Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids is a festival experience with films, workshops, and activities for kids of all ages. Films in the Tumbleweeds program highlight stories and young protagonists from around the world that both entertain and illuminate the world around us.

Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids is the mountain west's longest running international, independent film festival that is centered on stories about young people from around the world. Tumbleweeds provides opportunities for film lovers of all ages to engage their creative spirit and bridge cultures by experiencing films whose stories transcend geographic, cultural, and political boundaries.

Over its 12 years, the festival and its field trips have reached nearly 33,000 Utahns.

Tumbleweeds Film Festival is a program of the nonprofit, Utah Film Center. The Film Center's mission is to connect people, stories, and ideas through film exhibitions, artist support, and arts education. We envision a world where all of Utah's communities feel welcome, valued, and creatively empowered to make the world a better place. By amplifying diverse perspectives and marginalized voices, we believe that we can usher in a richer understanding of our neighbors, fellow human beings, and the world around us.

Discover the magic of movies at the 12th annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids!

Schedule of Events:

April 22,2023

Workshops:

12:00 pm - Podcasting For Kids (Beginner Level)
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12:00 pm - Introduction To Stop Motion Animation
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12:00 pm - Designing a Video Game In 90 Minutes
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3:30 Pm - Making Great Edits For Your Movies (Intermediate Level)
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3:30 Pm - Making Movies With Smartphones And Tablets (Beginner Level)
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3:30 Pm - Basics Of Prosthetics Makeup
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Film Screening:

10:30 am - From Script To Screen: How To Turn Stories Into Tv Shows
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12:00 pm - Tumbleweeds Shorts Celebration

Trails of the Morning
Directed by Masa Avramovic 3 min | 2021 | France Dramatic | Animated

Contours
Directed by Stephen Trimble, Amy MacDonald 7 min | 2022 | USA Documentary | Live Action Screens in English

Arctic Song
Directed by Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok), Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty 6 min | 2021 | Canada Dramatic | Animated Screens in Inuktitut with English Subtitles

Gruff
Directed by Kohl Glass 12 min | 2020 | United States Screens in English

Winter in a Day
Directed by Liddy Salter 7 min | 2022 | USA Dramatic | Animated Non-Vocal

Sand Pie
Directed by Katerina Karhankova 10 min | 2022 | Czech Republic, France Dramatic | Live Action with some Animation No dialogue

Ursa
Directed by Natalia Malykhina Bratli 10 min | 2021 | Norway Dramatic | Animated No dialogue
Janwaar - Directed by Danny Schmidt 10 min | 2022 | USA, India Documentary | Live Action Screens in Hindi, English with English Subtitles

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1:30 pm - Making Movies With Your Friends From The Creators Of Napoleon Dynamite | Jerusha Hes | Jeremy Coon
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2:30 pm - Black, Bold & Brilliant Kids Short Film Program

Charlie and The Hunt
Directed by Jenny Shaw 14 min | 2022 |United States Dramatic | Live Action Screens in English and ASL with English subtitles

Devil Will Run
Directed by Noah Glenn 10 min | 2021 | USA Dramatic | Live Action Screens in English

Vanille
Directed by Guillaume Lorin 30 min | 2020 | France, Switzerland Dramatic | Mostly Animated Screens in French, Creole with English Subtitles
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4:00 pm - My Life As Lotta – Okey Dokey Alpaca! | Directed by: Martina Plura
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5:30 pm - Override Films Drone Demonstration
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6:30 pm - Luisa And The Feathered Snake | Directed by: Hefang Wei
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7:30 pm - Aliens Abducted My Parents And Now I Feel Kinda Left Out | Directed by: Jake Van Wagoner
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April 23,2023

Workshops:

12:45 pm - Making Virtual Reality: Stereoscopic 360 Filmmaking
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12:45 pm - Screenwriting-Write A Movie For Families
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3:30 pm - Introduction To Illusion Makeup
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3:30 pm - Making Virtual Reality: Stereoscopic 360 Filmmaking
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3:30 pm - Introduction To Stop Motion Animation For Families
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Film Screening:

9:00 am - My Fairy Troublemaker | Directed By: Caroline Origer
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10:45 am - Pirates Down The Street | Directed By: Pim Van Hoeve
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1:00 pm - Dragon Princess | Directed By: Jean-Jacques Denis & Anthony Roux
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2:45 pm - Totem | Directed By: Sander Burger
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5:30 pm - Bangla Surf Girls | Directed By: Elizabeth D Costa
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Date: April 22-23, 2023

Location: Viridian Event Center, 8030 South1825 West, West Jordan, UT 84084

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