Short films for all ages Kids Travel Journeys • Various A travel show for kids, with exciting and educational stops in different locations around the world. (D) (Global)
Friday March 23, 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
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Short films for all ages Made by Children!• Various A new collection of short animation from around the world made by children, presented in partnership with the Varazdin Croatia Animation Festival. Films from China, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium, Russia, Japan, and beyond! (A) (Global)
Friday March 23, 2018 2:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
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Short films for all ages Best of Fest, Vol. 1• Various An (almost) nonstop reel of the best worldwide short films and animation from the last 13 years of the festival to close the day, featuring numerous new shorts! (L/A) (Global)
Friday March 23, 2018 4:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
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Feature film for all ages Shimajiro and the Mother Tree • Isamu Hirabayashi A return engagement of the popular Japanese children’s film. Meant to be a child’s first movie experience, Shimajiro and the Mother Tree combines sing-alongs, puppet animation, and traditional anime. WonderCon audiences love this interactive entertainment! (A) (Japan)
Saturday March 24, 2018 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
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Short films for all ages Made for More• Pedro Solis Garcia Maria’s school routine is interrupted by a special child’s arrival. (A) (Spain) A Priori • Maite Schmidtt To protect his books, Albert, the young librarian, must put his prejudice aside and make friends with a bat. (A) (Germany) Bubble’s Troubles • Eugene Hamm A bullied chihuahua finds a mentor and turns things around. (A) (USA) Buck O • Eugene Hamm Q: Can we all get along? A: Yes! (A) (USA) Plus a few surprise festival favorites!
Saturday March 24, 2018 12:15pm - 1:45pm PDT
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Reto a la Juventud • Julio Benito Carbrera It’s okay to be wired in, but life without headphones isn’t so bad sometimes. (L) (Puerto Rico) Revolting Rhymes • Jakob Schuh/Jan Lachauer A tribute to Roald Dahl with six beautifully animated stories based on the beloved children's author and his twisted fairy tales. (A) (United Kingdom) Sunny and Gerd in Spring Cleaning • DaCosta Bayley Things go from zero to off the grid when Sunny finds himself in a tight spot and Gerd has to rescue his little buddy. (A) (Canada) The Melancholy Man • Samantha Smith The world's saddest man meets the world's saddest woman. Things can only get better. (L) (USA) Ampersand • Erin Shea Science meets animation in this wondrous visual journey. (A) (USA)
Saturday March 24, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
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Living Water • Yoon-Ah Jung A beautiful animated tapestry connects multiple familiar images together, creating a fluid world of living water. (A) (USA) Cradle • Zanyar Lotfi A young girl is trying to do her homework. Her grandfather is asleep on the couch, snoring loudly. Is there a solution? (L) (Iran) Stars • Han Zhang A grandfather and his grandson furnish an entire coastal town with starlight. (A) (USA) I Am Not a Mouse • Evgenia Golubeva A little girl’s mother keeps calling her “my little mouse.” That would be fine, except every time her mom calls her that, the girl turns into, you know, a mouse. (A) (United Kingdom)
Saturday March 24, 2018 3:45pm - 5:15pm PDT
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Animation Showcase!• Various The latest reel of short animation from around the world—some of the best and most creative all-ages animation on the planet! (A) (Global)
Saturday March 24, 2018 5:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
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Short films for ages 6 and older Rosso Papavero • Martin Smatana One starry night, a boy’s circus dreams come true. (A) (Slovakia) Leave A Print • Christina S. Nerland A family of arctic foxes learns to cope with the fact that one of them is fading away. A story about losing and remembering. (A) (United Kingdom) Dad's Fragile Doll • Ali Zare Ghanatnowi A girl reconstructs the events leading to her father's imprisonment, using dolls her mother made. (A) (Iran)
Empty View • Ali Zare Ghanatnowi An Iranian woman awaits the return of her missing son from a war. Winner of Best Animation from the Los Angeles Film Awards. (A) (Iran) Daisy Chain • Galvin Davis Kate Winslet narrates this beautiful anti-bullying tale that follows Buttercup Bree and her tale of magical Daisy Chains. (A) (Australia)
Sunday March 25, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
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Films for all ages A new initiative from Mexico’s government, Fund for the Culture and Arts, seeks to elevate Mexico’s 68 indigenous languages by preserving their myths, legends, poems and stories in the form of beautifully animated short films. The films cover the languages of Huasteco, Maya, Mixteco, Nahuatl, Totonaco, Yaqui, and Zapoteco. Each film deploys different designers to give powerful expression the wisdom contained in these indigenous languages. El primer amanacer • Various (A) (Mexico)
Muere Mi Rosto • Various (A) (Mexico) El Origin de Los Celos • Various (A) (Mexico) Cuando Muere Una Lengua • Various (A) (Mexico) El origen de La Tierra • Various (A) (Mexico) Plus other festival favorites!
Sunday March 25, 2018 12:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
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Short films for all ages Best of Fest, Vol. 2• Various More of the best worldwide short films and animation from the last 12 years of the festivals, to close things out! (L/A) (Global)
Sunday March 25, 2018 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
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