Both of my kids love movies and attending a kids festival where the directors ARE ACTUALLY THERE has made my 12 year old somewhat of a "film snob!"

All of the films are age-appropriate and the violence and disrespect towards adults and other children in most kids movies are not present in these films. What IS there are representations of intelligent children learning valuable lessons in important ways (not the cheesy kind of ways they do on televison that is often not believable).

I'm so glad I live in a city where I can take my children to movies that actually respect them!

And, this year, both my kids are taking a puppet animation workshop with the people who did CORALINE!

I wish the Chicago Int. Film Fest was as accessable as the Children's is!

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