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- Run time: 4 minutes 5 seconds
- Country of origin: United States
Genre:
Children
Synopsis:
In the short, CG animation, Smart Machine, a single-minded little boy, while on a family vacation, has a most unusual encounter with a vending machine. This is the second in an ongoing series of pieces about food that combine storytelling with advocacy to present healthy food choices to children ages 2-9. In the process of
trying to get himself a snack, the child discovers the machine not only can communicate but has some pretty strong opinions on what it is willing to offer him.(more)
Director:
Jane Sablow
Writer(s):
Jane Sablow
Producer(s):
Jane Sablow & Carl Edwards
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Prior Festival Screenings:
- San Diego International Children's Film Festival 2008, USA
- Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival 2008, USA
- CINEKID The Screening Club 2008, Netherlands
- Columbus International Film and Video Festival 2008, USA
- KIDS FIRST! Film Festival 2009, USA
- SF Bay Area International Children's Film Festival 2009 USA
- International Film Festival of Uruguay 2009, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Worldfest-Houston 2009
- Divercine Int'l Festival for Children 2009, Montevideo, Uruguay
- The Cartoon Club 2009, Rimini, Italy
- Cinewest for Children and Youth 2009, Auburn, Australia
- Felder Film Festival and Family Fest 2009, Charleston, SC USA
- The Accolade Competition, USA
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Awards:
- Bronze REMI Awards from Worldfest-Houston 2009
- Impressive Impact Award 2009: Felder Film Festival Family Division, USA
- Award of Merit 2009 for Animation: The Accolade Competition, USA
- Award of Merit 2009 for Children/Family Programming, The Accolade Competition, USA