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January 13–16, 2017 Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, ArlingtonStudio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Road, BelmontBelmont Media Center, 9 Lexington Street, BelmontBrattle Theater, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridgewww.BelmontWorldFilm.org | 617.484.3980

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Wilkommen (German). Wilkomme (Swiss German).

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In other words, welcome in all the languagesfeatured at Belmont World Film’s Family FestivalNo matter what language you say it in, the 14th Annual Family Film Festivaloffers nearly four full days of some of the world’s best films for children andadults. Films are screened in English or their native language with subtitles, andmany are being screened in the US or the East Coast for the first time. It mighteven be your only time to see them in New England.

This year’s festival, Where Books Come Alive, features films based mostly onchildren’s books: from American favorites, including Robert McCloskey’s MakeWay for Ducklings, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and TomiedePaola’s Strega Nona, to Swiss classics such as Johanna Spyri’s Heidi andSelina Chönz’s and Alois Carigiet’s Little Mountain Boy (Schellen Ursli). Thereare films about new siblings, friendship in South Korea, Vietnamese immigrantsin Germany, Little League Baseball in Uganda, three 12 year-old boys fromBrooklyn with a $1.8 million record deal, and so much more from which tochoose!

Thanks to a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, AardmanAnimation’s Creative Director Merlin Crossingham (Wallace and Gromit, ChickenRun, Shaun the Sheep) is coming “across the pond” from the UK to talk andsign autographs after a screening of the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit: TheCurse of the Were-Rabbit on opening night and to lead two workshops on modelmaking on Saturday, January 14, hosted by the Belmont Media Center.

We are grateful to the many people who have been instrumental in making thefestival a reality and to you our audience members for coming out and takingpart in this educational, shared experience.

Ellen GitelmanExecutive Director

No matter what language you say it in, the 14th Annual Family Film Festival offers nearly four full days of some of the world’s best films for children and adults. Films are screened in English or their native language with subtitles, and many are being screened in the US or the East Coast for the first time. It might even be your only time to see them in New England.

This year’s festival, Where Books Come Alive, features films based mostly on children’s books: from American favorites, including Robert McCloskey’s Make Way for Ducklings, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, to Swiss classics such as Johanna Spyri’s Heidi and Selina Chönz’s and Alois Carigiet’s Little Mountain Boy (Schellen Ursli). There are films about new siblings, friendship in South Korea, Vietnamese immigrants in Germany, Little League Baseball in Uganda, three 12 year-old boys from Brooklyn with a $1.8 million record deal, and so much more from which to choose!

Thanks to a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Aardman Animation’s Creative Director Merlin Crossingham (Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep) is coming “across the pond” from the UK to talk and sign autographs after a screening of the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit on opening night and to lead two workshops on model making on Saturday, January 14, hosted by the Belmont Media Center.

We are grateful to the many people who have been instrumental in making the festival a reality and to you our audience members for coming out and taking part in this educational, shared experience.

Ellen Gitelman Executive Director


Belmont World Film is supported in part by a Project Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. This program has also applied for support from the Arlington, Belmont, and Watertown Cultural Councils and Cambridge Arts. We gratefully acknowledge our other generous corporate sponsors:

Continent Sponsors ($1750+)

Nation Sponsors ($1000+)

Province Sponsor ($500+)

Capital Sponsors ($300+)

In-Kind Sponsors

Community Partner

Individual Sponsors (as of November 16, 2016)

Explorer ($500+) Goldie Eder

Adventurer ($240+) Anne & Scott Miller Paul Santos & Anne Stuart Alan Spatrick & Kaj Wilson

Voyager ($145+) Phil Crutchfield Madeleine & Norman Gaut Daphne & Rena Politis Heli & Bill Tomford Hayat Weiss Denise Widman

Nomad ($55+) C. & B. Becker Lindi DeLorio Louise & Raymond Dunn Bill Greenberg & Arlyn Roffman Tom & Cori Hannaford Nora Huvelle & David Lubin Cate McGrail Catherine & Alex Valentin

Traveler ($28+) Betty Athanasoulas Bruce Bell & Judie Feins Children’s Connection Gene Clark & Catherine Meyer Veronica Morro Luciane Ribeiro Fátima Serra Adrienne Sloane

Thank You • Art Lounge, Arlington • Belmont High School Community Service Program: Alice Melnikoff • Brattle Theater Manager Ned Hinkle • Cradles to Crayons

