| PEPITA & MAX, 6min, Family/Animation Directed by Rahel Ilona Eisenring Pepita and Max have all sorts of adventures. Monsieur Raf, Max’ toy giraffe, is always with them. When Max loses Monsieur Raf while hiking, the little boy can’t find sleep. Not even the Alpsegen, the lullaby of the mountains, which is meant to protect animals and people on the alp, helps. The peculiar tradition gives Pepita an idea: what works for Swiss alp-cows could also save a giraffe through the night. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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MY LITTLE BROTHER Short Film – Sept. 2017 FAMILY FEEDBACK Film Festival
MY LITTLE BROTHER, 6min, New Zealand, Family/Experimental
Directed by Anthony Bennett
A young boy’s story of his little brother, the scary internet and a nightmare vision
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Family Film Festival – Highlights from the Thursday December 29, 2016 event.
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Film: I AM DYSLEXIC
Best Performances: STUTTER
Best Animation: SISTERS
Best Music: The music from SISTERS
WHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
STUTTER, 13min., USA, Family/Drama
MAN’S BEST FRIEND, 7min. UK, Family/Animation
BIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
I AM DYSLEXIC, 6min. Norway, Animation/Music Video
GRANDMA: A TRUE STORY, 5min, UK, Animation/Family
PHANTOM CITY, 6min, Canada, Animation/Crime
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy
CACOPHONY, 2min, USA, Animation/Drama
SISTERS, 4min, USA, Animation/Music Video
AFRO CRAB, 4min, Taiwan, Animation/ComedyWatch Audience Feedback Video: BIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
Short Film played at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival.
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BIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
Directed by Arisa Wakami
This is a documentary animation on the very beginning and the mystery of life, told from the point of view of a mother.
Film Type:Animation, Documentary, Short
Runtime:19 minutes 4 seconds
Completion Date:June 1, 2015
Production Budget:4,000,000 JPY
Country of Origin:Japan
Country of Filming:Japan
Film Language:English, Japanese
Shooting Format:HD,Blu-ray,DCP,DVD
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Film Color:Color
First-time Filmmaker:No
Student Project:No
Director Biography
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Watch Audience Feedback Video: MAN’S BEST FRIEND, 7min. UK, Family/Animation
Short Film played at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival.
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MAN’S BEST FRIEND, 7min. UK, Family/Animation
Directed by Rob Sprackling
10 year old Zach loves his football – and his football loves him back. They enjoy playing in the garden, going to the park and spending time together, just like a boy with a faithful dog. But when his ball gets lost, Zach must team up with his neglected Mum, to find his best friend. In doing so, Zach and his Mum re-find each other.
Director Statement
I’m an experienced comedy screenwriter and before that was a stand up comedian and TV presenter. I enjoy the spoken word and as a result most of my screenplays are relatively dialogue heavy (as were my previous two award winning shorts ‘Green Monkey’ and ‘Rise of the Appliances’). So when writing/directing my third short, I wanted to set myself the challenge of making a film without dialogue. It seemed like an interesting discipline that would force me to tell the story in pictures, which, for me, felt refreshing and new.
The other challenge I took on was to mix live action and animation. I work a lot in both forms as a screenwriter – having written for Disney, Aardman, DreamWorks, Fox, Working Title, BBC Films and others. As I now want to shift my focus from screenwriting to writing/directing (I am currently attached to direct a live action and two animated features) I felt it would be interesting to combine those two worlds in one film.
So the challenge here was to make a simple story, without dialogue or complex plot twists, that delivered a unique tone, good visual comedy and a rewarding emotional journey. Thanks to a fantastic cast and crew, I’m hopeful that we achieved this. Ratings
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Watch Audience Feedback Video: WHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
Short Film played at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival.
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WHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
Directed by Oliver McMillan
What’s Wearing Mummy? tells the story of two little sisters, Sofia and Matti, who believe their mother has been taking over by aliens due to her suspicious behaviour, and will do anything in their power to get mummy back.
