Editor

The eighth annual Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, April 29 to May 8, 2005, is just a week away! Numerous screenings are already sold out, so now may be your last chance to experience this year's great film line-up. We are extremely excited to welcome many special guests who will be on-site for engaging Q&A's. This is a fantastic opportunity for the young and the young at heart to ask questions of all kinds in a family-friendly atmosphere with their peers.

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 6:30 PM at Famous Players Canada Square Limited tickets still available for the Opening Night Party and Film, MAX & JOSEF- DOUBLE TROUBLE. Director Erik Leijonborg from Sweden will be in attendance for the April 29 and 30, 2005 screenings only.

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 12:30 PM at Famous Players Canada Square Get your tickets for PELICANMAN, a humourous and timeless fantasy film about a boy who befriends a strange yet friendly pelicanman creature who is half man and half pelican. Director Liisa Helminem from Finland will be in attendance at the April 30 and May 7, 2005 screenings.

Sunday, May 1, 2005 - 4:00 PM at Famous Players Canada Square Don’t miss COUNT ME OUT, an energetic, zany comedy with delightful performances about a young girl determined to meet her father. Director Ari Kristinsson from Iceland will be present at screenings on May 1 and 7, 2005.

There are lots of other great films to see opening weekend, get your tickets before they sell out! Check out these great films at Famous Players Canada Square:

World premiere of Thomas the Tank Engines new movie, CALLING ALL ENGINES Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 1:00 PM and Sunday, May 1, 2005 - 11:00 AM

EMPRESS CHUNG Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:00 PM

SCARY STUFF Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:45 PM

LA PROPHÉTIE DES GRENOUILLES Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:30 PM (This screening in French with NO English subtitles) and Sunday, May 1, 2005 - 10:30 AM (with subtitles)

Reel Rascals Short Films including international Premiere of a new Bob the Builder episode, BOB THE BUILDER AND FRIENDS Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 10:45 AM and Sunday, May 1, 2005 - 12:45 PM

ALOSHA Sunday, May 1, 2005 - 1:00 PM and Saturday, May 7, 2005 - 1:00 PM

Send the aspiring playwright in your life to FROM DREAM TO
SCREEN(PLAY) where they will learn all the basics and some insider’s tricks to the art of screenwriting. Featuring screenwriter Murray McRae (Blizzard, Touching Wild Horses), Sunday,April 30, 2005 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Don’t miss out on all the fun! Call or click for theatre locations, full film and workshop descriptions, age recommendations, and to purchase your tickets:

http://www.bell.ca/sprockets
or 416-968-FILM(3456)