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KIDS FOR KIDS FESTIVAL 2008
Official Competition
- Animation 6-12 years old
- Live Action 6-12 years old
- 1 to 2 Minutes Film 6-12 years old
- Animation 13-16 years old
- Live Action 13-16 years old
- 1 to 2 Minutes Film 13-16 years old
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6 to 12 years old
Animation
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BENEATH THE SAME MOON (Argentina) |
| Synopsis: Stan and his friends have been separated. And now, they want the possibility to be reunited. | |
| Production: Primera Escuela de Cine Infantil y Juvenil - Taller de Cine "El Mate" | |
Director: Natasha Álvarez Tancovich, Rocío Esteidel , Juan Arrastia, Carolina Rossi,Lautaro Canamasas
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AT THE BANK OF THE RIVER SCHELD (Belgium) |
| Synopsis: A well known song amongst Belgian kids. But whoever knows the song, realizes it doesn’t have a happy ending, not even for the stork… | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: James Strubbe
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SUPER MOFI AND THE RISE OF MIFFO (Canada) |
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ALL IS ME (Israel) |
| Synopsis: This music clip of an original children song by Ilil Sharon is about all kinds of animals that are hidden inside a kid. The name of the song is All Is Me. | |
| Production: Haifa open School | |
Director: Ufri Holdenberg & Ofri Amsalem
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LITTLE RED ABSENT-MINDED HOOD (Poland) |
| Synopsis: The idea of this film is based on very well known fairy-tale about a little girl, which was sent to her grandma. But Little Red from this film is not able to fall short of her aim and fairy-tale can not be fulfilled. | |
| Production: Galeria Entropia | |
Director: Magorzata Poponska
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THE BULL AND THE MOON (Singapore) |
| Context: Two
adult coordinators and 6 children, aged 6 to 11 years old worked
on this animation for 3 months. Children are involved in direction, production, art creation, soundtrack and post-production |
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| Production: Clubexplor | |
Director: Celia Desmarescaux, Juliette Sirgant, Inigo Gaston, Pablo Gaston, Mai Monterde, Philippe Demptos
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A BLUE EYE AND A LITTLE EAR (Taiwan) |
| Synopsis: Why do we have to be the same as other people? Or rather, why do we always want other people to look the same as us? We should try to accept the difference of others and learn to appreciate our uniqueness. We’re all very special as individuals. | |
| Production: 2008 Taiwan International Children's TV & Film Festival | |
Director: Ciou-wan Lin's students
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OLYMPUS IDOL (USA) |
| Synopsis: Three ancient Greek Gods compete for the title of “Olympus Idol” as they audition their unique inventions before a panel of judges. Who will win the title? We’ll find out……………after the break. | |
| Production: Garden Academy Of Basic Education | |
Director: Daniel Litz
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Live Action
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REMOTE (Australia) |
| Context: A school project for ages 8 - 12. An adult teacher oversaw the production but did not directly work on it. Students wrote, directed, filmed and edited it. | |
| Production: Mayfield State School | |
Director: Nera Skripic-Vuckovic
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CONTAGIOUS (Canada) |
| Synopsis: Susan & Katherine wanted to make a short film about yawning and other contagious things that humans do. | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Susan, Katherine & Joseph Procopio
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OUR CLASS (Finland) |
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| Production: Valoaurinko | |
Director: Salpakangas School students, class 6c
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HOW TO SWALLOW A PILL (South Korea) |
| Synopsis:To swallow a pill is always difficult for children. In this short film, several students are trying hard to swallow a pill in their own ways… | |
| Production: YMAA' Youth Media Academy of Anseong | |
Director: Jieun Kim
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LET'S GO DANCING (Taiwan) |
| Synopsis: Tang and Kao have been trying to win the school dance contest every year since their third grade. Last year, in fifth grade, Sun and Chen joined them and they formed a group called "Super Girls". They ended up with a "Super Excellent" prize! Now that they are in their final year they are hoping they could win another prize, which would put a perfect ending to their elementary school life. | |
| Production: 2008 Taiwan International Children's TV & Film Festival | |
Director: Chih-ching Chu
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WAKE UP (USA) |
| Synopsis: A boy plays basketball in his dream. Weird things happen, including him morphing into another boy and coming face to face with the evil Lord Valoton. .. | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Sky Rodrigues
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FLOWER AND LOVE (USA) |
| Synopsis: Makyla enjoys flowers and family and tries to show this through her film, hoping that you will see both flowers and love. | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Makyla Moon Bishop
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THE NIGHT IN QUESTION (USA) |
| Synopsis: In this film noir, a gum-chewing, Chandler-reading private eye must solve the mystery of why children keep disappearing. What has them under its spell? | |
