Autumn cinema at La Villette: free workshops for families to discover the secrets of cinema.

What if children crossed over to the other side of the screen to discover how a film is made? The Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, 2026, Little Villette, in the 19th arrondissement, is organizing Autumn Cinema: Little Noises, a weekend of free workshops dedicated to behind the scenes of filmmaking. A family outing idea during the All Saints' Day holidays to discover sound effects, animated cinema and moving images, from age 5.

In the cinema, pictures aren’t everything! The sound of footsteps, the wind blowing, the rain falling, or the creak of a door all contribute to the mood of a scene. But how are these sounds created? That is precisely what children will discover during this themed weekend devoted to the little sounds of cinema.

On the program, several participatory workshops will introduce the techniques used to bring images to life. The apprentice filmmakers will notably experiment with stop motion, an animation technique that consists of photographing objects image by image, moving them slightly between each shot. Once the images are assembled, the objects seem to move by themselves!

Another discovery: the flip book, this little notebook whose pages, flicked quickly, give the illusion of movement. A simple and fun principle to understand the basics of animation cinema. On Sunday, families will also have the chance to meet Jean-Carl Feldis, a professional foley artist, during a workshop dedicated to sound creation.

An opportunity to understand how professionals use objects, their voice or instruments to accompany a film’s images. Participants will thus be able to step into the shoes of foley artists, actors or musicians. Hosted in the cultural space Little Villette, in the heart of Parc de la Villette, this weekend allows children to discover cinema differently, by experimenting with creation techniques themselves.

And good news for families: all announced activities are free. Some simply require on-site registration, subject to availability.

The Autumn Cinema program at Little Villette:

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM — Stop Motion Workshop: children create their own short animation film, then create its sound effects. Ages 5 and up. Duration: about 45 minutes. Free, on-site registration.

• 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM — Flip Book Workshop: making a small animated notebook to give images the illusion of movement. Ages 5 and up. Duration: about 45 minutes. Free, on-site registration.

• Little Ciné: Little Sounds: a cinema offering around sounds, as part of the themed weekend. Ages 4 and up. Free. Check session times in the Little Ciné specific program.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM — Stop Motion Workshop: introduction to frame-by-frame animation and creation of sound effects. Ages 5 and up. Duration: about 45 minutes. Free, on-site registration.

• 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM — Flip Book Workshop: creation of a flip-through animated notebook. Ages 5 and up. Duration: about 45 minutes. Free, on-site registration.

• 4:00 PM — The Film’s Soundtrack: a sound effects, dubbing and music workshop with professional Jean-Carl Feldis. Ages 5 and up. Duration: 1h30. Free, on-site registration.

• Little Ciné: Little Sounds: discovering cinema through sound creation. Ages 4 and up. Free. Times to consult in the Little Ciné specific program.