CFFS 2022 – Icing on the Cake (Ages 2+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screening:
Feb. 12 at 11am
Feb. 19 at 11:30am
*Sensory-Friendly* In-Person Screening:
Feb. 13 at 11am
To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are using a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model in 2022. There are three categories of festival pass: VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person), all available here. Vaccination and DOUBLE-masking are required for NWFF patrons!
About:
**Co-presented with the KidsQuest Children’s Museum**
In this lively and vibrant mix of animated shorts, characters experience an array of joyful adventures, from waking up the sun to conducting an orchestra!
Header photo credit: Intervals, dir. Mitchelle Tamariz
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required.
- From the Eventive virtual catalog page, purchased tickets will appear under “My Content Library” under your user menu (upper-right). From the Eventive festival landing page, they will appear under “My Tickets” on the site’s menu bar (at top).
- Your confirmation email will also route you back to these pages to watch. (Can’t find it? Check spam!)
- If all else fails, please contact paul@nwfilmforum.org
- Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets; come to the show!
- You can also purchase a ticket on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum’s box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
- If you have purchased a Hybrid or In-Person-Only Festival Pass, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.
Films in this program:
Bristles
West Coast Premiere!
When the most beautiful brush in the jar suddenly dries out, he does everything he can to save his bristles to be able to paint again.
(Quentin Haberham, Netherlands, 2021, 2 min, nonverbal)
Intervals
West Coast Premiere!
Determined to prove her mettle as a woman baker among men bakers, our heroine is rigorous and precise. But one mishap reminds her of the sheer pleasure of a cake made by oneself, for oneself…
(Mitchelle Tamariz, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
Monkey Domino
West Coast Premiere!
While reminiscing about his life in the jungle, an ape at the zoo encounters a businessman and his daughter, and his caged life is changed forever.
(Ulf Grenzer, Germany, 2021, 4 min, nonverbal)
Color to the Sunset Sky
Seattle Premiere!
For most Raindrops, there’s no greater purpose than jumping from clouds.
(Alexander Glawion, Germany, 2021, 4 min, nonverbal)
Trails of the Morning
Here comes a little girl who’s more of a morning person than Morning itself… and a story that offers us a tender and touching portrait of friendship.
(Masa Avramovic, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
My Name is Fear
West Coast Premiere!
The charming emotion “Fear” that lives in your head wants to give an interview. Maybe you can become friends! Or is there a reason to be afraid of being afraid?
(Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez, Germany, 2021, 6 min, in English)
Winter Sleep
West Coast Premiere!
The weather forecasts snow on the way, so it’s high time for the bears to go into hibernation. But Ned and Mishka crave the taste of meringues, ice cream, and other yummy sweets that they think are made from snow, so they decide to make an exception to their nature.
(Katerina Karhankova & Alexandra Majova, Czech Republic, 2020, 7 min, in English)
Sockz Theatre's Orbie
West Coast Premiere!
In three whimsical vignettes, Sockz Theatre brings a clever little octopus to life using found-object puppetry.
(Christian Perry & Eric Tsuchiyama, US, 2021, 5 min, in English)
Bellysaurus
West Coast Premiere!
A tiny dinosaur dreams she is a big, scary dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns that it’s what’s on the inside that counts… literally.
(Philip Watts, Australia, 2021, 8 min, nonverbal)
Major Marlo Meets the Monster From Mars
US Premiere!
The mini Martians are under siege of a myopic monster! Can Major Marlo arrive in time to help mend the mess of this mighty menace?
(Bob Harper, US, 2021, 3 min, in English)
Wash Day
Wash Day follows a young Black girl as she spends the day washing and styling her hair.
(Jaida Salmon, Canada, 2019, 2 min, in English)
Goodnight Spa
Goodnight Spa is a very special and unique spa. All the pillows in the world visit daily to relax in warm baths, get dry and perfumed in top-of-the-line dryers and, above all, to offload the dreams that they’ve absorbed during the night.
(Emilio Gallego & Jesus Gallego, Spain, 2021, 13 min, in English)
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⚠️ Please note: ⚠️
For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.