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Scotland’s International Film Festival for Young Audiences SAT 25 OCTOBER TO SUN 9 NOVEMBER 2014 DAILY DIARY SAT 25 OCTOBER TIME PAGE SUN 2 NOVEMBER TIME PAGE Creating Comics Workshop 11:00 7 Geography Club 10:00 18 Opening Film: Antboy 15:00 6 Shorts for Wee Ones 10:15 8 HELLO! Gala Reception and family workshops 16:30 7 Stop Motion Magic Workshop 11:25 9 On the Way to School 11:30 19 SUN 26 OCTOBER Beyond Clueless 11:30 20 Curious Characters Workshop 10:00 11 Young Filmmakers Showcase 15:30 21 Shorts for Wee Ones 10:15 8 Discovery Art Cart Adventures 13:00–15:00 17 Windstorm 10:30 12 Shadow Puppetry Show 11:15 9 SAT 8 NOVEMBER Shorts for Middle Ones 11:30 10 Fiddlesticks 10:15 22 Discovery Art Cart Adventures 13:00–15:00 17 Sitting Next To Zoe 10:30 24 Papa Cloudy’s Fun with Food Workshop 11:00 9 SAT 1 NOVEMBER Shorts for Wee Ones 12:00 8 Shorts for Middle Ones 10:15 10 Inventive Inventions Workshop 13:00 23 Spot the Shot & Spin the Story Workshop 11:30 11 Discovery Art Cart Adventures 13:00–15:00 17 WELCOME TO DISCOVERY FILM FESTIVAL 2014 Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang 10:30 14 The Custody 11:30 13 SUN 9 NOVEMBER Join us at the start of our second decade for an outstanding DCA Treasure Hunt 12:00 15 Colourfy My World Workshop 10:15 27 selection of the best films for young audiences from all around Discovery Art Cart Adventures 13:00–15:00 17 Shorts for Middle Ones 10:15 10 the world. There’s also a fascinating exhibition by artist and 1987 10:30 25 The Boy and the World 11:30 26 poet Heather Phillipson in DCA Galleries, as well as a packed Discovery Art Cart Adventures 13:00–15:00 17 programme of workshops and events for the whole family. Closing Film: Giovanni’s Island 15:00 28 2 discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk 3 MEET THE DISCOVERY YOUNG AMBASSADORS! HELLO FELLOW FILM FANS “My alter ego is Merida from Brave.” “I nearly cried at the end of Welcome to Discovery Film Festival! We’re all enthusiastic about film and want to (Rhianne) The Lord of the Rings, and I don’t care make your experience at this year’s festival as brilliant as it can be. What we do is who knows it.” (Elliot) help pick the best new up and coming films (which we hope you agree look well worth seeing!), plan some amazing workshops, help with the exhibition, and most of all try to make you feel part of our Discovery family! Each of us has inputted our own ideas on how to make this a fantastic festival, meaning there’s something “One of my ambitions in life for everyone to enjoy. We really hope you love this year’s festival: we sure do! is to have my own army ”Being a DYA has opened my eyes to a new Amy, Angus, Cairn, Catriona, Christie, Elliot, Fin, Heather, James, Michael, of Minions.” (Sarah) favourite film genre – Scandinoir!” (Rachel) Rachel, Rhianne, Sarah, Stuart and Thomas. WANT TO JOIN OUR GANG FOR DISCOVERY 2015? “I enjoy The Dark Knight “If I had to list any one person as my Trilogy as I am a big Batman inspiration as an aspiring filmmaker, and Nolan fan.” (Fin) it’d be Seth Rogen.” (Thomas) “Only God Forgives – the only movie “My favourite performance ever where a personal staring contest is Jack Nicholson’s in happens between you and the screen.” Easy Rider – it’s worth watching (James) just for that.” (Angus) “Having been an audience “My favourite scene from a film is the member in last year’s festival, Dunkirk scene in Atonement because I know how good it can be for young it is amazingly shot and you see people! It is a privilege to be involved something different each time (and in making this year’s festival.” James McAvoy is in it).” (Catriona) (Michael) “I would love Morgan Freeman “If I could be dropped into any of these to narrate my life.” (Stuart) Discovery films it would be Fiddlesticks because you’d never get bored!” (Heather) We’re always looking for young people to get involved with Discovery Film Festival and other film activities year-round at DCA. If you’d be interested in joining the fun, learning more about film and helping to make this festival even better, get in touch! You must be aged 15–19 and love film: it doesn’t matter if it’s the latest blockbusters or the artiest art house – as long as you’re up for new things. Email Mike for more info: [email protected] 4 discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk 5 AGE OPENING GALA OPENING GALA 7+ Join us for the Scottish premiere of Antboy, a Danish film that celebrates