Cinekid Catalogue 2019

CONTENT

FILMS

TV

NEW MEDIA

PROFESSIONALS

FOREWORD

INDEX

CREDITS

JURY

CATALOGUE 2019

Content Introduction 6

JURY 7 Jury Best Children’s Film Competition 8 Jury Best Dutch Family Film Competition 10 Jury Best International Short Competition 12 Jury Best Dutch Short Competition 14 Jury Best Dutch Series Competition 16 Jury Golden Lion Award 18 Jury Eurimages Co-production Development Award 20 Jury Best TV Project Award 21 Jury Filmmore Post-Production Award 22

FILM 24 Introduction 25 Best Children’s Film 26 Best Dutch Family Film 33 Out of Competition Feature Films 38 Best International Animated Short 44 Best International Live-Action Short 57 Best Dutch Animated Short 61 Best Dutch Documentary Short 64 Best Dutch Live Action Short 68 Out of Competition Short Films 72 Ultrakort 84 Spotlight 86 Educational Screenings 93

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TV 98 Introduction 99 Best Dutch Fiction Series 100 Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series 103 National Audience Award 107 Television Premieres 108 Special Screenings 112

NEW MEDIA 116 Introduction 117 Installations 118 Games & Apps 123 Workshops 125

CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS 130 Introduction 131 Cinekid for Professionals Programme 132 Index 134 Credits 136

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There is no better time to discover the many possibilities of media for children than at

Cinekid 2019. With our core theme of ‘Hello World’ we present a top selection of national and international productions that show us how to transport young audiences into the wider

world and offer them a portal through film to a new reality that is exciting, that challenges their beliefs and broadens their personal views and horizons. Through media our audience enters a new and mosaic idea of our world, sees how it relates to them and begins to

understand their place in it. And as creators they can see how they can present themselves to the world and share their thoughts on the future of the planet we all inhabit today.

Media is, and perhaps always should be, a changemaker, not just entertaining the audience and maintaining highest levels of quality, but also eager to explore new ways to tell a story through images. As platforms divide up territories for film and television streaming, and as yet another fad looks to dominate the digital media landscape, children across the world become creators of media themselves, vlogging and tinkering with code and creating their own content using myriad new technologies. The Cinekid kid is tech savvy, enthusiastic for new experiences and eager to learn about the world through media. A diverse, rich, qualitatively ambitious and creative media menu makes anyone curious for more. It raises the standard one experience at a time.

Cinekid is a festival that inspires and excites, and invites as many children as is earthly possible to feel what media can offer them in life. We do so by programming the best and the brightest professionals and artists from around the world and give them the stage they deserve. Additionally, we invest in a lively, healthy and creative industry that faces many challenges and changes. As our audience dives into the festival, we simultaneously invite hundreds of eager Cinekid for Professionals participants to challenge the media of the moment as they search for new directions and collaborate on innovative projects that usually find their way back to Cinekid a few years later.

Cinekid is delighted to offer a strong platform for the ever-changing international children’s media sector - film, television, new media and of course wherever these meet.

This makes Cinekid a curious festival whose equally curious audience comprises the new generation of kids whose media future is as exciting as you (and they) could possibly imagine.

Mark Termeer

Festival director a.i.

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Jury Best Children’s Film Competition Out of the 700 feature film entries that Cinekid received from all over the world, fifteen films were selected for the prestigious Best Children’s Film Competition. A jury of five international professionals with a background in film or children’s media will decide who gets the Best Children’s Film Jury Award and reward the production company of the winning film with a Cinekid Lion statue and the sum of €7,500. Furthermore, the children in the audience at the festival screenings also vote for their favourite film in the competition. The highest-rated film receives the Cinekid Lion for the Best Children’s Film Audience Award.

Ineke Kanters (The Netherlands) Ineke Kanters established The Film Kitchen in 2016, jointly with Jan van der Zanden. The Film Kitchen concentrates on the production of domestic and international feature films, short films, television films, television series and documentaries. Working with experienced film makers as well as young and outstanding talents, the company pairs interesting content with cinematographic quality. The Film Kitchen produces stimulating author’s films with stories that matter, but also feature films for a general audience. The emphasis is on the international market. Recent productions include the documentary Little Man, Time and the Troubadour by Ineke Smits and the feature film Fight Girl by Johan Timmers, which won the EFA Young Audience Award 2019.

Domenico La Porta (Belgium) A former fireman and lawyer, Domenico La Porta took a passionate turn in his career to fully dedicate himself to films and storytelling. He became a professional film journalist in the early 2000s and is still the editor-in-chief of Cineuropa.org, the leading platform promoting European cinema worldwide. He not only has experience as a journalist but also as a script doctor and transmedia author/producer. All in all, Domenico has contributed to more than 70 narrative projects in the last ten years. His work in animation and young audience productions includes Ernest & Celestine (2012), Song of the Sea (2014), and The Red Turtle (2016).

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Likarion Wainaina (Kenya) A Kenyan filmmaker born in Moscow, Likarion currently lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya. As a film and TV director and cinematographer, he has worked on a number of documentaries, commercials and TV shows that are currently aired on local TV stations in Kenya. One of his first short films, Between the Lines, became the first Kenyan film to be projected on an IMAX screen in Kenya. The film was nominated as Best New Media Online Video at the AMVCA Awards 2015.

His short film Bait was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. It has won several awards, including Best Director and Judges Choice Award. In 2018 his first feature film Supa Modo won the Cinekid Best Youth Film Award.

Michal Matus (Israel) Michal Matus has headed the Department of Education at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque for the past decade. She has directed fourteen editions of the Tel Aviv International Children’s Film Festival, the leading cinema showcase for youth in Israel. Her work has won awards for quality and excellence in educational cinema. Michal also initiated the International Industry Platform, a unique format designed to nurture international co-productions, and she acts as a professional consultant on projects that are in development. She was a jury member at several leading children’s film festivals in Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States, including the Generation section of the Berlinale and KINEKO International Children’s Film Festival in Tokyo.

Ronald Rovers (The Netherlands) Ronald Rovers graduated in neuropsychology at the University of Amsterdam. He then completed the post-doctoral programme in journalism in Rotterdam. He writes and has written for (online) magazines and newspapers like Salon, VARAgids, Vogue, Esquire, VPRO cinema.nl, VPRO Gids, NRC Handelsblad and De Groene Amsterdammer. He has concentrated on writing film reviews since 2004. Rovers gives courses and lectures and is a regular guest lecturer at the Film Academy in Amsterdam. He has been affiliated with Trouw newspaper as a film critic since 2015. After working as an editor and senior editor for the Filmkrant for several years, he was appointed editor-in-chief in 2019.

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Jury Best Dutch Family Film Competition The Netherlands is internationally renowned as a major producer of family films. Over the years, the number, quality, and diversity of Dutch children’s films have steadily increased, in part owing to the children’s film initiatives of the Netherlands Film Fund. For the Best Dutch Family Film Competition, Cinekid selects the best Dutch feature films made since the last festival, which are aimed at children under 14 or 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 Award to the highest-rated film in the competition.

Olivia Lonsdale (The Netherlands) Olivia’s debut as an actress was in the acclaimed film Prins by director Sam de Jong. She shot to fame after featuring in the music video for the mega hit Drank & Drugs by rappers Lil’ Kleine and Ronnie Flex. She played one of the lead roles in the One Night Stand film, We Will Never Be Royals.

The film won a Golden Calf for Best Dutch Television Drama, among other awards. Olivia played in the film Silk Road in 2017, which won her the Best Actress Award at the Milano Film Festival, and in 2018 she played in the One Night Stand Free Fight, which was nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Dutch Television Drama.

Sandra Beerends (The Netherlands) Sandra Beerends works as a script editor and creative producer of fiction, documentaries and animation for the public broadcaster NTR and her own company Beruang. As a screenwriter and director, she is currently completing the documentary They Call Me Babu, about former Indonesian nannies, to be released end of 2019. For NTR, she contributed to the youth series Dunya & Desie (Emmy nomination 2004 & 2005), the toddler series Zoo Stories (Audience and Jury Award Cinekid 2015), the youth film Jackdaw Boy (European Film Award 2012) and the youth animation Polska Warrior (HAFF and NFF Award 2017). She also worked on the toddler series Doopie, which will premiere at this year’s edition of Cinekid.

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Tijs van Marle (The Netherlands) Tijs van Marle graduated as a screenwriter from the Dutch Film Academy in 2002 with a specific interest in youth drama. Among his productions for television are the youth series Doctor Cheezy, the animation film Bon Voyage (nominated for a Golden Calf ), and the NPO Zapp Christmas series Plaster. The film version of Plaster opened the Cinekid Festival 2018. For cinema, Tijs wrote five family films about Mister Twister, the Dummie the Mummy series, and the family superhero film Super Miss. A sequel to the latter film is currently under production. Tijs is presently working on various projects for both youth and adult audiences.

Willem Baptist (The Netherlands) Willem Baptist is a filmmaker and producer at Tangerine Tree. His short films have won awards domestically and internationally and have been screened at various international film festivals including IDFA, IFFR, Sheffield, Hot Docs and BFI London. His youth documentary I’m Never Afraid! (2010) won several awards, including the Golden Cinekid Kinderkast and the prestigious Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. His short documentary Wild Boar (2013) was nominated for a Golden Calf, won an award at the Visions du RÊel in Switzerland, and was nominated for a Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. He was involved as a producer in the documentary Highway Confessions (Golden Calf 2017) and in numerous youth documentaries.

Johan Timmers (The Netherlands) Johan Timmers is a director and writer of feature films, television drama and commercials. He is known for the feature films The Odd One Out (2010), Loonies II (2013) and Miracle Monks (2014).

He also produced television series such as Klein Holland (2006-2008) and Volgens Jacqueline (2015).

His feature film Fight Girl premiered in October 2018, with a screenplay written by Barbara Jurgens.

The film won both the Cinekid Lion Jury Award and the Cinekid Lion Audience Award in the category of Best Dutch Family Film. The film has also been received well internationally, receiving multiple awards including the prestigious European Film Award for Best European Youth Film.

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Jury Best International Short Competition The Best International Short Competition is a unique programme for short films that are suitable for young children and do not exceed thirty minutes. The competition comprises two categories, one for animation and one for live-action. With these short films, Cinekid seeks to introduce young children to themes and narrative styles from as many countries as possible. There is much talent and even in the smallest countries, beautiful works are produced on a regular basis. However, projects that focus on children are still limited and therefore deserve support. This year, Cinekid made a selection of 35 short films, 26 animations and 9 live-action shorts. In both categories, a jury consisting of three members will select a winner to receive the sum of â‚Ź2,500 and a Cinekid Lion statuette.

Julia Thelin (Sweden) Julia Thelin is a Swedish director and screenwriter and has worked in the film industry since 2011.

Her filmography includes self-written and directed shorts such as Push it (Cannes, Toronto, winner of REC-Berlin) and Tweener (Berlinale Generation). Push it and Tweener were screened at most Swedish festivals and have competed at a number of international festivals. Julia has also directed dance films and music videos. Being a dancer herself, her work has a focus on physical movement and body in the world of youths. Her latest short Sorry Not Sorry won the Audience Award at the Gothenburg International Film Festival. Julia is based in Stockholm.

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Kirsten Ruben (The Netherlands) Kirsten Ruben has a Bachelor in Communications and a Master in Film Theory. She discovered her love for film festivals during her internship at Cinekid. In 2008, she initiated Go Short – the International Short Film Festival in her hometown of Nijmegen. Kirsten has been the director of the festival ever since, with responsibility for both the artistic and general management.

Go Short is the leading film festival in the Netherlands for short films and talent development and a gateway to the BAFTAs, Academy Awards and European Film Awards. Throughout the year, Go Short takes an active role in the international production, distribution and curation of short films and in supporting talented filmmakers.

Thomas Meyer-Hermann (Germany) Thomas Meyer-Hermann was born 1956 in Cologne, Germany. He studied Graphic Design at the Academy of Arts in Stuttgart and has directed six prize-winning animated shorts. Since 1989, he produces personal shorts, music videos and commissioned films at Studio FILM BILDER in Stuttgart, including free artistic short films and commissioned animation films. His short films have won more than 250 prizes at international festivals and his productions include the series Tom & the Slice of Bread with Strawberry Jam & Honey, Patchwork Pals and Animanimals. He also worked as an animation professor at the Art University in Kassel from 2000 to 2019.

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Jury Best Dutch Short Competition This is the second year that Cinekid hosts a special competition for Dutch short films.

The Best Dutch Short Competition aims to highlight the quality and diversity of Dutch shorts for the domestic audience and to promote the films internationally. A total of 20 short films were selected and divided into three categories: live action, documentary and animation. A jury of five experts from the short film field will choose one film for each category and award them with the Best Dutch Live-Action Short, the Best Dutch Documentary Short and the Best Dutch Animated Short Jury Awards, respectively. In each case, the winning film’s production company will receive a sum of €2,500 and a Cinekid Lion statuette.

Astrid Bussink (The Netherlands) Astrid Bussink studied at AKI ArtEZ Art and Design in Enschede and then took a Master’s degree in film at the University of Edinburgh. During her studies, she made the documentary The Angelmakers (2006), which won multiple awards worldwide including the Best First Appearance Award at IDFA and the Best Short Documentary at DokuFest. After The Lost Colony (2008) and My Enschede (2010), she directed several children’s documentaries: Wool Fever, The Hideout (Golden Calf 2013) and Giovanni and the Water Ballet, which received awards at IDFA, Berlinale and Full Frame. Astrid is also a commissioning editor (documentary and youth) for Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. In 2018, her movie Listen won the first Cinekid Best Dutch Short Documentary Award.

Edith van der Heijde (The Netherlands) Edith van der Heijde works at the EYE Filmmuseum in the Netherlands and is responsible for the national distribution platform for Dutch short films, the Short Film Pool. This platform aims to give the Dutch short film a place in Dutch cinemas by making them available through subscription.

The Short Film Pool catalogue contains both short films from the extensive Eye archive, as well as recent works that are successful in the domestic and international festival circuit. She is also responsible for the international promotion and (festival) distribution of Dutch experimental films. Both emerging talents and established names in the field are represented in the EYE Experimental distribution catalogue.

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Iris Lammertsma (The Netherlands) Iris Lammertsma combined her high school years with ballet training at Codarts, but soon switched to choreography. She established a production company for dance and theatre in 1991, which she would manage for twenty years. In 2011, she felt ready for a new challenge and became co-owner of Witfilm, which concentrates on creative and socially engaged documentaries, youth documentaries, dance films and art house fiction films. Some of her award-winning and nominated productions are the documentaries Dance or Die (2018), Back to the Taj Mahal Hotel (2017) and The Last Fight (2017), but also the youth documentaries Skip and the Rhythm Rangers (2018) and The World of Kim and Bob (2016).

Nienke Deutz (The Netherlands) Director and animator Nienke Deutz attended the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and attained her Master’s degree in animation film in 2013 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. She won a wild card from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund for her graduation piece One, Two, Three, Piano!, which she used to make her debut film Bloeistraat 11. This film went on to captivate juries at countless international festivals, as evidenced by the long list of awards. She won thirty awards in all, including the Cristal du court métrage for Best Short Film at the prominent French animation festival of Annecy. Bloeistraat 11 is an intimate story about two young girls, made using plasticine.

Nima Mohaghegh (The Netherlands) Nima Mohaghegh was born in Chicago, moved to Iran as a young child and then to the Netherlands at the age of ten. He graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 2013 and soon came to notice as a director, producer and screenwriter, but is also active in the theatre world. His graduation film Sacred Defence, about the Iran-Iraq war, won awards across the world as the best student film.

His film In the Pit was selected for the Golden Calf competition. His most recent film A Kiss, about a budding love relationship in an asylum centre, was crowned the Best Dutch Short Film 2018 at Cinekid and was selected for the Golden Calf competition. It also won the audience award at the New York International Children’s Festival 2019.

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Jury Best Dutch Series Competition The Best Dutch Series Jury Award rewards the best Dutch episodic productions that have aired since the last festival. In total, 14 series were selected in two separate categories: Best Dutch Fiction Series and Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series. For each production, three episodes had to be submitted. For the Fiction Series competition, these had to be three chronologically linked episodes. For Non-Fiction, the participant could choose freely which three episodes to submit. A jury of four experts from the world of children’s television watches all the submitted episodes and chooses one winning series for each category.

The production companies of the recipients of the Best Dutch Fiction Series and the Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series Jury Awards are rewarded with a Cinekid Lion statuette.

Annemarie Mooren (The Netherlands) Annemarie Mooren has been producing, directing and writing youth series since 2007. She won the Cinekid audience award in 2009 for her first youth drama series Puppy Patrol. More television series followed, such as Charlie Champion, Puck and the Lost Sheep and Puppy Patrol 2. She also produces self-conceived and directed series for KRO Children’s Time, such as Nora Is Looking for a Sport and Artists. Her series always address children’s own lifeworld and the society they live in. Values such as justice, loyalty, friendship and equality are important elements. Besides series, Annemarie also directed the feature film Keet and Koen and the Search for Bassie and Adriaan.

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Hassan Slaby (The Netherlands) Hassan Slaby featured as an actor in various productions, both on television and in cinema.

He came to notice for his role as Eman Loukili in the youth series SpangaS, which he played for eight seasons. He also played a role in the series Papadag, a tragi-comical series about fathers.

Hassan also featured in the series Aaf, Project Orpheus and two seasons of Sint & Co. Last summer he played Nadim in the online series Missing!. Other roles were in the popular youth series Floor Rules and in a number of Dutch films such as Rokjesdag, SpangaS in Action, Furious and Super Miss.

Jeanine Cronie (The Netherlands) Screenwriter Jeanine Cronie wrote short children’s films and the children’s series Jesse’s World. She also contributed to the animation series Woozle & Pip and the edutainment television programme about these two well-known dog characters. Her latest children’s series Evi & Co was nominated for the Prix Jeunesse International in 2018, and for both the Jury Award in the category of Best Dutch Fiction Series and the National Audience Award. Evi & Co also won first prize for the Best Live Action TV at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Jeanine also develops and gives various (media) workshops in primary schools.

Stine Jensen (The Netherlands) Stine Jensen is a philosopher, writer and TV maker. She was born in Denmark but moved to the Netherlands with her parents and sister when still very young. After studying literature and philosophy at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, she made a television series about Scandinavia for the Dutch public broadcaster NPO. She lived in Istanbul from 2002 to 2007 and wrote the book Turkish Butterflies about her experiences. She has also written children’s books such as Everything I Feel and Party in My Head. Her philosophical children’s book Dear Stine, Do You Know? won the Zilveren Griffel award.

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Jury Golden Lion Award The Cinekid Golden Lion Award is awarded to the 2019 MediaLab project that the jury finds most relevant, whether for its innovative use of technology or for its exemplary conceptual approach to discussing the role of technology in everyday life. The jury is made up of artists, designers, entrepreneurs and educators from the creative industries and cultural field. The winner receives the Golden Lion statuette and a cash prize of â‚Ź3,000.

All selected projects are also eligible for an audience award, which comes with the same cash prize.

Erik Kessels (chairman, The Netherlands) Erik Kessels is a photography collector, exhibition curator and writer, as well as co-founder and creative director of the Amsterdam-based communication agency KesselsKramer (also based in London and Los Angeles). He has published various photography books and curated exhibitions.

His company came to fame through advertising campaigns for Ben, Diesel, MTV and the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel. Erik also worked for Nike, Audi, Levi Strauss, Het Parool, ONVZ insurance and Heineken.

Giovanna Fossati (The Netherlands) Giovanna Fossati is Chief Curator of Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, where she supervises a collection of 50,000 titles. She is also Professor of Film Heritage and Digital Film Culture at the University of Amsterdam, where she has taught in the MA Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image programme since its establishment in 2003. Giovanna is also the author of From Grain to Pixel: The Archival Life of Film in Transition and co-author of Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema, with Tom Gunning, Joshua Yumibe and Jonathon Rosen.

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Roel Wouters (The Netherlands) Trained as a graphic designer, Roel works as an independent conditional designer and director.

His work often reflects on the systems or technologies we use in our daily lives. Since 2012, he has been part of the Moniker collective, an Amsterdam-based interactive design studio researching the social effects of technology. He collaborates with Luna Maurer and Jonathan Puckey on commissioned design projects, while also engaging in projects of an autonomous and experimental nature. The studio works across various media for a diverse range of clients, from cultural organisations to commercial companies.

Rutger Wolfson (The Netherlands) Rutger Wolfson is a cultural entrepreneur. He studied Art and Culture Sciences at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and was a curator at Witte de With, also in Rotterdam. He also served as director of De Vleeshal in Middelburg and as the head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The collection Kunst in Crisis, compiled and introduced by Rutger, was published by Prometheus in 2003, and the collection New Symbols for the Netherlands, also compiled and introduced by him, was published by Valiz in 2005. He furthermore edited a publication on the future of art and the museum, titled This is the Flow, the Museum as a Space for Ideas (Valiz, 2008).

Elze van der Steen (The Netherlands) Elze van der Steen is Head of Education at Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam. She graduated as a theatre director from the Maastricht Institute of Performative Arts in 1994. After working as an educator at Toneelgroep Amsterdam, she served as Head of Education Performing Arts at the International Theatre Amsterdam and Amsterdam’s main theatre, the Stadsschouwburg. In this last position, she was responsible for the development and realisation of the theatre’s Education and Youth Department.

Margit Lukács (The Netherlands) Margit Lukács is an artist based in Amsterdam, collaborating with Persijn Broersen since 2002.

Their work, consisting of layered projections, digital animations and spatial installations, have been exhibited by renowned institutions and organisations both domestically and internationally. Their films have been shown at Oberhausen Film Fest, New York Film Festival, IDFA and Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, among others, and their film Establishing Eden was included in the 2016 Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films at IFFR Rotterdam. Margit Lukács is a member of the supervisory board of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and an advisor at the Mondriaan Fonds.

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Jury Eurimages Coproduction 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 aim 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 €20,000 in cash.

Dorien van de Pas (The Netherlands) Dorien works at the Netherlands Film Fund as Head of New Screen NL, the new talent programme for first features, innovative films, shorts, live-action and animation. Dorien is the Eurimages representative for the Netherlands, as well as president of the Eurimages promotion group.

Before, she was Head of Feature Film at the Film Fund and worked at the Media Fund, working across all departments including television drama, feature films, children’s films and radio.

She also ran her own company Dial M for Movies, Marketing & More, and worked as a cinema distributor and managing director.

Nicholas Sando (Norway) Nicholas is managing director and producer at Filmbin AS, based in Lillehammer, Norway.

He produced Christian Lo’s Los Bando, the most highly awarded feature film in Norway in 2018. Besides Filmbin, he also produced the TV series Helium (2018), co-produced My Grandpa is an Alien (2019) and worked on varied external projects such as Twigson, Kon-Tiki, Lilyhammer and Lion Woman.

Anette Unger (Germany) Anette started her career as a film producer for companies such as Bremedia Production and Riva Filmproduktion. Since 2016, Anette continues to pursue her passion for storytelling as producer and managing director at Leitwolf Filmproduktion. She has been involved in several international co-productions, such as Messi & Maud (TIFF 2017), the award-winning Romy’s Salon, and the Belgium-Dutch-German family comedy My Dad is a Sausage.

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Jury Best TV Project Award The newly installed Best TV Project Award will be awarded to the best eligible TV project in development in the Junior Co-production Market, and designed to stimulate the realization of high-quality episodic productions. The winner will receive €10,000 in cash.

Sabine Brantus-Lauffer (France) Sabine Brantus-Lauffer is a citizen of both France and Germany, and has worked at the TV European public channel ARTE in the communication, production and editorial departments for the last twenty years. Before that she gained experience of the media industry as a freelance journalist.

At ARTE, she has overseen the short film slot ‘Kurzschlus/Court-circuit’ as editor for the past seven years. Two years ago, she joined the Discovery-Unit which engages her involvement on different programmes for ARTE-Junior. The slot includes documentary, fiction and animation series for teenagers between 10 and 14 years old.

Viki Van Iseghem (Belgium) Viki Van Iseghem is coordinator internal productions at the public children’s television channel Ketnet, owned and operated by the VRT in Flanders. She started her career at 2007 as digital creative at Ketnet.

At present, she combines her digital skills with the coordination of the 360-editorial operation of Ketnet.

Furthermore, she has been a member of the jury of the Boekenpauw for three years. This is a Flemish prize awarded to a Flemish or Dutch illustrator for the best illustrations in a children’s book.

Chrystel Poncet (France) Chrystel Poncet has twentyfive years of experience in international children’s programming – notably as PR and Press Manager at France Télévisions Kids, in youth acquisitions for TPS and at Canal+ for the past eleven years. Chrystel’s new venture, MaGic C., advises broadcasters, producers, OTT platforms and governmental bodies on the development of their projects, offering creative solutions in the areas of editorial, marketing, acquisitions/sales and business development.

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Jury Filmmore PostProduction Award The Filmmore Post-Production award is designed to stimulate collaboration with the Dutch Visual Effects & Post Production lab Filmmore. Granting the award, which comes with a â‚Ź5,000 prize, is an invitation to start a longer and fruitful collaboration with Filmmore.

Stine Bomholt-Hansen (Denmark) LevelK is based in Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Sidney and handles international sales and distribution, as well as acting as a digital partner for distributors in their home country. Stine joined LevelK in 2015 and has been Acqusitions Executive alongside CEO Tine Klint for the past four years. It is their goal to bring films to the market with an individual strategy so these films find their own way to audiences.

Judy Steenman (The Netherlands) During her studies at the HKU University of Arts in Utrecht, Judy started as an intern/assistant colorist to senior colorist Martin Klein at Filmmore. After her graduation she is now working at Filmmore where she combines her content and creative knowledge with her skills as a colorist, mainly focussing on features, short films and tv/internet series.

Greet Stevens (Belgium) For twenty years, Greet Stevens has been responsible for children’s, youth and school programming. She started her career working as a freelance journalist, and has since 1999 been active as coordinator film education at MOOOV in Belgium, a platform that wants to make quality world movies available throughout Flanders, where she is responsible for school education activities.

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INTRODUCTION

The 2019 edition of Cinekid offers the largest and most diverse film programme to date.

We have managed to increase the number of titles, not by watering down the overall quality but by showcasing previously underrepresented categories and countries.

Our team has once again scouted for quality films all over the world, with this year’s Best Children’s Film Competition presenting films from five continents. After significantly

growing our short film category last year, we have further expanded our international shorts programme by adding a dedicated competition for live-action shorts.

Hello World

Celebrating the Industry

We are eager to let our audience discover outstanding

Through the festival programme and the activities of

filmmaking from countries not generally represented in

Cinekid for Professionals, we aim to support and promote

cinemas. By hosting international premieres such as the

quality children’s films worldwide. We are also happy to

beautiful Kyrgyzstani film Running to the Sky, we wish to

present numerous films that were developed as part of

demonstrate the breadth and diversity of the internati-

the Cinekid Script LAB, or were pitched in the CfP Junior

onal children’s film industry. European productions will

Co-Production Market, such as our opening feature Binti.

of course remain a cornerstone of our competition and

This year also marks the tenth anniversary of one of our

this year is no exception. We are pleased to present the

most popular categories, the Best Dutch Family Film

international premiere of My Life as Lotta and to bring

Competition, which seeks to highlight and reward the

beautiful films such as the Italian/French animation The

yearly output of our children’s film industry. To celebrate

Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily and the hilarious Swedish

this anniversary and cherish the continued quality output,

comedy Sune vs Sune to a Dutch audience.

Cinekid will launch a list of the 25 best Dutch children’s

Express Yourself

films at a special screening of the classic Frogs and Toads.

In this edition, we concentrate on children’s own lifeworld, giving them the opportunity to learn more about each

other’s lives and dreams. The touching stories of children’s lives are demonstrated in documentaries such as I Used to

Like the Sea, while movie classics as Where the Wild Things Are are a testament to the power of a child’s imagina-

tion. Many of this year’s titles portray the hardships that

children today may encounter. Set in Quebec, the Canadian contemplative drama A Colony has its heroine resisting group pressure. In the unnerving psychological thriller

Lane 4, the protagonist takes matters into her own hands, while Psychobitch addresses issues such as bullying,

Erik Tijman

depression and suicide head-on.

Head of Film & Television

The Bears Famous Invasion of Sicily

BINTI

La fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile A clan of bears live happily in the Sicilian mountains, until the Bear King’s son Tonio is kidnapped by hunters and a harsh winter forces them down to the city. After battling the humans with the help of a skinny wizard, the bears find Tonio in a circus. Bear and man live together in harmony for a while, until the bears adopt mankind’s bad habits and the Bear King decides that they must return to nature.

Illustrator and comics author Mattotti based his first animation feature on Dino Buzzati’s classic 1945 children’s book, adding a frame story in which a travelling showman and an old grey bear tell each other this legend.

This richly layered, adventurous, poetic and magical fable is an imaginative children’s story with many metaphors for grown-ups. Mattotti’s colourful animation has a unique style, partly inspired by Buzzati’s illustrations.

The film premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.

LORENZO MATTOTTI FRANCE, ITALY | 2019 | 82’ | 8+ FACTS

A handful of grim moments reveal the precariousness of an illegal refugee’s life, but the general tone is cheerful.

The film also makes inventive and effective use of Binti’s vlogs. This dynamic adventure with contemporary themes and realistic emotional complications has already won awards at several international festivals.

FREDERIKE MIGOM BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 85’ | 7+ FACTS

Dutch title De beroemde bereninvasie van Sicilië Producer Valérie

Dutch title BINTI Producer Katleen Goossens Screenwriter

Schermann, Christophe Jankovic Screenwriter Lorenzo Mattotti,

Frederike Migom Editor Clemence Samson Composer Le Motel

Jean-Luc Fromental, Thomas Bidegain Editor Sophie Reine,

Leading actors Bebel Tshiani Baloji, Joke Devynck, Caroline Stas,

Nassim Gordji Tehrani Composer René Aubry Leading actors

Aboubakr Bensaihi Production company Bulletproof Cupid,

Thomas Bidegain, Thierry Hancisse, Leïla Bekhti, Jacky Nercessian,

Belgium, www.bulletproofcupid.be Sales company LevelK,

Jean-Claude Carrière Production company Prima Linea

Denmark, tine.klint@levelk.dk, www.levelk.dk Distributor In The Air

Productions, France, www.primalinea.com Sales company Pathé Distribution, France, sales@patheinternational.com, www.patheinternational.com Distributor Cinéart Nederland

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Hiding from the Belgian police to avoid eviction to Congo, enthusiastic young vlogger Binti and her refugee dad befriend eleven-year-old nature lover Elias and his mom.

Dreaming of becoming famous, resourceful Binti not only helps Elias with his own dream of saving the okapis, but also finds a perfect solution for their illegal status. If her father marries Elias’s divorced mother, they can stay in Belgium. But first there is a jealous neighbour to deal with. And then Binti and her dad are suddenly arrested.

Now it’s up to Elias and his mom to take decisive action.

FILMS

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

A Colony

Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror

Une colonie

Unheimlich Perfekte Freunde

Just by looking at Mylia you can tell that she feels insecure. But then life can be tough for a timid 12-year-old girl, with first days at secondary school and new classmates, having to worry about how your parents are getting along, the onset of puberty and feeling upset and confused after clumsy kisses at a party. There’s only one girl at school she connects with, but she feels most comfortable with her little sister and with classmate Jimmy: a rebellious, indigenous outsider she opens up to.

Slowly, Mylia finds her own ground.

Frido is a playful child who has trouble getting good grades at school. He often needs his smart but socially clumsy friend Emil to save him. A weird attraction at the town fair offers an unexpected solution. Via a magical mirror, he creates an improved double of himself who takes his seat in class. When Emil and the other classmates find out, there are doubles all over the place in no time. However, there is a high price to pay. Will the kids be able to regain their old lives?

