This year, the YVFF will screen 7 amazing short films for the whole family.

This program is made to be enjoyed by kids under 10!

The movies selected this year to screen in Yucca Valley are made by animators who worked at Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Brothers, and Lego Studios. The creators are no less than Oscar nominees and Emmy Award Winners, from the United States, Canada, South Korea and Europe.

Join us for an admission free screening on Saturday Nov 11, from 1 to 2 pm, at the Community Center in Yucca Valley, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway Yucca Valley, CA 92284.

This year’s Kids Program is sponsored by Z107.7, our community radio in the Morongo Basin.

1pm: KIDS SECTION, animated films for the whole family. Best for kids under 10.

THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE

By Andrew Pierce Chesworth.

An Old West musical tale with 1940s flair about a mighty little train facing harrowing disaster.

Andrew Chesworth is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker. He was an animator at Disney on such films as ‘Frozen’, ‘Big Hero 6’, ‘Zootopia’.

WEIRDOS

By Paul Hollingsworth.

What if Jasmine and her middle school frenemies are humanity’s best chance at stopping a Monster invasion? 

Paul Hollingsworth is a Canadian stop-motion animator who worked on projects with Disney, LEGO, Warner Bros. and Google.

BLOOM IN

By Avery Robinson Rouda.

An awkward cactus learns to bloom in her own divine timing. 

This is a story about a girl finding her place in the world, personified through a cactus who judges herself and compares her truth to the Poppy flowers around her.

FLOWER

By Carolyn Gair.

Zip, a character made from found objects, finds a “broken” flower and tries to fix it while his friends look on. There is no dialog. Only music.

Carolyn Gair is a quirky Canadian Emmy Award winning filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She has over 30 years of experience in the animation industry. This is her first stopmotion short for festivals.

PECULIAR AND STRANGE

By Hanna Kim.

A playful but profound story of two eccentric girls who discover the power of finding a friend as peculiar as you.

Hanna Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is currently working as a storyboard artist with DreamWorks Animation Studio.

CORVINE

By Sean McCarron.

An eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.

Sean is an animator and storyboard artist with over twenty years of industry experience, including roles at Oscar nominated Irish studio Cartoon Saloon and Oscar winning Norwegian studio Mikrofilm.

ROBIE

By Pei-Lun Hsieh.

A robot student starts his school life in the robot school to learn the skills of a robot assistant. He feels inferior to his classmates at the beginning because he looks different from them and fails to do well in class. He tries to blend in and learn to do better but finally realizes that his talents are not those repetitive movements but the comprehension of knowledge and emotions.