THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the 10th Annual Festival!

Making Reel Connections. With PCFF passports in hand, we traveled the world and beyond, exploring 40 countries including Kenya, Serbia, Mexico, France, Norway, Brazil and Japan plus our own backyard here in Rhode Island–making new friends near and far!

Together we laughed, cried and cheered. We made peace flags and mandalas, met filmmakers and musicians, created ballon art, walked a slack line, and so much more!

As we wrap up the 2019 Providence Children’s Film Festival, we would appreciate your feedback. Please take a moment to complete a quick survey; your responses inform our planning for future programming.

Photo credits: Irina Feldman & Tony Adams. Click here to see more Festival photos.

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 Providence Children’s Film Festival!

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

• Best Feature Animation: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (France) / Directors Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner
• Best Feature Live Action: Los Bando (Sweden, Norway) / Director Christian Lo
• Best Feature Documentary: Tre Maison Dasan (USA) / Director Denali Tiller

  

• Best Short: Animation: A Walk Around the Block (USA) / Director Laura Dowling
• Best Short Live Action: All in Good Time (Ireland) / Director Bonnie Dempsey
• Best Short Documentary: Beauty (Canada) / Director Christina Willings

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

• Global Awareness Film: Rafiki (Kenya) / Director Wanuri Kahiu
• Emerging Filmmaker: Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany) / Director Likarion Wainaina
• Best Short Animation: Hors Piste (France) / Director Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Mallet

  

• Best Short Live Action: Transmitter/Receiver (Canada) / Director Vincent Wilson
• Best Short Documentary: Girl on A Mission (Netherlands, Romania) / Director Sharona Buijert
• Best Short: Stardust (Mexico) / Director Aldo Sotelo Lázaro
  

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL JURY AWARD

• Best Short: Robot & The Whale (Sweden) / Director Jonas Forsman

Films by kids and teens from RI to Russia featured in Youth Filmmaker Showcase

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence Children’s Film Festival (PCFF) announces the works of young Rhode Island filmmakers from Barrington to Woonsocket at this year’s 10th annual “A Decade of Wonder” Film Festival. The Providence Children’s Film Festival’s Youth Filmmaker Showcase takes place February 22 and 24 as part of the Festival’s full entourage of films, activities, workshops and community collaborations from February 15 to 28.

Works by young Rhode Island filmmakers will be represented along with films from young people around the world at this year’s Youth Filmmakers Showcase.

“The Youth Filmmaker Showcase has become such a popular show that PCFF has two volumes in the Festival this year to present amazing films created by young minds from Rhode Island and around the world,” said Eric Bilodeau, Program Director for PCFF. “Volume One is created for a slightly older crowd with themes that teens can appreciate and subject matter that may be inappropriate for younger audiences.”

The juried collection of youth (ages 5-17) producing animation, live action, experimental and documentary films in this year’s Youth Filmmakers Showcase was produced by youth ages 7 to 17 and celebrates their creative vision and stories from around the world. Films were juried by Bilodeau and a community of jury members.

Youth Filmmaker Showcase, Volume One
Youth Filmmakers Showcase Volume One screens Friday, February. 22 at the RISD Museum’s Metcalf Auditorium. Live music from local youth musicians starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. screening and a filmmaker Q & A.

Films invited to the Volume One show are from filmmakers across the globe, from Los Angeles (GREY HEART) to Taiwan (DRAGONS OF MARITTEN) and features films from young filmmakers from Woonsocket (CHOICES), Barrington (CLUELESS, DESPERATE, ANYTHING HELPS!, BROAD DAYLIGHT) and Providence (DASHED).

Nearly all the films in this reel are live action shorts with one animation. The narrative themes vary as much as the personalities of the filmmakers themselves: trying to catch the eye of a boy at school, being the best high school runner at all costs, planning a heist during an eclipse, and showing how intense bullying can lead to lethal consequences. There’s comedy, tragedy, suspense and music. Several filmmaking organizations are back this year: RAW Art Works (Lynn, MA), Public Television Service of Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan), and Beacon Charter High School (Woonsocket, RI). We also welcome our newest filmmaking group, the Rhode Island School for the Deaf.

