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12:30 PM-2:00 PM

KinoTage: Stop-Motion-Animation-Workshop inspired by The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Film|General Public - for children aged 9-14

  • Goethe-Institut London, London

  • Admission is free, but please book for the participating children. Accompanying adults don't have to register.
  • Part of series: KinoTage - Experience German Cinema
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Black-and-white silhouette scene featuring two figures facing one another. One figure wearing a turban leans forward, while the other wears an elaborately decorated headdress. The figures extend their hands toward each other against an ornamental background. L. Reiniger: The Adventures of Prince Achmed © Primrose Productions

Schwarz-weiße Scherenschnittszene mit zwei einander zugewandten Figuren. Eine Figur mit Turban beugt sich nach vorn, die andere trägt einen aufwendig verzierten Kopfschmuck. Die Figuren reichen sich die Hände vor ornamentalem Hintergrund L. Reiniger: The Adventures of Prince Achmed © Primrose Productions

Inspired by Lotte Reiniger's groundbreaking animated film The Adventures of Prince Achmed, we invite children to create their own shadow puppets and discover the basics of animation.

Black-and-white photograph of a person seated at an outdoor table, using scissors to cut a silhouette figure from black paper. Additional paper cutouts and craft materials are scattered across the table. © Absolut Medien

Using simple craft materials, we will design characters and experiment with movement, storytelling and light before working together to create a short stop-motion film sequence. A fun and creative introduction to the art of animation for young filmmakers and storytellers.

No previous experience is required.

The workshop is free to attend, but booking is required. Please use the ticket button above to register. Only children who are taking part in the workshop need to be booked. Accompanying adults do not need to register.

For more information about the film screening, please go to the film page.


About Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger was born in 1899 in Berlin and died in Dettenhausen near Tübingen in 1981. A trained silhouette artist, she entered the film business with Paul Wegener's Rattenfaenger von Hameln (1918). With her numerous shorts, she created the new genre of silhouette films. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, 1923-1926) was the result of three years of work and became the first animated feature in film history.
A selection of her other films includes: Cinderella (Aschenputtel, 1922), three parts of Dr. Dolittle and His Animals (Dr. Dolittle und seine Tiere, 1928), Harlequin (1931), Carmen (1933), Papageno (1935), The Gallant Little Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein, 1954), The Grasshopper and the Ant (Der Heuschreck und die Ameise, 1954), Jack and the Beanstalk (1955), The Lost Son (Der verlorene Sohn, 1974), and Aucassin and Nicolette (1976). (source: filmportal.de)

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