Sat 25 Oct

Event ended

24 October (Friday)

18:00

Wow! Message From Outer Space

Director: Felix Binder

25 October (Saturday)

11:00

Animation program

15:00

Pettersson and Findus

Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi

18:00

Fritzi - a Revolutionary Tale

Director: Matthias Bruhn, Ralf Kukula

Schlingel Film Festival

Name: Schlingel Film Festival
Start: 2025-10-24T18:00:00+0400
End: 2025-10-25T20:00:00+0400
Location: Cultural Foundation
Rating: 5

Discover a cinematic world that celebrates the creativity of children and youth worldwide.

Cultural Foundation

5.0

Sat 25 Oct

Cultural Foundation

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5.0

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24 October (Friday)

18:00

Wow! Message From Outer Space

Director: Felix Binder

25 October (Saturday)

11:00

Animation program

15:00

Pettersson and Findus

Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi

18:00

Fritzi - a Revolutionary Tale

Director: Matthias Bruhn, Ralf Kukula

The SCHLINGEL International Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to showcasing films for children and young audiences.

Established in 1996, it takes place in Chemnitz, Germany, typically during the week preceding the Saxon Fall Break.

The festival offers a comprehensive overview of the latest international productions in children's and youth cinema.

Organized by the Saxon Children and Youth Films Association, with support from the Saxon Institution for Private Broadcasting and New Media since 2006, SCHLINGEL has grown into a significant platform for filmmakers to present their work to younger audiences.

Greetings from Mars (2023)
Ten-year-old Tom dislikes noise, chaos, and the color red—he dreams of peace on Mars. When his mother travels abroad, Tom and his siblings spend four weeks with their grandparents, a mission he treats as astronaut training. With “crew” Nina and Elmar, he bravely explores the strange world of “Planet Luna.”

Pettson and Findus – A Little Nuisance, A Great Friendship (2013)
Lonely inventor Pettersson finds joy again when his new kitten, Findus, begins to speak. Their bond is tested when a rooster joins the household and steals the spotlight—but friendship proves stronger than jealousy.

Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale (2019)
In 1989 Leipzig, twelve-year-old Fritzi sets out to reunite her friend Sophie, who has fled East Germany, with her dog Sputnik. Facing strict teachers and guarded borders, Fritzi discovers courage and the power of freedom.

Wow! Message from Outer Space (2023)
After her astronaut mother’s death, Billie befriends Dino, a young inventor. Together they pick up alien signals and accidentally launch into space—turning their curiosity into an unforgettable cosmic adventure.

Best of German SCHLiNGEL Shorts

Scrubby (2023): Scrubby lives a secure and warm life in his mother’s fur, until she slowly loses it. When he’s searching for her, he meets a naked, freezing creature. Is his fur enough for the both of them?

Glow (2023): No power, no action!

Master Painter Ernst (2022): Forgetful Squirrel “Ernst” almost goes nuts looking for his meticulously hidden acorns. Only a shift in perspective can help him now.

Master Painter Dotty (2024): The highly inspired turtle Dotty enthusiastically paints one picture after another. But her grandma doesn’t like any of the artwork. This seems strange to Dotty until she discovers the real reason.

Operation Rising Tusk (2015): The USA start the space program “Operation Rising Tusk” and send an elephant into space to challenge the USSR. Soon a wild elephant is on the space journey to face the space-dog Laika.

Red (2020): A story about a little explorer and a world, that is much more colourful, than it first seems.

Meta (2022): An animated film that takes up topics such as change, cycles, connection, and interaction in a playful and experimental way. The aim is to show that everything consists of many parts and that in the end we are all connected with each other.

By car: You can drive to the Cultural Foundation from anywhere in Abu Dhabi. You can park there for free.

By public transport: The Cultural Foundation is accessible by bus. The nearest bus station would be Abu Dhabi Bus station which is 1.2 Kilometeres away from the Cultural Foundation.

By taxi: You can also take a taxi to the Cultural Foundation. It's a famous destination and most drivers would be familiar with its location.

Cultural Foundation

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