Little Big Shots
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre
Little Big Shots is Australia’s premier international film festival for kids – celebrating 10 little BIG years!
This year the film festival will be held over one day, May 23rd, and there are four Little Big Shots packages to choose from:
LITTLE TYKES
- Saturday 23 May 2015 | 9.30am
- Ages 3 – 7 years
- Duration 47 mins
Sleepy and Manic ((Taiwan, 2013)
- Sleepy Bear is a gentle, kindhearted bear who, when his friends feel anxious or restless, comes to their side and helps them fall asleep.
- Style: Animation
- Language: English
- Director: Hung-Hsu Chen
Other films in this session:
Not Over (Japan), Macropolis (Northern Ireland), Sleepy and Maniac (Taiwan), Tiny Bubbles (South Africa), Lami- Episode 2 (France/Japan), Dessert Contest (USA), Lure (Croatia), South by Scooter (Australia), Grounded (USA), Shame and Glasses (Italy), Caminandes: Grand Dillama (Netherlands), and Maccupation (USA).
SEVEN TO TWEEN
- Saturday 23 May 2015 | 11.00am
- Ages 7-12 years
- Duration 60 mins
Chicken or the Egg | (USA, 2013)
- When a pig who loves eating eggs falls in love with the hottest chicken in town, he must choose which comes first: the chicken or the egg?
- Style: Animation
- Language: English
- Director Christine Kim and Elaine Wu
The Boss of My Body! | (Australia, 2012)
- A music video from remote Western Australia about standing up for your rights.
- Style: Live action music video
- Language: English
- Director: Leon Ewing
Other films in this session:
Estefan (USA), Mia (Belgium/Netherlands), In the Shadow (Croatia), No More Mr Mice Guy (Australia), Little Smile (India), Mushroom Monster (Norway), The Sounds of Juice (Australia), Trollday (Germany) and What a Debacle, FreddyFarkle (Australia)
BEST OF THE FEST
- Saturday 23 May 2015 | 12.30pm
- Ages 5-15 years
- Duration 60 mins
The Gallant Captain | (Australia, 2013)
- A boy and his cat journey into unknown waters with a bottle, a boat and a vivid imagination.
- Style: Animation
- Language: English
- Director: Katrina Mathers and Graeme Base
Lego Adventure 3: Attack of the Giant Pig! | (Australia, 2013)
- A criminal steals a growth ray from a museum and wreaks havoc on Lego Town by creating a giant guinea pig.
- Style: Child-made animation
- Language: English
- Director: Maxim Hussey
The Best of the Fest includes the Festival Director’s Choice, Bitseller (Spain), as well as award winners as selected by the Little Big Shots 2014 Kids Jury: Best International Film: Mia (Belgium/Netherlands) Best Adult-made Australian Film: The Gallant Captain Best Child-made Film: Lego Adventure 3: Attack of the Giant Pig! (Australia)
10th BIRTHDAY COLLECTION
- Saturday 23 May 2015 | 2.00pm
- All Ages
- Duration 58 mins
Abiogenesis | (New Zealand, 2011)
- A strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.
- Style: Animation
- Language: No Dialogue
- Director: Richard Mans
Other films in this session:
Birthday Boy (Australia), Aston’s Stones (Sweden), The Goat That Eat Time (Australia), Because You’re Gorgeous (South Africa), Brunswick Browns (Australia), The Animal Book (UK), and The Vacuum Kid (USA)
SUMMARY
- Date: Saturday 23 May 2015
- 9.30am: Little Tykes
- 11.00am: Seven to Tween
- 12.30pm: Best of The Fest
- 2.00pm: 10th Birthday Celebration
- Duration: approx. 1 hour per session
- All Tickets $8.00
- Suitable for ages 3 to 15
For more information, bookings and all enquiries please visit the Adelaide Festival Centre website.
What: Little Big Shots – International Film Festival for Kids
When: Saturday 23 May 2015
Where: Mercury Cinema | 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Who: 3-15 years
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