the world CREATING COMICS WORKSHOP of comic book heroes and villains. Before the film you can create a comic of your own Sat 25 October, 11:00 – 12:45 and after make your own superhero mask, enjoy some treats and explore this year’s Suitable for all ages. £5, tickets available from DCA Box Office. Activity Room. Discovery Exhibition in the Galleries. Join in with 2014’s Dundee Comics Day by creating your own comic at this fun workshop for all ages. Antboy Part of Dundee Literary Festival, presented in conjunction with the University of Dundee. Sat 25 October, 15:00 Pelle Nørhmann would tell you he is no-one special. Aged 12, OPENING GALA RECEPTION he is a loner at school, picked on by bullies and ignored by Amanda, Sat 25 October, 16:30 – 18:00 the beautiful classmate he pines for. One day he is bitten by a large All Ages. Free with your cinema ticket. Level 4. and strange-looking ant and things begin to change. Developing a range of (very) unusual powers, Pelle still tries not to draw Join us after the film to celebrate the launch of this attention to himself, until comic book nerd Wilhelm finds out and year’s festival! We’ll have cake, balloons and lots of encourages him to take full advantage. Only when he realises fun activities for the whole family. You can explore he can impress Amanda does Pelle start to use his powers to Heather Phillipson’s colourful exhibition, write a fight crime. When an equally powerful opponent called The Flea review of what you have seen and also take part in shows up and kidnaps Amanda, Antboy and Wilhelm are faced some art and craft ant-ics! Everyone who comes with their biggest challenge yet as the pint-sized superhero takes along to Antboy is invited. on a true supervillain. Based on the popular Danish book series by Kenneth Bøgh SUPERHERO ANTICS DROP-IN Andersen, Antboy is a classic good vs. evil action movie, with the Sat 25 October, 16.30 – 18.00 strong central message that ultimately you don’t need superpowers Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in. to be true to yourself and your friends. Re-energising the superhero Level 4 and Activity Room. genre for a younger audience, this is a rollickingly good fun caper movie – who needs Spiderman when Antboy is in town? Join us after the film for some fun and free activities: ‘spot the ant’ in a treasure hunt with prizes, create Dir: Ask Hasselbalch your own Superhero and Superheroine masks, and Denmark 2013 / Digital / 1h17m / Age 7+ design an exciting ‘anty’ comic strip. Danish with English subtitles (subtitle reading via headphones available) 6 discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk 7 AGE FOR WEE ONES FOR WEE ONES 3+ IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM. Shorts for Wee Ones SUITABLE FOR AGES 3+ Sun 26 October, 10:15 / Sun 2 November, 10:15 / Ticket £1 per person with your cinema Sat 8 November, 12:00 WEE ONES ticket. Juice and snack provided. Children Once again we know that the biggest audiences for this must be accompanied by an adult. year’s festival will be those for our collections of short films WORKSHOPS – and what better way to appeal to our youngest audience members than with another sparkling selection of animated tales? This year our hunt for the most original new shorts from across the world has brought us stories from Japan, Russia, Australia, Germany, the United States and more… We’ve found bouncing baby kangaroos, lightning-powered robot vacuum cleaners and a piano-playing octopus. In a Japanese bakery we came across dolphin-friendly baguettes and then in a village in the middle of the African plains we saw the dramatic impact of their first ever snowfall. These colourful stories are a magical introduction to the cinema experience. All in English or dialogue free, these STOP MOTION MAGIC shorts will delight children aged 3+ Sun 2 November, 11:25 – 12:25 In a very special workshop, join animator Various directors Caroline Hamann, creator of Ink, and local Various countries 2012–14 / Digital / 45m / Age 3+ animation artists for some stop frame English or dialogue free animation fun. Watch your drawings come alive! SHADOW PUPPETRY SHOW PAPA CLOUDY’S Sun 26 October, 11:15 – 12:15 FUN WITH FOOD Create your own shadow puppet animals Sat 8 November, 11:00 – 12:00 and characters. Learn how to make them Be inspired by Papa Cloudy’s Restaurant come alive in front of the lights, take and make your very own scene using turns creating your own show, then enjoy everyday food as the medium.