The University of Hawai‘i KIDS FIRST! Film Festival Opens June 8th with Moondance Alexander
Six Weekends of Film Festival fun include screenings at the Sheraton Waikiki with the new festival partner, Starwood Hotel & Resorts Hawai’i
The University of Hawai‘i KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, presented by UH-Manoa Outreach College, returns with another six weeks of FREE summer family fun! The 3pm Sunday screenings kick off June 8th with Moondance Alexander at the UH-Manoa Art Auditorium.
This year, the new festival partner, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawai‘i at the Sheraton Waikiki, will host two additional film screenings: June 29th, Moondance Alexander and July 6th, Alice Upside Down. Screenings at the Sheraton are at 7pm.
All of the films are FREE with door prizes given at many of the screenings. For complete information, visit http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer. For details on screenings at the Sheraton Waikiki, visit www.sheraton-waikiki.com. Additional plans are in the works with Maui Community College-VITEC, College for Kids Program, as well as Starwood Hotels & Resorts, for screenings on Maui. Details TBA.
The KIDS FIRST! FIlm Festival, a project of the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, travels to more than 100 locations nationwide each year, making it the largest kid’s film festival in the world. In its ninth year, the KIDS FIRST! Film Festival offers sneak peeks at new films from major studios, classic films, independents and shorts in a variety of styles including animation and live action. The films are evaluated by juries of adults and kids and must meet the KIDS FIRST! criteria of: no gratuitous violence, no racial or cultural bias, no inappropriate content, and no condescension towards children.
Supported in part by the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust.