The Oscar-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival has unveiled its complete short film lineup for its 20th anniversary edition, running February 24-March 19 in cinemas throughout NYC. The fest’s feature film slate and jury members were announced last month.
Offering an international assortment of animated, live-action and documentary films, NYICFF’s short film schedule is curated from thousands of submissions from around the world. Age groups from 3 to 18 will be able to take in a variety of groundbreaking, artistically distinct, fun and thought-provoking films and vote for their favorites to determine the festival’s award winners. 2017 programs include: Shorts for Tots for ages 3-6, Short Films One for ages 5-10, Short Films Two for ages 8-14, and Short Films Three for ages 12 to adult.
In addition to these general interest programs, the festival presents thematically organized shorts programs Girls’ POV (with support from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Bay and Paul Foundations), in which viewpoints from girls and women around the world are front and center; and Heebie Jeebies, with “slightly-spine chilling and quirkily-odd, eye-opening films inspiring audiences to consider things from a whole new perspective.” The 20th anniversary year will be celebrated with a Birthday Shorts special program of new, classic, and favorite shorts from NYICFF’s 20-year history that feature stories of growth, change, transformation…and the occasional party hat! The 2017 festival will also inaugurate a new annual program, Friends and Neighbors, which highlights various countries and international festivals. This year’s showcases Canada and TIFF Kids with a special program celebrating TIFF Kids’ own 20th anniversary as well as the 150th anniversary of Canada.
The NYICFF will culminate with a Closing Night Ceremony, where the 2017 award winners will be revealed and a special Best of the Fest short program will run. Tickets for all programs are available now through nyicff.org.
Animated Shorts at NYICFF 2017
SHORTS FOR TOTS (3-6 y.o.)
1 Minute Nature: Squirrel Netherlands – North American Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
1 Minute Nature: Hamster
Netherlands – North American Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
The Birdie
Russia – New York Premiere
Yekaterina Filippova, 2015
Brazey
USA – WORLD PREMIERE
Jared D. Weiss, 2016
Crocodile
Germany – New York Premiere
Julia Ocker, 2016
Eagle Blue
UK
Will Rose, 2016
Head Up!
Germany – New York Premiere
Gottfried Mentor, 2015
A Hole
Mexico – US Premiere
Maribel Suarez, 2016
I Am Not a Mouse
UK
Evgenia Golubeva, 2015
In a Cage
France – New York Premiere
Loic Bruyere, 2016
The Mole and the Earthworm
Germany
Johannes Schiehsl, 2015
The Pocket Man
France/Switzerland/Georgia – WORLD PREMIERE
Ana Chubinidze, 2016
The Sled
Russia – New York Premiere
Olesya Shchukina, 2016
Tiger
Germany – New York Premiere
Kariem Saleh, 2016
SHORT FILMS ONE (5-10)
1 Minute Nature: Blackbird
Netherlands – North American Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
1 Minute Nature: Queen of the Night
Netherlands – North American Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
Big Block Singsong: Wizard
Canada – US Premiere
Warren Brown, 2016
Crab Story
Russia/Australia – WORLD PREMIERE
Tatiana Poliektova & Filippo Rivetti, 2017
Konigiri Kun: Shopping
Japan
Mari Miyazawa, 2015
Mr. Night Has a Day Off
Lithuania – New York Premiere
Ignas Meilunas, 2016
Outdoor Cinema
Russia/Australia – New York Premiere
Tatiana Poliektova, 2014
Pawo
Germany
Antje Heyn, 2015
Sausage
Germany – North American Premiere
Josefine Haessler, 2016
Spider Web
Russia – North American Premiere
Natalia Chernysheva, 2016
Spring Jam
New Zealand – New York Premiere
Ned Wenlock, 2016
Stone Soup
France/Belgium
Clementine Robach, 2015
Sweaty Armpits
USA – WORLD PREMIERE
Tony Dusko, 2016
Uka
Spain – New York Premiere
Valle Comba Canales, 2016
Water Path for a Fish
Spain/Colombia/France – New York Premiere
Mercedes Marro, 2016
You Look Scary
USA – New York Premiere
Xiya Lan, 2016
SHORT FILMS TWO (8-14)
1 Minute Nature: Jellyfish Weather
Netherlands – New York Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
Driven
USA
Julie Zammarchi, 2016
Heads Together
Netherlands – North American Premiere
Job, Joris, & Marieke, 2016
Little Mouse
Hungary – US Premiere
Ervin B. Nagy, 2016
Nino & Felix
Italy – North American Premiere
Marta Palazzo & Lorenzo Latrofa, 2015
The Pits
USA – WORLD PREMIERE
Mike Hayhurst, 2016
A Small Escape
Sweden – North American Premiere
David Sandell, 2016
SHORT FILMS THREE (12+)
1 Minute Nature: May Cat in Me
Netherlands – New York Premiere
Stefanie Visjager & Katinka Baehr, 2016
Analysis Paralysis
Switzerland– East Coast Premiere
Anete Melece, 2016
Cacophony
USA – New York Premiere
Melody Ai-Hsuan Shih, 2016
Dogtor
USA – New York Premiere
Rhea Dadoo, 2016
It Was Mine
Norway – US Premiere
Kajsa Næss, 2015
The Law of the Sea
UK – North American Premiere
Elmaz Ekrem & Dominika Ozynska, 2016
Roger
Spain – New York Premiere
Sonia Cendón, Sara Esteban, Arnau Gòdia, Ingrid Masarnau, & Martí Montañola, 2016
Trial & Error
Germany
Antje Heyn, 2016
We Will Dance, Even if the Band Never Shows Up
Spain – WORLD PREMIERE
Carmen Angelillo, Guido Lambertini & Rodier Kidman, 2016
Welcome to My Life
USA – New York Premiere
Elizabeth Ito, 2015
When I Hear the Birds Sing
Norway – New York Premiere
Trine Habjorg, 2016
HEEBIE JEEBIES SHORTS
Blind Vaysha
Canada – NYC Premiere
Theodore Ushev, 2016
Bøygen
Norway
Kristian Pedersen, 2016
Chateau de Sable
France – New York Premiere
Quentin Deleau, Lucie Foncelle, Maxime Goudal, Julien Paris, & Sylvain Robert, 2015
Glove
USA
Alexa Lim Haas & Bernardo Britto, 2015
Rubik
Germany – New York Premiere
Xenia Smirnov, 2016
The Inksect
Mexico – New York Premiere
Pablo Calvillo, 2016
The Wild Boar
Germany/France/Hungary – New York Premiere
Bella Szederkényi, 2016
Voltaire
Netherlands – New York Premiere
Jan Snoekx, 2015
GIRLS’ POV SHORTS
The Bookmobile
USA
Julie Zammarchi, 2016
G-AAAH
UK – US Premiere
Elizabeth Hobbs, 2016
L’Aviatrice
France – US Premiere
Jacques Leyreloup, Victor Tolila, Perrine Renard, Laura Viver Canal, & Gaël Chauvet, 2016
BIRTHDAY SHORTS
Aston’s Presents
Sweden
Lotta and Uzi Geffenblad, 2012
Big Block Singsong: Cows
Canada – US Premiere
Warren Brown, 2016
Big Block Singsong: Hair
Canada
Warren Brown, 2012
Bottle
USA
Kirsten Lepore, 2010
Game Over
USA
PES, 2006
Junction
Australia/Canada/Lithuania
Nathan Jurevicius, 2016
My Big Brother
USA
Jason Raynor, 2014
On the Wing
Russia
Vera Myakisheva, 2012
What Is Music?
USA
Christian Robinson, 2013
