15th Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival Tokyo Report （2007）

The 15th anniversary of Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival

In 2007, we reached the 15th anniversary of Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival. We restarted to achieve our festival as “the Global Film Festival for all children”. We have tried to make whole our quality of screening programs and workshops higher than ever. The result of this has marked as the biggest number of audiences, guests and publicities than we used to be.

Festival’s outlines

Name

15th Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival Tokyo

Date

Hino Venue, August 4th (Sat) to August 5th (Sun)
Aoyama Venue, August 7th (Tue) to August 12th (Sun)

Venue

Hino city cultural hall (Hino Venue)
Aoyama Round Theatre/Children’s Castle (Aoyama Venue)

Entrance Fee

Hino Venue : Free
Aoyama Venue : 500 yen (Children under 3), 700 yen (People over 18)
(These tickets are used as entrance ticket for Children’s Castle as well.)　

Screening films

21 films from 11 countries (Sweden, Germany, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, Finland, Swiss, the UK, and USA)

Audiences

6,343 people (Aoyama venue: 2,064 people, Chofu venue: 4,279 people) (achievements)

Visitors of workshops

135 people
Voice-over workshop : 49 people (23 at Hino, 26 at Aoyama)
Workshop for making animation : 86people (34 at Hino, 52 at Aoyama)

Awarded films

• Award for the most excellent film

  

  The Second Star to the Left

  Director: Graham Ralph

  the UK / 2001 / 29 min.

• Award for the film with the most excellent idea

  

  Willy and Wild Rabbit

  Director: Lennart & Ylva-Li Guetafsson

  Sweden / 2006 / 29 min.

• Award from audiences

  

  Horsing Around

  Director: Kjell Sundvall

  Sweden / 2004 / 82 min.

• Kinder Film Voice actors/actress Award

  

  Little Princess: Can I keep it?
  Ms. Yuriko Hoshi from Tokyo animator Gakuin, the voice actress as “Princess”

  Little Princess: Can I keep it?

  Director: Edward Foster

  the UK / 2006 / 11 min.