14. KIKI – MEĐUNARODNI FESTIVAL DJEČJEG FILMA
14th KIKI – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
14. KIKI – međunarodni festival dječjeg filma održava se u kinima u Zaboku, Klanjcu, Mariji Bistrici, Krapini i Velikom Trgovišću od 29. rujna do 3. listopada 2025. godine u organizaciji Društva „Naša djeca“ Zabok i Građanske organizacije za kulturu – GOKUL.
Na festivalu se prikazuju profesionalni igrani, dokumentarni, animirani i eksperimentalni kratkometražni filmovi namijenjeni djeci i mladima, a program je prema uzrastu publike podijeljen na filmove za predškolsku dob (4 – 6 godina starosti) i školsku dob (7 – 16 godina starosti). Kako bi se potaknuo razvoj aktivne filmske publike, s djecom se nakon projekcija organiziraju vođeni razgovori s filmskim edukatorima.
Ove ćemo godine u pet natjecateljskih programa prikazati 22 filma iz 20 zemalja, a o pobjedniku festivala, kojem se uz novčanu nagradu dodjeljuje i trofej, odlučit će dječji žiri sastavljen od članova do 15 godina starosti.
Prošle smo godine pokrenuli filmski program Osjećam se KIKI na koji su pozvani svi – i djeca i oni koji se tako osjećaju. U sklopu tog programa prikazat ćemo retrospektivu našega svjetski poznatog animatora Veljka Popovića.
Uz središnji i glavni dio festivala – program projekcija u rujnu i listopadu, 14. KIKI i ove je godine ponudio niz predfestivalskih događaja. Na radionici „Kako gledati film“, održanoj tijekom zimskih praznika pod vodstvom filmske kritičarke Višnje Pentić, polaznici i polaznice učili su kako prepoznati razna filmska izražajna sredstva te kako argumentirano napisati filmsku kritiku. Tijekom proljetnih praznika organizirali smo radionicu „Filmska igraonica“pod vodstvom novomedijskog umjetnika Vanje Babića. Početkom lipnja Veljko Popović održao je predavanje i predstavljanje svojih radova na polju animacije i VR-a za učenike i učenice srednje škole u Zaboku.
U vrijeme ljetnih praznika održane su radionica dokumentarnoga i eksperimentalnog filma „Oslobođeni film: Filmske pustolovine za djecu i mlade“ uz vodstvo Tome Zidića te radionica animacije „Ne okreći se, Kiki! “ uz vodstvo Jasminke Bijelić Ljubić.
I ove smo godine iz recentne svjetske produkcije odabrali najzanimljivije i najkvalitetnije filmove za djecu i mlade, pa vas s veseljem pozivamo da četrnaesti put zajedno uživamo u svim čarima što nam ih pruža sedma umjetnost!
Vaš KIKI tim!
14th KIKI International Film Festival for Children will be held in cinemas in Zabok, Klanjec, Marija Bistrica, Krapina i Veliko Trgovišće, September 29th – October 3rd 2025, organized by the association “Naša djeca” (Our Children Zabok)and Citizens’ Association for Culture − GOKUL.
The festival showcases a selection of professional feature films, documentaries, animated and experimental shorts for children and youth. The programme is divided with respect to age, into films for pre-school children (4 – 6 years of age) and school-age children (7 – 16 years of age). To encourage active audience participation, the screenings will be followed by discussions for children moderated by film educators. This year’s edition brings five competition programs with 22 films from 20 countries. The winner will be chosen by a jury of children up to the age of 15. The director of the winning film receives a cash prize and a trophy.
Last year, we launched a film programme entitled I FEEL KIKI, to which everyone is invited – both children and those who feel that way. As part of this programme, we will present a retrospective of the world-famous Croatian animation artist Veljko Popović.
In addition to the central and main part of the festival – the program of film screenings in September and October – the 14th KIKI also offered a series of pre-festival events this year. In the workshop Ways of Watching Film, which took place during the winter holidays under the guidance of film critic Višnja Pentić, the participants learned to recognise different forms of film expression and to write an argumentative film review. During the spring break, we organised a workshop entitled Film playroom under the direction of media artist Vanja Babić.
At the beginning of June, Veljko Popović gave a lecture and presentation of her work in the fields of animation and VR for secondary school students in Zabok.
During the summer holidays, a documentary and experimental film workshop Liberated Movie: Film Adventures for Children and Young People led by Toma Zidić and an animation workshop Don’t Look Back, Kiki! led by Jasminka Bijelić Ljubić took place.
The mission of our KIKI Festival is to nourish the habit and culture of film watching in children from an early age and improve their visual literacy, with a special emphasis on educational films which inspire critical thinking in children and strengthen a sense of equality in society.
We are excited to bring you the most interesting works, only the best of the best from children and youth cinema, for another year. You are cordially invited to make our new edition extra special and enjoy all the wonders cinema has to offer!
Yours,
KIKI team!