Framed Film Festival returns to the Barbican for its third year over the weekend of 22 & 23 November with a packed line-up of fantastic films, events, workshops and activities for young cinema goers aged 4-11.
The stories in this year’s festival capture the world through childhood experiences: making friends, having adventures, looking after animals, being naughty and hoping not to get caught; as well as the desperate desire to be grown up and the frustration of being a kid in an adult world.
Ploddy the Police Car on the Case
Building on the festival’s reputation of bringing international cinema to children, Framed is excited to feature three films from Norway: Hocus Pocus, Alfie Akins, a delightful adventure film starring the famous Swedish children’s character created by Gunilla Bergström (who many youngsters will know from the popular App); Ploddy the Police Car on the Case, who feeds hot dogs to a newborn eagle; and The Christmas of Solan & Ludvig, in which inventor Theodore creates the world’s most powerful snow gun. From Holland, a chocolate-milk-loving moose in A Christmoose Story crashes Santa’s sleigh; and from France a new adaptation of Belle and Sebastian retells the story about the charming relationship between a boy and a wild dog, set along the Swiss-French border in 1943.
As ever the Framed Film Festival offers much more than a showcase of films, taking over the Barbican cinema foyer with creative learning opportunities through special events, activities and workshops, giving children the chance to watch, make and talk about films.
Opening Film - Sat 22 Nov 11am, Cinema 2
Watch this space… Title to be confirmed.
Ploddy The Police Car On The Case (Pelle Politibil pa sporet) (U*) (Norway 2013 72 min) - Sat 22 Nov 2pm, Cinema 2
Ploddy is assigned to guard the biggest attraction in the brand new wildlife park: an endangered eagle mother and her egg. However, when two thieves steal the eagle mother, Ploddy ends up hatching the egg under his hood whilst tracking down the thieves. Ploddy comes to the rescue in this brand new adorable animation.
Norwegian with English subtitles. Headsets with English translation available.
Age range 5+
A Christmoose Story (Midden in de winternacht) (PG*) (Netherlands 2013 81 min) - Sat 22 Nov 4.15pm, Cinema 2
Max is convinced Christmas will be extremely boring, but when a giant talking Moose crashes through his roof he is not so sure. The moose claims he was on a test-run with Santa, who he has to find otherwise nobody will receive their Christmas presents. Will Max help Moose and Santa fly again? A wonderfully funny family adventure.
Dutch with English subtitles. Headsets with English translation available.
Age range 7+
The Christmas Of Solan & Ludvig (Solan og Ludvig – Jul I Flaklypa) (U*) (Norway 2013 76 min) - Sun 23 Nov 11.30am, Cinema 2
Christmas is approaching, and what Ludvig wants most of all is snow. But when mad-cap inventor Theodore creates the world’s most powerful snow gun, it ends up in the wrong hands, and a raging blizzard ensues and Soren and Ludvig have to straighten things out all on their own. A charming family film.
Norwegian with English subtitles. Headsets with English translation available.
Age range 4+
Hocus Pocus, Alfie Atkins (Hokus Pokus, Albert Aberg) (U*) (Norway 2013 72 min) - Sun 23 Nov 2pm, Cinema 2
When he is not playing pirates, Alfie Atkins dreams of owning a dog but his dad doesn’t think he is old enough. Alfie is convinced he can use magic to make his dream come true but it is not as easy as he thinks. A delightful adventure film starring the famous Swedish children’s character created by Gunilla Bergström.
Norwegian with English subtitles. Headsets with English translation available
Age 6+
Belle And Sebastian(Belle et Sébastien) (PG*) (France 2013 104 min) - Sun 23 Nov 4pm, Cinema 2
A stunning new action adventure adaptation of Cécile Aubry’s Belle and Sebastian set along the French-Swiss borders in 1943, which explores the charming relationship between a boy and a wild dog. Threatened by Germans trawling the hills for members of the French Resistance and villagers hunting down a so-called ‘beast’, Belle and Sébastien must protect each other from harm in this thrilling children’s adventure.
French with English subtitles. Headsets with English translation available.
Age range 8+ (contains mild peril and threat)
Hocus Pocus, Alfie Atkins
Animation Station - Sat 22 & Sun 23 Nov 10.30am - 5pm, Beech Street Cinema Foyers
Children can come to this free drop-in with animator Reza Ben Gajra to create their own animated scene using stop-motion techniques. The station will be open all day in the festival for anyone to enjoy.
Recommended for 4-11 year olds
Green Screen Trailers - Sat 22 & Sun 23 Nov 10.30am - 5pm,Mezzanine Level, Main Barbican Centre
Calling all budding film stars. Children are being given the chance to star in their own film trailer. They can choose their adventure, get into costume and act out the scene of their dreams. Plots include travelling to alien planets, stopping an evil genius detonating a bomb or saving the world from a terrible curse, without leaving the Barbican! Participants can also take home acopy of the trailer which will give them the chance to show off their film and re-live their movie experience at home again and again.
Bookable slots from 11am - 5pm. Sign up on the day. Recommended for 4-11 year olds
Free to take part. Optional DVD £6.
With the Young Film Academy
Pop Up Media Studio - Sat 22 & Sun 23 Nov 12-4pm, Beech Street Cinema Foyers
A free, drop-in film studio bringing you creative media techniques on the latest digital film kits, time-lapse animation and a Vox Pops Booth where you can add your ideas to 1000 Londoners, one of the largest digital portraits of a city ever undertaken.
INFORMATION
Tickets
Under 18s £3
Over 18s £5
Activities/Workshops
Prices vary. Please see individual events for details.
Subtitles
Younger audiences may find it difficult to keep up with reading subtitles, so the festival provide a voice-over artist who reads out the subtitles live via headsets.
The original language version of the film will be played in the auditorium. Children usually get so absorbed in the story that the translation does not obstruct their viewing pleasure. The films selected for the festival are screened in their original language with English subtitles. The films for younger children are not heavy on dialogue and are very watchable and have been chosen for their universal appeal that children will relate to.
Flash Reviewing
Framed Flash Review sticky notes will be stuck around the festival cinemas so that audience members can write a flash review of all the films they see and stick them on special review boards.
Supported by City of London
With thanks to programming partner BAFTA