Little Mao kicks off 2013 in Seattle

Little Mao will begin the new year with two screenings at the Children's Film Festival in Seattle.  It takes place on Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 pm and Friday, February 1 at 1:00 pm in the program, Hang On For The Ride.  For tickets, click here.

Seattle marks Little Mao's return to the U.S. after an appearance at the prestigious Chicago International Childrens Film Festival in October.  More screenings across North America will be announced here.  Stay tuned, comrades...

Today, Little Mao salutes Comrade Ariyena Sorani (aka Cindy) on reaching her 10th birthday:

Photo by Maloney Aguirre

Comrades visit the Hamilton Film Festival

Little Mao enjoyed two screenings on Saturday, November 10 at the Hamilton Film Festival.  Unfortunately, writer/director Allan Tong was away filming his documentary, Leone Stars, in distant Sierra Leone, but cast member Tia Ng and her family represented the film. 

"Tia was surprised that after the screening they called all kids who are in the other movies in the program and gave them trophies," reports her proud father, Des (who snapped this photo). 

Thank you, comrades!  Thank you, Hamilton!

Hamilton hails MAO not once, but twice

Little Mao plays not once, but twice at the Hamilton Film Festival. First screening is at 1:00 pm, then another 7:00 pm on November 10. Details & tickets: (905) 529-3000, info@hamiltonfilmfestival.com or
www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com

Little Mao hits the CICFF

Little Mao enjoyed a screening at America's largest kids' film festival, the Chicago International Children Film Festival, last Friday at the renown Facets Multi-Media cinema.  Here are some images:

LITTLE MAO screens at Facets (photo: Julio Cabrera)

Director Allan Tong doing a Q&A after the screening

 

Allan with fellow filmmakers (from Puerto Rico), Julio & Leslie Cabrera

LITTLE MAO visits the home of the blues, Chess Records

MAO takes Brantford

November begins with Little Mao playing the Brantford Film Festival north of Toronto.  The film plays Saturday, November 3, 1:00 pm during the middle of the weekend festival, and barely a week after it screens at the Chicago International Childrens Film Festival.  Seize the day!  Seize the hour!

photo by Johnny Vong

 

Little Mao is going to Chicago

The Chicago International Childrens Film Festival will screen Little Mao on Friday, October 26, 11:45 am in the Me 'n' My Family program of short film.  The screening takes place at Chicago's venerable Facets Multi-Media Theater.  The CICFF is one of the largest childrens film festivals in the world, rivalling TIFF Kids where Little Mao had its world premiere last April.  Click for details.

Little Mao up for award at Grand River in Kitchener-Waterloo

Little Mao is a finalist in the SHORT Shorts competition hosted by the Grand River Film Festival in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.  The finalists will be screened followed by a reception open to the public on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7:00pm at the Princess Twin Cinemas, 46 King St. North, Waterloo, N2J 2W9.  Mao's director and some of its stars will attend.  Watch here for the results.  For tickets, click here. Facebook event.