The Cinémathèque Junior

The Cinémathèque's Young Audiences programme is also moving to Les Abattoirs!

On weekends, you'll find ciné-club screenings (from age 7) and toddler screenings (from age 3) accompanied by a Cinémathèque mediator.

Le Criquet
(Cvrcek)

Zdenek Miler. 1978. Czechoslovakia. 40 min. Coul.

A Czech film star for the very young! What is this cricket that makes bumblebees dance and ladybirds sing? An unrivalled violinist takes you on seven of his adventures. A musical programme of short films by Zdenek Miler, the creator of The Little Mole.

Ages 3 and up

• Sunday 27 October at 4.30pm

Kiki, the little witch
(Majo no takkyubin)

Hayao Miyazaki. 1989. Japan. 103 min. Color. VF.

Kiki is a young witch. At the age of 13, she hops on her broom and leaves her village to discover the world. When she arrives in town, she soon meets a baker called Osono, who offers to deliver pastries on her broomstick. The little witch's delivery service! In fact, that's the original name of Miyazaki's film. If you don't already know her, come and discover Kiki, one of Studio Ghibli's most popular characters in Japan.

Ages 6 and up
Screening accompanied by a cultural mediator

• Saturday 2 November at 4pm

Alice Comedies - Vol. 1

Walt Disney. 1924-1926. USA. 42 min. Color. FRENCH.

Long before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney made short films, in particular the Alice Comedies series, using an astonishing technique to mix images of a real young girl with a cartoon world. The result is a series of rhythmic, deliriously funny cartoons! A selection of four must-see films.

Ages 3 and up

• Sunday 17 November at 4.30pm

Jour de fête

Jacques Tati. 1949. Fr. 86 min. B&W.

A circus sets up in the main square. But the best acrobatic act is performed by the postman, François, who goes on an unforgettable American-style bicycle tour, cheered on by all the locals! The first full-length film by Jacques Tati, who in his own way takes over from Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

Ages 6 and up
Screening accompanied by a cultural mediator

• Saturday 23 November at 4pm

The Iron Giant
(The Iron Giant)

Brad Bird. 1999. USA. 83 min. Color. VF.

A thirty-metre-high metal giant falling from the sky doesn't go unnoticed! And yet, Hogarth, a boy full of imagination, will do everything he can to hide this extraterrestrial hunk of junk from the cruel representative of the Bureau of Unexplained Phenomena. A captivating film that launched the career of Brad Bird, director of Ratatouille and The Incredibles.

Ages 6 and up
Screening accompanied by a cultural mediator

• Saturday 7 December at 4pm

Tales and silhouettes

Lotte Reiniger. 1954-1956. UK. 43 min. Coul.

Four fairy tales directed by Lotte Reiniger, the queen of silhouette animation. On the programme: Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Red Rose and the magnificent Thumbelina. The poetry and beauty that inspired Michel Ocelot's shadow theatres.

Ages 4 and up

• Sunday 8 December at 4.30pm

All the practical information: La Cinémathèque de Toulouse