Volume One films include: Broad Daylight (Barrington, RI); Choices (Woonsocket, RI); Clueless (Barrington, RI); Dashed (Providence, RI); Desperate, Anything Helps! (Barrington, RI); Dragons of Maritten; Grey Heart; Infinity; My Black Is and Wanderer. All films are in English or with English subtitles. Running time is approximately 92 minutes. Recommended for ages 13+ (Parental guidance: Intense bullying, profanity, alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, suicide, inference of rape).

Youth Filmmaker Showcase, Volume Two
Youth Filmmaker Showcase Volume Two is for all ages. Films invited to this show come from young filmmakers across the globe, including Croatia (JUMP IS MY WEAPON), Russia (THE DOG’S STORY) and Canada (LILY GOES FISHING). The United States is also represented with films from Charlottesville VA (MARGO) to Jacksonville FL (ASTRONAUT STARBRIGHT) and Chicago IL (MR. ORANGE AND BABY SNOT). Also included are films from young New Englanders from Lincoln and Lynn MA (IGNORE THEM, MY BLACK IS…); Woonsocket (BRILLIANT MOTION, HOME AWAY FROM HOME); Barrington (DESPERATE, ANYTHING HELPS!) and Providence (ABOUT ME).

“The film styles in Volume Two are eclectic, representing multiple forms of animation, short narrative fictions, documentaries and an experimental film,” said Bilodeau. “Beware that after watching this reel, you might find beekeeping appealing or want to become an astronaut or perhaps fall in love with the cello.”

Volume Two films include: Astronaut Starbright; Brilliant Motion (Woonsocket, RI); Desperate, Anything Helps! (Barrington RI); Home Away From Home (Woonsocket, RI); Ignore Them; Jump is my Weapon; Lily Goes Fishing; Margo; Memory; Mr. Orange and Baby Snot; My Black Is; Parker Bubblegum; Sweet Childhood; The Dog Story and The Squirrel. All films are in English or with English subtitles. Running time is approximately 85 min. Recommended for all ages.

Live music from local youth musicians starts at 3:00 p.m. on February. 24 at the RISD Museum, followed by a filmmaker Q & A.

Join us for great food, exciting raffles and free screening of short films throughout the evening!

Enjoy a wood-fired pizza between 5-9 pm and Flatbread Company will donate a portion of the sale to PCFF! Take dinner home or stay to enjoy PCFF film shorts with your pizza. Pick up a Festival film schedule, buy movie tickets, and be the first to buy your Decade of Wonder limited-edition anniversary t-shirts and silk screen poster! Artwork by Jessica McGuirl.

Bring your appetite! Flatbread Company Providence, 161 Cushing St, Providence

PCFF Reel Connections make real connections between on-screen experiences and what’s happening closer to home.

We invite audiences of all ages to engage in topics from and beyond our film screenings to better understand the diverse and challenging themes and subject matter presented. Reel Connections spark richer discussions—with youth among their peers, at home, in classrooms, libraries, or after-school programs and other settings—while building community connections that can enhance and extend the film’s impact. Occasionally before, but usually following a screening, meet filmmakers, see performances, and participate in discussions that accompany selected films. As an added bonus, some films include a film guide with discussion questions, hands-on activities and related resources including related books, films and local organizations. Access the guides on the PCFF Film Hub (www.pcffri.org/filmhub). Make it real with Reel Connections!

Love a film or films from the 2019 Providence Children’s Film Festival? Check out related books recommended by Youth Services Staff at Providence Community Library. (Click here to download booklist.)

Saturday, February 16

Gilder Center for the Arts @Wheeler School

10:00 AM-11:11 AM Finding Your Voice 2019 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Balloon Art with Janice Lee Kelly, 11:15am
Janice Lee Kelly creates beautiful balloon art in the lobby, and so can you!

Reel Connection: Meet Director Naomi Sheridan, 11:15am
Meet director Naomi Sheridan (from London) and talk about her short film “Prodigy” and her experience a filmmaker.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Live Music: Skylar Batz

2:00 PM-3:13 PM Get Up! Stand Up! 2019 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Director Annabel Vine, 3:15pm
Meet director Annabel Vine to talk about her short film “Grandbad” and experience as filmmaker.

Sunday, February 17

Gilder Center for the Arts @Wheeler School

1:45 PM-2:55 PM Bodies in Motion (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Learn About Slacklining, 2:55pm
Based on the Caldecott Award-winning book and a significant part of Bodies in Motion, “Mirette” is about a young girl determined to be a wire walker in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Local climbing gym Rock Spot teaches climbing enthusiasts of all ages and levels. After the film they will set up their slackline and demonstrate the best techniques for walking the line.

