Best of Children's Film Festival Seattle 2013
Co-presented with Houston Public Library
Saturday, December 14, 3:00PM
Location: Children’s Reading Room at Julia Ideson Library, 550 McKinney
Free Admission
Feel like taking a trip around the world? Then hop aboard a celluloid magic carpet with your whole family to take a trip all the way from the Arctic to Mozambique, with stops along the way to see animated sights in Instanbul, Germany, France, Argentina, and India! Kids and kids at heart of all ages will enjoy seeing the world in this selection of creative short animated films from the Children's Film Festival Seattle screening in the charming Norma Meldrum Room of the Julia Ideson Building at the Houston Public Library (550 McKinney) on Saturday, December 14th at 3PM. This screening is free, open to the public and is intended for all ages.
Over the past nine years, Children's Film Festival Seattle has become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. Each year, Northwest Film Forum selects more than 120 international children's films from 35+ countries, reaching more than 10,000 people during festival screenings in Seattle and a subsequent festival tour of 15-20 U.S. cities. All over the world, filmmakers are crafting works of exhilarating imagination and creativity just for kids, this touring program brings the best of these films to cities across the nation. Aurora Picture Show is pleased to partner with the Houston Public Library to bring a screening to the unique children's library, Norma Meldrum Room, at the Julia Ideson Building.
The Julia Ideson Library is an ornate Spanish Renaissance Revival-style structure in Downtown Houston that opened in 1926 as the city's central library, and was restored and re-opened in 2011. Although no longer the central library, the Julia Ideson Library remains a rich literary and historic resource center. In addition to being the permanent home of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, the library also maintains the magnificent Reading Room, or Norma Meldrum Room. With built-in bookcases and the hand-carved children's furniture featuring fairy-tale scenes, this is the perfect setting for this unique public program. In addition to the screening, the library will also host a reading of "The Bremen Town Muscians" before the films.
This screening is for all ages. There are a few scenes depicting danger in a couple of films, but there are always happy endings. One film has subtitles (German). The screening will take place in the Julia Ideson Building. Parking is available on the street or in the Library Garage, which is an underground garage accessible from the Lamar side of the Library, and costs $2 per hour.
The following films are included in this program:
Bottle (USA) A story about a long distance relationship, between a sandman and a snowman. Winner of the CFFS 2013 Audience Favorite Prize.
Istanbul (Turkey) The sights, sounds and people of a vibrant city come alive to a young girl.
Chinti (Russia) An ant works hard to build his dream castle out of bits of trash, never realizing he is in the shadow of greatness.
Tuurngait (France) An Inuit child wanders away from his village, fascinated by a wild bird. His father follows his trail, determined to find him before he gets lost on the ice floe. Winner of the Seattle Children's Hospital Jury Prize for best animated film.
The Town Musicians of Bremen (Japan) A retelling of an old fairy tale, brought vividly to life.
Emilie (Germany) A not-so-silly goose saves the day when his friends are about to be cooked for Christmas dinner!
Luminaris (Argentina) In a world controlled by light, a young man who works in a light bulb factory is determined to find his own way. Winner of the Children's Jury Prize for Favorite Picture.
A Shadow of Blue (France) A little girl sits on a park bench, but her mind takes her far away to exhilarating adventure.
The Change (Mozambique) Farmers in Mozambique look for a better way to live in harmony with their surroundings.
