FOR EDUCATORS

At Children's Film Festival Seattle 2012, you'll find history lessons, whirlwind trips to faraway lands, and sneak peaks at Seattle premieres.

We have added three extra weeks of weekday morning screenings for groups - an excellent field trip opportunity - so tell a teacher or childcare provider. During Seattle Public School District's mid-winter break week February 20 to 24 - screenings will be offered to groups of 20 or more only. For details email Liz at liz@nwfilmforum.org.

BOOK A FIELD TRIP TO CFFS

The Festival offers screenings for field trip groups on weekday from January 27 to February 24. Tickets for field trip groups of 20 or more are only $5 per person!

All programs take place in Northwest Film Forum's cinemas. We can accommodate 120 people per show in our larger theater. Our smaller theater seats 50 people. Programs will be scheduled in both the large and small theaters, depending on how many tickets are sold and other factors.

Additional and tailored screenings! Is the program you want not scheduled at the right time for you? Or would you like to tailor a film program especially for your students? We are able to arrange for language and geographically specific programs.

Subtitles. Many programs in the festival contain subtitles. In programs for grades Pre-K-3, subtitles are limited and will not interfere with children's enjoyment of the program. Please inquire about individual programs. Subtitle readers can be arranged upon request.

Introductions, discussions, and journal pages with each program! A festival staffer will introduce each film program. Upon request, the staffer will also lead a post-screening discussion. Each student attending the festival will receive a journal page on which to record festival impressions.

Grade recommendations. All films are listed with a grade recommendation intended to guide teachers when selecting screenings for their students. These recommendations are based on our experience and knowledge, but we recognize that children respond in varied ways and therefore leave the final decision to you. Some programs contain very limited instances of emotionally difficult scenes, brief images that may be too intense for the most sensitive children, and very mild violence. Please inquire upon booking.

Film festival screenings are available from Jan 27 to Feb 24. To book your group, contact Liz Shepherd by email at liz@nwfilmforum.org or call (206) 829-7862 to make a reservation for any of the following film programs.

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS

Monday and Tuesday at 10am: Jan 30 and 31

String: Object Theater and Short Films

70 min - includes a brief intermission

In the spirit of the physical artistry of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati, this gentle presentation of object theater by movement artist Mary Margaret Moore takes very young children on a simple and yet magical journey of discovery. Using a blank canvas, a red rope and seven rustling paper lunch bags filled with everyday objects, Moore aims to stimulate children's imagination and stretch their capacity to decipher emotions.

"String," a 35-minute piece, will be followed by a brief intermission, and then a 25-minute selection of short films from "Touch My Heart," - a festival program of animation that use textures like wool, paper, clay, fabric and string to tell gentle tales and sweet stories. For more information about "String," visit www.armarm.squarespace.com

Pre-K to grade 1.

Mondays at 10am: Feb 6, 13 and 20
Friday at 11am: Jan 27

Touch My Heart: Gentle Films on the Big Screen

54 min

Here's a program for our youngest audiences, filled with lovely animated and live action films that use textures like wool, paper, clay, fabric and string to tell gentle tales and sweet stories.

Little Red Plane (Charlotte Blacker, England); Keenan at Sea (Jeremy Galante, USA); Big Wash (Kassandra Wellendorf, Denmark); Big Plans (Irmgard Walthert, Switzerland); Dodu: The Cardboard Boy (Jose Miguel Ribeiro, Portugal); How the Shammies Bathed (Edmunds Jansons, Latvia); Heartstrings (Rhiannon Evans, UK); Pittanko! (Motohiro Shirakawa, Japan); Neighbors (Masaki Buma and Wakana Osawa, Japan); Mungge - Not Again! (Irmgard Walthert, Adrian Fluckiger, Claudia Rothlin Switzerland); Chrysalis (Aubrey Millen, Germany); Beans (Marly Reed, Canada)

Three films have subtitles (Danish, Japanese, German).
Pre-K to grade 2.

Note: A 25-minute long selection of films from this program will also be shown with "String," a live show presented Jan. 29 at 11am and Jan. 30 and 31 at 10am.




Tuesdays at 10am: Feb 7, 14 and 21
Friday at 3 pm: Jan 27

Planet Kid

63 min

These live action and animated films take you deep inside the worlds of funny and fantastic kids, and prove every child is truly one of a kind.

