KidsBestFest 2014

KidsBestFest 2014

Day #1

Monday February 17th at 1pm
Feature film starts after the YouthFilm shorts---please check this schedule to get exact times.

Matilda (USA, Ages 7+)

Based on the book by British children's author Roald Dahl, Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is an extremely curious and intelligent little girl who is very different from her low-brow, mainstream parents (Danny DeVito, the films director, and real-life wife Rhea Perlman), who quite cruelly ignore her. As she grows older, she begins to discover that she has telekinetic powers. Not until a teacher shows her kindness for the first time does she realize that she can use those powers to do something about her sufferings and help her friends as well. Look for Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman) in a small part as an FBI agent investigating Matilda's shady father.

Run Time-102 Minutes, language English, Format-BluRay, Year 2006

Genre - Fantasy

Day #2

Tuesday February 18th at 1pm
Feature film starts after the YouthFilm shorts---please check this schedule to get exact times.

An Afternoon of Mo Willems animated shorts (USA, All Ages)

Join KidsBestFest and The Eric Carle Museum to celebrate An Afternoon of Mo Willems animated shorts.  Mo Willems’ works in children’s books, animation, television, theater, and bubble gum card painting have garnered him 3 Caldecott Honors, 2 Geisel Medals, 6 Emmy Awards, 3 Geisel Honors, a Helen Hayes nomination, and multiple bubble gum cards. He is best known for his characters Knuffle Bunny, The Pigeon, and Elephant and Piggie. He is worst known for his characters in Sheep in the Big City and The Off-Beats. More information about Mo’s past, present, and future can be gleaned at www.mowillems.com

The Eric Carle Museum will be on hand to give out Free family passes to ‘Seriously Silly: A Decade of Art and Whimsy by Mo Willems’

Run time- 90 minutes, Language English Format DVD,

Genre - Childrens

Day #3

Wednesday, February 19th  at 1pm
Feature film starts after the YouthFilm shorts---please check this schedule to get exact times.

Ricky, Three’s a Crowd a film by Kai S. Pieck (Germany, Ages 10+)

Basically, 10 year old Ricky knows no fear - but the world around him is rough. He struggles with his 15 year old brother who is always giving him a hard time and telling him to “piss off.” Things change when a headstrong 13 year old girl and her huge Bull Mastiff move to town.

Run Time-88 minutes, Language German with English Subtitles, Format BluRay, Year 2013

Genre - Drama

Day#4

Thursday, February 20th at 1pm
Feature film starts after the YouthFilm shorts---please check this schedule to get exact times.

Maidentrip a film by Jillian Schlesinger (USA, Ages 10+)

14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Winner Audience Award Canadian Film Festival 2013,

Winner Audience Award Visions SXSW Film Festival 2013, Festival Directors Award Winner Mountain Film in Telluride 2013.  

Run Time - 82 minutes, Language - English, Dutch w. English Subtitles, Format - BluRay, Year - 2013, Genre - Documentary

Day #5

Friday, February 21st at 1pm
Feature film starts after the YouthFilm shorts---please check this schedule to get exact times.

Youth Reel: Paradigm (International, Ages 13+)

A favorite at this years Children’s Film Fest at Mill Valley Film Festival Selected by a jury of teens from California Film Institute’s 6th annual Summerfilm course, this year’s youth reel draws from 160 national and international entries—including, say the jurors, one of the scariest shorts they’ve ever seen. Shorts made and selected by youths.

CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTHFILM 2014 SCHEDULE

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