LITTLE BIG SHOTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

2007-09, video, 55 mins (*unclassified 15+. Under Australian law; those under 15 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or guardian)

Little Big Shots is Australia's major annual travelling children's film festival. Featuring the best in local and international childrens’ shorts, animations, documentaries made for children, it also celebrates the surprising talents of under-18 year-old filmmakers from around Australia and the globe. Films in Little Big Shots inspire discussion about world cultures, different languages, cultural diversity, and shared human values - and kids to laugh, whoop, think and create. Presented in association with Media Giants and ACMI.

Tickets only $5 per person!

Please note that all films are unclassified 15+ under Australian law; those under 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sun 5 2pm: FILMS MADE BY AUSSIE KIDS: 6yo+
     3.15pm: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.1: 8yo+
Sun 12 2pm: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.2: 4-10 yo
       3.15pm: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.3: 6-12 yo
Thu 16 10.30am: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.4: 2-5 yo
            2pm: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.5: 3-7 yo
Sun 19 2pm: BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.6: 5-12 yo
       3.15pm: HIP HOP OLE:FILMS FROM LATIN AMERICA: 8yo+

FILMS MADE BY AUSSIE KIDS

The Giggly Cake
(Dir: Cherbourg State Primary School, Australia, 2006, 2.57 mins, Live-action, Eng.)


Short's Story
(Dir: Adam Fitzgerald-Quirk, Australia, 2008, 2.59 mins, Anim., Eng.)

Pinnaroo Surfer
(Dir: Kade Richardson, Australia, 2005, 6.34 mins, Mock., Eng.)
The My Hero Short Film Festival

The Princess Who Liked Gymnastics
(Dir: Emily Irons, Australia, 2009, 1.21 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Dallas Brookes Hall school speech night 2008

Just A Boy
(Dir: Andrew Mills, Australia, 2008, 6.51 mins, Eng.)


Making Friends
(Dir: Joshua Kessell, Australia, 2009, 1.12 mins, Anim., Eng.)


Crumbs
(Dir: Mark Chadwick, Adam Fitzgerald-Quirk, Australia, 2009, 6.56 mins, Eng.)

Surprise Package
(Dir: Cochran/Greaves/Hardie/Lewis, Australia, 2009, 6.13 mins, Live-action/Anim., Eng.)
Shortlisted for TropFest Junior 2009

Robbery in the Loovre
(Dir: Kristian Lang, Australia, 2009, 2.02 mins, Anim., No dialogue)


The Sorrow of War
(Dir: Aashita Hegde and Sakeena Naqvi, Australia, 2009, 7 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Best Video Film Production - Youth - Short Sited Film Festival, ANZAC Day Schools Awards - Best Use of Technology
Parental advice: contains war themes which may frighten young children.

BMX Lifestyle
(Dir: Lawrence Smith, Australia, 2008, 4 mins, Child-made Doco., Eng.)
Canberra Film Festival

Big Bad Baz
(Dir: Andrew Mills, Australia, 2008, 6.39 mins, Eng.)
Awarded second prize in Tropfest Junior - Children’s entry 2008

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO. 1

Little Wings
(Dir: Polly Staniford, Australia, 2007, 15 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Cannes Film Festival; Shorts Film Festival, Australia, 2008 - Official Selection – Opening Night

BMX Lifestyle
(Dir: Lawrence Smith, Australia, 2008, 4 mins, Doc., Eng.)
Canberra Film Festival

Life Like Smoke
(Dir: Arjo Shrestho, Australia, 2006, 8 mins, Doc., Eng. & Bangla with Eng. subtitles)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2008

Doors
(Dir: Roberto Goñi, Spain, 2008, 10 mins, Live-action, Spanish with Eng. subtitles)

The Morse Collectors
(Dir: David Cooke, Northern Ireland, 2008, 16 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Best Live-Action Short Film, Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2008

The Weatherman
(Dir: Will Becher, 2008, 3 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
World Premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival June 2008

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.2

Anything You Can Do
(Dir: Emma Buckley, Australia, 2009, 7 mins, Live-action, Non-verbal)

The New Species
(Dir: Evalds Lacis, Latvia, 2008, 10 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
Chicago International Children Film Festival 2008

Apple
(Dir: Jonas Rudstrom, Sweden, 2007, 6 mins, Live-action, Non-verbal)
Palm Spring ShortFest

Don't Let it all Unravel
(Dir: Sarah Cox, UK, 207, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
Edinburgh Film Festival 2007

Days Like This: Words of Gentle Tolerance
(Dir: Joel Simon, Northern Ireland, 2008, 3 mins, Anim., Eng.)

