Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth in Salt Lake City Announces 2013 Film Lineup

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The 3rd annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth will run from March 15-17, 2013 in Utah, and will feature a jam-packed program of feature-length films from around the world. This year’s festival presents 11 feature films from 7 countries including Latvia/Estonia, Germany and Ireland.

All screenings will be presented at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

2013 Tumbleweeds Film Festival Line-up

CHIMPANZEE film to Open and DAVID About a Muslim Boy in Brooklyn to Close 2012 Tumbleweeds Film Festival

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The 2012 Tumbleweeds Film Festival kicks off on March 23 with a special screening of CHIMPANZEE, the new film from Disneynature and the award-winning filmmakers of Earth and closes with a screening of film festival favorite DAVID, a charming film that examines the complexities of life through the eyes of an 11-year old Muslim boy growing up in Brooklyn.

The 2012 Tumbleweeds Film Festival runs March 23-25 and presents films from around the world for children and youth ages 4-14. All screening are held at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and The City Library, Utah.

OPENING NIGHT FILM
CHIMPANZEE
Directors: Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield // (USA, 2012 – 90 min)Recommended for all ages.Sumptuously shot in the rain forests of Africa, the new film from Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, the award-winning directors of Earth, CHIMPANZEE tells the true-life story of an adorable young chimp named Oscar. Oscar’s playful curiosity and zest for discovery showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom.Special Thanks to Disneynature and Love Communications for supporting Tumbleweeds and making this screening possible.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM
DAVID
Director: Joel Fendelman // (USA, 2011 – 80 min)Recommended for children 10 and upThis charming film examines the complexities of life through the eyes of an 11-year old Muslim boy growing up in Brooklyn. With a cast largely made up of non-professionals, DAVID is an understated yet powerful film that shows how friendships can transcend the boundaries of religion and culture.Winner, Ecumenical Prize – 2011 Montreal Film Festival; Winner, Audience Award – Brooklyn Film Festival; Official Selection – 2011 Rome International Film Festival, 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2011 Napa Valley Film Festival

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2012 Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children in Utah Film Lineup

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The 2nd annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children in Utah announced this year’s line up includes 11 feature films and 14 short films films from 7 countries, in 5 languages.  Many films will be screened in their original languages, with a reader narrating the subtitles for younger audience members. In addition to the 18 film presentations, the festival includes four film related workshops presented by Spy Hop Productions. Screenings and workshops will be held March 23-25 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Spy Hop Productions and The City Library.

Opening and Closing Night films will be announced within the coming weeks.


2012 Tumbleweeds Film Festival Film Program:

AMAZING ANIMATIONS!Recommended for children 6+
Don’t miss this international collection of colorful, clever and creative animated short films. From four sisters trying to pass the time on a long trip, to a pigeon that sabotages a secret mission, to a dog that finds a new best friend – its own tail! – this wonderful set of films features a variety of stories in a range of animations styles.  Fun and inventive, these animations are sure to entertain and delight audiences of all ages!

AURELIE LAFLAMME’S DIARY // LE JOURNAL D’AURÉLIE LAFLAMME
Director: Christian Laurence (Canada, 2010 – 108 min)
Screens in French with English subtitles – Recommended for children ages 12+
Feeling out of place the world, Aurélie Laflamme wonders if she might be an alien in this funny and touching look at a girl navigating the path to adolescence.


BACALAR
Director: Patricia Arriaga-Jordán//Mexico, 2011 – 96 min
Screens in Spanish with English subtitles – Recommended for children 9+
With a little help from some mystical animal spirits, best friends Santiago and Mariana attempt to rescue endangered wolf cubs from ruthless animal smugglers in this exciting Mexican action-adventure.


A CAT IN PARIS // UN VIE DE CHAT
Directors: Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol (France/Belgium, 2011 – 70 min)
Screens in French with English subtitles – Recommended for children 8+
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Film, this stunning hand drawn and richly colored animation, with a jazzy soundtrack, is a charming, action-packed adventure set in the moonlit rooftops of Paris.