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles tells little but shows a lot in this first feature, all the while keeping close to young Emilie Bierre (Mylia), who was named Best Actress at the Canadian Screen Awards. In great detail, we learn about the uneasy feelings that come with growing up. Awarded the Crystal Bear at Berlin’s Generation Kplus, among other awards.

GENEVIÈVE DULUDE-DE CELLES CANADA | 2018 | 102’ | 12+ FACTS

Nobody needs to be perfect, thus states this adventure that unfolds as a lively mix of fantasy, comedy and slapstick, with some serious touches about the pressures of peers and parents. As this film shows, school is not the only thing in the world. It’s also important to play and joke around, which is something the doubles do not understand.

MARCUS H. ROSENMÜLLER GERMANY | 2019 | 90’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title A Colony Producer Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering

Dutch title Mijn spiegelbeeld en ik Producer Benedikt Böllhoff,

Screenwriter Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Editor Stéphane Lafleur,

Max Frauenknecht Screenwriter Nora Lämmermann, Simone Höft

Composer Mathieu Charbonneau Leading actors Emilie Bierre,

Editor Barbara Toennieshen Composer Andrej Melita, Florian Paul,

Irlande Côté, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Noémie Godin-Vigneau,

Meredi Leading actors Luis Vorbach, Jona Gaensslen, Margarita

Production company Colonelle Films, Canada, www.colonellefilms.com

Broich Production company VIAFILM GmbH & Co. KG, Germany,

Sales company Best Friend Forever, Belgium, sales@bffsales.eu,

www.viafilm.de Sales company Arri Media International, Germany,

www.bestfriendforever.be

worldsales@arri.de, www.arrimedia.de/international/home/

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Hacker

Here my Village ‫نم یاتسور اجنیا‬

At 13, Benjamin is already a skilled hacker who breaks into the school computer to upgrade test results as a paid service for his classmates. But soon enough he finds himself interrogated by people from the Defence Intelligence. He learns his scientist mother did not die in an accident, as he was told, but might still be around, wanted by the Secret Service. While trying to find her and solve the mystery with the help of a strange new girl at the orphanage, Benjamin realises he can trust (almost) nobody.

This realistically styled thriller with a touch of science fiction, modelled after famous genre examples, makes it easy to believe a kid could be a match for the Secret Service. Apart from references to right-wing politics, the main attraction here is the thrilling chase full of plot twists, finalised with a basic emotional note about friendship and child-parent relationships.

Important themes in this quietly told story with a human touch are the contrast between modernity and traditional life and achievement through perseverance. The developments in this first feature by Abas Aram stay clear of simplicity and lead to a moving though rather open ending.

POUL BERG DENMARK | 2019 | 97’ | 9+

ABAS ARAM IRAN | 2019 | 83’ | 9+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Hacker Producer Signe Leick Jensen, Morten

Dutch title Dit is mijn dorp Producer Arash Ranjbar, Abas Aram

Kaufmann Screenwriter Poul Berg, Rune Kalle Bjerkø Editor Kasper

Screenwriter Abas Aram Editor Abas Aram Composer Karang

Leick Composer Uno Helmersson Leading actors Rumle Kærså,

Karbasi Leading actors Amirhosein Malakoutikhah, Asiye Banitaba,

Josephine Chavarria Højbjerg, Mille Dinesen, Signe Egholm Olsen

Ava Mohammadi

Production company Toolbox Film, Denmark, www.toolboxfilm.dk Sales company LevelK, Denmark, tine.klint@levelk.dk, www.levelk.dk Distributor Just4Kids

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In a remote Iranian village, twelve-year-old Farhad, his little sister and his best friend become fascinated with the pictures in a National Geographic magazine and a foreign fashion glossy they obtained from a neighbour.

While his mother disapproves (his father died some years ago), the stubborn Farhad dreams of becoming a photographer himself, even if he has to sell one of his mom’s few sheep to buy a camera. But how does a boy who hasn’t even heard of email get his pictures published in a magazine? Meanwhile, their helpful neighbour dreams of marrying Farhad’s mother.

FILMS

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs

Kings of Mulberry Street

Jēkabs, Mimmi un runājošie suņi Because Jacob’s architect dad is a busy man, a sulking Jacob is dropped off at uncle Eagle’s. There, in Riga’s romantic suburb of Maskachka, Jacob has to spend a week with his energetic know-it-all cousin Mimmi, and he’s not looking forward to it. But things take an unexpected turn when Jacob, who wants to be an architect himself, suspects that the drawings he makes have come to life. Meanwhile, big machines threaten to turn the beautiful local park into ugly skyscrapers. Mimmi, Jacob and a pack of talking dogs decide to put a stop to it.

When timid Baboo and his academic dad are forced to move to a poor Indian neighbourhood in Durban, they enter a totally new world. First, cheeky Ticky, a neighbour kid, introduces Baboo to the joys of Bollywood movies.

Then, when local crime boss Raja confiscates the bike Baboo got from his late mother and threatens their families, the boys come up with a daring plan. To recapture the bike, they have to bring down Raja (and the corrupt police).

This battle against a bad businessman is also a story about friendship, animated in a spontaneous style.

Though the premise may sound familiar, unexpected twists and amusing details give this tale a fresh touch.

The tone is one of an easy-going mix of realism and fantasy, with just a hint of magic.

In many ways a classic children’s film formula, this feisty and often thrilling story, set in the late 80s sugarcane hills around Durban, is energised by a mix of genres and vibrant Bollywood inspiration. Harsh reality alternates with colourful characters, lively action, hilarious situations and realistic emotions. Plus, there’s the friendship between the two very different boys who overcome obstacles and prejudices.

EDMUNDS JANSONS LATVIA, POLAND | 2019 | 70’ | 6+

JUDY NAIDOO SOUTH AFRICA | 2019 | 87’ | 9+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Jacob, Mimmi en de pratende honden Producer Sabīne

Dutch title Koningen van Mulberrystraat Producer Judy Naidoo,

Andersone, Jakub Karwowski Screenwriter Līga Gaisa Editor

Bianca Isaac Screenwriter Judy Naidoo Editor Quinn Lubbe

Michal Poddebniak, Edmunds Jansons Composer Krzysztof A.

Composer Brendan Jury Leading actors Aaqil Hoosen, Shaan

Janczak Leading actors Eduards Olekts, Nora Džumā, Andris

Nathoo Production company LadyBug Films, South Africa,

Keišs, Kaspars Znotiņš, Gatis Gāga Production company Atom Art,

www.ladybugfilms.co.za Sales company Attraction Distribution,

Latvia, www.atomart.lv/ Sales company New Europe Film Sales,

Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca, www.attractiondistribution.ca

Poland, office@neweuropefilmsales.com, www.neweuropefilmsales.com Distributor Periscoop Film

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Lane 4

My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo

Raia 4

Mein Lotta-Leben - Alles Bingo mit Flamingo!

With parents who don’t show much interest in her, the swimming pool is where introverted Amanda is most at home. There, she prepares for a swimming competition and underneath the water she imagines a safe place.

Back in the real world, she has her first period and doesn’t want to tell her mom about it. Priscilla, an even better swimmer who could be her friend, turns out to be her worst competitor.

Stuck-up Berenike from the Glam Girls clique throws a big party with lots of pink and glitter and all the classmates are invited, except best friends Lotta and Cheyenne. Although they actually despise Berenike, now they feel offended and go to great lengths to join the party.

When all seems to fail, blackmailing the even more stuck-up teen idol Marlon may be their ticket...

In this first feature, Emiliano Cunha pictures the confusing onset of puberty. While a lot is left unsaid, this psychological drama finds other ways to bring us very close to Amanda’s feelings, using a subtle fusing of the noisy crowd in the pool, intimate moments, Amanda’s imagination and a touch of symbolism. A drop of blood and a horror film that Amanda watches with her teammates lead up to the quietly shocking ending that may or may not be imagined.

EMILIANO CUNHA BRAZIL | 2019 | 95’ | 13+ FACTS

Based on the children’s books by Alice Pantermüller, this comedy happily enlarges all kinds of issues that may annoy any eleven-year-old. Lotta and Cheyenne even get into a fight, until – halfway between the treehouse and garden party and with a little help from nerdy friend Paul – they come to their senses and realise what is really important, namely being friends and staying true to yourself. The playful tone is enhanced by animated graphics that occasionally jump all over the screen.

NEELE LEANA VOLLMAR GERMANY | 2019 | 93’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Baan 4 Producer Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro, Emiliano

Dutch title Mijn leven als Lotta - Bingo Flamingo Producer

Cunha, Pedro Guindani Screenwriter Emiliano Cunha Editor

Philipp Budweg, Robert Marciniak, Dagmar Niehage Screenwriter

Vicente Moreno Composer Felipe Puperi, Rita Zart Leading actors

Bettina Börgerding Editor Bernd Schlegel Composer Oliver Thiede

Brídia Moni, Kethelen Guadagnin, Cauã Furtado, Fernanda

Leading actors Meggy Hussong, Yola Streese, Levi Kazmaier, Laila

Chicolet, Rafael Sieg Production company Ausgang, Brazil,

Ziegler, Laura Tonke Production company Dagstar Film,

www.ausgang.tv/ Sales company Patra Spanou Film Marketing &

Germany, www.dagstarfilm.de, Lieblingsfilm GmbH, Germany,

Consulting, Germany, film@patraspanou.biz, www.patraspanou.com/

office@lieblingsfilm.biz, www.lieblingsfilm.biz Sales company Pink Parrot Media, Canada, info@pinkparrotmedia.ca, www.pinkparrotmedia.ca

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BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Of Love and Lies

Psychobitch

Fourmi Talented soccer player Theo worries about his father.

After his parents’ divorce, his dad started drinking and often causes trouble. Theo therefore pretends that he has been selected by Arsenal, just to make his dad happy.

And it works: his overjoyed father picks up life again, but soon the lie spins out of control. What if the truth is discovered? Luckily, when this eventually happens the well-meant lie has already generated a lot of hope and new activity, which cannot be undone.

The theme of a child feeling responsible for a parent gets a lively and imaginative treatment here, without becoming unrealistic or moralistic. Despite the serious subject and sad beginnings, this is essentially a feel-good movie full of comic and moving moments, including Theo’s smart but agoraphobic friend and a girl that has lost trust in fathers. But young Theo and his father remain the warm centre of this film.

JULIEN RAPPENEAU FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 105’ | 9+ FACTS Dutch title Mier Producer Michael Gentile Screenwriter Mario

Teenage classmates Frida and Marius are pretty good at hiding their true feelings, although in very different ways. Marius, a smart boy with a shy smile, longs to fit in. Defiant Frida on the other hand is definitely the class outsider. It is generally known she attempted suicide once. So when Marius is linked up with Frida for study, fierce clashes are guaranteed – until they discover more about each other. But then their growing understanding and even budding love are thwarted by the bold sexual advances of another girl who has a crush on Marius, with unforeseen consequences.

Learning to dance to a different beat, visualised in a comical scene, basically sums up this love story-cum-psychological drama. With a bunch of young acting talent and combining tense and touching but also comical moments, the story unfolds as a rich picture of teenage life that doesn’t shy away from serious issues.

MARTIN LUND NORWAY | 2019 | 111’ | 12+ FACTS Dutch title Psychobitch Producer Ruben Thorkildsen Screenwriter

Torrecillas, Julien Rappeneau Editor Stan Collet Composer Martin

Martin Lund Editor Christoffer Heie Leading actors Mohammad

Rappeneau Leading actors Ludivine Sagnier, Laetitia Dosch,

Benmoussa, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne, Jonas Tidemann,

Maleaume Paquin, François Damiens, André Dussollier Production

Henrik Rafaelsen Production company Ape&Bjorn, Norway,

company The Film, France, www.thefilm.fr Sales company TF1

www.apeogbjorn.no Sales company Indie Sales, France,

Group, France, sales@tf1.fr, www.tf1studio.com Distributor TeleScope

info@indiesales.eu, www.indiesales.eu

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Running to the Sky

Sune vs Sune

Jo kuluk Jekshen may be the fastest runner in this Kyrgyzstan mountain village, but that doesn’t mean life is easy.

Looking up at the sky he sees the swallows fly, but at home his divorced dad drinks too much and never has the money Jekshen needs for school. The boy longs for his mother, but also feels he can’t leave his father alone.

With only few people to support him, he carries on, hoping a running competition could be his ticket to a better life.

In the fantasy games that Sune plays with best friend Sophie, he is a brave knight. In real life, however, things are more complicated. Returning to school after the holidays, Sune finds a new boy at his desk whose name is also Sune. Everyone suddenly calls him Sune 2, while the new Sune gets all the attention – even from Sophie.

No matter what Sune tries, he can’t seem to get it right.

And it doesn’t help that his mom and dad are also acting weird.

In a sober style with an occasional poetic touch and endearing moments, balancing sad and happy moments, this realistic drama offers an engaging picture of a boy trying to cope with life and his dreams. Despite the problems, father and son continue to have warm feelings, leading to a hopeful change. This world may have exotic traditions, but when it comes to human feelings it’s not strange at all.

This fast-paced comedy, adapted from the books by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, depicts the struggle with one’s insecurities in often hilarious but very recognisable ways. Sune’s problems are mirrored by his parents, showing that having issues is nothing for children to be ashamed of. The addition of fantasy scenes and Sune’s conscience appearing as a real-life character makes for inventive narrative.

MIRLAN ABDYKALYKOV KYRGYZSTAN | 2019 | 89’ | 10+

JON HOLMBERG SWEDEN | 2018 | 89’ | 7+

FACTS

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Dutch title Rennen naar de hemel Producer Altynai Koichumanova

Dutch title Sune vs Sune Producer Malin Söderlund, Linus Torell

Screenwriter Ernest Abdyjaparov, Mirlan Abdykalykov Editor

Screenwriter Jon Holmberg, Daniella Mendel Enk Editor Fredrik

Evgeniy Krokhmalenko Composer Murzali Jenbaev Leading

Alneng Leading actors Elis Gerdt, Baxter Renman, Tea Stjärne,

actors Temirlan Asankadyrov, Ruslan Orozakunov, Meerim Atantaeva

Fredrik Hallgren, Sissela Benn Production company Unlimited

Production company Oy Art Ltd., Kyrgyzstan Sales company

Stories, Sweden, www.//unlimitedstories.se Sales company Global

Pluto Film, Germany, info@plutofilm.de, www.plutofilm.de

Screen GmbH, Germany, info@globalscreen.de, www.globalscreen.de

FILMS

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

Too Far Away

100% Coco New York

Zu weit weg Ben and his family are forced to move because an open-pit coal mine is about to swallow their village. Ben looks forward to city life, until the bullies at his new school call him a hillbilly. Even worse – at the local football club, Syrian refugee Tariq is much better than him.

Although jealous at first, Ben soon learns that Tariq has had to leave much more behind. A friendship blooms, especially when Ben and other kids at school take action to help Tariq find his lost brother.

This film shows contemporary problems from a child’s perspective in a nuanced way. Competition and bonding on the football pitch; Tariq smashing a Lego building to show what happened at home; kids meeting secretly at night in the abandoned village; tense moments with the police – in these ways the film effectively expresses a variety of emotional moods, right up to the optimistic ending.

SARAH WINKENSTETTE GERMANY | 2019 | 88’ | 9+ FACTS Dutch title Te ver weg Producer Jakob Weydemann, Jonas

Summer holidays are approaching. Coco’s friends and her boyfriend are travelling to gorgeous locations, while Coco is going camping with her mother and mother’s boyfriend at a Dutch campsite - hardly an exciting prospect. But then Coco, a.k.a. vlogger and style icon Styletiger, discovers to her surprise that she has won a place at the New York Fashion School. While there, she meets a fun new friend and is about to fall for a really cool guy.

But Coco’s New York adventure isn’t all fun and play. She misses her friends and boyfriend and starts to feel insecure about her own design skills, compared to the others.

Will she manage to make it in the United States?

The second title from the film series based on the same-titled juvenile fiction books by Niki Smit, full of recognisable themes such as daring to be yourself, friendship and love.

RUUD SCHUURMAN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 82’ | 6+ FACTS Dutch title 100% Coco New York Producer Marcel de Block, Tom

Weydemann, Milena Klemke, Yvonne Wellie, Corinna Poetter

de Mol Screenwriter Anne-Louise Verboon Editor Joost van de

Screenwriter Susanne Finken Editor Nicole Kortlüke Composer

Wetering Composer Roel Gommans, Jules Reivers Leading actors

Leonard Petersen Leading actors Yoran Leicher, Sobhi Awad,

Nola Kemper, Valentijn Avé, Ethan Allington, Genelva Krind,

Anna König, Andreas Nickl, Julia Hirt Production company

Sterre Koning Production company Tom de Mol Productions, The

Weydemann Bros. GmbH, Germany, www.weydemannbros.com

Netherlands, info@tdmp.nl, www.tdmp.nl Sales company Dutch

Sales company Studio Hamburg Enterprises GmbH,

FilmWorks, The Netherlands, info@dfw.nl, www.dfw.nl Distributor

Germany, info@studio-hamburg-enterprises.de,

Dutch FilmWorks

www.studio-hamburg-enterprises.de

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Afterlife

Bears Love Me!

Hiernamaals Sam feels responsible for her grieving father and brothers. They all need to go on with their lives after Sam’s mother suddenly died. Since then, Sam has stopped drawing and started caring – until an oncoming truck puts a sudden end to her own life. This marks the beginning of a new, mysterious phase, in which an angel who looks like an office clerk gives Sam a choice: to be reborn, or to stay in the afterlife and visit her deceased mother. When Sam discovers there is a way to return to her old life, she seizes the opportunity to try to change her mother’s fate.

How do you accept fate? In this imaginative drama, Sam learns that you can’t save everyone. But how do you deal with the death of a mother, and with a father who barely notices you anymore. Despite the sad subject matter, there’s also room for comedy and absurdity.

In this adventurous family film, a young expedition leader discovers that her own bear family has trouble dealing with unfamiliar situations. On a holiday trip, each member of the family reveals a new side to their character. The youngest member of the family, who always observes everyone minutely, realises that her own family members are just like other people.

WILLEM BOSCH THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 93’ | 10+

EVA M.C. ZANEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 85’ | 5+

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Jip knows all there is to know about bears: where they live, how they deal with territory and other bears, and so on. So it’s no surprise that this mini-biologist is over the moon when her family goes on a road trip through America; now she can finally see her favourite animals in the wild. But the trip soon runs into so many obstacles that the visit to the nature park seems increasingly distant. Unfazed, Jip decides to hitch-hike ahead by herself, to go see the bears.

FACTS

Dutch title Hiernamaals Producer Felix van Gisbergen, Pieter

Dutch title Bears Love Me! Producer Laurette Schillings, Frans van

Kuijpers, Sander van Meurs, Iris Otten Screenwriter Willem Bosch

Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld Screenwriter Janneke van der Pal Editor

Editor Bas Icke Composer Arno Krabman Leading actors Sanaa

Annelotte Medema Composer Joeri de Graaf Leading actors

Giwa, Romana Vrede, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Jan-Paul Buijs,

Layla Zara Seme, Serena Bank, Kiki Wartena, Gürkan Küçüksentürk,

Production company Pupkin Film, The Netherlands, info@pupkin.

Hanneke Scholten Production company Topkapi Films, The Neth-

com, www.pupkin.com Sales company Dutch Features Global

erlands, info@topkapifilms.nl, www.topkapifilms.nl Sales company

Entertainment, The Netherlands, sales@dutchfeatures.com,

Dutch Features Global Entertainment, The Netherlands,

www.dutchfeatures.com

sales@dutchfeatures.com, www.dutchfeatures.com

FILMS

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

Circus Noel

The Club of Ugly Children

Circus Noël

De club van lelijke kinderen

Karo often muses about the nature of true love in her vlogs, but doesn’t really see much of it between her own parents. When she discovers that they are considering a divorce, Karo decides to run away. She secretly travels with her circus friends, Tonie and Victor, to the south of the country where the circus will participate in a prestigious competition. While Karo enjoys the warmth of her new circus family, the three friends discover that there are attempts at sabotage to prevent the circus from taking part in the competition. While Karo’s parents are trying to find their daughter, the three friends try to save the competition and the circus. In the meantime, something is brewing between Karo, Tonie and Victor, which threatens their friendship.

Paul prefers to keep his outsized ears concealed beneath a hat, but in this ultra-organised country led by the mysterious president Isimo, his camouflage no longer works. One day, Paul and hundreds of other ‘ugly’ children are forcibly taken on a school trip. Isimo wants to rid the country of all that he finds unsightly. The adults are too afraid to protest, so when Paul manages to escape, he and his classmate Sara establish the Club of Ugly Children. Together they attempt to rescue the imprisoned children and to oust the Isimo regime.

This sequel to the same-titled youth drama series covers themes such as friendship, the magic of the circus, love and unconventional circus families.

DENNIS BOTS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 90’ | 6+ FACTS

Original fantasy film based on the same-titled juvenile novel by Koos Meinderts about friendship, dealing with your own flaws, combating injustice, and speaking out.

In this modern tale full of critical social themes, the inventive children turn out to be more courageous than the passive adults.

JONATHAN ELBERS THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY | 2019 | 91’ | 6+ FACTS

Dutch title Circus Noël Producer Danielle Raaphorst, Harro van

Dutch title De club van lelijke kinderen Producer Casper Eskes,

Staverden, Petra Goedings, Michiel Bartels Screenwriter Karen

Wim Boven, Niek Teunissen Screenwriter Koos Meinderts,

van Holst Pellekaan, Anjali Taneja Editor Björn Mentink Composer

Jeroen Margry Editor Jurriaan van Nimwegen Composer Vidjay

Laurens Goedhart, Fons Merkies Leading actors Luna Wijnands,

Beerepoot Leading actors Sem Hulsmann, Maan de Steenwinkel,

Tommy van Lent, Samuel Beau Reurekas, Rein Hofman,

Narek Awanesyan, Faye Kimmijser, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge

Rick Paul van Mulligen Production company Phanta Vision, The

Sales company Umami Media, The Netherlands,

Netherlands, info@phantavision.com, www.phantavision.com

info@umami.media, http://www.umamimedia.nl/ Sales company

Sales company Incredible Film, The Netherlands,

Beta Film GmbH, Germany, beta@betafilm.com,

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

www.betafilm.com Distributor Independent Films

Just Film Distribution

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De Fabeltjeskrant: De Grote Dierenbos-spelen

A Most Annoying Island Het irritante eiland

Welcome to the Animal Forest, where Miss Stork has organised a picnic, but everything seems to be going wrong. Further up the forest path, Stoffel the Tortoise wants to learn how to fly for his birthday and finally, when it is time for the Animal Forest Games, Mr Raven does everything he can to make sure that his team wins.

Generations of Dutch children have been enjoying this puppetry series for the past fifty years, where Mr Owl talks about the adventures of Miss Stork, Mr Raven, Ed and William Beaver, Miss Ant and a host of other animals. The characters, who in the original series were puppets made from felt, are computer animated in this film. The short stories were originally based on animal tales, but in later times the makers were increasingly inspired by human types from day-to-day life. These are still clearly recognisable in the film version.

FREEK QUARTIER, JENS MOELLER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 83’ | 4+ FACTS

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Ever since a persecuted witch cursed it during the middle ages, an island has been populated by extremely annoying people. Hunter knows all about this, as he is the only non-annoying inhabitant. When they finally build a bridge between the island and the mainland, the prime minister also becomes a victim of this ancient curse during the opening ceremony. The government is horrified and sends two scientists and their daughter to the island to find out why their top man has suddenly become so unpleasant.

This absurd and imaginative family film is shown as a frame story and pulls out all the stops; from hooting library visitors and a ridiculously uptight mother to a football coach who hands out red cards outside the football field and a teacher who refuses to teach. Hunter becomes an unlikely hero in an original story about dreams, friendship and finding a place you can truly call home.

ALBERT JAN VAN REES THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 75’ | 9+ FACTS

Dutch title De Fabeltjeskrant: De Grote Dierenbos-spelen

Dutch title Het irritante eiland Producer Marijn Wigman, Denis

Producer Alain de Levita, Mark Mertens, Maurits Rubinstein

Wigman, Roen Kiewik Screenwriter Tim Kamps, Wart Kamps

Screenwriter Sandy Volckaert Composer Ruud Bos

Editor Sandor Soeteman Composer Merlijn Snitker Leading actors

Leading actors Elsje Scherjon, Armin van Buuren, Georgina

Matsen Montsma, Ivy Ribbens, Randy Fokke, Jacob Derwig, Leny

Verbaan, Richard Groenendijk, Loes Luca Production company

Breederveld Production company Nuts & Bolts Film Company,

Rubinstein Media B.V., The Netherlands, info@rubinstein.nl,

The Netherlands, info@nutsbolts.nl, www.nutsbolts.nl/ Production

www.rubinstein.nl Sales company Dutch FilmWorks, The Nether-

company Incredible Film, The Netherlands, danielle@incrediblefilm.nl,

lands, info@dfw.nl, www.dfw.nl Distributor Dutch FilmWorks

www.incrediblefilm.com

FILMS

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

My Extraordinary Summer with Tess

Romy’s Salon

Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess

Kapsalon Romy

As the youngest in the family, eleven-year-old Sam is worried that he might end up all alone. So he decides to spend the family holiday on a self-designed ‘aloneness training’, but then he meets the adventurous islander Tess. This tough girl has a secret she needs to deal with.

With Sam as her partner in crime, she comes up with an ingenious plan, but why does she sometimes insist he doesn’t come with her? Sam quickly discovers that what matters is not to prepare for when you have lost your family, but to enjoy their company while they are still around.

When Romy’s mother forces her to stay with grandma after school hours, Romy isn’t pleased. Grandma Stine, a reticent lady who still runs a hair salon, is not too thrilled either. But then Romy discovers that her grandmother is showing early signs of Alzheimer. From that point on, their roles start to change. Romy keeps the hair salon going and explains away grandma’s increasingly odd behaviour. She also decides to let Stine’s last wish come true: to return to her Danish birthplace, one more time.

However, once underway, it turns out that the situation is more challenging than Romy thought.

Adults melt into the background in this adaption of Anna Woltz’s children’s book about friendship, independence and gradually discovering that the world is more complicated than you thought. The Dutch island of Terschelling is a beautiful location for an adventure where the children roam around against a perfect backdrop.

In this intimate family drama, three generations of women are confronted with the effects of Alzheimer.

Romy moreover needs to come to terms with her parents’ recent divorce. These developments mark the end of her carefree childhood, but also the starting point towards closer and more mature family relationships.

STEVEN WOUTERLOOD THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY | 2019 | 84’ | 8+

MISCHA KAMP THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY | 2019 | 90’ | 8+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess Producer Joram

Dutch title Kapsalon Romy Producer Burny Bos, Eefje Smulders,

Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk Screenwriter Laura van Dijk Editor

Anette Unger Screenwriter Tamara Bos Editor Sander Vos

Christine Houbiers Composer Franziska Henke Leading actors

Composer Alexander Reumers, Jacob Meijer Leading actors Vita

Sonny van Utteren, Josephine Arendsen, Jennifer Hoffman,

Heijmen, Beppie Melissen, Noortje Herlaar, Guido Pollemans

Tjebbo Gerritsma, Julian Ras Production company BIND,

Production company BosBros, The Netherlands, info@bosbros.

The Netherlands, info@bindfilm.nl, www.bindfilm.com Sales

com, www.bosbros.com Sales company Attraction

company Picture Tree International GmbH, Germany,

Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

pti@picturetree-international.com, www.picturetree-international.com

www.attractiondistribution.ca Distributor Cinemien

Distributor September Film

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The Test of Time

The Adventures of Halvdan Viking

De tand des tijds

Halvdan viking

Teacher Menno’s history lessons are an incredible bore, until he hits upon a wonderful trick: he steals a magic tooth from the museum which lets him bring famous historical figures to life inside the classroom: from William of Orange to Mozart to Vincent van Gogh and Columbus. Suddenly, the pupils find his history lessons absolutely fascinating. But then Menno makes a mistake and ends up trapped in a distant past. Led by Menno’s son Sam and his friends Jill and Zuko, the class gears up to rescue him. And all the famous historical figures lend a hand.

Halvdan is not a real Viking. At least, that’s what the other kids say. He has a limp and doesn’t have friends, except for Björn, the blacksmith, who’s been taking care of him ever since Halvdan’s father left on a raid. Across the river lies the other half of the village, but the two sides have long been in conflict because of two arguing brothers. One day, on one of his lonely journeys, Halvdan meets Maia, who lives on the other side. The two secretly become good friends, which, of course, has consequences.

Cheerful and enlightening animation adventure in which children team up with historical heroes on a mission to rescue their history teacher. A whole range of interesting historical facts are highlighted along the way in this computer animation, that uses bright colours and typical shapes that are reminiscent of pixels.

Romeo and Juliet in the Iron Age, with a touch of Ronia the Robber’s Daughter – that’s how one could summarise this heart-warming and funny family adventure about polarisation and reconciling differences. The stories about Halvdan the Viking were originally created by Martin Widmark, author of youth books, including the popular JerryMaya’s Detective Agency.

JOOST VAN DEN BOSCH, ERIK VERKERK THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 82’ | 6+

GUSTAF ÅKERBLOM SWEDEN | 2018 | 97’ | 7+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title De tand des tijds Producer Jan van der Zanden, Ineke

Dutch title Hoe word ik een Viking? Producer Jessica Ask Screen-

Kanters Screenwriter Tingue Dongelmans, Marc Veerkamp Com-

writer Gustaf Åkerblom Editor Fredrik Morheden Composer

poser René Merkelbach Leading actors John Buijsman,

Gaute Storaas Leading actors Vilgot Hedtjärn, Ellinea Siambalis,

Valentijn Avé, Venna van den Bosch, Pantero Toney, Hadewych

Peter Haber, Claes Månsson, Torkel Petterson Production

Minis Production company The Film Kitchen, The Netherlands,

company Anagram Sweden, Sweden, info@anagram.se,

info@thefilmkitchen.nl, www.thefilmkitchen.nl

www.//anagram.se/ Sales company SF Film, Denmark, info@sf-film.dk, www.sf-film.dk/sf Distributor Just4Kids

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FILMS

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

JerryMaya’s DeFritzi: a tective Agency 4: Revolutionary Tale the First Mystery Fritzi: eine Wendewundergeschichte

Lassemajas detektivbyrå: det första mysteriet

In the summer of 1989, the East-German Fritzi is looking after the dog of her best friend Sophie, who went on vacation to Hungary. However, when Sophie doesn’t show up at school on the first day after summer, it becomes clear that she has fled to the West. Fritzi is determined to bring Sputnik back to Sophie and sets out to search for her, and so she experiences an important part of the world’s history.

A long, long, very long time ago – 4685 years ago, to be exact – the Hammurabi sisters wrote a very special book containing a manual to prevent conflicts. At Jerry’s Valleby School, a Hammurabi competition is taking place, and the ancient book is the top prize. But then the precious book suddenly disappears. Together with the somewhat chaotic Maya, who is new at school and gets all the blame, nerdy Jerry starts to investigate. Could one of those oddly behaving teachers be behind this? And what is that white pigeon doing there in the dusty attic?

Strike shows the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall from a child’s point of view. Via the Monday Demonstrations in Leipzig, Fritzi continues her journey to the heavily guarded border and eventually experiences the fall of the Berlin Wall, surrounded by the brave people who changed the world through a peaceful revolution.

Based on the German children’s book Fritzi war dabei: Eine Wendewundergeschichte by Hanna Schott and Gerda Reidt.

MATTHIAS BRUHN, RALF KUKULA LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, BELGIUM | 2019 | 86’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Fritzi en de revolutie Producer Stepháne Quinet, Alena

A funny whodunit about two polar opposites that need to work together and gradually start learning to appreciate one another. Filmed in cheerful pastel colours and based on the popular Swedish book series by Martin Widmark and Helena Willis, of which no fewer than 27 volumes were published.

