REDCAT Intl Childrens Film Festival 2011

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Published on Thursday, 24 March 2011 10:00

Written by L E Shannon

The 6th annual REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival is being March 26 - April 17, 2011 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California.

The films span the globe with many variations on animation, comedy, adventure, fantasy, family experiences, spookiness, and the point where nature meets magic. Participating countries include:

• Argentina
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Iran
• Israel
• Latvia
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico
• Romania
• Russia
• Scandinavia
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Switzerland

Suitable for ages 3 and up (with one set for ages 2-6), the amazing array of movies is guaranteed to entertain both the kids and their accompanying adults, who will not only be able to tolerate, but definitely enjoy these films.

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 get to meet the costumed characters of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. favorites -- SpongeBob, Patrick, Dora and Diego -- and receive giveaways.

This year the Festival includes a special selection of new animation from China curated by acclaimed animator/teacher/artist Joe Chang. Included are three of Chang's films: Father and Son, The Chinese Violin, and his latest, a current festival circuit favorite, A Long Distance Call. The other films are:

Yueer’s Fantasy – Chen Min
The Lotus Pond Tang – Hongping
A Man and a Bird – Dawei Huang
A Crazy Night – Jiang Binhong
Home, in Memory – Xiao Yijun
The Summer – Mao Minnan
Mole Don’t Know – Li Lu

Indigenous Showcase
This program curated by Tracy Rector of Longhouse Media is a journey of discovery and celebration, spotlighting emerging talents from indigenous communities around the world. This year's films are:

• It’s Always a Good Day to be Indigenous – Native Lens, Intertribal/USA
• The TV – SuperFly Filmmaking–Group 2, Intertribal/USA
• The Story of Priest Point – Native Lens/Tulalip Heritage School, USA
• Two Worlds Inside Out – SuperFly Animation Group, Intertribal/USA
• Dancers of the Grass – Melanie Jackson, Saulteaux/ Canada
• Button Blanket – Zoe L. Hopkins, Mohawk/Canada
• How People Got Fire – Daniel Janke, Canada
• The Visit – Lisa Jackson, Ojibwe/Canada
• Little Thunder – Nance Ackerman and Alan Syliboy, Mi’kmaq/Canada
• Kid Tales – Ricardo Barahona, El Salvador
• Why We Play Basketball – Native Lens, Coast Salish/USA
• Mokopuna – Ainsley Gardner, Maori/New Zealand

Into the Woods and Under the Sea is a program of environmentally conscious films told in a delightful way:

• The Squirrel and the Swallow – Arjan Boeve, Netherlands
• Seasons of Love – Grettel Batoon, USA
• A Little Symphony in the Forest – Masataka Hiroyasu, Japan
• How the Bunny Didn’t Turn into Someone Else – Ekaterina Bim, Russia
• The Earth’s Diary – Diogo Viegas, Brazil
• The Toad Chorus – Udo Steinmetz, Germany
• Owl and Rabbit Play Checkers – David Levy and Robert Charde, USA
• Pachelbel Kanon – Walter Santucci, USA
• Once Upon a Tide Drew – Takahashi and Gesine Kratzner, USA
• The Silence Beneath the Bark – Joanna Lurie, France
• Ami – Dominique Bongers, Netherlands
• Varmints – Marc Craste, UK

For more information, visit www.redcat.org.

REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival
March 26 - April 17, 2011

Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
In the Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex
631 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-237-2800