Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 5, 2009 under Ann Arbor Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Los Angeles Film festival, Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), New Orleans Film Festival, Outfest:Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Phoenix Film Festival, Provincetown Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, The, True/False Film Festival, Tucson Jewish Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, Wild & Scenic® Environmental Film Festival, Women's Film Festival | 
The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, Festival Grants Committee Chair Buffy Shutt announced on Wednesday.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 20, 2008 under Chicago International Children's Film Festival |
The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, running Oct. 23-Nov. 2, celebrates its silver anniversary in style with Mayor Daley and Chaz and Roger Ebert signed on as the Fest’s Honorary Chairs for the Kidsfest Gala, October 22. Screening the best children’s films in the world, the CICFF will feature 213 films from 44 countries, again securing its place as the largest and longest running Kidsfest in the U.S.
The CICFF is the only children’s festival in the world that’s recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an “Academy qualifying” festival. Festival winners in the animated and live action short film categories may go on to compete for Oscars®. Last year over 26,000 attended the festival.
This year’s audiences will thrill to 53 World Premieres; 59 North American Premieres; 22 U.S. Premieres and 65 Chicago Premieres.
Among the star studded films making their U.S. or North American premiere are the animated Spirit of the Forest (Spain, 2007) featuring the vocal talents of Angelika Huston, Ron Perlman and Sean Astin; Diamond Dog Caper (USA, 2008) with Jon Farley, Kevin Farley and French Stewart and At Jesus’ Side (USA, 2008) starring Roma Downey and Lucas Grabeel. Together with the short live-action gem, His Good Will, starring James Avery, these films bring a dash of Hollywood fun to the Chicago festivities.
The CICFF welcomes back Oscar-winner and friend of the festival Jessica Yu for the Chicago premiere of her new film, Ping Pong Playa (Saturday, November 1st, 3pm, Wilmette Theater.) Ms. Yu’s film Sour Death Balls was awarded the Best Live Action Short Film Children’s Jury prize by the CICFF in 1993, and the festival is proud to have her back.
Other “don’t miss’ premieres include: Moonbeam Bear And His Friends (Germany),
Mozart in China (Austria/China), 31 Minutes, The Movie (Brazil/Chile/Spain),
Amazon Jack 3-Jungo Goes Bananas (Denmark), Hamoon and Darya (Iran)
Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (Denmark), Mother Nanny (Phillipines), Stella And The Star Of The Orient (Austria),
The Three Investigators-The Secret of Skeleton Island (Germany) and
Where is Winky’s Horse (Netherlands)