Sprockets!
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Do you have a budding film maker? A mini Spielberg or a gestating Cronenberg? Or do your kids just really like good movies?Adult film makers and affectionados alike know that The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious movie festivals in the world. On par with Cannes in France and Sundance in the US, TIFF attracts nearly a half a million movie buffs annually. What they might not know is that since 1998, the TIFF Group has been offering a similar film and culture experience to the youngest audiences. The Sprockets Film Festival runs for a week in April (18-24 in 2009) and both features high quality children’s movies and shorts and provides the opportunity for young film makers to showcase their own work. Sprockets judges are comprised of both film professionals and kids and awards are given for best films in a number of categories.
The children’s category, called Jump Cuts, screens movies made by Ontario students in grades 3-12. Finalists get to see their movie on the big screen alongside professional competitors from all over the world! Past years’ finalists can be watched in the Jump Cuts Screening Room.
Public tickets for Sprockets 2009 go on sale March 10th and movie submissions are accepted until March 16th. The 2009 Jury is full, but kids can apply starting November 1 to be considered for 2010’s exciting season.
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