| Production: Harvard-Westlake School | |
| Director: Zelda Wengrod |
1 to 2 Minutes Films
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SPACE MISSION (Argentina) |
| Synopsis: From
Outer Space, an Unidentified Flying Object was spotted by
the NASA. Rumors arose: the alien spaceship could be planning Earth
destruction. One of the best agents of Federal Secret Police was comissioned to interfere with the space craft and finish up with all her occupants. Will our hero be capable of saving all from destruction? |
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| Production: Primera Escuela de Cine Infantil y Juvenil - Taller de Cine "El Mate" | |
Director: Facundo Rodriguez Valsagna, Matias Schaab, Agustin Morini andFranco Zampar
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CONFRONT LABELS (Canada) |
| Synopsis: Kids decide that they do not whish to be labelled anymore. | |
| Production: Shaughnessy Park School | |
Director: Mitchell Rygiel's student at the Shaughnessy Park School
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SNOWING IN TORONTO (Canada) |
| Synopsis: One winter day… | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Sebastian Thomson-Jagoe
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NORTH POLE (Mexico) |
| Synopsis: Are there apples in North Pole?...Let’s see what does a polar bear and a walrus think. | |
| Production: La Matatena | |
Director: Alejandro Avalos Ríos, Daniel Carrera Pasternac, Ali Khassim Cocoletzi Yaber, Camila Alexandra Corona Ferrer, Regina Huerta Sánchez, Sebastián Macías Valle, Diego Roberto Ruiz González, Nicolás Pablo Ignacio Santillán Hernández, Felipe Fernando Villa Peralta.
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TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE (Poland) |
| Synopsis: This short yarn brings face to face the jungle law and cultural principles of conduct or even respect of civilization and plays with those rules. | |
| Production: Galeria Entropia | |
Director: Michal Boreczek
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THE BATTLE OF THE ENCHANTED FOREST (UK) |
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| Production: Jack Drum Arts | |
Director: Oliver Thompson & Craig Gibson
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IMAGINING THE OLYMPICS 2008 (USA) |
| Context: Last spring the MOLLIE Club at the Grand Rapids Community media center participated in a unique collaborative international animation project called the "Olympics: Let's Fantasize!" Working in tandem along with other youth in at least thirteen countries, young people considered what is meaningful about the Olympic Games, and created animations that present fresh ideas for a new Olympics | |
| Production: Grand Rapids Community Media Center | |
Director: The Group
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MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH (USA) |
| Synopsis: Youth from several school districts came together to make a collective animated video poem about peace. Their resulting video explores what peace means to them and ways in which they envision that they can make peace in their community. | |
| Production: Children's Media Project | |
| Director: students from Onteora, Kingston, and Wallkill school districts |
13 to 16 years old
Animation
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POOR JOSHUA VERDE (Australia) |
| Synopsis: "A boy with a tragic childhood goes on an enchanting and emotional adventure that helps him reconnect with his family and utilize his creative talents so that he can be happy once again" | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Guy Verge Wallace
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MANCIPIA (Belgium) |
| Synopsis: An innocent boy is exploited, humiliated and mistreated by his mother. It’s impossible for him to live with this fear so he takes a drastic decision… | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Tuur Stuyck
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THE TWO SIDES OF A SHANTY TOWN (Brazil) |
| Synopsis: The shanty town of Vila Cruzeiro in the Penha district of Rio de Janeiro searches for peace in the middle of a shooting incident where ten out of twelve youths are killed. The two survivors then create an animation on behalf of their friends’ memory. | |
| Production: MULTIRIO - The Municipal Multimedia Company of Rio de Janeiro | |
Director: Children ages 8-15 from two public elementary schools of the City of Rio de Janeiro: Escola Municipal Leonor Coelho and Escola Municipal Gregório Bezerra
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PEACE OF MIND (Canada) |
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| Production: Individuel | |
Director: Ryan He
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LET'S KNIT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (Italy) |
| Synopsis: From the thinking threads material threads are departing and becoming alive. A thread tells a tale of rules and rights, of hope. For the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights | |
| Production: Pinac Pinacoteca Internazionale ed evolutiva comune du Rezzato | |
Director: Vinz Beschi & Irene Tedeschi
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LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS (Kenya) |
| Synopsis: In an attempt to shock everyone with their clever-by-half antics, Mjinga, Juha and Mwehu end up frying themselves in their own oil. | |
| Production: Lola Kenya Screen | |
Director: Young people from the workshop
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CORN IN THE USA (USA) |
| Synopsis: This animation follows the journey of Cora the corn as she travels the industrial food production chain and searches for a way out! | |
