18/10 | 3rd Circular: Brazilian Children & Young Film
27 Sep, 2014
English Ai??| PortuguA?sAi??
FESTIVAL | 1pm
Circular Festival ai???Films for Kidsai??i??
@ Birkbeck University (Malet Street, WC1E 7HX)
Nearest Station Goodge Street
+info:www.circularfestival.org | info@circularfestival.org
Tickets: A?2.50
The Circular Festival comes to its third edition to commemorate childrenai??i??s day in Brazil.Ai??The Circular Festival brings a carefully chosen list of Brazilian films to London, especially directed to the infant-juvenile viewer.Ai??The films exhibited offer direct contact with the Portuguese language and show the reality of Brazilian children in the diverse regions of Brazil, highlighting their habits, their customs and their assorted accents.
Their objective is to provide children and adolescents, resident outside of Brazil, the valuable experience of hearing and connecting the Portuguese language to their culture and backgrounds.
The Circular Festival is an event that caters for the whole family. Ai??Read here an interview with Cristiane Pederiva in 2013, founder of the Festival.Ai??For more information take a look on the website www.circularfestival.org
Schedule for 3rd Circular
P.S.Ai??All films are spoken in Portuguese and some come with English subtitles.
1st Session
Time: 1pm
All ages
A collection of select animations, video clips and documentaries for all ages.
2nd Session
Time: 1.45pm
For children of 4 years and above
Starring this session, we have the pleasure of showing a classic of Brazilian cinema from 1956, directed by one of the most important Brazilian filmmakers, Humberto Mauro. In addition, a short musical that tells the story of guaranA? among others.
3rd Session
Time: 2.30 pm
For children of 6 years an above
Short films and an animation portraying the Brazilian North-East which brings entertainment and strong emotions to this session!
4th Session
Time: 3.15pm
For children of 8 years and above
Corda Bamba- Long film. RJ
Based on the book by Lygia Bojunga, this film tells the story of a girl who lives in the circus and is forced to deal with the longing of her parents. An emotional film for the whole family!
