Northwest Film Forum Presents CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE — Preview

WHEN:

February 18 – 28

WHERE:

Streaming virtually via Northwest Film Forum

TICKETS:

Pay-what-you-can – $5+

Buy a film or a festival pass at the Children’s Film Festival Seattle website

The Children’s Film Festival Seattle presents 134 animated and live-action films from 37 countries directed towards a family-friendly audience.
The event includes:

  • Youth-made films by The Radolescents and Youth Shine programs
  • A shorts block emphasizing journeys, genders, and identity
  • Environmental content
  • Language-specific content such as short film programs in Spanish, French and German for native speakers and language learners
  • Multicultural feature films from Brazil, the U.K., Norway and Poland
  • Virtual workshops for youth on writing and storytelling for film, experimental film, and animation

Festival organizers list and describe the films as follows:

  • Young Warriors
    (Bárbara Cariry, Brazil, live-action, 2020, 74 min, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
    A road-trip film with adventures and mishaps that miraculously always work out just the way they should. The three children on the trip realize they will always be great friends due to this family adventure.
  • Sisters: The Summer We Found Our Super Powers
    (Silje Salomonsen and Arild Østin Ommundsen, Norway, live-action, 2020, 78 min, in Norwegian with English subtitles)
    Vega and her sister Billie are going on an overnight outdoor hike in the Norwegian woods. The anticipated trip takes a turn when Dad falls into a mountain crack and twists his ankle. Unable to move he asks Vega and Billie to get help. They face their fears, discover their superpowers and find strength in sisterhood.
  • Louisa: An Amazing Adventure
    (Ken Blakely, United Kingdom, animation, 2020, 60 min, in English)
    In January 1899, a lifeboat rescue took place during a terrible storm at sea. This film, in 3D animation, tells the story of that lifeboat, its captain and his small daughter, who watches as the mission is completed.
  • Triple Trouble
    (Marta Karwowska, Poland, live-action, 2020, 87 min, in Polish with English subtitles)
    West Coast premiere
    In Poznań, a long-lost Monet painting is officially presented in the city’s museum. But shortly after the exhibition is opened, the painting is destroyed. Inspection reveals that the painting was a copy, while the original had been stolen the night before. Teenagers Olek and Julka, assisted by Fela, must track down the thief.

Several short film programs include:

  • Promise to the Planet
  • Journeys, Genders and Identity
  • Reel Life Stories
  • Youth Shine
  • Fluffy, Furry and Fabulous
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Wonderful World

Read more about the event on the Children’s Film Festival Seattle website.

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