US PREMIERE - NYICFF 2010 opens with the scintillating new feature from emerging anime star Mamoru Hosoda, a film whose “dazzling fluency of motion and untethered brilliance of invention makes the usual fantasy anime look childish and dull.” (The Japan Times) Kenji is a teenage math prodigy recruited by his secret

US PREMIERE - NYICFF 2010 opens with the scintillating new feature from emerging anime star Mamoru Hosoda, a film whose “dazzling fluency of motion and untethered brilliance of invention makes the usual fantasy anime look childish and dull.” (The Japan Times) Kenji is a teenage math prodigy recruited by his secret crush Natsuki for the ultimate summer job – passing himself off as Natsuki’s boyfriend for four days during her grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration. But when Kenji solves a 2,056 digit math riddle sent to his cell phone, he unwittingly breaches the security barricade protecting Oz, a globe-spanning virtual world where millions of people and governments interact through their avatars, handling everything from online shopping and traffic control to national defense and nuclear launch codes. Now a malicious AI program called the Love Machine is hijacking Oz accounts, growing exponentially more powerful and sowing chaos and destruction in its wake.

This “intriguingly intelligent” cyberpunk/sci-fi story is a visual tour-de-force, with the amazing world of Oz as the highlight. Like the Internet as conceived by pop artist Haruki Murakami, Oz is a hallucinatory pixel parade of cool avatar designs, kung fu jackrabbits, toothy bears, and a bursting rainbow of colors.

Comment: Film contains animated violence and some mild language.


PARTY! After the film, join us for the Opening Night Gala, with delicious food & drinks for children and adults.

NOTE: This is a two-tiered event.
- - Tickets to SUMMER WARS plus Opening Night Gala are $30 each.
- - Tickets to the SUMMER WARS only, with NO party, are $15 each.

NYICFF 3RD ANNUAL BENEFIT - Film screening, live performance, scrumptious French food & cocktail reception, and film-related activies for kids. Film subtitles will be performed by Brooke Shields, Jeffrey Wright, Lauren Ambrose, Scott Cohen, plus special guests TBA.

NYICFF 3RD ANNUAL BENEFIT - Film screening, live performance, scrumptious French food & cocktail reception, and film-related activies for kids. Film subtitles will be performed by Brooke Shields, Jeffrey Wright, Lauren Ambrose, Scott Cohen, plus special guests TBA.

Join us for a special afternoon of film and food fun, with proceeds to benefit New York Int'l Children's Film Festival. Film with live performance begins promptly at 3:00pm.

LE ROI ET L'OISEAU
(THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD)
Animation, France, 1980, 81 min
Don’t miss this rare special screening of Paul Grimault's gloriously imaginative animated masterwork, based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, with subtitles performed live by NYICFF special guests. A pompous, cross-eyed ruler named King Charles V + III = VIII + VIII = XVI is in love with a painting of a shepherdess. But she has eyes for the dashing young chimney sweep in the next painting over – and so the two decide to elope, stepping out of their frames and into Grimault's endlessly inventive and bizarre castle town, where elevators are beetles attached to telescoping antennas, buildings hang like barnacles from gargantuan Roman pillars, the King gives chase in a throne-turned bumper car, and a towering blue robot watches over all.


BENEFIT TICKETS

Family (up to 4 people) - $395

Gold (up to 5 people, listed in program) - $595

Platinum (up to 6 people, listed in program, and reserved seating) - $1000

Additional Adult - $150

Additional Child - $100

Sorry, I cannot attend but I want to make a 100% tax deductible contribution. All proceeds benefit NYICFF, a 501c3 non profit organization.

BEST-OF-THE-FEST FILM SCREENING, AWARDS, AND PARTY!
Join filmmakers and special guests for the NYICFF 2010 Awards Ceremony, with awards presentations, encore screenings of the winning films, an all-ages food & cocktail reception, and gift bags for everyone!

Come find out who this year's winners are--as chosen by the NYICFF Jury and audiences throughout the festival. After the movies it's party time with complimentary hors d’oeuvres, delectable treats for kids of all ages, and an open wine and beverage bar.


NYICFF 2010 Jury:
Adam Gopnik
Frances McDormand
Lynne McVeigh
Matthew Modine
Michel Ocelot
Dana Points
Susan Sarandon
James Schamus
Evan Shapiro
Uma Thurman
John Turturro
Gus Van Sant

BEST-OF-THE-FEST FILM SCREENING, AWARDS, AND PARTY!
Join filmmakers and special guests for the NYICFF 2010 Awards Ceremony, with awards presentations, encore screenings of the winning films, an all-ages food & cocktail reception, and gift bags for everyone!

