YoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundanceandToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren'tinfilmschoolyetandaren't,strictlyspeaking,evenadults?
TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival,tomorrow,inasettinganydirectormightenvy:LincolnCenter.Completewith“redcarpet”interviewsandvariousawards,thefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperiencedmoviemakers,exceptfortheageoftheparticipants:about8to18.
“What'sreallyexcitingisthatit'sfilmforkidsbykids,”saidCoriGardner,managingdirectorofWingspanArts,anonprofitorganizationofferingyouthartsprogramsintheNewYorkarea.ThisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizationsandonefromamiddleschoolinArlington,Virginia.“Wewanttomakethisanationalevent,”Ms.Gardneradded.
ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.B.Kingtoasciencefictionadventuresetintheyear3005.“Alotofthematerialisreallymature,”Ms.Gardnersaid,talkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkCitybranchofGlobalActionProject,amediaartsandleadershiptraininggroup.“TheChoiceisaboutthehistoryofafamilyandMasterAntiSmokerisaboutthe dangersofsecondhandsmoke.”DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants'(移民)feelingsofbothbelongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.
Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbeshown.TheseincludeamusicvideoandafulllengthfilmwhosetitleisPressures.
5.WingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival________.
A.isorganizedbyamiddleschool
B.isasfamousastheTorontoFestival
C.showsfilmsmadebychildren
D.offersawardstofilmschoolstudents
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofWingspanArts?
A.Ithelpsyoungfilmmakerstomakemoney.
B.Itprovidesartsprojectsforyoungpeople.
C.It'samediaartsandleadershiptraininggroup.
D.It'sanationalorganizationforyoungpeople.
7.Theunderlinedword“shorts”inParagraph4refersto________.
A.shorttrousers B.shortkids