JOSEPHINE BORNEBUSCH SWEDEN | 2018 | 95’ | 7+ FACTS Dutch title Detectivebureau Lars & Maja: het eerste mysterie

Vandasova, Martin Vandas, David Mouraire, Pierre Urbain Richard

Producer Pontus Sjöman Screenwriter Henrik Engström, Mattias

Lutterbeck Ralf Kukula Screenwriter Beate Völcker, Péter Pálátsik

Grosin Editor Sarah Patient Nicastro Composer Ray Harman

Editor Stefan Urlaß Composer André Dziezuk Leading actors Ali

Leading actors Ester Vuori, Eyla Nyström, Frank Dorsin, Johan

Lyons, Oisin Conroy, Lucy Carolan, James O’Donohue Production

Rheborg, Katrin Sundberg Production company SF Studios,

company Balance Film GmbH, Germany, info@balancefilm.de,

Sweden, info@sfstudios.se, www.sfstudios.se Sales company SF

www.balancefilm.de Sales company Global Screen GmbH,

Studios, Sweden, info@sfstudios.se, www.sfstudios.se

Germany, info@globalscreen.de, www.globalscreen.de

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Lotte and the Lost Dragons

Louis & Luca: Mission to the Moon

Lotte ja kadunud lohed

Solan og Ludvig: månelyst i flåklypa

When Karl the raccoon and Victor the fish visit Gadgetville to record old folk songs, they tell Lotte and her baby sister Roosi that it is their biggest dream to record the ancient song of the fire dragons and win the singing contest. The sisters decide to search for these mythical creatures in a magical world where you can contract the laughing disease, where strawberries grow on spruces, and where a school of fish can form a rainbow.

Norway is determined to win the international race to the moon, and inventor Reodor is appointed as rocket builder. The confident magpie Louis could see himself as an astronaut, together with an impeccable government official. However, once on their way to the moon, the official appears to have a hidden agenda and wants to suck up all of the precious moondust. Luca, the timid hedgehog that accidentally boarded the space rocket, turns out to be an unexpected lifesaver.

This third part of Lotte is the sequel to Lotte from GadgetVille (2006) and Lotte and the Moonstone Secret (2012).

Central to this part are tradition and origin, and again, there is a lot of attention for everything that grows and thrives in nature. The Lotte character is so popular in Estonia that a Lotte Village Theme Park was opened in Rieu.

HEIKI ERNITS, JANNO PÕLDMA LATVIA, ESTONIA | 2019 | 78’ | 4+ FACTS

Third part in the Louis & Luca series about the extraverted magpie and endearing hedgehog with, once again, well-developed characters and humorous finds, such as a jet pack that also brews beer. In this successful stop-motion production, you can also learn something about space and the debris floating around there. The film offers lots of entertainment for both children and adults.

RASMUS A. SIVERTSEN NORWAY | 2018 | 80’ | 5+ FACTS

Dutch title Lotte op zoek naar de draken Producer Kalev Tamm,

Dutch title Solan & Ludwig gaan naar de maan Producer

Vilnis Kalnaellis Screenwriter Andrus Kivirähk, Heiki Ernits,

Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal Screenwriter Karsten Fullu

Janno Põldma Editor Janno Põldma Composer Sven Grünberg

Editor Rasmus A. Sivertsen, Zaklina Stojcevska Composer Knut

Leading actors Anu Lamp, Mait Malmsten, Elina Reinold,

Haugen Leading actors Kari Ann Grønsund, Trond Høvik

Sepo Seeman Production company Eesti Joonisfilm, Estonia,

Production company Maipo Film AS, Norway, maipo@maipo.no,

info@joonisfilm.ee, www.joonisfilm.ee Sales company Rija Films,

www.maipo.no Sales company Sola Media GmbH,

Latvia, info@rijafilms.lv, www.rijafilms.lv Distributor In The Air

Germany, post@sola-media.com, www.sola-media.com Distributor Just4Kids

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FILMS

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

My Family and the Wolf

My Grandpa is an Alien

Ma famille et le loup

Moj dida je pao s marsa

Hugo’s father has little contact with his family, so when his grandmother invites everyone for her 80th birthday, Hugo has no idea what to expect. Once arrived at her beautifully situated yet dilapidated manor, his oldest cousin Aisha initially doesn’t accept him. However, that changes when grandma recounts how she once made a pact with a wolf that would come to fetch her at the end of her life. Hugo has a plan to trap the wolf, and together with his cousins, he goes on the hunt.

The life of Una, an outsider who is bullied at school and who has a close relationship with her grandfather, is turned upside down when she sees him abducted by alien robots. She starts to investigate and finds a talking robot in a secret room below the house, who she calls Dodo. He tells her that an alien took possession of her grandfather 30 years ago, and that her mother and grandfather are energetically connected. Now that grandpa has disappeared, things rapidly go downhill for Mum. Together with Dodo, Una sets off to save her grandfather and mother.

The big wolf that goes by the name of Rong symbolises the imminence of death in this partly animated (by Folivari), partly live-action story about family relationships and saying farewell to life. The materfamilias of this family full of immature adults and brave children is played by the renowned Spanish actress Carmen Maura.

ADRIÀ GARCIA FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 80’ | 8+ FACTS

High-tech space adventure full of special gadgets and inventions, but in which the emotional balance is maintained as the family ties are warm and loving. The key to Una’s success turns out to be the fact that the robots who abducted her grandfather don’t understand the concepts of love and friendship.

MARINA ANDREE SKOP, DRAZEN ZARKOVIC CROATIA, LUXEMBOURG, NORWAY, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 2019 | 79’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Mijn familie en de wolf Producer Didier Brunner, Damien

Dutch title Mijn opa is een alien Producer Marina Andree Skop,

Brunner, Christine Ponzevera Screenwriter Christine Ponzevera,

Darija Kulenovic Gudan Screenwriter Pavlica Bajsi Brazzoduro,

Valérie Magis, Stéphane Malandrin Editor Clémence Carré Composer

Branko Ruzic Editor Marina Andree Skop Composer Stein

Stephen Warbeck Leading actors Carmen Maura, Pierre Rochefort,

Berge Svendsen Leading actors Lana Hranjec, Nils Ole Oftebro,

Bruno Salomone, Franc Bruneau, Baptiste Sornin Production

Petra Polnisova, Ozren Grabaric, Alex Rakos, Sven Barac,

company Folivari, France, contact@folivari.com, www.folivari.com,

Tonka Kovacic Production company Studio dim, Croatia,

Nectarious Films, France, contact@nectariousfilms.com,

dim@dim.hr, www.dim.hr Sales company Pink Parrot Media,

www.nectariousfilms.com Sales company Charades, France,

Canada, info@pinkparrotmedia.ca, www.pinkparrotmedia.ca

sales@charades.eu, www.charades.eu Distributor Apollo Films

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Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House Pettersson und Findus: Findus Zieht um

Rémi sans famille

Findus thinks he is old enough to live on his own, and so Pettson, who’s happy to not have to share his bedroom anymore, transforms an old toilet cubicle into a home for his cat. However, once he’s moved in, Pettson suddenly feels lonely, although neighbour Beda assures him that it is natural for child-animals to grow up and start leading their own lives. Findus, too, has to get used to his new life. In the end, both Pettson and Findus realise that life is better when spent together.

Little foundling Remi is sold by his heartless foster father to the travelling artist Vitalis, who turns out to be an empathetic and patient teacher. Together with circus monkey Joli-Coeur and Capi the dog, they travel around France while Vitalis (played by Daniel Auteuil) teaches Remi to develop his singing talent. But then he receives a letter from England, sent by his real parents who tracked him down. Once in England, things turn out to be different than how Remi had imagined.

Already the third part of the live-action film series about the gentle farmer Pettson and his lively cat Findus, known from the books by Sven Nordqvist. Just as the other parts, this is a cheerful, endearing film for the little ones, full of silliness and slapstick.

French adaptation of the classic, late 19th-century story

by Hector Malot, which doesn’t shy away from showing the sometimes heart-wrenching events in Remi’s life. In a frame story, the elderly Remi narrates his life story to a number of children from the orphanage he founded.

This film version of the book focuses primarily on Remi’s relationship with Vitalis and inspires the viewer to always pursue their passion and talent.

ALI SAMADI AHADI GERMANY | 2018 | 81’ | 4+

ANTOINE BLOSSIER FRANCE | 2018 | 105’ | 8+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Pettson & Findus: Pettson gaat kamperen Producer

Dutch title Alleen op de wereld Producer Eric Jehelmann, Philippe

Thomas Springer, Helmut G. Weber, Sonja Ewers, Christoph Arni

Rousselet Screenwriter Antoine Blossier Editor Stéphane Garnier

Screenwriter Thomas Springer Editor Andrea Mertens Composer

Composer Romaric Laurence Leading actors Daniel Auteuil,

Ali N. Askin Leading actors Stefan Kurt, Marianne Sägebrecht,

Maleaume Paquin, Virginie Ledoyen, Jonathan Zaccaï Production

Max Herbrechter Production company Tradewind Pictures GmbH,

company Jerico Productions, France, jerico.productions@gmail.com

Germany, mail@tradewind-pictures.de, www.tradewind-pictures.de

Sales company TF1 Group, France, sales@tf1.fr, www.tf1studio.com

Sales company Wild Bunch Germany GmbH, Germany,

Distributor Independent Films

office@wildbunch-germany.de, www.wildbunch-germany.de

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Remi, Nobody’s Boy

FILMS

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

Strike

Terra Willy Terra Willy: planète inconnue

A short-sighted mole called Mungo Morrison is due to begin work at his father’s side in their hometown’s gold mine, but young Mungo secretly dreams of becoming a soccer player. As he doesn’t want to upset his proud father, he is hesitant about following his dreams. Moreover, he can’t play soccer in bright light, although he is obviously talented. When the mine is forced to close down after a mysterious accident, which costs Mungo’s father his life, a villain known as ‘The Boss’ starts bullying the townspeople into buying the mine. Meanwhile, Mungo has found a way to play soccer after all and even ends up in the Wild Cup finals.

Produced by animation studio Gigglefish, this stop-motion family film is lovingly made, with a lot of attention to detail. The art direction, with its puppets, props and sets made out of felt, wool and clay, has a fuzzy, retro aesthetic.

TREVOR HARDY UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 101’ | 6+ FACTS

When an asteroid shower destroys the spaceship with which Willy and his parents are on an expedition, Willy gets separated from his parents. He lands on an undiscovered planet, together with robot Buck, who both has to protect him and sends out an alarm signal so that they can be found. The two of them need to survive on this planet full of fantasy animals and plants, and they soon meet a new friend. When Buck’s battery starts running low, Willy has to go back to where they landed to look for a spare battery, but that also means that he has to cross some very dangerous terrain.

This animated adventure film is full of colourful images of an exotic planet, where nothing is what it seems.

Although Willy initially depends heavily on Buck, he gradually finds the courage to do what he needs to do to return home.

ERIC TOSTI FRANCE | 2019 | 90’ | 6+ FACTS

Dutch title Strike Producer Jeremy Davis, Edward Catchpole

Dutch title Willy op de onbekende planeet Producer

Screenwriter Neil James Editor Daniel Harding Composer Peter

Jean-François Tosti Screenwriter Jean-François Tosti, David

Davison Leading actors Lizzie Waterworth, Alex Kelly, Naomi

Alaux, Eric Tosti Editor Jean-Christian Tassy, Hélène Blanchard

McDonald, Tom Turner, Production company Homesick Angel

Composer Olivier Cussac Leading actors Timothé Vom Dorp,

Ltd, United Kingdom, jeremy@homesickangel.co.uk,

Edouard Baer, Marie-Eugénie Maréchal, Guillaume Lebon,

www.homesickangel.co.uk Sales company 101 Films International,

Barbara Tissier Production company TAT Productions, France,

United Kingdom, info@101-films.com, www.101filmsinternational.com/

tatprod@tatprod.com, www.tatprod.com/ Sales company BAC Films, France, sales@bacfilms.fr, www.bacfilms.com Distributor Paradiso Filmed Entertainment

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Big Wolf & Little Wolf Grand loup & petit loup

Шахматы

Big Wolf lives alone and enjoys his life under his tree. He listens to the radio in peace, eats oranges in peace, sleeps in peace. Until, one day, his routine is disrupted by the arrival of Little Wolf. Little Wolf makes paper airplanes out of Big Wolf ’s newspaper, he snores and gets into Big Wolf ’s cupboard. In short, he is a complete nuisance.

That is, until he is gone. Big Wolf realises that, despite Little Wolf ’s shortcomings, he actually misses his small friend, and hopes he will return.

Some people might think of chess as a boring game, with two people who stare at the board for way too long. Then think again, because this is a chess game like no other.

The battle is on, as the traditional game gets a serious revamp. As the knights zoom past on motorcycles, the pawns get tired and whip out beers, and the castles aim cannon balls. Who is going to win? It is hard to tell, but a simple game of chess has never been this exciting.

Big Wolf and Little Wolf is a testimony to change, and the benefits that being open to new arrivals can have on one’s life. Writer and Director Rémi Durin reminds us that, sometimes when we least expect it, our lives can change for the better, even when this initially seems like an annoyance.

RÉMI DURIN FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2018 | 14’ | 6+ FACTS

Fun, chaotic and inventive, Chess is a short claymation film that keeps coming up with new ways to have fun with the concept of a chess match. It was written and directed by Alexey Pochivalov, who previously worked on several TV series and shorts like Arab Coffee (2010), Shepherd Horn (2013) and Sugar (2016).

ALEXEY POCHIVALOV RUSSIA | 2019 | 6’ | 6+ FACTS

Dutch title Grote wolf & kleine wolf Producer Arnaud Demuynck

Dutch title Schaakmat! Producer Alexandra Sholudko

Screenwriter Rémi Durin Editor Rémi Durin Composer Alexandre

Screenwriter Alexey Pochivalov, Maria Kostyukevich Production

Brouillard, Gaspard Vanardois Leading actors Philippe Allard, Em-

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

manuel Texeraud Production company Les Films du Nord, France,

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio,

info@lesfilmsdunord.com, www.lesfilmsdunord.com

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

Sales company L’Agence du court-métrage, France, info@agencecm.com, www.agencecm.com

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Cloudy

Dad

Pod mrakem

Pappa

Mr. Gnome is about to spend a day sunbathing when a bothersome cloud blocks the sun. Fortunately, Mr. Gnome is industrious and knows the perfect solution for such an issue. He grumbles and whines, but begins to nail down everything in his entire home: chairs, underwear and even the chickens and the dog. Then he begins a perilous journey up the mountain and a steep cliff face. Finally, he makes it to the top and resolves his cloudy-day issue in a somewhat unusual way.

Larger than life, dressed in a suit and tie, dad appears at the window one evening carrying a gift for his son.

Daddy is strong and brave, because he frees animals from captivity, wins races with his super-fast car, dives down into the depths of the ocean. Dad is also a sorcerer who can make himself appear and disappear magically. If only he would be around a bit more...

Cloudy already won the Golden Slipper for Best Animated Short at the Zlin Film Festival in the Czech Republic, and was part of the official selection at Prague Shorts, IndieLisboa and Animafest in Zagreb, among others. It is a film that shows us that with a little bit of effort, even if you moan your way through it, your day can come right.

FILIP DIVIAK, ZUZANA ČUPOVÁ CZECH REPUBLIC | 2018 | 4’ | 6+ FACTS

Dad tells the story of a child’s poignant longing for his absent father. The film does this through a wonderful water-coloured animation style that looks like a picture book has come to life. Norwegian directors Atle Blakseth and Einar Dunsæd both had years of experience in television series and film production before making this short film together. At present, they are working together on their next project, a feature film called Ella Bella Bingo, slated for 2020.

ATLE S. BLAKSETH, EINAR DUNSÆD NORWAY | 2019 | 7’ | 4+ FACTS

Dutch title Bewolkt Producer Lukas Gregor Screenwriter Filip

Dutch title Papa Producer Torgeir Sanders, John Einar Hagen,

Diviak, Zuzana Čupová Editor Filip Diviak Composer Noemi

Screenwriter Atle S. Blakseth, Kari Tinnen Composer Johannes

Valentíny Production company Tomas Bata University in Zlín,

Ringen Leading actors Oscar Fjeldstad-Bergheim Production

Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Czech Republic,

company Gimpville as, Norway, oslo@gimpville.no,

studium@fmk.utb.cz, www.utb.cz/en/ Sales company Czech Film

www.gimpville.no/ Sales company Norwegian Film Institute,

Center, Czech Republic, info@filmcenter.cz, www.filmcenter.cz

Norway, post@nfi.no, www.nfi.no

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Echo

The Elephant’s Song

Eho A young boy waits at the window for his father to arrive for their weekly trip. He is excited but a little apprehensive. When his father arrives and he gets into the car, he asks his dad whether ‘he will be there’ and how his father knows for sure ‘he’ hasn’t left. His father assures him that their adventure will not be in vain, and when they arrive in the mountains, they greet Echo like an old friend.

Echo has won multiple awards, including Best Animated Film at the Arpa International Film Festival, the Golden Heron at the Montecatini Festival, and the jury prizes at both the Utah Film Festival and Kraljevski Filmski Festival. Its success is attributable to its subtle but intricate animation style, and its genuine and not overly sentimental script.

BORISA SIMOVIC, KOSTA RAKICEVIC SERBIA | 2018 | 8’ | 8+ FACTS

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Circus animals don’t always live a happy life. This was also true for Old Bet. But Old Bet wasn’t just any circus animal: she was the first circus elephant ever in the United States. In this tragic short animation, the true and harrowing tale of Old Bet gets recounted in song by her friend, an old farm dog.

The Elephant’s Song is an unique animation, created through the process of clay-on-glass, where oil-based modelling clay is spread thinly on a glass sheet and moved frame-by-frame like a moving finger painting. The images portrayed in the film are based on archival films, paintings and photographs of the era. Animated and directed by Lynn Tomlinson, an award-winning animator whose poignant clay-on-glass films investigate environmental and historical stories from unusual points-ofview. She previously made The Ballad of Holland Island House in 2014.

LYNN TOMLINSON UNITED STATES | 2018 | 7’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Echo Producer Ivan Pribicevic, Borisa Simovic

Dutch title Het olifantenlied Producer Lynn Tomlinson `

Screenwriter Borisa Simovic Editor Snezana Ivanovic Composer

Screenwriter Lynn Tomlinson, Sam Saper Editor Lynn

Milos Raickovic Leading actors Radivoje Bukvic, Jelena Djokic,

Tomlinson Composer Sam Saper Leading actors Brooks Long,

Lenka Simovic Production company Digitalkraft, Serbia,

Deletta Gillespie Production company Velvet Valley Films, United

office@digitalkraft.rs, www.digitalkraft.rs/ Sales

States, lynn@lynntomlinson.com, www.lynntomlinson.com/

company Digitalkraft, Serbia, office@digitalkraft.rs,

Sales company Velvet Valley Films, United States,

www.digitalkraft.rs/

lynn@lynntomlinson.com, www.lynntomlinson.com/

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Elsa and the Night

The Fox and the Bird

Sigrid och Natten

Le renard et l’oisille

Elsa is a very tired badger, who hasn’t slept a wink in thirty years, because she is too scared to do so. One morning, she finds a small shadow creature under her sofa. Confused and scared, she places it in a box and puts it away. Later on, she starts talking to the creature and it turns out to be none other than the night itself.

Elsa tells Night the story of her life at sea, her beloved elephant Olaf, their extraordinary friendship and his death. Meanwhile, Night listens to her and strokes her hair, comforting her.

Foxes and birds normally aren’t great friends in the animal kingdom, but that is very different for this particular fox and bird. The fox is present when a baby bird hatches and develops a loving, fatherly relationship with it. He takes on his role wholeheartedly and an endearing bond forms between them. However, as the bird nears adulthood, it becomes apparent that this unconventional family cannot stay together forever.

Elsa and the Night takes the viewer on a beautiful journey of an unusual friendship. The film is an adaptation from the Swedish children’s book of the same name by Anita Shenoi.

Directed by brothers Sam and Fred Guilaume, The Fox and the Bird shows us that family can come in all shapes and sizes, and bonds can form even between the most unusual of pairs. This sweet family tale is backed up by some beautiful 3D animation that blends stylized characters with realistic backgrounds in a very unique way.

JÖNS MELLGREN SWEDEN | 2018 | 9’ | 8+

SAM GUILLAUME, FRED GUILLAUME SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 11’ | 8+

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Dutch title Elsa en de nacht Producer Nima Yousefi

Dutch title De vos en de vogel Producer Robert Boner

Screenwriter Hans-Åke Gabrielsson Editor Robin Jonsson

Screenwriter Christophe Pagnon Editor Sam Guillaume Composer

Composer Eirik Hulbak Røland Production company HOBAB,

Peter Scherer Production company Film et vidéo productions

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

VP S.A. (FVP), and Switzerland, miguel.stucky@fvp.ch Sales

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

company Magnetfilm GmbH, Germany, info@magnetfilm.de, www.magnetfilm.de

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Good Heart

Heatwave

Dobroe serdtse A cave woman just wants to ensure her family is healthy, happy and well fed, but her son and husband have different ideas about what constitutes family. While she may seem irritated by each new stray animal they bring home, she opens her house and heart to them – even when it seems there may no longer be a house to open.

In this short but heart-warming animation, director Evgeniya Jirkova shows us that the definition of family is flexible and ever changing. The 2D animation is done in the style of an old cave drawing, making fun use of the setting and giving the short a very unique look. Before Good Heart, Jirkova worked on several other animated shorts like The Flying Boy (2014), Go Be Fat for Somewhere Else (2016) and Dragon Sledge (2017).

EVGENIYA JIRKOVA RUSSIA | 2018 | 5’ | 4+ FACTS

Heatwave is director Xenos’s graduating work. In just seven minutes, he manages to encapsulate the universal frustration of a too hot day on the beach, and his quirky animation style and sense of humour are a pleasure to watch.

FOKION XENOS UNITED KINGDOM, GREECE | 2019 | 7’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Een warm huis Producer Sergey Strusovsky, Boris

Dutch title Hittegolf Producer Fokion Xenos, Priya Dosanj Screen-

Mashkovtsev, Evgeniya Jirkova Screenwriter Evgeniya Jirkova

writer Fokion Xenos, Stella Heath Keir Editor Stella Heath Keir

Editor Evgeniya Jirkova Composer Daniil Lentsi, Iliya Neboslov

Composer Andreas Gutuen Aaser Production company National

Production company Soyuzmultfilm Film Studio, Russia,

Film and Television School, United Kingdom, info@nfts.co.uk,

info@souzmult.ru, www.soyuzmultfilm.ru Sales company

www.nfts.co.uk/ Sales company National Film and Television

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

School, United Kingdom, info@nfts.co.uk, www.nfts.co.uk/

www.soyuzmultfilm.ru

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Crowds gather on a Greek beach to enjoy the sunshine and hot weather. However, the hotter it gets, the more frustrated they get. A man can’t swat a fly, a boy can’t get his sandcastle to set and a woman’s make-up keeps melting off before she can take the perfect selfie. The beachgoers become increasingly antsy and irritated, but all they really need is to cool down. Luckily, a girl manages to break away from her mother, and with the help of her new friend, creates a wave that can combat even the hottest of days.

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Hedgehog

In the Woods Dans les bois

Hedgehog is about a little boy who loves hedgehogs. He speaks about hedgehogs all the time, giving a presentation about hedgehogs in class, but also talking about them during the lunch break, after school and basically every other moment he can find. As he talks about hedgehogs a bit too much, he alienates himself from his peers and teachers at school. But the boy has to keep hedgehogs on his mind because they offer him the sanctuary, security and companionship his parents are failing to provide at this moment.

This 2D animated short deals with a very complicated subject manner in a subtle way. The repressed feelings of the boy and the way he’s trying to cope with his parents’ failing marriage is shown in an understated and heartbreaking manner. The film was created by six students as part of their graduation project from Gobelins, l’école de l’image in Paris.

MORGANE MATTARD, KAISA PIRTTINEN, VAIBHAV KESWANI, JEANNE LAUREAU, COLOMBINE MAJOU, JONG-HA YOON FRANCE | 2018 | 4’ | 8+ FACTS

A milk cow realises there is more to the world than her fenced-in enclosure. A clumsy accident creates the opportunity for escape, but as she adjusts to the freedom and beauty of the outside world, she has to learn who is trustworthy and who is not. As she experiences new tastes and sees new things, she befriends a squirrel who ensures her safety and becomes somewhat of a guardian angel. A devilishly handsome wolf lures our heifer into his abode for an apparent ‘date’, but our heroine quickly realizes that cows and wolves are not an ideal match.

Thankfully, her squirrel friend has her back and rescues her from her inevitable date with destiny.

A beautiful and suspenseful 3D animated short inspired by classic fairy tales. The film was made by five directors as part of their graduation project from L’École des Nouvelles Images in Avignon.

SALOMÉ BERTOLONE LOPEZ, MAXIME DARTOIS, MARJORIE GRINDA, ZOÉ GUILLET, ALISSA MAZOUZ, REBECCA WAHLER FRANCE | 2018 | 6’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Egel Producer Moïra Marguin Screenwriter Kaisa

Dutch title Het grote bos Producer Julien Deparis Editor Zoé

Pirttinen Editor Morgane Mattard Composer Amin Goudarzi

Guillet, Julien Deparis Composer Dougal Kemp Production company

Leading actors James Hayes, Lauren Kotowski Production

Ecole des Nouvelles Images, France, avignon@nouvellesimages.xyz,

company Gobelins, l’école de l’image, France, entreprise@gobelins.fr,

www.nouvellesimages.xyz/ Sales company Miyu Distribution,

www.gobelins-school.com Sales company Miyu

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

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

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The Kite

The Last Day of Autumn

Pouštět draka

Le dernier jour d’automne

Summer is coming to an end and fruit is growing ripe on the trees. Grandpa gives his grandson a kite. They spend wonderful afternoons together but as autumn arrives, Grandpa becomes increasingly weak and by the time winter comes, he has passed away.

There is no better way to celebrate the end of autumn than with a forest-wide bicycle race. Various animals on an assortment of odd, especially built bicycles, wagons and scooters embark on a race through the forest, each trying to outpace the approaching winter chill. But this race is not as competitive as you might expect, as all the animals help each other so that they all arrive safely at their various hibernation havens. What a festive way to bid farewell to autumn.

The Kite is a richly textured, enchanting story in soft colours, about loss and keeping the memory of those we miss alive. Director Martin Smatana has created a beautiful puppet world where we really feel the love and sadness in the little boy, but are also reminded that those we love are always present if we keep them in our hearts and that death doesn’t mean the end of our journey.

MARTIN SMATANA SLOVAKIA, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC | 2019 | 13’ | 6+ FACTS

A sweet, heart-warming and stylized 2D animation by Swiss director Marjolaine Perreten, who previously made short animations such as Super Grand (2014), Novembre (2015) and Vent de fête (2016). Perreten is currently working as an animation film director for the Swiss company Nadasdy Film, while making independent short films in her free time.

MARJOLAINE PERRETEN SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 7’ | 4+ FACTS

Dutch title The vlieger Producer Peter Badač Screenwriter Martin

Dutch title De laatste herfstdag Producer Zoltan Horvath, Arnaud

Smatana Editor Lucie Navrátilová Composer Aliaksander Yasinski

Demuynck, Nicolas Burlet Screenwriter Marjolaine Perreten

Production company FAMU - Film and TV School of Academy

Editor Marjolaine Perreten, Zoltan Horvath Composer Yan Volsy

of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic,

Production company Nadasdy film, Switzerland,

famu.international@famu.cz, www.famu.cz Sales company

info@nadasdyfilm.ch, www.nadasdyfilm.ch/ Sales

Magnet Film, Germany, info@magnetfilm.de, www.magnetfilm.de

company Nadasdy film, Switzerland, info@nadasdyfilm.ch, www.nadasdyfilm.ch/

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Nest

Overboard!

Přes palubu!

It can be difficult in the animal kingdom to find a suitable life companion. This applies especially for a bird of paradise, who has to strut his stuff to attract a mate. While the male bird comes across as slightly naive, his dedication to the cause is admirable. Will his dance moves and nestbuilding be enough to lure in a female companion?

Nest is a beautifully and brightly coloured, rhythmically thrilling short that adds a fun beat to the pursuit of love and companionship. Director Sonja Rohleder creates a tropical utopia, where even a clumsy and geeky male bird can find his rhythm and eventual mate. Rohleder previously made several other short animations, such as Kolumbus (2012) Dame mit Hund (2014) and Junges Blut (2015), among others.

SONJA ROHLEDER GERMANY | 2019 | 4’ | 4+ FACTS

We all know the story of Noah’s Ark and how he got a pair of each animal species on board of his massive ark to save them from a flood. But what if you didn’t have a partner? That is exactly the case for a chameleon and a kiwi bird in this short film. The world will soon be under water and anyone who is not on the ark will perish. There are only cabins available for selected animals who are there with a partner, and the rules on board are very strict. What will this mean for the two stowaways, a crosseyed chameleon and a mangy kiwi?

Overboard! is a hilarious 2D animation about two characters who go from bad to worse. Directors Bara Calecka and Filip Posivac created this short film as a pilot for a TV series featuring further adventures of the chameleon and kiwi.

FILIP POŠIVAČ, BARBORA VALECKA CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA | 2019 | 11’ | 6+ FACTS

Dutch title Nestelen Producer Sonja Rohleder Screenwriter Sonja

Dutch title Overboord! Producer Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova

Rohleder Editor Sonja Rohleder Composer Jens Heuler Production

Screenwriter Hynek Trojanek Editor Marek Královský Composer

company Talking Animals Animation Studio Berlin, Germany,

Matúš Široký Production company Nutprodukce, s.r.o., Czech

info@talking-animals.com, www.talking-animals.com Sales

Republic, info@nutprodukce.cz, www.nutprodukce.cz Sales company

company Interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Germany,

Nutprodukce, s.r.o., Czech Republic, info@nutprodukce.cz,

sales@interfilm.de, www.interfilm.de

www.nutprodukce.cz

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Partridge in a Bear Tree As winter approaches, the animals are getting ready for a long sleep. Restless and excited for her first hibernation, Little Partridge accidentally ruins her family’s hibernation spot. But not to worry, after an extensive search through the forest, she manages to find the perfect arrangement: a tired and fluffy bear in need of a warm place to sleep, who could also offer his services as a bed for the partridge family. An unlikely friendship is born out of this very long sleepover.

After discovering a flashlight in the forest, a raccoon’s world is newly illuminated. As he explores the woods with this new device, he realises the torch can be both magical and dangerous. He learns that while the light can aid him and show him new worlds, it can also expose him and make him vulnerable. Just as he is perfecting the use of this new tool, the battery runs out, and he has to say goodbye to this enlightening technology.

Written by children’s book author Sophie Dutton and directed by Adam Bailey, Partridge in a Bear Tree is a sweet story that would be perfect for a cold winter’s day.

Through a journey into the lives of forest animals, this cute film shows that friendship can emerge in the most unusual situations.

Raccoon and the Light, a playful and beautifully animated short, was the Calarts graduation film of director Hanna Kim in 2018. It has since gone on to win the Gold Medal at the 45th Student Academy Awards, the Jury Prize at the Paris International Animation Film Festival, and was ranked first in the animation category at the Josiah Media festival, among others. A triumphant success for an entry level director.

