17) wants to break free from her mother Lois and decides to enroll on a language course in France. During their ‘last’ trip together Lois struggles with their changing relationship, while Kees can’t wait to start her own adventure…

Contact: Kapitein Kort

AMOK AMOK

Romania/Hungary 2022 • 14m 20 s • Balázs Turai • No dialogue

After losing his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident involving an evil Santa Claus gnome, Clyde must confront his inner demons.

Winner at Annecy Film Festival 2022: Best Short Film.

Contact: Balázs Turai

BREATH BREATH

Netherlands 2022 • 6m • Harm van der Sanden • No dialogue

A visual short coming-of-age-story of Bram, a young boy discovering his sexuality.

Contact: 25fps

MADDEN MADDEN

Sweden 2023 • 12m 58s • Malin Ingrid Johansson • Swedish language, English subtitles

For Madden, the muddy road from the family farm to the city seems like a threshold to another world. But in glittering high heels and a sparkly minidress, she defies obstacles and sets out to cross the dark forest.

Contact: Swedish Film Institute

MIRROR MIRROR

MIRROR MIRROR

South Africa 2022 • 9m 6s • Santhara Asanda • English language

Luthando (16) and her loyal BFF rely on each other as they navigate the mechanics of selfpleasure and decide for themselves what it means to be a woman.

Contact: Mojisola OJURI

COCKROACHES KAKERLAKKENE

Norway 2022 • 10m • Adel Kahn Farooq • Norwegian language, English subtitles

In a dystopian city on the verge of collapse after cockroaches have taken over, a brotherhood sends 17-year-old Tim on a mission to blow up

the cockroach’s nest to save his hometown. An animated fable about exclusion and extremism, and how search for acceptance can have fatal consequences.

Contact: Mikrofilm

LAVINA LAVINA

Norway 2022 • 14m 38s • Farzad Samsami • Romany language, English subtitles

Lavina battles to hold onto her Romany heritage and confront her estranged father in the wake of her grandmother’s passing.

Contact: Gorillafilm

POISON ROTTEGIFT

Norway 2022 • 12m 27s • Vigdis Nielsen • Norwegian language, English subtitles

Trine cannot wait for her 18th birthday party. She is in love and planning for a perfect night! But an un-invited guest shows up, and Trine had to face hidden secrets. And why isn’t Simon coming?

Contact: Hardingfilm

Thur 27.04. 11:45 & 17:00

MEET THE FILM MAKERS

FILMS ON THE HORIZON

Thursday • 27.04 • From 16:30 • Kristiansand Zoo

NEW NORDIC CHILDREN’S FILMS

We want to welcome you to a work-in-progress presentation of 6 upcoming Nordic films. The films are in various stages of production. The presentations will be in English in an informal atmosphere. Host for the evening is Jakob Berg from NFI. The presentations are followed by dinner and drinks at Kristiansand Zoo.

THE DREAM MASTER DEN SÆRLIGE MESTER

Denmark 2023 • Kristian Nordentoft • Copenhagen Bombay

The Dream Master is an exciting and humoristic film for the whole family that introduces us to a sparkling and musical fantasy universe, where 9-year-old Catherine finally gets the opportunity to communicate with her younger sister who has multiple impairments. Together, they set out on an enchanting, though dangerous adventure through an undersea universe where they meet all sorts of magical creatures: talking toys, rapping mermaids, and much more.

LARS IS LOL LARS ER LOL

Norway/Denmark 2023 • Eirik Sæter Stordahk • Nordisk Film Production

11-year-old Amanda is reluctantly tasked with taking special care of her new classmate, Lars, who has Down syndrome. To her surprise, Amanda and Lars develop a unique friendship. But in her struggle to fit in, Amanda ends up betraying Lars, causing her to lose both him and her other friends. In her quest for forgiveness, Amanda must find the courage to stand out and be true to herself.

