NZIFF 2019 Animation for Kids 4+

Animation for Kids 4+ 

Animation is such an engaging art form – perfect for inspiring the wide-open imaginations of our youngest NZIFF audience members. Not that the inspiration stops there – these eclectic and entertaining films are sure to appeal to both the young and young at heart. — NM

Flipped 2018
Directors. Hend Esmat, Lamiaa Diab
Little ones are in charge and grown-ups get to play in a flipped world where the roles of kids and adults are switched.

Kuap 2018
Dir. Nils Hedinger
It can be hard feeling like you’re different from those around you. One little tadpole realises that growth and transformation happen in their own good time.

Tony the Tiny Pony 2019
Dir. Ned Wenlock
Listen up cowboys, cowgirls and cow-everybody else too: gather round to hear the story of a tiny pony named Tony.

Saturday’s Apartment 2018
Dir. Jeon Seungbae
Noisy neighbour antics make life quarrelsome for a bunch of apartment dwellers – is peaceful coexistence possible?

Sloth 2017
Dir. Julia Ocker
This sleepy sloth really, really, really wants an ice-cream – but is he way too slow?

Doll’s Letters 2016
Dir. Natalia Gropfel
When a little girl is devastated after losing her doll, her new pal comes up with an inventive way to help her navigate her loss.

Monsters Don’t Exist 2017
Directors. Ilaria Angelini, Luca Barberis Organista, Nicola Bernardi
Trying to beat the boredom of detention, two frenemies engage in an epic battle for monster supremacy.

Mister Paper Goes Out for a Walk 2018
Directors. Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul
With trusty scissors in hand, Mister Paper crafts his ideal world – and perfect stroll.

Preschool Poets: Supergirl 2018
Directors. Nancy Kangas, Josh Kun
Penny is a poet who shares the many ways she wants to be super.

The Swimming Lesson 2017
Dir. Tatyana Okruzhnova
Captivated by aquatic adventure stories, a brave kid soon must put his swimming skills to the test.

6:1 2018
Dir. Sergei Ryabov
Long journeys are loads more fun if you have a board game and a friend to play it with. Except, of course, if your opponent has an annoying winning streak!

The Man With Birds 2017
Dir. Quentin Marcault
On a lonely mountain, a changing of the guard is getting underway.

Big Finds A Trumpet 2017
Dir. Dan Castro
When Big finds a new toy to play with, Tiny isn’t very happy about it. A film about trumpets and people who you like who are also annoying.

Rating: TBC