Star Light Star Bright     Tues, May 1 @ 12:30 pm, Fri, May 4 @ 9:30 am, Sat, May 5 @ 1:00 pm

Presented by Atco Electric and chosen by teachers as suitable for Grade 1-3 students, these films about exploration and friendship include the sequel to last year’s very popular The Gruffalo and will delight the whole family.

Luna    

A flirtatious dance between a charming caterpillar and a graceful moth leads to love, but is it strong enough to overcome the powerful attraction of another suitor?  Won Best Animation at the 2011 California International Shorts Festival.

The Star Shepherd    

The Star Shepherd must find and repair a fallen star, then return it to the night sky before the sun rises.

Tuurngait    

An Inuit child wanders away from his village, fascinated by a wild bird.  His father follows his trail, determined to find him before he gets lost on the ice floe.

The Gruffalo’s Child    

Based on the classic children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Sheffler, this tale of a little Gruffalo’s curiosity and a mouse’s ingenuity will delight young audiences as the little Gruffalo ignores her father’s warnings not … Continue reading

Tommy    

A young boy and his father drive out to the country to say goodbye to the boy’s first pet.

Lure (Ješka)    

When a fisherman catches the giant fish he wished for, his problems begin.

Joanna Makes a Friend    

The story of a lonely nine-year-old who builds herself a robot friend. Won Audience Choice Awards at the Victoria Film Festival and at TIFF Kids.

Duo de Volailles, Sauce Chasseur    

Whether the light is on or off becomes a critical factor in how well camouflaged a chicken is when a fox comes hunting.  It seems certain that one of the chickens is doomed, but which one?

Der Grosse Bruder (The Big Brother)    

Two cartoon characters develop a life of their own and humiliate and mock the third unfinished figure, but their superiority is short-lived when he turns out to be their big brother.  Won Best Short Film for Children at the 2011 … Continue reading