Rochester International Children's Film Festival

Rochester, NY, United States, North America

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Rochester International Children's Film Festival

Rochester, NY, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

15th

organizers

Ruth Cowing

Programming Director, Co-Founder

Connie Valk

Co-Facilitator, Co-Founder

Contact details

RICFF c/o Children's Institute 274 Goodman St. North, Ste. D103 Rochester, NY 14607 United States

14607

cowingcreek@gmail.com

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About the festival

Founded in 2006, the RICFF hosts FREE screenings of creative, non-violent films in mostly urban neighborhood settings such as libraries, daycare centers, schools and places of worship (during the pandemic, we have temporarily switched to free online screenings). One of our founding principles is to bring films TO children, as opposed to asking them to come to us in the more traditional festival venues such as arthouse and museum theatres. Studies have shown many at-risk children do not have access to transportation, so we purposefully choose community settings where children and their families can easily walk. After screenings we follow up with art and media literacy activities, and give away free books. The RICFF is the first and only festival in Rochester to do this.

We offer AUDIENCE CHOICE award certificates.

About

Founded in 2006, the RICFF hosts FREE screenings of creative, non-violent films in mostly urban neighborhood settings such as libraries, daycare centers, schools and places of worship (during the pandemic, we have temporarily switched to free online screenings). One of our founding principles is to bring films TO children, as opposed to asking them to come to us in the more traditional festival venues such as arthouse and museum theatres. Studies have shown many at-risk children do not have access to transportation, so we purposefully choose community settings where children and their families can easily walk. After screenings we follow up with art and media literacy activities, and give away free books. The RICFF is the first and only festival in Rochester to do this.

We offer AUDIENCE CHOICE award certificates.

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

PLEASE NOTE: OUR FILMS ARE TARGETED to children age 5-11. Due to the younger range of children in the audience, adult themes & dialogue will be disqualified, as will films with captions. PLEASE SUBMIT AGE-APPROPRIATE, non-verbal or English language films only. Thank you!

We look for short films (7 min. is at the top range) that creatively inspire children's imaginations. Our films include a wide range of subject matter -- from films sharing gentle social messages about such things as kindness and respect of diversity to abstract line drawings set to music to funny things that make kids laugh or want to dance. A few of the films we show have been made by children. We do not show violence. We do not show films made for an ongoing US-based TV series. Films must be English language or nonverbal. We prefer recent films but at times have shown older titles as well; many of our films have won multiple awards, including the Academy Awards.

We are happy to answer questions on any of our rules & terms. Thanks again!

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Categories and fees

Short Children's Films
Early Bird (13th November, 2020) $10
Regular (7th December, 2020) $15
Late (28th December, 2020) $25

We look for short films (7 min. is at the top range) that creatively inspire children's imaginations. Our films include a wide range of subject matter -- from films sharing gentle social messages about such things as kindness and respect of diversity to abstract line drawings set to music to funny things that make kids laugh or want to dance. A few of the films we show have been made by children. We do not show violence. We rarely show films that are made for an ongoing TV series. Films must be English language or nonverbal. We prefer recent films but at times have shown older titles as well; many of our films have won multiple awards, including the Academy Awards.

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