NEANDERTHALS ARE TRAVELLING TO MALTA!
\nFROOOM! film Day in the Krapina Neanderthal Museum at Medezfest 2026
\nThe animated film Day in the Krapina Neanderthal Museum, created within the framework of the FROOOM! Film School for Children and Youth, continues its remarkable international festival journey \u2014 this time as part of the competition programme of Medezfest, the international festival of children\u2019s film creativity, to be held in May 2026 in Rabat, Malta.<\/p>\n
This is already the film\u2019s seventh international selection, confirming year after year the strength of children\u2019s imagination, collective work, and film pedagogy as a space where art, heritage, and community genuinely meet.<\/p>\n
A FILM THAT BRINGS THE PAST TO LIFE FROM A CHILD\u2019S PERSPECTIVE
\nThe film was created in 2022 during a FROOOM! workshop as part of the museum programme \u201cWITH THE NEANDERTHAL\u201d at the Krapina Neanderthal Museum. Through animation and a documentary approach, the children explored and reinterpreted the life of Neanderthals and the museum exhibition, creating their own playful and authentic version of the past.<\/p>\n
This film is not merely an educational piece \u2014 it is a space of imagination, play, and interpretation, in which history meets the personal experience and creativity of its young authors.<\/p>\n
The film was created by: Petar Borove\u010dki, Franka Ivanjko, Nadja Lon\u010dar Uvodi\u0107, Parik Halu\u017ean, Toma Me\u0161trovi\u0107, Bartol Zagorec, Vita Bra\u010di\u0107, Jana Herceg, Teo Loji\u0107, Ivano Puljko, Matija Loji\u0107 and Vinka Nova\u010dki<\/p>\n
Workshop mentors: Ma\u0161a Udovi\u010di\u0107 and Dea Jagi\u0107
\nCollaborators: Boris Bakal, Lorca Lon\u010dar Uvodi\u0107 and Andrea \u0160tefanec<\/p>\n
FESTIVAL JOURNEY
\nSo far, the film has been screened and selected at numerous international festivals:<\/p>\n
Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival, Valparaiso, Chile (2024) \u2013 Main International Programme
\nAnimator FEST \u2013 European Youth Festival of Animated Film, Jagodina, Serbia (2023) \u2013 Competition Programme
\nAnim!Arte \u2013 International Student Animation Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2023) \u2013 Competition Programme
\nFIFES Comedy Film Festival, Luka, Croatia (2023) \u2013 Competition Programme
\nPsaroloco International Children\u2019s & Young People\u2019s Film Festival, Greece (2025) \u2013 Official Selection
\nSan Antonio Independent Film Festival, Ecuador (2025) \u2013 Official Selection
\nAnd now \u2014 Medezfest, Malta (2026).<\/p>\n
In this way, the creativity of children and young people from Krapina has travelled from an innovative national museum and its collection to international festivals \u2014 this film journeys across the world as a small, yet strong and important voice of children\u2019s creativity.<\/p>\n
FILM AS A SHARED SPACE
\nDay in the Krapina Neanderthal Museum shows how film can be more than a medium \u2014 it can be a tool for learning, exploration, and collaborative creation. Created through the cooperation of children, mentors, and several cultural institutions, this film testifies to the importance of involving young people in the active rethinking of heritage.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE FROOOM! FILM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
\nFROOOM! is an interdisciplinary educational and creative programme which, since 2012, has offered children and young people a practical, participatory, and creative entrance into the world of film \u2014 beyond the framework of passive viewing.<\/p>\n
Its slogan is:
\n\u201cYou will see and experience what you do not see while watching a film!\u201d<\/p>\n
Congratulations to all the authors, and we look forward to new screenings!<\/p>\n
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