The World Film Festival Kelowna's Child Friendly Activities
We wish to make sure that families are able to attend our festival and have something that feels comfortable for all ages.
On Saturday at Okanagan College from 10-3 there will be a children's activity room located in the Aboriginal Centre just beside the Student 'Pit' where Seedy Saturday activity is taking place. This will be a quieter space, with intention of a play area, nursing area and just space for down time when the festival and seed swap are taking their toll on your young folks. Please feel welcome to visit Amber and chill out a bit.!
On Sunday, March 10th, we will offer a family film time, from 10-12 and 1-3 in the Okanagan College Health Building in Room H 108. There will be child friendly films available for viewing and some activities for alternatives to film/screen time. Amber will again be present to work with all the children who come along. Films and activities will occur as deemed a good fit with the children who show up.
The College is implementing an energy saving plan and this may mean it is a bit cool in the classrooms where the children's activities are being held. So please bundle up you children with layers so they can be warm and comfortable as they take in the activities.
On Saturday at Okanagan College from 10-3 there will be a children's activity room located in the Aboriginal Centre just beside the Student 'Pit' where Seedy Saturday activity is taking place. This will be a quieter space, with intention of a play area, nursing area and just space for down time when the festival and seed swap are taking their toll on your young folks. Please feel welcome to visit Amber and chill out a bit.!
On Sunday, March 10th, we will offer a family film time, from 10-12 and 1-3 in the Okanagan College Health Building in Room H 108. There will be child friendly films available for viewing and some activities for alternatives to film/screen time. Amber will again be present to work with all the children who come along. Films and activities will occur as deemed a good fit with the children who show up.
The College is implementing an energy saving plan and this may mean it is a bit cool in the classrooms where the children's activities are being held. So please bundle up you children with layers so they can be warm and comfortable as they take in the activities.
Some Selected Films Include:
Bearly Alike 16 mins
Sisbro Films
http://sisbrostudios.com/products/current-products/bearly-alike.html Bearly Alike parallels a day in the life of the Alaskan brown bears with a day in the life of a young man named George. Watch George and the bears wake up in the morning . . . and fall right back to sleep. Watch George protect his sandwich from a dog, while bears protect fish from a wolf. Watch George and the bears eat, drink, yawn, itch, fish and more. Is George so different from the bears that live far way? This light-hearted behavioral comparison was designed for elementary school children, in order to help them discover the similarities and differences between humans and animals. How are we alike? How are we different? With live action and original music, the video is perfect for anyone young at heart. |
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Lost in the Woods 29 mins
http://sisbrostudios.com/products/current-products/lost-in-the-woods.html
Sisbro Studios created this half-hour, live action movie to accompany the children's book Lost in the Woods, by photographers Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick. An old box turtle (named Shirley) meets a raccoon (named Fernando Hernandafandavez) who is totally lost in the forest. Shirley helps Fernando discover the magic of spring, as well as the tale of a newborn fawn in the springtime woods. All the animals think the fawn is lost, but is he? Winner of over 33 awards (including 2006 Wildscreen Panda Award for Best Children's Wildlife Film Worldwide) and screened at over 16 film festivals. The movie includes several original songs, including a jazzy tune called The Signs of Spring, sung by a lounge-singing tree frog. You'll also hear a beautiful lullaby sung by the mother doe to her fawn, before she leaves her fawn alone in the grasses. |
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Vistas Dancers of the Grass 2009 2 mins
Melanie Jackson,
National Film Board http://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_dancers_of_the_grass A stunning display of stop motion animation, Dancers of the Grass vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the unity of all nations. |
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Vistas Little Thunder 3 mins
Nancy Ackerman and Alan Syliboy
National Film Board This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend The Stone Canoe, explores Aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man. |
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The Owl and the Raven 1973, 6 min 39 s
Film Maker: Co Hoedeman
Using life-like seal fur puppets, this animated short by Co Hoedeman tells the traditional Inuit tale of the owl and the raven. Why did the raven’s feathers turn jet-black? And what did the owl have to do with it? |
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Maq and the Spirit of the Woods 8 mins
National Film Board
Director Phyllis Grant Maq and the Spirit of the Woods is a short animation that tells the story of Maq, a Mi’gmaq boy who realizes his potential with the help of inconspicuous mentors. When an elder in the community offers him a small piece of pipestone, Maq carves a little person out of it. Proud of his work, the boy wants to impress his grandfather and journeys through the woods to find him. Along the path Maq meets a curious traveller named Mi’gmwesu. Together they share stories, medicine, laughter and song. Maq begins to care less about making a good impression and more about sharing the knowledge and spirit he's found through his creation. |
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