ADAM BAILEY UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 6’ | 4+

HANNA KIM UNITED STATES | 2018 | 4’ | 4+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Patrijs in de berenboom Producer Adam Bailey,

Dutch title Wasbeer en de zaklamp Producer Hanna Kim

Jon Rennie Screenwriter Sophie Dutton Editor Deborah Price

Screenwriter Hanna Kim Editor Hanna Kim Composer Florian

Composer Kirsten Evans Leading actors Emillie Thomas-Curtis,

Calmer Production company California Institute of the Arts,

Mark Lewis Jones, Sharon Morgan Production company Cloth Cat

United States, communications@calarts.edu,

Animation, United Kingdom, hello@clothcatanimation.com,

www.calarts.edu/ Sales company California Institute of the Arts,

www.clothcatanimation.com/ Sales company Cloth Cat

United States, communications@calarts.edu, www.calarts.edu/

Animation, United Kingdom, hello@clothcatanimation.com, www.clothcatanimation.com/

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Sam’s Dream

Saturday’s Apartment

Le rêve de Sam

토요일다세대주택

On a sunny spring morning, a small mouse named Sam decides to make his dream come true. The mouse’s dream is quite outrageous however: he wants to fly with the swallows. Sam has one year until the swallows return and to fulfil his dream, but defying the laws of gravity is even harder than it seems and to go up into the sky, Sam might need a little help from his friends.

Noisy neighbours can really ruin a peaceful Saturday afternoon. The animal residents of an apartment block become increasingly frustrated by the noise coming from their neighbour’s apartment. Drilling, trampoline jumping, crying, vacuuming – how can one find any peace on a Saturday afternoon? When the giraffe accidentally drills through the electrics and all the noise stops, the neighbours realise that the roof can offer some respite. Ultimately, the noise that was driving them apart might in the end bring them together.

Sam’s Dream is a beautiful 2D animation about overcoming massive obstacles to realise your dreams. Writer and director Nolwenn Roberts has created a heartwarming short with an animation style that looks like a watercolour painting come to life. Before this short animation, Roberts directed two other short films: My Life on Mars (2017) and Passing By (2018).

NOLWENN ROBERTS FRANCE | 2018 | 7’ | 4+ FACTS

A heart-warming stop motion animation about how we can easily overcome our problems with others if we take the time to get to know each other. Writer and director Jeon Seung-Bae directed several other short films before this, among which The Time of Two Boys (2015), See You Later (2014) and What’s Wrong? (2008).

JEON SEUNGBAE SOUTH KOREA | 2018 | 7’ | 6+ FACTS

Dutch title Sams droom Producer Barbara Schuerrer Screenwriter

Dutch title Onze flat Producer Jeon Seungbae Screenwriter

Nolwenn Roberts Composer Erwann Chandon Production company

Jeon Seungbae Editor Jeon Seungbae Composer Kim Soo Hyun

Gabi Production, France, schuerrerb.gabiproduction@gmail.com

Production company Toyville Animation Studio, South Korea,

Sales company Cinema Public Films, France,

toyville@hanmail.net, www.toyville.co.kr Sales company AniSEED,

valentin.rebondy@cinemapublicfilms.fr, www.cinemapublicfilms.fr

South Korea, kaniseed@naver.com, www.kiafa.org

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Snail the Painter

So High Up

Pužić slikar

Tout là-haut

Three snails glide along the surface of the paper, leaving primary colour trails - red, blue, yellow. Quickly they realise that they can create new colours - purple, green, orange - if they cross each other’s paths! White rain makes the colours lighter, a thunder storm makes them darker, and finally we see a beautiful rainbow! Who knew that snails could make such beautiful art!

A family of giraffes are spending their holidays in a far-away forest. The baby giraffe gets lost and meets some of the animals that live there. But a bad-tempered squirrel does not seem at all ready to accept the newcomer. When the others see that the little giraffe is not only kind but also pretty smart, he soon becomes one of their own, much to the annoyance of the grumpy squirrel.

Snail the Painter is a playful and educational short, that introduces younger viewers to colours in a fun and easy way. The cute and quirky animation style works great for small children and the combinations of colours by the snails teaches children intuitively how they can make new colours by combining old ones. This 2D animated short is director Manuela Vladić Maštrukotruko’s debut film.

Director Martina Svojíkova’s first film So High Up is a fun and vibrant 2D animated short about how it can be lots of fun to meet new people who are different from you.

The cut-out animation style really pops and together with the talented voice cast, each character is given a lot of personality. Even the grumpy little squirrel is impossible not to love.

MANUELA VLADIĆ MAŠTRUKO CROATIA | 2018 | 7’ | 4+

MARTINA SVOJÍKOVA FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 12’ | 6+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title De kunstzinnige slak Producer Vinko Bresan

Dutch title Boomhoog Producer Arnaud Demuynck, Screenwriter

Screenwriter Manuela Vladić Maštruko Editor Manuela Vladić

Wouter Van Haver Editor Frits Standaert Composer Niels Verheest

Maštruko Composer Vjeran Šalamon, Šimun Matišić Production

Leading actors Lily Demuynck Dedier, Elsa Tarlton, Claudio Dos

company Zagreb film, Croatia, zagrebfilm@zagrebfilm.hr,

Santos, Martin Spinhayer, Corentin Holvoet Production company

www.zagrebfilm.hr Sales company Zagreb film, Croatia,

Les Films du Nord, France, info@lesfilmsdunord.com,

zagrebfilm@zagrebfilm.hr, www.zagrebfilm.hr

www.lesfilmsdunord.com Sales company Les Films du Nord, France, info@lesfilmsdunord.com, www.lesfilmsdunord.com

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This Side, Other Side

A Tiger With No Stripes Le tigre sans rayures

A paper city is split by a dotted line. The two sides do not seem different from each other, and yet two guard towers stand on either side of the line. For this is a city with a ‘this side’ and an ‘other side.’ Two children, one from each side, begin to play, not seeing why such superficial borders like a dotted line should keep them apart.

However, their play does not end well, and opposing forces start a war, with devastating destruction and casualties as a result.

As the dust clears over the ruins of the city, one of the children picks up a piece of chalk and tries to repair the damage. In a blissful moment, it seems as though peace can be restored, the city fixed, and unity created, until we realize this is just a paper city on a wall, and not reality after all.

LIDA FAZLI IRAN | 2019 | 9’ | 10+ FACTS

A little tiger can’t seem to fit in, as he is the only one in his tribe who doesn’t have any stripes yet. Feeling like an outsider, he longs to speed up the process and goes on a quest to find them. As he wanders deeper into the forest, he goes through a process of self-discovery. Eventually he realises that all he needs to do is to be patient and let time do the work for him.

A Tiger with No Stripes is a sweet coming-of-age story that depicts the eagerness to grow up, as well as the inevitability of it. The Mexican author, director and designer Raul ‘Robin’ Morales Reyes, won the Ciclic Residence and Folimage Artist-in-Residence in Annecy with this endearing story of a youngster’s search for identity.

RAUL ‘ROBIN’ MORALES REYES SWITZERLAND, FRANCE | 2018 | 9’ | 4+ FACTS

Dutch title Zij tegen ons Producer Lida Fazli Screenwriter

Dutch title De tijger zonder strepen Producer Reginald de

Lida Fazli Editor Lida Fazli Composer Arman Mousapour

Guillebon, Nicolas Burlet Screenwriter Raul ‘Robin’ Morales Reyes

Production company Documentary and Experimental Film Center,

Editor Hervé Guichard Composer Yan Volsy, Pablo Pico Production

Iran, int@defc.ir, www.defc.ir/en/ Sales company Documentary

company Nadasdy film, Switzerland, info@nadasdyfilm.ch,

and Experimental Film Center, Iran, int@defc.ir, www.defc.ir/en/

www.nadasdyfilm.ch/ Sales company FOLIMAGE, France, contact@folimage.fr, www.folimage.fr

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The Wheat Keeper

The Wiremen

A boy stays at home alone when his dad goes away, with the important task of keeping the wheat from getting ruined by the rain. However, as soon as his dad has left, the sky starts to darken and heavy rain clouds drift towards the bales of wheat. The boy quickly starts to cover the wheat, but while he is doing this, a heavy wind starts blowing and rain starts to pour down. Frustrated and powerless, the boy curses the sky and unexpectedly someone answers. The Dragon King, who’s in charge of the rain and thunder, has heard the boy’s call...

When electricity is first brought to rural Ireland, a young girl believes this new power is in fact a faerie who has entered her home with ‘the light’. Fascinated by this new power, she attempts to capture this magical visitor. When she does however, she unwittingly causes a blackout which ultimately summons the sinister creatures who haunt the surrounding countryside. These creatures are the keepers of the light, and they will come for anybody who disturbs their light. The girl is in big trouble, because the Wiremen are coming for her...

The Wheat Keeper is a beautiful and suspenseful 2D animation with a very distinct hand-drawn animation style. Director Haitao Bai shows a keen eye for composition and character design, with some extremely well-animated characters and sweeping vistas of the Chinese countryside.

This 2D animated short is a dark modern fairy tale with some beautiful imagery, and is frightening and heartwarming in equal parts. Director and animator Jessica Patterson worked together with writer Paul Cahill to deliver this unique Irish short animation.

HAITAO BAI CHINA | 2018 | 6’ | 8+

JESSICA PATTERSON, IRELAND | 2018 | 9’ | 8+

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Dutch title De graanbewaker Producer Zhang Yanping, Tina Jia

Dutch title De man van draad Producer Richard Gordon, Dave

Editor Qiu Lin Composer Gao Ming Production company LL

Minogue Screenwriter Paul Cahill, Jessica Patterson Editor Conor

Studio, China, jiatingting@llstudio.cn Sales company LL Studio,

Flanagan Composer Richard Egan Leading actors Ruth McCabe,

China, jiatingting@llstudio.cn,

Barry Ward, Aleisha Weir Production company Jam Media, Ireland, info@jammedia.com, www.jammedia.com/ Sales company Screen Ireland, Ireland, info@screenireland.ie, www.screenireland.ie

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All In Good Time

Control Kontorol

Two children develop a friendship through a magic, time-travelling bottle. Mal is an Irish boy living in 1918 with his uncle and aunt, while Sam is an Indian-Irish girl living in the same place in 2018. They become best friends through sending each other letters via a magic bottle, helping each other overcome loneliness. Things get complicated when the bottle is broken.

All in Good Time is a great depiction of a best friend relationship developing between two children that live 100 years apart, but who encounter the same obstacles.

The film shows us that friendship can survive even a 100-year time difference. The Irish filmmaker Bonnie Dempsey, who has made award-winning children’s films and television shorts previously, tells a heart-warming story with a comedic flair.

BONNIE DEMPSEY IRELAND | 2018 | 15’ | 8+ FACTS

Arash is ashamed of himself, as he just wet his pants in school. He offers Navid, who is being bullied by other kids, to run away from school together to play video games. They get to know each other on the way. Arash opens up to Navid about wetting himself and how he is scared of his parents’ temper. Their friendship blossoms as they head to Arash’s house, but the dynamic shifts when Arash gets ahead in a PlayStation match and starts to make fun of Navid in a harsh way.

Director Mohsen Habibi depicts how easily power dynamics can shift between young boys, especially when video games are involved. Two young actors deliver a professional level performance in this story, that could be considered as a thriller for kids. This is Habibi’s second short film, following Photoplay, which she produced in 2015.

MOHSEN HABIBI IRAN | 2019 | 13’ | 10+ FACTS

Dutch title Alles op z’n tijd Producer Bonnie Dempsey, David O

Dutch title Controle Producer Mohsen Habibi Screenwriter

Sullivan, Una Shinners Screenwriter Rodney Lee Editor Joe

Mohsen Habibi Editor Delaram Shemirani Composer Pinnedcrooks

McElwaine, David O Sullivan Composer Sarah Lynch Leading

Leading actors Mohamad Momeji, Mohamad Saleh Rahimi

actors Luke Lally, Dani-Rei Morrison Production company

Production company Iranian Young Cinema, Iran,

Dyehouse Films, Ireland, info@dyehousefilms.ie,

mohsen.ha158@gmail.com Sales company Iranian Young Cinema,

www.dyehousefilms.ie Sales company RTEjr,

Iran, mohsen.ha158@gmail.com

info@rte.ie, www.rtejr.rte.ie

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Jetski

Little Spicy

Jetski

Kicsi csípős

Jetski is a coming-of-age film about anonymity, migration, and the relationship between a father and a son. The film gives us a glimpse into the lives of two men tucked away in the desolate suburbs of Amsterdam. In this bittersweet story we follow Mido, a young kid with a big responsibility: taking care of his sick father. When he finds out his father was once jet ski champion of the Red Sea, he does everything in his power to give him a last, proper goodbye.

Sunny is different. As the only child of Chinese expats at a Hungarian school, she has to face potential discrimination and isolation. Marci, her only friend in class, bows down to peer pressure and plays a cruel trick on her. Can their friendship prevail despite the external judgement and unkindness from other schoolmates?

Tragic but heartfelt, Jetski tells a touching story in a very subtle way. The film was written and directed by Sharif Abdel Mawla and produced in collaboration with Top Notch KINO, a Dutch music label that is now also venturing into the film industry.

Little Spicy shows the cruel ways in which peer pressure and discrimination can make even friendly people do unkind and mean things. With very little dialogue, this short live-action film treats its difficult subject matter in a very subtle way. And, however dark the story gets, it does remain a little hopeful in the end. Before this, writer and director Jordi Leila created two other short films: Turtle (2017) and Réka and Vivi (2016).

SHARIF ABDEL MAWLA, CECILE NEETESON THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 9+

JORDI LEILA HUNGARY | 2018 | 8’ | 8+

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Dutch title Jetski Producer Sharif Abdel Mawla Screenwriter

Dutch title Het buitenbeentje Producer Miklós Bosnyák Screen-

Brian Ent Editor Niels den Otter Composer Walid Taha, Sabri Saad

writer Jordi Leila Leading actors Wang Ziye Sunny, Jutasi Marcell

el Hamus Production company Steef Cuijpers Sales company Top

Production company SZFE - University of Drama and Film Arts

Notch

Budapest, Hungary, honlap@szfe.hu, www.szfe.hu/en/ Sales company SZFE - University of Drama and Film Arts Budapest, Hungary, honlap@szfe.hu, www.szfe.hu/en/

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Provence

She-Pack

During summer vacation, Camille and her older brother Tuur explore the new camp site in the Provence. After an encounter with two Dutch teenage girls, Camille has to fight for the attention of her beloved brother. The vacation proves a turning point for both siblings facing a new adult reality.

A public pool disco hosts a girls-only birthday party that quickly turns into a battle for domination. Group leader Thea and underdog Ronja challenge each other into doing crazy things in order to claim their position of power. Only when someone gets hurt are they able see the full picture and the necessity for sisterhood.

Provence is a beautiful coming-of-age story that takes a nuanced look at the relationship between two siblings at a crucial time in their lives. Director Kato De Boeck explores recognisable themes such as summer love, jealousy, insecurity and accepting ourselves and others for who we really are. To achieve this, the film portrays layered characters who convey a lot of emotion and meaning with sometimes very little dialogue, trusting the audience to understand the hidden meaning within the silences. Provence was created by De Boeck as a graduation project at the RITCS School of Arts.

She-Pack depicts how young girls explore the power within themselves and each other and challenges the ‘good girl’ stereotype. This is the graduation film of Swedish director Fanny Ovesen, who consciously worked with a crew that is almost entirely female to depict this female-driven story. The film had its premiere at the Berlinale, was shown at many European festivals and won Best Student Short at Aspen Shortsfest in the United States.

KATO DE BOECK BELGIUM | 2018 | 22’ | 10+

FANNY OVESEN NORWAY | 2018 | 18’ | 10+

FACTS Dutch title Provence Producer Kato De Boeck Screenwriter Kato

FACTS Dutch title She-Pack Producer Lotte Sandbu Screenwriter Maren

De Boeck Editor Lawrence Paul Foley Leading actors Laime De

Skolem Editor Anni Tiainen Composer Juno Jensen Leading

Paep, Pelle Adriaenssens, Otis Domen, Jente Van Den Brenk,

actors Elen K. Frogner, Martine N. Hammerstad, Wiktoria

Talitha de Boer Production company RITCS School of Arts,

Grzegorczyk, Marita A. Torve Production company The Norwegian

Belgium, ritcs@ehb.be, www.rits.be Sales company Agence du

Film School, Norway, filmskolen@hil.no, www.filmskolen.no/en/s Sales

court metrage, France, acmdoc@noos.fr, agencecm.com

company The Norwegian Film School, Norway, filmskolen@hil.no, www.filmskolen.no/en/s

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The Size of Things El tamaño de las cosas

Skoldiscot

Diego lives with his father in a house without things, without furniture, without anything. One day, he finds a chair deep in the woods and a desire for possessions arises. Diego takes the chair back home, but his father disagrees and orders him to return it. At night, his father recognises Diego’s feeling of dread and allows him to bring the chair back again. Diego returns to the forest but something has happened, something really big, something huge, something he cannot take home anymore...

The most important moment at a school dance is the slow dance. When a slow song comes on, everyone knows that it is the moment to ask your secret crush to dance. Kevin knows this too, but he is plagued by insecurity about asking another boy to dance at the school disco. He tries to get advice from his friend who is tending the ‘bar’, but when it comes to the actual asking, he chickens out. The evening passes quickly, and it is the last song of the night. Will Kevin have the courage to ask for this last, slow dance?

This unique short film combines a thought-provoking and absurd premise with striking cinematography and visuals. Colombian director Carlos Felipe Montoya’s first short film Water Path (2015) had its world premiere at the Berlinale in 2015 and was screened and awarded at several film festivals around the world. The Size of Things is Montoya’s second short film.

Slowdance is a testimony to courage and shows that although it can be scary to put yourself out there, it is still very much worth it. Writer and director Christian Zetterberg previously made the short film Under the Stars (2017).

CARLOS FELIPE MONTOYA COLOMBIA | 2019 | 12’ | 8+

CHRISTIAN ZETTERBERG SWEDEN | 2018 | 5’ | 9+

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Slowdance

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Dutch title Meten is weten Producer Isabel Cristina Vásquez

Dutch title Schuifelen Producer Liselotte Persson, Christian

Screenwriter Carlos Felipe Montoya Editor Carlos Felipe Montoya

Zetterberg Screenwriter Christian Zetterberg Editor Jakob

Composer Juanma López Leading actors Diego Estiven

Eliasson, Albin Abrahamsson Composer Daniel Granstedt

Delgado, José Anatolio Delgado Production company Mestiza

Leading actors Philip Kuub Olsen, Gustav Berghe, Joshua Hayman

Films, Colombia, info@mestizafilms.com, www.mestizafilms.com/

Production company Graklippan, Sweden, Christian@graklippan.se,

Sales company Mestiza Films, Colombia, info@mestizafilms.com,

Sales company KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V., Germany,

www.mestizafilms.com/

sales@shortfilm.com, www.shortfilm.com

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The Stick

At First Sight

Keppi Aava, a young girl whose parents are going through a divorce, really wants a dog. When she asks her father for one, he gives her a stick instead to teach her about responsibility. While her father expects her to get bored of the stick, Aava grows closer to it as she is desperately in need of a friend. Eventually, Aava’s dedicated relationship to the stick ends up teaching her parents about love and understanding.

A man and a woman drive straight towards each other, not paying attention to the road. At the very last moment, they hit the brakes and come to a standstill. Facing each other, both drivers are too stubborn to give way. And so the two drivers settle in for a very long staring match to see who will back off first. A relationship that starts with anger and aggression, gradually blossoms into something completely different.

The Stick is a heart-warming story that depicts a young child’s need for love and attention through an unusual relationship with a stick. The film is directed by Teppo Airaksinen and written by Melli Maikkula, the duo behind the short film The Ceiling, which received a Special Mention at Cannes Film Festival 2017.

At First Sight is a funny and surprising tale accompanied by striking animation, that looks like a Ralph Steadman artwork come to life. Before this short, director and animator Sjaak Rood made three other animated shorts: Coffee (2012), The Line (2011) and Fast Forward Little Red Riding Hood (2010).

TEPPO AIRAKSINEN FINLAND | 2019 | 12’ | 8+

SJAAK ROOD THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 16’ | 8+

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Dutch title De tak Producer John Lundsten Screenwriter Melli

Dutch title At First Sight Producer Paul de Heer Screenwriter

Maikkula Editor Jussi Rautaniemi Composer Anssi Tikanmäki

Sjaak Rood Composer Martin Fondse Production company

Leading actors Juho Milonoff, Elina Patrakka, Vilma Melasniemi

Heer & Meester Film, The Netherlands, paul@pauldeheer.com,

Production company TACK Films Oy, Finland, info@tackfilms.fi,

www.pauldeheer.com Distributor KLIK Distribution

www.tackfilms.fi/ Sales company Finnish Film Foundation, Finland, ses@ses.fi, www.ses.fi/en

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Gaijin sashimi To become a real sushi chef in Japan requires many years of training, perfecting every aspect of the sushi-making process. When a Dutch boy wants to acquire the best sashimi-cutting technique, he applies for an apprenticeship with a real Japanese sensei. At first the sensei is not very impressed by the boy’s skills and pushes him to do better. The boy cuts and cuts and cuts until he finds a little bit of home in the Japanese kitchen.

Gajiin Sashimi is a 2D animated short film about fusion cooking and cultures clashing to create a combination that is wholly new. The vibrant and energetic animation style looks like a Japanese watercolour painting come to life. Writer, director and animator Erik Vos created this short film as part of his graduation project for the HKU Utrecht.

ERIK VOS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 5’ | 8+ FACTS

A girl is outdoors enjoying nature when she suddenly gets caught by a huge rainstorm. She attempts to find shelter in the woods, but it just starts raining harder and harder. While the girl becomes soaked to the skin, she also becomes increasingly gloomy. Will the weather ever improve?

Just like the title, this short animation is a combination of a crying fit and torrential rain. Huilbui captures in film what it feels like to have a proper crying fit, and just like a rain shower freshens up the world, it can make you feel a lot better. Contrary to the topic, it is a rather cheerful film, playfully made using water colour. Director Sanne de Vries made this film as a graduation project at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht.

SANNA DE VRIES THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 3’ | 7+ FACTS

Dutch title Gaijin sashimi Producer Erik Vos Screenwriter Erik Vos

Dutch title Huilbui Producer Sanna de Vries Screenwriter Sanna

Composer Sean Sioni Leading actors Martin-Jan van Santen,

de Vries Composer Tyas van den Bergh Production company

Yoshiyuki Arawasa, Erik Vos Production company HKU -

HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands,

Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands, sz@hku.nl,

sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl

www.hku.nl

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Smogtown A young girl lives with her dad in a foggy and polluted city. Under a constant black overhanging cloud, the girl’s dad leaves every morning to work. But one day her father forgets an important package at home, and it’s up to the girl to bring this package to him. She ventures outside and makes the journey through the polluted smog-filled town. During this journey, she realises that the world is not at all like the childlike vision she once had.

This 2D animated short is about a young girl who experiences the adult world for the first time and the ensuing sense of alienation. Writer, director and animator Iris van Hassel created Smogtown as her graduation project for the HKU in Utrecht.

IRIS VAN HASSEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 3’ | 8+ FACTS

Cinema Cinema is an adventurous short animation about the moody teenager Nora, who has to go see a children’s film as part of looking after her energetic little brother Quinten. During the screening, Nora is continually checking her mobile phone, much to the annoyance of Quinten and the cinema hall itself, which suddenly comes to life. When her brother is threatened by a ceiling ornament, Nora must choose between caring for her brother, or caring for her phone.

This exciting short animation shows how fantasy worlds can spring to life in film, and that you shouldn’t be looking at your mobile phone screen during a film screening. The film hall that served as inspiration for this film is the large hall of the famous Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam. Director and writer Merel Hamers created this short film as part of the 2019 Ultrashort programme.

MEREL HAMERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 2’ | 7+ FACTS

Dutch title Smogtown Producer Iris van Hassel Screenwriter Iris

Dutch title Cinema Producer Bart Maalderink Screenwriter Merel

van Hassel Editor Iris van Hassel Composer Spijk Groenendijk

Hamers Composer Mari-Anne Hof Production company Bart

Production company HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht,

Maalderink Productions, The Netherlands, info@bartmaalderink.nl

The Netherlands, sz@hku.nl, www.hku.nl

Sales company Bart Maalderink Productions, The Netherlands, info@bartmaalderink.nl Distributor KLIK Distribution

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Blind Date

#bullyingstory #pestverhaal

How blind should a blind date be? Well, not so blind in this case. On their first date, Bodine takes off her thick glasses to impress Bas. But maybe she shouldn’t have.

Bas seems to lack all manners and doesn’t know what to do. As they start dancing, it becomes clear that they are a mismatch. But when Bodine puts her glasses on, everything falls into place. Perhaps they are not so different after all.

This short film is directed by the Dutch director Camiel Schouwenaars, who is a graduate of the Dutch Film Academy and has been making children’s films and series ever since his graduation. Blind Date is a smart and funny story about fully embracing who you are. After all, your flaws are actually what makes you unique and beautiful.

CAMIEL SCHOUWENAAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 2’ | 8+ FACTS

#bullyingstory was part of the Just Kids premiere at last year’s Cinekid. St. Joost graduate Eef Hilgers has also directed four Bikkels episodes, that have previously won the Cinekid Non Fiction Award. The internet and new technologies have also been the subject of previous projects like Lieve k#ttelefoon and SHAME/FAME.

EEF HILGERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ FACTS

Dutch title Blind Date Producer Martin Venema Screenwriter

Dutch title #pestverhaal Producer Willem Baptist, Nienke Korthof

Camiel Schouwenaar Editor Bastiaan Hooimeijer Composer

Screenwriter Eef Hilgers Editor Daan Wijdeveld Composer

Renger Koning Production company Happy Ship, The Netherlands,

Stan Koch, Maarten Buning Production company Tangerine Tree,

info@happyship.com, www.happyship.com Sales company Happy

The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

Ship, The Netherlands, info@happyship.com, www.happyship.com

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Bullying is nothing new, but bullying in cyberspace is.

In the youth documentary #bullyingstory, we get to go online with Rosalie (13) to meet fellow kids who are victims of cyberbullying. Rosalie was bullied and even in her own bedroom she wasn’t safe anymore. There she got messages saying ‘You’re worth nothing’ and ‘Drop dead whore’. The bullying has had its effect on her as she finds it hard to trust classmates and doesn’t have any friends.

Talking about it online is the first step in turning the digital world from a monster into a friend.

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180CC Twelve-year-old José has had a few run-ins with the law already and his mom wants him to stay out of trouble.

However, José has found a new fascination, which is to ride with the notorious stunt bike group Team Domina.

This group of young stunt bikers from the south of Rotterdam organize a so-called ride-out almost every week, but the police usually aren’t far away. Even with these risks involved, José still wants to join, because with this group he has the feeling he finally belongs somewhere. Will he indeed ignore his mother’s wishes or will he be able to prove her wrong?

180CC had its premiere in two compilation programmes at last year’s Cinekid: Kids & Docs and Just Kids. Although he has already directed several documentaries, 180CC is director René Zundert’s first youth documentary.

RENÉ VAN ZUNDERT THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 17’ FACTS Dutch title 180CC Producer Sharona Buijert, Nienke Korthof,

Champ Esma, who lives in the deprived neighbourhood of Molenwijk in The Hague, is a kickboxing talent who dreams of becoming one of the world’s best. However, while preparing for an exciting match, her mother has serious pains and is forced to go to hospital. Esma tries to remain big and strong, but underneath her hard shell she worries about her mother. Will she be able to deal with her anxieties and remain focused for the upcoming match?

Champ is a youth documentary about the dedication and focus that top sport takes, but also the pressure it can put on a child when life gets in the way. Director Cassandra Offenberg developed this documentary with a music video feel during the Kids & Docs programme at last year’s Cinekid festival.

CASSANDRA OFFENBERG THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 16’ | 10+ FACTS Dutch title Champ Producer Maarten Kuit, Sam Godfried Screen-

Willem Baptist Screenwriter René van Zundert Editor Ralf Verbeek

writer Cassandra Offenberg Editor Eline Bakker Composer Wouter

Production company Evangelische Omroep, The Netherlands,

van den Boogaard Production company Hazazah Pictures, The

eo@eo.nl, www.eo.nl, Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands,

Netherlands, www.hazazahpictures.nl

info@tangerinetree.nl, www.tangerinetree.nl

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Cloud Sister Wolkenzusje

De man die achter de horizon keek

Ever since her sister Bo’s death, Kess has been living in a house full of memories. When Kess starts going to high school, she makes new friends and meets new people, forcing her to make decisions on what parts of her story she wants to share and what parts she prefers to keep to herself.

Some forty years ago, Bas Jan Ader decided to embark on an adventure. With a small sailboat With a small sailboat, the Dutchman departed from the United States, heading to Great Britain. Nine months later the boat was found drifting at sea; there was no sign of the skipper. The story has always fascinated filmmaker Martijn Blekendaal.

Not just because of the skipper’s disappearance, but the whole surrounding mystery. In his cinematographic quest, Blekendaal follows in Ader’s tracks and so winds up in Hollywood.

Following Kess’s transition to a new life, Cloud Sister explores the impact of losing a sister at a young age from the sibling’s perspective. Through her imagination – portrayed through animation – Kess finds the room to finally create a story of her own. Director Sara Kolster developed this documentary in the Kids and Docs programme at Cinekid last year and now the film premieres at this year’s festival.

SARA KOLSTER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ FACTS

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The Man Who Looked beyond the Horizon

The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon is not your regular investigative documentary. It turns out that, to understand why the protagonist embarked on his ill-fated journey, the filmmaker needs to overcome his own fears and must look beyond his own horizon. In a fascinating sequence of images that alternate in time, place and characters, Blekendaal shows how Bas Jan Ader left behind something bigger than just a mystery.

MARTIJN BLEKENDAAL THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 28’ FACTS

Dutch title Wolkenzusje Producer Eline van Wees Screenwriter

Dutch title De man die achter de horizon keek Producer Willemijn

Sara Kolster Editor Riekje Ziengs Composer Roald Van Oosten

Cerutti Screenwriter Martijn Blekendaal Editor Finbarr Wilbrink

Production company Basalt Film, The Netherlands,

Composer Sebastiaan Koolhoven Production company Cerutti

simone@basaltfilm.nl, www.basaltfilm.nl

Film, The Netherlands, willemijn@ceruttifilm.nl, www.ceruttifilm.nl

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Thibault

Under my Skin Onder mijn huid

Thibault may only be eleven, but he knows perfectly well what he wants and that is to pursue a career in acting, as well as becoming an acrobat. According to him, the spots he has all over his body due to the auto-immune disease Vitiligo are no problem at all, but wearing shorts outdoors is out of the question, even during summer. He has to jump through hoops to hide his spots. Perhaps light therapy at the Amsterdam Medical Centre will solve his problems, because it sure is hard camouflaging your secrets and surviving in a world you have to hide your spots from.

Thibault is a youth documentary produced during the 2018 Kids & Docs workshop and premiered at Cinekid last year. Director Kim Faber graduated from the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in 2014 with her lauded documentary I’m Letting You Go.

KIM FABER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ FACTS

Tracy is from Uganda and only 16 years old, but she has already had a lot to go through. To make matters worse, it is all a big secret. She has lost both parents to HIV/ AIDS and has been HIV-positive herself, from the day she was born. Tracy is taking medication to prevent her from getting seriously ill and developing AIDS. People in Uganda are very afraid of the virus, which is the reason only Tracy’s grandmother, who she’s living with, knows.

However, Tracy has decided that she wants to lift the burden of carrying this secret around with her.

Under My Skin was part of the 2018 Just Kids documentaries and focuses on Article 24 in the Convention Of The Rights Of The Child: “Every child has the right to the best healthcare possible”.

EVA VAN BARNEVELD, HELEEN D’HAENS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ FACTS

Dutch title Thibault Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Dutch title Onder mijn huid Producer Sharona Buijert

Screenwriter Kim Faber Editor Daan Wijdeveld Production

Screenwriter Heleen D’Haens Editor Eva van Barneveld,

company Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands, info@tangerinetree.nl,

Heleen D’Haens Composer Saskia Wielinga Production company

www.tangerinetree.nl

Evangelische Omroep, The Netherlands, eo@eo.nl, www.eo.nl Sales company SOS Kinderdorpen NL, anne.van.der.veer@eo.nl

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Young Hunters

Comment of Men

De jonge jagers

Verwijt der mensen

Jorn (11) and Thies (9) often go hunting together with their father, who is teaching them everything there is to know about it. They love going into nature and like the thrill of tracking an animal. For them it’s inexplicable how people that eat meat could object to hunting. Slowly but surely, they introduce their friends into their world of hunting and hope this makes them realize the importance of knowing where your meat comes from. This all comes together at their big summer barbecue, where they serve the meat that they shot and prepared themselves and thus hopefully create more understanding.