3:45 PM-5:18 PM Tre Maison Dasan (Feature Film, film guide available online)
Reel Connection: Meet Sarah Gormley of CCAP + Cast Members Dasan and Stephanie, 5:15pm
Cast members Dasan and his mother Stephanie will join Sarah Gormley of the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) at the screening and will talk with the audience afterward. Gormley piloted the first Father-Child Visitation Program at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections.

Newport Art Museum

3:15 PM-4:30 PM The Secret of Kells (Feature Film, Festival Flashback)
PRE-Reel Connection: What’s an Illuminated Manuscript?, 3:15pm
The imagery in the magical film The Secret of Kells is inspired by ancient and ornately decorated Illuminated manuscripts. Before the film, we’ll learn about the significance of these unique books, and the myths and mysteries about their creation from PCFF’s resident art historian Margot McIlwain Nishimura, author of The Medieval Imagination: Images in the Margins.

After the film, gather for a mini hands-on illuminated manuscript activity! Dr. Nishimura will share her trove of quills, ink, and parchment, the kinds of materials medieval artists would have used to create their elaborate designs. Then we’ll use markers and paper to create our own imaginative illuminated letters and designs inspired by the Museum’s winged lion!

Monday, February 18

Avon Cinema

10:00 AM-11:29 AM Chuskit (Feature Film, Rhode Island Premiere)
Reel Connection at Gilder Center @Wheeler School, 11:30pm – 3:30pm
Expressions of Peace Activities: Flag-making with Ginny Fox of Peace Flag Project. Learn the significance of peace flags and try making your own! Make a mandala with the Wheeler School Art Department.

Gilder Center for the Arts @Wheeler School

10:00 AM-11:10 AM Magic Carpet Ride 2019 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Bill Harley, 11:10am
Meet local singer-songwriter Bill Harley and talk about (and sing about?) the film based on his song “A Walk Around the Block”.

Reel Connection: Meet Director Hayley Morris, 11:10am
Director Hayley Morris will share the puppets used in her film “By My Side”, which she made for Sesame Street.

Reel Connection: Meet the Director and Cast from “Jellyfish”
Meet director Marcin Gizycki and several cast members to talk about their film “Jellyfish”, shot right down the street at RISD.

12:00 PM-1:35 PM Becoming Who I Was (Feature Film, New England Premiere, film guide available online)
Reel Connection: Expressions of Peace Activities, 11:30pm – 3:30pm
Peace flag-making with Ginny Fox of Peace Flag Project. Learn significance of peace flags and try making your own! Make a mandala with the Wheeler School Art Department. The tradition of mandala-making employs inner meditative focus to depict the exterior and impermanent world around us. Reflecting on these traditions as well as contemporary examples of environmental and ephemeral art, participants are invited to use mixed media and found objects to construct–and deconstruct–a mandala of their own.

3:45 PM-4:00 PM Live Music: Grace and Frannie

4:00 PM-5:29 PM Film School Africa (Feature Film, East Coast Premiere, film guide available online)
Reel Connection: More than Making a Movie, 5:30pm
Learning to make a film can be an eye-opening experience. Hear local filmmakers discuss how the process of creating a movie as a group can help us understand ourselves more deeply. Speakers: Michelle LeBrun, award-winning filmmaker and professor at URI; Oscar D’Angeac, film teacher at Refugee Dream Center afterschool youth program.

SPECIAL EVENT: PCFF GOOD NIGHT LIGHTS NIGHT
8:30 PM Supa Modo Reel Connection @The Hot Club, 25 Bridge St., Providence
Join us for a magic minute to brighten spirits and send light to the children in Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Hot chocolate and other kid-friendly drinks will be available. Supa Modo screenings: Friday, February 15, 7:30 PM AND Sunday, February 24, 1:30 PM at Metcalf Auditorium Chace Center/RISD Museum

Tuesday, February 19

Newport Art Museum

10:30 AM-11:40 AM Bodies in Motion (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Island Moving Company, 11:45pm
GET MOVING! Join us for post-film interactive movement and dance session with one of the professional dancers and teaching artists from Island Moving Company, Newport’s own classically trained contemporary ballet company. IMC presents original works of choreography which connect audiences to their own emotions. They provide a shared experience that transcends cultural boundaries and offer creative movement programs, movement workshops and residencies for all ages.

