2010 EDITION

The 6th KidsFilmFest will run June 12&13, 2010

» Saturday, June 12 at the Long Island Children's Museum at 1pm and 3pm. Tickets: Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members), $6 Kidsfilmfest only.

» Sunday, June 13 at indieScreen in Williamsburg at 1pm. Tickets: 10$ adult, children 12 and under are free.

2010 edition film lineup in screening order

The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger Directed by: Bill Plympton United States, 2010, 6 Minutes A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love.

Electric Car Directed by: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata United States, 2010, 4 Minutes A music video from They Might Be Giants that uses mixed media animation. Animals come out of hiding as an electric car rolls silently across the landscape. The drivers, a girl and her dog, welcome the world to join them as they journey into a new day.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Directed by Mo Willems and animated by Pete List United States, 2010, 7 Minutes When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place--a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before!

Huck on the Gowanus Directed by: Christina Kelly United States, 2010, 2 Minutes In this hand-drawn animation a little boy named Huck and his dog Ginger float through a brief history of the Gowanus Canal. They float through the pollution and industry, past a dutch mill and a flock of passenger pigeons as the creek narrows and bustles with birds, crabs and sea life. And then back they return to the present time, watched over by a great blue heron.

Love Bug Directed by: Kat Candler United States, 2010, 6 Minutes Turtle Thompson has to work up the nerve to ask his best friend Maddy Cooper to the elementary school Spring Fling dance. Turtle thinks his bug-loving, best friend Maddy is the coolest, most awesomest girl in the whole wide world. But can he get the guts up to tell her?

Lunch Directed by: Irina Golina-Sagatelian Israel, 2010, 2 Minutes Vlad is an angry, lonely 40 year old man. He wants to eat his lunch in quiet but someone drops a small cat near his door and that disturbs Vlad's peace.

Knuffle Bunny Too Directed by Mo Willems and animated by Karen Villarreal United States, 2010, 11 Minutes Trixie can't wait to bring Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off. But an awful surprise awaits her: someone else has the exact same bunny! Thus begins an exciting, frustrating and ultimately revelatory twenty-four hours of chaos!

Twitter Me Some Love Directed by: François Kiraly Canada, 2010, 3 Minutes A new music release from Canadian singer songwriter, Marcomé that celebrates love and relationships you might not have imagined to be possible just a few years ago. In her signature new age/new world music style, Marcomé's inspiring vocals take you on a journey around the world in "Twitter Me Some Love."

I Wanna Wanda Directed by: Barbara Parks United States, 2010, 4 Minutes 'Iwanna Wanda' stars Iwanna Wanda, a little girl with a nonstop desire to get everything she can and more. Of course, having everything and more is not always as wonderful as you might think. We follow Wanda as she learns this lesson over and over in some very hilarious ways.

Ormie Directed by: Rob Silvestri Canada, 2010, 4 Minutes Ormie is a pig with a problem. Ormie likes cookies...if only he could reach them! Can anything stand in the way between a pig and his sweet obsession?

The Birthday Gift Directed by: Di He & Pin Li China/Canada, 2010, 8 Minutes A beautiful tale set in LongZhen China in 1979, a period of economic transition following the Cultural Revolution. The Birthday Gift tells the heartwarming story of a little boy named Aniu who teaches us about the true meaning of sacrifice, friendship and love.