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ORLDENORLYADENIWILLUNITETHEWO‘Knowledge and Wisdom of the Day’ are vital for success in individual life as well as in the collective life of Family, Nation and in the World Community — CMSThese children’s Films give us knowledge and wisdom of the day.April 2009WIYADOILLUNITETHEWD1st INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL by CMS Films DivisionShort Synopsis of Children's FilmsSKYMAASTERDirector: Michael Wikke &Steen RasmussenUKSKYMASTER is a flying fairytale about theright to be different: To let people flyinstead of cutting their wings off. We couldhave made this film as an everyday-dramaset in completely realistic settings or made adocumentary. Instead we used our own world: a world of song, colour, sound,images, humour and hope to tell this story. Enough words: films are supposed to beseen - not read.THE PAPER PRINCEDirector: Marko KosticSERBIAJULIA (8) lives with her parents who loveher dearly but pay little attention to her.One day when she has been left alone athome, Julia opens the door to NIKOLA (29).Eventually Julia gives Nikola her mother'searrings and a passport belonging to herfather. Six months later Julia discovers that her family is in danger because of themissing passport. With the help of her school friend PEGI (8) and an eccentric EMA(70), Julia begins to try to find Nikola in order to recover her father's passport.The film looks at the choices made by people big and small between good and evil.ANTAGONIZE MEDirector: Arup NanjappaINDIAA day in the life of a young boy, starting fromgetting to school to seeing the day through. It alsolooks at the exaggerated reality he creates toescape or reason with the "Normal dysfunctional Indian family” and otherincidents around him. A dual narrative, cinematic and his own. Eccentric andsomething anyone can relate to from their childhood.Porgand Suvitab(Carrot on the beach)Carrot on SummerVacation)Director: Partel TallESTONIASnowman's dream has been fulfilled: he isnon-meltable and can finally see thesummer! But his joy will be cut short sincethere is more chasers for his nose than always hungry Rabbit and there is nowheresafe and covering snow…GULONG (THE BICYCLE)Director: Sockie FernandesPHILIPPINESThe Bicycle (Gulong) is a story aboutfriendship, family, love and doing the rightthing. At its center is Apao (Steven Fermo), akindhearted boy who constantly puts othersbefore himself. When school lets out, Apaoand his cousin Momoy (Jopet Concordia)search for ways to make money in order to buy a second hand bicycle from an oldlady whom they know.THE LATVIANDirector: Janis CimermanisLatviaA unique testament to the power of film – awitty summary of the entire history of Latviafrom ancient to modern times in eightminutes.BEN’s BIOGRAPHYDirector: Dan WolmanISRAEL"Ben's Biography" uses humor andcuriosity to attract attention anddecrease resistance to the issue of childabuse. The serious and painful messagerevealed by Ben shows how, hesomehow manages to preserve his innocence, maintain his optimism, andkeep his precarious balance".THE NEW SPECIES(JAUNÂ SUGA)Director: Evalds LacisLATVIAAn entomologist finds a new species of bugin the meadow and would be glad to add itto his collection. But the bugs don't want tobe museum objects – the two bug girls haveto find a way to save their parents.I AM NOT SCARED(IO NON HO PAURA)Director: Gabriele SalvatoresITALYIn the Southern Italy during thestaggeringly hot summer of1978, Cornfields cover thehills like an undulating sea of gold against the deep bluesky. At the centre of it all is a tiny community of fivehouses. While the adults shelter indoors from theblistering heat, six children venture out on their bicyclesacross the scorched deserted countryside. Hiddenamongst the vast sea of corn nine-year-old Michelediscovers a secret so momentous and so terrible that heTHE DOORS ARE OPENING,MIND THE GAP!Director: Anastasia ZhuravlevaRUSSIAOnce He met Her in the metro. Butthey were parted. Escalators, trains,different stations and many people. But He was lucky, HeNILOFARDirector: SABINE EL GEMAYELFRANCENilofar is a thirteen-year-oldIraqi girl whose dream is toread and write in a villagewhere education is only forboys. While assisting