Little Big Shots

Swan Hill Town Hall
53-59 McCallum St
Swan Hill
September 16, 2009

Book: Swan Hill Region Information Centre
Tickets: $5 (all)
Phone 03 5036 4444
Swan Hill Arts Website

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

11-11.50am: Big shots, small packages 2 Short films for kids aged 3 to 7

11-11.50am: Big shots, small packages 2
Short films for kids aged 3 to 7, including:

Sooner or Later (Switzerland, 2008)

Directed by: Jadwiga Kowalska
Style: Animation Length: 5 mins Australian premiere Language: No dialogue

The world of a bat and a squirrel is turned upside down when an acorn falls in between two cogs of the earth’s machine. Will they be able to fix it to keep the world turning?
Oberhausen Film Festival - Prize for the best 35 mm film under 15 minutes in the Children’s and Youth Film Competition 08

The Dark (USA, 2007)

Directed by: Thy Than
Style: Animation Length: 2 mins Australian premiere Language: No dialogue

A young girl discovers that things that go bump in the night are not always what they appear to be.
Honorable Mention, Brooklyn kidsfilmfest; Finalist-Other Category, California International Animation Festival

Little Dinosaurs (Scotland, 2008)

Directed by: Dana Dorian
Style: Animation Length: 1 min Language: English

In this beautiful animation, a group of small dinosaurs are being bullied by a big T-Rex. What can these little dinosaurs do to stop the T-Rex from picking on them? Our young narrator has a few ideas.
Animate the World Festival: London, UK 2008

Big and Small: Fish Wish (England, 2008)

Directed by: Kathy Waugh
Style: Live-action short Length: 11 mins Australian premiere Language: English

Big and Small are two furry friends who couldn’t be more different. One day, Small spies a fish in the pond and gets his heart set on making it his pet. But things aren’t quite as easy as he hoped.

Claustrophobia (Croatia, 2007)

Directed by: Croatian kids aged 11 to 14
Style: Length: 2 mins Southern hemisphere premiere Language: No dialogue

Animated by children from Croatia, a hatchling chick attempts to break free from its egg.
Auburn Film Festival (1st prize), Reel Teens (USA)- best animation, Toti Festival (1st prize)

Tyler's New Bike (USA, 2008)

Directed by: Mike Bradecich, John LaFlamboy
Style: Live-action Length: 7 mins Australian premiere Language: English

Most boys would be rapt to get a new, albeit second hand, bike but not young Tyler, who embarks on a daring mission to right what he sees as an unacceptable wrong.
Official Selection, Chicago International Children's Film Festival

The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside (UK, 2002)

Directed by: Siri Melchior
Style: Animation Length: 3 mins Language: Non-verbal

A dog is frustrated by the presence of his inner cat, and to make things worse, all his friends desert him. Right when he’s feeling lonely and down on his luck, the dog finds being a little bit different is not so bad after all.

The Tiny Fish (Russian Federation, 2007)

Directed by: Sergei Ryabov
Style: Animation Length: 10 mins Australian premiere Language: No dialogue

A little girl embarks upon a surprising and magical journey when she tries to save a tiny fish from a nasty fisherman.
Open Russian animation film festival in Suzdal 2007

Breaking the Ice (USA, 2007)

Directed by: Elliot Grossman
Style: Animation Length: 2 mins Australian premiere Language: Non-verbal

A little boy discovers that sometimes the people and things that scare you at first are the ones most in need of a hug.
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2008

Alien for Christmas (USA, 2007)

Directed by: Dave Pryor
Style: Length: 3 mins Australian premiere Language: English

All he wants for Christmas is … an alien! Will Santa be able to deliver this young boy’s extra-terrestrial Christmas wish?
Finalist - best 2D animation - California International Animation Festival "REEL AWARD" nominee for "Best Animation" - Show Off Your Short Film Festival nominated for best animation - Great Lakes film festival