REDCAT Wraps 5th Annual International Children's Film Festival, 3/7

CalArts, in partnership with Northwest Film Forum, presents the fifth annual REDCAT International Children's Film Festival, Saturday, Febraury 27, 2010 - Sunday, March 7, 2010. Curated by Elizabeth Shepherd, this audience favorite offers a treasure trove of cinematic delights for filmgoers of all ages. Two weekend programs bring wondrous animation, exhilarating live action, rarely shown classics, and highlights from Cinemagic, Belfast. The festival also includes a very special Nickelodeon Family Fun Day.

FESTIVAL SCREENING SCHEDULE 2010

February 27, 2010

12 pm | WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
This fast-paced program takes audiences on a whirlwind trip around the world with films that are musical, moving, funny and full of adventure.

Head Dwellers (Mária Boros, Hungary)
Nappy Heads (Sabrina Moella, Canada)
For a Fistful of Snow (Julien Ezri, Switzerland)
The Mouse That Soared (Kyle Bell, USA)
Hello Antenna (Veronika Samartseva and Anna Samoylovich, Germany)
Betty--The Doll (Anna Guldager, Sweden)
Crane and Digger (Leonore Poth, Germany)
The Moth and the Firefly (Daniel Stedman and Aron Epstein, USA)
Getting Dad (Hailey Bartholomew, Australia)
The King of the Island (Raimondo Della Calce, Italy)

All ages. Total running time: 60 min.

1:30 pm | TOTALLY TALL TALES
Gather around for a high-spirited collection of Greek myths, African fables, Mexican and Brazilian legends, Hungarian folk tales, Irish yarns and new fantastical tales.

Just So Stories: The Beginnings of the Armadillo (Jean-Jacques Prunes, France)
¡Xáni Xépika! (Dominique Jonard, Mexico)
Long Long Ago: The Salmon of Knowledge (Michael Algar, Ireland)
Long Long Ago: The Warty Tree (Michael Algar, Ireland)
Ideation (Jeremiah Dicky, USA)
The Legend of the Bat (Lucia Morgan, UK/Mexico)
Josué e o Pé de Macaxeira (Diogo Viegas, Brazil)
SOL (Harry Wormald, UK)
The Wee King (Lajos Nagy, Hungary)
Leila (Louise-Marie Colon, Belgium/Burkino Faso)
El Relato de Sean Brennan (Tonatiuh Moreno, Mexico)

Ages 7 and up. Total running time: 67 min.

3 pm | ON MY WAY
The kids in these films are growing up fast, expanding their horizons and learning about the world as they tackle everything from bad hair days to much more complicated problems.

Dreamscape (Pelle Hybbinette, Sweden)
Iker Stubborn Hair (Sandra Garcia Velten, Mexico)
The Magic Stamp (Tomoko Oguchi, USA)
Cocoon Child (Sonja Rohleder, Germany)
Mr. Mack's Kitchen (Mike Attie, USA)
Father Gave Water (Mahdi Jafari, Iran)
Frog (Cecilia Torquato, Sweden)
Immersion (Richard Levien, USA)
Something to Hold Onto (Barbara O'Halloran, USA)

Ages 8 and up. Total running time: 69 min.
Three films have English subtitles.

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February 28, 2010

NICKELODEON FAMILY FUN DAY
Nickelodeon programming showcases the most watched and loved of children's programs, and at this year's Nick Family Fun Day, attendees will have the opportunity to meet the costumed characters of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. favorites--SpongeBob, Patrick, Dora and Diego--and receive giveaways.

12 pm | NICK JR.
Nick Jr. will host a sneak peek of its highly anticipated series for 2010 in addition to its widely watched pre-school programming.

Team Umizoomi "The Elephant Sprinkler"
Dora the Explorer "Swiper, the Explorer"
The Backyardigans music video
Fresh Beat Band music videos

Ages 2 to 6. Running time: approx. 50 min.

3 pm | NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon will host special advance screenings of its highly anticipated series for 2010 as well as episodes from top-rated hit series.

The Penguins of Madagascar "Kaboom & Kabust"
Fanboy and Chum Chum "Cold War"
SpongeBob SquarePants "Yours, Mine and Mine"
Open Mic Shorts "Rockville," " Mall Spies" and "Josh Mud"
International SpongeBob Promos

Ages 7 and up. Running time: approx. 50 min.

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March 1, 2010

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CINEMAGIC, BELFAST
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Northern Ireland's award-winning Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People hosts four feature-length live action films--each one a festival favorite.

10:30 am | WAVERIDERS
Skilled Irish surfers link up with world champions Kelly Slater, Kevin Naughton and the Malloy brothers to ride some of the most exciting surf Ireland has to offer in this exhilarating and inspiring documentary.
Ages 12 and up. Running time: 80 min.

1 pm | MICKYBO & ME
In the summer of 1970, while Belfast's lines of division were still being drawn, two young boys from " up the road" and "over the bridge" swear an oath of brotherhood and scheme to flee an imploding city.
Ages 15 and up. Running time: 96 min.

3 pm | A SHINE OF RAINBOWS
On Corrie Island, Tomás finds magic everywhere, in the secret of the seals and the mystery of the stone giant. But when tragedy strikes, Tomás must find magic within himself, and the transformational power of love.
Ages 8 and up. Running time: 100 min.

