The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which young filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in just a few minutes. (Ever since 1922, the Newbery Medal has been recognized as the most prestigious award in children’s literature.)
The best movies received are screened at special-event screenings in New York City, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Tacoma, and other cities—co-hosted by festival founder James Kennedy (author of the YA fantasy The Order of Odd-Fish and more) and other award-winning children’s authors. Past movies have been ingenious, hilarious, and impressive—from musicals to stop-motion Claymation, from puppet shows to animation!
The Rochester, NY screening of the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival will be hosted by James Kennedy (author of The Order of Odd-Fish and more) and Bruce Coville (author of The Unicorn Chronicles, Aliens Ate My Homework, and much more). Sponsored by the Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library, Genesee Valley BOCES, Irondequoit Public Library, Animatus Studio, and RIT MAGIC, RIT College of Art & Design and RIT K-12 University Center.
FREE tickets available at https://90secondnewbery.com/events