Autumn Break with Cinekid at the Kunstfort!

From Saturday 11 to Sunday 26 October, Kunstfort Vijfhuizen will once again be an official venue for the Cinekid Festival, the national film and media festival for children.

Especially for this occasion, the attic of the Genieloods at the fort will be transformed during the Autumn Break into a cosy cinema, where the following films will be screened (4+, 6+, 8+, 10+).

For those who enjoy it: there will also be arts & crafts!
During the Night of the Night (25 October) there will be a film screening from 17:00 to 18:30.

Tickets are available at the Genieloods before the film starts, and card payment is possible.
Price: children €5, parents/carers free.

Programme
Saturday 11 October
15:00 – Saïd and Anna (4+)

Sunday 12 October
15:00 – Dancing Queen in Hollywood (10+)

Friday 17 October
15:00 – Hola Frida! (6+)

Saturday 18 October
15:00 – Prank (8+)

Friday 24 October
10:30 – Hola Frida! (6+)

Saturday 25 October
15:00 – Saïd and Anna (4+)
17:00 – Dancing Queen in Hollywood (10+)

Sunday 26 October
15:00 – Prank (8+)

About the films
Saïd & Anna, Season 2
In the brand-new season of this popular preschool series, Saïd and Anna once again experience the most exciting adventures together in the Repair Shop.

Cheerful stories about best friends Saïd and Anna, who spend the holidays together in the Repair Shop owned by Saïd’s parents. Broken items are repaired and given a second life. From their self-built tent they experience all sorts of adventures.

The latest episodes of this popular preschool series are fun and beautifully made, and also introduce young viewers to the importance of repair and recycling.

Age: 4+
Length: approx. 50 minutes
Year: 2025
Language: Dutch
Original title: Dutch
Categories: Television series, live action
Country: The Netherlands
Directors: Hilt Lochten, Steven Wouterlood
Writers: Jeanine Cronie, Fiona van Heemstra
Producers: Phanta Basta!, EO, SWR, KiKA (Germany), VRT (Belgium), NRK (Norway), Indi Film (Germany)

Hola Frida!
Step into the colourful world of the young artist Frida Kahlo, who shows how to keep chasing your dreams despite setbacks.

This very first children’s film about Frida Kahlo tells, in beautifully animated form, the extraordinary life story of one of the twentieth century’s most famous artists. As a child in lively Mexico City, Frida sparkles with energy. When she falls ill, she uses her rich imagination as a remedy. A remarkable animated film about the power of art and imagination, in which Frida Kahlo’s paintings come to life.

Main audience: 6+
Rating: 6+
Length: 82 min
Year: 2024
Language: Dutch (dubbed)
Original title: Hola Frida!
Categories: Animated film
Countries: Canada, France
Directors: André Kadi, Karine Vézina

Prank
A comedy about an April Fool’s joke gone completely wrong that turns the world of two 12-year-old boys upside down.

When the April Fool’s prank of Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou goes disastrously wrong, he drags his host family, their son Lucas, and his crush Charlotte into an absurd adventure full of gangsters, money, and chaos. With the mafia, a gang of rapper-thugs, and a bumbling police duo on their heels, Lucas and Xi must work together to clean up the mess they’ve created. Their only hope? Pulling off one last, brilliant prank. A heart-warming and hilarious comedy about friendship, family, and one crazy day that changes everything forever.

Main audience: 8+ (fun for the whole family from 6+)
Rating: 6+
Length: 88 min
Year: 2025
Language: Dutch (dubbed)
Original title: Der Prank
Categories: Live action, feature film
Countries: Germany, Switzerland
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
Writers: Benjamin Heisenberg, Peer Klehmet
Trailer: German

Dancing Queen in Hollywood
A drama in which 12-year-old Mina pursues her dancing dreams in Hollywood while at the same time facing difficult choices.

Get ready to dance – the Dancing Queen is back! Mina and her dance group travel to Hollywood to perform in the music video of a world-famous artist. But what begins as a dream trip soon becomes complicated by tensions in the crew, high expectations from the choreographer, Mina’s parents going through a relationship crisis, and an unexpected invitation to a film audition. A teenage drama about friendship, love, identity, and making choices.

Main audience: 10+ (great for the whole family from 6+)
Rating: Suitable for all ages
Length: 87 min
Year: 2025
Language: Dutch (dubbed)
Original title: Norwegian, English
Categories: Live action, feature film
Country: Norway
Director: Aurora Gossé
Writer: Silje Holtet
Trailer: English subtitles