Recommended for children aged 6+
Animated films are full of all kinds of characters, but how do creators actually invent them? And what do they pay attention to when designing a brand-new character? Animator Saber Aidarus, creator of @SaberOH!, known from TikTok, will tell you all about it and show you his own animations. Then you’ll get to know the tools about designing your own character: what kind of story does it belong in, and why does it look the way it does? Who knows, you might just invent the next Spiderman, Sonic or Spongebob after this workshop!
During this workshop participants will also watch and discuss with Saber a series of animated films curated by Cinekid: Hello Summer (2024), Enjoy Your Meal (2023), Battery Mommy (2024) and Lulina and the Moon (2023).
Saber Aidarus is a Somali creative from the Netherlands with experience in advertising on social media. He has worked for clients such as AFCON, Meta, JBL, and Albert Heijn. Additionally, he is a director, speaker, comedian, voice actor, and animator! Saber is currently working on a cartoon called “SaberOH!”. For this series, he creates original animated comedy sketches that he personally writes, draws, and voices. His inspiration stems from various cartoons from his childhood, real-life experiences, and his Somali roots.
This workshop is created in collaboration with Cinekid.
🎞️ Hello Summer (d. Veronika Zacharová)
Slovakia, Czech Republic, France | 11′
Everyone was really looking forward to their holiday in a five-star hotel. But this family trip doesn’t go as planned.
Cheerful animated film in which a family have a disappointing holiday. Complete with punctures, overcrowded airports and lost luggage. Their luxury hotel has a weird view and the food is a bit too exotic. But the family persevere in this playful animation full of ‘real’ objects that suddenly tell a different story. And through it all, they still have each other.
🎞️ Enjoy Your Meal (d. Christian Manzke, Sofie Kienzle)
Germany | 3′
What a luxury to have a machine that gives you delicious food any time you want! But where does the food come from? Nothing is for free right?
🎞️ Battery mommy (d. Seung-bae Jeon)
South Korea | 8′
When a fire breaks out at the daycare centre, Battery Mommy makes sure the smoke alarm works.
Battery Mommy works at a daycare centre where she provides power to all sorts of devices from a bubble-blowing gun to a camera and a stick blender. As the children take their afternoon nap, the Christmas tree lights short circuit. Now Battery Mommy has to
save everyone by providing power to the smoke alarm!
🎞️ Lulina and the Moon (directed by Alois di Leo)
Brazil | 14 min
Changes in the family are pretty frightening. By drawing them, little Lulina can tackle her biggest fears.
Lulina cries by the sea. She is scared of the changes affecting her family. When she ends up in this fabulous animation on the moon, she decides to draw her biggest fears on that huge, empty space. To her surprise, the creepy things she thought up in her head turn
out to not be so monstrous in real life.
