The Cowtown Film Series 2009
Dates: 12/3/2009 - 12/3/2009
Location: The Screens at the Continent
Columbus, OH
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Times:Thu. 07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Email:Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone:614-378-5941
Address:
6360 Busch Blvd
Columbus, OH
Description:
The Cowtown Film Series will host a collection of short films from Columbus & Ohio filmmakers, admission is FREE, and we're showing some of the best filmmakers' works on Thursday December 3rd 2009 at 7:00PM. Please attend and bring a friend. Many of these will be world premiere screenings of movies made here. Most of the filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A and socializing. THE SCREENS at the Continent 6360 Busch Blvd, Columbus OH 43229 | 614.318.0550
Zoom: Family Film Festival, A Town Called Panic
Dates: 12/3/2009 - 12/3/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times:Thu. 07:00 p.m. - 08:15 p.m.
Email:Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone:614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
OHIO PREMIERE Cowboy, Indian, and Horse all improbably live together, and that's the least of the whimsical absurdities on display in this delightful European Claymation.The unlikely roommates meet up with a giant mechanical penguin, parachuting cows, and a secret underwater civilization populated by pointy-headed bad guys who wear diving suits and goggles and look really, really weird. You'll have to see the strange situations of this world to believe them! This is the first film based on a popular French TV series of the same name that aired on Nicktoons (courtesy of Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace and Gromit). It was also the first stop-motion animated feature film to be included in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival.In French with English subtitles. Occasional impolite language. Recommended for ages 8 and up. (Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar, Belgium, 2009, 75 mins., 35mm)
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Tahaan
Dates: 12/4/2009 - 12/4/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times:Fri. 07:00 p.m. - 08:45 p.m.
Email:Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone:614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
Tahaan is an 8-year-old boy who lives in the conflict-torn Kashmir valley of Pakistan. When his family's donkey is sold by his mother to repay debts, Tahaan sets off on a quest to recover his beloved animal friend. He must decide whether to trust strangers or keep secrets from his mother, and after he is recruited by militants to throw a grenade into an army compound, he faces a crucial choice about how far he's willing to go to achieve his goal. More than a war story, this is a film about yearning, finding your purpose in life, understanding right and wrong and, ultimately, about choosing peace. Fable-like and beautifully shot, Tahaan captures the scintillating colors, textures, sounds, and smells of a beautiful and ancient land now characterized by border checkpoints, sniper fire, corrupt money lenders, and "disappeared" fathers. This insightful and thoughtfully created movie provides a rare and welcome opportunity to talk openly about a challenging global topic-living with war and conflict-from a child's perspective. A guided discussion with Wexner Center Director of Education Shelly Casto follows the screening. (Santosh Sivan, 2008, 105 mins., 35mm)
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Beauty and the Beast
Dates: 12/5/2009 - 12/5/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times:Sat. 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Email:Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone:614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
Pure magic! This 1946 French version of the classic story is perhaps the most enchanting live-action fairy-tale ever made, as well as a landmark in fantasy filmmaking. Some of the astonishing effects in the film, such as the human candelabras, were incorporated into the Disney animation, but nothing has matched the sense of wonder and imagination created by this interpretation. Jean Marais' sensitive, frightening, and tragic performance as the Beast is astonishingly moving. In French with English subtitles. Recommended for ages 7 and up. (Jean Cocteau, 1946, 93 mins., 35mm)
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Kid Flix Mix
Dates: 12/5/2009 - 12/5/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times:Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Email:Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone:614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
OHIO PREMIERE There's something for everyone in this kaleidoscopic collection of animated films selected from the best pieces in the 2009 New York International Children's Film Festival. The musical and narrative shorts come from all around the world and feature a spectacular array of animation styles: traditional, CGI, collage, and stop-motion among them. Among the surprises are a music video by They Might Be Giants and adaptations of the inventive children's books The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith) and Knuffle Bunny (by Mo Willems). (65 mins., video)