Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 02, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - The International Film Festival, which will kick off this Saturday, continues the Kids Menu section again this year with two new, internationally acclaimed films.
"Sunshine Barry & Disco Worms" and "The Secret of the Kells" will be shown in Kadıköy Rexx and Nişantaşı CityLife movie theaters at 1:30 p.m. during the weekends.
The films, which are for all children over the age of 6, are also for animated movie buffs. The films will be dubbed in Turkish.
"Sunshine Barry & Disco Worms" is a Denmark-Germany production by Thomas Borch Nielsen. It offers fun, colors and most importantly, unbeatable disco music. Barry the worm will bring the old disco beat to town in this lively, exciting computer animation. Barry is a worm not respected by anyone. He has a boring life and a boring job Ğ until the day his father hands him an old record. He dances perfectly, and he decides to form a band for the upcoming annual song contest. But not everything is easy to sway with the rhythm. Suddenly, he is scooped from earth with his friends to be sold as bait.
Debut animation
The debut feature of animation artist Tom Moore, "The Secret of the Kells" is a production of Ireland, France and Belgium. The
film is the account of the adventures of the 12-year-old Brendan, who must fight with the Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete a book. The life of Brendan, a boy who lives in an abbey, changes with the arrival of Brother Aidan and his cat, a master illuminator who is running away from the Vikings with an unfinished book. To complete the book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears, face mythical creatures in the enchanted forest, and befriend a fairy wolf-girl. This is a beautiful action, magic and danger filled adventure animation.
Kids Menu tickets for the 28th International Istanbul Film Festival is 10 Turkish Liras. The price for students and those over 65 is 7 liras.