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Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance
and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren't in film school yet and aren't,
strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Films Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director
might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with "red carpet" interviews and various awards, the festival
has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the
participants: about 8 to 18.
"What's really exciting is that it's film for kids by kids," said Cori Gardner, managing director of
Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This
year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and
one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. "We want to make this a national event," Ms. Gardner
added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction
adventure set in the year 3005. "A lot of the material is really mature," Ms. Gardner said, talking
about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training
group. "The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of
secondhand smoke." Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants' feelings of both belonging
and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a
music video and full-length film whose title is Pressures.
1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ________.
A. is organized by a middle school
B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children
D. offers awards to film school students
2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?
A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It's a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It's a national organization for young people.
3. The underlined word "shorts" in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. short trousers B. short kids C. short films D. short stories
4. Movies to be shown in the festival ________.
A. cover different subjects.
B. focus on kids' life
C. are produced by Global Action Project
D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
5. At the end of this film festival, there will be ________.
A. various awards B. "red carpet" interviews
C. an open reception D. a concert at Lincoln Center