CIRCUS DREAMS
Director: Signe Taylor (USA, 2011 – 80 min)
Recommended for children 8+
Join charismatic young jugglers, acrobats and clowns as they spend the summer performing with Circus Smirkus, the only travelling youth circus in the United States.


FRIENDS FOREVER // MULLEWAPP
Directors: Toney Loeser and Theresa Strozyk (Germany, 2010 – 77 min)
Recommended for children 4+
When Cloud the Lamb is kidnapped, it is Johnny the Mouse, Charlie the Rooster and Percy the Pig to the rescue in this delightful animated adventure about the importance of friendship.


THE LETTER FOR THE KING // DE BRIEF VOOR DE KONING
Director: Pieter Verhoeff (The Netherlands, 2008 – 100 min)
Screens in Dutch with English subtitles – Recommended for children 8+
Travel back to medieval times for an exciting adventure about a teenaged squire who must evade his enemies and deliver a letter that carries the fate of an entire kingdom.


LOUDER THAN A BOMB
Directors: Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel (USA, 2010 – 99 min)
Recommended for children 13+
Exhilarating and inspiring, this documentary follow the fortunes of four diverse groups of high school students as they prepare for, and compete in one of the country’s leading youth poetry slam.


THE MAGICIANS // HET GHEIM
Director: Joram Lürsen (The Netherlands, 2010 – 94 min)
Screens in Dutch with English subtitles – Recommend for children 7+
Aspiring magician Ben learns not everything is as it seems when he must solve the mysterious disappearance of his best friend Sylvie in this charmingly entertaining family film.


MOONBEAM BEAR AND HIS FRIENDS // DER MONDBAER
Directors: Thomas Bodenstein and Mike Maurus (Germany, 2008 – 69 min)
Recommended for children 4+
When Mr. Moon falls from the night sky, it’s up to Moonbeam Bear and his friends to return him back home in this delightful and enchanting animation ideal for younger viewers.


TIGER TEAM
Director: Peter Gersina (Germany, 2010 – 90 min)
Screens in German with English subtitles –  Recommended for children 8+
Join the Tiger-Team, Bigi, Luk and Patrick, on a dynamic action filled adventure in China as they race to be the first to unlock an age-old palace of riches hidden deep inside a mountain.

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Inaugural Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth in Salt Lake City, Utah

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From April 1-3, 2011, the SLC Film Center in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, presents the inaugural Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth – the only film festival of its kind in the intermountain west.  The 1st annual festival features a jam-packed program of feature-length films from around the world. This year’s festival presents films from ten countries including The Netherlands, Germany and Ireland. Two of the films will be screened in their original language with English subtitles that will be read aloud by a “subtitle reader.” In addition to film screenings, the SLC Film Center is partnering with Spy Hop Productions to present workshops designed to introduce participants to different aspects of filmmaking.

Screenings will be presented at the Sorenson Unity Center, and the Salt Lake Film Society’s Broadway Centre Cinemas and Tower Theatre, with workshops at Spy Hop Productions and Discovery Gateway.

Many films presented in the Tumbleweeds Film Festival are unrated – unless otherwise noted. 


2011 Tumbleweeds Film Festival Line-up

ALABAMA MOON
Director: Tim McCanlies
USA 2009, 89 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Based on the acclaimed novel by Wyatt Key, this smart and heart-warming film tells the story of an isolated boy who learns the value of friendship and trusting others. Rated PG.
Official Selection of SideWalk Moving Pictures Festival 2009 - Official Selection of Austin Film Festival 2009

CARLITOS AND THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Director: Jesus Del Cerro
Spain 2008, 107 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
You’ll cheer for Carlitos, an eleven-year-old orphan with two dreams: to become a great soccer player and to be adopted by a loving family. Presented in Spanish with English subtitles.
Official Selection of Febio Film Festival 2009 - Official Selection Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children 2010 - Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival 2010

ELEANOR’S SECRET
Director: Dominique Monféry
France 2009, 76 min
Recommended for children 6 and up
Join seven-year-old Nat on a magical adventure in this beautiful and imaginative animated film that celebrates the joy of reading.
Official Selection of Rome Film Festival 2009 - Official Selection of Seattle Film Festival 2010 -
Official Selection of Melbourne Film Festival 2010 - Official Selection of Dubai International Film Festival 2010