• Dutch Culture USA: Vera Kuipers • Imagination Playground, Cambridge • Regent Theater owner Leland Stein • Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios: Jen Philpott & Steve Syarto

• Studio Cinema owner Jim Bramante • WCI (Work, Community, Independence), providing supports for individuals with developmental disabilities

• Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany: Elizabeth von Wagner


Schedule at a Glance

F=Feature Length Film S=Shorts Program W=Workshop

When What Type Run Time Where

Friday, January 137:00-9:00 PM The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

+ talk and autograph signing with Wallace & Gromit Creative Director Merlin Crossingham

F 85 mins. Regent Theater, Arlington

Saturday, January 1410:00-11:30 AM Aardman Model Making

Workshop I: Shaun the SheepW 90 mins. Belmont Media

Center, Belmont

10:30-11:30 AM What’s New from Weston Woods Studios

S 60 mins. Studio Cinema, Belmont

12:00-1:00 PM Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Make Way for Ducklings and Other Caldecott Medal Winners

S 60 mins. Studio Cinema, Belmont

1:30-2:45 PM Molly Monster with Pat & Mat’s The Vacuum Cleaner

F 76 mins. Studio Cinema, Belmont

2:00-3:30 PM Aardman Model Making Workshop II: Gromit

W 90 mins Belmont Media Center, Belmont

3:15-4:45 PM The World of Us F 95 mins. Studio Cinema, Belmont

Sunday, January 1510:30-11:30 AM Laugh Out Loud with Mo Willems S 60 mins. Studio Cinema,

Belmont

12:00-1:15 PM Mr. Frog F 84 mins. Studio Cinema, Belmont

2:00-3:30 PM Fortune Favors the Brave F 96 mins. Regent Theater, Arlington

4:00-5:15 PM Opposite Field + talk with Ugandan Little League Coach Evan Petty

F 73 mins. Regent Theater, Arlington

Monday, January 16: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10:30-11:30 AM Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. S 60 mins. Brattle Theater,

Cambridge

11:45 AM-1:40 PM Heidi F 111 mins. Brattle Theater, Cambridge

2:00-3:45 PM Little Mountain Boy F 104 mins. Brattle Theater, Cambridge

4:00-5:30 PM Breaking a Monster F 92 mins. Brattle Theater, Cambridge


TICKETS

Full Festival Pass $ 50

Shorts Programs $ 6

Feature Length Films $ 9

Model Making Workshops $ 20

Bring in a new or gently used winter coat for a child age 3-12 to be donated to Cradles to Crayons and receive a $1 discount on shorts programs and a $2 discount on feature length films.

Tickets are available online in advance at www.belmontworldfilm.org OR in person at each theaters’ box office on day of show.

Family packages that include tickets, recognition in the program, discounts on concessions and more are also available. If you’re interested in becoming an individual sponsor email [email protected] or call 617-484-3980.

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About Belmont World FilmBelmont World Film is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the universal language of film. In addition to showing award-winning feature films, documentaries, animation, and shorts from around the world, our screenings feature in-depth discussions led by filmmakers and experts, as well as cultural performances and ethnic cuisine.

Each year we work with local and international organizations to present a Family Festival in January, an international film series in the spring, and other special events throughout the year. Films come from countries from far away as Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Iraq, Latvia, Mongolia and Uganda, and as close as Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, and the United Kingdom.

Since 2002, Belmont World Film’s Family Film Festival has been a must-attend event for families in the Greater Boston area with children ages 3-12, offering the opportunity to view some of the world’s most significant films for children as they were meant to be seen — on a big screen as a shared experience with others — as well as opening a window into the lives of children in other countries.

Board of Directors Ellen Gitelman, Executive Director Naomi Ellenberg-Dukas, Founder and Board Chair Maria Carvalho, Director of Volunteers Margarete Wells, Treasurer

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FRIDAY•JANUARY•13Regent Theatre | 7 Medford Street, Arlington

7:00 PM Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit directed by Steve Box & Nick Park UK, USA | 2005 | 85 min. | English

Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter voice two of the characters in this Oscar-winning animated film about good-natured, eccentric, cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit. Together Wallace and his canine friend set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest. Age 5+ ($9)

Followed by a talk and autograph signing by Merlin Crossingham, Creative Director of the Wallace and Gromit series at Aardman Animation.

Schedule subject to change without notice; please check our Facebook page or web site for up to date information.

