{"id":27100,"date":"2025-11-10T22:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animateka.si\/2025\/druzinski-program-slon\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T22:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:44:43","slug":"the-elephant-programme-for-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.animateka.si\/2025\/en\/the-elephant-programme-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elephant Programme for Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1604469580079{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=”Opening of the Families Elephant” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26666″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Opening of the Families Elephant, 3+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1762891824639{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 1.12. at 17:00<\/em><\/p>\n

The Opening Gala with a set of animated shorts for children aged 3 and over to enjoy\u2014as well as everyone who still likes to look at the world through children\u2019s eyes. Followed by a reception at the caf\u00e9.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Programme info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fopening-of-the-families-elephant%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=”Short film programme” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26668″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”First Timers: The Elephant in Competition I, 3+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1762891960972{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 6.12. at 10:00<\/em><\/p>\n

To make your child’s first visit to the cinema or the Animateka festival a most enjoyable experience, an animator will be with you to guide the kids through this programme of animated films specially curated for the youngest audience, through play and conversation.<\/p>\n

Narration in Slovene or no dialogue, English subtitles<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Programme info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fthe-elephant-in-competition-i%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26670″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Elephant in Competition II, 7+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1762892141533{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 6.12. at 11:30<\/em><\/p>\n

Narration in Slovenian or no dialogue, English subtitles<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Programme info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fthe-elephant-in-competition-ii%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26675″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Elephant in Competition III, 11+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1762892205260{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 6.12. at 13:00<\/em><\/p>\n

No dialogue <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Programme info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fthe-elephant-in-competition-iii%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26419″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Best of the Elephant, 8+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1762892251363{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 7.12. at 17:00<\/em><\/p>\n

The Children Jury presents a selection of award-winning films from this year’s Elephant in Competition.
\nThe programme will be announced on 6 December and will be screened with English and Slovenian subtitles in case of films with dialogue.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Programme info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fbest-of-the-elephant%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=”Animated Feature Films” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26580″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Arco, 9+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1763407969665{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Farco%2F|title:Arco%20(9%2B)||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 6.12. at 15:00
\nKinobalon premiere
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Slovenska kinoteka, 7.12. at 17:00<\/em><\/p>\n

When Iris, 10, sees a strange boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky, this is the beginning of her greatest adventure. Named Arco, the boy comes from the future where people live in harmony with nature and use rainbows to travel through time. Iris, who spends most of her time with a robot nanny and communicates with her parents via hologram calls, sets off with Arco to get him back home. On their journey, they find a world where people have forgotten about genuine connections, miracles, and imagination\u2014but also a way to rediscover them.
\nA poignant, visually captivating animated adventure about friendship, courage, and the power of imagination, Arco <\/strong>reminds us that hope keeps shining like a rainbow after a storm.<\/p>\n

In French with Slovenian subtitles<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Film info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Farco%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26629″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Songbirds’ Secret, 6+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1763407985634{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fthe-songbirds-secret%2F|title:Skrivnost%20ptic%20pevk%20%2F%20Le%20Secret%20des%20M%C3%A9sanges%20%2F%20The%20Songbirds%E2%80%99%20Secret%20(6%2B)||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 7.12. at 15:00<\/em><\/p>\n

When 9-year-old Lucie arrives for a vacation in a town where her mother grew up, she has no idea of the adventures ahead. While her mother is working on an archaeological site in the town castle with her colleague, Lucie explores the area with her dog Mandrin and Yann, a friendly boy from a nearby farm. Together, they find a mysterious key in a nest on the castle wall; venture into the forest and encounter an old man, a hermit the locals call Wizard; save a small badger, all the while accompanied by a pair of songbirds who seem to guide them\u2026 When they finally discover a secret passage under the castle, secrets begin to unravel.<\/p>\n

Dubbed in Slovenian, with English subtitles<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Film info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Fthe-songbirds-secret%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”26651″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Tales from the Magic Garden, 7+” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1763408004115{margin-top: -5px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Ftales-from-the-magic-garden%2F|title:Zgodbe%20iz%20%C4%8Darobnega%20vrta%20%2F%20Tales%20from%20the%20Magic%20Garden%20(7%2B)||”][vc_column_text]Kinodvor, 2.12. at 13:00
\n*This screening is accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing, and the blind and partially-sighted.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Slovenska kinoteka, 7.12. at 10:00<\/em><\/p>\n

When Tom (4), Susan (8), and Derek (10) visit their grandfather for the first time since losing their beloved grandmother, they find the house quiet and their grandfather distant. Taking inspiration from her grandmother, Susan steps into the role of storyteller, using the power of her imagination and creating enchanting tales to bring warmth back into grandfather\u2019s home and into their relationships. We delve into the world of a helpful mysterious cat, a not-so-scary monster, and a daring flying man. While being mysterious, dramatic, poignant, and funny, the stories also help the family find light in one of life\u2019s darkest moment.<\/p>\n

Dubbed in Slovenian, with English subtitles<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Film info” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animateka.si%2F2025%2Fen%2Ftales-from-the-magic-garden%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Elephant Marathon” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Join the Elephant Marathon and see all the Elephant films in competition. Along with other members of the audience, you can cast your vote and choose your favourite to receive the Elephant Audience Award. The Elephant in Competition II and III programmes are followed by Q&A’s with the filmmakers\u2014an excellent opportunity to learn how animated adventures are made!<\/p>\n

Kinodvor, 6.12., at 10:00<\/p>\n

10:00 First Timers: The Elephant in Competition I, 3+
\n11:30 The Elephant in Competition II, 7+
\n12:30 Break time: The Elephant Tea Party
\n13:00 The Elephant in Competition III, 11+<\/p>\n

The Elephant Marathon ticket price is \u20ac12 (\u20ac9 for members of Kinobalon Club). Tickets for individual events are also available. Show your Elephant Marathon ticket at the Slovenian Cinematheque Box Office and get free entry to the Tales from the Magic Garden<\/strong> exhibition.<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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