The Mill Valley Film Festival is proud to present the 14th Annual Children's FilmFest

In this year's FilmFest many things are the opposite of what they seem to be. You would think a film called Kick Like a Girl would make fun of girls, but instead it's about girls playing soccer as well as boys. A film called Terra isn't about the earth, but it is about earthlings; Butterflies is more about a little girl flying than about insects; and Nocturna is a land of nighttime mystery, not nightmares. In Skymaster, a child is—maybe—born with wings; and our program of short films, you Can't Do That! is really about all the things you can do when you put your mind to it. Many of this year's films feature a fascination with flying and the sky, and there will be weightless moments at our screenings too, when the air will be filled with balloons, wonder and joy.

Children's FilmFest Events

Opening Film and Party

Nocturna
Saturday, October 4, 11:00 am
CinéArts@Sequoia
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Children's FilmFest Opening Party
Saturday, October 4, 12:30 pm
Outdoor Art Club
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Film and Party $15 NOCT04P
Film Only $10 NOCT04S
Party Only $5 PARTY04

After the screening of Nocturna, join us across the street at the Outdoor Art Club for a fun-filled party for the kids. There'll be music by Lori & RJ and Cotton Candy Express, face painting by Marti Cate of unexpected Company and Oliver Twist, and photos with Squeegee's balloon twisting! Lunch will be provided by Whole Foods, with ice cream sundaes from “Take a Dip” Fondue Fountains. Adults must be accompanied by children.

Closing Film

Terra
Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am
CinéArts@Sequoia TERR11S
Sunday, October 12, 11:30 am TERR12R
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
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Parade
Kazoo parade and Ice Cream
Sunday, October 12, 1:30 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

Join the kazoo parade to Double Rainbow on Fourth Street for free ice cream. Everyone gets a kazoo or a shaker.

Children's FilmFest Programs

This year's films come from Norway, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Canada, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France—and here as well. A very special treat is a program of non-anime cartoons by Japanese master cartoonist Osamu Tezuka. These wonderful nonverbal films are accompanied by incredible music. We'll also show a rare episode of Astro Boy, Tezuka's most famous creation.

Lotte From Gadgetville
Quest for a Heart
Butterflies
The Snow Queen
Unna and Nuuk
The Amazing Osamu Tezuka
Nocturna
You Can't Do That!
Terra
Skymaster, A Flying Family Fairytale 

 

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About Subtitles
To enhance our very young viewer's appreciation of foreign-language movies, we provide the unique service of having actors read subtitles aloud. When we can, we play the readings through individual headphones, to allow those who do not require the service to have an equally pleasurable film experience. We have a limited number of headsets, so we offer them on a first-come, first-served basis. indicates subtitles with headphone indicates subtitles read aloud The symbols above indicate how subtitles are provided for each program screening.

Age Recommendations
Please bear in mind that the age range following each children's film program description is a suggestion only. It may only refer to a program's length or subject matter, while it cannot adequately address everyone's sense of appropriate or inappropriate content. Each child is different, and each parent has different standards.