Presented by New York International Children’s Film Festival

March 4-19, 2022
SVA Theatre
(333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011)

Ticket: $15.30~$20 (General)

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The New York International Children’s Film Festival kicks off in person from March 4-19! The 2022 Festival lineup is full of thoughtful, provocative, fun, and intelligent films for young people, including The Battery Daddy, a fantastic short film from South Korea for its New York premiere, and Ape Star by Swedish-Korean filmmaker Linda Hambäck!

Tickets are on sale NOW! Learn more at nyicff.org/festival

BATTERY DADDY

South Korea | New York Premiere
Animation | 2021 | 6 min. | In Korean with English subtitles
Director: Jeon Seung-bae
Recommended ages: 5 to 10

Everyone relies on attentive Battery Dad to keep things well-powered and smoothly-run, but when a field trip’s downpour hits, will he still have the power to keep his cool and save the day?

SCREENING IN-PERSON
Friday, March 4th @ 4:15 pm
Saturday, March 5th @ 10:30 am
Saturday, March 12th @ 12:45 pm

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APE STAR

Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Animation | 2021 | 73 min. | In English
DirectoLinda Hambäck
Recommended ages: 7+

Though Jonna’s home is filled with wonderful kids and a caring guardian, she can’t help but pin her hopes on one day being adopted. When that long-awaited day finally arrives, she learns that love comes in all shapes, sizes, and, er, creatures…like the enormous ape with the equally enormous heart who wants to take Jonna home.

Swedish-Korean filmmaker Linda Hambäck (NYICFF 2019’s Gordon and Paddy) uses her own experience as an adoptee to share this hilarious and moving story through a powerful, nuanced lens. A warm, fuzzy, feel-good tale of love over greed, the joy in the things that make us different, and the life-changing magic of sometimes letting things get a little messy, The Ape Star is sure to win hearts.

SCREENING IN-PERSON
Saturday, March 5th @ 4:30 pm

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New York International Children’s Film Festival

Twenty-five years is 30,000 films submitted, or the 162 countries they came from. It’s 38 Oscar awards and nominations, and 47 states reached by our virtual Festival last year. It’s 42 filmmakers, actors, and industry leaders who have served on our jury. Or 170 unique, individually curated film programs.

But the most significant achievement of the past 25 years—the evidence of which can be found at each and every NYICFF event—is a little harder to pin down (and we're not talking about the number of ballots and pencils we’ve lost below theater seats). The true value of our work sometimes appears much smaller, but it lives in the immeasurable.

It’s in the conversations that start as credits roll and continue around the dinner table. You’ll find it in the look on a young person’s face the first time they see someone like them on the screen. You hear it in the voice of an audience member using their native language to ask a visiting filmmaker a question, or the stunned silence of the filmmaker who hadn’t expected such insight from a kid. It’s the surprise endings, the innovative animation, or discovering your new favorite movie at a Festival for kids. It’s collective laughter. It’s the teacher finding a way into complex topics by sharing films in class. It’s watching the rest of the industry start to catch on and move the needle, however slightly, toward inclusive storytelling for all ages, on all sides of the camera.

For more information, please visit https://nyicff.org/festival/

*Covid-19 Health and Safety Policies Protocols:
https://nyicff.org/festival/about-the-festival/how-to-festival/#covid

The 25th New York International Children’s Film Festival