KIDS FIRST! Film Festival;Best Awards

KIDS FIRST! Best Day and Awards Celebration
October 7 in Malibu

2007 KIDS FIRST! Best Winners

2007 KIDS FIRST! Best Nominees

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Mallory Lewis, daughter of beloved children's entertainer Shari Lewis, accepting the 2007 KIDS FIRST! Palmer-Vision Award from Regina Kelland (left)

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Madeline di Nonno (left), Senior VP of Marketing for Starz Home Entertainment and Mallory Lewis (right) accepting Best of Fest Award for Phonics 4 Babies.

CArly Carly Shroeder (Eye of the Dolphin, Gracie) accepting the "Best Emerging Actress" Award from KIDS FIRST! president, Ranny Levy

Zach Mills

Zach Mills (Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium) accepting "Best Emerging Actor" Award from KIDS FIRST! president, Ranny Levy

Gusfarer Morgan Taylor performing Gustafer Yellowgold at Calamigos Rancy

October 7 was a day of film screenings, filmmaker workshops, film festival directors round table and ..... our 2007 KIDS FIRST! Best Awards.

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Free)

Film screenings of KIDS FIRST! and LA International Children's Film Festival short films for ages 8-12. See LAICFF festival schedule for more information at

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (Free)

Film Festival Directors Round Table. KIDS FIRST! Film Festival Directors and others interested in hosting film festivals are invited to participate. Successful KIDS FIRST! Film Festival Directors will share their stories. From these stories, learn how others develop their community outreach, maximize attendance, organize successful workshops, utilize local talent, provide educational experiences for attendees, maximize press and media coverage, and recruit local sponsors. Attendees may partner with an established Festival Director who will mentor them.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ($20)

Filmmaker Workshop: How to Market and Sell Your Film
Five industry professionals will discuss the do's and don'ts of positioning and marketing independent films for children and families. They’ll share their combined experiences and offer insights into how to get your independent film into the marketplace. These tips can help you direct your valuable resources in the right direction before you spend one minute or one dollar on production. Learn what distributors are looking for and what they're not. Learn what could be a deal breaker. Listen to what reasonable expectations you should have about advances, royalties or production funds. Find out what rights you need to bundle to make a deal and what you don't. Benefit from the advice of people who have been in this business for many years and who represent a variety of aspects including theatrical, home entertainment, broadcast, international licensing and downloads.

Panel moderator, Ranny Levy, Founder & President of the KIDS FIRST! Film Festival. Panelists include: Albert J. Nader, Chairman, Questar; Margaret Tritch, CEO, Maitland Primrose Group; Tara Sorensen, VP Development, National Geographic Kids; Dino Ladki, Dino Ladki Casting and Tim Nelson, New Movie Corp.

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. KIDS FIRST! Best Awards Celebration

Mallory Lewis, daughter of beloved children's entertainer, Shari Lewis and the honored recipient of the 2007 KIDS FIRST! Palmer-Vision Award will be among the featured hosts.

Twenty "Best of Category" Awards, five "Best of the Fest" Awards, six Best Student Production" Awards and, new this year, three sponsored awards that come with distribution offers - one honoring filmmaking with a social impact sponsored by Moving Pictures Film & TV, and two sponsored by Feature Films for Families that tell uplifting stories and display positive values - one for a family film, the other for a screenplay for a family film.

Among our presenters for the afternoon will be Carly Schroeder, who will be accepting the award for Best Feature for Ages 12-18 for the film, Eye of the Dolphin, in which she stars. Also presenting will be the 11-year-old actor, Zach Mills, who stars in the upcoming release Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium scheduled to launch theatrically in mid-November.

5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Dinner and a Movie at Calamigos Ranch

Special 20th Anniversary screening of "The Princess Bride"

Delicious chuckwagon BBQ with ribs, chicken, & tasty vittles, soft drinks & make your own sundae bar, no-host bar. ($35) Followed by a Free screening of "The Princess Bride"

Arrive Early and enjoy the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Screenings at Los Angeles Country Museum of Art Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th

Schedule

Friday, October 5th, 7 p.m., Bing Theatre

The Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival opening night - 20th Anniversary Screening of the classic “The Princess Bride.” This event is free to the public, with first-come, first-served seating in the museum’s 600-seat Bing Theatre.