Come find out who this year's winners are--as chosen by the NYICFF Jury and audiences throughout the festival. After the movies it's party time with complimentary hors d’oeuvres, delectable treats for kids of all ages, and an open wine and beverage bar.


NYICFF 2010 Jury:
Adam Gopnik
Frances McDormand
Lynne McVeigh
Matthew Modine
Michel Ocelot
Dana Points
Susan Sarandon
James Schamus
Evan Shapiro
Uma Thurman
John Turturro
Christine Vachon
Gus Van Sant

WORKSHOP: GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF FILMMAKING - Everyone knows what a director’s job is, but do you know what a grip does? How about a Foley artist? And what in the world is a best boy? NYICFF invites you and your family to view a sound stage in action and meet the people who work behind-the-scenes to make movie magic. Attendees will watch a scene being shot live and then break up into groups to visit the different film artists and technicians to view demonstrations, ask questions, and learn. From Foley artists, to costume, makeup, lighting and set design, each presenter will demonstrate and discuss what their job is, how they contribute to a film, and why they like doing what they do. Each group will get to work with all the presenting film artists, so come watch, ask, interact, and learn all about how to make a movie!

WORKSHOP: GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF FILMMAKING - Everyone knows what a director’s job is, but do you know what a grip does? How about a Foley artist? And what in the world is a best boy? NYICFF invites you and your family to view a sound stage in action and meet the people who work behind-the-scenes to make movie magic. Attendees will watch a scene being shot live and then break up into groups to visit the different film artists and technicians to view demonstrations, ask questions, and learn. From Foley artists, to costume, makeup, lighting and set design, each presenter will demonstrate and discuss what their job is, how they contribute to a film, and why they like doing what they do. Each group will get to work with all the presenting film artists, so come watch, ask, interact, and learn all about how to make a movie!

FILM SCREENING AND VENTRILOQUISM WORKSHOP - Funny, whimsical, and insightful, I’m No Dummy takes a rare look inside the world of ventriloquism, from its mystical origins in ancient times, to vaudeville, standup comedy, and the television of today, showcasing the rich history, art and craft of this unique art-form. The film pays homage to legendary “vents” Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Senor Wences and Jimmy Nelson, with rare performance footage not seen in 50 years, and features hilarious clips and interviews with an impressive array of contemporary vents, including Jay Johnson of sitcom Soap fame, whose alter-ego Bob voiced all the crude thoughts his owner was too polite to speak aloud, and Jeff Dunham, whose Comedy Central routines have become the network’s most popular specials.

WORKSHOP: The film will be followed by a 30 minute ventriloquism class led by Tony Award-winner Jay Johnson, Lynn Trefzger, and Tom Ladshaw. All audience members will receive ventriloquism instruction with their own take-home sock puppet and workbook.

Comment: Film contains some mild adult language.

FILM SCREENING AND VENTRILOQUISM WORKSHOP - Funny, whimsical, and insightful, I’m No Dummy takes a rare look inside the world of ventriloquism, from its mystical origins in ancient times, to vaudeville, standup comedy, and the television of today, showcasing the rich history, art and craft of this unique art-form. The film pays homage to legendary “vents” Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Senor Wences and Jimmy Nelson, with rare performance footage not seen in 50 years, and features hilarious clips and interviews with an impressive array of contemporary vents, including Jay Johnson of sitcom Soap fame, whose alter-ego Bob voiced all the crude thoughts his owner was too polite to speak aloud, and Jeff Dunham, whose Comedy Central routines have become the network’s most popular specials.

WORKSHOP: The film will be followed by a 30 minute ventriloquism class led by Tony Award-winner Jay Johnson, Lynn Trefzger, and Tom Ladshaw. All audience members will receive ventriloquism instruction with their own take-home sock puppet and workbook.

Comment: Film contains some mild adult language.

US PREMIERE - In this colorfully animated film perfect for our youngest audiences, characters from classic fairytales and children’s books come alive to help a young boy learn to read. Nat has fond memories of his eccentric Aunt Eleanor reading to him from her enormous collection of storybooks, but is frustrated and embarrassed by his inability to read the books himself. So he is less than thrilled when his aunt leaves him the keys to her attic library – and he rejects the gift. But just as Nat’s parents are selling the collection to a shady antiques dealer, Nat discovers that the library is magical – the books housed in the attic are all original first editions of history’s most popular fairy tales, and the characters come to life! Now with the help of Alice in Wonderland, the Ogre, Peter Pan and others, he must get back the books and learn to read an ancient spell to keep the characters alive for future generations of children. Eleanor’s Secret is a beautifully designed, rollicking adventure in which a boy’s ability to read not only sets his imagination free, but saves the day!

