Belmont World Film's 22nd Family Festival
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January 19th: Inspired By Books!10:30 AM
TIDDLER shown with THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE
North American premiere | United Kingdom | 50 Minutes | English | Age 3-8
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) narrates the newest adaptation of a Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo) picture book.
It tells the heartwarming story of a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean until he’s saved by his own storytelling.
Tickets: $8
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
WORKSHOP: Learn to Draw the Minions & Hotel Transylvania Characters with Animator David Feiss
Unleash your child’s creativity in this exciting workshop with this year’s Artist-in-Residence David Feiss!
Known for his work as a story artist on the Minions and Hotel Transylvania films, David brings his expertise from a legendary career in animation.
Learn how to draw your favorite characters, discover behind-the-scenes secrets of blockbuster films, and get tips from one of the industry’s top animators and directors.
Perfect for kids who love to draw and dream of animation!
Age 5+.
Cost includes all materials and supplies.
Class limited to 20 attendees.
Sign up by Sunday, January 12.
Tickets: $20
About Artist-in-Residence David Feiss
David Feiss is the co-director of the recent hit film Hitpig!
and creator of Cartoon Network classics Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.
Feiss has had a prolific career in animation, starting as an animator on Heavy Metal, as well as being a story art on such films as Open Season, Hotel Transylvania, Despicable Me, and The Secret Life of Pets.
He directed the Annie-nominated Open Season: Scared Silly and theatrical shorts for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise, Minions, and Sing 2.
An Emmy nominee and 1997’s National Cartoonist Society “Cartoonist of the Year,” Feiss is now directing the live-action/CG series Armorsaurs, set for a 2026 release.
11:45 AM
ROBIN AND THE HOODS
North American premiere | 100 min. | United Kingdom | English | 2024 | Age 8+
For 11-year-old Robin and her loyal crew, ‘The Hoods,” their neighborhood’s patch of overgrown woods is a magical “Kingdom” where they engage in fantasy games with a rival gang that visually toggles between real armored knights, magical battles, and thunderbolts and the reality of cardboard armor and toy arrows, while simultaneously going up against a ruthless property developer.
Tickets: $12
1:45 PM
HITPIG!
90 min. | United Kingdom, Canada, USA | English | 2022 | Age 10+
A pig-for-hire saves an elephant from a cruel circus owner in this animated film based on an original idea by Berkeley Breathed and inspired by his 2008 children’s book Pete & Pickles.
Followed by a Q&A with Director David Feiss.
Content advisory: mild language, bodily humor, and dangerous situations that are always circumvented.
Tickets: $12
4:00 PM
TARTINI’S KEY
North American premiere | 115 min. | Slovenia | Slovenian with subtitles | 2024 | Age 10+
A sort of DaVinci Code for kids set in the picturesque seaside town of Piran, Slovenia and based on the novel by Slovenian author Roman Kukovič.
Three children embark on an exhilarating treasure hunt tied to the medieval town’s mysteries to find a collection of letters exchanged between legendary violinist Tartini and iconic violin maker Stradivarius.
The journey is filled with clever puzzles and daring escapes as they race to outwit two bumbling art thieves.
Tickets: $12
January 26: Reclaiming Green Spaces
12:15 PM
SAUVAGES
New England premiere | 87 min. | Switzerland, France, Belgium | French with subtitles | 2024 | Age 5-12+
Set in Borneo, Oscar-winning director Claude Barras (My Life as a Zucchini) presents a stop-motion tale about Kéria, a young girl caring for a rescued baby orangutan.
Joined by her cousin Selaï, seeking refuge from the conflict between his nomadic family and the logging companies, they strive to protect their endangered ancestral forest.
Tickets: $12
2:00 PM
CURIOUS TOBI AND THE TREASURER HUNT TO THE THREE RIVERS
North American premiere | 92 min. | Germany | German with subtitles | 2023 | Age 8+
Part mystery, part travel documentary, follow Tobi as he sets off on a scavenger hunt around the world to Vietnam, Mongolia, and the Amazon rain forest, connecting the dots amongst the clues left by a former caretaker in a mysterious treasure chest to find the mysterious flying rivers.
Tickets: $12
3:45 PM
BLOCK 5
North American premiere | 79 min. | Slovenia | Slovenian with subtitles | 2024 | Age 10+
Twelve-year-old Alma is Determined to honor her late mother’s legacy 12-year-old Alma fights to protect the environment and preserve nature.
When the skateboarding crew in her neighborhood start bullying her, she faces a new challenge: can she convince them to put aside their differences and join her cause to save their playground?
Content advisory: Cursing, bullying, illegal activities.
Tickets: $12
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$8 - $12
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