Featuring an array of wonderfully unique treats from around the globe, the renowned festival returns with two very special programmes to spark the imaginations of our younger audiences.
Children and Families Session 1 (0–6 year-olds) (U) 1.30
THE WRECK OF THE DIDDLEY
(New Zealand 2008) dirs. Fatcat & Fishface 4m.
A wickedly good singing-pirate romp.
THE MOUSE THAT SOARED
(USA 2009) dir. Kyle Bell 6m.
A lucky mouse that gets a chance to learn to fly.
TALLY HO, PANCAKE!
(Germany 2009) dir. Kai Pannen 7m.
Anyway you want to have them, pancakes are delicious.
ORMIE
(USA 2009) dir. Rob Silvestri 4m.
This little pig will do ANYTHING to get the cookies.
WHEN APPLES ROLL
(Latvia 2008) dir. Reinis Kalnaellis 7m.
Cat and his friend have their annual apple-picking disturbed when a strange egg rolls into the orchard.
THE LITTLE BOY AND THE BEAST
(Germany 2009) dirs. Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschotter 7m.
When your mother has turned into a beast, a lot of things change.
KNITTED KNIGHTS
(Germany 2010) dir. Gil Alkabetz 7m.
An ambitious grandma wants to knit a sweater for the moon, but forgets to calculate the waning and waxing of her 'customer'.
MONSTER SACRE
(France 2009) dir. Jean-Claude Rozec 10m.
Born accidentally among ducks, a dragon as gigantic as he is harmless, suddenly becomes a media star.
JOSEPH'S SNAILS
(France 2009) dir. Jean-Pierre Lemouland 11m.
Joseph is a shy little boy who collects snails. One day he gets swallowed up by his own tummy-button and discovers the disturbing world of the "navel-gazers".
RUNAWAY
(Canada 2009) dir. Cordell Barker 9m.
Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the unknown fate that awaits them around the bend.
£5 Adults/£4 Children