US PREMIERE - In this colorfully animated film perfect for our youngest audiences, characters from classic fairytales and children’s books come alive to help a young boy learn to read. Nat has fond memories of his eccentric Aunt Eleanor reading to him from her enormous collection of storybooks, but is frustrated and embarrassed by his inability to read the books himself. So he is less than thrilled when his aunt leaves him the keys to her attic library – and he rejects the gift. But just as Nat’s parents are selling the collection to a shady antiques dealer, Nat discovers that the library is magical – the books housed in the attic are all original first editions of history’s most popular fairy tales, and the characters come to life! Now with the help of Alice in Wonderland, the Ogre, Peter Pan and others, he must get back the books and learn to read an ancient spell to keep the characters alive for future generations of children. Eleanor’s Secret is a beautifully designed, rollicking adventure in which a boy’s ability to read not only sets his imagination free, but saves the day!

EAST COAST PREMIERE - Legendary Czech stop-motion animation master Jiri Barta’s first feature in over 20 years is a diabolically inventive tale, four parts Toy Story and one part David Lynch, as a group of abandoned toys stage an ambitious rescue of their kidnapped friend. Set behind the doors of a dusty attic, an adorable doll named Buttercup lives in a steamer trunk and plays mom to a motley group of friends: the station master Teddy Bear, lumpy clay-animated ball Schubert, and the Quixotic marionette knight Sir Handsome, who attacks his enemies valiantly with a sharpened pencil. But in this enchanted world where every day is a birthday, evil is lurking, and one day a black cat appears, kidnaps the beloved Buttercup and takes her to the Land of Evil ruled by the villainous Head - a maniacal Cold War military bust who commands an army of mechanical, mustachioed cockroaches and an all-seeing spying eye. Both a spooky children’s fairy tale and Soviet-era allegory, In the Attic marks a career highpoint for Barta, who along with Jan Svankmajer and the Brothers Quay made stop-motion animation an art form, and paved the way for modern hits like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

EAST COAST PREMIERE - Legendary Czech stop-motion animation master Jiri Barta’s first feature in over 20 years is a diabolically inventive tale, four parts Toy Story and one part David Lynch, as a group of abandoned toys stage an ambitious rescue of their kidnapped friend. Set behind the doors of a dusty attic, an adorable doll named Buttercup lives in a steamer trunk and plays mom to a motley group of friends: the station master Teddy Bear, lumpy clay-animated ball Schubert, and the Quixotic marionette knight Sir Handsome, who attacks his enemies valiantly with a sharpened pencil. But in this enchanted world where every day is a birthday, evil is lurking, and one day a black cat appears, kidnaps the beloved Buttercup and takes her to the Land of Evil ruled by the villainous Head - a maniacal Cold War military bust who commands an army of mechanical, mustachioed cockroaches and an all-seeing spying eye. Both a spooky children’s fairy tale and Soviet-era allegory, In the Attic marks a career highpoint for Barta, who along with Jan Svankmajer and the Brothers Quay made stop-motion animation an art form, and paved the way for modern hits like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

US PREMIERE - Set in 1931 Germany, this gripping, beautifully executed new feature from the director of NYICFF 2008 favorite, Grave Decisions, foreshadows coming fascism through the microcosm of a school. Based on the novel by Anna Maria Joki, the film centers on Alexander, an A class student who accidentally spills ink on a book he borrowed from a friend in the B class. Taking the easy way out, Alexander destroys the evidence and denies everything. This seemingly innocent and harmless lie has devastating consequences, as it is used as the basis for a hate campaign against the B class, ultimately hinting at situations far more serious than schoolyard politics. Dreamlike, darkly atmospheric visuals straight out of the German Expressionist tradition, with gothic lighting, long, shadowy corridors, abandoned factories and dusty shops, create a fable-like feeling both timeless and foreboding in this thought-provoking and highly-engaging parable about how lies, big and small, can accumulate and create unexpected consequences.

Comment: Some non-graphic violence and a brief sexually suggestive scene.

US PREMIERE - Set in 1931 Germany, this gripping, beautifully executed new feature from the director of NYICFF 2008 favorite, Grave Decisions, foreshadows coming fascism through the microcosm of a school. Based on the novel by Anna Maria Joki, the film centers on Alexander, an A class student who accidentally spills ink on a book he borrowed from a friend in the B class. Taking the easy way out, Alexander destroys the evidence and denies everything. This seemingly innocent and harmless lie has devastating consequences, as it is used as the basis for a hate campaign against the B class, ultimately hinting at situations far more serious than schoolyard politics. Dreamlike, darkly atmospheric visuals straight out of the German Expressionist tradition, with gothic lighting, long, shadowy corridors, abandoned factories and dusty shops, create a fable-like feeling both timeless and foreboding in this thought-provoking and highly-engaging parable about how lies, big and small, can accumulate and create unexpected consequences.

