Festival Ciné-Jeune in Saint-Quentin was the first festival of its kind in France and is now celebrating its 30th anniversary from 11 – 17 April with 3 international competitions, 120 titles and 23 locations in the Aisne, the region surrounding Saint-Quentin.

Alongside the international competition (presenting e.g. Lea & Darija, Croatia; Silberwald, Switzerland and Monika, Germany) Ciné-Jeune will present special focuses on the Aardman Studios and on Romanian animation film (in co-operation with the Bucharest Anim’Est Festival) and an anniver­sary retrospective with the most remarkable films from 3 festival decades, such as The Dog who stopped the war (André Melançon, 1984), Le Ballon d'or (Cheik Doukouré, 1994) and Viva Cuba (Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, 2004). In the neighboring city of Laon, former home base of Ciné-Jeune an exposition takes you into the festival’s history through pictures and anecdotes.

There are also sessions to spoil other senses than just the eye! Combining cinema with a delicious taste for food, ‘Images Gourmandes’ will tickle your taste-buds with classics like Delicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) and Babette’s feast (Gabriel Axel). And maybe not only the children will enjoy animations with honey and chocolate!

Award of short animated film for 3/6 years old

Judged by a school jury of Saint-Quentin