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90-Second Newbery Film Festival 2023 - BROOKLYN SCREENING
We're a video contest in which kids create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds.
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Date and time
Saturday, April 15 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Location
Brooklyn Public Library - Main Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238
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- 2 hours
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The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about 90 seconds. Creative takes are encouraged: think Charlotte's Web as a horror movie, or The Tale of Desperaux as a musical!
For twelve years we've screened the best kid-made movies annually in Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and many other cities . . . including right here in New York City!
Make your FREE reservation for the BROOKLYN screening of this year's 90-Second Newbery! The screening is hosted by children's authors James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish) and Chris Grabenstein (Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, The Smartest Kid in the Universe, and more) with special guest Newbery honoree Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer and more)
We'll be showing movies made by kids from New York and some of the best from around the country.
This year, the Brooklyn 90-Second Newbery will screen on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 1-3 pm at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (in the Dweck Auditorium). Books by James, Chris, and Rita will be available for sale, and you can hang out with the authors and filmmakers!
Tickets are free! However, we recommend reserving your seat in advance to ensure admittance. Although a reservation is recommended, you don't have to bring a printed ticket.
(Interested in making your own 90-Second Newbery movie? Great! You can find complete details, plus video resources, at the 90-Second Newbery website: http://www.90secondnewbery.com.)
We rely on your support to keep the 90-Second Newbery going! If you like what we do, please consider making a donation here.
Major support is provided by the Brooklyn Public Library.
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The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival (founded in 2011) is an annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds.
Ever since 1922, the Newbery Medal has been recognized as the most prestigious award in children’s literature. But any classic book, no matter how worthy and somber, turns into something fresh and bonkers when compressed into 90 seconds. Here are 25 standouts from the hundreds of kid-made videos we've received over the years: http://bit.ly/2cbDC1r
The best of each year's movies are shown at FREE yearly screenings across the country, in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, San Antonio, Minneapolis, and many other cities--co-hosted by author James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish) and other children's authors. These free shows combine screenings of the kids' movies with live comedy bits, and have been a smash hit from the start, with crowds of hundreds, including the young filmmakers themselves.
For more information, visit us at http://www.90secondnewbery.com.