Comment: Some non-graphic violence and a brief sexually suggestive scene.

US PREMIERE - This sumptuously animated film about friendship and the passing of childhood is as “splendidly colorful and beautifully illustrated as a Monet landscape” (Hollywood Reporter). Shinko spends her days running barefoot among the endless green wheat fields in her small country village, imagining she is playing 1,000 years ago when the area was the local capital and home to a beautiful young princess kept hidden from society. Shinko gets a new partner for her games when she befriends Kiiko, a shy transfer student from Tokyo whose nice clothes and modern luxuries immediately set her apart from the other kids. Together, the two girls spend their afternoons daydreaming, building dams, chasing animals, and living an otherwise simple and idyllic life – until looming adolescent responsibility and harsh grown-up truths begin to encroach on their make-believe world of princesses and castles, and it becomes increasingly difficult to disentangle fantasy from reality. Director Sunao Katabuchi worked with Hayao Miyazaki as assistant director on Kiki’s Delivery Service, and the influences show, from Mai Mai’s stunning animation and exalting focus on nature, to the film’s happy/sad nostalgia for the endless days of summer and the tender portrayal of a young girl at the transition between childhood and adult.

US PREMIERE - This sumptuously animated film about friendship and the passing of childhood is as “splendidly colorful and beautifully illustrated as a Monet landscape” (Hollywood Reporter). Shinko spends her days running barefoot among the endless green wheat fields in her small country village, imagining she is playing 1,000 years ago when the area was the local capital and home to a beautiful young princess kept hidden from society. Shinko gets a new partner for her games when she befriends Kiiko, a shy transfer student from Tokyo whose nice clothes and modern luxuries immediately set her apart from the other kids. Together, the two girls spend their afternoons daydreaming, building dams, chasing animals, and living an otherwise simple and idyllic life – until looming adolescent responsibility and harsh grown-up truths begin to encroach on their make-believe world of princesses and castles, and it becomes increasingly difficult to disentangle fantasy from reality. Director Sunao Katabuchi worked with Hayao Miyazaki as assistant director on Kiki’s Delivery Service, and the influences show, from Mai Mai’s stunning animation and exalting focus on nature, to the film’s happy/sad nostalgia for the endless days of summer and the tender portrayal of a young girl at the transition between childhood and adult.

US PREMIERE - The creators of Ghost in the Shell mix exquisitely detailed 2D backgrounds with modern 3D character designs in a dazzling animated adventure that plays like Alice’s fall through the rabbit hole into a world of topsy-turvy, anime dream-logic. When Haruka misplaces a hand-mirror that was a keepsake from her mother, she stumbles upon a portal to the subterranean world of Oblivion Island, a place where strange masked creatures gather up all the childhood trinkets humans abandon as they grow older, and attend Dream Theaters where they can watch and feel the memories locked in these forgotten objects. The land is ruled by an evil overlord, The Baron, who craves the power created by the memories locked in Haruka’s cherished hand-mirror – a power that will allow him to rise beyond his world of discards and take over the world of humans! Aided by Teo, a lowly junk collector, and Cotton, her old stuffed animal brought back to life, Haruka struggles to recapture the mirror from the Baron, and to rediscover the fleeting moments of childhood love and friendship that are among life’s most precious treasures.

US PREMIERE - The creators of Ghost in the Shell mix exquisitely detailed 2D backgrounds with modern 3D character designs in a dazzling animated adventure that plays like Alice’s fall through the rabbit hole into a world of topsy-turvy, anime dream-logic. When Haruka misplaces a hand-mirror that was a keepsake from her mother, she stumbles upon a portal to the subterranean world of Oblivion Island, a place where strange masked creatures gather up all the childhood trinkets humans abandon as they grow older, and attend Dream Theaters where they can watch and feel the memories locked in these forgotten objects. The land is ruled by an evil overlord, The Baron, who craves the power created by the memories locked in Haruka’s cherished hand-mirror – a power that will allow him to rise beyond his world of discards and take over the world of humans! Aided by Teo, a lowly junk collector, and Cotton, her old stuffed animal brought back to life, Haruka struggles to recapture the mirror from the Baron, and to rediscover the fleeting moments of childhood love and friendship that are among life’s most precious treasures.

Q&A WITH DIRECTOR TOMM MOORE AFTER THE SCREENING - Don’t miss this award-winning animated masterpiece from the producers of Triplets of Belleville! The Secret of Kells has taken top prizes at festivals worldwide...