Eighty-year-old Andrej and his six-year-old grandson Pico set out on a journey with a donkey. Pico can ride on the donkey’s back, but people along the roadside are indignant: whatever happened to young people’s respect for the elderly? And so the two companions change places, but again they are rebuked by others: look at that poor little boy having to walk! Whatever they do, they are always criticised. Will Andrej and Pico manage to fulfil their journey?

The Young Hunters was created as part of the Kids & Docs workshop 2018. Mankind in relation to nature has always been a subject of interest to director Iris Grob, which is clearly visible in her previous documentary Us and the Wolves (2014).

IRIS GROB, THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 17’ FACTS

A short tragi-comedic tale based on a 13th-century Islamic fable. Comment of Men drily shows how quickly people judge each other. In the style of a silent black-andwhite movie, including the title cards in between, writer and director Rob Lücker points out our flaws in a comical manner.

ROB LÜCKER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 11’ | 10+ FACTS

Dutch title De jonge jagers Producer Maarten Kuit, Cecile Neet-

Dutch title Verwijt der mensen Producer Maarten Kuit,

eson Screenwriter Iris Grob Editor Fatih Tura Production company

Sam Godfried, Yvonne Vetter Screenwriter Rob Lücker Editor

Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl, www.

Michiel Boesveldt Composer Black Ox Orkestar Leading actors

hazazahpictures.nl

Ranko Kovačević, Marko Smiljković Production company Hazazah Pictures, The Netherlands, info@hazazahpictures.nl, www.hazazahpictures.nl

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BEST DUTCH LIVE ACTION SHORT

En Route

Jetski Jetski

Inay and her brother have a day off from school and join their father on a special trip. They leave very early in the morning, and while the rest of the city still sleeps, the trio make their way to their destination. However, Inay secretly tries to cause a delay. She knows that if they arrive late at their destination, she will be rewarded with lots of sweet delicacies. But will her secret plan work this time?

Jetski is a coming-of-age film about anonymity, migration, and the relationship between a father and a son. The film gives us a glimpse into the lives of two men tucked away in the desolate suburbs of Amsterdam. In this bittersweet story we follow Mido, a young kid with a big responsibility: taking care of his sick father. When he finds out his father was once jet ski champion of the Red Sea, he does everything in his power to give him a last, proper goodbye.

En Route shows struggling parents through the eyes of a child who is slowly realising the problems her parents are trying to hide from her. Director Marit Weerheijm graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 2016 with her short film When Grey Is a Colour. Marit’s strong fascination for interpersonal relationships, particularly within family ties, also shows in her latest short film.

Tragic but heartfelt, Jetski tells a touching story in a very subtle way. The film was written and directed by Sharif Abdel Mawla and produced in collaboration with Top Notch KINO, a Dutch music label that is now also venturing into the film industry.

MARIT WEERHEIJM THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 8+

SHARIF ABDEL MAWLA, CECILE NEETESON THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 9+

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Dutch title En Route Producer Loes Komen, Eva Verweij

Dutch title Jetski Producer Sharif Abdel Mawla Screenwriter Brian

Screenwriter Marit Weerheijm Editor Fatih Tura Leading actors

Ent Editor Niels den Otter Composer Walid Taha, Sabri Saad el

Inay Heijblom, Alex Dosljak, Mike Libanon Production company

Hamus Production company Steef Cuijpers Production Company

Room for Film, The Netherlands, hello@roomforfilm.com,

Top Notch, The Netherlands, info@top-notch.nl, www.top-notch.nl

www.roomforfilm.com Distributor Some Shorts

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Kimya As Josie knows all too well, a big and busy family can be a lot of fun, but things can also be very hectic. With her family around, it is difficult to ever find a moment of silence for yourself. However, when one night her whole family is away, Josie finally has the entire house to herself. What will she do? Josie explores the apartment, enjoying the silence, but is also glad when her loving mother and siblings return.

In a world ravaged by war, two orphans, Maiky and Alice, try to survive. When their hideout is compromised, they need to endure the war-torn streets. Looking for drinkable water and food and trying to avoid the patrolling soldiers, Maiky and Alice cling to the dream of finding a place where they can be children once more. However, the longer the war rages on, the bleaker their future starts to look.

The title Kimya refers to the Swahili word for silence.

This is the debut film of writer and director Amira Duynhouwer, who graduated from the Dutch Film Academy earlier this year. The film uses very little dialogue, but instead focuses on the sounds that common objects and movements make. Through Josie, we are invited into a soundscape that is at the same time ordinary and extraordinary.

Safe Haven is an uncompromising look at the survival of children in war time. The film shows the harshness of life for children in conflict zones, but also finds small moments of humanity in the lives of these children.

Created through a collaboration between more than 115 students from the Dutch Film Academy and children’s aid organisation Save the Children, this ambitious project raises awareness for the over 350 million children currently living in conflict zones.

AMIRA DUYNHOUWER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 6’ | 6+

EDSON DA CONCEICAO, TIMO OTTEVANGER THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 12+

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Dutch title Kimya Producer Jolijn van Rinsum, Thomas Mataheru

Dutch title Safe Haven Producer Wladimir van Heester, Jesse van

Screenwriter Amira Duynhouwer Editor Tessel Flora de Vries

der Pluijm Screenwriter Edson Da Conceicao, Timo Ottevanger

Composer Jac Van Exter Leading actors Lena Jimoh, Jonathan

Editor Iain Whitewright Composer Jelle Verstraten, Arend Bruijn,

Brito, Amne Mohammed, Samora Bergtop, Nikita Radar

Hans Nieuwenhuijsen Leading actors Faye Kimmijser, Ilias Lodewijk

Production company Blanc Film, The Netherlands, thomas@blanc.film, www.blanc.film Distributor Hidde de Vries

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BEST DUTCH LIVE ACTION SHORT

STAR STER Sixteen-year-old Stella has her sights set on the best part in the upcoming dance performance, but so does the rest of the class. With tensions rising in the locker room and on the dance floor, Stella feels a growing sense of competitiveness with her classmate Maud. As her insecurities get the better of her, her mind wanders off, trapping her in her own dark fantasies.

STAR is a short film about obsession and competitiveness in the world of dance. Writer and director Catherina Iosifidis does not shy away from dark themes and dares to show layered and complicated characters struggling with complex feelings. She makes sure the film remains accessible to its teenage audience, never talking down to the viewer but showing the difficult emotions that teens go through. Catherina created this film as part of her graduation project for the St. Joost Academy in Breda.

CATHERINA IOSIFIDIS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 12’ | 12+ FACTS Dutch title STER Producer Naduah Zahradnik Screenwriter Catherina Iosifidis Editor Marre Bonke Leading actors Siena Verber, Demi Wals Production company AKV St. Joost, The Netherlands, info.akvstjoost@avans.nl, https://www.akvstjoost.nl/

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&Black&White

6:1

A collection of hilarious animated short films in black and white. Set in different time periods, the shorts offer a funny spin on history.

A cat is losing in a checkers game against his mistress, but then the pieces start acting strangely in the train they’re traveling on.

DARKO BAKLIZA CROATIA | 2018 | 4’ | 3+

SERGEI RYABOV RUSSIA | 2018 | 3’ | 5+

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FACTS

Dutch title &zwart&wit Producer Tihana Smitran Production

Dutch title 6:1 Producer Sergei Ryabov Production company

company Amulet Studio Sales company Amulet Studio

Sergei Ryabov Studio Sales company Sergei Ryabov Studio

Angel’s Trumpet

Babou

Inglitrompet Hummingbirds collect music from various colourful horns in this original short film, to ultimately produce a beautiful cacophony of sounds.

In a black-and-white world, Babou tries to hide her colour. Until she stands up for a colourful girl getting bullied and reveals her true self.

MARTINUS KLEMET ESTONIA | 2019 | 3’ | 6+

FRANÇOIS NARBOUX FRANCE | 2018 | 2’ | 5+

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Dutch title Het engelenorkest Producer Martinus Klemet Production

Dutch title Babou Producer Hanna Mouchez Production

company Animartinus OÜ Sales company Eesti Joonisfilm

company Miam ! animation Sales company Miam! animation

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Billie

The Cat Came Back

Heart-warming tale about an elderly dog who has to adjust to life with new owners, but finds they have just as much love to give.

Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won’t stay away.

MAKI YOSHIKURA UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 3’ | 8+

CORDELL BARKER CANADA | 1988 | 7’ | 6+

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Dutch title Billie Producer Maki Yoshikura Production company

Dutch title Toen de kat terug kwam Producer Richard Condie,

Maki Yoshikura Sales company Maki Yoshikura

Production company National Film Board of Canada Sales company National Film Board of Canada

Cat Lake City

Chubby Tummy Bunny

Trouble in Purradise! Percy the cat is looking forward to a relaxing day in Cat Lake City, until an annoying bird family ruins everything.

There is a chubby bunny in the forest and he’s really hungry. Finding food is easy, but satisfying his stomach turns out to be harder.

ANTJE HEYN GERMANY | 2019 | 6’ | 6+

YURIKO NODA BELGIUM | 2018 | 7’ | 8+

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Dutch title Cat Lake City Producer Antje Heyn Production

Dutch title Het corpulente konijntje Producer Yuriko Noda

company Protoplanet Studio Sales company KurzFilmAgentur

Production company KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts

Hamburg e.V.

Gent Sales company KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts Gent

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Claypet

Dragon Recipes Δρακομαγειρεματα

A lonely man decides to make himself a pet out of clay and ends up making multiple pets, even an iguana.

A young witch wants to become the most wicked witch around – and a wicked witch of course needs an evil dragon.

YASUKO ABE JAPAN | 2019 | 2’ | 4+

MARIA PAVLOU LITHUANIA, CYPRUS | 2019 | 7’ | 4+

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Dutch title Kleidier Producer Yasuko Abe Production company

Dutch title Het drakenrecept Producer Maria Pavlou Production

Yasuko Abe Sales company Yasuko Abe

company Pixel giants Sales company Pixel giants

Foreplay

Goldie

Voorspel What is it like to have your teachers teach you about condoms and sexual positions? A short documentary about sex education in school.

Goldie is a giant girl who feels out of scale. How will she realise that she actually takes up just the right amount of space?

ANNE VAN CAMPENHOUT THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

EMILY BRUNDIGE UNITED STATES | 2019 | 5’ | 6+

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Dutch title Voorspel Producer JeanMarc van Sambeek, Menna

Dutch title Goldie Producer Emily Brundige Production company

Laura Meijer Production company mint film office

Emily Brundige Sales company Emily Brundige

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Holy Moly

Hopus

Heilig Boontje Merle is partaking in the Holy Communion in a few weeks. She’s looking forward to it, but is also curious about eating the sacramental bread.

Who will claim first place in this ski jump competition for animals of all shapes and sizes? Quirky short film debut from Prague.

EVA NIJSTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

LUCIE KOKOLIOVÁ CZECH REPUBLIC | 2019 | 4’ | 6+

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FACTS

Dutch title Heilig Boontje Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Dutch title Hopus Producer Ondřej Šejnoha Production company

Production company Tangerine Tree Sales company

FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts Sales company FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts

Hors Piste

I’m Not Scared of the Crocodile Le crocodile ne me fait pas peur

A rescue mission goes a little pear-shaped, as two not-soclever rescuers have to make their way down a treacherous mountain with an injured man.

Once upon a time there was a crocodile who didn’t like hunting, but had a taste for the finer things in life, like playing the flute.

LÉO BRUNEL , LORIS CAVALIER, CAMILLE JALABERT, OSCAR MALLET FRANCE | 2018 | 6’ | 6+

MARC RIBA , ANNA SOLANAS SPAIN | 2018 | 4’ | 5+

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FACTS Dutch title Ik ben niet bang voor de krokodil Producer Anna

Dutch title Buiten de pistes Producer Julien Deparis

Solanas Production company I+G Stop Motion Sales company I+G

Production company Ecole des Nouvelles Images Sales company

Stop Motion

Miyu Distribution

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The Imaginary Friends Shops

In My Bathtub I’m the Captain in Command

La bottega degli amici immaginari

In meiner Badewanne bin ich Kapitaen

Edgar, a mysterious artisan who owns a little, hidden shop, meets the sweet Lucie, a small girl with dreamy eyes and a peculiar request.

An elephant and his grandfather go on a musical adventure in the bath, and arrive for dinner sparkling clean after encountering some underwater friends.

MARCO SAVINI ITALY | 2019 | 4’ | 6+

MEIKE FEHRE GERMANY | 2019 | 4’ | 4+

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Dutch title De winkel voor denkbeeldige vrienden Producer Marco

Dutch title In mijn badkuip ben ik kapitein Producer Sabine

Savini, Marco Giglio Production company Big Rock Sales

Dully, Meike Fehre Production company Ahoifilm Sales company

company Big Rock

Ahoifilm

Jolly Fish

Koyaa: Elusive Paper Koyaa: izmuzljivi papir

A strange little creature pops up at the beach, and he’s on a musical quest to make friends. Will this jolly friend find some buddies?

Koyaa wants to make a painting. But first he needs to catch that canvas which keeps transforming into things like a frog and a butterfly.

HERA HALLSDÓTTIR DENMARK | 2019 | 1’ | 4+

KOLJA SAKSIDA SLOVENIA | 2019 | 3’ | 4+

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Dutch title Jolige vis Production company The Animation

Dutch title Koyaa: het ontwijkende papier Producer Kolja Saksida,

Workshop Sales company The Animation Workshop

Production company ZVVIKS Sales company ZVVIKS

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The Lost Garden

Maestro

Le jardin perdu Where does a garden go when it is left without an address one night? A portrait of exile based on the poem by Claude Roy.

The nighttime forest comes to life as all the animals perform an operatic masterpiece, led by a squirrel conductor.

NATALIA CHERNYSHEVA FRANCE | 2018 | 3’ | 8+

ILLOGIC COLLECTIVE FRANCE | 2019 | 1’ | 6+

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Dutch title De verloren tuin Producer Delphine Maury Production

Dutch title Maestro Production company Bloom Pictures Sales

company Tant Mieux Prod Sales company Autour de Minuit

company Miyu Distribution

Matilda

Miles Away

Stop motion animation about a girl who’s scared of the dark, but ends up discovering the beauty of it thanks to her flashlight.

Miles has a special best friend: a tree. Together they venture on a road trip and enjoy a perfect day at the fun fair.

IRENE IBORRA , EDUARD PUERTAS FRANCE, SPAIN, BELGIUM | 2019 | 7’ | 6+

BARBARA BRUNNER SWITZERLAND | 2018 | 3’ | 6+

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FACTS

Dutch title Matilda Producer Arnaud Demuynck Production

Dutch title Mijlen ver Producer Franziska Meyer Production

company Les Films du Nord Sales company L’Agence du

company Brunner&Meyer Sales company Magnetfilm GmbH

court-métrage

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My Label

My life in Versailles

Mijn label

La vie de château

A lonely boy is bullied because he carries around the label of ‘autism’. But then he meets a girl who also has a label.

Some friendships are born out of the most unusual situations. In this case, it is moving to Versailles to live with your grumpy uncle.

JANNE JANSSENS BELGIUM | 2018 | 5’ | 6+

CLÉMENCE MADELEINE-PERDRILLAT , NATHANIEL H’LIMI FRANCE | 2019 | 28’ | 8+

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FACTS

Dutch title Mijn label Producer Greet Busselot Production

Dutch title Mijn leven in Versailles Producer Lionel Massol, Pauline

company LUCA School of Arts Sales company LUCA School of Arts

Seigland, Pierre Baussaron Production company Films Grand Huit Sales company DANDELOOO

My Time

Not Today

When a 12-year-old girl gets her period for the first time, just before a class presentation, how will she deal with this uncomfortable situation?

A nice but lonely little old lady has Death knocking at her door, but why fear Death when he can become your best friend instead?

GIULIA GANDINI UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 5’ | 10+

MARINE JACOB BELGIUM | 2018 | 5’ | 6+

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Dutch title Aan de beurt Producer Abby Mizon Production

Dutch title Niet vandaag Producer Vincent Gilot Production

company Signature Pictures Sales company Signature Pictures

company Atelier de Production LA CAMBRE Sales company École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre

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o28

Ons Eiland

A German couple takes a ride on the legendary n°28 tramway in Lisbon, but all of a sudden it all becomes very, very bumpy indeed.

On their deserted island, Shanna and Mirte have countless adventures, but Mirte has Down syndrome and can’t always keep up with her little sister anymore.

OTALIA CAUSSÉ , GEOFFROY COLLIN, LOUISE GRARDEL, ANTOINE MARCHAND, FABIEN MEYRAN FRANCE | 2019 | 5’ | 10+

LENNAH KOSTER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+ FACTS

FACTS Dutch title Ons Eiland Producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist Dutch title o28 Producer Philippe Meis Production company

Production company Tangerine Tree

Supinfocom Rubika Sales company Je Regarde

Pat

Peas ‫תונופא‬

Endearing short film about patience and dedication - for it takes a very special toy robot to put up with this very rowdy little boy.

Brightly coloured animation about a single pea that undertakes a perilous journey to get back into the bowl he fell out of.

ADRIANO CANDIAGO ITALY | 2018 | 6’ | 3+

OURY ATLAN ISRAEL | 2018 | 2’ | 4+

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Dutch title Pat Producer Marco Savini Production company Big

Dutch title Erwtjes Producer Karen Atlan Production company

Rock Sales company Big Rock

Aleph Animation Studio Sales company Aleph Animation Studio

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Polar Opposites

Prince Ki-Ki-Do: Superdo

A grumpy, solitary penguin returns to his iceberg from a fishing trip to find an over-enthusiastic polar bear, eager to make new friends.

A small chick named Prince Ki-Ki-Do is normally the saviour of the forest, helping wherever he’s needed. But now, there’s a new hero in town.

DIANA WEY UNITED KINGDOM, BRAZIL | 2018 | 4’ | 4+

GREGA MASTNAK SLOVENIA | 2018 | 5’ | 4+

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FACTS

Dutch title Tussen twee polen Producer Diana Wey Production

Dutch title Prins Ki-Ki-Do: Superdo Producer Grega Mastnak,

company Diana Wey Sales company Diana Wey

Mojca Zlokarnik Production company Ozor Animations Sales company Slovenian Film Center

Renildo and Vanildo Rugged film full of music about the special bond between the twin brothers Renildo and Vanildo, who do nothing but dance all the time.

The rest of the family isn’t fond of granny’s soup-eating sound effects, but her grandson has the perfect solution.

Or has he?

EVA VAN BARNEVELD , HELEEN D’HAENS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

FLORENT HILL FRANCE | 2018 | 4’ | 5+

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Slurp

FACTS

Dutch title Renildo en Vanildo Producer Sharona Buijert, Anne van

Dutch title Slurp Producer Florent Hill Production company

der Veer Production company EO/IKONdocs

Florent Hill Sales company L’Agence du court-métrage

FILMS

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Small Spark

The Eye

Petite etincelle Short but sweet peep into the mind of a mouse, who’s determined to find a solution so he can keep reading in the dark.

A strange, short-sighted and clumsy creature wakes up in his lab, to discover both a terrible mess and a blur.

NICOLAS BIANCO-LEVRIN , JULIE REMBAUVILLE FRANCE | 2018 | 3’ | 6+

CENK KÖKSAL UNITED KINGDOM | 2019 | 3’ | 6+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Kleine vonken Producer Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Dutch title Het oog Producer Cenk Köksal Production company

Production company Prototypes Productions Sales company

Onion Skin Ltd Sales company Onion Skin Ltd

Prototypes Productions

The Firefly Grove

Thermostat 6

Świetlikowy Gaj A boy is gaming and ignores his little sister, but when his device is snatched away by a magpie, he acts out his anger toward her.

Darkly absurd and slightly harrowing short about a family dinner that turns catastrophic as the teenage daughter tries to fix a leak in the ceiling.

TOMASZ PILARSKI POLAND | 2019 | 5’ | 5+

MYLÈNE COMINOTTI , MARION COUDERT, SIXTINE DANO, MAYA AV-RON FRANCE | 2018 | 4’ | 8+

FACTS Dutch title De Vuurvliegenvallei Producer Ewelina Gordziejuk Production company EGoFILM Sales company EGoFILM

FACTS Dutch title Thermostaat 6 Producer Moïra Marguin Production company Gobelins, l’école de l’image Sales company Miyu Distribution

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This Film Stinks

Timo moet wachten

Deze film stinkt A filmmaker with a passion for scent and a boy that is unable to smell, team up to investigate whether scents can be heard or seen.

Timo is 9 but hasn’t been going to school for a while, because ‘his behaviour doesn’t fit in’. Will he be accepted at another school?

DENISE JANZÉE THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

MELLIENA BECKMANN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

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FACTS

Dutch title Deze film stinkt Producer Ineke Kanters, Jan van der

Dutch title Timo moet wachten Producer Sharona Buijert,

Zanden Production company The Film Kitchen

Anne van der Veer Production company EO/IKONdocs

A Town Called Panic: The County Fair

Turbopéra

Panique au village: la foire agricole As a reward for passing their exams, Horse buys Cowboy and Indian tickets to the fair. But then a terrible accident happens.

Night falls at the fish market as the fish start to prepare for their big performance of Verdi’s seminal opera, La Traviata.

STÉPHANE AUBIER , VINCENT PATARW FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 26’ | 8+

PAUL-EUGÈNE DANNAUD , ANTOINE MARCHAND, FABIEN MEYRAN, BENOIT DE GEYER D’ORTH, COLLETIF TURBOPASCAL FRANCE | 2018 | 2’ | 8+

FACTS Dutch title Paniek in het dorp: de boerenkermis Producer Vincent

FACTS

Tavier, Nicolas Schmerkin, Ben Tesseur Production company Panique SPRL Sales company Autour de Minuit

Dutch title Turbopera Producer Nicolas de Rosanbo Production company Eddy Production Sales company SND Films

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Workout

Zibilla

A harmonious workout session is all about getting the rhythm right, keeping in time, and pumping up your heart rate, right?

Zibilla is different from other children at school, which isn’t always easy. Will she find the self-confidence to accept herself for who she is?

JOE WOOD UNITED KINGDOM | 2017 | 2’ | 5+

ISABELLE FAVEZ SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2019 | 26’ | 5+

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FACTS

Dutch title Workout Producer Joe Wood Production company

Dutch title Zibilla Producer Nicolas Burlet, Zoltán Horváth

Rumpus Animation Sales company Rumpus Animation

Production company Nadasdy film Sales company Nadasdy film

Zog A young dragon is having a hard time in dragon school, but is helped by a kind princess who teaches him a valuable life lesson DANIEL SNADDON , MAX LANG UNITED KINGDOM | 2018 | 27’ | 6+ FACTS Dutch title Draak Dries Producer Martin Pope, Michael Rose Production company Magic Light Pictures Sales company Magic Light Pictures

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A Cup of Joe There’s a storm brewing in Joe’s coffee cup.

Pia finds the LP of her life.

SAMANTHA WILLIAMS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 2’ | 6+

JOB, JORIS & MARIEKE THE NETHERLANDS | 2014 | 2’ | 8+

Bird of Prey

Blind Date

Ultrashort classic western about two duelling cowboys.

Bas and Bodine are having the worst blind date in history.

DAVID DE ROOIJ, JELLE BRUNT THE NETHERLANDS | 2015 | 2’ | 9+

CAMIEL SCHOUWENAAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 2’ | 8+

Catastrophe Amsterdam cat gets into serious trouble.

JAMILLE VAN WIJNGAARDEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 3’ | 6+

Cycle A first bike ride with unexpected consequences.

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

Dirkjan Heerst Comic book hero Dirkjan comes to life and takes over.

REMCO POLMAN, WILFRED OTTENHEIJM THE NETHERLANDS | 2010 | 2’ | 8+

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A Single Life

Cinema Tuck away your phone or else the cinema hall will intervene.

MEREL HAMERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 2’ | 7+

Deadly Drivein Disaster This science fiction film is truly something else!

ARJAN WILSCHUT THE NETHERLANDS | 2015 | 2’ | 9+

Dog-e While you sleep, your game equipment simply carries on gaming.

PATRICK RAATS THE NETHERLANDS | 2014 | 2’ | 7+

FILMS

U LT R A K O R T

Full Feather Jacket Golden Oldies Rather clumsy seagull on a dangerous mission.

Rock-’n-roll romance in an old-fashioned diner.

LIZ EL SAADANY | THE NETHERLANDS | 2015 | 3’ | 7+

DAAN VELSINK, JOOST LIEUWMA | THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 3’ | 8+

Granny Lane

Now You Know it Anyway

A race between a granny and two quick lads.

Little girl sells wondrous stories at the flea market.

DANIEL DUGOUR THE NETHERLANDS | 2012 | 3’ | 8+

BASTIAAN SCHRAVENDEEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2011 | 2’ | 8+

Pecker Bird and Ox cannot live with or without each other.

ERIK VAN SCHAAIK THE NETHERLANDS | 2010 | 2’ | 8+

Short but sweet An epic adventure in just two minutes!

JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2017 | 2’ | 12+

Trailer Not quite a piece of cake, making a film trailer...

MASCHA HALBERSTAD THE NETHERLANDS | 2014 | 2’ | 12+

Sabaku A bird is looking for a new friend. Will he succeed?

MARLIES VAN DER WEL THE NETHERLANDS | 2016 | 3’ | 9+

Snapshot Say cheeeese!

ARTHUR VAN MERWIJK THE NETHERLANDS | 2012 | 2’ | 8+

Wild A hunter needs to choose his prey more carefully.

HARRY ARLING THE NETHERLANDS | 2013 | 2’ | 8+

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#ClimatePirate Escape Room

The 48 Hour Film Project Cinekid

#klimaatpiraat Escaperoom What is climate change and what can you do about it?

That’s the pivotal question in this multimedia escape room, in which children must prevent climate pirate Jeffrey from starting up an environmentally damaging business. Jeffrey thinks it’s all nonsense, what’s wrong with the ice caps melting? In #ClimatePirate, a group of up to 24 participants are challenged to solve puzzles, find facts and films, and can ask climate campaigners for help.

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.

#ClimatePirate is a new project premiering at Cinekid, that will subsequently travel to various locations. Charlie Duran of Helden Inc. has designed the escape room, in collaboration with filmmaker Mirjam Marks. The content of the game is linked to the film JovannaForFuture, which Marks is developing for Just Kids. Some of the climate clips that feature in this documentary will be used for the challenges and will also be screened as a taster during the Just Kids première.

MIRJAM MARKS, CHARLIE DURAN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 45’ | 6+ FACTS

THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 90’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title #klimaatpiraat Escaperoom Producer Charlie Duran,

Dutch title The 48 Hour Film Project Cinekid Production company

Mirjam Marks Production company Helden Inc., The Netherlands,

The 48 Hour Film Project Amsterdam, The Netherlands,

hallo@nederlandvolhelden.nl, www.nederlandvolhelden.nl

amsterdam@48hourfilm.com, www.48hourfilm.com/amsterdam-nl/cinekid

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FILMS

SPOTLIGHT

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Frogs and Toads Kikkerdril

In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, electrician Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss) has his quiet life turned upside down when he discovers that the earth is being visited by extra-terrestrial beings. Roy slowly becomes obsessed with finding out as much as he can about the alien visitors, while in the meantime a group of scientist tries to uncover the mystery behind the sudden appearance of weird objects all around the world.

In this musical road movie, directed by Cinekid Lifetime Achievement Award winning director Simone van Dusseldorp (Owls & Mice, Life According to Nino) six-year-old Max thinks that his brother will never speak again and that only frog spawn can cure his brother. Together with his friend Jesse, he makes an exciting journey through meadows and through the forest. Will Max and Jesse find the frog spawn they need?

A true science fiction classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind amazed the audiences back in 1977 and still does today. Together with special effects artist Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey), director Steven Spielberg created amazing set pieces that have stood the test of time wonderfully. This film has been selected as part of the Cinekid edition of Cinema Egzotik, a special selection of cult classics.

In 2019, Cinekid celebrates the tenth anniversary of its Best Dutch Family Film Competition. To showcase the continued quality of the Dutch youth film industry, Cinekid has asked a committee of experts to choose their 25 best Dutch children’s films of all time. Cinekid will officially launch this list at a special 35mm screening of Frogs and Toads, one of the cherished titles from the list which will be celebrating its own 10th anniversary.

STEVEN SPIELBERG UNITED STATES | 1977 | 135’ | 8+

SIMONE VAN DUSSELDORP THE NETHERLANDS | 2009 | 75’ | 5+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Close Encounters of the Third Kind Producer Julia Phillips,

Dutch title Kikkerdril Producer Leontine Petit, Joost de Vries

Michael Phillips Screenwriter Steven Spielberg Editor Michael

Screenwriter Simone van Dusseldorp Editor Wouter Jansen

Kahn Leading actors Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr,

Composer Kees van der Vooren, Arend Niks Leading actors

Melinda Dillon Production company Julia Phillips and Michael

Production company Lemming Film, The Netherlands,

Phillips Productions, United States Sales company Park Circus

info@lemmingfilm.com, www.lemmingfilm.com Sales company

Limited, United Kingdom, info@parkcircus.com, www.parkcircus.com

Attraction Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

Distributor Universal Pictures International Netherlands

www.attractiondistribution.ca

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I Used To Like The Sea

The Kid Who Would Be King

Je n’aime plus la mer Touching documentary about children from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or Eritrea, who were forced to flee their homes to escape war and persecution. These children have had to face many perils along the way. Now that they have made it to Europe and are living in Belgium, they will have to restart their lives and make a place for themselves in an environment that is entirely different from anything they used to know and love.

Alex is just a regular kid who has to deal with regular stuff, like homework and school bullies. But when Alex discovers the mythical sword of Excalibur, he finds out that he is destined for much more. Together with the wizard Merlin, Alex has to gather his friends (and some of his enemies) to become the new Knights of the Round Table and battle the evil witch Morgana. But is Alex truly the great leader that was foretold and can the new knights set aside their differences and stand together to take on evil?

I Used to Like the Sea follows its young subjects as they start the long wait to be officially recognised as a refugee.

First-time director Idriss Gabel carefully shows how they try to get used to their new surroundings and succeeds in giving a voice to these children. The personal stories they share are sometimes heart-wrenching, but often also full of hope, and most importantly deserve to be heard by other children as well as grown-ups.

The Kid Who Would be King combines spectacular action and fantastical special effects with a moving story.

Written and directed by Joe Cornish, the film cleverly updates the King Arthur legend to show that especially during these divided times, children can band together and create a better future, even when adults fail to do so.

IDRISS GABEL BELGIUM | 2018 | 68’ | 10+

JOE CORNISH UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES | 2019 | 120’ | 9+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title I Used To Like The Sea Producer Christine Pireaux

Dutch title Alex, de jongen die koning zou worden Producer Tim

Screenwriter Marie Calvas, Idriss Gabel Editor Marika Piedboeuf

Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park Screenwriter Joe Cornish Editor

Composer Mohammed Hamra, Eric Gerstmans Production

Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss Leading actors Louis Ashbourne

company Les Films de la Passerelle, France, films@passerelle.be,

Serkis, Tom Taylor, Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart Production

www.passerelle.be/ Sales company Les Films de la Passerelle,

company Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, United States,

France, films@passerelle.be, www.passerelle.be/

foxmovies@fox.com, www.fox.com/ Sales company The Walt Disney Company, United States, www.disney.com Distributor The Walt Disney Company Benelux

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FILMS

SPOTLIGHT

Kiki’s Delivery Service

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Majo no takkyūbin The teenage witch Kiki has to leave her family and hometown for a year to become independent and learn the craft of being a true witch. However, Kiki is not very good with potions and spells, so when she befriends the local bakery owner, she starts her own courier service. On her broomstick, Kiki delivers all kinds of stuff and soon discovers that there is more to the quirky little community she stumbled upon than she thought.

