By Julie from Macaroni Kid
The SOMA Film Festival returns this year on March 16 - 18 with exciting options for kids and their parents! I love that the SOMA Film Festival is so uniquely ‘local.’ The Film Festival highlights area filmmakers (perhaps one of your own neighbors?), includes a much-loved Kids Program and yet also brings internationally recognized independent and documentary films and filmmakers into our own backyard. This year, to add to the local, family feel the SOMA Film Festival has continued to add friendly features. First, due to its overwhelming popularity last year, the Kids Program will run twice on both Saturday, March 17 and and Sunday, March 18 at 10am. Then, during some of the adult screenings, the Film Festival has partnered with Oh! Canary Art Studio in Maplewood so that your kids can attend a unique art class while you take in a great film. SOMA Film Festival is truly committed to bringing the arts to all the families in the area!
And now 2 lucky Macaroni Kid, Summit Short Hills SOMA families will receive 4 free tickets to the Kids Program (one family will win for the Saturday show at The Woodland at 10am and one for the Sunday show at The Maplewood Theatre at 10am). CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY
Read more details about the Festival below:
SOMA FILM FESTIVAL KIDS PROGRAM:
The Kids Program will run on Saturday morning at 10am at The Woodland in Maplewood and again on Sunday at 10am at the Maplewood Theater. The program features delightful, amusing and thought provoking short, animated and live action films for kids ages 4 - 10 years-old. The films are by an array of Emmy and Award winning Directors and Animators such as: Jennifer Oxley (Peg + Cat, co-creator), Gregg & Evan Spiridellis (JibJab Founders), and some local area filmmakers: Linda Beck, Justin Simonich, plus even some Clinton Elementary School (in Maplewood) students! There will also be free treats and coffee (for the adults) provided by The Able Baker. Please click here and scroll down for a list of the Kids Program Films.
OH! CANARY’S ART & PLAY! CLASSES FOR KIDS WHILE PARENTS ATTEND SOMA FILM FESTIVAL!
After you enjoy the Kids Program on Saturday, SOMA Film Festival invites your kids to a unique art and play experience while you watch some great films.
Oh! Canary will be running art classes that celebrate play and promote artistic development in the upper chamber of The Woodland on Saturday, March 17 from 12:00pm to 6:30 pm. This service will be available in two-hour blocks and will cost only $10 per child with the purchase of a single program ticket.
Register in advance by clicking here.
In the main theater of The Woodland, SOMA Film Festival will be running three screenings in the time frame in which Oh! Canary has the classes.
Click here to link to Macaroni Kid.