12:00 PM-12:30 PM Stop-Motion Animation Workshops (Admission-free)
1:00 PM-1:30 PM Stop-Motion Animation Workshops (Admission-free)

PCL-Washington Park Library

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Filmmaking Lab: Animation Creation Studio Workshop (Admission-free)
in partnership with RIMOSA

Thursday, February 21

Barrington Public Library

1:00 PM-2:29 PM Chuskit (Feature Film, Rhode Island Premiere, Admission-free)
Reel Connection: Expressions of Peace Activities, 2:30pm
Thupten Tendhar of the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies at URI will speak about the significance of the mandala in Buddhism. Born of Tibetan parents, Tendhar joined Drepung Loseling Monastery in southern India at age 12, where he studied for over 18 years, earning the respected doctoral level Geshe degree in Buddhist Philosophy. He is a Level II Kingian Nonviolence trainer and is the author of a book of poetry, Peace–Rhythm of My Heart.
Flag-making with Ginny Fox of Peace Flag Project. Learn why peace flags are important and try making your own!
Jeannine Chartier of VSA Arts Rhode Island speaks about access issues.

Friday, February 22

PCL-Wanskuck Library

3:00 PM-4:30 PM Filmmaking Lab: Animation Creation Studio Workshop (Admission-free)

Metcalf Auditorium Chace Center/RISD Museum

6:30 PM-7:00 PM Live Music: 2020 Band from Classical High School

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Youth Filmmaker Showcase Volume 1 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet the Filmmakers, 8:30pm
Talk with young filmmakers about their process and challenges.

Saturday, February 23

Metcalf Auditorium Chace Center/RISD Museum

11:00 PM-2:30 PM Food Truck in the Courtyard: Red’s Rhode Island

11:25 AM-12:00 PM Live Music: Skylar Batz

12:00 PM-1:11 PM Finding Your Voice 2019 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Director Carla Ricci, 1:15pm
Meet director Carla Ricci and talk about her short film “Janice Lee Kelly: Balloon Sculptor” and her experience as a filmmaker.

1:45 PM-3:00 PM The Secret of Kells (Feature Film, Festival Flashback)
Pre-Reel Connection: What’s an Illuminated Manuscript?, 1:45pm
The imagery in the magical film The Secret of Kells is inspired by ancient and ornately decorated Illuminated manuscripts. Before the film, we’ll learn about the significance of these unique books, and the myths and mysteries about their creation from PCFF’s resident art historian Margot McIlwain Nishimura, author of The Medieval Imagination: Images in the Margins.

3:00 PM-3:30 PM Live Music: Bae Family

3:30 PM-5:05 PM Becoming Who I Was (Feature Film, New England Premiere, film guide available online)
Reel Connection: Meet Thupten Tendhar, 5:00pm
Join a conversation about the themes in Becoming Who I Was with Thupten Tendhar of the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies at URI. Born of Tibetan parents, Tendhar joined Drepung Loseling Monastery in southern India at age 12, where he studied for over 18 years, earning the respected doctoral level Geshe degree in Buddhist Philosophy. He is a Level II Kingian Nonviolence trainer and is the author of a book of poetry, Peace–Rhythm of My Heart.

RISD Auditorium Building

11:00 PM-2:30 PM Food Truck in the Courtyard: Red’s Rhode Island

11:20 AM-11:45 AM Live Music: Natalie Blue

11:45 AM-12:54 PM Passionate Pursuits 2019 (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Directors Barbara Meier (Brown Univ.) and Nellie Robinson, 12:55pm
Directors Barbara Meier and Nellie Robinson of “Toymaker” will be in attendance.

1:30 PM-3:03 PM Tre Maison Dasan (Feature Film, film guide available online)
Reel Connection: Meet Director Denali Tiller and Cast Member Maison, 3:00pm
Cast member Maison and director Denali Tiller will attend the screening and talk with the audience afterward. Tiller was named one of 110 “filmmakers to watch” by Variety Magazine in 2015 for her short film “Sons and Daughters of the Incarcerated” which evolved into her feature documentary, Tre Maison Dasan.

