Jul
30
The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3QkSzpNGW8 SYNOPSIS Adapted from Renner's own comics, “The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” is drawn as a play with three acts chronicling different animal tales. Renner’s hand-drawn 2-D animation style sends these characters on laugh-out-loud adventures that are action-packed from start to finish. SCREENING INFORMATION Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:00 am Marquis Main CREDITS Director: Benjamin Renner, Patrick Imbert Writer: Benjamin Renner, Jean Regnaud Producers: Thibaut Ruby, Didier Brunner, Damien Brunner, Vincent Tavier FILM INFORMATION Genre: Animated Feature Family Length: 83 min Location: France Language: French [w/English subtitles]
Jul
29
Light Sight
https://vimeo.com/162086737 VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS M.E., the imprisoned character in a room, is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle in his way. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 26th, 2017 Time: 10:30 am Location: Dana Auditorium CREDITS Director: Seyed M. Tabatabaei Writer: Seyed M. Tabatabaei Producer: Simin F. Ahmadi FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Short, Animation, Family Length: 8 min Location: Iran Language: None Recommended Age 10+
Aug
1
Master of Shadows: Baddest Villain of All Ninjago
WORLD PREMIERE SYNOPSIS It's a typical day of training in the world of LEGO Ninjago, when a mysterious villain appears at the temple gates. Six ninjas work together to fight their greatest foe yet: an ancient master who can control shadows at his will. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 26th, 2017 Time: 10:30 am Location: National Bank of Middlebury CREDITS Director: Jack Nop (will attend the festival) Writer: Jack Nop Producer: Jack Nop FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Short, Animation Length: 1 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
1
Napalm Mayhem: A Hand Animation
NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE SYNOPSIS This film explores the meaning, morals and consequences of war, by placing the characters right in the middle of an event that has had historians frowning for decades - The Vietnam War. The audience sees the transition of people, while trying to fight for their beliefs, turn into monsters. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Thursday, August 24th, 2017 Time: 10:30 am Location: Marquis Main CREDITS Director: Oscar Writer: Oscar Producer: Oscar Animator: Giulio Angeli & Oscar FILM INFORMATION Genre: Experimental, Animation Short Length: 4 min Location: Netherlands
Aug
1
New York Children’s International Film Festival: Selected Shorts
https://youtu.be/fubu-AnUDNI SYNOPSIS Featuring the 2017 NYICFF Grand Prize winner “Heads Together,” from Festival alumni and Academy Award nominees Job, Joris, & Marieke, this wonderful collection of short films also boasts the Grown-ups Award winner “Riceballs,” and Audience Award winner “Welcome to my Life.” SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 26th, 2017 Time: 10:30 am Location: Marquis Main FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Shorts, Animation, Family, Length: 74 min Location: USA Language: English Recommended Age 8 to Adult
Jul
29
The Owl and The Lemming
SYNOPSIS The oral history of the Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat but is outsmarted by the more vulnerable lemming. A brief meditation on why pride and arrogance are to be avoided, the film utilizes puppets, composited photographs and a set made with actual Arctic plants and lichen to create an authentic retelling of this ancient Arctic fable. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Sunday, August 27th, 2017 Time: 4:00 pm Location: Marquis Main CREDITS Director: Roselynn Akulukjuk Writer: Roselynn Akulukjuk & Neil Christopher Producer: Neil Christopher &…
Jul
29
Stars
VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Grandpa and grandson are street sellers selling stars in a town near the shore. One night, they alas run out of the stars. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 26th, 2017 Time: 10:30 am Location: National Bank of Middlebury CREDITS Director: Hans Zhang Writer: Hans Zhang Producer: Hans Zhang FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Short, Animation, Family Length: 5 min Location: China Language: None
Jul
21
The Distant Touch
SYNOPSIS The Distant Touch is a 2D animation about a baby fox’s quest to find his mother. It shows an animal’s inner world that has been destroyed by human beings. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015 Time: 10:30am Location: Marquis Theater The Complete Festival Schedule FILM INFORMATION Length: 5 min Language: English Country: USA CREDITS Directors: Jun Chen & Yang Yang Writer: Jun Chen
Jul
21
Junk Girl
https://vimeo.com/134025493 SYNOPSIS There once was a girl / who was made up of junk / She looked really dirty / and she smelled like a skunk / She was always unhappy / or in one of her slumps-perhaps 'cause she spent / so much time down in the dumps / The only bright moment / was from a guy named Stan / He was from the neighborhood / garbage man / He loved her a lot / and made a marriage proposal / but she already thrown herself / in the garbage disposal. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Friday, August 28, 2015…
Jul
30
Lady and the Frog
https://vimeo.com/85769507 SYNOPSIS A frog wakes up in a bag of mixed vegetables at a supermarket. A lady runs by and grabs the bag. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015 Time: 10:00am Location: Marquis Theater The Complete Festival Schedule FILM INFORMATION Length: 3 min Language: English Country: USA CREDITS Director: Tina T. Hsu Writer: Tina T. Hsu Producer: Tina T. Hsu
Jul
30
Last Dance on the Main
https://vimeo.com/108022350 SYNOPSIS An animated documentary on the demolition of a row of historic buildings on Montreal’s St Laurent boulevard, also known as “The Main”, by politicians and building developers, and the resistance put up by the burlesque artists and the local community. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015 Time: 10:30am Location: Dana Auditorium The Complete Festival Schedule FILM INFORMATION Length: 3 mins Language: English/French Country: Canada CREDITS Director: Aristofanis Soulikias Animator: Aristofanis Soulikias Producer: Aristofanis Soulikias
Jul
31
Shaun the Sheep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQvwiOWpj7o SYNOPSIS When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with The Farmer, a caravan, and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. SCREENING INFORMATION Date: Friday, August 28, 2015 Time: 10:30am Location: Marquis Theater The Complete Festival Schedule FILM INFORMATION Length: 86 min Language: English Country: UK/France CREDITS Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Writers: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Producers: Julie…
