9th Annual KIDS FIRST! Best Day and Awards Celebration
October 4 in Hollywood, CA
2008 KIDS FIRST! Best Nominees
Come join us to celebrate our 9th Annual KIDS FIRST! Best Day and Awards Celebration on Saturday, October 4th at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 5220 Lankershim in North Hollywood, CA.
This year’s KIDS FIRST! Best Awards will be given to 35 different categories, with special accommodations for studio films, independent films and student films. For a complete list of this year's nominees, go here.
Call to Tweens
We are premiering two new films tween / teen audiences, "Soccer Mom," and "Adventures of Food Boy," with appearances by talent from both films films.
Emily Osment from "Soccer Mom"
Brittany Curran from "Adventures of Food Boy"
Returning this year as one of our celebrity hosts is Mallory Lewis, daughter of beloved children’s entertainer Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, recipients of the 2007 KIDS FIRST! Palmer-Vision Award.
Aria Wallace, from Roxy Hunter: Myth of the Mermaid is scheduled to appear.
Kay Panabaker, from "Moondance Alexander" and "A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper" - scheduled to appear.
Schedule For October 4
10:00 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Welcome, Special Appearance by Mallory Lewis and presentation of KIDS FIRST! Best Awards
STUDENT PRODUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT PRODUCTION, MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENT PRODUCTION SHORT SHORT, COLLEGE
STUDENT PRODUCTION, COLLEGE
SHORT, AGES 2-5
INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORTS, AGES 5-8
INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-12
INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 5-12
10:35 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Premiere screening of "Adventures of Food Boy," starring Lucas Grabeel. Brittany Curran,and Kunal Sharmaare scheduled to appear.
12:10p.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Break
12:40 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Premiere screening of the new film, "Soccer Mom" starring Emily Osment who is scheduled to appear as well as Cassie Scerbo.
2:15p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Continuing presentation of KIDS FIRST! Best Awards
TELEVISION SERIES, AGES 2-5
SERIES, ANIMATED, AGES 2-5
SERIES, AGES 5-8
FEATURE, AGES 5-8
SERIES, AGES 5-12
SERIES, AGES 8-12
SERIES, AGES 12-18
DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-12
BEST CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
FEATURE, AGES 5-12
FEATURE, AGES 8-12
FEATURE FILMS FOR FAMILIES BEST FAMILY FEATURE
FEATURE, AGES 12-18
2:55 p.m.- 4:35 p.m.
Premiere screening of the new film, "Roxy Hunter: Myth of the Mermaid" starring Aria Wallace who is scheduled to appear.
4:35 - 5:30
Continuing presentation of KIDS FIRST! Best Awards
BEST SCREENPLAY
FEATURE FILMS FOR FAMILIES BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-8
INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 8-12
INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 12-18
DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12-18
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, AGES 12-18
INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 5-12
INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12
MOVING PICTURES MAGAZINE MOVIES THAT MATTER
INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Travel Arrangements
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Lodging
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Contact Information
KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
112 W. San Francisco Suite 305A Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
505-989-8076
www.kidsfirst.org
KIDS FIRST! Best 2007 Winners
Sponsors
The KIDS FIRST! Film Festival 2008 is generously supported by
- Allumination Filmworks
- Chorion Silver Lining
- Discovery Kids
- Dominican Publications
2006 KIDS FIRST! Best Award Nominees
- Genius Products
- Grand Magazine
- HBO Family Channel
- Koch Entertainment
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- Moving Pictures Magazine
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Qubo
- Parenthood.com
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Starz Home Entertainment
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Weston Woods/Scholastic Productions
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The KIDS FIRST! Best Award is a project of the
Coalition for Quality Children's Media, a national, 17-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.