SNOT & SPLASH RÄKÄ JA ROISKIS

Finland 2023 • Teemu Nikki • It’s Alive Films

In a fantasy comedy for all ages, brothers Snot and Splash are sent to grandma for the winter holidays. Snot, the older brother, is not the tidiest and most organized person in the world while Splash really likes his things standardized and clean. The brothers start investigating mysterious incidents they encounter, like why is waste falling down on the neighboring town and what does the local dentist have to do with all of this. Snot and Splash end up in many quarrels and unbelievable adventures.

THE DREAM MASTER (DK) / LARS IS LOL (NO/DK) / SNOT & SPLASH (FI) / THE BROTHERS GRUFF GO TO SPLASH WORLD (NO) / FOREVER (SE) / 7 SINS OF ESTRAGON (NO)

THE BROTHERS GRUFF GO TO SPLASH WORLD

BUKKENE BRUSE PÅ BADELAND

Norway 2023 • Will Ashurst • Qvisten Animation

What happens when you abandon your traditional folk tale and run off to do something fun instead?

When The Billy Goats Gruff go on a chaotic adventure to “Splash World” instead of the dull meadow, the irate troll under the bridge has other ideas and sets out to capture the brothers at any cost. Get ready for a maniacal version of our most famous folk tale! Based on Bjørn Rørvik and Gry Moursund’s modern children’s book classics, Qvisten Animation will present a fun and wildly animated road movie for the whole family.

Sweden 2023 • Anders Hazelius • SF Studios Production

Mila and Kia have been best friends and team-mates as long as they can remember. When the girls get a new football coach in the shape of the demanding Lollo, they gradually start drifting apart. Mila dreams of being a pro footballer and can finally see her chance to make it – but is it worth losing your best friend just to win at any cost?

7 SINS OF ESTRAGON ROTTEFANGEREN

Norway 2024 • Rasmus A. Sivertsen • Qvisten Animation

The greedy and eccentric funeral agent Glambek takes advantage of vulnerable customers. His biggest challenge is rats crawling around behind the walls. Estragon moves in with Glambek to help him with the problem, but what Glambek doesn’t know is that Estragon himself is a rat.

The first short film based on the acclaimed books by Gaute Heivoll. The first in the series “Estragon’s stories”, where each individual book deals with one of the seven deadly sins. And maybe there is an eighth?

THE BFF CHILDREN’S FILM AWARD AND THE BFF SHORT FILM AWARD

The BFF Children’s Film Award will be given to the Best International Children’s film. The Norwegian distributor who secures the winning film in Norwegian distribution, will be granted 50,000 NOK.

BFF SHORT FILM AWARD

The BFF SHORT FILM AWARD will be given to the best Norwegian Short Film. The winning film will be nominated / shortlisted for the Amanda Awards.

Jury:

Christin Berg

Roy Søbstad

Trine Aadalen Lo

2023

THE BFF CHILDREN’S FILM JURY

CHRISTIN BERG Programming director, Nordisk film cinemas office

Christin Berg had previously studied media and culture before she started working at the offices of Oslo Cinematographers in the late 80’s. She has also worked in a production company called Oslo Film, and for some years as Director of Programming for the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. As she states herself ‘Once I got caught in the magic of the cinema, there was no way out’. She currently works as programming director for Nordisk Film Cinemas office in Oslo, which is the successor of the previously mentioned cinematographer.

ROY SØBSTAD Film critic, Fædrelandsvennen

Since 2013 Roy Søbstad has reviewed more than 850 films for Fædrelandsvennen, the largest newspaper in the region. He also reviews tv shows and music in the same newspaper, as well as reviewing comic strips for the website Empirix.no. Additionally, he is a designer, illustrator, cartoonist, comic strip creator and freelance writer.

TRINE AADALEN LO Title

and company/organisation

Trine Aadalen Lo has produced the feature films

Rafiki (Bestevenner), The Tough Guys (De tøffeste gutta) and Los Bando, and a number of short films. These films have all been aimed at children and youth audiences and have travelled widely on the festival circuit. She graduated from UCA in the UK in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in film production. In 2017 she participated in the EAVE Producers Workshop. She was a producer in the production company Filmbin in Lillehammer from 2004 to 2018. In the autumn of 2018 she gave up film producing after having lived with chronic pains since 2014. Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival is her first representation in the film industry in over 4 years.

