Turning your TV Time into Quality Time
Ranny Levy, Publisher
By subscription only!
RaeAnne Marsh, Editor
2012 KIDS FIRST! Best Awards Winners Announced
Indies and even student-produced films take their bows alongside major studio releases as KIDS FIRST! honors the films of 2011 that achieved the double goal of excellence in filmmaking and value in social messaging. Among the KIDS FIRST! Best Awards winners announced today are Paramount Home Entertaiment's Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (first, second and third place, respectively, in the 8-12 age group), and Walt Disney Company's Prom, Front Porch Entertainment's Who Is Simon Miller? and NBC's Game Time: Tackling the Past (first, second and third place, respectively, in the 12-18 age group).
All films that screen at KIDS FIRST! film festivals are eligible for the KIDS FIRST! Best Awards. Entries are pared down to to the top 300, from … -
read more...
Join the KIDS FIRST! Facebook Page
KIDS FIRST! has a Facebook Fan page where you can share information about children's media. To participate, go to the KIDS FIRST! Facebook Page and click on "Like."
'Battleship' Takes Action
Those of us able to remember strategy games of the pre-Internet era might recall the two-person contest "Battleship." Following in the steps of the hugely successful franchise created from an amusement park ride (Pirates of the Caribbean), Erich and Jon Hoeber crafted a screenplay whose roots lie in a child's game. While kids can be wowed by the movie's special effects, adults might find additional entertainment in catching the hints throughout Battleship that hark to the game. Director Peter Berg, who also helmed Hancock, can be seen in front of the cameras for a small, unnamed part as JPJ 2nd Gunner. With just a word of caution about the movie's violence, KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Anthony Aranda (age 9) gives it enthusiastic approval and says, "I think kids age 10 and up would love this movie ... because it has so much action."
Battleship
Reviewed by Anthony … -
read more...
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Featured Blog Posts
Granny Ranny's Coming Attractions
Half a Billion Markers!
That's how many plastic markers Crayola makes every year -- enough to circle the earth three times! And since Crayola has no recycling program for used markers, many of those markers end up in landfills, or even worse, the ocean. Elementary school kids take action. Land Wilson is a volunteer who works with the "Kids That Care" club at Sun Valley Elementary School in California. The kids were horrified to learn that their beloved Crayola markers could end up as trash in the ocean, killing wildlife like fish, sea turtles and marine birds. You can help. Land and the kids started a petition on Change.org asking Crayola to start a program for consumers to … - read more...KIDS FIRST! Radio
Dark Shadows! Flicka: Country Pride! Sing/songwriter Holly Kay! The Avengers!!!
Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions …
- read more...From the Jury
Great New Jury Classes - Available When You Are!
Want to become a Juror, but can't seem to make it to any of the online classes? Started your jury training and still haven't finished part 2 because of your busy schedule? Well, I have good news! Whether you want to take a live webinar, or train during your free time, the option is now all yours!
Our Juror Training Webinar is now available in a recorded version! This means you no longer have to work around our schedule, the whole program is available online and by email. Even if you choose the recorded option, you will still receive a personal trainer to take you through the process. The class can be completed in as little as two days if you wish!
NEW … -
read more...
ABOUT CQCM AND KIDS FIRST!
The Coalition for Quality Children's Media is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1991 whose mission is to teach children critical viewing skills and to increase the visibility and availability of quality children's media. . . . More.
Go here for Press from Festival
