Adventurous Moviegoers of All Ages Take Note: REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival Opens this Weekend, March 26, 2011 and runs until April 17, 2011!

The REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival will once again come to downtown L.A. starting Saturday, March 26 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater in one corner of the beautiful Walt Disney Hall. For four weekends REDCAT will roll out the red carpet and offer a treasure trove of enchanting programs for tiny tots, chills and thrills for adventurous older kids, and films sure to inspire the whole family. More than 100 works of wondrous animation and exhilarating live-action have been hand-selected and grouped into programs designed for children as young as two years of age by festival curator Elizabeth Sheperd. Festival highlights include new animation from China curated by acclaimed animator Joe Chang, emerging talents of indigenous filmmakers from around the world, and a very special Nick Family Fun Day on Sunday, March 27, 2011. Screenings will be held on Saturdays and Sundays and individual tickets to all screenings are only $5.

Presented by CalArts in partnership with Northwest Film Forum, the festival features four weekends of mind-expanding programs of short films from around the globe made by acclaimed filmmakers and up-and-coming auteurs alike.

REDCAT INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL
2011 SCREENING SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 26
12:00 pm Tally Ho: Films that Fly High (All ages.)
1:30 pm Legends Come Alive (Ages 7 and up.)
3:00 pm Family Matters (Ages 9 and up.)

Sunday, March 27
Nick Family Fun Day
12:00 pm Nick Jr. (Ages 2 to 6.)
3:00 pm Nickelodeon (Ages 7 and up.)

Saturday, April 2
12:00 pm All Creatures Great and Small (Ages 3 and up.)
1:30 pm Indigenous Showcase (Ages 9 and up.)
3:00 pm Round the World and Home Again (Ages 8 and up.)

Sunday, April 3
12:00 pm Into the Woods and Under the Sea (Ages 7 and up.)
1:30 pm Once Upon an Adventure (Ages 7 and up.)
3:00 pm Goosebumps Galore (Ages 8 and up.)

Saturday, April 9
12:00 pm Joe Chang and Friends (Ages 7 and up.)
(Screened in conjunction with Between Disorder and Unexpected Pleasures: Tales from the New Chinese Cinema, April 6–9)

Sunday, April 10
12:00 pm Tally Ho: Films that Fly High (All ages.)
1:30 pm Indigenous Showcase (Ages 9 and up.)

Saturday, April 16
12:00 pm Into the Woods and Under the Sea (Ages 7 and up.)
1:30 pm Round the World and Home Again (Ages 8 and up.)
3:00 pm Joe Chang and Friends (Ages 7 and up.)

Sunday, April 17
12:00 pm All Creatures Great and Small (Ages 3 and up.)
1:30 pm Legends Come Alive (Ages 7 and up.)
3:00 pm Family Matters (Ages 9 and up.)

All film screenings will be held on Saturdays and Sundays at REDCAT between March 26, 2011 and April 17, 2011. For a complete list of programs and times HERE.

REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival

REDCAT | Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles CA 90012; 213 237-2800
Saturday, March 26, 2011 – Sunday, April 17, 2011
Screening Times vary (see website or L.A. Kid Stuff listing)
Ages: All (see website for age-appropriate films)
Cost: $5 per screening
Website