Toward a Theory of the Evolution of the Turkey
(Dir: Brandon Arnold, USA, 2006, 6 mins, Live-action/Anim., Eng.)
China International Cartoon and Animation Festival

Lights Out!
(Dir: 11 to 14-year-olds from Sanday Community School, UK, 2007, 4.5 mins, Anim., Eng.)
London Children's Festival, UK

The Happy Duckling
(Dir: Gili Dolev, Scotland, 2008, 8.45 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Discovery - Scotland's International Film Festival for Children and Young People. October 2008

Marry Me
(Dir: Michelle Lehman, Australia, 2007, 7 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Winner - Tropfest 2008

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO.3

The Postman
(Dir: Adam Bostock, Australia, 2006, 9.25 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Melbourne International Film Festival Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!
(Dir: Konstantin Bronzit, USA, 2008, 8 mins, Anim., Eng.)

Hands Away
(Dir: Sven Volz, Germany, 2004, 3 mins, Live-action music video, Eng.)

A Place Called Mimili
(Dir: Simone Mazengarb, Australia, 2009, 14 mins, Doc., Eng.)

Robbery in the Loovre
(Dir: Kristian Lang, Australian, 2009, 2.02 mins, Anim., No dialogue)

The C Story
(Dir: Carlos Navarro, Spain, 2008, 7 mins, Anim., Span.)
Best International Animation Short Film at the International Animation Festival Peru

Does God Play Football?
(Dir: Michael A Walker, UK, 2003, 10 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Berlin International Film Festival - Runner up for Best Short Film

The Greatest Moment in the History of the Universe...Ever!
(Dir: Jonathan Dower, Australia, 2008, 2.42 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Online and as a download exclusively to subscribers of Telstra BigPond's NextG network.

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO. 4

The Crane and the Giraffe
(Dir: Vladimir Bellini, Argentina, 2005, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)

Maggie and Mildred
(Dir: Holly Klein, USA, 2008, 4 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Honorable Mention - Brooklyn International Film Festival

Miriam's Picnic
(Dir: Andreas Tenusaar, Estonia, 2007, 5 mins, Anim., No dialogue)
2008/26th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! Poznan Poland

Try Try Try
(Dir: Alan Seeley, USA, 2007, 4 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival

Marbles
(Dir: Maya Tiberman, Isreal, 2005, 3 mins, Live-action/Anim., No dialogue)
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2006

Wild Frontier: Sharp Teeth
(Dir: Steve Dorchester, USA, 2008, 2 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2008

Ivona's Dream
(Dir: 9-13 year old students at the Cakovec Animation Film School, Croatia, 2008, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal.)

Dear Fatty
(Dir: Hsin-I Tseng, USA, 2008, 7 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia 2009

Capelito: Tackle
(Dir: Rodolfo Pastor, Spain, 2006, 5 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)

Art
(Dir: Fyodor Dmitriev, USA, 2008, 6 mins, Anim., Eng.)

Pipsqueak Prince
(Dir: Zoïa Trofimova, France, 2002, 7 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
Crystal Bear (Best Short Film) - Berlin International Film Festival 2003

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO. 5

Sooner or Later
(Dir: Jadwiga Kowalska, Switzerland, 2008, 5 mins, Anim., No dialogue)
Oberhausen Film Festival - Prize for the best 35 mm film under 15 minutes in the Children’s and Youth Film Competition 08

The Dark
(Dir: Thy Than, USA, 2007, 2 mins, Anim., No dialogue)
Honorable Mention, Brooklyn kidsfilmfest; Finalist-Other Category, California International Animation Festival

Little Dinosaurs
(Dir: Dana Dorian, Scotland, 2008, 1 min, Anim., Eng.)
Animate the World Festival: London, UK 2008

Big and Small: Fish Wish
(Dir: Kathy Waugh, England, 2008, 11 mins, Live-action, Eng.)