PITCHING COMPETITION

27.04 • 13:00 • Aladdin Cinema • Free entrance

The award of 100,000 NOK is presented to the best pitch of a project to be realised within the Zefyr region. The award will be presented to the winner during the award ceremony on Friday. This is our only time limited content. All presentations during the pithing competition will be held in Norwegian.

At this year’s festival, for the sixth year running, Zefyr Media Fund and Kristiansand International Children Film Festival jointly host a pitch session. Three jury members have chosen 8 projects that will be pitched at KICFF.

2023

The jury consists of Henrik Rafaelsen

Ingunn Myklevoll Sjøen

Signe Zeilich-Jensen

JURY OF THE PITCHING COMPETITION

HENRIK RAFAELSEN

Actor, Kilden Performing Arts Centre

After studying at Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm in the late 1990s, Henrik Rafaelsen remained in the Swedish capital and worked as an actor at Stadsteatern until 2004. From there he moved to Oslo and Det norske teateret (2004-2006) and then Nationaltheatret (2006-2020). In 2020 he returned to his hometown of Kristiansand and has been employed at Kilden Performing Arts Centre since.

He has starred in more than thirty Norwegian and Swedish films and tv series, and has won several prestigious awards for his work, amongst them Norwegian Theatre Critics Award 2004/2005, Amanda Award Best Actor 2011, Best Actor Karlovy Vary IFF 2012 and The Canon Award 2017. He has also been nominated for an Amanda Award in 2017 and a Guldbagge Award in 2018.

INGUNN MYKLEVOLL SJØEN

Production advisor and information officer, Zefyr Media Fund

Ingunn Myklevoll Sjøen is a production and information consultant at the Zefyr Media Fund. Ingunn has a long career in public administration aimed at the AV industry and also has many years of experience as a journalist and cultural director/ cinema director. She graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2005 with a master’s degree in media production. She also has a bachelor’s degree in communication, culture and media studies from the same educational institution.

SIGNE ZEILICH-JENSEN

Script advisor

Signe is a Swedish/Dutch script advisor and film curator with a long track record in film and media, with a focus on youth and family audiences. She started her career at the Dutch film and television producer Bos Bros and later became a buyer and commissioning editor at the Dutch public broadcaster KRO and Nickelodeon Benelux. For the past five years (2017-2021) she served the Netherlands Film Fund as a film commissioner with focus on children’s and family films. In 2021 she was a script editor trainee at the Torino, and she currently works as a Tutor at TFL and as an independent script advisor. Signe has an extensive experience in curating and managing festival programmes and industry events, such as Cinekid and Holland Film Meeting. She is an international advisor at Meetings on the Bridge and is since the beginning of 2023 she is the Acting Head of Programme at the Netherlands Film Festival.

ECFA JURY

BEST EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S FILM

DITTE LUNDSGAARD NIELSEN Festival Director, ANIMOK

Ditte Lundsgaard Nielsen has more than 15 years of experience working with children, animation and storytelling as part of the team behind the development center Animated Learning Lab at The Animation Workshop, VIA UC in Viborg, Denmark. For the past 7 years, Ditte has been the festival director of ANIMOK, an animation and game festival for children and youth, also located at The Animation Workshop, VIA UC, where she is passionate about giving children and youth strong film and game experiences that broaden their understanding of the world and helps them become creative creators.

MIREL MESILA Project Coordinator in Just Film

Mirel Mesila is a project coordinator at the Youth and Children’s Film Festival Just Film, the biggest subfestival of the A category Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Her journey started in 2014 when she was chosen as to be a young film critic for the festival. Shortly after, she was joined the official festival family as the youngest member of the programming team. Over the years, she has gained professional experience in journalism and media, international event organisation and film festival programming. She believes that films are powerful tools for visual communication, togetherness, and wider understanding.