FROM TIME TO TIME
Director: Julian Fellowes
UK, 2009, 95 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Thirteen-year-old Tolly discovers he can mysteriously travel back and forth in time, beginning a thrilling adventure to unlock an age-old family mystery.
Winner Best of Fest Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2009 - Winner Adults Jury Award Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2009 - Winner Futurewave Youth Special Jury Award Seattle International Film Festival 2010

LAURA’S STAR
Directors: Piet de Rycker and Thilo Graf Rothkrich
Germany, 2004, 80 min
Recommended for children 4 and up
This beautifully animated film tells a magical story about a wondrous friendship between a young girl and a shooting star.
Winner Film Award in Gold German Film Awards 2005 - Official Selection Carrousel International du Film 2005

THE RACE
Director: Andre F. Nebe
Ireland/Germany 2009, 95 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Dreaming of becoming a great race car driver, eleven-year-old Mary sets out to prove that she has the skill to win an important go-cart race in this heart-warming film.
Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2010 - Official Selection Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2009

THE SEVEN OF DARAN: THE BATTLE OF PAREO ROCK
Director: Lourens Black
The Netherlands 2008, 96 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Unlikely friends Jimmy and Charita must race through the Southern African landscape to prevent an impending battle in this exciting and moving adventure.
Winner Young People’s Jury Award at Toronto Sprockets International Film Fest For Children 2009 -
Official Selection of Cairo International Film Festival for Children 2009 - Official Selection Nederlands Film Festival 2008

SNOWMEN
Director: Robert Kirbyson
USA, 2009, 86 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Filmed on location in Park City and inspired by real events, this warm-hearted film follows ten-year-old Billy and his misfit friends on a winter quest to set a Guinness World Record. Rated PG for thematic material, some rough bullying and peril, language and brief juvenile humor.
Official Selection, 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

STELLA AND STAR OF THE ORIENT
Director: Erna Schmidt
Germany 2007, 86 min
Recommended for children 6 and up
Finding herself transported one hundred years in the past, ten-year-old Stella embarks on a fun-filled and action-packed adventure in search of a secret treasure. Presented in German with English subtitles.
Winner Best of Fest Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2009 - Official Selection Mill Valley Film Festival 2009

TURTLE: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
Director: Nick Stringer
UK/Austria/Germany 2009, 81 min
Recommended for children 8 and up
Experience and enjoy one of the most fascinating and extraordinary migration stories in the animal kingdom in this breathtaking film about the loggerhead turtle’s incredible journey.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2009 - Official Selection London Film Festival 2009 - Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival 2010

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?
Director: Catherine Gund
USA 2009, 76 min
Recommended for children 10 and up.
Sadie and Safiyah, two sixth-grade students set out to discover where the food they eat comes from in this fun and fascinating documentary.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2009 - Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival 2009

Workshops for Kids!
Vox Pop Attack /  9 am-12 pm / Ages 10 – 14 / Spy Hop - 511 W. 200 S.
Come up with one question, and see how everyone answers differently on camera. Edit it all together to get a short take on a modern documentary style.

The Filmmaker Experience / 9 am-12 pm / Ages 7 – 10 / Discovery Gateway - 444 W. 100 S.
Learn to take the script to screen. In this workshop you will learn the visual language of film, how to work a camera, set-up shots, direct actors, and the basics of editing.

Special FX / Ages 10 – 14 / 1-4 pm / Spy Hop - 511 W. 200 S.
Turn ducks into monsters, pencils into people! Using Adobe AfterEffects and Photoshop, the possibilities are limitless -- animate a camera to fly through your scene or simulate weather animations like snow and rain, and add special effects and lighting.

LEGO Live! LEGO animation / Ages 7 – 10 / 1-4 pm @ Spy Hop - 511 W. 200 S.
Bring your LEGOs to life in this introduction to animation class. Write, produce and direct a short-film involving LEGO mini-figs and set designs.

source: Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth