REDCAT International Children’s Film FestivalApril 29 - May 7, 2017 Presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum

CalArts’ Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts

Media Sponsors

The Mods

Piccolo Concerto

Piccolo Concerto

Moon Wolves

Jonas and the Sea The Owl and the Lemming

Impressions of LifeThe Totems — Family Song

Konigiri-Kun Shopping

Party BusThe Little Shoemaker

Jonas and the Sea

The Totems — Family Song

Moon Wolves

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Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

No Bullies AllowedMay 6, 3:00pmFor ages 8 and up. 61 min.These kids in these narrative and documentary shorts use their smarts and their compassion to defeat bullying in creative ways. The heroes and sheroes in this program find opportunities, through means from buzzing robot drones to introspection and friendship, to stand up for themselves and others. In doing so, they teach us how to make the world a more kind and just place.

One film in Farsi, with English subtitles.

Litterbugs, Peter Stanley-Ward, UK, 2016Confessions of a Former Bully, Lisa Cohen, USA, 2016Through the Trees, Tamara Janke, The Netherlands,

2016Shirin’s Dream, Maryam Abdoli, Iran, 2016 The Debt, Helen Flanagan, Ireland, 2016

Films from over 25 countries

Call 213.237.2800 or visit REDCAT.org

TICKETSOnly $5

Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts TheaterIn the Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex631 West 2nd StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012

Parking is available in the Walt Disney Concert Hall garage

Media Sponsors

Saturday, April 29 12:00 pm Shine On 1:30 pm Family Time 3:00 pm Wild Child

Sunday, April 30 12:00 pm Creature Teachers 1:30 pm Friends Are Forever 3:00 pm Gotta Be Me

Saturday, May 6 12:00 pm Shine On 1:30 pm Family Time 3:00 pm No Bullies Allowed

Sunday, May 7 12:00 pm Creature Teachers 1:30 pm Save the Earth

The Teeny Weeny Fox Silence! For Pete’s Sake!

Shine OnApril 29 & May 6, 12:00pmAges 2 and up. 68 min.What makes you shine? The characters in these sweet live action and animated films have special things that make them glow and grow. Join them as they play with words, make new friends, and take journeys to near and far. If you close your eyes and make a wish, you might even join them on a trip to the moon!

All films are either in English or are non-verbal.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Boom! Boom! Boom! Walter Santucci, USA, 2016

Party Bus, Rohitash Rao, USA, 2016 Konigiri-Kun Shopping, Mari Miyazawa, Japan, 2015Silence! For Pete’s Sake! Kai Pannen, Germany, 2015Party Mouth, Todd St. John, USA/England, 2016 Polka Dott, Cynthia Pepper, USA, 2016 The Teeny Weeny Fox, Alne Quertain and Sylwia

Szkiladz, France, 2015Little Shimajiro, Isamu Hirabayashi, Japan, animated,

2015Waves from the Sky, Gildardo Sontoyo del Castillo,

Mexico, 2015Akouo, Claire Souquet, Sophie Annibal, Sophie

Stanculescu, Nina Degrendel, and Sophie Heidenreich, France, 2015

Sissy’s Dream, Fabrizio Gammardella, Italy, 2015Moon Wolves, Nima Yousefi, Sweden, 2016

Family TimeApril 29 & May 6, 1:30pmAges 5 and up. 69 min.Families make the world go ‘round! In these animated and live-action shorts, we learn that very different kinds of families can share the same bond of love. Find the sun, learn a new song, dance with cats, drink from a tall, cool glass of color, and rediscover what your own family means to you.

Four films in Chinese/Hakka, French, and Belarusian with English subtitles.

The Totems —Family Song, Mark Taylor, USA/England, 2016

The Gift, Kohei Kajisa, Japan Hippo Hop, Patxi Exequiel Aguirre, Germany, 2015The Girl Who Spoke Cat, Dotty Kultys, UK/Poland, 2014Ami, Gonzalo San Vicente, Germany, 2016Spring in Autumn, Tatiana Kublitskaya, Belarus, 2015Cats & Dogs, Jesús Pérez and Gerd Gockell,

Switzerland/Germany, 2015Song of the Lark, Tatiana Kublitskaya, Belarus, 2014Nitanish: To My Daughter, Melissa Mollen Dupuis,

Innu Nation/Canada, live action, 2015Under the Persimmon Streetlight, Jun-ming Guo,

Taiwan, 2016

Wild ChildApril 29, 3:00pmAges 7 and up. 60 min.Open your eyes to the wild adventures the world has to offer! With this mix of live-action and animated films, you’ll go on a meerkat rescue mission, get captured by your own toy and explore outer space in a taxi!

Six films in Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Spanish, with English subtitles.

Piglet, Babysitter, Natalya Berezovaya, Russia, 2014Catch It, Paul Bar, Marion Demaret, Nadège Forner,

Pierre-Baptiste Marty, Julien Robyn, Jordan Soler, France, animated, 2015

A Terrific Adventure, Cristina Vilches, Spain, 2015Chasing Rabbits, Jacob Smith, US, 2016Mimi & Liza: Episode 1- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,

Katarína Kerekesová, Slovakia, 2011Professionals: The Cook, Stepan Koval, Ukraine, 2015Star Taxi, Juraj Krumpolec, Slovakia, 2015

Creature TeachersApril 30 & May 7, 12:00pmAges 2 and up. 60 min.What can we learn from the animals we love? Jump into these short animated films and find yourself transformed into deer, crocodiles, and herons, oh my! Along the way, you’ll learn how to be a true friend and embrace your adventures!