| Production: Global Action project | |
Director: The kids from Global Action Project
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PERSPECTIVE (USA) |
| Synopsis: Based on a High School Creative writing assignment to compare two perspectives of the same place or experience. I live in a rural area in northern Michigan and I had the wonderful opportunity to ride a real train during a visit to Chicago! | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Zoe Allen-Wickler
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Live Action
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TINY PILLOW (Canada) |
| Synopsis: Tiny Pillows is a short film based on a free verse poem written by Joseph for Grade 8 English. | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Joseph Procopio
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MC DOC (Finland) |
| Synopsis: MC Doc lives in the country, drives a tractor and dreams about rapping. | |
| Production: Satakunta Film Centre | |
Director: Jari Forsman & Kim Tapper
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FOUR MORE YEARS TO GO (Ireland) |
| Synopsis: This is the story of Aisling, a first year student, who dreams of being a famous writer and moving to America to be with her brother. Aisling spends a lot of time daydreaming in order to escape the bullying that she experiences at school. In four years she will finish school and her new life can begin. | |
| Production: Présentation Secondary School | |
Director: Norma Lowney & Rachel O'Sullivan
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ONE, TWO, THREE (Israel) |
| Context: the film was produced for the Young Music
Videoclip contest which took place at Tel Aviv Cinematheque. Professionals didn't take part in the production |
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| Production: Libi Production | |
Director: Libbi Chohen
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THE FIRST FLIGHTHOUR (The Netherland) |
| Synopsis: ‘The First Flighthour’ is a short comedy about a clumsy guy who meets a girl for the first time in his life. But what is it that he wants from her? | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Thomas van der Gronde
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DOLORES (Spain) |
| Synopsis: After living and unhappy marriage, Dolores is going to take revenge on her dead husband. | |
| Production: Larrotxene Cultural Center | |
Director: Telmo Basterretxea, Silvia Berdote, Jeannette-Enara Díaz, Joni Goñi, Gillen Mungia, Martxel Segura
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THE C.R.U.M.P.I.T. (UK) |
| Synopsis: A tongue-in-cheek, science fiction parody about a plague that wipes out all women. Two men from the year 2050 return to the present day to find a woman to restore the population of the future. | |
| Production: LiveWire Studio | |
Director: A group of 12 young people
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LEGACY (UK) |
| Synopsis: Leah is pregnant and only has a week to decide whether she wants to keep the baby. During an argument with the father, he accidentally knocks her unconscious. Leah wakes up in a miraculous world where she follows a young hooded boy through a forest into a deserted house. Inside, she discovers a magical palace and meets some strange characters who all represent different opinions and options for her future. | |
| Production: Superkrish Films | |
Director: Chris Taylor
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MOLLY MOPLEG (UK) |
| Synopsis:This dark and affecting short film tells the tale of Molly, a girl who pays the price for refusing to do her chores. | |
| Production: Stockton Borough Council | |
Director: Louise Rea & Jordan Armstrong
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BULLYING (Canada) |
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DON QUICHOTTE (France) |
| Synopsis: Don Quichotte is a man who loves the French-speaking of chivalry to such an extent that he becomes knight. With his companion, Sancho, a man that he issued slavery, he attacks mills that he believes he is giants. Shortly after he sinks into madness... | |
| Production: Atelier AAA | |
Director: Thibault Comte
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P16 MALE (Germany) |
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| Production: X-it | |
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I AM EUROPE (Germany) |
| Synopsis: A granny gets carried away about the good old days while her grandson, slightly losing his patience, is pushing her in a wheelchair past a deserted checkpoint. Suddenly granny realizes that there is a good side to the present day as well… | |
| Production: Jugenfilm e.V. | |
Director: Alexander Gavritchov, Simon Hill, Franziska Jänichen, Kolja Kirsch, John Schmidt, Oskar de Wyl
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BIRTHDAY (Sweden) |
| Synopsis: A man is celebrating his birthday. | |
| Production: Individual | |
Director: Oskar Johansson
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Bon Voyage, USA |
| Synopsis: Bon Voyage was inspired by the excitement of traveling overseas, to France in particular. | |
| Production: Perpich Center For Arts Education | |
Réalisatrice: Allyssa Kaiser
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CROSSED LINES (USA) |
| Synopsis: Crossed Lines illustrates what lies underneath a typical interaction on the street. It deals with street harassment and presents both the male and the female’s perspective. | |
| Production: Global Action Project | |
Director: Youth from the Global Action Project's workshop
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