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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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