Based on a children’s book by Eiko Kadono, Kiki’s Delivery Service is another animated classic by the legendary film-director Hayao Miyazaki. A fun and heartfelt story that is perfectly supported by beautiful handdrawn animation, which shows why production company Studio Ghibli is so revered in the industry. Selected for Cinekid as part of the CineMeow programme.

When little Nemo goes to sleep one night, he is transported to the magical kingdom of Slumberland, where dreams become reality and fantastical things are possible. Nemo quickly befriends the princess of Slumberland and is even invited by the king to become his successor. But this dreamland quickly turns into a nightmare when Nemo unwittingly releases an old evil that might not only destroy his dream, but also the real world. Can Nemo stop these evil forces and prevent this nightmare from happening?

Based on the famous American comic book by Winsor McCay, this Japanese-American hand-drawn animation takes the viewer on a fantastical flight through different dream worlds. Selected to mark its 30-year anniversary.

Cinekid tried its best to find the rights holder of this film, but we were not able to find them. If you do own the rights for this title, please contact us.

HAYAO MIYAZAKI JAPAN | 1989 | 103’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Kiki’s vliegende koeriersdienst Producer Hayao

WILLIAM T. HURTZ, MASAMI HATA UNITED STATES, JAPAN | 1989 | 84’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Kleine Nemo: avonturen in Dromenland Producer

Miyazaki Screenwriter Hayao Miyazaki Editor Takeshi Seyama

Yutaka Fujioka Screenwriter Chris Columbus, Richard Outten

Composer Joe Hisaishi Leading actors Minami Takayama, Rei

Editor Takeshi Seyama Composer Thomas Case, Steve Rucker

Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi Production company Studio Ghibli,

Leading actors Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois,

Japan, post@ghibli.co.jp, www.ghibli.jp Sales company Wild

Danny Mann, Laura Mooney Production company Tokyo Movie

Bunch, France, sales@wildbunch.eu, www.wildbunch.biz

Shinsha Co., Japan

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The NeverEnding Story

Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter Ronja rövardotter

Lonely Bastian doesn’t have an easy life. He is a target for the school bullies and frequently has to hide to avoid getting picked on. While hiding from these bullies in the school attic, bookish Bastian discovers a mysterious book titled The NeverEnding Story. Within the pages of the book, Bastian encounters a magical world called Fantasia, inhabited by flying dragons, magical monsters and a princess in need of a hero to save her world.

Ronia lives happily at her father’s castle until one day she meets Birk in the nearby dark forest. The two become close friends, but their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. When their families find out Birk and Ronja have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Now, the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.

Thirty-five years after its release, The NeverEnding Story hasn’t lost its magic. Director Wolfgang Petersen has created a wondrous fantasy world filled with fantastical creatures, beautifully brought to life by the Jim Henson Company. Creatures like Falkor the flying dragon and Pyornkrachzark the rock biter show how effective and timeless puppets and practical effects can be, while its theme of people losing their ability to imagine and dream when they grow up is still relevant.

This youth film classic, based on the 1981 novel of the same title by Astrid Lindgren and that Lindgren personally adapted for the screen, was specifically selected by Twin Film’s Dick de Jonge and Bea Appels, this year’s recipients of the Cinekid Honorary Award, because of their contribution to the distribution of children’s film in the Netherlands. It was a major success, becoming the highest-grossing film in Sweden that year and awarded with a Silver Berlinale Bear.

WOLFGANG PETERSEN GERMANY | 1984 | 94’ | 8+

TAGE DANIELSSON SWEDEN, NORWAY | 1984 | 126’ | 8+

FACTS

Dutch title Ronja de roversdochter Producer Waldemar

Dieter Geissler Screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel,

Bergendahl Screenwriter Astrid Lindgren Editor Jan Persson

Editor Jane Seitz Leading actors Noah Hathaway, Barret

Composer Björn Isfält Leading actors Hanna Zetterberg, Dan

Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley Production

Håfström, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman Production company SF

company Constantin Films, Germany, zentrale@constantin-film.de

Studios, Sweden, info@sfstudios.se, www.sfstudios.se Sales

Sales company Lionsgate Entertainment, United States,

company SF Studios, Sweden, info@sfstudios.se, www.sfstudios.se

www.lionsgate.com

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FACTS

Dutch title The NeverEnding Story Producer Bernd Eichinger,

FILMS

SPOTLIGHT

Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon Shaun the Sheep is always on the lookout for adventure and when Lu-La, an impish and adorable alien with amazing powers, crash-lands near the farm, Shaun sees an opportunity for some alien-powered fun. They set off on a mission to send the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister Men in Black-style organisation can capture her. Can Shaun, Bitzer and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm?

From a supporting role in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit movie A Close Shave (1995), Shaun went on to star in his own television series in 2007. This was followed in 2015 by his very own feature film Shaun the Sheep, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie is the first feature film sequel produced by Aardman Animations.

RICHARD PHELAN, WILL BECHER UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, UNITED STATES | 2019 | 87’ | 4+ FACTS Dutch title Shaun het schaap: het ruimteschaap Producer Paul

Shorts By Kids Most of the productions screened at Cinekid are aimed at children but made by adults. However, if you let children make their own films, the results are often surprisingly good and creative. Cinekid is eager to offer these young filmmakers a professional platform. In the lead-up to the festival, Cinekid, Zapp Echt Gebeurd and children’s newspaper Kidsweek have called on children to submit a self-made, ultrashort non-fiction film. This year’s theme was Hello World and kids could either tell their own story or depict a fantasy world.

The most striking entries will premiere at the festival.

The makers will also be interviewed about their film, and a jury consisting of media professionals will select the winning entry. While the jury deliberates, a selection of the best films made for Kunstbende and the winner of this year’s Unicef Children’s Rights Film Festival will be shown.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 75’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Shorts By Kids

Kewley Screenwriter Mark Burton, Nick Park, Jon Brown Editor Sim Evan-Jones Composer Tom Howe Leading actors Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour Production company Aardman Animations, United Kingdom, hello@aardman.com, www.aardman.com Sales company Studio Canal, United Kingdom, info@studiocanal.co.uk, www.studiocanal.co.uk Distributor WW Entertainment

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Song of the Sea

A Town Called Panic Panique au village

Ben lives in a lighthouse on a tiny Irish island with his father and little sister Saoirse. Ever since their mother disappeared mysteriously, his father is inconsolable. His grandmother feels that the children should come to live with her in Dublin, but when Ben discovers that the fairy world his mother always talked about is real, and that his sister is actually a Selkie (a mystical seal-child), he embarks on an exciting journey through a disappearing world full of magic.

Cowboy and Indian are inherently chaotic. However creative their ideas and plans may be, they always turn out disastrously. This time, they want to give Horse an original birthday present: a build-it-yourself barbecue kit.

Not a bad idea, except that their order goes completely wrong and instead they get 5 million bricks delivered.

Horse’s house is swamped by this tsunami of bricks, and there’s no other option but to rebuild it. But a pair of thieves is keen to steal the recently built walls...

Ben’s heroic journey, based on Irish folkore, is depicted in beautiful, hand-drawn pictures using water colour, which flow and shift as naturally as the sea itself. The film won Best Animated Feature Film at the European Film Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award. It was specifically selected by Twin Film’s Dick de Jonge and Bea Appels, this year’s recipients of the Cinekid Honorary Award, because of their contribution to the distribution of children’s film in the Netherlands.

A Town Called Panic is the first in a series of hilarious films about the clumsy Cowboy and Indian. The film is packed with absurd humour, that increasingly spins out of control. In combination with innovative and dynamic stop-motion animation, the result is a hilarious film with lots of laughs. Selected to mark its tenth anniversary.

TOMM MOORE LUXEMBOURG, IRELAND, FRANCE, DENMARK, BELGIUM | 2014 | 94’ | 6+

VINCENT PATAR, STÉPHANE AUBIER BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE | 2009 | 76’ | 6+

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FACTS Dutch title Paniek in het dorp Producer Philippe Kauffmann,

Dutch title Het lied van de zee Producer Paul Young, Claus Toksvig

Vincent Tauvier, Stephan Roelants Screenwriter Vincent Patar,

Kjaer, Ross Murray, Tomm Moore, Frederik Villumsen Screenwriter

Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Tavier, Guillaume Malandrin Editor

Will Collins Composer Bruno Coulais Leading actors Lucy O’

Anne-Laure Guégan Composer French Cowboy, Dionysos Leading

Connell, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Brendan Gleeson Production

actors Frank Focketyn, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Jelle De Beule, Tom

company Cartoon Saloon, Ireland, info@cartoonsaloon.ie,

Van Dyck, Tania Van der Sanden Production company La Parti

www.cartoonsaloon.ie Sales company WestEnd Films, United

Production, Belgium, info@laparti.com, www.laparti.com Sales

Kingdom, info@westendfilms.com, www.westendfilms.com

company Coproduction Office, France, info@coproductionoffice.eu,

Distributor In The Air

www.coproductionoffice.eu Distributor Cinéart Nederland

FILMS

SPOTLIGHT E D U C AT I O N A L S C R E E N I N G S

Where the Wild Things Are

Animaatjes Compilation Animaatjes Compilatie

When Max is sent to his room without dinner for misbehaving once again, he decides to run away from home.

On a boat, he sails away and discovers the land of the Wild Things; big furry monsters that quickly accept Max into their group and even as their king. Together with these creatures, Max can play and be mischievous to his heart’s content. But Max slowly realizes that being king is more difficult than it seems. Will he be able to keep the Wild Things together?

Wildly creative and lovingly produced, director Spike Jonze transforms this famous children’s book by author and illustrator Maurice Sendak into a unique film that doesn’t speak down to its audience. The creatures, designed by the Jim Henson Company, are especially a marvel to behold. Selected to mark its 10-year anniversary.

The Animaatjes Compilation is a fun and vibrant collection of short animations for the smallest of viewers. The shorts are from all over Europe and have been selected for their eye-catching animation style and heart-warming stories. The eight shorts are: • Funny Fish - A school of fish try their best to save another fish, but is this stranger really a fish?

• Strength in Numbers - A bear sneezes so loud he gets trapped in his own cave, can Ant save him?

• Ice Nose - Two icy noses are forced to work on a common goal.

• Colorbirds - A multi-coloured bird discovers a world full of single-coloured birds.

• Night Moves - At night, wonderful fantasy figures come to life.

• Mr. Night Has a Day Off - What does Mister Night do when it turns day?

• Penguin - A perfectionistic waiter penguin with a cherry on top.

• Sloth - Sloth wants to buy an ice cream, but is too slowwww.

Selected for Cinekid Wrap Project 2019.

SPIKE JONZE AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, GERMANY | 2009 | 101’ | 9+ FACTS Dutch title Where the Wild Things Are Producer Maurice Sendak, John Carls, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Vincent Landay Screenwriter Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers Editor James Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen Composer Carter Burwell, Karen O. Leading

VARIOUS DIRECTORS FRANCE, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, LITHUANIA | 2019 | 45’ | 4+ FACTS Dutch title Animaatjes Compilatie Distributor Cinekid

actors Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves Production company Warner Bros. Pictures, United States Sales company Park Circus Limited, United Kingdom, info@parkcircus.com, www.parkcircus.com

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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Morten is magically shrunk down to bug size and becomes captain of his home-made toy ship, but the dangerous spider queen – who looks suspiciously like his nasty stepmother – is on board, too. Morten wants to be a sea captain like his father, and solves the mystery of the missing gold. Beautiful stop-motion animation full of strange discoveries and adventure.

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

Co-director Kaspar Jancis, who built toy boats himself as a child, started Captain Morten as a theatre project.

Then it became a children’s book, and finally this puppet animation. Some of the backgrounds are CG, but the lively stop-motion technique very much determines the look and feel of this film.

Rosie & Moussa Touching, realistic film about Rosie who misses her father, who is in jail. She hopes that he’ll come live with them again, but her mom disagrees. Luckily, Rosie finds a friend in Moussa at school. He’s in love, but doesn’t know how to say it. Like in the popular book series, they explore the world together.

Based on the books by Michael De Cock (who also wrote the screenplay) and Judith Vanistendael, this story takes great care in depicting Rosie’s feelings and the way she responds to her parents’ separation. ‘Snow is not always white’, her father tells her, referring to her hardship. It is an honest and moving story that relies on realism. Melancholic and at times simply sad moments are skilfully balanced with funny characters, animated inserts, dream sequences and theatre rehearsals at school.

Selected for the Cinekid Wrap Project 2019.

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

FACTS Dutch title Rosie & Moussa Producer Bo De Group, Helena

Dutch title Kapitein Morten en de Spinnenkoningin Producer Kerdi

Vlogaert Screenwriter Michael de Cock Editor Marie-Hélène

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

Dozo Leading actor Savannah Vandendriessche, Imad Borji,

Mark Mertens Screenwriter Mike Horelick Editor Keith Ó Gairbhín

Ruth Beeckmans, Titus de Voogdt Production company Caviar,

Composer Pierre Yves Drapeau Production company Nukufilm

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

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

Distribution, Canada, info@attractiondistribution.ca,

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

www.attractiondistribution.ca Distributor Periscoop Film

www.sola-media.com Distributor Cinekid

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

FILMS

E D U C AT I O N A L S C R E E N I N G S

Supa Modo Jo, an imaginative nine-year-old girl, loves action movies and superheroes. They help her forget that she is very sick. Most of all, she’d like to play the main role in a superhero movie herself. In this cheerful and touching experience, her mother, her older sister and everyone in the village do all they can to make her wish come true.

This first feature by Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina tells a rather sad story. Nonetheless, it is brimming with a zest for life and celebrates the imagination, for example when everybody has great fun creating their own homemade special effects. Despite the superhero fantasies, the overall tone is realistic and engaging, with many scenes portraying daily life in the village. With never a false or unnecessary sentimental note, the film deals with true feelings and a very special way of saying goodbye.

Wallay When Ady lands in Burkina Faso, he expects an exotic holiday, but that’s not why his African born father sent him there. Unable to control the unruly boy, he’s hoping 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 apologize for taking money from his father, a theft Ady angrily denies. To make matters worse, he learns his uncle has a local initiation ritual - including circumcision - for him in mind. Ady’s only solace is his loving grandmother Mame. A dramatic turn of events, where Ady saves his uncle’s life, shows there’s more than one way to become a man.

Selected for the Cinekid Wrap Project 2019.

Selected for Cinekid Wrap Project 2019

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

BERNI GOLDBLAT FRANCE, BURKINA FASO, QATAR | 2017 | 84’ | 11+ FACTS

Dutch title Supa Modo Producer Sarika Hemi Lakhani, Siobhain

Dutch title Wallay Producer Nicolas Anthomé, Faissol

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

Gnonlonfin Screenwriter David Bouchet Editor Laurent

Screenwriter Mugambi Nthiga, Silas Miami, Wanjeri Gakuru,

Sénéchal Composer Vincent Segal Actor Makan Nathan

Kamau Wandung’u Editor Charity Kuria Leading actor Stycie

Diarra, Ibrahim Koma, Hamadoun Kassogué, Mounira Kankolé

Waweru, Marrianne Nungo, Nyawara Ndambia, Johnson Fish

Production company Bathysphère Productions, France,

Chege, Humphrey Maina Production company One Fine Day Films,

contact@bathysphere.fr, www.bathysphere.fr Sales company

Germany, info@onefinedayfilms.org, www.onefinedayfilms.org Sales

Bathysphère Productions, France, contact@bathysphere.fr,

company The Festival Agency, France, info@thefestivalagency.com,

www.bathysphere.fr Distributor Cinekid

www.thefestivalagency.com Distributor MOOOV

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

Trees and plants have been banned from the city, the forest is surrounded by a large fence, and the zoo has been turned into a ‘horror circus’ where people are taught to fear animals. When Robin goes in search of her mother, held captive by the evil government somewhere deep inside the forbidden forest, she encounters a halfwild child who grew up there. He turns out to be the son of the banished king, and together they decide to topple the government and to restore harmony between people and nature.

ZOOks was made using rotoscoping: a technique whereby scenes are played with real actors in front of a green screen, which are then animated frame by frame. It took some 45,000 unique 2D drawings to create this film.

Selected for the Cinekid Wrap Project 2019.

KRISTOFF LEUE, DIMITRI LEUE BELGIUM | 2018 | 80’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title ZOOks Producer Peter De Maegd, Kristoff Leue Screenwriter Kristoff Leue, Dimitri Leue Editor Jan Hameeuw Composer Jan Borré Leading actor Wim Helsen, Wouter Hendrickx, Glenn-Scott Peij, Mona Lahousse, Matteo Simoni Production company Potemkino, Belgium, info@potemkino.com ,

www.potemkino.com Sales company Media Luna New Films UG, Germany, info@medialuna.biz, www.medialuna.biz Distributor Cinekid

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INTRODUCTION

As we all know, the contemporary media landscape is constantly evolving, and because of

this fluidity children come in contact with wildly diverse audio-visual content that’s spread over many different platforms. At Cinekid we have always been interested in showing the

widest range of possibilities in order to give our audience the best sense of what might be

out there. Alongside our screenings of standalone films, the festival has therefore from the outset embraced episodic programming. Regardless of their source or outlet, Cinekid has always given high quality series aimed at children the respect and acclaim they deserve.

This year we can again offer a line-up that is jam packed with exciting premieres of new Dutch and international produced episodic content.

Best of the Dutch

Hello World

The productions of Dutch television networks are highly

Besides presenting world premieres of new Dutch

regarded internationally. Many Dutch films and series

television series, Cinekid also showcases brand-new

are selected by international festivals and acquired by

international episodic productions. This year, we are

foreign broadcasters. Every year, the Cinekid Festival gives

very proud to give Dutch children the opportunity to

children and professionals the opportunity to experience

discover episodes of a number of series that will not

the best new Dutch episodic productions for the first

become available in the Netherlands until much later or,

time, together with the cast and crew members. We are

in some cases, probably not at all. For instance, we will be

very grateful for the continued trust and enthusiasm of

bringing Moominvalley, a new adaptation of the famous

Dutch producers and their willingness to keep working

Moomin books by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson, and

with us to make these premieres a fantastic experience

the most expensive Finnish television production ever, to

for all involved. This year we are proud to present world

the Netherlands for the first time. Continuing our fruitful

premieres of new Dutch quality productions such as Remy

collaboration with broadcaster Cartoon Network, we are

and Juliyat, which offers a contemporary take on the classic

also able to offer our audience a sneak preview of their

tale of two teenage star-crossed lovers, and the incredibly

upcoming American animation series Victor & Valentino.

endearing preschool show Doopie, which takes the craft of puppeteering to new heights. Of course, we will also

be showcasing new episodes from upcoming seasons of

established series such as First Year and SpangaS, which continue to be immensely successful and very popular.

Erik Tijman

Head of Film & Television

Floor Rules

Fox and Hare

De regels van Floor

Vos en Haas

This second season of the popular series Floor Rules gives us even more life lessons, courtesy of a stubborn and sometimes opportunistic but adorable ten-year-old girl.

Floor believes that children, just like adults, should be able to come up with life rules. Floor sets these rules for everything she’s taught by her family, friends and school.

Why is carp-fishing only a man’s thing, for instance, or how do you deal with your father suddenly turning into a fitboy, and what should you do with a really ugly coat received as a gift?

Follow the bright and cheerful adventures of the most unexpected forest friends imaginable. Fox has a taste for the finer things in life, while his best pal Hare is more responsible and gentle. They come up against problems of all shapes and sizes, along with the rest of the animals in the neighbourhood. There’s the sweet, innocent Owl, headstrong Tusk, a Ping Wing, and many more. With a little hard work, a lot of imagination, and the closest of friendships, they’re sure to get there in the end.

Floor Rules is produced by NL Film & TV and broadcast by the VPRO. Last year, the first season of this series was also selected for the Best Dutch Fiction Series competition and for the National Audience Awards. In the end, they took home the prize for Best Fiction Series.

Based on the books by author Sylvia Vanden Heede and illustrator Thé Tjong King, Fox and Hare premiered at last year’s Cinekid Festival and was the subject matter for both a masterclass and the daily pre-schoolers workshop.

The series continues their Cinekid participation with a selection for both the Best Dutch Fiction Series competition and our National Audience Award.

MAURICE TROUWBORST THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 8+

MASCHA HALBERSTAD, TOM VAN GESTEL BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG | 2019 | 11’ | 4+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title De regels van Floor Producer Kaja Wolffers, Sabine

Dutch title Vos en Haas Producer Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting,

Brian Screenwriter Marjon Hoffman, Luuk Bremmel, Anne

Eric Goossens, Anton Roebben, Pierre Urbain Screenwriter Fiona

Barnhoorn, Daan Windhorst, Lotte Tabbers Editor Jesper Olyve

van Heemstra, Bart Uytdenhouwen Editor Michelle Mendenhall

Leading actor Bobbie Mulder, Ferdi Stofmeel, Romy Voll, Elisa

Composer André Dziezuk Leading actor Dan Skinner, Fiona Allen,

Beuger, Ole Kroes Production company NL Film & TV, The

Jamie Quinn, Rob Rackstraw, Sarah Madigan Production

Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv Broadcaster VPRO

company Submarine, The Netherlands, info@submarine.nl ,

www.submarine.nl, Walking the Dog, Belgium, info@walkingthedog.be, www.walkingthedog.be, Doghouse Films, Luxembourg, info@doghousefilms.eu, www.doghousefilms.eu Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES

Huggleboo

Ninja Nanny

Knofje Huggleboo is a headstrong four-and-a-half-year-old girl with a big red ponytail. With her doll Fluffy she investigates everything she encounters, both inside and around the house and at her grandparent’s farm. Like finding a dead butterfly, turning her room into a princess’s palace, or discovering the shed being built behind the rhododendrons. Everything she finds may seem ordinary or simple to us, but to Huggleboo, there is no such thing as ordinary.

Hunter has just moved to the very posh village of Gooidorp with the new patchwork family her mother married into. She feels like the awkward outsider and desperately wants to get away from her new life, which includes bullying, bitchy girls who almost beat her up, a celebrity stepfather and a nanny who bosses her around.

This all changes when she finds out that her nanny is a trained Pencak Silent Ninja. A unique friendship forms, in which Hunter learns how to be a ninja and together they set out to combat injustice.

Huggleboo is based on the children’s book by Burny Bos, and was previously turned into a live action series in 2001. Since its launch on television in the same year, the much-loved Huggleboo has had a re-run every year.

In 2018, Submarine and Walking The Dog created this animated version of the character.

Ninja Nanny is a brand-new series produced by The Storytellers Film & TV and broadcast by AVROTROS on NPO Zapp. Directors Sia Hermanides and Alieke van Saarloos also directed the AVROTROS-series Soccer Girls, which was screened at the 2016 Cinekid Festival.

ANNEKE DE GRAAF THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, GERMANY | 2019 | 7’ | 4+

ALIEKE VAN SAARLOOS, SIA HERMANIDES THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 25’ | 9+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title Knofje Producer Burny Bos, Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting,

Dutch title Ninja Nanny Producer Errol Nayci, Steven Hillenius

Eric Goossens, Anton Roebben, Michael Luda Screenwriter

Screenwriter Alieke van Saarloos, Sia Hermanides Editor Annelies

Tamara Bos, Burny Bos Composer Mike Boddé, Johan Hoogeboom

van Woerden Composer Fons Merkies Leading actor Gina

Leading actor Esmee Verhoog, Yvon Jaspers, Rein Hofman, Paul R.

Spadaro, Denise Aznam, Eva van de Wijdeven, Edwin Jonker, Yassin

Kooij, Luc Plaizier, Aisa Winter, Leny Breederveld, Kees Hulst

van Veenendaal, Dana Goldberg, Bas Keijzer, Victoria Koblenko,

Production company BosBros, The Netherlands,

John Leddy Production company The Storytellers Film & TV, The

info@bosbros.com , www.bosbros.com, Submarine, The

Netherlands, info@storytellersfilmtv.nl, www.storytellersfilmtv.nl

Netherlands, info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl, Walking the

Broadcaster AVROTROS

Dog, Belgium, info@walkingthedog.be, www.walkingthedog.be, Traumhaus Studios, Germany, info@traumhaus-studios.de, www.traumhaus-studios.de Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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Seven Little Criminals Zeven kleine criminelen

SpangaS op Zomervakantie

Seven Little Criminals revolves around twelve-year-old Raffie who lives with his grandmother, together with his little brother. After grandmother has been refused a loan to pay for the rent she still owes, Raffie decides to put together a plan. He rounds up some of his friends and other neighbourhood kids, and together they plan a heist.

They want to rob the bank of the horrible Hispe, who refused his grandmother the loan. The reward turns out differently for all the children involved.

In SpangaS on Summer Vacation, viewers get to see what happens after the last school bell has rung at the Spangalis College and students start their summer holidays.

For some students the storyline continues where we left off at the end of the last season, whereas for others it is a prelude to the new regular season storyline. Each episode has its own atmosphere, from feel-good to romantic and from exciting to comical.

This adventurous, bold and compelling heist series for kids has already been named ‘La Casa de Papel for minors’. It focuses on the value of family and friendship and has stand-out art direction. Seven Little Criminals is produced by Pupkin Film and broadcast by the VPRO.

ROB LÜCKER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 25’ | 9+ FACTS

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SpangaS on Summer Vacation

The successful SpangaS series chronicles the experiences of a number of teenage students of the fictional Spangalis College. The series has produced various spinoffs, including books, films and a theatre show. Last year’s season of SpangaS on Summer Vacation was also part of the selection for the Best Dutch Fiction Series Competition. The characters in this series are part of the regular SpangaS series, of which this year’s season will again premiere at the Cinekid Festival.

ANNA VAN KEIMPEMA, LARA REININK, NICK JONGERIUS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 20’ | 9+ FACTS

Dutch title Zeven kleine criminelen Producer Iris Otten, Sander

Dutch title SpangaS op Zomervakantie Producer Sabine Brian,

van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers Screenwriter Jaap Peter Enderlé, Chris

Kaja Wolffers Screenwriter Nick Jongerius, Brian de Vore, Marije

Westendorp Editor Michiel Boesveldt Composer Remus Ockels

Willemsen, Diana Sno, Gerben Hetebrij, Vincent van Zelm Editor

Leading actor Rover van Gennep, Ilias Chouitar, Rami Kooti Arab,

Jelle Kuipers Composer Arno Willemstein Leading actor Yeliz Do-

Matti Stooker, Kees van Wandelen, Owen Laat, Lotte Dorenbos,

gan, Iris van Loen, Timo Wils, Joe Sinduhije, Claudia Kanne, Bruno

Theo Maassen, Maria Louise Stheins Production company Pupkin

Prent, Renee de Gruijl, Tobias Oelderik Production company NL

Film, The Netherlands, info@pupkin.com , www.pupkin.com

Film & TV, The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv

Broadcaster VPRO

Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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BEST DUTCH FICTION SERIES BEST DUTCH NON-FICTION SERIES

Zara and the Magical Football Boots

The Apple Core

Zara en de magische kicksen

Het Klokhuis

Zara really wants to play football, but doesn’t dare show her skills during the selection of her asylum seeker centre’s football team, in which her jealous brothers are key figures. When Zara is given magical football boots

by Engeltje, she can suddenly play like a pro. And that’s perfect timing, since the finals of the big football tournament are in a week. Unfortunately, the rumours of the star player and her shoes also reach the ears of less savoury characters, like a football agent and his crony.

The Apple Core is a series in which each episode explains things that children encounter in the world around them, in the broadest sense of the word. Subjects can be science, society, nature and so much more. Episodes are divided into two parts: presenters making a report and sketches in which actors use humour to show a different side to the subject. The episodes are aimed at children between eight and twelve, although they are equally amusing for their parents.

The six-part series Zara and the Magical Football Boots was filmed last summer in six different asylum seekers’ centres. Aside from well-known lead actors, the children of the centres play roles as well, both in the foreground and behind the scenes. The series was co-produced

by VPRO and Pristine Film, in collaboration with De Vrolijkheid foundation and Cinekid.

Since 1988, The Apple Core has tackled an incredible number of topics, reaching multiple generations of children and their parents. The Apple Core is broadcast daily by the NTR, which also produces the series. Last year’s season of this series was also nominated for the Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series competition.

DAVID EILANDER, HESDY LONWIJK, SAM YAZDANPANAH TIES SCHENK, BARBARA BREDERO, MIRJAM MARKS THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 12’ | 6+

RUUD SCHUURMAN, JEANINE VAN GOOL, LEO ONDERWATER, JAN PIETER SCHAAP, GEERKE CATSHOEK, CHARLOTTE HOOGAKKER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+

FACTS Dutch title Zara en de magische kicksen Producer Julia Schellekens

FACTS

Screenwriter Robert Alberdingk Thijm, Jan Eilander, Ashgan

Dutch title Het Klokhuis Producer Jacqueline Brinkman,

El Hamus Editor Fatih Tura, Johannes de Jong, Jelle Kuijpers,

Stephanie de Beer Screenwriter Jurrian van Dongen Editor Pim

Augustine Huijsser, Robin de Jong Composer Valentijn Bannier

Verhoef Leading actor Sergio IJssel, Gijs de Lange, Anniek Pheifer,

Leading actor Liz Heijnemans, Abdel El Mourabet, Amine

Rogier in ‘t Hout Production company NTR, The Netherlands,

Amajoud, Yannick Jozefzoon, Sabri Saad el Hamus, Akwasi,

info@ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl Broadcaster NTR

Ghieslaine Guardiola, Mike Libanon, Saber Moudou, Rayan Kajdouh, Nazanin Taheri, Momo Samwel, Sidar Toksoz Production company Pristine Film, The Netherlands, info@pristinefilm.com ,

www.pristinefilm.com Broadcaster VPRO

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The Blue Dog

Heroes with a Tail

De Blauwe Hond

DierenDetectives

Painter and storyteller Jasper Krabbé teaches children about art. He describes the role of dogs in art, or the role of light, or death. Dogs aren’t blue in real life, but they can be in art. Jasper visits one of his artist friends every episode to discuss the theme of that week, after which the kids try their hand at it themselves. The goal of the programme is not just to teach children about the infinite possibilities of art, but especially to encourage them to give it a go and to provide them with the tools and a starting point.

Heroes with a Tail follows five international friends who examine stories about heroic acts by animals. An elephant that rescued a girl from a tsunami, for instance, or a group of dolphins that protected a swimming family from lurking sharks. They research these stories by speaking to professionals, doing crazy experiments, re-enacting parts of the story and getting face-to-face with these animals to determine whether they intentionally saved these people or not. But regardless of their intention, these animals always did something special.

The Blue Dog is a new children’s programme produced by CCCP and broadcast in twelve weekly episodes on NPO Zapp. The name refers to both the expression of freedom in art and is a tribute to expressionistic art group Der Blaue Reiter, who made colourful and free art.

Last year, Cinekid hosted the premiere of this new series, and this year it has been selected for the Cinekid Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series competition. Heroes with a Tail is a co-production by NDR, Ketnet and the NTR. The NTR is also the broadcaster for the Netherlands.