PANTELIS PANTELOGLOU

Deputy artistic director, Olympia International Film Festival’s for Children and Young People

Pantelis Panteloglou has studied Social Anthropology in Athens and has an MA on Social Exclusion and Minorities. He has been working in audiovisual sector, cinema and theater since 2003 in various creative and organizational positions. Since 2011, he has worked for Olympia International Film Festival’s for Children and Young People film selection, printed material, international relations and exchanges and translations. He is currently the deputy artistic director of OIFF. In February 2022 he was elected on the board of the European Children’s Film Association and since February 2023 he took over as president.

KIDS JURY

BEST FEATURE FILM & BEST SHORT FILM IN THE CHILDREN SECTION

HARRY BUTTERFIELD JUSTINE OSAFO MARAM TELEB MEHER KAUR PANESAR NANETTE TORNROOS

For the sixth time we are immensely proud to present our very own kids’ jury who will give out the awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film in the Children’s Section. For the second year running the jury have been selected from a class at Kristiansand International School.

THE YOUTH JURY

BEST FEATURE FILM & BEST SHORT FILM IN THE YOUTH SECTION

CAMILLA ANGELINA OSTOJIC EMILIE TARINA TRONDSEN SHEPPARD

JULIAN HØYDAL

MARI AASAAREN

SELINA EGELI

The jury consists of students from Tangen High School who are all in their second year, specialising in media and communication studies. The youth jury will present the UNG Award to best feature film and best short film in the youth section.

CONTACTS

18 FRAMES info@18frames.dk

25fps bas@25fps.nl

ANINAUT STUDIOS AS aninaut.studios@gmail.com

ANIMAILM animailm.film@gmail.com

ANTIPODE FILMS mail@antipodefilms.com

ARTHAUS arthaus@arthaus.no

ATLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM info@atlasfilm.com

ATTRACTION DISTRIBUTION info@attractiondistribution.ca

ATOMART anda@atomart.lv

BALÁZS TURAI balturai@gmail.com

BRAINYDAY VISUAL info@brainyday.fi

CAT&DOCS info@catndocs.com

CATPICS info@catpics.ch

DANISH FILM INSTITUTE lizetteg@dfi.dk kurstein@dfi.dk

DOXY FILMS info@doxy.nl

FABELFJORD endrele@fabelfjord.no

FAMU FILM DISTRIBUTION alexandra.hroncova@famu.cz

FIDALGO office@fidalgo.no

GLOBAL SCREEN claudia.rudolph@globalscreen.de

GORILLAFILM farzad@gorillafilm.no

HARDINGFILM vigdis@hardingfilm.no

ILLMATIC FILM GROUP francesco@illmatic.it

INDIE SALES sales@indiesales.eu

JACK FILM AGENCY cato@jackfilmbyra.no

KABOOM DISTRIBUTION ursula@kaboomfestival.nl

KAPITEIN KORT lara@kapiteinkort.nl

KINOLOGY contact@kinology.eu

LABYRINT FILM info@labyrintfilm.nl

LEVELK niklas@levelk.dk

LUNANIME BV info@lunanime.be

MAGNETFILM GmbH frauke.knappke@magnetfilm.de

MAGNOLIA PICTURES & MAGNET RELEASING akennedy@magpictures.com

MARKUS VAD FLAATEN markusvadflaaten@me.com

M-APPEAL berlinoffice@m-appeal.com

MEMENTO INTERNATIONAL anais@memento-films.com

MER FILMDISTRIBUSJON hei@merfilm.no

MIKHAL BAK mikhal.bak@gmail.com

MIKROFILM st@mikrofilm.no

MIYU DISTRIBUTION vincent.antonini@miyu.fr

MOJISOLA OJURI festival@sudu.film

MPM PREMIUM natalia@mpmpremium.com

MUTANTE CINE contacto@mutantecine.com

NEW EUROPE FILM SALES office@neweuropefilmsales.com

NORSK FILMDISTRIBUSJON martin@norskfilmdistribusjon.no

NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE int@nfi.no

OLA MARTIN FJELD post@olamartin.no

OUTPLAY FILMS diego@outplayfilms.com

PHANTA VISION demi@phantavision.com

PHILIP WATTS pwatts@me.com

POINT OF VIEW AS silje@pointofview.no

PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL alberto@pyramidefilms.com

