 |
Fourteen recent shorts will be presented in one short film program lasting approximately 75 minutes. The program is geared toward an audience of children age 6-12 and includes short feature and animated films.
All children are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. |
|
| TITLE: |
Tiny Matters |
 |
| PLOT: |
When a girl leaves her house, various objects come to life. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Guendalina Vannini |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
4’45” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Guendalina Vannini |
|
| TITLE: |
Looney Foodz! |
 |
| PLOT: |
What would happen if food and drinks that we put in our fridges could move and talk to each other? |
| DIRECTOR: |
Paolo Gaudio |
| YEAR: |
2017 |
| LENGTH: |
2’04” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Paolo Gaudio |
|
| TITLE: |
A Chick's Adventure |
 |
| PLOT: |
Mother hen watches her chicks as they come out of their eggs. One of the chicks, however, is having a hard time in coming out of its shell. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Christoph Brehme |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
2’15” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Christoph Brehme |
|
| TITLE: |
Becolored |
 |
| PLOT: |
Our life is made of colors that live in harmony or in opposition to each other in a system of equilibrium, as musical notes. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Maurizio Forestieri |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
4’50” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Maurizio Forestieri |
|
| TITLE: |
Above |
 |
| PLOT: |
Where do balloons go when they fly away? |
| DIRECTORS: |
Marco Savini and Marco Giglio |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
5’27” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of BigRock |
|
| TITLE: |
Monna Lisa |
 |
| PLOT: |
A work made by the children who took part to the animation workshop organized for the 500 years anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. |
| DIRECTORS: |
Collective student work |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
1’35” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Associazione Viva Comix |
|
| TITLE: |
Good Morning Moon |
 |
| PLOT: |
One evening, the hedgehog Mr. Richmond decides do go to the movies. The film that it sees will change its life. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Christoph Brehme |
| YEAR: |
2015 |
| LENGTH: |
4’13” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Christoph Brehme |
|
| TITLE: |
The King Dom |
 |
| PLOT: |
A child, who is full of energy, lives calmly in his island-kingdom. One day, eager for adventures, takes off to the sea on his small boat. |
| DIRECTORS: |
Giacomo Bianchi, Melania Campanaro, Marco Raffaelli, Elena Sorrentino |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
6’11” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Dipartimento Animazione di Torino |
|
| TITLE: |
By Myself |
 |
| PLOT: |
Sometimes, we think that it is important to do things by ourselves, without any help. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Christoph Brehme |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
4’13” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Christoph Brehme |
|
| TITLE: |
What Ever Happened to Darwin |
 |
| PLOT: |
The rise of sea level is unstoppable. A fox, with her feet already in the water, studies frantically how to save itself. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Leonardo Altieri, Sara Crippa, Giulia Manna, Maria Nocerino |
| YEAR: |
2015 |
| LENGTH: |
6’38” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film/Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Dipartimento Animazione di Torino |
|
| TITLE: |
Colorful Memories |
 |
| PLOT: |
A work made by children taking part of the animation workshop organized by the Nonantola Film Festival 2019. |
| DIRECTORS: |
Collective student work |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
9’48” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Associazione OTTOmani |
|
| TITLE: |
Ossigeno |
 |
| PLOT: |
Lena is 9 years old and one day spontaneously makes an act of love that will change her life: she will take care of a plant. Will this revolutionary gesture change the future of our world? |
| DIRECTOR: |
Beatrice Sancinelli |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
6’44” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Beatrice Sancinelli |
|
| TITLE: |
Arturo and the Seagull |
 |
| PLOT: |
Arturo is almost ninety when he discovers photography. A seagull, that he has chosen as his subject, has different ideas regarding what a perfect picture is. |
| DIRECTOR: |
Luca di Cecca |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
5’00” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Premiere Film |
|
| TITLE: |
Berry Bees – License to Munch |
 |
| PLOT: |
The Berry Bees have to discover who has created the giant caterpillars that eat metal and are putting in danger the go-kart grand prix |
| DIRECTOR: |
|
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
12’00’’ |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Courtesy of Atlantyca Entertainment |
|
| TIMES: |
Detroit: April 2, 11:00 a.m. |
| |
Salt Lake City: April 8, 5:15 p.m. |
|
| |
The Children's Program was curated by the Italian Film Festival USA, in collaboration with Associazione OTTOmani, Associazione Viva Comix, Atlantyca Entertainment, BigRock, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Dipartimento Animazione di Torino, Premiere Film e gli autori Christoph Brehme, Maurizio Forestieri, Paolo Gaudio, Beatrice Sancinelli and Guendalina Vannini. |
NINETEENTH EDITION 