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BELMONT DAYExciting camp programs

JUNE 20 TO SEPTEMBER 2

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Aardman Animation Model Making Workshops Led by Wallace & Gromit Creative Director Merlin Crossingham

10:00-11:30 AM Workshop I: Shaun the Sheep 2:00-3:30 PM Workshop II: Gromit Have you or your child ever wanted to understand how clay animation works? Aardman, the creative people behind such groundbreaking clay animated films as Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit films is offering a unique opportunity for you or your child to learn directly from Creative Director Merlin Crossingham, who is coming all the way from the UK!

This creative and hands-on activity allows you to make your own Shaun the Sheep or Gromit clay model. Merlin will then teach participants how to animate their character using their easy to use Animate It! software and an iPad. Participants should bring an iPad or an iPhone (the image will be much smaller, though) with either the free Animate It! lite version or the $2.99 full version downloaded from the iTunes App Store. If you cannot bring your own iPad or iPhone with the app, please let us know, as we will have a few iPads available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Many thanks to the Belmont Media Center for hosting the workshops. $20/person per workshop. Reserve online by December 28, where you’ll find additional information on how to prepare for the workshop. Accompanying parents/guardians do not need to purchase tickets.

About the Presenter, Merlin Crossingham Merlin joined Aardman as an animator in 1996 having completed a degree in Film and Photography at the Newport Film School. Initially working on commercials before taking the roles of Key Animator on the feature film Chicken Run, and Second Unit Director on Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit, Merlin then co-directed the Creature Comforts USA series for CBS, for which he earned an Emmy nomination. In 2009, he took on the role of Creative Director for Wallace & Gromit. He is currently Animation Director for Early Man, Nick Park’s latest feature film set for global release in January 2018.

SATURDAY•JANUARY • 14Belmont Media Center | 9 Lexington Street, Belmont


Studio Cinema | 376 Trapelo Road, Belmont

10:30 AM What’s New from Weston Woods Studios: Animated Versions of Best Loved Children’s Books New England premieres | USA | 2016 | 60 mins. | English For nearly 70 years Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios has created the highest quality films from best loved picture books. This program offers some of their newest films with subtitles, allowing children to follow each word as it is simultaneously narrated and highlighted on the screen, thereby strengthening vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. Includes the New England premieres of: You Are Not Small by Anna Kang; Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry; Grace for President by Kellie DiPucchio; Supertruck by Stephen Savage; Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin; and Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson. Age 2-8 ($6)

12:00 Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ and Other Caldecott Medal Winners by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios USA | 60 mins. | EnglishWe’re honoring the 75th anniversary of Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book about a family of ducks living in the Boston Public Garden, with this program featuring an animated version of the book along with other Caldecott Medal winners that have been made into films by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios, including: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig; Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, narrated by John Lithgow; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears retold by Verna Aardema and narrated by James Earl Jones; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; and This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen. Age 3-8 ($6)


1:30 PM Molly Monster directed by Matthias Bruhn, Michael Ekbladh & Ted Sieger East Coast premiere | Germany, Switzerland, Sweden | 2016 | 70 mins. | English Based on Ted Sieger’s bestselling children’s book about becoming a sister of a brother and the excitement that comes with it, told from the point of view of a small child. Molly Monster is the deeply-loved, only monster child of Popo and Etna Monster. She spends her days in familiar surroundings playing with her best friend Edison, a clockwork toy with a life of his own. But when Mama gives birth to an egg (which Papa must hatch) Molly sets out on a journey to find her new place in the family. Age 3-7 ($9)

Shown with Pat & Mat’s The Vacuum Cleaner by Marek Beneš Czech Republic | 2016 | 6 mins.Pat and Mat are two inseparable friends who share a common interest—home improvement —in this clay animation short that is part of a series.

3:15 PM The World of Us directed by Ga-eun Yoon East Coast premiere | South Korea | 2016 | 95 mins. | Korean with subtitles Sun, a 10 year-old girl from a poor family, is an outcast at school. During summer vacation she meets wealthy Jia, who moves to town to live with her grandmother because her parents are too busy to care for her. The two become best friends, but when school starts, Jia starts to hang out with the cool girls and distances herself from Sun. The two girls eventually realize they have more in common than they think. A rare vivid and delicate portrayal of the life of children. Age 8+ ($9)

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SUNDAY•JANUARY•15 Studio Cinema | 376 Trapelo Road, Belmont

10:30 AM Laugh Out Loud with Mo Willems by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios USA | 60 mins. | English Perhaps no children’s book author has captivated children and parents alike as much as the uproarious Mo Willems, who not only writes and illustrates his own books, but also narrates the books’ animated versions produced by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios. This program includes some of our favorites, including: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion, Naked Mole Rat, Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator. Age 3-8 ($6)

11:45 AM Mr. Frog by Anna van der Heide East Coast premiere | Netherlands | 84 mins. | Dutch with subtitles Paul van Loon’s bestselling novel comes to life in this story about a beloved teacher who turns into a frog at the mere mention of the word. The problem is that the school’s principal turns into a stork who likes to eat frogs! The students will do anything to protect their teacher in this hilarious and heartwarming fantasy. Age 5+ ($9) Sponsored by Dutch Culture USA, a program by the Consulate. General of the Netherlands in New York.