SEEN FILMS mostafa@seenfilms.com

SF STUDIOS NORGE lene.hjertoy@sfstudios.no

SKOOP MEDIA fulko@skoopmedia.com

SOLA MEDIA johannes@sola-media.com

STORYTELLING elisabeth@storytelling.no

STUDIO FILM BILDER studio@filmbilder.de

SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE theo.tsappos@filminstitutet.se jing.haase@filminstitutet.se

TALKING ANIMALS info@talking-animals.com

THE MATCH FACTORY info@matchfactory.de

THE PLAYMAKER MUNICH ramona.sehr@playmaker.de

THE YELLOW AFFAIR contact@yellowaffair.com

TRUE COLOURS fabio@truecolours.it

TRUST NORDISK info@trustnordisk.com VISIT FILMS info@visitfilms.com

X FILME CREATIVE POOL info@x-filme.de

YMER MEDIA jarle@ymermedia.no

BFF CONFERENCE 2023

Friday April 28th from 09.00 to 15.30 • Stup, Hotel Norge

The conference will present a dream meeting with Michel Ocelot and a masterclass with Kajsa Næss, and we will be introduced to the new technology behind Three Robbers and a Lion and an exciting panel debate about original content in children’s films and television programmes amidst special effects, Artificial Intelligence, and algorithms.

08:45 - 09:00 Morning coffee.

09:00 The municipality’s Director of culture, Camilla Jarlsby, opens the conference.

09:05 Opening speech by Einar Aarvig og DigiBas. With new technology, we will be presented with an unique opening speech by Norwegian children’s favourite Police Chief Bastian himself and the conference’s presenter Einar Aarvig.

09.20 Dream Meeting with the legendary Michel Ocelot and moderator Oda Bhar. KICFF is proud to host the Norwegian premiere for Ocelot’s latest film LePharaon,leSauvage et la Princesse. 2023 also marks Michel Ocelot’s 80th birthday and the 25th anniversary since Kirikou premiered in Norway. Journalist and critic Oda Bahr, has among other things, been a regular writer for Morgenbladet, Dagsavisen and Rushprint. In 2020-2021 she was editor for the journal Periskop.

10.20 - 10.40 Coffe and mingling

10:40 – 11:40 Masterclass with Kajsa Næss on her movie Titina. After 20 years as an innovative short animation director Kajsa Næss was ready for her feature film debut. Næss is known for her innovative approach to animation, and we can’t wait to hear all about it.

11:40 – 12:15 Lunch

12:15 – 12:50 New Technology Combined with Tarditional Craftmanship. A presentation on the new technology used in making Three Robbers and a Lion from Qvisten Animation.

12:55 – 13:25 When algorithms curate children’s TV by Dr Goodwin who is one of Norway’s leading experts on artificial intelligence (AI). Get ready to have your mind blown.

13:30- 14:00 Case: Presentation of AIM, the AI-driven multiformat universe at Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park. The Zoo and Qvisten Animation have teamed up on an ambitious and innovative project that links film and artificial intelligence together.

14:00 - 14:15 Coffe and mingling

14:15 – 15:30 Panel debate: Do children get the contenct they deserve?

Moderator Signe Zeilich-Jensen. It is becoming more and more common to use algorithms and artificial intelligence to create content for children ́s films and television programmes. How does the Norwegian industry work with original scripts and themes that are important for children and young people?

The Panel:

Kristine Vinderskov, Head of Kids & Family at Nordisk Film Distribution

Tonje Voreland, director, NRK Super

Frank Mosvold, animation producer and director.

