Junior Crew

Registration for 2026 is now closed, but we look forward to seeing you again next year.

The Junior Crew:

• helps to promote the festival in more ways.
• helps to put together the festival programme. 
• gets to watch films and series that haven’t yet been released on streaming services or in cinemas.
• tests games, apps, and workshops.
• helps with other tasks related to the festival.
  

The Junior Crew plays a special role during the Cinekid Festival. They are present at special moments, such as the festival opening. They also present a Cinekid Lion award.

This is a chance for the Junior Crew to go behind the scenes, watch a film, experiment in the MediaLab, and get the full festival experience.

The Junior Crew meets every other week Amsterdam-Noord, close to metro station Noord. A total of nine times (approximately). The group with ages 7-9 is there on Mondays from 3:45 to 5:30 PM and the group with ages 10-12 on Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:30 PM. Both groups will not meet during the summer holidays. Further details about the exact dates will follow after registration. Cinekid reimburses travel costs.

If you’d like to know more, please contact juniorcrew@cinekid.nl.

Please note: During the Junior Crew sessions and during the festival, photos and videos may be taken which we will share on our social media channels and on our website (cinekid.nl). We do this to show what the Junior Crew does.

The Junior Crew meetings in 2026 are on*:

• For the 7-9 age group:
  Monday 4 May, Monday 18 May, Thursday 28 May, Monday 8 June, Monday 22 June, Monday 31 August, Monday 14 September, Monday 12 October from 3:45 to 5:30 PM.
• For the 10-12 age group:
  Thursday, 7 May, Thursday, 21 May, Thursday, 28 May, Monday, 8 June, Thursday, 25 June, Thursday, 3 September, Thursday, 17 September, Tuesday, 13 October from 3:45 to 5:30 PM.

Additional dates will be scheduled during the festival (10 to 16 October 2026). We will announce these later.

*Please note that some dates might change.

Cinekid Education is part of Screen the Future - European Children's Film Festival Network.