Description
Recommended for School Years 3-12
The world’s best films for kids, by kids, about kids, even by kids to amaze and delight kids.
Little Big Shots, the international children’s film festival, returns in 2008. Perfect for school students, Little Big Shots is the most entertaining way to see films from a range of countries and assist students in becoming selective and discerning viewers of media. The extensive line-up includes the best of Australian and international features, shorts, animations, documentaries and extraordinarily accomplished child-produced films.
The festival will inspire awareness and discussion of world cultures, language, cultural diversity, emotional intelligence and human values. Best of all, Little Big Shots, which include separate primary and secondary school screenings, will make children laugh, think and create.
2008 LITTLE BIG SHOTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
10am-11am: Big shots, small packages Short films for 2 to 5-year-olds
11.30am-12.30pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 8 to 18-year-olds
1pm-2pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 7 to 18-year-olds
Thursday, September 18, 2008
10am-11am: Big shots, small packages Short films for 5 to 18-year-olds
11.30am-12.30pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 6 to 12-year-olds
1.15pm-2.15pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 7 to 18-year-olds
Friday, September 19, 2008
10am-11am: Big shots, small packages Short films for 11 to 18-year-olds
11.30am-12.30pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 7 to 18-year-olds
1.15pm-2.15pm: Big shots, small packages Short films for 8 to 18-year-olds
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S FILMS!
Wednesday 17 September
Thursday 18 September
Friday 19 September
Curriculum Links (Primary):
Creative Arts: Visual Arts Appreciating (making); Music, Listening; Drama, Appreciating (elements of drama, dramatic forms)
PDHPE: Interpersonal Relationships, Growth and Development, Communicating
HSIE: Cultural Diversity
Curriculum Links (Secondary):
Photography Digital Media: Making, Conceptual Framework, Strength and Meaning, Representation
English: Responding, Language Forms & Structures, Film
PDHPE: Self and Relationships, (changes and challenges, interpersonal communication)
Drama: Appreciating (dramatic techniques/theatrical conventions), Performance Styles (inter-cultural drama, small screen drama)
Music: Contexts (music for radio, film, television and multimedia)
Duration: All Sessions 60 minutes.
Reviews
“A unique cinema experience for toddlers to teenagers....promises to entertain, inform and inspire imagination” The Daily Telegraph
"Marcella Bidinost began Little Big Shots in 2005 as she realised there wasn’t much going on at the cinema for children up to the age of 15, apart from big-budget Hollywood films. She felt that there was no arthouse or quality cinema experience for children in Australia. Little Big Shots caught on very quickly and now screens in 19 venues across Australia and Singapore. Of the selection that I viewed, what stood out the most were the kid’s films made by kids. Marcella Bidinost agrees and says that ‘The beauty of children’s films is that they come from an unblemished imagination." Bettina Richter, Journalist for ArtsHub
"We thoroughly enjoyed the excursion to your film festival. The kids absolutely loved it. We are running our own short film festival next term which will we be fun as we are inspired and excited after our excursion." Jackie Mahony, Glendal Primary School