An animated roundup for kids who love gadgets, gizmos, robots and other marvelous inventions. Dive inside a computer’s brain, roam a junkyard looking for robot parts, soar above a city made of circuit boards and find out what your phone and tablet are up to after you fall asleep!
8 short films featuring:
Dog-e - (Patrick Raats, Netherlands, live action and animation, 2014, 2.39 min) In Dutch with English subtitles. What happens to a phone and a tablet after children go to sleep?
Jack - (Quentin Haberham, Netherlands, animation, 2013, 3 min) Nonverbal. While looking for a missing limb in a junkyard, a little robot discovers that what he really needs is a friend.
Papa - (Natalie Labarre, USA, animation, 2014, 6:20 min) Nonverbal. An eccentric inventor realizes he’s not a perfect dad and decides to make one.
Electric Soul - (Joni Männistö, Finland, animation, 2013, 5 min) Nonverbal. A metropolis made of electronic parts and pieces comes alive.
Finding M.E. - Adriana Ariza Luque and Nelson Iván Vera Briceño, Colombia, animation, 2014, 8:20 min) Nonverbal.
A robot and a squirrel team up on a quest to discover their true potential.
Bitseller - (Juanma Sanchez, Spain, animation, 2013, 10 min) Nonverbal. What happens when an old guy has to swap out his trusty typewriter for a computer?
The Numberlys - (William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, USA, animation, 2013, 11:23 min) In English. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 set out to create each letter of the alphabet and bring color, creativity, and jellybeans to their world.
Emilie - (Olivier Pesch, Luxembourg/Belgium/ Netherlands, animation, 2013, 16 min) In English.
While a little girl’s father is busy making a high-tech contraption, she befriends a band of smart monkeys who are even smarter than her father’s machine.
Notes to parents: In one film (Emilie), a frustrated father uses a very mild expletive.
Produced by the Northwest Film Forum, the Children's Film Festival Seattle runs from January 22 - February 7, celebrating the best and brightest in international cinema for children, featuring live performances, animation, features, shorts and hands-on education workshops, all crafted with care for the next generation of movie lovers.
