Cinemini: Unique Animal Adventures

Children aged 2 to 6 can enjoy their first cinema visit in our cozy screening room. On Sunday mornings, toddlers and preschoolers will experience Taartrovers Cinemini, a special program where they watch films and play in a stunning light landscape. During Taartrovers Cinemini, we showcase beautiful, gentle, exciting, abstract, narrative, and sometimes challenging short films, specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers. After the films, attendees engage in imaginative play within a light landscape, featuring various installations that allow children to discover how light can create stories. They explore form, projection, light, shadow, storytelling, movement, and color. How are shadows created? Where do images come from? How do shapes grow or shrink, and where do they disappear? While shadows may seem ordinary to adults, to children, they can feel as magical as wizards elevating them into giant figures. PROGRAM: Endless animal fun! Run, swim, tease, grow, change, and move – you’ll experience it all in this delightful animal-centric program! SELECTED FILMS: - **Where is Ko?** by Jorn Leeuwerink, Emma van Dam & Robin Aerts (2016, Netherlands, 7 min): Cas receives a rabbit as a gift on his birthday, but the next day, Ko has vanished from his cage! Follow along as he embarks on an adventurous quest to find his friend. - **Big Wolf and Little Wolf** by Rémi Durin (2018, France, 13 min): Big Wolf lives happily alone until a mischievous little wolf arrives, causing chaos. However, once the little wolf leaves, Big Wolf realizes just how much he misses his companion. - **Some Logic** by Rop van Mierlo (2014, Netherlands, 1 min): A playful exploration through a colorful world filled with whimsical animals inviting you into their vibrant fantasy. - **Kuap** by Nils Hedinger (2018, Switzerland, 8 min): A tadpole misses its chance to transform into a frog and is left alone, but there’s plenty to discover in the pond, and spring will return next year!