ILSE VOCKING THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 15’ | 10+

THIJS BRANDSMA THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, GERMANY | 2018 | 25’ | 8+

FACTS

FACTS

Dutch title De Blauwe Hond Producer Barend Ballering Editor

Dutch title DierenDetectives Producer Gosia Dielessen Screen-

Jaron de Paauw Production company CCCP, The Netherlands,

writer Thijs Brandsma Leading actor Moïs Tims, Zita Wauters,

office@cccp.nl, www.cccp.nl Broadcaster AVROTROS

Junes Callaert, Sander Slingerland, Laurian Serno Production company NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl, Norddeutscher

Rundfunk (NDR), Germany, fernsehen@ndr.de, www.ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl, www.ndr.de, VRT - Ketnet, Belgium, info@vrt.be, www.ketnet.be Broadcaster NTR

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One Week to Go

Outdoors Bound

Nog Een Week

De Buitendienst

One Week to Go is an episodic programme in which every episode focuses on a child that is one week away from experiencing something exciting, sad or difficult.

We follow this child, its parents and friends, while they prepare for this coming event. Tom, for instance, is deaf and will participate in a national reading and storytelling contest, while Darryl will fly on his own for the first time and Esmee will find out if she is allowed the hormone treatment to start her gender transition.

Outdoors Bound is an episodic series that follows four presenters, Nienke, Sosha, Matthijs and Jonata, who tackle a new subject or dilemma related to nature each week. This year, the presenters have a new research centre: six silos that together form a new think tank. In their own quirky way, they stop at nothing to answer questions like: ‘Will the banana perish?’ or ‘What does peanut butter have to do with the tigers’ extinction?’ With lots of humour, they make youngsters aware of current issues regarding biodiversity and our climate.

One Week to Go has just finished its second season.

This documentary series is aimed at an audience aged nine years and older and is produced by Moondocs and broadcast by the VPRO. The first season of One Week to Go was also selected for the Cinekid Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series.

KIM FABER, JOTTE DEN DULK, ANNA PEETERS, WINAND DERKS VAN DE VEN, MARINKA DE JONGH, STEPHANE KAAS, NELLEKE KOOP THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 9+ FACTS

Outdoors Bound is produced by broadcaster NTR and made available online every week at NPO Zapp. The programme is aimed at children aged eight and older.

Last year, Outdoors Bound was also selected for the Cinekid Best Dutch Non-Fiction Series competition.

MARIJE MEIJER, RENKO DOUZE THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 20’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title De Buitendienst Producer Patty van der Heydt,

Dutch title Nog Een Week Producer Carolijn Borgdorff Screen-

Stephanie de Beer Screenwriter Marije Meijer, Renko Douze

writer Kim Faber, Jotte den Dulk, Anna Peeters, Winand Derks van

Production company NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl,

de Ven, Marinka de Jongh, Stephane Kaas, Nelleke Koop Editor

www.ntr.nl Broadcaster NTR

Luuk van Stegeren Production company Moondocs, The Netherlands, info@moondocs.nl, www.moondocs.nl Broadcaster VPRO

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Talking Heads

Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog

Hoofdzaken In Talking Heads, we see children take a seat in a barber’s chair in front of a one-way mirror. Hairdresser Marko interviews these kids while giving them a haircut. The honesty with which they tell their stories, and how Marko makes them feel at ease, makes for a really authentic episodic programme that will resonate with children and grown-ups alike.

Talking Heads is a new episodic children’s programme, produced by Keplerfilm and broadcast by the VPRO, of which a new season has already been commissioned.

During the festival, the makers will place their mobile set at the entrance of the MediaLab, so that all young visitors can record their own Talking Heads-interview. The results will be edited by children taking part in the Talking Heads-masterclass.

MENNO OTTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 6+ FACTS

Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog, aimed at both children and adults, presents an important part of our national history in a humoristic way; in this case it is the Eighty Years’ War. Prominent historical figures like William of Orange, Philip II and the Duke of Alva are guests at a modern-day talk show featured in every episode and together with the host they take a trip down memory lane, even though they’ve been dead for centuries. These talk-show segments are interspersed with sketches in which famous Dutch actors play people from that time and depict these important historic events, which they subsequently comment on.

Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog is part of the popular Welkom-series. In previous years the series looked at periods such as the Dutch Golden Age, the Romans, the Iron Century and the sixties. The series is produced and broadcast by the NTR.

NIEK BARENDSEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 25’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Hoofdzaken Producer Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen

Dutch title Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog Producer Stephanie de

Editor Saskia Kievits Composer Benny Sings Production company

Beer, Jacqueline Brinkman Screenwriter Niek Barendsen Editor

Keplerfilm, The Netherlands, hello@keplerfilm.com,

Pim Verhoef Leading actor Pierre Bokma, Kees Prins, Peter Blok,

www.keplerfilm.com Broadcaster VPRO

Paul de Leeuw, Hans Kesting, Joost Prinsen, Frank Lammers, Hajo Bruins, Tjitske Reidinga, Guy Clemens, Ilse Warringa Production company NTR, The Netherlands, info@ntr.nl NTR, www.ntr.nl Broadcaster NTR

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N AT I O N A L A U D I E N C E A WA R D

NATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD 4 - 6

Fox and Hare

NATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD 6 - 12

Floor Rules

Fox and Hare have various adventures with their forest friends.

Floor makes up her own rules of life.

MASCHA HALBERSTAD, TOM VAN GESTEL BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG | 2019 | 11’’ | 4+

MAURICE TROUWBORST THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 8+

Huggleboo

Champ

For Huggleboo, even the ordinary is extraordinary.

Will Esma remain focused for her important kickboxing match?

ANNEKE DE GRAAF THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, GERMANY | 2019 | 7’ | 4+

CASSANDRA OFFENBERG THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 16’ | 10+

The Sandwichshow

Jetski

Lively, contemporary puppet talk show with presenter Opper de Pop.

Mido tries to give his sick father a proper goodbye.

DAVID GRIFHORST, DENNIS BOTS, JAN GITSELS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 16’ | 5+

SHARIF ABDEL MAWLA THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 9+

This is me - Noor

Blind Date

Tough, but vulnerable Noor loves to ride her skateboard.

Bas and Bodine are having the worst blind date in history.

HILT LOCHTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 6’ | 6+

CAMIEL SCHOUWENAAR THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 2’ | 8+

Talking Heads Children get a haircut and a chance to tell their story.

MENNO OTTEN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 6+

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Doopie Dropje

Brugklas

The plush toy Doopie lives in an ‘everything’ store, where you can literally buy anything you need or didn’t know you needed. Together with the children who visit the store, Doopie has the most wonderful adventures.

Although adults may hardly notice them, even the smallest things can be big and relevant and therefore important to young children. Thanks to Doopie’s inquisitive nature, he always manages to ‘survive’ the sometimes bizarre situations he gets himself into in his unique, funny and perhaps slightly unconventional way.

The eighth season of this well-known series follows pupils trying to stay on their feet in that first, defining year at secondary school. They deal with issues like love, gossip, insecurities and jealousy. First Years offers a realistic insight into the world as experienced by firstyear students. As the actors have generally not taken professional acting classes and the series is inspired by true stories, it is a realistic depiction of this phase in the lives of young teenagers. For students it is a recognisable portrayal, and for prospective first-year pupils an informative introduction to secondary school.

Besides its premiere at this year’s Cinekid Festival, Doopie is also the subject matter for both a masterclass and the daily pre-schoolers workshop. The series was selected for the Cinekid Junior Co-production Market in 2016 and especially stands out for its unique cross-over form between puppet animation and live action.

MEIKEMINNE CLINCKSPOOR, MAARTEN VAN VOORNVELD THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 7’ | 3+ FACTS Dutch title Dropje Producer Sabine Veenendaal, Bruno Felix,

First Years is the first scripted-reality series of the NPO. This popular series has been branching out quite a bit this year: a feature film was released in cinemas in February and a musical will premiere in October of this year. A book is also in the making.

BRAM REKERS, DAPHNE SCHRIEK, RAYMOND GRIMBERGEN, NICOLIEN KOOL, GEERT-JAN MORSELT, DENNIS ROELOFS, ROOS VAN DUUREN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 9+ FACTS

Jeroen Beker, Femke Wolting, Sandra Beerends Screenwriter

Dutch title Brugklas Producer Emiel Neervoort, Remco van der

Meikeminne Clinckspoor, Maarten van Voornveld Editor Patrick

Kruk, Taco Zimmerman Screenwriter Arnout Vallenduuk Editor

Schonewille Music Helge Slikker Leading actor Daphne Zandberg,

Dolf de Haan, Vincent Manahuwa Leading actor Mikky Dijkstra,

Vera Kaye, Eric-Jan Lens, Sanne van Dijk, Hannah Baudouin,

Yuani Blindenburg, Claire Veldkamp, Daan Kruysifix, Walt Klink,

Dwight Heizer Production company Submarine, The Netherlands,

Else Talsma, Sevcan Kocer Production company Tuvalu Media,

info@submarine.nl, www.submarine.nl, NTR, The Netherlands,

The Netherlands, info@tuvalu.nl, www.tuvalu.nl Broadcaster

info@ntr.nl, www.ntr.nl, Walking the Dog, Belgium,

AVROTROS

info@walkingthedog.be, www.walkingthedog.be, RTVE, Spain, www.rtve.es, Teidees, Spain, teidees@teidees.com, www.teidees.com

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TELEVISION PREMIERES

Kids of Courage

Koken met Konijnen

Der Krieg und ich As the first German drama series for children about World War II, Kids of Courage deliberately places the traditional version of history in a young and international perspective and shows how children across Europe experienced the war. At the heart of this series are the experiences of eight child protagonists and their response to air raids, hunger, loss, escape and persecution, but it also shows their everyday lives and how these experiences shaped them. The series is based on authentic diaries, letters and memories of children from 1933 to 1945.

Last year, we hosted our first premiere for an international series; the Norwegian live-action series ZombieLars. Kids of Courage, a German/Polish co-production, is one of two international series with which we continue this programme component. As with ZombieLars, this series was acquired by Dutch broadcaster NPO and will premiere with three Dutch-dubbed episodes.

MATTHIAS ZIRZOW GERMANY, POLAND | 2019 | 25’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Oorlogskinderen: Kids of Courage Producer Gunnar

Koken met Konijnen is the new VPRO show for kids and their pets. Every week, presenter-duo Diederik Kreike and Ayrton Fraenk welcome an animal into their cooking studio. They are visited by a homeless rabbit without any teeth, a traumatised hamster and a cat with no ears.

Amateur chefs Diederik and Ayrton create a new dish for all these animals, which is tasty for both them and their owners. While they are cooking, possible problems are solved and questions answered. The recipes used in the episodes are easy and suitable for a lot of animals and their owners, so children are stimulated to try them at home.

Broadcaster VPRO, also the producer of this new series, will show the first season of Koken met Konijnen in the Spring of 2020. The presenters introduced in this series are the new Zapp presenters for the coming year.

CHARLOTTE HOOGAKKER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+ FACTS Dutch title Koken met Konijnen Producer Martijn Bakker,

Dedio Screenwriter Ramona Bergmann, Matthias Zirzow,

Marjolein Klooster Editor Frithjof Kalf Production company VPRO,

Maarten van der Duin Production company LOOKS Film & TV

The Netherlands, info@vpro.nl, www.vpro.nl Broadcaster VPRO

Produktionen GmbH, Germany, leipzig@looks.film , www.looks.film

Broadcaster NPO

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Moominvalley

Remy and Juliyat Remy en Juliyat

Inquisitive and idealistic Moomintroll takes us on an adventure in the magical world of Moominvalley, together with his eccentric family and whimsical friends.

Most of the episodes centre on the Moominhouse and valley, an idyllic place entirely untouched by the modern world. Sometimes they venture beyond the valley into the vast wilderness, huge dark forests, mysterious distant islands and lonely perilous mountains. As we follow the story of Moomintroll’s growth and encounters with his family and other creatures, we learn more about our own humanity, relationships and emotions – and especially about love.

Moominvalley is a brand-new adaptation of the muchloved work by Tove Jansson. Last year we hosted our first premiere of an international series, the Norwegian live-action series ZombieLars. Moominvalley, a Finnish/ British co-production, is one of two international series with which we continue this programme component.

STEVE BOX UNITED KINGDOM, FINLAND | 2019 | 22’ | 7+ FACTS

Remy lives in Paverdam, where an asylum seekers centre is due to be built. For a small village of only 600 residents, such an announcement stirs up quite a protest: council meetings are disrupted and acts of vandalism and arson take place. Amidst these rising tensions, Remy meets the recently arrived Juliyat. What starts out as a tentative friendship slowly blossoms into young love.

That they have so much to learn from each other has a positive effect on the opposing parties. All seems to end in peace, until the relocation of the centre is announced.

This new series was selected in 2017 for the Cinekid Junior Co-production Market and will celebrate its premiere at this year’s festival. It will also be the subject matter for an acting masterclass in which the two main actors, Sonia Eijken and Bas Keizer, will give the young participants tips and tricks.

TESSA SCHRAM THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 10+ FACTS

Dutch title Moominvalley Producer John Woolley, Louise Holmes,

Dutch title Remy en Juliyat Producer Sabine Brian, Tom van

Marika Makaroff Screenwriter Steve Box, Mark Huckerby, Nick

Blommestein, Kaja Wolffers Screenwriter Brian de Vore, Diana Sno

Ostler Editor Stuart Bruce, Andy Goodman Music Pekka Kuusisto,

Editor Elsbeth Kasteel Composer Matthijs Kieboom Leading actor

Samuli Kosminen Production company Gutsy Animations, Finland,

Bas Keizer, Sonia Eijken, Cas Geel, Tess Sleijpen, Bilal El Mehdi

info@gutsy.fi, www.gutsy.fi

Wahib, Leyla Cimen, Aqil Dahhan, Fiona Onyenucheya, Nick Geest, Sydney Tros Production company NL Film & TV, The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv Broadcaster AVROTROS

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TELEVISION PREMIERES

SpangaS

Victor and Valentino Victor en Valentino

What do you stand for? That’s the pivotal question of season thirteen of SpangaS. After the summer holidays, the students return to school and once again issues of friendship, love and fun take centre stage. SpangaS stands out for the social themes that are addressed, in a way that encourages the young audience to address them as well. Besides the yearly theme of bullying, previous topics included refugees, being transgender and subjects like healthy habits, invisible poverty and homosexuality.

This thirteenth season will deal with discrimination and the environment, among other themes.

In the small quiet town of Monte Macabre, two halfbrothers are spending the summer with their grandmother Chata. Seeking adventure, the rambunctious Victor and the more cautious Valentino soon discover that the town holds more than meets the eye. The mischievous brothers encounter supernatural happenings and otherworldly beings: curious creatures from forgotten Latin-American folklore, and places only described in myths.

The longest-running youth drama series in the Netherlands will also host a masterclass, in which two writers from the series will help the young participants write their own scene, of which the best three are selected.

During the premiere, two actors from the series will study these scenes and perform them on our outside stage.

To celebrate the premiere of this new series, production company Cartoon Network will arrange for life-size cartoon characters of the popular series The Amazing World of Gumball to join the festival and to take pictures with the young visitors. The company is also organising a Skippy ball race based on the series Adventure Time. The race was also a part of last year’s festival and proved very successful and fun.

NICK JONGERIUS, IVO VAN AART THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 10’ | 9+

DIEGO MOLANO UNITED STATES | 2019 | 11’ | 6+

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Dutch title SpangaS Producer Alain de Levita, Kaja Wolffers,

Dutch title Victor en Valentino Producer Abraham Lopez, Sabine

Sabine Brian Screenwriter Patrick Limpens, Brian de Vore Leading

Brian Screenwriter Isaac Gonzalez, Tom Welch, Julie Whitesell,

actor Iris van Loen, Yeliz Dogan, Claudia Kanne, Tobias Oelderik,

Diego Molano Editor Paul Douglas Composer Arturo Rodriguez

Renée de Gruijl, Bruno Prent, Joe Sinduhije, Roosmarijn Wind,

Music Kevin Smithers Production company Cartoon Network

Jard Struik, Giorgio Sanches Production company NL Film &

Studios, United States, cnfestivals@turner.com , www.cartoon-

TV, The Netherlands, info@nlfilm.tv, www.nlfilm.tv Broadcaster

networkstudios.com Sales Cartoon Network - US Broadcaster

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Wat zou jij doen?

Just Kids Mensjesrechten

How do you become vegan? How do you tell your BFF that you have another BFF? How do you react to bullies?

In every episode of Wat zou jij doen?, a child between the ages of ten and twelve tells us his or her dilemma. A panel consisting of twelve children contemplate these dilemmas and come up with their own answer as to what they would do in a similar situation. What these answers show is that there are always multiple ways to approach these types of situations. The series also invites the audience watching at home to wonder: what would I do?

Every child has the right to live a happy life, as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) says. Sadly, in reality not every child lives a happy life.

Just Kids is a collection of short youth documentaries about kids whose rights are obstructed in one way or another, to show what they should be able to have or be. Each documentary focuses on a different child and the specific right that has been taken away from him or her. Just Kids is made by Dutch broadcaster and media company EO.

To mark the premiere of this series at the Cinekid Festival, a discussion with the attending children will be organised to see what they would suggest to solve the dilemmas presented to them. This is the first season of the CCCP produced series, which is broadcast by HUMAN.

At this year’s festival, we will be premiering two Just Kids documentaries: Timo moet wachten (Melliena Beckmann) and Renildo and Vanildo (Eva van Barneveld and Heleen D’Haens). Also included in the premiere line-up will be five short climate-related clips that are part of a new EO documentary, JovannaForFuture (Mirjam Marks) set to premiere at IDFA.

ANNELOOR VAN HEEMSTRA, NADINE KUIPERS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 15’ | 8+ FACTS

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Dutch title Wat zou jij doen? Producer Aemilia Brok Editor Jessica

Dutch title Mensjesrechten Production company EO/IKONdocs,

Jansen Production company CCCP, The Netherlands, office@cccp.nl,

The Netherlands, eo@eo.nl, www.eo.nl Broadcaster Evangelische

www.cccp.nl Broadcaster HUMAN

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Kids & Docs Kids & Docs is a workshop organized by Cinekid and the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. The workshop is sponsored by the NPO Fund, in association with NPO Zapp. Last year, six talented filmmakers were selected to take part in this three-month workshop in which they are given the support to develop a film plan for a short children’s documentary. Many of the more than seventy films made during this workshop have travelled around the world and received numerous awards.

If completed in time, the documentaries will premiere at Cinekid in October and/or IDFA in November, before being broadcast on NPO Zapp.

For this edition of Cinekid, the preview will include documentaries made in 2018, as the project was due for a new direction, which will start after this years’ festival.

This year’s Kids & Docs includes Champ, Cloud Sister and Foreplay.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 90’ | 8+ FACTS

KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd What used to be Dokument Junior has since a few years been known as KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd: a compilation of youth documentaries commissioned and produced by broadcaster KRO-NCRV. The focus of these documentaries, all aimed at kids between the ages of eight and twelve, is on the children themselves and the stories they tell. This emphasis on a child’s point of view makes the stories that are told especially genuine and varied. KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd is a recurring programme at Cinekid.

At this year’s festival, we will premiere four new KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd documentaries: The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon (Martijn Blekendaal, Cerutti Film), This Film Stinks (Denise Janzée, The Film Kitchen), Our Island (Lennah Koster, Tangerine Tree) and Holy Moly (Eva Nijsten, Tangerine Tree).

THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 90’ | 8+ FACTS

Dutch title Kids & Docs Production company Cinekid, The

Dutch title KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd Producer Michiel

Netherlands, info@cinekid.nl, www.cinekid.nl, International

Brongers, Yolande van der Blij Production company KRO-NCRV,

Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands,

The Netherlands, info@kro-ncrv.nl, www.kro-ncrv.nl Broadcaster

info@idfa.nl, www.idfa.nl Broadcaster NPO

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Monkey Nuts Apennoten

Kleuterworkshop Dropje

Monkey Nuts is a band consisting of Nienke from Zappelin, who sings and is accompanied by Bas Fortgens on guitar and Dave Breidenbach on double bass. Monkey Nuts is part of the popular pre-schooler’s programme Children’s Time. This is a daily compilation program broadcast by NPO Zapp. It includes a varied combination of both live-action and animated programmes, all aimed at pre-schoolers. Monkey Nuts is a band, but also a television series, which is presented by Pepijn Gunneweg, accompanied by the musicians, in which young children are taught in an easy and fun way how to make music and sing together.

Every year, Cinekid organises a pre-schooler’s workshop.

For this edition, the new animation series Doopie, which will premiere at this years’ festival, was selected as the subject for the workshop. The idea behind the workshop is to introduce our youngest audience to different aspects of media. This year, they will learn that you can make a film if you put a lot of pictures behind each other, each one just slightly more different than the one before.

At last year’s festival, the band performed as part of the premiere of new Children’s Time TV series and films. This year they will perform again, but now as a solo act.

To learn more about this process, they will each lie on the ground, changing their poses ever so little while each move is captured in a photograph. Meanwhile, the other kids make their own Doopie doll made of felt. While they watch two new episodes of the series, the workshop leader will edit these photos into a moving image they get to watch at the end of the workshop.

THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 60’ | 3+

RIANNE VAN DUIN THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 75’ | 4+

FACTS Dutch title Apennoten Music Bas Fortgens, Dave Breidenbach, Nienke van den Berg Broadcaster KRO-NCRV

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Pre-schoolers Workshop Doopie

FACTS Dutch title Kleuterworkshop Dropje

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The MediaLab is all about the world, how you enter it, what you take in. It is about a

new world. A visit to the Cinekid MediaLab should be an overwhelming, lovely, personal

experience that will give the Cinekid kid, our guest, something to remember and a whole

bunch of experiences. New and unexpected artistic media experiences can be as beautiful and perplexing as any emotional experience. The new media realm represented in the

MediaLab should, as it hasn’t often been for us adults lately, be a welcoming and hopeful space. It should go the extra mile to drag you in, make you fuller appreciate media on an emotionally sensory level and give you the first inkling of the joy of emotional media.

We have Melanie Bonajo’s exploration of the necessary resurgence of physical touch in the digital age; Studio Pointers GIF animation animal cross-breeding laboratory; Abner Preis’ heartfelt storytelling anthem for moments of digital culture’s past (in VR fairytale mode); Studio Krom’s joy of fruit for synesthesiacs; Post Neon’s AR exploration of Genetically Modified Objects; Ian MacLarty’s digital forest among parallel digital forests; Paloma Dawkins’ venture into VR psychedelia; an ambient video shuffler for the lo-fi emo iGen; XR Lab’s world jumping VR experiments; Nou & Herkauws crafty clay going full HD 3D; Viesueel Gewelds filter factory for AR makeovers with a personal twist; the fun of alien pen pals Arecibo style; Questions Collective green screen antics; Eva Stalinski’s stop motion animation world tour; the QR code as diary tool; DIY AR goggle crafts; and many, many wonderfully absurdist games.

We as an industry spend so much time discussing the way we want children of any age to be media savvy, to be harnessed with the right kind of media-aware cushion of sorts towards media bombarding them with whatever is the newest thing of the moment, that we seem to rarely discuss how we want these kids to be media-inspired. Media is not a matter of intake, of channels or platforms, of dosage; it is a matter of Umwelt, the dominant context of life. That may sound dramatic, but the visual culture, our dominant culture, is one of immediate impact, non-stop. But to be inspiring and fun is a rather old-fashioned goal for any exhibition, even if it is the world’s biggest digital playground. The 2019 MediaLab should therefore be a digital world to interpret and adjust; tangible and tactile, inviting and psychedelic in its mosaic splendor, ready for anyone with a curious mind and filled to the brim with the emotional echo of the people who create it. Digital, with feelz.

Enjoy

Ward Janssen

Head of Digital Culture , curator of the Cinekid MediaLab 2019

TouchMETell Are we losing touch with one another since we started communicating only electronically? What happens if we lose personal and physical contact with the rest of the world? While we are constantly fiddling with our smartphones and iPads, we forget what it’s like to touch each other. Visual artist Melanie Bonajo’s video installation is about our lack of physical contact in the digital era. Using workshop exercises and interviews with children, Bonajo creates work that focuses on the importance of touch.

Melanie Bonajo graduated as a visual artist at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and completed a residency at Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and ISCP in New York. She has exhibited at Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2019), Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (2018) and Tate Modern in London (performance, 2017).

Cinekid commissioned Bonajo to create TouchMETell for the MediaLab.

MELANIE BONAJO THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 6+ FACTS Producer Soraya Pol Design Théo Demans Assistant Producer Merel Overgaag, Babet Touw Composer Tommie Bonajo, Lekeline Strange Technical Artist Aaron Tschanz Costume Design Noor Mulders Director of Photography Wiko van Oosterhout Editor Willem Aerts Title Design Philippe Karrer Translator Hans de Jong Transportation Fred Brinkhoff

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Walking with Unimals What happens if you cross the lion Simba with My Little Pony? You’ll find out in Studio Pointer’s digital world, which is full of all sorts of animal gifs: they mate, eat, fight and make up. We can see the digital animals hop between different worlds, mix their gif DNA and create new gif mutations in a large-scale digital installation.

Well-known animals from our visual culture are digitally crossed with other animals to create new life forms.

Studio Pointer is a multidisciplinary design studio in The Hague owned by Asya Sukhorukova and Jakob Schlötter. The self-initiated work by Pointer centres on experimental storytelling. It aims to explore the hidden potential of modern technology, combine the found material and research the many different facets of new media within topology and culture.

Cinekid commissioned Studio Pointer to create Walking with Unimals for the MediaLab.

STUDIO POINTER THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 5+

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Eden’s Adventures The Dutch-American artist Abner Preis is a storyteller with a fondness for stories with a happy ending. For Cinekid, he created a new virtual reality work where the MediaLab visitor joins the protagonist Eden to go on a short journey through time to discover the origins of technology. Starting with the Egyptians and cave dwellers, you travel onwards to see first mega computers and the international space station. And a surprisingly high number of key figures are women.

Ambient Emo Synchronizer Time to relax in our busy digital world? Perhaps ambient video will help. Where we once bought images of a real fire on VHS tapes to give our homes ambience, now you can turn to YouTube for thousands of videos to help you relax. They are ambient wallpapers to help you meditate.

But what’s right for whom and why?

In recent years, Abner Preis has been working with virtual reality and augmented reality as part of his quest into how you can bring the public to the world he has created. Abner Preis has exhibited at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw, Het Nieuwe Instituut and the Van Abbe Museum.

With Ambient Emo Synchronizer, young internet users can now enjoy some relaxing therapy, as an escape from the digital bombardment of images and noise. Every relaxing video, for example with the sound of a gently rippling waterfall, comes with a range of audio options to customise the relaxation experience. What is the original sound and what is your choice? And what does your choice say about you? Ambient Emo Synchronizer is a media-shuffle installation and media personality test rolled into one.

Cinekid commissioned Preis to create Eden’s Adventure for the MediaLab.

Cinekid commissioned Lego Bendry to create the Ambient Emo Synchronizer for the MediaLab.

ABNER PREIS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 6+

LEGO BENDRY THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 5+

FACTS Programmer Martijn Zandvliet Sound Electric Monkey Studios Technical Artist OpenStudio Voice actor Margo van de Linde

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Der Wanderer Wander around ten worlds in no more than 3.5 minutes.

Each world offers a unique experience whereby you experience different realities in virtual reality, and can see how the different styles are connected. Do you want to hang out a bit longer, or on to the next world? To go on you’ll have to find an Easter egg, as a hidden joke.

XR lab created the virtual reality game Der Wanderer in VR as a single player, controlled VR experience for the MediaLab 2019. The game is based on the painting Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (1817) by Caspar David Friedrich, one of the highlights of the Romantic art period. Der Wanderer in VR was commissioned by Cinekid from XR lab, an initiative by ROC Amsterdam, Mbo College Hilversum, Mediacollege Amsterdam and Media Perspectives. It offers a learning environment for students for experiments with immersive technology.

XR LAB THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 6+

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Forests are for Trees A game, a digital world, a dreamy landscape and an endless forest: Forests are for Trees is a world in itself that constantly surprises the visitor. In this forest, you don’t just walk among the trees but every digital tree trunk has a door into a new forest in a parallel world.

Colours change and trees move, turning the forest into a short psychedelic trip - exciting, dreamy and treacherous like a labyrinth. Since this game is not about achieving any goals but rather about the beauty of coincidence, the player isn’t a participant with an assignment but a dreamy explorer.

Ian MacLarty has a background as computer programmer and started to create games full time in 2017. With success: his games were exhibited at festivals such as BitSummit, PAX and Now Play This and have won various prizes.

IAN MACLARTY AUSTRALIA | 2018 | 5+

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Fruit Machine What does fruit sound like? What is the sound of the colour yellow? What is the rhythm of apples or lemons?

It is possible to let modern technology interpret reality using code and even fruit can be input. If you use code to examine a certain mix of fruits, would it be possible to design a symphony? Conduct a soundscape of nature?

The fruit bowl becomes the starting point for synaesthesia, the magical confusion of the senses where smells have colours, for example. Using code, it’s up to you to make further associations.

Studio Krom was established in 2018 by Joris van Oers and Cas Slaats to work with ideas relating to interactive design. The duo initiates projects based on a curiosity as to what is possible. They explore their ideas and concepts in design, art and technology.

Generation XYZ Generation XYZ is an augmented reality installation where visitors create their own modified objects. They use an iPad to explore certain physical objects and their virtual layer. The ‘DNA’ of the object is affected by adding bit code to create new and special properties. This is then added to existing objects in our visual culture.

POST-NEON is a new multimedia design studio established by Jim Brady and Vito Boeckx, who both graduated with a BA in Man and Communication at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2018. The studio focuses on the development of digital experiences, installations and videos. The duo carries out research into alternative realities and physical and non-physical spaces with the aim to break down the digital separation between creator and viewer.

Cinekid commissioned Studio Krom to create this work for the MediaLab.

Cinekid commissioned POST-NEON to create Generation XYZ for the MediaLab as part of the project Code Kid Kit, a collaboration with MU.

STUDIO KROM THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 4+

POST-NEON THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 5+ FACTS Programmer Vincent van Dijck Sound Pim Boreel Product Design Arno Hoogland, Joost Dankelman

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Museum of Symmetry A museum full of colours, shapes and emotions: that’s the Museum of Symmetry. In this virtual reality game you can ride on stingrays, in an air balloon or start a party.

Museum of Symmetry is an explosive, feel-good universe created by the Canadian Paloma Dawkins. During the experience, visitors travel through landscapes of earth, wind, fire and water, where lively 2D characters live in a 3D play area.

Nour is an interactive exploration of the aesthetics of food without scores or a real objective. Kids are finally allowed to play and mess with food, without having to clean up afterwards. Presented with scenes with a bowl of ramen, bubble tea, and popcorn, kids press buttons to interact with the food in curious and unconventional ways. The controls in Nour vary from scene to scene.

How do you find out what each button does?

Paloma Dawkins lives in Montreal and is a cartoonist, animator and videogame artist. She aims to create beautiful and surreal games. Her first contact with the National Film Board of Canada was through ScientifiqPiqniq, her animation adventure about the cosmic revelation of beautiful macro and micro structures that unite us with the universe. Museum of Symmetry is produced by the National Film Board of Canada and was also made possible by VR-studio Casa Rara.

Terrifying Jellyfish is a young game designer and digital artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. He started his company in 2014. His objective is to create subversive games, interactive experiences, live visuals, and merchandise, all based around aesthetics and color theory. Terrifying Jellyfish has become associated with sparkly bright colors, endearing absurdity, and positivity.

PALOMA DAWKINS CANADA | 2018 | 6+

T.J. HUGHES UNITED STATES | 2017 | 5+

FACTS Producer Gabrielle Harvey, Casa Rara Co-Writer Ashley Opheim Music Caila Thomspon-Hannant

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GAMES & APPS

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Art Sqool

Eat the Rich

Players get to be Froshmin, a small round figure who is attending art school. Artificial intelligence will help Froshmin become a great artist.

Eat The Rich is an enjoyable Black Friday simulator game, where you control shoppers to hoard groceries, appliances, and everything else from the shop shelves.