6:30 pm | THE RACE
For 11-year-old Mary, life on a struggling farm in rural Northern Ireland is far from ideal, but she has other plans for her future--fulfilling her dream of becoming a race car driver. The road to success isn't going to be easy!
All 12 and up. Running time: 83 min.

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March 6, 2010

12 pm | CREATURE COMFORT
The festival's youngest viewers will love this tailor-made collection of films filled with colorful animals, cheerful music and gentle stories. Some films have subtitles--so snuggle close and read along!

Green Leaf (Harry Flosser, Germany)
Pink Nanuq (Jeanine Reutemann, Switzerland)
When Apples Roll (Reinis Kalnaellis, Latvia)
Tales for Tiny Tots (Gun Jacobson and Anna-Clara Tidholm)
Saari (Veronica Lassenius, Spain)
Electric Car (Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, USA)
Miriam's Broken Picture (Priit Tender, Estonia)
¿Y por qué? (Germán Anzola, Venezuela)
Cuento de Lac: The C Story (Carlos Navarro, Spain)
Hajar's Wedding (Mahin Javaherian, Iran)
Un Duelo (Felipe Esquivel, Mexico)
Glow (Jenna Byun, Canada)

Ages 3 and up. Total running time: 62 min.
Three films have English subtitles.

1:30 pm | CHILLS AND THRILLS
Fasten your seat belts for a cinematic roller coaster ride, filled with spooky animation and surreal stories. If you like your movies served with a side of goose bumps, these films are for you!

Teleportation (Markus Dietrich, Germany)
The Portrait for the Pest (Lucia Las Heras, Argentina)
Bob's Knee (Mike Attie, USA)
The Royal Nightmare (Alex Budovsky, USA)
Alma (Rodrigo Blaas, Spain)
Les Escargots de Joseph (Sophie Roze, France)
Careful with that Power Tool (Jason Stutter, New Zealand)
Price 2,70 Fts (Roland Ballai Tóth, Hungary)
Elephants (Sally Pearce, Wales)

Ages 8 and up. Total running time: 69 min.
Three films have English subtitles.

3 pm | PASSPORT
On this cinematic voyage you'll hear stories from Madagascar, Mexico, Iran, Brazil, Palestine, India and Kenya, and meet real-life kids who are making a difference.

Bamiyan (Patrick Pleutin, France)
To Be a Child in Iran (Behrooz Karamizade, Iran)
The Scarecrow Girl (Cássio Pereira dos Santos, Brazil)
Madagascar, a journey diary (Guilaine Bergeret, France)
Warda (Louise-Marie Colon and Delphine Hermans, Belgium/Palestine)
Breakout: The Power of One (Lalita Krishna, Canada)

Ages 9 and up. Total running time: 77 min.
Five films have English subtitles; brief non-offensive nudity in one film.

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March 7, 2010

12 pm | ANIMATION BRIGADE
Since the 1990s, a talented group of Latvian animators have been creating puppet animation films that have delighted children all over the world. Join us for a special salute to AB Studio's "Rescue Team," "Munk and Lemmy" and "Animals" films, and travel to a wonderland full of brave, roguish and mischievous creatures.

The Swan (Janis Cimermanis, 1991)
The Tart (Janis Cimermanis, 1995)
The Bird Cage (Janis Cimermanis, 1996)
Cats (Dace Riduze, 2002)
Magician (Maris Brinkmanis, 2001)
Munk and Lemmy: Let's Fly (Nils Skapans, 1994)
Animals: Home Hole Horrors (Maris Putnins, 1999)
Firefly (Dace Riduze, 2002)

All Ages. Total running time: 56 min.

1:30 pm | MAGIC CARPET
This screening of inventive international animation will make you see the world in a whole new way.

Panic Painter (Johan Hagelback, Sweden)
El Armadillo Fronterizo (Miguel Anaya, Mexico)
Heterogenic (Raimondo Della Calce, Italy)
Home Sweet Home (Pascal Adant, Belgium)
Chicory 'n' Coffee (Dusan Kastelic, Slovenia)
Melvin (Magnus Holmgren, Sweden)
The Sand Piper (Jimmy Marakami, Ireland)
I'm Hungry (Louise-Marie Colon and Delphine Hermans, Belgium)
The Mouse with a Mouth (Andrea Kiss, Belgium/France/Hungary)

Ages 7 and up. Total running time: 82 min.
Three films have English subtitles.

3 pm | GREEN SCREEN
This environmentally conscious program blends fiction and fact to foster awareness and guide kids on how they can make a difference in the health of the planet.

Wasting Earth (Cassia Mary Itamoto and Celina Kurihara, Brazil)
Shrug (Alina Constantin, Norway/France)
Locally Unwanted Land Usage (Kate Balsley, USA)
Inukshuk (Camillelvis Thery, France)
A Water Tale (SJ Chiro, USA)
Breakout: Environment (Lalita Krishna, Canada)

Ages 8 and up. Total running time: 66 min.
One film has English subtitles.

Saturday February 27 - Sunday March 7
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
631 W Second Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
TICKETS: Only $5 per screening!
Call 213 237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org

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