The Visitor David Azer A boy comes home to find a mysterious alien creature eating his cookies. (A) (USA)
Omega 3000 Rockie Stephens There's something, um, new in the neighborhood. (L) (USA)
Decklin and the Dentist Lance Dumais Follow Decklin as he battles his fears in an imaginative world of darkness, ghoulish assistants, and the mad dentist Dr. Fright. (L) (USA)
Alaska King Salmon on a Fly David Ondaatje A father-son story about a trip into to the Alaska wilderness, written by a 12-year-old boy. (D) (USA)
Tindewoks Gabrielle Nadig A young girl struggles to understand her Native American heritage in a Delaware town in the 1930s. (L) (USA)
Life Magic Maria Kubysh A little girl tries to connect with her busy father. Outside her window a street magician struggles to find an audience. Will the magic find a way to her father's heart? (L) (Canada)
Boy vs. Japan David Berrade Can a boy transferred from Canada to Japan hold onto his hockey-loving traditions? (L) (Canada)
The Lift Robert Kohr An elevator interaction teaches a good lesson in civility. (L) (USA)
Love Bug Kat Candler Nine-year-old Turtle Thompson thinks his bug-loving best friend Maddy is the coolest girl in the whole wide world. If only he had the guts to ask her to the Spring Fling Dance. (L) (USA)
Gift of the Magi Toshikazu Iishi Jim, an apprentice magician, and Della, his wife, find their lives changed on Christmas day. (A) (Japan)
Santa Girl Sage Drake A girl makes a difference in life when she assumes the role of Santa. (L) (USA)
Murphy's Shorts Todd Hemker Careful what you lose when you jump in the pool. (A) (USA)
Cesar's World Mark Sanders Cesar has a very innocent crush on his teacher. Love can be a complex and mystical abstraction. (L) (Canada)
Abridged Arjun Rihan Two pieces of the Bay Bridge must work together to get the job done. Could love follow? (A) (USA)
Propose Dan Racusin A lively music video for a popular Japanese band. (A) (USA/Japan)
A Long Day for Mr. Calpaccio Uruma Delvi Mr. Calpaccio enjoys, mostly, a hectic day. From one of Japan's leading animators. (A) (Japan)
Magnetism Nye Warburton Two space machines looking for love, only science in the way. (A) (USA)
Gallery Girl Andrew Marshel A lonely girl inside a painting longs to know what else is out there. (A) (USA)
Garpenfargle Bill Kersey Can one little dog stay out of the trash. An all-time festival favorite. (L) (USA)
Grampa Kevorkian Claire Almon What do you think of when you remember your grandparents? A love letter to those precious memories we have about the ones we love. (L) (USA)
After Hours Marshall Fels Elliott An overworked animator is haunted by one of his characters. A comedy love story with elephants, and a playful look into the (exhausting) creative process. (A) (Canada)
Where, There, Here Soyeon Kim A playful visualization of Hide and Seek. Masked African characters dance to a pounding beat in this snappy and fluid animation using only sand. (A) (USA)
Airport Goodbye Katie Maren Two friends say hello and goodbye on a fun day in the countryside. (A) (USA)
Saturday March 17, 2012 10:30am - 12:00pm
Room 202
All the World Galen Fott A trip around the world, using the imagination. (A) (USA)
Scaredy Squirrel Galen Fott A squirrel is afraid to leave his nut tree, but what wonders await him if he tries? Based on the childrenÕs book. From Weston Woods studios. (A) (USA)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Mike Mitchell Join Alvin and the crew for an adventure on the high seas in this latest installment of the popular animated family film series. From Fox Home Entertainment. (A) (USA)
Animation Showcase! Various A reel of short animation from around the world, some of the best and most creative all-ages animation on the planet, including films from Germany, Canada, UK, Denmark, France, Italy, Croatia, Japan, Singapore, and more! (A) (Global)
Tah-Dah Stacey Chomiak The cello is the perfect instrument for like-thinking minds. (A) (Canada)
Orange City Qingywan Wang Strange and delightful doings in a mythical bug world. (A) (Taiwan/USA)
Turning Gears Chia-Chi Tseng Gears go round and round, making things work better. (A) (USA)
Bird Reunion Ming-Yun Marie Chou Even birds enjoy a lively reunion. (A) (Taiwan/USA)
Three Times Me Wendy J.N. Lee A little girl hiding under the dinner table imagines growing up in three pairs of shoes that have caught her attention. (L) (USA)
Fishing with Sam Atio S. Blakseth Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging. (A) (Denmark)
Mr. Shape Motohiro Shirakawa In this Japanese animation, we learn all about shapes. (A) (Japan)
Roxy's Dream Kelly Shon Roxy the fox takes us to new places. (A) (USA)
India Explains Solar Power to Rudy Anita George India offers her thoughts on solar power. (A) (USA)
Keep Smilin' Mike McManus Festival favorite Uncle Moondog returns in his latest rocking adventure. (A) (USA)
Tommy T Bone David Icely An animated T-bone steak runs from his hungry nemesis. (A) (USA)
The Pumpkin Gatherer David Icely, Lucas Gonzales, Matt Cullen Strangeness lurks in the role of the pumpkin gatherer. (A) (USA)
New Project Elizabeth Bauman The latest short documentary from the Los Angeles filmmaker. (D) (USA)
New Project Mason Shefa Mason has contributed films to the festival since grade school. Now a student at Yale University, Mason returns with his latest intriguing experimental film. (L) (USA)
The Plant Jennifer Oxley A girl devises a creative solution to get her kite from the branches of a tall tree. (A) (USA)
Throwback Hour: 2005 Various Who remembers 2005? Some of our visitors weren't even born when we held the first LA Children's Film Festival seven years ago. Here's your chance to catch up with a collection of animated and live-action shorts from that festival, with special return appearances by some of the animators and filmmakers. Get ready for some nostalgia! (A/L) (Global)
Made by Children! Various Short animations from around the world made by children, presented in partnership with the Varazdin Croatia Animation Festival. Films from Croatia, China, Ukraine, Japan and beyond. (A) (Global)
