LATIN AMERICA ON SHOW AT LITTLE BIG SHOTS IN SYDNEY
August, 2009 – Media Release
The Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids returns to Sydney for its fourth year in 2009, screening 80 short films from 22 different countries from September 9-13 in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House.Thanks to the federal government’s Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR), Little Big Shots will this year feature Hip Hip Olé: films from Latin America, a program of the best in filmmaking for kids, and even by kids, from Latin America.
Highlights of this program include the beautiful My Queen (Minha Rainha) from Brazil, which follows young Joseane as she prepares to star in her local samba carnival; the documentary Shikashika, which offers an insight into the life of one family working high in the Peruvian Andes; and the multi-award winning Argentinean animation Journey to Mars (Viaje a Marte).
These will screen alongside the child-made animation He’s Brazilian, which brings the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to life; the intriguing Rojo Red from Colombia, which asks “what if the world hung by a thread, and you knew where to pull?”; and the beautiful animated love story, The Crane and the Giraffe (La Grua y la Jirafa) from Argentina.
“Latin America has such a strong and interesting filmmaking tradition, and Hip Hip Olé is a great way to foster a greater awareness of Latin American cinema, art and culture amongst Australian kids” said festival director Chloe Boulton.
Little Big Shots is a five-day celebration of movies for kids, about kids and some even by kids. This year’s line-up includes eight world premieres and more than 40 Australian premieres, featuring everything from a dog who feels more like a cat, a man who can only see in black and white and things that go bump in the night.
Hip Hip Olé: films from Latin America will screen at The Studio at the Sydney Opera House at 3pm on Saturday September 12, 2009. To find out more, or to book tickets, visit http://www.littlebigshots.com.au/, http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/kathlittlebigshots09.aspx or call (02) 9250 7777.
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