REDCAT International Children's Film Festival 2010: Day Five

Now in its fifth year, this audience favorite offers a treasure trove of cinematic delights for filmgoers of all ages. Five days feature more than a dozen programs that 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 Programs by Date:  Feb 27  |  Feb 28  |  Mar 1  |  Mar 6  |  Mar 7

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.