Sunday, February 24

Metcalf Auditorium Chace Center/RISD Museum

11:00 AM-11:30 AM Live Music: Kiyoshi Turbitt

12:00 PM-2:30 PM Food Truck in the Courtyard: Rocket Fine Street Food

1:00 PM-1:30 PM Live Music: Fisher Strings

RISD Auditorium Building

10:15 AM-11:23 AM CineEspañol (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Director Gauri Adelkar, 11:23am
Meet director Gauri Adelkar and talk about her film “Dear Pope Francis” and her experience as a filmmaker.

11:25 AM-11:45 PM Live Music: CMW Phase 3 Trio

12:00 PM-2:30 PM Food Truck in the Courtyard: Rocket Fine Street Food

1:30 PM-2:43 PM A Decade of Wonder (Shorts Program)
Reel Connection: Meet Directors/Animators Max Porter and Ru Kawahata, 2:45pm
Max Porter and Ru Kawahata have three beloved films in A Decade of Wonder. Talk with them about animation and see the puppets from their 2018 Academy Award-nominated short film “Negative Space”.

3:00 PM-3:30 PM Live Music: You Rock Select Band

3:30 PM-5:00 PM Youth Filmmaker Showcase Volume 2 Shorts
Reel Connection: Meet the Filmmakers, 4:45pm
Talk with youth filmmakers about their process and challenges. With RISD Teen Art Circle.

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Festival Awards Ceremony (Special Event, Admission-free)

Original “Decade of Wonder” illustration by Jessica McGuirl (firstpancakestudio.com)
Video created by Embee Studio (embeestudio.com)

Providence, RI (Jan. 2, 2019)– The Providence Children’s Film Festival announces a sneak peek of highlighted films and filmmakers featured during its 10^thAnnual “A Decade of Wonder” film festival from February 15 to 28 in venues across Rhode Island. More than 140 thoughtfully curated films from 35+ countries will be featured at the Festival, including East Coast premieres Film School Africa(South Africa), Supa Modo(Kenya) and Los Bando(Norway), 30th Anniversary show of Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service (Japan) and 2019 Sundance Film Festival KIDS film pick, The Witch Hunter (Serbia). Other highlights include the following local artists and filmmakers:

Two-time Grammy winner, Bill Harley,a resident of Seekonk, Massachusetts, will be in attendance  on February 18 for the Magic Carpet Rideshow  with his short film, “A Walk Around the Block”. This animated adaptation of Harley’s song of the same name tells the story of a boy sent far away – from block to town, to land, to earth, to moon, to outer space – in his father’s quest for a moment of peace. Through his travels, viewers explore the wonders of the world and celebrate the connection between child and parent.

Rhode Island filmmaker Carla Ricci’s documentary about Rhode Island balloon artist Janice Lee Kellywill be featured at the Festival along with a hands-on balloon crafting demonstration with the artist.National recognized, Kelly’s latest series of sculptures demonstrates her love of the medium and balloons.

To commemorate the Festival’s 10th anniversary, PCFF will screen A Decade Of Wonder short film reel featuring audience favorites from the past 10 Festivals. Three of the films made by animators Max Porter and Ru Kawahatainclude 2009 Festival favorites “Electric Car” and “Davy Crockett” plus last year’s Academy Award-nominated short film “Negative Space”. Recently relocated from Baltimore to Rhode Island, Max now teaches animation at RISD. The creative duo will attend the A Decade of Wondershow with some of their puppets on Sunday, February 24.

Locally-produced short film “Jellyfish”is hitting the international children’s film festival circuit. Rhode Island School of Design professor Marcin Gizycki directed the short filmusing RISD’s Nature Lab as the setting. It stars Tom Roberts, a RISD history professor and long-time Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Executive Director, and actors from Rhode Island’s Big Nazo studio.

The heartwarming and heartbreaking documentary Tre Maison Dasan,bylocal director Denali Tiller, isan intimate portrait of three boys growing up, each with a parent in prison. Told from the child’s perspective, the film is an exploration of relationships and separation and the added complexities of coming of age in America when a parent is behind bars. Tiller was named one of 110 “filmmakers to watch” by Variety Magazinein 2015 for her short film, “Sons and Daughters of the Incarcerated”, which inspired Tre Maison Dasan. Tiller will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A during the Festival. Dates and times to be announced.