Silje Riise Næss, NFI, Head of Section, Film Commissioning

Gisle Halvorsen, Head of Drama, NRK Super

Ellen Alveberg, Head of Drama Qvisten Animation

Kajsa Næss, director

SCREENINGS DAY BY DAY

MONDAY 24.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

Aladdin 08:00 Heartbeast Page 37

Aladdin 08:15 I like movies Page 35

Aladdin 10:00 Bubble Page 35

Aladdin 10:15 The properties of Metals Page 35

Aladdin 12:00 The Worst Ones Page 41

Aladdin 12:15 Unruly Page 30

TUESDAY 25.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

Aladdin 08:00 The Ordinaries Page 28

Aladdin 08:15 I'm a boy Page 32

KRS 3 08:45 Heartbeast Page 37

KRS 2 09:30 Where is Anne Frank Page 13

KRS 4 09:30 I Woke Up With a Dream Page 13

KRS 5 09:30 Little Allan - The human antenna Page 15

Aladdin 09:45 Neon Spring Page 39

KRS 7 09:45 Golden Land Page 9

KRS 1 10:00 Birk & Magna - The dark secret of the mine Page 3

Aladdin 10:15 So Damn Easy Going Page 38

KRS 3 11:00 Tales of Franz Page 17

KRS 2 11:30 Sea Sparkle Page 12

KRS 4 11:30 Alfons Jitterbit - Class Tripp Chaos Page 9

KRS 5 11:30 JerryMaya’s Detective Agency –The Riddle of the Scorpion Page 16

KRS 6 11:30 Lucy Wanted Page 11

KRS 7 11:30 The Fall Page 39

Aladdin 12:00 The Ordinaries Page 28

Aladdin 12:15 Rinoceronte Page 36

KRS 1 13:00 Close Page 31

KRS 3 13:00 Neon Spring Page 39

KRS 5 13:15 Rosa and the stone troll Page 15

KRS 2 13:30 Alcarràs Page 31

KRS 4 13:30 Nelly Rapp - the Dark Forest Page 15

KRS 6 13:30 Totem Page 13

KRS 5 14:45 Unruly Page 30

KRS 4 15:15 The Path Page 19

KRS 6 15:30 Håkan Bråkan Page 10

KRS 7 17:00 Girl Picture Page 36

KRS 4 17:30 Monty and His Weird Brain Page 16

KRS 5 17:30 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel Page 6

KRS 6 17:30 Dancing queen Page 14

KRS 7 19:00 Beautiful Beings Page 32

KRS 7 21:15 The Worst Ones Page 41

WEDNESDAY 26.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

Aladdin 08:00 The Ordinaries Page 28

KRS 2 08:00 Bullets Page 36

Aladdin 08:15 Rinoceronte Page 36

KRS 3 09:30 Tales of Franz Page 17

KRS 4 09:30 Birk & Magna - The dark secret of the mine Page 3

KRS 6 09:30 Ernest And Celestine: A trip to Gibberitia Page 16

KRS 1 09:45 Adventures in the land of Asha Page 7

Aladdin 10:00 The Fall Page 39

KRS 2 10:00 Children’s Short Film Program 1 Page 21

Aladdin 10:30 Comedy queen Page 32

KRS 2 11:15 Dancing queen Page 14

KRS 5 11:15 I Woke Up With a Dream Page 13

KRS 6 11:15 Rosa and the stone troll Page 15

Aladdin 11:30 I'm a boy Page 32

*NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

KRS 3 11:30 The Ordinaries Page 28

KRS 1 11:45 Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? Page 29

KRS 4 11:45 Falcon Lake Page 28

Aladdin 12:30 Girl Picture Page 36

KRS 6 12:45 Alcarràs Page 31

Aladdin 13:00 Homemade Stories Page 33

KRS 2 13:00 Mates Page 34

KRS 5 13:00 The properties of Metals Page 35

KRS 4 13:45 Titina Page 5

KRS 3 14:30 Yuku and the Himalayan Flower Page 6

KRS 2 14:45 Children’s Short Film Program 1 Page 21

KRS 5 15:00 Neon Spring Page 39

KRS 4 15:45 Three Robbers and a Lion Page 4

KRS 7 17:00 Okthanksbye Page 40

KRS 4 17:30 Dancing queen Page 14

KRS 7 19:00 Comedy queen Page 32

KRS 7 21:00 12 dares Page 28

THURSDAY 27.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

Aladdin 08:00 Mates Page 34

KRS 2 08:00 Aftersun Page 31

KRS 3 09:30 Super Furball Saves the Future Page 6

