FILM SCHEDULE
Opening Night: SUPA MODO
Friday, March 1 @ 7:30 PM
The City LibraryRecommended for ages 8+
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AMAZING ANIMATIONS
Short Film Program
Saturday, March 2 @ 9:30 AM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 4+
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THE END OF DREAMS
Saturday, March 2 @ 10:00 AM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 8+
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JIM BUTTON & LUKE THE ENGINE DRIVER
Saturday, March 2 @ 11:45 AM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 6+
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SUPER MISS!
Saturday, March 2 @ 12:30 PM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 6+
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SUPA MODO
Saturday, March 2 @ 2:30 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 8+
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ÖTZI AND THE MYSTERY OF TIME
Saturday, March 2 @ 3:00 PM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 6+
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LIYANA
Saturday, March 2 @ 5:00 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 10+
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THE FOOTBALLEST
Saturday, March 2 @ 5:30 PM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 8+
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ALONE IN SPACE
Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 8+
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LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION.
Short Film Program
Sunday, March 3 @ 9:30 AM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 8+
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THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE GIANT PEAR
Sunday, March 3 @ 10:00 AM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 4+
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ROSIE & MOUSSA
Sunday, March 3 @ 12:00 PM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 6+
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CHUSKIT
Sunday, March 3 @ 12:30 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 6+
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21 DAYS LATER
Sunday, March 3 @ 2:30 PM The LeonardoRecommended for ages 10+
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SPECTACULAR SHORTS
Short Film Program
Sunday, March 3 @ 3:00 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 8+
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I AM WILLIAM
Sunday, March 3 @ 5:30 PM The City LibraryRecommended for ages 8+
Workshops give kids the opportunity to connect directly with experts in the virtual reality, sound effects, filmmaking, and film makeup fields to deepen their appreciation for the craft and inspire them to dig deeper into the elements of a story.
SPY HOP: 3D PLATFORMER GAME DESIGN
Saturday, March 2 @ 10:00 AM The City Library
FEEL THE NOISE – MAKING SOUND EFFECTS FOR FILM
Saturday, March 2 @ 12:15 PM The City Library
FEEL THE NOISE – MAKING SOUND EFFECTS FOR FILM
Saturday, March 2 @ 4:45 PM The City Library
SPY HOP: MOVIE MONSTERS
Saturday, March 2 @ 2:15 PM The City Library
SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP
Sunday, March 3 @ 10:00 AM The City Library
VIRTUAL REALITY STORYTELLING
Sunday, March 3 @ 12:00 PM The City Library
SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP
Sunday, March 3 @ 2:00 PM The City Library
The Tumbleweeds Clubhouse is free for all Library Square patrons and features over 15 craft and technology activities in The City Library’s Urban Room (main lobby) and The Leonardo’s Entrance Atrium.
The Clubhouse is open Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm.
Bad Dog Art’s Color Palette Collages
Make a collage, abstract or a figure or cityscape. See how color can change the perspectives in movies, paintings, commercials and art.
Christian McKay Heidicker’s Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Learn the art of storytelling from author Christian McKay Heidicker, whose new book is a weird, creepy, and thoroughly entertaining romp for readers of all ages!
The City Library’s Tinker Lab Green-Screen Magic
Transform your surroundings or even disappear while experimenting with the power of a green-screen studio. Explore facets of this technology while you create your own onscreen story.
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum Silly Sculptures
Use playdough, spaghetti and marshmallows to put together sculptures big and small! Great for tiny tots.
Hand Drawn Photo Booth’s You’re A Work of Art
Get drawn by the Hand Drawn Photo Booth, a photo “machine” operated by a real-live artist.
Festival attendees try on costumes and props inspired by various careers including film directors, chefs, photographers, writers, construction workers, etc.
SLC Mini Maker Faire’s All The World’s A Stage
Bring stories to life with these interactive do-it-yourself setpieces.
Show off your super powers! Help artist Maggie Willis create, paint, and decorate a superhero installation for the Festival!
