Belmont World Film's 17th Annual Family Festival
When:
Friday, Jan 17, 2020 7:30p -
Monday, Jan 20, 2020 5:00p
Friday, Jan 17, 2020 7:30p -
Monday, Jan 20, 2020 5:00p
Where:
Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street
Arlington, MA 02474
Admission:
$Shorts: $6; Feature length films: $10; Live show: $15; Workshops: $20; Full festival pass: $50; EBT & ConnectorCare card holders: 1/2 price; Military: free
Categories:
< 21, Festivals & Fairs, Film, Kid Friendly, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://www.belmontworldfilm.org/calendar.html
Belmont World Film’s 17th Annual Family Festival, “Where Stories Come Alive,” provides the opportunity to see some of the world’s best current films for children age 2-12 and to participate in animation workshops at the Regent Theatre (7 Medford Street, Arlington) on January 17 & 19, Studio Cinema (376 Trapelo Road, Belmont) on January 18, Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle Street, Cambridge) on January 20, and Belmont Media Center (9 Lexington Street) on January 18. The festival includes 13 film programs with nearly 40 animated, live action, and documentary films--many based on children’s books and several making their North American or US premieres-- in English and other languages (with English subtitles read aloud through headphones for younger children or those with difficulty reading) from Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Latvia, Mongolia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
Schedule
Friday, January 17 (Regent Theatre)
7:30 PM Hacker
Saturday, January 18 (Studio Cinema)
10:30 AM What's New from Weston
Woods Studios (
11:45 PM Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs
1:15 PM Abominable followed by a talk with the film’s head story artist
3:45 PM Arctic Camels
Saturday, January 18 (Belmont Media Center)
11:00 AM Learn to Draw Minions workshop with story artist Cinzia Angelini
Sunday, January 19 (Regent Theatre)
10:30 AM The Very Hungry Caterpillar
12:15 PM Zog / The Snail and the Whale (
1:00 PM Learn to Create Storyboards for Animated Films workshop with story artist Cinzia Angelini)
1:30 PM Laugh Out Loud with Mo Willems
2:45 PM It’s Easy Being Green: Films About Kids Helping the Environment & Other Stories
4:00 PM Mila (work in progress screening followed by a talk with the director
Monday, January 20 (Brattle Theatre)
10:30 AM Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
12:00 Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet
1:45 PM Animated & Adorable: Short Films about Animals from the Francophone World)
3:30 PM Binti (benefit screening)
Tickets are available at http://www.ticketor.com/belmontworldfilm. For more info visit www.belmontworldfilm.org, call 617-484-3980, or email [email protected].