KRS 4 09:30 Little Allan - The Human Antenna Page 15

KRS 5 09:30 Rosa and the stone troll Page 15

KRS 6 09:30 The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess Page 8

KRS 7 09:30 Homemade Stories Page 33

KRS 1 09:45 Bigman Page 10

Aladdin 10:00 Okthanksbye Page 40

KRS 2 10:00 Children’s Short Film Program 2 Page 23

SCREENINGS DAY BY DAY

KRS 4 11:30 Totem Page 13

KRS 5 11:30 Dojo Page 9

KRS 2 11:45 Young Short Films Page 43

KRS 6 11:45 The Path Page 19

Aladdin 12:00 I like movies Page 35

KRS 1 12:00 Alfons Jitterbit - Class Tripp Chaos Page 9

KRS 3 13:15 Bullets Page 36

KRS 5 13:45 Three Robbers and a Lion Page 4

KRS 6 13:45 Beautiful Beings Page 32

KRS 2 14:00 Falcon Lake Page 28

KRS 4 14:30 Yuku and the Himalayan Flower Page 6

KRS 5 15:30 Just Super Page 4

KRS 6 16:30 The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess Page 8

KRS 7 17:00 Young Short Films Page 43

KRS 2 17:15 Children’s Short Film Program 2 Page 23

KRS 4 17:30 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel Page 6

KRS 5 17:30 Monty and His Weird Brain Page 16

KRS 7 19:00 The Worst Ones Page 41

KRS 7 21:00 Girl Picture Page 36

KRS 1 09:45 Super Furball Saves the Future Page 6

Aladdin 11:30 Falcon Lake Page 28

KRS 3 11:30 Mates Page 34

KRS 1 11:45 Alfons Jitterbit - Class Tripp Chaos Page 9

KRS 2 11:45 Where is Anne Frank Page 13

KRS 4 11:45 The Path Page 19

KRS 5 11:45 Yuku and the Himalayan Flower Page 6

KRS 5 13:15 Ernest And Celestine: A trip to Gibberitia Page 16

KRS 3 14:00 A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express Page 4

KRS 5 15:30 Just Super Page 4

KRS 4 17:00 The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess Page 8

KRS 6 17:00 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel Page 6

KRS 7 17:00 12 dares Page 28

KRS 2 17:15 Children’s Short Film Program 3 Page 25

KRS 7 19:15 Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? Page 29

KRS 7 21:00 So Damn Easy Going Page 38

*NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

FRIDAY 28.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

Aladdin 08:00 Okthanksbye Page 40

Aladdin 09:00 Alam Page 39

KRS 2 09:30 Children’s Short Film Program 3 Page 25

KRS 3 09:30 Lucy Wanted Page 11

KRS 4 09:30 Dojo Page 9

KRS 5 09:30 Totem Page 13

KRS 6 09:30 Golden Land Page 9

Aladdin 09:45 Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? Page 29

SATURDAY 29.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

KRS 5 11:30 Monty and His Weird Brain 16

KRS 6 11:30 Alfie Atkins and His Secret Friend 10

KRS 7 11:30 Ernest et Célestine: Le voyage en Charabie 16

KRS 2 11:45 Dancing queen 14

KRS 1 12:00 Three Robbers and a Lion 4

KRS 7 13:15 I Woke Up With a Dream 13

KRS 5 13:30 Children’s Short Film Program 1 21

KRS 3 13:45 Håkan Bråkan 10

SUNDAY 30.4

Screen Time Film Synopsis

KRS 4 12:00 Adventures in the land of Asha Page 7

KRS 7 12:00 The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess Page 8

KRS 2 12:15 JerryMaya’s Detective Agency –The Riddle of the Scorpion Page 16

KRS 1 13:00 A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express Page 4

KRS 3 13:00 Alfie Atkins and His Secret Friend Page 10

KRS 6 14:00 Birk & Magna - The dark secret of the mine Page 3

KRS 7 14:00 Monty and His Weird Brain Page 16

KRS 3 14:30 Nelly Rapp - the Dark Forest Page 15

KRS 1 14:45 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel Page 6