Q&A WITH DIRECTOR TOMM MOORE AFTER THE SCREENING - Don’t miss this award-winning animated masterpiece from the producers of Triplets of Belleville! The Secret of Kells has taken top prizes at festivals worldwide and has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature!

(Kells is distributed by NYICFF distribution arm, GKIDS!)

Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes, in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears and venture into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him fulfill his dangerous quest.

“Absolutely Luscious to Behold!” - Variety

“Stunning! A cascade of light, color and wonder burst from the screen!”
- The Irish Times

“Holds the spectator in a waking dream from beginning to end!” - Le Monde

In this wonderfully tender, autobiographical coming-of-age story, a precocious young girl made wise beyond her years from a bohemian upbringing is forced to adjust when she enters a wealthy private school. Stella’s parents run a working-class bar filled with a revolving mix of artists, vagrants and drunks - so although she is flunking out of school, she has gained an alternate education in card games, cocktail recipes and pop music. Her world-weary attitude writes off most of her classmates as impossibly dull. The one exception is her new friend Gladys, who introduces Stella to Cocteau and Balzac, and awakens in her a newfound desire to escape the dissolute home life that continually threatens to drag her down.

The film features stunning cinematography, with an ethereal light that makes even the grimy bar floors and wood-paneled hotel rooms look like beautiful postcards to a bygone era, and is backed by a superb instrumental soundtrack infused with French disco hits. But the true standout is newcomer Léora Barbara, whose multifaceted performance as the wryly philosophical Stella is both prickly and loveable, a charming outsider you want desperately to succeed.

Comment: Film includes strong language, some sexual suggestiveness, violence, and adults frequently drinking and smoking.

In this wonderfully tender, autobiographical coming-of-age story, a precocious young girl made wise beyond her years from a bohemian upbringing is forced to adjust when she enters a wealthy private school. Stella’s parents run a working-class bar filled with a revolving mix of artists, vagrants and drunks - so although she is flunking out of school, she has gained an alternate education in card games, cocktail recipes and pop music. Her world-weary attitude writes off most of her classmates as impossibly dull. The one exception is her new friend Gladys, who introduces Stella to Cocteau and Balzac, and awakens in her a newfound desire to escape the dissolute home life that continually threatens to drag her down.

The film features stunning cinematography, with an ethereal light that makes even the grimy bar floors and wood-paneled hotel rooms look like beautiful postcards to a bygone era, and is backed by a superb instrumental soundtrack infused with French disco hits. But the true standout is newcomer Léora Barbara, whose multifaceted performance as the wryly philosophical Stella is both prickly and loveable, a charming outsider you want desperately to succeed.

Comment: Film includes strong language, some sexual suggestiveness, violence, and adults frequently drinking and smoking.

NY PREMIERE - This awe-inspiring nature film follows the personal story of a single loggerhead turtle, one of hundreds of adorable, vulnerable babies born in the sands of the Florida coast, as she grows into a strong-willed adult braving the six-thousand mile journey that has been the species’ perilous ritual for

NY PREMIERE - This awe-inspiring nature film follows the personal story of a single loggerhead turtle, one of hundreds of adorable, vulnerable babies born in the sands of the Florida coast, as she grows into a strong-willed adult braving the six-thousand mile journey that has been the species’ perilous ritual for millions of years. Critically acclaimed for visually resplendent nature footage on par with Planet Earth or March of the Penguins, Turtle features sweeping aerial shots and vast, majestic underwater seascapes that help underscore the epic scope of the journey with a survival adventure as tense as any Hollywood thriller.