2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL KIDS film selection:

On the heels of its US premiere at Sundance, The Witch Huntersis coming to PCFF in 2019. The film is about a 10-year-old boy named Jovan who was born with partial cerebral palsy. Shy and self-conscious, he often escapes in his imagination to a place where he is a crime-fighting superhero. His world shifts when a new girl arrives in his class. Milica, not intimidated by much, enlists Jovan to help free her father from his girlfriend, whom she believes is a witch who has placed her father under a spell. Between school and physical therapy, the new friends hatch a plan to expose the girlfriend and break the spell, which Milica hopes will help reunite her parents. Preoccupied with helping his friend, Jovan begins to enjoy life and overcome many of his insecurities. The Witch Huntersis a portrayal of struggle and acceptance, and how true friendship can lead to undiscovered inner strength.

Award-winning documentary:

The award-winning documentary Becoming Who Is Wastakes place in the sparsely populated Ladakh region of northern India where an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of a high-ranking Tibetan monk. Filmed over eight years, the directors capture a stirring tale of friendship, devotion and selflessness. This film explores culture, tradition and identity while also capturing universal truths of unconditional love, family and sacrifice. The film has received several awards including: Berlinale 2017- Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury: Best Feature Film; Seattle International Film Festival 2017 – Winner Best Documentary; Moscow International Documentary Film Festival 2017 – Winner Best Documentary; Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2018 – Winner Best Documentary; Phoenix International Film Festival 2018 – Winner Best Documentary (World Cinema).

First Kenyan film to play at Cannes:

Award-winning female Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu brings us Rafiki. Banned in Kenya for “legitimizing lesbianism,” this sweet, coming-of-age love story—the first Kenyan film to ever play at Cannes—is a revelation and an inspiration for all ages and genders. “Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

The Festival will feature 13 days of film screenings, filmmaking workshops, field trips and activities that help deepen the film-watching experience. The annual Festival represents the best of independent and international children’s cinema to inspire, delight, educate, and connect a diverse community of children and families throughout Rhode Island and New England.Animated, live-action, documentary and youth-made films are selected for their compelling stories with a global perspective that challenge young audiences to better understand the world. Other films to be featured will be announced in January.

About PCFF

Providence Children’s Film Festival (PCFF) is a 501(c)(3) arts and culture nonprofit organization, founded in 2009. Our mission is to present the best of independent and international cinema to inspire, delight, educate, and connect a diverse community of children and families from Rhode Island and beyond. The PCFF FILM HUB connects the community year-round with a collection of resources—including a film directory of past festival films and film guides with discussion questions and activities activity reel—designed to promote film education and access to the best of independent and international children’s cinema. To get involved in the 2019 Festival, interested businesses and organizations can visit www.ProvidenceChildrensFilmFestival.org/Sponsoror contact Alyssa Biolchini, PCFF Operations Manager, at Alyssa@ProvidenceChildrensFilmFestival.org.

Media note: To access movie stills or quotes, please contact Anisa@ProvidenceChildrensFilmFestival.org.

We welcome families, kids of all ages and adults to join our volunteer team. This year’s free event will be at the Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA). The Volunteer Social is a wonderful chance to catch up with your Festival friends, introduce new people to PCFF, and get first dibs on volunteer shifts at the 2019 Festival, February 15-28!

We LOVE our volunteers! And for our 10th anniversary, A Decade of Wonder, we want to hear from you! At this year’s event, we invite you to make a short, animated film telling us what you love about PCFF. Make your own live-action pixilation or stop-motion animation film at the Animation Station. RIMOSA will also have its super-fun exhibits available to explore like the zoetrope and thaumatrope. This will be a fabulously fun evening to bring the kids! We will also have pizza and refreshments for you to enjoy.

RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-gathering-for-fest19-tickets-51003545979

Can’t make the event but still want to volunteer? Visit our website: https://providencechildrensfilmfestival.org/volunteer/

Providence Children’s Film Festival is seeking open, analytical minds of ALL ages to watch and discuss films submitted for Festival consideration. Prepare to give more than a thumbs up or down – we want to know not just what you think of the films but why! Director of Programming Eric Bilodeau promises you a lively evening of 8-10 short films that even he found challenging to score. Grown-ups’ comments are welcome, but kids speak first after every film. (Oh, and did we mention pizza and popcorn will be provided?)

All ages. Free. ONLINE RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED due to limited space. Pizza arrives at 6:00, screening/discussion from 6:30-8:30pm.

2018 Dates (click to register):

Fri, Sept. 7 at Providence Athenaeum
Wed, Oct. 3 at Providence Athenaeum
Thurs, Nov. 6 at Providence Athenaeum
Thurs, Nov. 15 at Newport Art Museum