Children's International Film Festival
Mondays and Saturdays, 10am to 6pm Saturday 27 May to Monday 12 June
Featuring daring adventures in the Himalayas, a journey through the fascinating world of art, heartwarming friendships, and an exciting blend of live-action and animation, the Children's International Film Festival (CHIFF) returns for its fifth year, showcasing a program filled with family friendly films.
Screening in Sydney (Ritz Cinemas, Randwick) from 27 May to 12 June. The CHIFF program features 21 Australian premiere titles and one retrospective feature tailored to young filmgoers aged from 3 years old and up.
The 2023 festival line-up includes films in English, as well as a two French films with English subtitles.
Festival Director Thomas Caldwell said, "The high quality of contemporary cinema and television for kids these days is a huge motivating force behind the Children's International Film Festival. We are back for a 5th year of delights from all around the world to entertain, engage, and mesmerise children from 3-years-old to young teens. With CHIFF, Australian children no longer have to miss out on amazing stories of alien visitors, adventures, fairies and trolls, and our old friends the Moomins."
At CHIFF, kids can enjoy hands-on fun at various screenings, including dancing with disco lights and glowsticks at Auntie Rita's Party, attending teddy bear picnics for Hug Me - The Movie, creating galaxy artwork at Headspace, dressing up as cowboys for Billy the Cowboy Hamster, and wearing princess attire for Dragon Princess. Prizes are available for best-dressed attendees.
The Children's International Film Festival program for 2023 is a celebration of creativity, imagination, and adventure. One of the highlights of this year's program is The Tiger's Nest, directed by Brando Quilici from Italy. This epic adventure, set and shot in the majestic Himalayas, tells the story of a young orphan boy, Balmani, who rescues a tiger cub from ruthless poachers
The CHIFF program caters to younger kids with fun international animations. In Hug Me - The Movie, Teddy and Papa Bear embrace change on a quest for honey in the Golden Land, while in Rosa and the Stone Troll, fearful flower fairy Rosa overcomes her fears to rescue her adventurous butterfly friend Silk from an evil Stone Troll. Pim & Pom at the Museum is playful animation series consisting of 13 episodes that take children on a discovery journey through the fascinating world of art.
The full program of films is on sale now at www.chiff.com.au