Film Type:Short, Student
Genres:Family, Drama
Runtime:15 minutes 6 seconds
Completion Date:May 13, 2016
Production Budget:60,000 GBP
Country of Origin:United Kingdom
Country of Filming:United Kingdom
Film Language:English
Shooting Format:Digital
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Film Color:Color
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August 2016 Family Films/Screenplays/Stories
Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival:http://festivalforfamily.com
Watch the best of Family from August 2016:
 101 CUPCAKES, 13min, Australia, Family/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |  NOVEL Prologue – THE ACE OF KINGS August 2016 Reading Written by Dan Levinson |
 LUCY, 16min, Greece, Family/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 GHOSTBOY, 9min., UK, Animation/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 AWESOME BEETLE’S COLORS, 3min, Latvia, Animation/MusicalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 INSIDE, 3min., Belguim, Animation/Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 5476 Miles, 4min, UK, Animation/Music VideoWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 SPARROW DUET, 4min, USA, Animation/ExperimentalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 A SMALL VOICE, 2min, UK, Animation/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 BOTTOMLESS, 2min, USA, Animation/BiographyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 SEA OF INK, 3min, USA, Animation/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 1916, 4min, UK, Animation/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 TIME SMASH, 2min., USA, Animation/Sci-FiWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 JAILBREAK, 1min., USA, Animation/Crime WATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson
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INSIDE, 3min., Belguim, Animation/Comedy
Directed by Pepijn Claus
A story about a worm, a beetle and a very hungry bird…
Director’s Statement:
Film Type:Animation, Short, Student
Genres:Comedy, Cartoon, Animals
Runtime:3 minutes 19 seconds
Completion Date:September 10, 2015
Production Budget:1,200 EUR
Country of Origin:Belgium
Country of Filming:Belgium
Aspect Ratio:16:4
Film Color:Color
First-time Filmmaker:Yes
Student Project:Yes
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Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video: GHOSTBOY short film
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GHOSTBOY, 9min., UK, Animation/Comedy
Directed by Jonathan Brooks
An exciting tale of mystery, mayhem and friendship, ‘Ghostboy’ teaches the very important lesson to not judge a book by it’s cover…
Director’s Statement:
DIRECTORS’ NOTES
Nearly 10 years had passed since I first sketched the character of Ghostboy. I felt it was something that would never materialise into anything and become a wasted idea like so many other ideas. After wrapping on a previous short film, I was looking for my next challenge. That’s when Ghostboy came about, though all I had was a few sketches and a short poem, I still had the basic structure of the story. It wasn’t until much later that the character of Alfie was introduced as well as his family, but the essence of Ghostboy was still there.
This would be my first animated film to direct and aimed at an entirely different audience that I hadn’t attempted to reach before. Being made for kids was in fact one of the main aspects which convinced me in to making Ghostboy. It opened up a new way of storytelling and filmmaking I hadn’t been able to try in my previous films. I knew this was going to be a fun project to direct but at the same time my most challenging.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Film Type:Animation
Runtime:9 minutes 10 seconds
Completion Date:December 17, 2015
Production Budget:6,000 GBP
Country of Origin:United Kingdom
Country of Filming:United Kingdom
Film Language:English
Shooting Format:Digital
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Film Color:Color
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LUCY, 16min, Greece, Family/Drama
Directed by Stamatis Giannoulis
Myrto and Kimonas, an elderly childless couple have just lost their pet dog Lucy of natural causes. The events that will unfold the day they take their beloved pet to the vet will make them reconsider their relations and give them the opportunity to realise that nothing can substitute their love which, they now put to the test for whatever they have left…
Director’s Statement:
After decades of servicing cinematography and having an experience from various posts and productions both domestic and international, I decided to direct the short film “Lucy”, the writing debut of Alexis Giannoulis. Although family, the approach was a strictly professional one right from the beginning and whilst I worked with Alexis on polishing up the shooting script, I respected all the major initial points of the story and had a smooth, effortless cooperation.
Having had a fair amount of experience as a DoP, always close to the directors of the films I’ve worked in, the direction of Lucy, a sentimental film was both a small challenge and pleasure for me since most of the crew was made up by highly skilled professionals, many with international experience, and a veteran casting which, despite any objective difficulties or shortcomings, cooperated with me in a very professional way contributing the most to the making of the film.
Being a personal story touching on more than one major, universal and deeply humane issues (such as the relationship between an elderly couple, childlessness and the sacrifices that had to be made), the challenge was first for the starring actors to find their way together and look as they should on the screen and then to be able to achieve a result that wouldn’t be too mellow yet neither too cold for both the actors and the audience. Managing the actors and achieving the right dose of sentimentality were the main challenges I, as the DIR and all the rest of the creative crew had to come up against.
I hope both the festival committees and the wider audience to have a joyful viewing of Lucy and that we have at least achieved a respectable outcome and film.
Film Type:Short
Runtime:16 minutes 27 seconds
Completion Date:November 24, 2015
Production Budget:9,800 EUR
Country of Origin:Greece
Country of Filming:Greece
Film Language:Modern Greek (1453-)
Shooting Format:RED
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Film Color:Color
First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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FESTIVAL for FAMILY 