The oldest and largest all-ages film festival in the United States is back! This iconic family event features diverse new films for all ages, and an IRL appearance by beloved book author Deborah Diesen, who will read The Pout-Pout Fish Movie Storybook. Screenings include films like The Pout-Pout Fish Movie, Spiked, Flower of the Dawn, and The Land of Sometimes. 

This is a free event, but heads up that tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting one hour before each showtime on the day of the show. 

This year’s featured programs will include:  

Children's book author Deborah Diesen will be attending in person with a screening of The Pout-Pout Fish Movie, followed by a reading and book signing. Free books to be distributed to all families attending the program (while supplies last). 

Screenings of new animated feature films include:

Leon Joosen's The Land of Sometimes, a musical which follows twins Alfie and Elise who get more than they bargained for as they are whisked away to a magical world after summoning a mysterious Wish Collector.

Mark Risley’s Flower of the Dawn, a fairy tale that follows a princess who has been turned into a nightingale by a vain sorceress whose only hope is to attain an elusive, magical flower.

Reza Memari’s The Last Whale Singer; an adventure that features a self-doubting teenage humpback whale who must face his fears and embark on a perilous journey with his friends to discover his own song and save the ocean from a monstrous creature.

Caroline Origer’s Spiked, which follows a young, orphaned hedgehog and an overextended rabbit father who experience the adventure of a lifetime.

There will also be several live-action films and 22 short-action film presentations, including works from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.