Do you have an old computer,  flat screen, digital camera,  laptop, mouse or anything you think we can use?     Zanzikids, a cooperation between the Taartrovers, HKA and Zanzibits Zanzikids is the latest project of ‘De Taartrovers’ (www.taartrovers.nl), and will start in 2008. ‘De Taartrovers’, a company owned by Tessa van Grafhorst and Remke Oosterhuis, are the creators and producers of educational film programs for and by children.   Through ‘Zanzikids’ we like to share our experience, skills and knowledge with filmmakers and children in Zanzibar. For this reason a Children’s Film School will be founded in Zanzibar. From March till October 2008 we will run a pilot to explore the possibilities of such a project. In 2009 we will decide whether and how the project will be proceded. In this leaflet you can read about the pilot project and the long-term plans for Zanzikids. Film In the last decade audiovisual techniques became much easier to use and therefore more accessible to many people. Children from now have the chance to explore film, not only by watching it, but also as a tool to express themselves. Film is a superb medium. By making a film children learn how to tell a story, how to illustrate it by making use of sound and music and how to work together. Above all, a film can be shown everywhere in the world. Children By working with children, we reach individuals in an early stage of their lives when they are still openminded and curious to learn new things. Should they decide to persue a career within the audio visual field, they still have the time and opportunities to develop the neccesary skills and knowledge. Zanzibits Zanzikids will closely cooperate with Zanzibits, Centre for Film and Media for young people (15 to 23 years). Talented en motivated children of Zanzikids can attend Zanzibits when they reach the age of 15. The students of Zanzibits will teach the children of Zanzikids. Zanzibar Through their films and documentories, African Filmmakers have the opportunity to show the world, their view on the African continent that, so often, differs from the current Western perception. They can focus on the many different cultures, old stories, political issues, artistic developments and any other topic the filmmakers want to address. The films can be shown at International Film Festivals, websites or in cultural exchange projects. In East Africa the film culture is not yet as developed as in other parts of the world. The yearly event of Zanzibar International Film Festival is an important platform for stimulating the East African film culture. Zanzikids can empower this development by giving children and filmmakers a continuous opportunity to explore film in filmeducational programmes.