JULIAN GLANDER UNITED STATES | 2019 | 7+

EVAN GREENWOOD, LUC WOLTHERS SOUTH AFRICA | 2019 | 7+

FACTS Website http://glander.co/

Ethereal

FACTS Website http://www.callofthevoid.com/

Goose Game

Calm your nerves and stimulate your brain with Ethereal.

In this colourful game with soothing music, a mysterious story unfolds as you play.

It’s a lovely morning in the village, but there’s a horrible goose around. Players get to be that goose.

NICOLÁS RECABARREN, TOMÁS BATISTA ARGENTINA | 2012 | 9+

JAKE STRASSER, MICHAEL MCMASTER, NICO DISSELDORP, STUART GILLESPIE-COOK AUSTRALIA | 2019 | 5+

FACTS Website http://nonsensearts.com/

FACTS Website http://househou.se/

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Minit

QT

In Minit, a day only lasts 60 seconds. Players travel around to help unusual people, defeat enemies and break the unfortunate curse.

QT is a lovely game, although you wouldn’t say so at first. You have to explore a dark house all alone. Luckily, animated characters soon appear.

DOMINIK JOHANN, KITTY CALIS, JAN WILLEM NIJMAN, JUKIO KALLIO THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 7+

HAPPY SNAKE GAMES UNITED KINGDOM | 2019 | 10+

FACTS

FACTS Website https://happysnakegames.itch.io/qt

Website https://minitgame.com/

Static A surreal walking simulator with audio puzzles, inspired by modular synthesizers and the writer Haruki Murakami.

In Sticky Cats, players can become a sticky cat who loves a bit of fish. They enter the house, steal the fish, and leave behind utter chaos.

ELIJAH CAULEY, AMIT RAI SHARMA UNITED STATES | 2019 | 8+

JEM SMITH, JASON SUTHERLAND SOUTH AFRICA | 2019 | 5+

FACTS Website https://crawlspacestudio.itch.io/

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Sticky Cats

FACTS Website http://www.stickycatsgame.com/

WORKSHOPS

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Animation Zone Hello world! Together with our visitors we create an animation about a snail that travels all over the world with his small shell. Who does he meet, what obstacles must he overcome and how can he make the world a better place during his travels? Using Eva Stalinski’s beautiful animations and items put together by the children themselves, they will create a great travel story.

After all, anything is possible with animation.

In this workshop the children make an animation film from a bird eye’s perspective. All the short animations will be stitched together to form one long animation.

The snail encounters something new every day during his global travels. He makes new friends, encounters obstacles or picks up rubbish, as this is a snail who wants to make the world a better place. The Animation Place is filmed from above and works with stop motion.

CINEKID & EVA STALINSKI THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 4+ FACTS Website https://evastalinski.com

AR-Viewer The real world and the digital world are becoming increasingly intertwined. This opens up all sorts of possibilities for the future. A virtual rollercoaster on the beach, a tropical bird in the snow or people being able to fly – anything goes. What would children add to their world if anything was possible? We will find out during this workshop. First, they make their own augmented reality viewer that they can use with their phone.

Then, they make a film or use a film by artists from Studio Pointer.

The AR viewers are made of cardboard and transparent sheet in which the children can place their phone and play (self-made) films. For example, children can put a butterfly on a stick and film this in a black box to create their own content.

CINEKID THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 7+ FACTS Website www.cinekid.nl

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Filter Factory Who doesn’t use filters nowadays? In the Filter Factory at Cinekid we, together with our visitors, will create filters non-stop. Children can transform themselves into superheroes, their favourite villain, their pet or maybe a wacky, imaginary creature. They will cut, paste and draw to create their own design. Once they are happy with the result, the design is digitalised. Additionally, a short film is made of every participant.

At the Greenscreen Travel Agency, kids can order a ticket for a trip to one of three gaming worlds. In Wave World they learn how to fly, in Losbollenland they can make their heads float, and in Circus City they become a wizard with magical powers. That way they not only discover interesting travel destinations destinations, but they also learn about the possibilities of working with a green screen.

The filters are made from a colouring page showing a face or glasses. The children will colour these in themselves, after which the pages are scanned and converted into a digital filter. After the workshop, the children can take the film and their own filter home so they can use it later.

This workshop makes use of green screen technology.

Each participant starts with the same background, from which they zapp themselves into the world of their choice. Once there, they have to finish an assignment within 30 seconds or so. In that way their magical powers are being tested - by making things float for instance, by greeting as many people as possible, or by flying through the air. In the end, they go home with a video of their magical journey.

VIESUEEL GEWELD THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 4+

CINEKID & QUESTIONS COLLECTIVE THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 4+

FACTS Website www.viesueelgeweld.nl

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Greenscreen Travel Agency

FACTS Website www.questionscollective.com

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Letter to Space In 1974, scientists sent a message into outer space, the Arecibo Message, via the largest radio telescope in the world in Puerto Rico. Among other things, this message explained what the earth and people look like. This message was converted into code language. At Cinekid, children can write a letter to aliens in order to introduce themselves. However, it will take roughly 25,000 years for these letters to arrive, so that an answer will be a long time coming!

In this workshop, children use colouring pages to answer questions about themselves. For example, if they select answer A, they will colour in all blocks A. The result will be similar to the original Arecibo Message. The messages are scanned by a large scanner and converted into code language, which makes it seem as if the message is sent to aliens.

CINEKID THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 4+ FACTS Website www.cinekid.nl

Terra Nova With TerraNova, children populate new and distant planets by solving challenges. What does their planet look like and what kind of plants and animals live there?

Are there any cars or is everyone using teleportation?

During the TerraNova workshop and building game, the visitors decide for themselves, using their hands, new technologies and lots of imagination. They will do so together with others, as the workshop is held simultaneously at three different locations in the Netherlands. See how an empty planet transforms into a colourful world with plants, trees, fantasy animals, space stations, floating cars, monuments and other creations.

Each location has a large clay table where children can make objects for their planet, such as trees which are placed in the virtual landscape through a 3D scanner.

The participants choose a suitable spot with their team members. Once this challenge has been completed, a new challenge appears.

NOU&HERKAUW THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 7+ FACTS Website www.nouenherkauw.nl

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Wild Posting How would our young Cinekid visitors make the world a better place? That is the subject of this workshop.

Maybe they think President Trump deserves a hug, that each child should give at least one compliment a day to someone else, or that planting greenery in your garden that attracts bees should be compulsory. All these ideas will be made into interactive pamphlets, that not only show what the visitors stand for, but that also make those messages audible.

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Masterclasses What happens behind the scenes of film, television and new media productions? At Cinekid, children can find out through a number of special master classes. These master classes are a special part of the festival, aimed at letting children discover the media world from the inside.

They can take acting lessons from actors, write their own storyline for a series, participate in castings and much more.

After having recorded their messages in one of the sound booths at the festival, the messages are being transfered into a QR code. Subsequently, the participants design a pamphlet around that QR code. All pamphlets will eventually be put up on a wall and, with a mobile phone at hand, kids can discover each others briljant ideas.

There are three master classes of one and a half hours a day, including Acting with Animals, in which participants learn what it’s like to act with an animal; the master class Hacking, in which they learn how to hack images; Elskes Kast Casting, in which children can audition for a film, series or commercials; and the master class Making Videos with Peter, in which the popular vlogger Petrus teaches you how to shoot an original film.

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E IN NE FOR SC I ID S E C L F - OR S A K O O L E R LS R D F OR OA IN P P N O S C OR NA OR EKI ID F PR N L DF O D F IN EK O R I I A S S I O I S C IN N K S S E F K E E E E C D F L F I N CIN PRO S CIN ONA ALS NEK PRO S CI F I You I ONHello L L R R S O C Hello World, A A S O I R O S N F ON FE SS AL F IO R P D I K E I O S N E S F O R K S ES R P PRO SIO INE FE ID F CIN O O R ES S C PRO EK ALS SSI F F O RO AL D E O IN N F R F C IO RO D F ID R P ION FO LS S K E FO SS KID NA FES R P KI S L E E E O O D KI ROF CIN ESSI PRO ID F CIN IONA S SS R S R P K F L P L E O R O A FE A F R E N R O I N N O D P C O I IO OR EK S SSI PRO ID F CIN S L S F N NA FE K LS O R I E D C O I O N O EK ALS ESSI PR ID F S CI IONA R PR C R EK AL SS N O LS F O F O O I N F N FE ID I S PR ID A F C O I N K O R EK ALS SS PR NE SIO ID O E R I F CIN N K P S F C E E O O O S N F CI S SSI PR D F AL R O L O R A FE I S N R EK F PR P L O O D I R NA KI O D F IN SS R R O R F E P KI S C FE O O I D SS CIN D F FO I E L O K E LS EKI ID IN NA PR NE F I O NA IN K CIN O R I C E R S O P N S D F ALS R O LS C CI S S I L S I O K ION D F FES NA ALS NA FE E O RO 131 I N SS I O N O I K S PR ESS SIO ES R P LS NE FE INTRODUCTION

PROFESSIONALS

How do we operate in the world as individuals while remaining integral cogs within society through our use of media? Hello World invites Cinekid for Professionals guests to reflect

on this question, while imagining the wider effects that AV and media have on our world’s future development? Can we gain a greater sense of understanding of the world through internet use, and how can we reflect on this collectively as we embrace the vast array of

media available to us? Hello World is about broadening horizons and appreciating media as an evolving idea. It is about the communication through images and words between

global societies that may differ fundamentally on many levels, but which are very much part of the wider world we all share.

Welcome to the 2019 Cinekid for Professionals programme, which we hope will again offer you fresh insights, new tools, an expanded network and renewed inspiration for your work within children’s media. We are grateful that many of the key players within the children’s media industry will, during our full Industry Forum, enlighten us with their experience and know-how in adapting to the changing industry.

We are delighted that leading international professionals see Cinekid as an essential platform for sound and profitable business. Fortunately, that international audience is growing each year. Last year we welcomed over 550 international guests to Amsterdam. Over the years more than 350 projects have been selected for the Junior Co-production Market (JCM), of which 50% have been realised, many very successfully. The success of previous editions of the Junior Co-production Market (JCM) is reflected again in the 2019 Festival Programme, which contains four titles previously at JCM.

I invite you to immerse yourself fully into the 33rd Cinekid Festival. Attend as many public screenings as you can and you must pay a visit to the biggest interactive playground in the world, the MediaLab.

I would like to thank our funders, the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme and the Netherlands Film Fund, for their on-going and vital funding. I would like to thank our loyal supporting partners, without whom Cinekid for Professionals would not exist. I would also like to thank the Cinekid Advisory Board for being our ambassadors and for sharing our vision on children’s media. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my brilliant team. They are fantastic!

On behalf of the entire Cinekid team we hope this year’s programme will update, fuel and inspire you for the year to come. Enjoy!

Nienke Poelsma

Besides the projects in development we also select completed productions for the ScreeningClub, our digital video library which offers 500 recent children’s productions from all over the world.

Head of Cinekid

for Professionals

ScreeningClub Monday 21 – Thursday 24 October 09.00 - 18.00.

Worldwide online available from Saturday 19 October until 8 November.

English language or subtitles. For accredited guests only.

Cinekid’s digital screening facility offers a selection of all the latest productions for children from the past year.

Professionals can watch these productions in private screening booths or via the online platform for programming or acquisition purposes.

Zapp Day Monday 21 October 12.00 – 17.00 at Westergas Theatre.

On invitation only.

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.

Producers Programme Monday 21 October – Friday 26 October.

For selected participants only.

The Producers Programme is an international exchange programme for producers who want to expand their international network within children’s media. The attending producers are nominated by our international partner organisations.

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Organised in partnership with ACE Producers, Czech Film Center, EAVE, Film Producers Netherlands, Norwegian Film Institute and Polish Film Institute.

Junior Co-production Market Tuesday 22 October 09:30 – 12.30:

JCM Pitches at Westergas Theatre.

Tuesday 22 October 14.00 – 17:30 & Wednesday 23 October 10.00 – 17:30:

JCM One-to-One Meetings at the Professionals HUB. For 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 in development and works-in-progress for young audiences across the film and television sectors. A high degree of interactivity and the potential for cross-financing across these sectors reflects in the market selection. A total of 19 projects in development and 6 works-in-progress will be presented within a unique and nurturing environment designed to encourage international cooperation. 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 and awards can be found at Cinekid. com, and in the JCM-booklet.

CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME

PROFESSIONALS

Test & Pitch with Kids

Cinekid MediaLab Night, including the Golden Lion Awards

Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 October.

Thursday 24 October 18.00 – 21.30 at Cinekid MediaLab.

English language. On invitation only.

For accredited and invited guests 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.

A unique opportunity for professionals to see how the target audience responds to their projects. In this programme children are the experts, and their feedback might just influence the final outcome of these productions.

At Cinekid’s MediaLab Night guests are free to try all the techy novelties and artistic craziness the MediaLab has to offer. It is the moment all our national and international guests come together for drinks and good company and to celebrate the festival and their part in it. This is also the night we announce the winners of the Golden Lion Jury Award and Audience Award.

Cinekid Industry Forum

Cinekid Script LAB

Thursday 24 October 10.00 – 18.00 at Westergas Theatre.

Selected participants only.

Tickets available online. English language.

During Cinekid’s Industry Forum more than 35 professionals within the field of global children’s media will share their ideas, tips & tricks with you. In rapidly alternating sessions of 40 minutes, experts will tell you about the successful development of their projects and the hurdles they had to overcome en route. From diverse backgrounds, these experts will offer their own take on, and experiences within, children’s media – from pushing the limits internationally to facts&figures.

Enter the dialogue and get an exclusive insight into these super-creative minds and their working practices.

Compile your own programme during this full day event: 2 keynotes, 12 tables, 12 themes, 5 x 40-minute rounds!

Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training programme for writers with a children’s film project.

The programme was initiated by Cinekid in 2014, and takes place during Cinekid for Professionals in October and Berlinale the following February. This year Cinekid welcomes seventeen writers from 14 countries to the 5th edition of the Lab. Script LAB is funded by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme and organised in close collaboration with international partner organisations, such as the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, the Finnish Film Foundation, the Icelandic Film Centre, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Norwegian Film Institute and the Swedish Film Institute.

Co-hosted by Mediawijzer.net

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&Black&White 72

Cloudy 45

Golden Oldies 85

#bullyingstory 64

Club of Ugly Children, The 35

Goldie 74

#ClimatePirate Escape Room 86

Colony, A 27

Good Heart 48

100% Coco New York 33

Comment of Men 68

Goose Game 123

180CC 65

Control 57

Granny Lane 85

48 Hour Film Project Cinekid, The 86

Cup of Joe, A 84

Greenscreen Travel Agency 126

6:1 72

Cycle 84

Hacker 28

Adventures of Halvdan Viking, The 38

Dad 45

Heatwave 48

Afterlife 34

De Fabeltjeskrant: De Grote Dierenbos-spelen 36

Hedgehog 49

All In Good Time 57

Deadly Drive in Disaster 84

Here my Village 28

Ambient Emo Synchronizer 119

Der Wanderer 120

Heroes with a Tail 104

Angel’s Trumpet 72

Dirkjan Heerst 84

Holy Moly 75

Animation Zone 125

Dog-e 84

Hopus 75

Apple Core, The 103

Doopie 108

Hors Piste 75

AR-Viewer 125

Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror 27

Huggleboo 101, 107

Art Sqool 123

Dragon Recipes 74

Huilbui 62

At First Sight 61

Eat the Rich 123

I Used To Like The Sea 88

Babou 72

Echo 46

I’m Not Scared of the Crocodile 75

Bears Famous Invasion of Sicily, The 26

Eden’s Adventures 119

Imaginary Friends Shops, The 76

Bears Love Me! 34

Elephant’s Song, The 46

In My Bathtub I’m the Captain in Command 76

Big Wolf & Little Wolf 44

Elsa and the Night 47

In the Woods 49

Billie 73

En Route 69

Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs 29

BINTI 26

Ethereal 123

JerryMaya’s Detective Agency 4: the First Mystery 39

Bird of Prey 84

Eye, The 81

Jetski 58, 107

Blind Date 64, 84, 107

Filter Factory 126

Jolly Fish 76

Blue Dog, The 104

Firefly Grove, The 81

Just Kids 112

Cat Came Back, The 73

First Years 108

Kid Who Would Be King, The 88

Cat Lake City 73

Floor Rules 100, 107

Kids & Docs 113

Catastrophe 84

Forests are for Trees 120

Kids of Courage 109

Champ 65, 107

Foreplay 74

Kiki’s Delivery Service 89

Chess 44

Fox and Hare 100, 107

Kimya 70

Chubby Tummy Bunny 73

Fox and the Bird, The 47

Kings of Mulberry Street 29

Cinema 63, 84

Fritzi: a Revolutionary Tale 39

Kite, The 50

Circus Noel 35

Frogs and Toads 87

Koken met Konijnen 109

Claypet 74

Fruit Machine 121

Koyaa: Elusive Paper 76

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 87

Full Feather Jacket 85

KRO-NCRV Zapp Echt Gebeurd 113

Cloud Sister 66

Gaijin sashimi 62

Lane 4 30

Generation XYZ 121

Last Day of Autumn, The 50

INDEX

Letter to Space 127

Pecker 85

Static 124

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 89

Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House 42

Stick, The 61

Little Spicy 58

Polar Opposites 80

Sticky Cats 124

Lost Garden, The 77

Pre-schoolers Workshop Doopie 114

Strike 43

Lotte and the Lost Dragons 40

Prince Ki-Ki-Do: Superdo 80

Sune vs Sune 32

Louis & Luca: Mission to the Moon 40

Provence 59

Talking Heads 106, 107

Maestro 77

Psychobitch 31

Terra Nova 127

Man Who Looked beyond the Horizon, The 66

QT 124

Terra Willy 43

Masterclasses 128

Raccoon and the Light 52

Test of Time, The 38

Matilda 77

Remi, Nobody’s Boy 42

Thermostat 6 81

Miles Away 77

Remy and Juliyat 110

Thibault 67

Minit 124

Renildo and Vanildo 80

This Film Stinks 82

Monkey Nuts 114

Romy’s Salon 37

This is me - Noor 107

Moominvalley 110

Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter 90

This Side, Other Side 55

Most Annoying Island, A 36

Running to the Sky 32

Tiger With No Stripes, A 55

Museum of Symmetry 122

Sabaku 85

Timo moet wachten 82

My Extraordinary Summer with Tess 37

Safe Haven 70

Too Far Away 33

My Family and the Wolf 41

Sam’s Dream 53

TouchMETell 118

My Grandpa is an Alien 41

Sandwichshow, The 107

Town Called Panic, A 92

My Label 78

Saturday’s Apartment 53

Town Called Panic: The County Fair, A 82

My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo 30

Seven Little Criminals 102

Trailer 85

My life in Versailles 78

Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon 91

Turbopéra 82

My Time 78

She-Pack 59

Under my Skin 67

Nest 51

Short but sweet 85

Victor and Valentino 111

NeverEnding Story, The 90

Shorts By Kids 91

Walking with Unimals 118

Ninja Nanny 101

Single Life, A 84

Wat zou jij doen? 112

Not Today 78

Size of Things, The 60

Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog 106

Nour 122

Slowdance 60

Wheat Keeper, The 56

Now You Know it Anyway 85

Slurp 80

Where the Wild Things Are 93

o28 79

Small Spark 81

Wild 85

Of Love and Lies 31

Smogtown 63

Wild Posting 128

One Week to Go 105

Snail the Painter 54

Wiremen, The 56

Ons Eiland 79

Snapshot 85

Workout 83

Outdoors Bound 105

So High Up 54

Young Hunters 68

Overboard! 51

Song of the Sea 92

Zara and the Magical Football Boots 103

Partridge in a Bear Tree 52

SpangaS 111

Zibilla 83

Pat 79

SpangaS on Summer Vacation 102

Zog 83

Peas 79

STAR 71

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Credits CINEKID FOUNDATION

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

Kattenburgerstraat 5 003-G

Head of Marketing & Communication Sandra van Beers

1018 JA Amsterdam

Online Marketing & Communication Laura Bos

+31 (0) 20 531 78 90

Print & Press Officer Rachel Voorbij

www.cinekid.nl / info@cinekid.nl

Graphic Design Tess Semin

SUPERVISORY BOARD

PROGRAMME PRODUCERS

Hedda Bruessing, Errol Nayci, Guido van Nispen,

Producer Film Alexander Sommers

Jeroen van Dijk, Marlene Wickel

Producer Television Berit van Lier Producer MediaLab Hanane el Ouardani

Director a.i. Mark Termeer

Producer Cinekid for Professionals Thijs van der Laak

Business Executive Irene Ford

Producer Special Events CfP Jasmijn Alkhaf

PROGRAMMERS

Producer Junior Co-production Market Cinekid for Professionals Nasztรกzia Potapenko

Head of Cinekid Festival on Tour & Project Office

Producer Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals

Linde Dorenbosch

Eline Warnier

Head of Cinekid for Professionals Nienke Poelsma

Assistant Producer Education & Workshops

Head of Digital Culture Ward Janssen

Havanna Bundel

Head of Education Rianne Vogel

Producer Education Dicky Jansen

Head of Film & Television Erik Tijman

Producer Project Office Marc Selanno

Head of Workshops Sonja Volmer

Producer Opening and Award Ceremonies Barbara

ADVISORY BOARD Astrid Bussink, Barbara Bredero, Charlie Duran, Dries

de Haan Advisor Film Merel Gilsing Partner & Programme Development Ilja Groenewegen

Phlypo, Eric Goossens, Evelien Bosch, Floor Onrust, Henrike van Gelder, Ido Abram, Janneke van de

Head of Festival Production Laszlo Gimenez

Kerkhof, Jeroen van Mastrigt, Justine Bannister,

Coordinator Volunteers Noortje Veerman, Judith Rigter

Nasim Miradi, Nienke Korthof, Pien Houthoff, Roel

Assistant Tatjana Witting

Spits, Viola Gabrielli

TECHNICAL PRODUCERS Producer Cinekid for Professionals Kim Evers Producer MediaLab Minke Marsiglia Producer Opening & Award Ceremonies Hansjan Fokkens

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CREDITS

BOX OFFICE Head of Box Office Anieck Visser

Desiree Bluyssen, Elske Falkena, Zoeteke Lugthart,

Coordinator Box Office Quirine Tordoir

Lieke van den Berge, Skye Barendrecht, Miranda

Host Toos Raeijmaekers

Bruinzeel, Peter de Harder, Barbara Rink, Thijs Janssen, Meike Lemmen, Inti Mego, Daan Uttien, David Hup,

Festival Office Manager Jara Israels

Leon Brill, Els Hiddink, Katja Fred, Jasmijn Kamsma,

PA Director Babs Annemoon Pol

Kitty van de Maat, Tobiah Palm

TRAINEES

JURY SUPPORT

Cinekid for Professionals Yke van der Molen

Jury Coordination Ilma van de Beek, Merel Booleman,

Film Rosa Elk

Ninelotte Dijk

Screeningclub Zeynep Naz Inansal

Participating schools in the audience jury for the

Marketing Hannah Bremer

Cinekid National Audience Award

Graphic Design Fleur Visser

De Vlissingse Schoolvereniging, Vlissingen; Nassau-

CREW

school, Groningen; OBS ’t Landje, Rotterdam; Noordmansschool, Amsterdam; De Springstok, Amsterdam;

Guest Service Cinekid for Professionals Eline Warnier,

O.B.S. Ayundo, Assendelft; PCB De Zevensprong,

Yke van der Molen

Dronten; Saltoschool De Groene Vlinder, Eindhoven;

Head Operators Barbara Rokven – Het Ketelhuis, Dennis

O.B.S. Twa Yn len, Echtenerbrug; Basisschool de

Bor – Filmtechniek, Robbert Linnemann – The Movies

Klinkert, Oudenbosch; OBS De Zandhorst, Breezand;

ICT Bart Koppe, FMO Solutions, Tinus Nijmeijer, VBVB

De Columbusschool, Almere; Freinetschool De Both-

Location Managers Georg Elbers, Jorn Kortooms, Kirill

oven, Enschede; OBS De Esmarke, Enschede; IKC Het

Blokker, Lian van Erp, Mark Kuipers, Toine Schuurman

Palet, Leeuwarden; Wilhelminaschool, Amerongen; De Arenberg, Zevenbergen; Basisschool Samenspel,

WORKSHOP & MASTERCLASS SUPERVISORS

Amsterdam; Alan Turingschool, Amsterdam

Daphne Zandberg, Vera Kaye en Meike van Denakker,

Q&A Nikki Esselaar, Lois Richard

Quinten Verschure, Bas van Teylingen, Teun Peters,

Presentation Educational Screenings Amber Nefkens,

Franky Rampen Anneke Beukman, Josephine

Dicky Jansen, Rens Weijenborg, Melanta Ayon,

Hoogland, Charlie Duran, Jasmijn Kamsma en Eline

Bastiaan Bosma

Jansen, Charlotte Mutsaers, Eva Beij, Bas Keizer en

Voice Over Jerusha Hexspoor, Marcia Hexspoor

Sonia Eijken, Sabine van der Helm, Jeroen van Ede,

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OPERATIONAL PARTNERS

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION PARTNERS

Audiovisual Production BeamSystems

Festival Design & MediaLab Design Wink

Box Office & Ticketing Active Tickets, Festival Tickets,

Festival Photography Corinne de Korver, Max Kneefel,

Filmchief

Melle Meivogel

Catering Media Café, Pacific Parc, Het Ketelhuis,

Printer InDrukWerk

PuntKookt

Translations Beter Engels Vertaalbureau, Nick Cunningham

Festival Locations Amsterdam Westergas, Het Ketelhuis,

Technical Realisation Website Frank van der Wel,

The Movies

Vruchtvlees

Film Transport Gofilex Technical Facilities 4Productions, Axitours, Film*Techniek Rotterdam, AllRent

CAMPAIGN DESIGN 2019 Concept & Design Marbl.tv Photography Maarten Berkers

PARTICIPATING THEATRES CINEKID FESTIVAL ON TOUR Filmhuis Alkmaar, Filmhuis Almelo, Filmhuis Parkvilla

DTP Marjolijn van Haarlem CATALOGUE 2019

Alphen aan den Rijn, De Lieve Vrouw Amersfoort,

Coordinators Rachel Voorbij, Thijs van der Laak

Plein Theater Amsterdam, Focus Filmtheater Arnhem,

Editor-in-chief Mirjam Groen Text Contributors

Filmtheater het Kruispunt Barendrecht, Filmthe-

Mirjam Groen, Govrien Oldenburger, Leo Bankersen,

ater Cinebergen Bergen, Chassé Theater Breda,

Erik Tijman, Ward Janssen, Nienke Poelsma, Maricke

Filmhuis Bussum, Stadscentrum het Parochiehuis

Nieuwdorp, Merel Gilsing, Alexander Sommers,

Delden, Filmhuis Lumen Delft, Filmhuis De Keizer

Hanane el Ouardani Translators & Editors

Deventer, Herberg de Pol Diepenheim, Vue Eind-

Beter Engels Vertaalbureau, Nick Cunningham Photo

hoven, Concordia Film Enschede, Podium ’t Beest

Credits Corinne de Korver, Max Kneefel, Melle Meivogel

Goes, De Reggehof Goor, Filmhuis Gouda, Groninger

Design Tess Semin, Vruchtvlees Print Indrukwerk

Forum, Filmschuur Haarlem, Filmtheater Hilversum, Het Cultuurgebouw Hoofddorp, Cultureel Centrum

TV COMMERCIAL 2019

het Beaufort Markelo, Cinema Middelburg, LUX

Actors Cato Westerdijk, Luc Plaisir, Bailey Jayce Hunswijk,

Nijmegen, Groene Engel Oss, Strandtheater Houten

Anna van Beek, Elin Corinde, Dewayne Monteiro Concept

Kaap Ouddorp, ECI Cultuurfabriek Roermond, In

Maarten Berkers (Marbl.tv) Director Maarten Berkers

de Lugt Rotterdam, LantarenVenster Rotterdam, ‘t

Animated Artwork Maarten Berkers Music & Sound Frank

Hoogt Utrecht, Calypso Theater Wijk bij Duurstede,

Sens Camera Geert van Schoot Studio Turtle Beach VFX

Luxor Zutphen, Filmtheater Fraterhuis Zwolle

Editing, Animation & Post Production Maarten Berkers Decor Leon van de Bor Animation Intern Alexander Hendricks Voice Over Evelien Bosch

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CREDITS

CINEKID LIONS DESIGN BY Daan de Haan

Entertainment, Pebble TV, Periscoop Film, Phanta Vision, Pristine Film, Pupkin Film, Questions Collective,

CINEKID 2019 HAS BEEN REALISED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM

Rianne van Duin, ROC Amsterdam, Ronald Simons, Rubinstein Media B.V., September Films, SND Films,

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science,

Some Shorts, Stedelijk Museum, Ster, Stichting de Vroli-

Amsterdam Art Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA

jkheid, Stichting Helden, Submarine, Tangerine Tree, The

Programme, VSBfonds, Fonds 21, Mondriaan Fund, Fiep

48 Hour Film Project, The Film Kitchen, The Greenery,

Westendorp Foundation, KunstLoc Brabant

The Storytellers Film & TV, TeleScope, The Walt Disney

MEDIA PARTNERS

Company Benelux, Tom de Mol Productions, Topkapi Films, Tuvalu Media, Twin Films, Ubisoft, Umami Media,

Kidsweek, Volkskrant, Cartoon Network, Ngage Media,

UNICEF, Universal Pictures International Netherlands,

VPRO, Jean Mineur Mediavision

Viesueel Geweld, Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland, VPRO,

PARTNERS & SPONSORS CINEKID FESTIVAL ANWB, Apollo Films, AVROTROS, Bas van Teylingen, BIND, BosBros, Bremer & De Zwaan, Cartoon Network, CCCP, Chris Silos, Cinéart Nederland, CineMeow,

WeArePublic, Wim Pel Productions, WW Entertainment, XS4ALL, Zapp Echt Gebeurd FUNDERS & PARTNERS CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS 2019

Cinemien, Creator Network, Dutch FilmWorks, ECFA, Els

Funded by Creative Europe MEDIA Programme,

Kuiper, Elskes Kast, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival,

Netherlands Film Fund Partners ACE Producers, City

Evangelische Omroep, Evelien Bosch, EYE, FedEx,

of Amsterdam, Children’s Media Conference, Creative

GreenDCP, Hazazah Pictures, Het Nieuwe Instituut, HKU,

Europe Desk NL, Czech Film Centre, Eurimages, EAVE,

Hogeschool Rotterdam, Hollandse Helden, HUMAN,

EYE International, Filmmore, Film Producers Nether-

IDFA, IkonDocs, IMC Weekendschool, In The Air, Inde-

lands, Mediawijzer.net, Nordic Animation, Norwegian

pendent Films, JEF, Just Film Distribution, Just4Kids,

Film Institute, Polish Film Institute

Keplerfilm, KidsRights, KLIK! Distribution Service, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten,

And all other organisations, volunteers and individuals

KRO-NCRV, Kunstbende, Martin Koolhoven,

that helped realise the 2019 festival with their artistic,

Mediawijzer.net, Michiel Brongers, Mirjam Marks,

organisational, scientific or technical contributions.

Moondocs, MOOOV, NL Film & TV, MU artspace, Nou & Herkauw, Nuts & Bolts Film Company, NPO-fonds, NTR, PABO Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Paradiso Filmed

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CINEKID 2018 HAS BEEN REALISED WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM:

LOCATION PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

PARTNERS

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PA R T N E R S

Cinekid for Professionals 2019

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WOENSDAG,

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Creative Europe invests in children’s content!

Since it was launched in 1991 the MEDIA programme has invested more than € 2,7 billion in European creativity and cultural diversity. It has supported the development and international distribution of thousands of films, including jewels like Ernest & Celestine, Paddington, My Life as a Courgette, My Giraffe, The Breadwinner and the international award winning My Extraordinary Summer with Tess.

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