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The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! has been founded for young and very young people who treat the cinema as a journey into the unknown, a challenge and a thrilling adventure. It shows films which avoid cultural and commercial clichés. Each year, there are a number of films for children and young people which, thanks to their sincerity, artistry and original outlook on the world of the young generation, escape excessive didacticism or mindless entertainment. The mission of the Festival is, first of all, enabling young audience to see films like this and promoting artistic cinema for children and young people.

It is the Festival’s tradition to organise meetings with film directors, actors and film professionals from all over the world. The organisers invite a few hundred producers and distributors, as well as teachers, pedagogues and organisers of cultural events. One part of the Festival is the Forum, which hosts representatives of film, media, science and educational circles connected with audiovisual media for young audiences. We are happy to inspire meetings of professionals who usually do not have a chance to exchange thoughts and discuss ideas together.

The programme of the IYAFF Ale Kino! features fresh live-action and animated movies from all over the world, made in the recent years. All of them tell stories of young people, make up a colourful mosaic of pictures from various cultures and use film language in an original way. The Festival offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the diversity of children’s and young people’s movies. Competition films are judged by three juries and by the audience. The international professional jury made up of professionals who deal with culture and film education, awards the main Festival prize of Golden Goats for the best live-action film and animation for children and young people, as well as a CIFEJ award. Children’s jury awards Marcinek for the best children’s film, while young people’s jury - Marcin, for the best young people’s film. Festival organisers also give a special prize of Platinum Goats for special achievement in the film art and media aimed at children and young people. Detailed procedures of film submission and assessment are stated in the Regulations.

The history of the event goes back to festivals of children’s films which were held in Poznan in the 1960s. The Polish competition of films for children and young people has been held since 1969. 14 years ago the Festival went international. From among films for and about children and young people, we choose those which are, in our view, the most important. Every year, we invite everyone who feels young at hart to enjoy a week full of amazing shows and meetings with artists. Traditionally, we also invite a few eminent persons to become members of the Ale Kino! honorary committee: Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Mayor of the City of Poznan, Director of the Polish Film Institute, President of the Association of Polish Filmmakers and representatives of the largest international organisations promoting films for children and young people - CIFEJ and ECFA.

We hope to see you in December in Poznań.

Jerzy Moszkowicz
The Director of the Festival

Agnieszka Piechnik
The Coordinator of the Festival