Filmblik Festival: youth & family film + workshops

Even before cinema existed, people found ways to make drawings move. In this workshop, children will create a phenakistiscope: a disc on which separate images combine into an animation. By drawing and spinning their own disc, they experience how movement arises from still images – without a camera. This way, we discover the origins of film.

Practical information

• Date: Wednesday 15 October
  
• Time: 14:00 – 15:30
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Price: €7.00 per participant
• Location: Foyer
• Max. participants: 20
• Supervision: Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and watch, or enjoy a drink in our Grand Café during the workshop.
  

This workshop is all about colour. Together we will build a small film set and explore how colours influence what you see and feel. We’ll discover how colour can evoke joy, tension or sadness. By experimenting with different colours in sets and props, we’ll playfully learn how filmmakers create atmosphere and meaning. Film is much more than moving images alone – colour also helps to tell the story.

Practical information

• Date: Thursday 16 October
• Time: 14:00 – 15:30
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Price: €7.00 per person
• Location: Foyer
• Max. participants: 20
• Supervision: Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and watch, or enjoy a drink in our Grand Café during the workshop.

The rustle of crumpled paper, the growl of a capybara, the shot of a rifle – in films they sound real. But did you know many of these sounds are created in completely different ways? In this workshop you’ll discover the basics of foley: making film sounds with everyday objects. You’ll experiment yourself and learn how to layer surprising sounds onto existing images.

Practical information

• Date: Friday 17 October
• Time: 14:00 – 16:00
• Duration: 120 minutes
• Price: €7.00 per participant
• Location: The Lab
• Max. participants: 25
• Supervision: Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and watch, or enjoy a drink in our Grand Café during the workshop.

In this workshop, we will draw our own characters and bring them to life frame by frame in a short film. This way, we discover how separate images create a story and how patience and creativity can make something come alive. A playful finale to our film journey!

P.S. Those who previously attended the Set the Scene-workshop can choose 3D and work with their own toys or cuddly animals.

Practical information

• Date: Saturday 18 October
• Time: 14:00 – 15:30
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Price: €7.00 per participant
• Location: Foyer
• Max. participants: 12
• Supervision: Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and watch, or enjoy a drink in our Grand Café during the workshop.

Grand Prix of Europe tells the story of Edda, a young mouse with a huge dream: racing in the Grand Prix. When she accidentally causes her idol — the legendary driver Ed — to get injured and miss the European Grand Prix, she unexpectedly gets the chance to race herself. Under Ed’s guidance, Edda faces challenges that test both her determination and her racing skills. Will she succeed in achieving her dream, finishing the race, and saving her home?

Hopper 2: Het Geheim Van De Marmot is the sequel to Hopper & De Hamster Der Duisternis (2022), in which Hopper experienced his very first great adventure. This time, he follows in the footsteps of his adoptive father King Peter, a famous adventurer. Together with his friends Meg and Abe, he travels across the world until he meets Gina, a mysterious stranger who turns out to be his sister. She tells him that their species is in great danger. To save them, they must search for the mythical Backward-Facing Marmot. Their journey takes them through unknown worlds, old acquaintances and dangerous opponents. Along the way, Hopper discovers who he truly is and where he really belongs.

The little ghost Elli is in trouble: her uncle Chamberlain has been kidnapped by mysterious drones and the old haunted house where she used to live with him is no longer habitable. During her search for a new family, she comes across an old ghost train in an amusement park. It turns out that a group of peculiar monsters live there. She devises an adventurous plan to free her uncle with the help of the motley crew of monsters.

Meissy is overjoyed when her father, Tom, returns home after years of travelling. Against her mother’s wishes, she seeks him out in secret and is drawn into his vibrant world on the streets, full of imagination, origami cranes and extraordinary encounters. But she soon learns why her mother warned her: her father sees things that aren’t real and believes he is a king.

Koning Van De Zwervers is a magical coming-of-age film that makes complex themes accessible, without losing a raw edge.

Twelve-year-old Mina and her dance group get the chance to shine in a music video for a world-famous artist. What begins as an unforgettable adventure in Los Angeles soon turns into a search for balance: between friendship and rivalry within the crew, the high expectations of their choreographer, and the worries at home as her parents go through a marital crisis. When Mina unexpectedly receives an invitation to audition for a film role, she faces a difficult decision: will she seize her big break, or stay true to her friends?

Dancing Queen In Hollywood is a spirited family film full of humour, energy, and relatable teenage emotions. A story about friendship, love, identity, and the courage to follow your own path – with plenty of dance fun for audiences young and old. (lw)

During a violent storm, young Michael and his dog are swept overboard. They wash up on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, far from everything he knows. Michael soon discovers he is not alone: the island is home to Kensuke, a quiet and reclusive Japanese man. He lives in harmony with nature and a group of orangutans, and wants to be left in peace. Nonetheless, an extraordinary friendship develops between Michael and Kensuke. When their peaceful life is threatened by dangerous poachers, Michael and Kensuke must work together to protect their unique world.
Directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry bring Michael Morpurgo’s beloved children’s book to life in a beautiful and heartwarming family adventure. Kensuke’s Kingdom blends classic adventure with a message about connection and responsibility – for each other and for nature.

Changeover
Mehdi Alibeygi, Iran 2014, 3 min. no dialogue
A badminton shuttle has landed in the corner of the court. A little bird comes along and mistakes the shuttlecock for its friend.

Coucouleurs
Oana Lacroix, Switzerland 2018, 6 min. no dialogue
In a great forest where birds of a single colour live, each bird has found its place in a matching tree. But what happens when one bird suddenly has two colours instead of one?

The Cat and the Birds on the Roof
Sarah Roper, France 1998, 7 min. no dialogue
A delightfully plump, apartment-bound cat escapes its dull life and sets off on an adventure to a faraway rooftop garden paradise.

PiroPiro
Mi-young Baek, South Korea 2021, 10 min. no dialogue
Piropiro flies freely, while Dalle, the other little bird, is kept in a cage inside a flower shop. Piropiro dreams of soaring into the wide world together with Dalle.

Coot
Marlies van der Wel, Netherlands 2023, 4 min. no dialogue
A lonely ferry floats on the water. Ever since the bridge was built, no passengers have come aboard. When a coot notices the skipper’s solitude, it decides to help him.