Love Bug (Kat Candler, USA); The Perfect Human (SJ Chiro, USA); Trevor (Mattieu Saghezchi, France); Driving Accident (Rio Fitch, Canada); Marvin (Mark Nute, USA); Adventures of Owen (David Cadiz, Canada); Toot Toot (Simon Williams and Brendon Skimmer, Australia); The Toboggan (Richard B. Pierre, Canada); Superdad and Pele (Annette Saugestad Helland/Norway); Big Drive (Anita Lebeau, Canada).

Two films have subtitles (French and Norwegian).
Grades 3 to 5. One film shows a happy resolution to a bullying situation.






Wednesdays at 10am: Feb 1, 8, 15 and 22

Once Upon a Time

75 min

Gather round a cinematic campfire for these tall tales, fables and fractured fairy tales! This program includes 2011 Oscar-winner "The Lost Thing" and "Gulp," a new film from Aardman animation shot on the world's largest stop-animation set.

Gulp (Sumo Science/UK); Home was the Sailor (Seana Kozar, Canada); The Happy Duckling (Gil Dolev, UK/Israel); The Bear Facts (Jonathan Wright, Canada); Rolling Pumpkin (Morteza Ahadi, Iran); How the Chipmunk Got Its Stripes (Tulalip Native Lens, USA); The Lost Thing (Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan, USA); Molly in the Springtime (Pierre-Luc Granjon, Canada).

All films are in English or nonverbal.
Grades 2 to 5.





Thursdays at 10am: 2, 29, 16, 23

A Journey Beyond

67 min

Take a trip around the world to experience the vibrant music and colorful cultures of Poland, Mexico, Vietnam and Italy, and then fly back home again to jump for joy and take a magical New York City subway ride!

Light Thief (Sophie De Coyere, UK); El Salon Mexico (Paul Glickman, USA); Wycinanki (Irena Rindos, USA); What Makes Me Happy: Tung's Film (Annie Gibbs, Vietnam/UK) ; The Story of Little Paolo (Nicolas Liguori, France/Belgium); The Yellow Balloon (Robert Castillo and Ben Thompson, USA); New London Calling (Alla Kovgan, USA)

One film has subtitles (French).
Grades 3 to 6.



Fridays at 10am: Feb 3, 10, 17 and 24
Friday at 1:30 pm: Jan 27

Yes I Can: Kids Come of Age

78 min

These inspirational live action short films tell stories about amazing kids who overcome adversity to find joy and discover their own unique place in the world. You' ll meet a brave girl in a headscarf, two soccer fans who learn a lesson, a Puerto Rican boy who reaches out to his faraway father, two shy kids who forge a lasting friendship and a boy who learns to embrace his heritage high in the Himalayas.

Azza (Sashia Gubbels, The Netherlands); Cristiano's Shirt (Vincent Bruno, Belgium); The Letter (Angel Manuel Soto, Puerto Rico); The Ball (Katja Roberts, UK); The Road Home (Rahul Gandotra, UK/India).

Three films have subtitles (Dutch, French, Spanish) and a fourth, though mostly in English, has some Hindi dialogue with English subtitles.

Grades 5 to 7. This is a program filled with positive messages, but there is one use of a mild swear word and story lines that deal with issues including religion, stealing, bullying and running away - all fodder for great post-film discussions. A special student worksheet will be provided to teachers who book this program.

Friday at 1pm: Jan 27

Wild Ride

78 min

Set sail with this fast-paced collection of live action and animated films from four continents, and find out why adventure makes the world go round!

Lost Dog (Ibere Carvalho, Brazil); Brother Benoit (Michel Dufourd, Switzerland); Battle of Novice (Cheng-Chu Yu, Taiwan); Secret Club (Ben Kadie, USA); Chow Down (Matthias Daenschel, Germany); When the Wind Turns (Elena Madrid, Switzerland); What Makes Me Happy: Jose's Film (Annie Gibbs, Columbia/UK); The Farmer and the Robot (Abdollah Alimorad, Iran); Pigeon Impossible (Lucas Martell, USA).

One film has subtitles (French and Spanish). Two other films feature some dialogue in German and Spanish, but subtitles are not needed for either film.
Grades 2 and up.








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