hermidwife mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a womanwho allows her to secretly study. In the meantime,Niloofar’s father arranges her marriage to an older manonce she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion,THE CAT CATCHERDirector: Bela TernovszkyHUNGARYCat Catcher, the robot dogpacified all civilized cats at theend of the original Cat City film(1986) and as a result of thiscats and mice live a peacefulco-existence. How can youcarry on from this point? There remained an unpacifiedcat tribe in the Pafrican Jungle. They learn about the fateof their kinscats from a busy bee journalist mouse calledStanley who is captured by blood-mice and hunter cats atthe end of his successful expedition to find Livingstone inPuertas (Doors)Director: Roberto Goã'iSPAINIsmael is a fanciful six year-oldchild who has a specialr e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h h i sgrandfather. One night, thegrandfather reads him the tale Ali Baba and the fortythieves. Ismael is appaled by the magic words Ali Babauses (“Open, Sesame”) to break into the thieves' cave.The boy will use that magic spell in all events of ordinarylife: Suddenly, Ismael's grandfather dies of a heart attack.MEDIBAS HUNTINGDirector: Janis CimermanisLATVIAThe old forest-guard lives in hishouse in the middle of theforest in full harmony with allthe animals living around. Thenews strikes him that huntersTHE POWER OF SILENCEDirector: B SIVAKUMARMAURITIUSThe unspoken words of the naturerevealed as " The Power Of Silence. An artexposing the gradual migration of humanlifestyle from early uncivilised pattern of life to an organisedmodern living space. The film portrays the capabilities ofnature.7 - 13 April 2009, Lucknow, IndiaUNA VIDA MEJOR(A BETTER LIFE)Director: Luis Fernandez ReneoSPAINBased on a true story, A Better Lifeis the faithful account of 3Mexican children who got lost inthe Sonoran desert while trying to cross the U.S. border. Ahistory that repeats itself every week in the border townsZOEDirector: Giuseppe VarlottaITALYItaly, world war II In a village disruptedby war, while people are waiting for theAllies' arrival, the Germans get therefirst, destroying and stealingeverything and terrorizing people with cruel orders andviolence. A young mother, Tina, in order to save Zoe, her 10years old daughter, sends her to look for her father, a famouspartisan chief who lives in the woods and needs to be advisedWHERE IS WINKY’SHORSEDirector: Mischa KampNETHERLANDSSaint Nicholas has gone backto Spain. He won't be backuntil next year. In themeantime, Winky takes care ofhis horse Amerigo. She takes riding lessons on a ponycalled Naf-Naf, and Aunty Cor and Uncle Siem teach hereverything they know about horse grooming.One day, when there is no one else at the farm, Winkydoes something naughty and sneaky, with terribleELREGALO DE LAPACHAMAMADirector: Toshifumi MatsushitaJAPANPachamama is a spiritual taleset in Bolivia. The protagonist isa 13 year old boy who lives in thetraditional way, with his family near the salt lake of Uyuni.One spring he goes with his father on his first caravan.Strapping blocks of salt to the backs of their llamas, theythe “Salt Trail” for months, exchanging the previousmineral for other products of the Andes. Along the way,through many experiences and encounters, the boydiscovers who he is as a young man and a Quechua. As theMY LITTLE COUNTRY(VATAN-E KOCHAK-E MAN)Director: Abbass MohammadiIRANAbout one million Afghanrefugees live in Iran, wheremost of their children can notattend normal schools because of the lack of an ID card.“My Little Country” tells the story of Afghan independentschools, and the way they try to educate these childrenwithout the support of the government to prevent the kidsCMS2009For further information please contactMr. V. Kurian, Director1st International Children’s Film Festival Lucknow.organised byCITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (CMS),FILMS DIVISION, LUCKNOW, INDIA10 Station Road, Lucknow 226001, India.Tel: 0091-0522-2638321, 2638606, 2367655, 2638738,Fax: 0091-522-2638008,2635497 Mobile: 0091 9415015039,E-mail: info@cmsfilms.org, vkurian@cmseducation.orgWebsite: www.cmsfilms.org/iecff, School website: www.cmseducation.org17