After narrowly escaping a legion of threatening crabs and scurrying into the waves, the young turtle is joined on her ocean adventure by a kaleidoscopic array of dolphins, stingrays, whales and other shimmering deep sea creatures as she rides the Atlantic Gulf Stream from Florida to the Arctic – with waters bathed in the green glow of the Aurora Borealis – and then south to Portugal and the coast of Africa. But on this wonder-filled journey, the turtle’s greatest foe is revealed to be not a razor-toothed shark or poisonous jellyfish, but floating bits of shiny trash, oil-slicked waters, long-line fishing, and other manmade obstacles.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - A tantalizing collection of unique and delicious works from some of France’s most creative and influential animators, with selections ranging from the funny, to the sublime, to the whimsical and absurd. Anchoring the lineup, Sylvain Chomet’s The Old Lady and the Pigeons revels in its quirky, hand-drawn detail and humorous characters that border on the grotesque, as a hungry gendarme dresses up like a pigeon to avail himself of free meals from an old lady who feeds the birds. The film earned Chomet the Cartoon d’Or at Annecy Animation Festival, a BAFTA award, and an Oscar nomination, and paved the way for his next film, the ground breaking Triplets of Belleville. Also included in the program are award-winning shorts from French cartoon masters Serge Elissalde, Marie Caillou, Jerome Boulbes and others.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - A tantalizing collection of unique and delicious works from some of France’s most creative and influential animators, with selections ranging from the funny, to the sublime, to the whimsical and absurd. Anchoring the lineup, Sylvain Chomet’s The Old Lady and the Pigeons revels in its quirky, hand-drawn detail and humorous characters that border on the grotesque, as a hungry gendarme dresses up like a pigeon to avail himself of free meals from an old lady who feeds the birds. The film earned Chomet the Cartoon d’Or at Annecy Animation Festival, a BAFTA award, and an Oscar nomination, and paved the way for his next film, the ground breaking Triplets of Belleville. Also included in the program are award-winning shorts from French cartoon masters Serge Elissalde, Marie Caillou, Jerome Boulbes and others.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - This psychedelic landmark in feature animation by René Laloux has become a cult classic, influencing decades of pop culture with its trippy sci-fi tale of humans enslaved by an alien race of super-intelligent blue giants and treated as dumb pets. When one human child escapes from his master he opens up a new world of knowledge to the humans and sparks a rebellion. Like an ethereal cross between Planet of the Apes and Yellow Submarine, the film captures the contemporary zeitgeist with bands of scrappy humans battling their highly-evolved, meditating, gill-eared overlords through a sinuous alien landscape filled with bizarre Hieronymus Bosch plant and animal life, all painstakingly rendered in beautifully detailed crosshatch drawings. This visionary and beautiful work won the Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and remains a mind-bendingly entertaining touchstone of counterculture art.

Comment: Animated nudity, including non-explicit alien “nuptial rituals”, comes across more “art museum” than titillating. Also some violence.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - This psychedelic landmark in feature animation by René Laloux has become a cult classic, influencing decades of pop culture with its trippy sci-fi tale of humans enslaved by an alien race of super-intelligent blue giants and treated as dumb pets. When one human child escapes from his master he opens up a new world of knowledge to the humans and sparks a rebellion. Like an ethereal cross between Planet of the Apes and Yellow Submarine, the film captures the contemporary zeitgeist with bands of scrappy humans battling their highly-evolved, meditating, gill-eared overlords through a sinuous alien landscape filled with bizarre Hieronymus Bosch plant and animal life, all painstakingly rendered in beautifully detailed crosshatch drawings. This visionary and beautiful work won the Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and remains a mind-bendingly entertaining touchstone of counterculture art.

Comment: Animated nudity, including non-explicit alien “nuptial rituals”, comes across more “art museum” than titillating. Also some violence.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - NYICFF is proud to present a rare screening of the only existing English subtitled print of Jean-François Laguionie’s trance-like masterpiece, Gwen, le livre de sable, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Annecy animation festival. Gwen is a young girl born into a tribe of desert nomads wandering in a surreal, post-apocalyptic world where enormous, broken relics from some giant past civilization rain down upon the dunes in lightening storms called the Makou, or “Terrible Thing.” When her friend is kidnapped by the Makou, Gwen leaves the tribe and sets out with a mysterious old woman on a journey through the desert to save him. Laguionie used gouache, a medium that’s a cross between watercolor and pastel, to create a breathtaking work of art that feels like a moving painting. Windswept vistas are punctuated by radiantly colorful animals and the film exudes an air of melancholy mystery and somnolence that is as close to pure poetry as cinema can get.

Shown with:
MADAGASCAR - Bastien Dubois, France, 2009, 11 min

THE ANIMAUTEURS - NYICFF is proud to present a rare screening of the only existing English subtitled print of Jean-François Laguionie’s trance-like masterpiece, Gwen, le livre de sable, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Annecy animation festival. Gwen is a young girl born into a tribe of desert nomads wandering in a surreal, post-apocalyptic world where enormous, broken relics from some giant past civilization rain down upon the dunes in lightening storms called the Makou, or “Terrible Thing.” When her friend is kidnapped by the Makou, Gwen leaves the tribe and sets out with a mysterious old woman on a journey through the desert to save him. Laguionie used gouache, a medium that’s a cross between watercolor and pastel, to create a breathtaking work of art that feels like a moving painting. Windswept vistas are punctuated by radiantly colorful animals and the film exudes an air of melancholy mystery and somnolence that is as close to pure poetry as cinema can get.

