Great Movies for Kids: New York Children's International Film Festival
Feb 10 2010
By Stephanie
With the cold weather upon us, taking the kids to the movies sounds more and more tempting, but sometimes the regular kid movie options...not so much. Luckily, in New York City, you don't have to resort to the regular box office choices. We have some unique children's film opportunities right now to enjoy from the indie New York International Children's Film Festival to terrific classics at Big Movies for Little Kids, and more, below.
New York International Children's Film Festival
Tour the world through 100 amazing films from every corner of the globe. Programs are arranged by audience age and everyone gets voting ballots to select the festival winners. Tickets are on sale now and they say they are going fast. Tickets to the Shorts for Tots are especially popular and will sell out first. Also check out The Secret of Kells which was nominated for an Oscar and Kirikou and the Sorceress, a beautiful animated feature.
Tour the world through 100 amazing films from every corner of the globe. Programs are arranged by audience age and everyone gets voting ballots to select the festival winners. Tickets are on sale now and they say they are going fast. Tickets to the Shorts for Tots are especially popular and will sell out first. Also check out The Secret of Kells which was nominated for an Oscar and Kirikou and the Sorceress, a beautiful animated feature.
The Festival is February 26th through March 21st and films are being screened at theaters around New York City. Go to gkids.tv to search listings by age or location. If you can’t get to the theater you can also watch some short films online from their website.
For the past three years the festival has been offering children aged 6 and up the opportunity to get behind the camera and make their own film to enter into the Festival, with their popular film production workshops. They also offer film acting, clay mation and stop motion animation, too. Session 1 has sold out but there is space left in sessions 2 and 3.
Bonus: The festival also gives back to local schools, select your school from the drop down box when you are ordering your tickets online and they will give your selected school $3.00 per ticket!
Big Movies for Little Kids
Big Movies for Little Kids is a film series for children aged 2 and up, every Monday (except holidays) at Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn. The series starts Monday, February 8th at 4pm with the Buster Keaton classic, Steamboat Bill, Jr., and continues with other classic films that parents will enjoy as much as their kids will. See the full line up and additional information at bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com.
Big Movies for Little Kids is a film series for children aged 2 and up, every Monday (except holidays) at Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn. The series starts Monday, February 8th at 4pm with the Buster Keaton classic, Steamboat Bill, Jr., and continues with other classic films that parents will enjoy as much as their kids will. See the full line up and additional information at bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com.
During the upcoming winter break, the Audubon Center in Prospect Park will be hosting its own nature film series. On the second floor of the center they will be screening The Discovery Channel’s award winning “Planet Earth” and “Clever Monkeys” from PBS for free.
Don’t forget about the recently launched Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club or the free films at the Sony Wonder Lab and other cooler than Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. You can read about them all in our Indoor Activity Guide Movies section.
New Tribeca Kids Film Club and 3 Other Cool Kids Movies Series
Children's Films You Won't See at the Multiplex
BAM Kids Film Festival
Indoor Activities: Free Movies for Little Kids
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