This event is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.


Regent Theater | 7 Medford Street, Arlington

2:00 PM Fortune Favors the Brave directed by Norbert Lechner US premiere | Germany | 2016 | 96 mins. | German & Vietnamese with subtitles When her mother returns to Vietnam to care for her grandmother, 11 year-old Linh is left alone in Germany to take care of her younger sister and her mother’s take-out restaurant. Nobody is supposed to know, but nothing gets past the annoyingly nosy Pauline who spies on the two sisters from her apartment across the street. If she blows the whistle on the two sisters, then they’ll get sent back to Vietnam. Age 8+ ($9)

4:00 PM Opposite Field directed by Jay Shapiro USA, Uganda | 2014 | 73 mins. | English & Lugandan with subtitlesIn its nearly 70-year history, the Little League World Series had never hosted a team from Africa. The Ugandan team’s coach, hoped to change that. Filmed over three years, the film captures the team as they encounter truly unexpected ups and downs in their quest to make history. Age 7+ ($9)

Speaker: Evan Petty, originally from Newburyport and now assistant coach for the Ugandan Little League team and an English teacher at the school that the players attend.

Ugandan handicrafts will be for sale before and after the screening.

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TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

MONDAY•JANUARY•16Brattle Theater | 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge

10:30 AM Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios USA | 60 mins. | EnglishThe ideals, people, and music connected to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as interpreted by Scholastic/Weston Woods Studios, including: Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport and narrated by Michael Clarke Duncan; March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, a personal, stirring account by Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sister, Christine; Rosa by Nikki Giovanni about how Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man; and the US premiere of Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins, which recounts the two activist friends’ similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. Ages 4-12 ($6)

11:45 AM Heidi directed by Alain Gsponer New England premiere | Germany, Switzerland & South Africa | 2015 | 111 mins. | Swiss German, German & Afrikaans with subtitlesJohanna Spyri’s classic children’s book about a young girl who ends up living with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, comes alive in this updated movie version starring Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire, The Reader). Age 5+ ($9) Sponsored by swissnex Boston.

Coming soon!Belmont World Film’s 16th Annual International Film Series March 19–May 15, 2017

Featuring award-winning films from around the world paired with dinners, expert speakers, and performances.

Visit us at www.belmontworldfilm.org or on Facebook in order to receive the latest news or sign up for our mailing list!


2:00 PM Little Mountain Boy directed by Xavier Coller East Coast premiere | Switzerland | 2016 | 104 mins. | Swiss German with subtitlesSelina Chönz’s and Alois Carigiet’s famous children’s book, Schellen Ursli, gets the big screen treatment in this film about a boy who braves deep winter snow to obtain an important family keepsake. He must also help his family survive financial ruin, rescue his beloved pet goat, and outwit a bratty bully who seems out to get him at every turn. Will he make it back to his village in time to celebrate the end-of-winter holiday of Chalandamarz? Age 7+ ($9) Sponsored by swissnex Boston.

4:00 PM Breaking a Monster directed by Luke Meyer USA | 2016 | 92 mins. | EnglishThree 12-year-old friends from Brooklyn —Alec Atkins, Malcoln Brickhouse, and Jarad Dawkins — spend their weekends performing in Times Square as Unlocking the Truth, a band that plays a blend of heavy metal and speed punk. When Alan Sacks, the co-creator of Welcome Back Cotter, decides to take them on as a client, it not only leads to national press coverage, but also gigs at concerts such as Coachella, opening for bands such as Metallica, and a $1.8 million record deal with Sony. Despite their success, they still just want to be kids. Age 9+ ($9)

swissnex Boston is proud to sponsor Belmont World Film in their presentation

of the 2017 Family Film Festival!We are a team of relentless networkers, devoted to connecting Switzerland and North

America in the areas of education, art/science, research, and innovation, through public and private events, study tours, community outreach, and targeted introductions.

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