The Jerusalem 4th International Festival for Children and Youth will take place on August 22-25 2011 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, located near the Old City and the Tower of David. The festival features some of the world's best films for children and young adults, attracting film professionals and local distributors from around the world.
Visitors will have the opportunity to view films such as “Boy,” “The Magic Tree,” Space Chimps 2,” “Toy Story 3,” “Tales for Tiny Tots” and much more. Workshops include a magician’s school, caricatures, children’s opera, dubbing, special effects and kids making movies.
Other sections of the festival include: Israeli Shorts for Children (competition), Animation for Youth, "My Jerusalem" - films made by and for children, as well as animation, filmmaking, and dubbing workshops for the whole family.
This year, the Festival will host an International Competition judged by an international jury consisting of five film professionals, as well as a children's jury consisting of seven local Jerusalemite boys and girls of various ages, carefully selected and trained. There will also be a short film competition and a high school student’s short film competition.
For more information, please visit: http://www.jer-cin.org.il/JICFF/About.aspx