Shown with:
MADAGASCAR - Bastien Dubois, France, 2009

THE ANIMAUTEURS - The first feature from Azur & Asmar creator Michel Ocelot is one of the most stunningly beautiful, poetic and entertaining films ever created for children, and ushered in a modern renaissance in French feature animation. The film is an exquisitely animated African tale of a small boy, Kirikou, with extraordinary abilities. When he discovers that his village is cursed by Karaba, a terrifying sorceress, Kirikou sets off on an adventure to rid the village of Karaba’s curse by understanding what has made her so angry. With an original soundtrack by Youssou N’Dour, Kirikou and the Sorceress is winner of dozens of animation awards, including the Grand Prix at Annecy, and has become an absolute classic of animated cinema. NYICFF first premiered Kirikou at the 2000 festival and Michel Ocelot is currently a member of the NYICFF jury.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - The first feature from Azur & Asmar creator Michel Ocelot is one of the most stunningly beautiful, poetic and entertaining films ever created for children, and ushered in a modern renaissance in French feature animation. The film is an exquisitely animated African tale of a small boy, Kirikou, with extraordinary abilities. When he discovers that his village is cursed by Karaba, a terrifying sorceress, Kirikou sets off on an adventure to rid the village of Karaba’s curse by understanding what has made her so angry. With an original soundtrack by Youssou N’Dour, Kirikou and the Sorceress is winner of dozens of animation awards, including the Grand Prix at Annecy, and has become an absolute classic of animated cinema. NYICFF first premiered Kirikou at the 2000 festival and Michel Ocelot is currently a member of the NYICFF jury.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - The award-winning first feature from director Jacques-Rémy Girerd, founder of Folimage animation studio and director of last year’s stunning Opening Night film Mia and the Migoo, is a delicate and charming tale of an old sea captain who unwittingly becomes a modern day Noah when a torrential flood washes over the planet and the animals from the local zoo escape into his floating house. But all is not peaceful aboard the comically tower-shaped houseboat, and when a code of strict vegetarianism is imposed to protect the gentler animals, their carnivorous shipmates plot mutiny. Winner of prizes at Berlin and Ottawa and showcased at over a dozen of the world's top festivals, the film took over six years to create, and was the first animated film in two decades to be made entirely in France.

THE ANIMAUTEURS - The award-winning first feature from director Jacques-Rémy Girerd, founder of Folimage animation studio and director of last year’s stunning Opening Night film Mia and the Migoo, is a delicate and charming tale of an old sea captain who unwittingly becomes a modern day Noah when a torrential flood washes over the planet and the animals from the local zoo escape into his floating house. But all is not peaceful aboard the comically tower-shaped houseboat, and when a code of strict vegetarianism is imposed to protect the gentler animals, their carnivorous shipmates plot mutiny. Winner of prizes at Berlin and Ottawa and showcased at over a dozen of the world's top festivals, the film took over six years to create, and was the first animated film in two decades to be made entirely in France.

SHORTS IN COMPETITION: SHORTS FOR TOTS - A kaleidoscopic showcase of the best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 3-6. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORTS IN COMPETITION: SHORTS FOR TOTS - A kaleidoscopic showcase of the best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 3-6. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

Mr. Shape
Japan - WORLD PREMIERE
Animated, Motohiro Shirakawa, 2009, 3 min

Electric Car
USA - EAST COAST PREMIERE
Animated, Max Porter/ Ru Kuwahata, 2009, 3.5 min

Animals
Sweden – US PREMIERE
Animated, Kristofer Strom, 2008, 5 min

Bigbox Singsong John
Canada - US PREMIERE
Animated, Warren Brown, 2009, 1 min

The Happy Duckling
UK - EAST COAST PREMIERE
Animated, Gili Dolev, 2008, 9 min

Lost and Found
UK - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Philip Hunt, 2008, 24 min

Booo
Sweden - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Alicja Jaworski, 2009, 7 min

Cherry on The Cake
UK - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Hyebin Lee, 2009, 7.5 min

plus more...

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS ONE - The best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 5-10. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS ONE - The best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 5-10. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

The Bird That Could Tell Fortunes
Iran - NY PREMIERE
Live Action, Annette Mari Olsen, 2007, 28 min

Runaway
Canada - NY Premiere
Animated, Cordell Barker, 2009, 9 min

Veeti and the Beanstalk
Finland - US PREMIERE
Animated, Live Action, Susanna Kotilainen, 2009, 13 min

Lebensader
Germany - US PREMIERE
Animated, Angela Steffen, 2009, 6 min

Chicken Cowboy
USA
Animated, Stephen Neary, 2008, 6 min

The Crab that Played With the Sea
France - US Premiere
Animated, Jean-Jacques Prunes, 2008, 13 min

Dahlia
USA
Animated, Michael Langan, 2009, 3 min

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS TWO - The best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 8-14. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS TWO - The best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 8-14. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