Claustrophobia
(Dir: Croatian kids aged 11 to 14, Croatia, 2007, 2 mins, Anim., No dialogue)
Animated by children from Croatia, a hatchling chick attempts to break free from its egg.
Auburn Film Festival (1st prize), Reel Teens (USA)- best animation, Toti Festival (1st prize)

Tyler's New Bike
(Dir: Mike Bradecich & John LaFlamboy, USA, 2008, 7 mins, Live-action, Eng.)
Official Selection, Chicago International Children's Film Festival

The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside
(Dir: Siri Melchior, UK, 2002, 3 mins, Anim., Non-verbal.)

The Tiny Fish
(Dir: Sergei Ryabov, Russian Federation, 2007, 10 mins, Anim., No dialogue)
Open Russian animation film festival in Suzdal 2007

Breaking the Ice
(Dir: Elliot Grossman, USA, 2007, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2008

Alien for Christmas
(Dir: Dave Pryor, USA, 2007, 3 mins, Anim., Eng.)
> Finalist - best 2D animation - California International Animation Festival "REEL AWARD" nominee for "Best Animation" - Show Off Your Short Film Festival nominated for best animation - Great Lakes film festival

BIG SHOTS, SMALL PACKAGES NO. 6

Triple Concerto in D Minor
(Dir: Daniel Mitchell, Australia, 2008, 6.50 mins, Eng.)
Gold Award – Australian Cinematographers Society 2007

Westi
(Dir: Madevi Dailly, Scotland, 2007, 3 mins, Anim./Doc., Eng.)

One Shoe Short
(Dir: Jackie van Beek, Australia, 2007, 8.17mins, Live-action, Eng.)
BFI London Film Festival

Contagious
(Dir: Susan Procopio, Katherine Procopio & Joseph Procopio, Canada, 2008, 5 mins, col., Eng.)
2008 Rhode Island Film Festival 2009 Victoria Film Festival 2009 Heart of Gold Festival

Last Time I Cried
(Dir: Genevieve Bailey, Australia, 2007, 10 mins, Doc., Eng.)
15/15 Film Festival, Australia 2007: Best Documentary, Best Cinematography and Best Editing

Mutt
(Dir: Glen Hunwick, Australia, 2008, 7 mins, Anim., Eng.)
Sydney Film Festival – Dendy Awards June 2008 – winner Yoram Gross best short animation

Collectibles
(Dir: Miranda Yousef, USA, 2007, 12 mins, col., Eng.)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Best Female Director, DGA Student Film Awards

Jungle Beat - Because You're Gorgeous
(Dir: Brent Dawes, South Africa, 2007, 5 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, was voted as an audience award favorite.

HIP HIP OLE: FILMS FROM LATIN AMERICA

The Crane and the Giraffe
(Dir: Vladimir Bellini, Argentina, 2005, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)
When a hard working crane spies a beautiful yellow giraffe, it’s love at first sight. But can a crane and a giraffe ever be together?

Journey to Mars
Dir: Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina, 2004, 16 mins, Anim., Span.)
2007 NY International Children’s Film Festival, USA – Audience Award

He's Brazilian
(Dir: Katia Martins Cordeiro, Brazil, 2007, 2 mins, Anim., Non-verbal)


Rojo Red
Dir: Juan Manuel Betancourt, Columbia, 2008, 13 mins, Live-action.Anim., Some Spanish with Eng. subtitles.


Shikashika
(Dir: Stephen Hyde, Peru/USA, 2008, 10 mins, Doc., Non-verbal)


My Queen
(Dir: Cecilia Amado, Brazil, 2008, 11 mins, Live-action, Port.)