SUMMER 2003

2nd ANNUAL CHILDISH FILM FESTIVAL

August 22-31

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday, August 22 from 10 am- noon
SURPRISE OPENING DAY PRESENTATION
AT THE CINERAMA!

Saturday, August 23 at sunset
FAMILY CONCERT FOLLOWED BY OUTDOOR SCREENING IN VOLUNTEER PARK!

AT THE GRAND ILLUSION CINEMA

REVIVAL PREMIERE!
THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD
LE ROI ET L'OISEAU
(Paul Grimault, 35mm, France/English Dub, 1979, 83 min.)
Presented by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy

All cinema buffs, as well as children, should visit this adapted Andersen tale about a plucky Mockingbird who must defend his little ones from the tyranny of an absurdly vain King. Set in a surrealistic castle with a mythic stone robot, LE ROI ET L'OISEAU, was a major influence on Miyazake (CASTLE IN THE SKY). This lavishly animated classic, widely regarded as one of the finest animated features in cinema history, is the culmination of the legendary collaboration between animator Paul Grimault and screenwriter Jacques Pr�vert. Originally made in 1949, LE ROI has the look and feel of animation from that period, but contains modern insights.


FAR CORNERS
(various, 35mm, 75 min.)
Films from everywhere but here introduce different points of view. "Far Corners" is a kid-friendly intro to foreign cinema with contemporary short animated and live-action films from Iran, Norway, Britain, Germany, and India. Appropriate for ages 6 and up.

AT THE LITTLE THEATRE

Summer Shorts!

LITTLE CREATURES
New short films featuring Aardman antics, a skateboarding turtle, break-dancing teddy, princess caterpillar, "Thunder Pig", and more!

NAUGHTY BY NATURE
A program celebrating mischief, mayhem, and impish urges.
Live action and animated childish tales appropriate for all ages.

LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES
Kids ask great questions. "Can Pigs Swim?" is one of them. A non-fiction shorts program of international documentaries for ages 6 and up.

POP ROCKS
A shorts program of music films for your eyes, ears, and in some cases, booty. All ages.

BACK TO SCHOOL
50th Anniversary Tribute to Weston Wood Studio
A collection of animated children's literature on the subject of impending school, including TEACHER FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, SHRINKING VIOLET, YO! YES?, CRYSANTHEMUM, MONTY, and THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH. For ages 4+.

ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATORS
50th Anniversary Tribute to Weston Wood Studio
Animated versions of the essentials, including IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, LEO THE LATE BLOOMER, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, HAROLD'S FAIRY TALE, NOISY NORA, GOODNIGHT GORILLA. For ages 4+.

KRAFTWERK International Child-Produced Animation
KRAFTWERK features emerging projects created worldwide in award-winning collaborations between children and adult artist mentors. Original stories are brought to life by beautiful child-made animation. For all ages.

Made possible by generous support from Victory Studios and Fuji Film


EMERALD CITY ANIMATORS
Work by Local Animators (18 and under)
Selected by a Children's Jury
A special project supported by the King County Cultural Development Authority


International Feature Film Premiere!
THE LIVING FOREST
(Angel De La Cruz, Spain, 35mm, 80 min.)
Best Animated Feature, Children's Jury,
The Chicago International Children's Film Festival
With English subtitles read aloud by famed local actors A state-of-the art digitally animated dramatic feature about a crew of loveable forest moles living in an endangered "fraga" in northwestern Spain.


WIGGLYWORLD'S CHILDREN'S ANIMATION WORKSHOP
Taught by Seattle animator Web Crowe.

Schedule

Friday, August 22nd

CINERAMA
10 am - noon
OPENING DAY CELEBRATION!

THE LITTLE THEATRE
7 pm LITTLE CREATURES

THE GRAND ILLUSION
5 pm FAR CORNERS
7 & 9 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Saturday, August 23

VOLUNTEER PARK
6 pm FAMILY CONCERT
8 pm (dusk) OUTDOOR SCREENING

THE LITTLE THEATRE
11 am LITTLE CREATURES
1 pm LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES
5 pm NAUGHTY BY NATURE
7 pm POP ROCKS

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 & 5 pm FAR CORNERS
7 & 9 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Sunday, August 24

THE LITTLE THEATRE
11 am KRAFTWERK
1 pm LITTLE CREATURES
5 pm LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES
7 pm NAUGHTY BY NATURE

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 & 5 pm FAR CORNERS 7& 9 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Monday, August 25

THE LITTLE THEATRE
10:30 am ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATORS
1 pm POP ROCKS
7 pm LITTLE CREATURES

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 pm FAR CORNERS
5 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Tuesday, August 26

THE LITTLE THEATRE
10:30 am LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES
1 pm NAUGHTY BY NATURE
7 pm POP ROCKS

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 & 5 pm FAR CORNERS
7 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Wednesday, August 27

THE LITTLE THEATRE
10:30 am BACK TO SCHOOL
1 pm LITTLE CREATURES
7 pm LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 & 5 pm FAR CORNERS
7 pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD


Thursday, August 28

THE LITTLE THEATRE
10:30 am NAUGHTY BY NATURE
1 pm POP ROCKS
7 pm KRAFTWERK

THE GRAND ILLUSION
3 & 5 pm FAR CORNERS
7 pm THE KING AND
THE MOCKINGBIRD


Friday, August 29

THE LITTLE THEATRE
10:30 am ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATORS
1 pm BACK TO SCHOOL
7 pm THE LIVING FOREST



Saturday, August 30

THE LITTLE THEATRE
11 am EMERALD CITY
1 pm KRAFTWERK
5 pm EMERALD CITY
7 pm THE LIVING FOREST


Sunday, August 31

THE LITTLE THEATRE
11 am WWS CHILDREN'S ANIMATION WORKSHOP SCREENING
1 pm EMERALD CITY
3-5 pm TALENT SHOW
7 pm YOUTH VOICES 2003