O'Moro
France - US PREMIERE
Animated, Christophe Calissoni, Eva Offredo, 2009, 12 min

The Inflatable Grandma
Spain - US PREMIERE
Live Action, Telmo Esnal, 2009, 9 min

Mokopuna
New Zealand – US PREMIERE
Live Action, Ainsley Gardiner, 2009, 10 min

Pig Me(at)
Denmark - EAST COAST PREMIERE
Animated, Mette Rank Tange, Rebecca Bang Sorensen, 2009, 7 min

Feet on the Ground
France - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Franz Kirchner, 2008, 5 min

A Film About Poo
UK – US PREMIERE
Animated, Anne Wilkins, Emily Howells, 2009, 1.3 min

Art
Canada - US PREMIERE
Animated, Andrea Dorfman, 2008, 2.5 min

The Nature of Battle
Canada – US PREMIERE
Animated, Nat Dart, 2008, 3 min

Varmints
UK – NY PREMIERE
Animated, Marc Craste, 2008, 24 min

Comment: Subject matter in some films may not be appropriate for audiences under age 8.

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: FLICKER LOUNGE - A selection of the best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 12 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: FLICKER LOUNGE - A selection of the best short film and animation from around the world, for ages 12 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

Time of Eve
Japan - US PREMIERE
Animated, Yasuhiro Yoshiura, 2008, 15 min

Hitchhikers Choice
Sweden/UK– NY PREMIERE
Animated, Kristofer Strom, 2008, 3 min

Screen Test
Germany - US PREMIERE
Animated, Steffen Schaeffler, 2009, 3.5 min

My 13
France - US PREMIERE
Live Action, Rudi Rosenberg, 2007, 10 min

The Little Dragon
France - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Bruno Collet, 2009, 8 min

The Lost Tribes of New York City
USA
Stop Motion, Carolyn London, Andy London, 2009, 3 min

Madagascar
France - EAST COAST PREMIERE
Animated, Bastien Dubois, 2009, 11 min

Photograph of Jesus
UK
Documentary/Photo Montage, Laurie Hill, 2008, 7 min

Star Games
UK
Experimental, Jasmin Jodry, 2008, 3 min

The Employment
Argentina - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Santiago Bou Grasso, 2008, 6.5 min

Comment: Some films contain strong language and subject matter that may not be appropriate for audiences under 12.

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: HEEBIE JEEBIES - A selection of strange and scary short films from around the world for ages 10 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: HEEBIE JEEBIES - A selection of strange and scary short films from around the world for ages 10 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

Batmilk
Canada - US PREMIERE
Animated, Brandon Blommaert, 2008, 2 min

Man in the Tunnel Alley
Japan - US PREMIERE
Animated, Iwaisawa Kenji, 2008, 5 min

Mortified
UK - US PREMIERE
Live Action, Robert Nevitt, 2008, 2.5 min

The Six Dollar Fifty Man
New Zealand - US PREMIERE
Live Action, Mark Albiston, 2009, 15 min

Alma
Spain - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Rodrigo Blaas, 2009, 5 min

Atormenta
Spain - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Cesar Diaz Melendez, Isabel Herrida Carrion, 2009, 1 min

Fard
France - US PREMIERE
Animated, Luis Briceno, David Alapont, 2009, 13 min

Muto
Italy - NY PREMIERE
Animated, Blu, 2008, 7 min

The Terrible Thing of Alpha 9
USA
Animated, Jake Armstrong, 2009, 5 min

Next Floor
Canada – NY PREMIERE
Live Action, Denis Villenueve, 2008, 12 min

Comment: Subject matter in some films may not be appropriate for audiences under age 10.

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: GIRLS' POINT OF VIEW - The best new film from around the world for ages 10 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: GIRLS' POINT OF VIEW - The best new film from around the world for ages 10 to adult. All audience members receive voting ballots to select the NYICFF 2010 winning films! Program includes:

Malban
France - US PREMIERE
Animated, Elodie Bouedec, 2008, 8 min

My Queen
Brazil - NY PREMIERE
Live Action, Cecilia Amado, 2008, 11 min

Post It Love
UK - NY PREMIERE
Live Action, Simon Atkinson, Adam Townley, 2008, 3 min

See You
Denmark – US Premiere
Live Action, Jesper Rasmussen, 2008, 34 min

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
Sweden - US PREMIERE
Animated, Anglea Bravo, 2009, 9 min

Plastic
Autralia
Animated, Live Action, Sandy Widyanata, 2008, 7 min

Popcorn and Periods
Denmark - US PREMIERE
Animated, Martin Strange-Hansen, 2008, 3 min

Comment: Subject matter in some films may not be appropriate for audiences under age 10.