Cinekid x Amarte Open Call MediaLab 2024

The Amarte Foundation and Cinekid are joining forces again this year to offer two creators the chance to create a new interactive and immersive work for Cinekid MediaLab 2024.

This call is closed.

If awarded, two makers will each receive an amount of €12,000 (including fees, material, technical and presentation costs) to develop an interactive work for the MediaLab under the guidance of Cinekid.

The open call will go live on 8 February 2024, and closed on 31 March 2024. The winners will be announced on 1 May 2024, after which they will have until September to realize their new work. In October (autumn break), the work will be exhibited in the MediaLab at the main location of the Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam North. The call is aimed at creators of innovative media based in the Netherlands, creators who choose a new medium or explore the boundaries of an existing medium. Think of immersive, interactive, and new media works such as online experiences, games, physical installations, live performances, innovative film screenings, or outdoor experiences on location, all made for a young audience (3-14 years).

For Cinekid Festival 2024, under the theme "Daringly You," we're seeking ideas that offer children a fresh perspective on themselves, the world around them, or new insights into technology and media. Imagine stories featuring headstrong characters, or interactive installations and games crafted by defiant creators, inviting you to choose a different path or see yourself in a new light. We're also looking for artworks that explore the boundaries of new media or playfully unveil the workings of technology. In the MediaLab, we celebrate critical thinking, creative freedom, and the journey off the beaten path; go ahead, be daring!
The concept can be fiction or non-fiction, but the works must astonish children, amaze them, or provide new insights into themselves, others, or technology through the mix of art, media, and technology.

Submission attachments:

1. Project plan (2 A4)
2. Budget (1 A4)
3. Schedule (1 A4)
4. Portfolio (max. 3 pages)

For the more specific criteria of the Open Call, go to the regulations.

Questions about this Open Call can be addressed to Leonieke Verhoog, Head of Cinekid MediaLab via digitalculture@cinekid.nl