- Tricks for Kids Short Film Competition: the contest shows current short films from all over the world in four programs.
- Tricks for Kids Series Competition: the latest international animation series will be presented in two competition blocks.
- Feature-length film competition AniMovie / Kids: international feature-length animated films will take you to fantastic worlds. In addition to that there will be numerous German premieres!
- Tricks for Kids Special
- Festival Garden Schlossplatz: our cultural partners offer daily activities to join in and our open air cinema invites you to a cozy family picnic with exciting short and feature-length films. The gaming world can be discovered at the GameZone Kids.
- The ITFS as a guest at the Bürger-Medienzentrum
- The ITFS as a guest at the Gerber shopping mall: workshops and animation films are the core of Gerber’s daily offer. Participation is essential.
- The ITFS as a guest at the Wilhelma: the visit to the zoo becomes an animation experience, when in workshops the animals becomes an all-star cast.
Filmprogram Innenstadtkinos
Excitement, fun and entertainment promises the international selection of the most up-to-date animation feature-length films we have compiled for you in our series “AniMovie / Kids”. The stories are as diverse as the countries from which they originate.
PLOEY: YOU NEVER FLY ALONE
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson // Iceland, Belgium 2018, 79 Min.
In order to survive the cruel winter months a young flightless plover chick must take on a dangerous journey to find a legendary valley located in the heart of the highlands while trying to stay hidden from the ever-watchful eyes of a ravenous falcon who has been terrorizing his family and friends for years.
Wed, April 25, Metropol 1, 5 pm, German premiere
LILA‘S BOOK
Lila, a character in a children’s story book, suddenly falls out of her paper world and ends up trapped in a place she doesn’t belong … And so starts this great adventure where Lila discovers that the only person who can save her is Ramon, the owner of the book who hasn’t read it for many years… But it’s not going to be easy; Ramon is no longer the little boy he was, he has grown up and has not only stopped reading, but has also stopped believing in fantasy. Lila and her new friend Manuela set out to convince him of what’s happening and together they face a dangerous journey to the Desert of Lost Memories, to retrieve Lila’s lost book. In this adventure through magical worlds, children will explore and discover the true value of friendship and the power of fantasy.
Thu, April 26, Metropol 1, 5 pm, German premiere
LUIS AND THE ALIENS
What would you do if Aliens really had landed? What if they were awkward little ones with a huge heart? Surprised by his new friends 12 year old Luis has to manage their safe and undiscovered return to the mothership. Unfavourable he has enough trouble with his father and at school anyway. And don’t forget the neighbours Bully… Perhaps Luis should just leave with them to get away from all these problems on earth.
Fr, April 27, Gloria 1, 3 pm (German)
Fr, April 27, Gloria 1, 5 pm (English)
HARVIE AND THE MAGIC MUSEUM
Inna Evlannikova, Martin Kotík // Belgium, Czech Republic, Russia 2017, 76 Min.
Harvie is a smart but a bit too lively boy with one ambition, to finish the last level of his computer game. Once in the Gamers Hall of Fame, his absent-minded father, would finally be proud of him. But finishing the game turns out to be only the start of a real adventure that takes Harvie, his dog Jerry, and his friend Monica deep into the forgotten realms of the city’s old puppet museum. There they meet some puppets mysteriously coming alive.
Fr, April 27, Metropol 1, 5 pm
The competition series Tricks for Kids short films features 24 of the best and latest films for children. They tell exciting and funny but also thoughtful stories. They take you to other countries and cultures, into real and fantastic worlds. Join us on the trip around the world.
Tricks for Kids 1
Tue. April 26 // 2:30 pm // Metropol 1 // 43 Min. // aged 4 or older
u. a. Coco’s Day, The Pocket Man, Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
Tricks for Kids 2
Fri. April 27 // 2:30 pm // Metropol 1 // 70 Min. // aged 7 or older
u. a. The Wind in the Reeds, Cat Days, The Unicorn
Tricks for Kids 3
Sat. April 28 // 2:30 pm // Metropol 1 // 60 Min. // aged 8 or older
u. a. Pioneers, Revolting Rhymes
Tricks for Kids 4
Sun. April 29 // 2:30 pm // Metropol 1 // 56 Min. // aged 6 or older
u. a. Outdoors, Voyagers, Blanket Tale
Series
In the “Tricks for Kids Series Contest”, you will find tricky surprises, discoveries and adventures from different countries. Experience how Wisch and Mop gradually turn the kitchen into a mess, a crocodile mom tries to prevent her daughter from eloping with a locomotive, Tina dreams of turning into a princess, or Matilda and Charlie turn the really peaceful Paperport into a land of adventures.
Tricks for Kids Serien 1
Wed. April 25 // 2:30 pm // Metropol 1 // 56 Min. // aged 3 or older
u. a. Der Hund auf meiner Schmusedecke, Emmy & Gooroo, Petzi
Tricks for Kids Serien 2
Sun. April 29 // 5 pm // Metropol 1 // 73 Min. // aged 6 or older
u. a. Pat the Dog, Tib & Tumtum, Lamput – Haunted House
Tricks for Kids Special: DEFA Foundation presents “Mäxchen Pfiffig” (5 years and older)
Richard Hambach‘s character “Mäxchen Pfiffig“, a Young Pioneer in the former German Democratic Republic, first appeared in the children’s magazine FRÖSI (short for “Fröhlich sein und singen”, meaning “be merry and sing”) in 1953. He made his big screen debut in “Der Löwenschreck” in 1959.
Almost entirely without dialogue, the colourful images alone tell stories about funny and twisted situations from Mäxchen’s everyday life as a child. Together with his friend Knirps, and later with his buddy Tüte, Mäxchen has all sorts of problems to cope with: April fools, a drunken sun, jealousy, and even a circus calamity.
