CinéJeux Festival

3rd Edition - July 10 to 13, 2025

For its 3rd edition, the CinéJeux Festival took over Saint-Bonnet-le-Château from July 10 to 13, 2025. The Cin'étoile cinema and the Copernic network library offered 4 days of cinema, games, and entertainment for all ages.

Thursday, July 10

The festival kicked off with a cine-tale at 10 am at Cin'étoile (1h15, ages 3+) with story readings and animated illustrations by the Saint-Bonnet-le-Château media library, followed by the preview screening of "Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas". In the afternoon at 2:30 pm, it was time for cine-video game dance (2h40, ages 6+) with a program of short films and dance video game sessions.

Friday, July 11

In the morning, a flashmob brought festival-goers together at the Saint-Bonnet-le-Château market to dance to the music of the Blues Brothers. At 3 pm at Cin'étoile, the interactive cine-show "The Film's Soundtrack" (2h45, ages 7+) turned the audience into sound effects artists, actors, and musicians. The evening continued with cine-karaoke at 8 pm, followed by the screening of The Blues Brothers at 8:30 pm, with a free buffet at 7:30 pm.

Saturday, July 12

The day was dedicated to family activities: cine-tale in the morning, followed by "Street for children, street for all" in the afternoon with giant wooden games, culinary workshops, water games, face painting, and entertainment supervised by the library and the Early Childhood Relais. In the evening, a guinguette evening by the lake featured games, a concert, and an outdoor cinema screening.

Sunday, July 13

The festival concluded with the preview of the film "Smurfs: The Lost Village" at 3 pm at Cin'étoile (1h30, ages 5+), accompanied by exclusive surprises for the young audience.

CinéJeux Festival 2025 Program

Thursday, July 10

• 10 am - Cine-tale (Cin'étoile, 1h15, ages 3+): Illustrated readings by the media library + preview "Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas"
• 2:30 pm - Cine-video game dance (Cin'étoile, 2h40, ages 6+): Short film program + dance video games + free snack

Friday, July 11

• Morning - Blues Brothers Flashmob at the Saint-Bonnet-le-Château market
• 3 pm - Interactive cine-show "The Film's Soundtrack" (Cin'étoile, 2h45, ages 7+): Become a sound effects artist, actor, and musician
• 7:30 pm - Free buffet
• 8 pm - Cine-karaoke
• 8:30 pm - Blues Brothers Night: Screening of the cult film

Saturday, July 12

• Morning - Cine-tale for toddlers
• Afternoon - Street for children, street for all: Giant wooden games, culinary workshops, water games, face painting
• 5 pm-8 pm - Giant wooden games by the lake with Le Réveil Craponnais (brass band)
• Evening - Guinguette by the lake: Concert + outdoor cinema (surprise film, ages 8+, at 10 pm)

Sunday, July 13

• 3 pm - Preview "Smurfs: The Lost Village" (Cin'étoile, 1h30, ages 5+) + exclusive surprises

• 4 days of festivities from July 10 to 13, 2025
• Previews: "Shaun the Sheep" and "Smurfs: The Lost Village"
• Interactive cine-show "The Film's Soundtrack": the audience becomes sound effects artists and musicians
• Blues Brothers flashmob at the market and Blues Brothers night at Cin'étoile
• Street for children with giant games, culinary workshops, and water games
• Guinguette evening by the lake: concert with Le Réveil Craponnais and outdoor cinema
• Cine-karaoke and cine-video game dance
• Free activities for all ages, from 1 to 99