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Awards ceremony

Find out who the big winners are of the JEF festival 2022, during the festive awards ceremony, hosted by Dempsey Hendrickx! Catfun 2

Make a festival star out of your cat! The funniest cat videos sent to poeslief@ jeugdfilm.be will appear on the big screen! Catch the Mironins!

Try putting the Mironins back in the painting made by the world-famous Spanish painter Joan Miró! Celebrate your birthday with little Charlie!

Celebrate your birthday at the JEF festival! As the party animal, you get free admission for the screening of The best birthday ever. Chickenhare experience 5+

Under the guidance of a real foley artist, you help create the sound for a few scenes of Chickenhare and the hamster of darkness. Closing party + performances 16+

On the last night of JEF festival, we celebrate the end of the festival week with a solid closing party. Even mice belong in heaven

OPENING EVENT

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking world of Even mice belong in heaven, together with the festival's godmother and godfather at the grand opening in Kinepolis Antwerp. Get busy with The school garden

After the screening of The school garden, Stadsakker by Berchem Posthof demonstrates how to grow fruits and vegetables in the middle of a bustling city. Inflatable Cinema

Between 27/2 and 5/3, this cinema will inflate at a new location each day and screen beautiful short film compilations for all ages. And for free! JEF makers day

After an afternoon filled with 5-minute creations by young filmmakers, you'll find out who the winning JEF makers of 2022 are, followed by a festive reception. Kabam! The whisper tree

Tell your fears to the cuddle tree. Draw them on a leaf, whisper them to the trunk… and watch the monster under your bed vanish into thin air! Ket & Doc selection 1 & 2 with Sien Wynants

Come and meet the filmmakers and the inspiring people and themes from the documentaries in this third season Ket & Doc. More on page 63. Kitties here, kitties there, kitties everywhere

LIVE DUB

Aminata will be dubbing the voices of the characters live during the screening. A unique experience that you really don't want to miss.

Laura's star

LIVE DUB

Discover Laura's star in a remarkable way. Eva Luna Van Hijfte and Henri Medard will narrate the film live during the screening! Life-size Mister Paper!

Meet Mister Paper and have your picture taken with him. With a bit of luck, you’ll even spot directors Ben Tesseur and Steven De Beul during a crazy introduction. Make your own Pingu

After visiting Pingu in Antarctica, you can mould your own penguin with plasticine. Find out what camera-magic we use to make your Pingu life-sized! Meet & greet Pat & Mat / Do-cinema Pat & Mat

Come to the screening of Pat & Mat at Cinema Rix and meet the craziest two handymen in the world. Or come and make live sounds to the Pat & Mat movie in the do-cinema at Antwerp Port House. Meet & greet with Pim and Pom

Pim and Pom—the two most famous cats from the Fiep Westendorp collection— drop by during some of the screenings. Take a picture with them! Opening night Young programmers with I don't wanna dance

Our young programmers are a group of film fans between the ages of 12 and 16, with an unbiased opinion. They chose the 12+ selection of the festival. Photo exhibition Shadow game: a new beginning

After the movie Shadow game, check out A New Beginning, where photographer Cigdem Yuksel works with young fugitives looking for their (new) identity. Q&A Hello world with Wel Jong

After the documentary Hello world, representatives of ‘Wel Jong’ discuss how teenagers feel when coming out? Q&A What makes us boys

Directors Janet van den Brand and Timothy Wennekens engage in a discussion with organisation Overkop-habbekrats about growing up in a digital age. Q&A Poupelle of Chimney Town

This screening will be followed by a discussion with scientific organisation Curieuze Neuzen about the importance of clean air in the city. Q&A When Hitler stole my pink rabbit

This screening will be followed by a discussion with Vrede.be about the pertinence of the film's themes to this day. Radio Boslabs

Boslabs makes radio! Since the fall of 2021, the happy gang of young creatives at Boslabs podcasts, records, deejays, and chit-chats to their heart's content. Short film night

16+

What happens when five young people take a 4-day film masterclass? Something awesome! Watch their short films, followed by the young programmer's selection. Toddler cinema

Is your toddler all set for a very first cinema experience? Come and join us on toddler day for a stimulating introduction into the dark screening room. Q&A Why didn't you stay for me? with Missing You

After the screening of this touching film, we will have a conversation with the organisation Missing You, about losing a loved one. Zwoltopia @ Frankenweenie

Jeroen (Zwoltopia) turnd the Tim Burton classic Frankenweenie even more unforgettable with his crazy introductions in Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges.