OIFF for Kids, the non-competitive section of Odesa International Film Festival, dedicated to children and young audience is organized in partnership with the Children KinoFest international film festival. The line-up includes three recent features and one Soviet classic film.

In details the films screened at OIFF for Kids are:

Mirai of the Future (Mirai no Mirai, 2018), directed by Mamoru Hosoda, Japan. One day Kun’s mother brings home a new member of the family. The initial joy of the 4-year-old boy quickly turns into disappointment as his little sister stoles his parents’ attention. He can’t accept her until things turn magical and he encounters his mother as a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man in a suddenly revealed mysterious garden. The unforgettable adventures together with the older version of Mirai, his sister, help him to transform into a big brother he was meant to be.

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… (Le grand méchant renard et autres contes..., 2017), directed by Patrick Imbert and Benjamin Renner, France/Belgium. An animated movie telling the story of rural life full of unthinkable events and adventures. One day a Stork leaves a baby to a Pig and a Rabbit asking them to deliver it then to her parents. The other day the Fox turns into a Mother Hen to three little chicken that call him mother and seek his care. The upcoming Christmas multiplies all the nonsense and fun happening at the farm and in the surrounding forests. The film has won France's Cesar Award for Best Animated Film.

Siv Sleeps Astray (Siv Sover Vilse, 2016), directed by Catti Edfeldt and Lena Hanno, Sweden / Netherlands. Seven-year-old Siv’s first night sleeping over at her new friend Cerisia’s place turns out to be a magical one. In the early evening, many things are already beginning to seem odd, the exotic food, all of the animals. At night though, the unfamiliar flat really starts to become a realm full of secrets.

Finally, celebrating its 30^th anniversary, a classic feature animated and live action film, the adventurous Treasure Island (Ostrov Sokrovishch, 1988) directed by David Cherkasskiy, USSR is an iconic movie with still a huge loyal fanbase. The Hispaniola ship explores the sea in search of an island where the legendary treasures of Captain Flint are hidden. A conspiracy is ripening on the ship and the robbers, leaded by one-legged John Silver, seem to be close to victory.

The OIFF for Kids will also screen 10 short films directed by children-filmmakers aged 7-14 as a part of Children KinoFest’s Children Filmmakers contest, The contest took place in various Ukrainian cities from May 25^th to June 3^rd and the line-up features the contest finalists and the prize-winners.

The entrance is free with a free ticket (via ticket.oiff.com.ua or at the ticket office).

Children KinoFest is an annual international festival of films aimed at children and teenagers, taking place at the end of May and introducing Ukrainian young audience both to the latest European movies and world film classics. The festival is held in more than 20 Ukrainian large and small cities. All the screenings are free with the major part of the tickets being given to the kids from socially vulnerable strata including victims of the conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine, children with special needs, orphans.