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Twelve recent shorts will be presented in one short film program lasting approximately 95 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. |
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| PLOT: |
Every morning, a new toy robot wakes up in a boy’s bedroom. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Adriano Candiago |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
5’10” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
BigRock |
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| PLOT: |
In an apartment building in Italy where there are families coming from various countries, there is lots of music when is time to go to bed |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Caterina De Mata |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
3’02” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Premiere Film |
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| PLOT: |
The first time of a boy at a soccer stadium. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Lisa Riccardi |
| YEAR: |
2011 |
| LENGTH: |
7’12” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film |
| SOURCE: |
Lisa Riccardi |
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| PLOT: |
Adele and her brother Tobia have an incredible encounter while they are at their grandfather’s country house. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Teresa Paoli |
| YEAR: |
2017 |
| LENGTH: |
13’00” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film |
| SOURCE: |
Solaria Film |
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| PLOT: |
Two marionettes, a knight and a princess, try to give each other a kiss. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Adriano Candiago |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
5’10” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
BigRock |
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| PLOT: |
A curious boy is trying to learn from his wizard teacher. |
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| DIRECTORs: |
Simone Cirillo, Simone Di Rocco, Dario Livietti, Alice Tagliapietra |
| YEAR: |
2017 |
| LENGTH: |
7’22” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Dipartimento Animazione di Torino |
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| PLOT: |
Gianni, a boy of Chinese background attends an Italian school. His teacher asks him to help a new classmate who is coming from very far away. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Tommaso Santi |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
14’48” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film |
| SOURCE: |
Centro del Cortometraggio |
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| PLOT: |
Two young hummingbirds are learning to fly. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Ilenia Cotardo |
| YEAR: |
2017 |
| LENGTH: |
2’41” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Ilenia Cotardo |
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| PLOT: |
While in detention at school, Giovanni and Tommaso continue to fight with their drawn monsters. |
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| DIRECTORS: |
Ilaria Angelini, Luca Barberis Organista, Nicola Bernardi |
| YEAR: |
2017 |
| LENGTH: |
3’26” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti |
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| PLOT: |
Carlotta is a girl with a vivid imagination. One day she must make a drawing of an animal whose name starts with an ‘m’. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Marco Di Gerlando |
| YEAR: |
2015 |
| LENGTH: |
6’50” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film/Animation |
| SOURCE: |
Zuccherarte |
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| PLOT: |
A girl enters a store to order a personal imaginary pet. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Collective student work |
| YEAR: |
2019 |
| LENGTH: |
6’01” |
| GENRE: |
Animation |
| SOURCE: |
BigRock |
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| PLOT: |
Carolina is a eight-year-old girl who is spending some time in her grandmother’s house in the Marche region. |
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| DIRECTOR: |
Alessia Gatti |
| YEAR: |
2018 |
| LENGTH: |
20’00” |
| GENRE: |
Short Film |
| SOURCE: |
Alessia Gatti |
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| TIMES: |
Salt Lake City: April 20, 6:00 p.m. |
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Phoenix: April 26, 3:30 p.m. |
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Detroit: May 5, 2:00 p.m. |
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The Children's Program was curated by the Italian Film Festival USA, in collaboration with BigRock, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Dipartimento Animazione di Torino, Centro del Cortometraggio, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti, Premier Film, Solaria Film and Zuccherarte.. |
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