One film in Japanese with English subtitles.

Piccolo Concerto, Ceylan Beyoglu, Germany, 2016The Sled, Olesya Shchukina, Russia, 2016Hey Deer! Örs Bárczy, Hungary, 2015 Misfit Lil’ Sparrow, Yuriko Noda, Japan, 2015 Octopus, Julia Ocker, Germany, 2015 Wolf, Julia Ocker, Germany, 2015 Crocodile, Julia Ocker, Germany, 2015 Tiger, Kariem Saleh, Germany, 2015 Perfect Piggies, Sandra Boynton, USA, 2015Little Lion Pustewind, Jana Richtmeyer, Germany I Am Not a Mouse, Evgenia Golubeva, UK, 2015 Happy and Sad, Ross Bollinger, USA, 2016Hare’s Big Day, Dace Riduz, Latvia, 2017The Owl and the Lemming, Roselynn Akulukjuk,

Canada, 2016

Friends Are ForeverApril 30, 1:30pmAges 5 and up. 70 min.Is there anything better than having a friend by your side? Good friends add color, music and memories to our lives. In this collection of mostly animated shorts, friends include a fierce little lion with a surprisingly soft heart, and a small, shy girl gaining strength from her grandmother and teacher.

Three films in German, Slovak and Italian, with English subtitles.

When Sparrows Munch, Elisa Klement, Germany, 2016The Mole and the Earthworm, Johannes Schiehsl,

Germany, 2015Little Stone Lion, Tang Chen, Taiwan, 2016Moom, Robert Kondo and Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi,

Japan/USA, 2016The Musical Dragon, Camille Müller, Switzerland, 2015My Dog’s Name Is Wind, Peter Marcias, Italy, 2016Mimi & Liza: Farewell Color Grey, Katarína Kerekesová,

Slovakia, 2013Lost in Spring, Fred Leao Prado Wall, UK, 2016

Gotta Be MeApril 30, 3:00pmAges 6 and up. 70 min.The characters in these films are learning to dive deeper and fly higher. Meet a girl who shifts her shape, a boy who feels music instead of hears it, someone who longs to spend his life by the sea, and even some animated creatures who are also one-of-a-kind, just like you!

Three films in Russian, French, and Brazilian sign language, with English subtitles. Another film, mostly in English, has some Korean with English subtitles.

Junction, Nathan Jurevicius, Lithuania/Canada/Australia, 2016

Valentino, Cassiana Maranha, Brazil, 2014Toys, Amanda Quaid, USA, 2016Eagle Blue, Will Rose, UK, 2016Lilou, Rawan Rahim, Lebanon/France, 2016The Little Shoemaker, Galaad Alais, Terry Bonvard,

Charley Carlier, Romain Cislo, Pierre-Yves Lefebvre, Philippe Lim, Benjamin Mariotte, Karen Nawfal, France, 2015

Louis, Violaine Pasquet, France, 2014The Unwashed Penguin, Isabelle Favez and Alexey

Mironov, Russia, 2015Jonas and the Sea, Marlies van der Wel, The

Netherlands, 2015Mr. and Mrs. Kim, Jaehuen Chung, USA, 2016

Save The EarthMay 7, 1:30pmFor ages 7 and up. 58 minThe earth is our only home, so let’s take care of it! With this program of animation, you’ll travel through forests and the cosmos, animated dreamscapes, funny animal adventures, and stories about scientists, just to end up back at home, ready to change our planet’s future.

One film in Spanish, with English subtitles.

Ampersand, Erin Shea, USA, 2016, 2016Cinema Dehors, Tatiana Poliektova and Filippo Rivetti,

Russia/Australia, 2014The Children of the Earth (Awaskinawason),

Antony Dubé, Atikamekw Nation/Canada, 2015Forest Guards, Maris Brinkmanis, Latvia, 2015The Red Herring, Leevi Lemmetty, Ireland/Finland, 2015The Earth at My Hands - Without Water, Nicolas Conte,

Argentina, 2016Impressions of Life, Ehsan Masoom, Iran, 2016The Garden, Idil Ar Ucaner, Turkey, 2016Me… Jane, Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, USA, 2014Bright Spots, Jilli Rose, Australia, 2016

“REDCAT’s film showcase gives children a chance to see their peers across the globe.” — Los Angeles Times

Two action-packed weekends of short films highlighting the most innovative and magical animation techniques, as well as mesmerizing live-action films from around the world. Audiences of all ages will be inspired by these exhilarating works from more than two dozen countries — including Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Russia, Taiwan, Belarus, Korea, The Netherlands, The Ukraine, and more!

Curated by Elizabeth Shepherd

Funded in part with generous support from members of the REDCAT Circle and REDCAT Council.

Under the Persimmon Streetlight

Hippo HopPiglet, BabysitterHare’s Big Day

Chasing RabbitsI Am Not a Mouse

Moom Akouo

Waves from the SkyJunction

Polka DottThe Earth at my Hands

Through the TreesCinema Dehors

Tiger

Mimi & Liza: Farewell Color Grey

My Dog’s Name Is WindLitterbugsBright Spots

Forest Guards

CalArts’ Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts

REDCAT International Children’s Film FestivalApril 29 – May 7, 2017