LAICFF screenings continue the week of October 8. For details, go to http://www.lachildrensfilm.org/events.psp

Saturday, October 6th, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Bing and Brown Theatres

Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival features animated, live-action and documentary short films and full-length features, clustered for different age groups over two weekends. Films will be presented in the museum’s state-of-the-art Bing and Brown theaters. Seminars and workshops for children will be held. See LAICFF festival schedule for more information at http://www.lachildrensfilm.org/events.psp

Tickets, Screenings and Lodging

A $75 All Weekend Festival Pass includes

A weekend pass to the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival
Access to Sunday's Filmmaker Workshops at Calamigos Ranch
Access to KIDS FIRST! Best Awards Ceremony
Dinner and a movie at the Calamigos Ranch.
Weekend film festival passes for up to two children.

Prices:
$75 Coalition for Quality Children's Media members
$125 Non-members
$20 Child pass (movie and dinner only)

Shorts screenings and the KIDS FIRST! Best Awards Celebration on October 7 are free. Filmmakers Workshop fee is $20. Lunch $15 and requires advance reservation. Chuckwagon Dinner is $35, reservations required. Screening of "The Princess Bride" is FREE, reservations required.

To download Filmmakers Reservation form, click here.

Reservations are required. Book online (above) or call 505-989-8076.

Tickets for the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival and a complete schedule of films and events is available at www.lachildrensfilm.org.

Travel Arrangements

Book on the KIDS FIRST! Travel Site and donate to KIDS FIRST! without writing a check! http:// www.ytbtravel.com/kidsfirst

Lodging:

Los Angeles: Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills. $189/room. Block of rooms will be held until September 20, 2007. You must call the hotel Reservations Office directly at 310-553-6561, during business hours, and ask for the Kids First block or email : reservations.cpbh@yahoo.com

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills Hotel
1150 South Beverly Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Telephone: 310-553-6561

Farmer's Daughter Hotel (within short taxi ride or long walking distance of LACMA)
www.farmersdaughterhotel.com
Reservation code: LACM

Calamigos Ranch, $175/night. Contact: Maria Amezola, Overnight Rentals Dept.
(800) 821-2097 ext.625
Email: mariaa@calamigos.com
Days off: Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Calamigos Ranch, Rose Cottage

Contact Information

KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
112 W. San Francisco Suite 305A Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
505-989-8076
www.kidsfirst.org

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90036
323-857-6000 www.lacma.org
Parking is limited at the museum due to construction. Find parking info at http://www.lacma.org/info/Maps.aspx

Calamigos Ranch, Malibu, CA
327 S. Latigo Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265
800-821-2097 www.calamigos.org

Directions: Six miles from PCH or the 101 Freeway
From Los Angeles:
Ventura Freeway (101) West to the City of Agoura.
Left on Kanan road, South 6 miles, through 2 tunnels.
Right on Mulholland Highway, go 1/4 of a mile.
Left on Calamigos Road, follow signs to parking area.

From Pacific Coast Highway:
Pacific Coast Highway West past Paradise Cove.
Right on Kanan-Dume Road, go North 6 miles.
Left on Mulholland Highway, go 1/4 of a mile.
Left on Calamigos Road, follow signs to parking area.

2006 KIDS FIRST! Best Award Nominees

KIDS FIRST! Best 2006 Winners

KIDS FIRST! Best 2005 Winners

The KIDS FIRST! Best Award is a project of the

Coalition for Quality Children's Media, a national, 16-year-old, nonprofitprofit (501-c-3) organization that is a voluntary collaboration between the media industry, educators and child advocacy organizations. The mission of the Coalition is: 1) To teach children to become critical media users and; 2) To increase the visibility and availability of quality children's media.

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KIDS FIRST! Best Day and Awards Celebration October 7 in Malibu