UMOCA’s Film Character Finger Puppets
Create your character! Use paper, scissors, and glue to design your story’s star and bring your imaginative tale to life.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Mask it up!
Masks not only hide our faces, but they can also transform us. Get inspiration from masks from all over the world to create your own mask.
Clark Planetarium Moon Lander game & VR experience
Protect the Earth from an extinction level meteor event like the dinosaurs experienced, learning real science from Clark Planetarium.
Dansker Digital’s Eye in the Sky
Want to see what it takes to set up and pilot a filmmaking drone? Stop by our drone piloting displays and take flight.
MonkeyTime Software’s Lord of Fire and Ice
Take on monsters and learn about virtual reality while checking out this brand-new local VR game.
Play-Well Summer Camp’s LEGO Robots
Test-drive interactive LEGO projects, like walkers and off-road vehicles that scramble over obstacles.
Come play the Chicken Game with Spy Hop! Play our original interactive video game in teams to help our chicken get to the golden egg!
University of Utah’s Youth Education’s Augmented Reality/Game Design
Swoop by our booth to learn about augmented reality! Enter to win a gift bundle that includes a $50 youth education gift certificate.
Utah Film Center Artist Foundry’s Ask a Filmmaker
Sit down with a filmmaker and learn about storytelling, editing, and directing.
Film still from Volume 2 film Racing Extinction
Film Spark Workshop
Join us for a free 3-hour workshop! Utah Film Center instructors will provide training on how to integrate documentary film screenings into the classroom. Workshop includes watching a Film Spark film, and learning best practices for using the accompanying curriculum. Upon completion, each teacher team will receive a Film Spark Volume 2, which includes 12 STEM-related documentaries and standards-linked study guides.
Workshop is open to educators grades 6-12 and is fully funded (no cost to participating teachers). Professional development relicensure credit is available to qualifying participants. Not in the Salt Lake area, click here to see other upcoming Film Spark workshops.
The City Library
210 E 400 S
The City Library in downtown Salt Lake City and at Adobe’s Utah Campus in Lehi
Utah Film Center is pleased to offer FREE Tumbleweeds Festival Field Trips to grades 1-12 as part of our Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth. This year we are excited to announce 3 films and the addition of a Utah County venue option. There will be a discussion after each screening and all participating teachers will receive a study guide packet.
Underwriting for bus/transportation support is available, email mwalker [at] utahfilmcenter.org for information.
with pre-film presentation and post-film discussion,
both with a professional animator.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is 75 minutes
A selection of animated films from around the world programmed specifically for youth film-lovers.
Adobe’s Utah Campus
3900 Adobe Way
The City Library
210 E 400 S
with post-film discussion.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is 100 minutes
Reader and Headsets will be provided, see below for details. Jo is a young girl living in a small village in Kenya. It’s her dream to become a super-heroine, but unfortunately these ambitions are hindered by her impending terminal illness. As an attempt to make her desires possible the whole village is plotting a genius plan with the goal to make her wish come true.
SubtitlesTo enhance our young viewers’ appreciation of foreign-language movies, we have readers read subtitles aloud. We play the readings through individual headsets, to allow those who do not require the service to experience the film without hearing the reader.
The City Library
210 E 400 S
with post-film discussion.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is 110 minutes.
Nine high school students from around the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at ISEF – the International Science and Engineering Fair. Facing off against 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries, only one will be named Best in Fair.
Looking for a full day field trip? Scroll down to see our Film + Workshop option for this film
Adobe’s Utah Campus
3900 Adobe Way
The City Library
210 E 400 S
Film + Workshop
Full Day Field Trip Option: 10:00am-2:30pm
Spend the day on Library Square. A screening of Science Fair starts that day at 10am in the The City Library auditorium, followed by a Q&A with youth who have competed in ISEF. Following the screening there will be science-related workshops and activities led by our professional film artist team. Participating teachers and students will be asked to bring a bag lunch.
The City Library
210 E 400 S
