Once again this year, child­ren from the Grüne Soße day care cent­re have put tog­e­ther their own pro­gram. They sel­ec­ted films from the Cinemini Europe film cata­lo­gue, a European film edu­ca­ti­on pro­ject for child­ren aged three to six. 

The Cinemini cata­lo­gue con­ta­ins many dif­fe­rent films: expe­ri­men­tal, old, and ani­ma­ted. They weren’t made spe­ci­fi­cal­ly for child­ren, but were sel­ec­ted spe­ci­fi­cal­ly for them. In a work­shop, the young par­ti­ci­pan­ts deci­de for them­sel­ves which films they want to share with the audi­ence, what title to give the pro­gram, and which accom­pany­ing acti­ve ses­si­ons should take place in the cinema. 

During the fes­ti­val week, film edu­ca­tor Paula Engelhardt will host the finis­hed »Minis« pro­gram. Representing the group, she brings the child­ren’s ide­as to the screen. The audi­ence can look for­ward to a film pro­gram with fun, playful acti­vi­ties. Perhaps the­re will be pain­ting or dancing bet­ween the films, or a lar­ge web of thread spun bet­ween the cine­ma seats— what hap­pens exact­ly is up to the children! 

During the pro­gram, it is the­r­e­fo­re expli­cit­ly per­mit­ted to laugh, talk, and move around the room. Where can you find such a thing, some of you may ask. Right here! Everyone—children, par­ents, grandparents—is cor­di­al­ly invi­ted to mar­vel, have fun, and be sur­pri­sed by the film selection.