Cinekid Festival 's programme is so special it is being kept under wraps until September 15th, but expect a very good show from this year's professional guests.

The venue has just got bigger as the old gas factory or Westrgasfabriek takes over from Leidseplein which hosted Cinekid for ten years.

Now there are more clubs, more restaurants and more space for the 35,000 children who come along each year.

Cinekid involves feature films, documentaries, short films, animations, TV series, plays, multi-media productions, interactive exhibitions and workshops.

Satellite festivals number almost 30 around the Netherlands as small towns set out to mimic this popular city event.

Plenty of the affordable accommodation in Amsterdam has deals for children, so why not take them to the main event?

Tickets to Cinekid International are €40 (£31.52) which includes entrance to meetings, screenings and seminars.

For professionals, Cinekid is touted as the place for anyone and everyone involved in films for children.

Cinekid runs from October 19th to 26th with the professional part of the production from October 23rd to 26th.

There are prizes for the best films and TV shows and there are new awards for CDs and websites for some of the 200 media productions.