DAY 1 SAFILM-San Antonio Children's Film Festival
Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 10am - Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11am
- Children’s Screening Recommended for ages 7+
First ever SAFILM-San Antonio Children’s Film Festival – a collaboration between the San Antonio Film Festival and the Pearl programmed in association with the TIFF Kids International Film Festival
Wednesday July 27, 2016 – Pearl Full Goods Building
10-11am Children’s Screening Recommended for ages 7+
Loot Bag Junior $10 (limited to 100 seats)
Through imaginative tales that brim over with laughter, music, and exploration, this international collection of animated short films shines a light on the power of creative problem-solving, individuality, and overcoming obstacles. This program was organized and circulated by TIFF.
Loot Bag Junior
Age Recommendation: 7+
Approximate Runtime: 60 minutes
Caminandes: Gran Dillama
Director(s): Pablo Vazquez
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2013
Country: Netherlands
Runtime: 2 minutes
Our favourite llama gets into another difficult di-llama when he comes face-to-fence with a high-tech barrier that bars him from a delicious-looking lunch.
Caminandes: Llama Drama
Director(s): Pablo Vazquez
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2013
Country: Netherlands
Runtime: 2 minutes
Why did the llama cross the road? Wait—can llamas cross the road?
My Mom is an Airplane
Director(s): Yulia Aronova
Language: English
Year: 2013
Country: Russia/USA
Runtime: 7 minutes
Life's a breeze when your mom is an airplane!
Super Duper Super Hero: Supervillain
Director(s): Mike Geiger
Language: English
Year: 2012
Country: Canada
Runtime: 2 minutes
Super Duper Super Hero learns that desperate times call for hilariously desperate measures.
High Tide
Director(s): Kristin Kemper
Language: English
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Runtime: 4 minutes
While searching for shells by the sea, a girl makes an unexpected friend.
The Clockmakers
Director(s): Renaud Hallée
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2012
Country: Canada
Runtime: 4 minutes
This experimental animation reveals a kaleidoscopic world of revolving geometric forms populated by scores of tiny gymnasts, whose hypnotic bounding and bouncing create a mesmerizing musical rhythm.
A Tin Can
Director(s): Tatiana Kiseleva
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2013
Country: Russia
Runtime: 6 minutes
A tin can is passed playfully from one person to another through the hustle and bustle of a busy Russian cityscape, in this musical celebration of the simple joys in life.
Soup of the Day
Director(s): Lynn Smith
Language: English
Year: 2013
Country: Canada
Runtime: 4 minutes
If you’ve ever faced the dilemma of dining out with a picky eater, you’ll appreciate this rollicking doo-wop-driven short about the merits of the soup of the day.
The New Species
Director(s): Katerina Karhánková
Language: Czech
Year: 2013
Country: Czech Republic
Runtime: 6 minutes
Stumbling across a mysterious bone sparks the imaginations of three kids, who decide to seek scholarly wisdom from a paleontologist and see what clues they can dig up.
The Gallant Captain
The Legend of the Golden Snail
Director(s): Graeme Base, Katrina Mathers
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2013
Country: Australia
Runtime: 8 minutes
An imaginative young boy and his faithful cat set sail for adventure on the high seas, in this heartwarming and exquisitely animated short film inspired by Graeme Base's picture book The Legend of the Golden Snail.
Mushroom Monster
Director(s): Aleksander Leines Nordaas
Language: No dialogue
Year: 2013
Country: Norway
Runtime: 6 minutes
A monster in the marsh spies the most marvellous mushroom he's ever laid eyes on—but it's encircled by a moat, and a suspiciously pointy fin is manoeuvring menacingly through the waters.
The Numberlys
Director(s): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Language: English
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Runtime: 11 minutes
In a world where there is no alphabet, only numbers, a group of friends set out to devise a new way to communicate.