PRESENTED BY: Anne Möller
Wed, April 25 // 2 pm // Cinema // 85 Min.
Tricks for Kids Special: ANIMANIMALS
The ANIMANIMALS are animals with small quirks. Each of them has an absurd adventure which could happen to no other. For example: the zebra’s stripes get mixed up. The octopus wants to bake a peach cake, but one of its arms has other plans. Looking for a solution, each of the animals learns a little lesson about life, while audiences both young and old fall off their cinema seats laughing about the surprising ideas.
PRESENTED BY: Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Sa. April 28 // 2 pm // Metropol 2 // 70 Min.
Tricks for Kids Special: “Tokkis Reise” – A reading with animated picture-book cinema (3 years and older)
The programme is about the picture book “Tokkis Reise” by Till Penzek and Julia Neuhaus, and appropriate for children age three and up. Animations are projected along with the reading. The different films are shown at a pace suited to the reaction of the children present. This is followed by a great colouring activity for the children: Colouring sheets are provided, on which they can draw Tokki or other aliens.
PRESENTED BY: Till Penzek
Su. April 29 // 2 pm // Metropol 2 // 60 Min.
Tricks for Kids Special: Behind the scenes: Manou The Swift (6 years and older)
Manou is a swift growing up among the proud seagulls of Nice. When both gulls and swifts are in great danger, Manou proves to be a true fighter for either kind of bird: He is courageous like a gull and resourceful like a swift.
This preview provides insights into the film’s production even before its cinema release. Short clips of Manou’s adventures with his friends are presented for the first time, while the film’s content and the work of the film team are introduced by making-of clips, where many of those involved grant a look behind the scenes and give an account of their contribution to the film. Among them are screenwriters, animators, lighting technicians, designers of the characters and the virtual sets, cast, music composers along with conductor and orchestra, and editors. The director’s vision brings everything together and the producer oversees the entire creation process of the film. Thus it becomes clear how demanding a team effort is required to make an animated film, and how many creative professionals it takes.
After that, together we make things using colourful feathers – perhaps our favourite characters from “Manou”?
PRESENTED BY the directors Christian Haas and Andrea Block
Sat. April 28 // 3 pm // Gloria 1 // 88 Min.
Animovie Special: Capt’n Sharky (German version)
Axel Prahl is nominated for the German Voice Actor Award for his role as old Bill. On this occasion, ITFS screens an exclusive preview of “Käpt’n Sharky” in the German-language version.
Thu. April 26 // 3 pm // Gloria 1 // 73 Min.
Festival Garden
Family program daily from 2 – 5 pm
Our festival program offers a lot of film fun for the whole family! On the large LED cinema screen, you can daily watch the most beautiful animated short films to laugh, astonish and dream.
The GameZone Kids, supervised by media educators, in the Festival Garden invites children and adults to play and presents the latest animated games every day. In cooperation with the vhs Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz tent offers daily workshops and hands-on activities for kids!
Tue. – Fri.: 2 – 8 pm
Sat. + Sun.: 12 noon – 8 pm
In the GameZone Kids, which is supervised by the ComputerSpielSchule and the Stuttgarter Jugendhaus Gesellschaft, children and young people can daily discover the gaming world and play together. From tournaments to workshops exciting activities take place daily. It’s worth to have a look!
The ITFS as a guest
Animation Workshop for children (for children aged 8 and older)
SAT, 28.04., 10:30 am + 3 pm
Be there when the Bürger- und Medienzentrum (BMZ) at the Landtag von Baden-Württemberg opens its doors to the ITFS, extending an invitation to the little ones, in particular! Discover the exciting world of animation. Set out on a fantastic journey and bring your ideas to life.
Find out how animation works and make your own animated film from your own story and storyboard.
Children’s Animation Academy (aged 10 or older)
Wed, 25.04. – Fri, 27.04., 3 pm + Sat, 28.04., 10:30 am + 3 pm
For all those who want to delve deeper into the subject of animation, the first ITFS Children’s Animation Academy offers plenty of opportunities: On four days of the Festival week in five interrelated workshops, participants develop and produce a stop-motion film, supported by professionals: from story and character development to sound design and the finished animation.
In cooperation with Kindermedienland Baden-Württemberg
Attendance fee: 35 € (for all four days). Register at www.ITFS.de/tickets.
Animal film special: Check out the funny animal films from April 13 to May 8, 2017 in the house of apes and the insectarium!
Workshop: Tricks of animals // from 8 years
April 28 + 29 // Sat. + Sun.: 10 am – 1:30 pm, 3 pm – 6:30 pm
How does a blowfish react when it is awakened ungently? What has a pelican for breakfast? And why is a seahorse called seahorse?
A Zoo pedagogue of the Wilhelma visits the fun animal world with us and tells us interesting stories that the mobile animated team then bring to life together with you in the Wilhelmaschule with scissors, papers, clay, and much more. For this, we’ll use one of the oldest animation techniques, stop motion, as well as cutout animation and puppet animation.
Gerber Trickfilm Lounge
April 24.– 26. // Tue – Thu.: 3 pm – 8 pm
Every day from 3 pm to 5 pm we invite children and families for workshops and animation films to the Gerber. Make your own flicker book and experience animated films for laughing, wondering and dreaming.
It is not necessary to register, just go ahead and participate!
Ticket reservation and workshop registration
Workshop registration:
Workshops at Bürger-Medienzentrum: 7€
Workshops at Wilhelma: 8€ (entrance includet)
Offer for families:
Families with a child from 3 persons receive a 20% discount