Tate Papworth
Wildlife, nature and spades of fun are promised when the Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) comes to Brimbank next month.
After a highly successful 2019 running, the event returns to Brimbank with a selection of six short films; one of which is an Australian premiere.
Films featured include; Maybe Just a Fairytale – a 6-minute film featuring Australian wildlife coming to a free concert with a sting in the tail; Birthplace – a music video from the Netherlands which tells the symbolic story of a man arriving on a perfect earth, who encounters his nemesis in the form of ocean trash; Saccage – a three-minute animation from France about S.A.M., a garbage collector robot in a futuristic Paris who goes after a plastic bag. Ignoring all danger, he will cross Paris to maintain cleanliness in the city.
Also featured are; Kuap – an 8-minute animation from Switzerland which tells the strpoy of a tadpole who somehow misses out on becoming a frog and is left behind in the pond; Dry Fly – an animation from Spain about Margarito, a thirsty fly, with a broken wing, who sees a water drop inside of a carnivorous plant and desperately needs a drink.
EFFA directors Nathan Senn said the films are suitable for primary school age children to explore environmental topics ranging from the secret
“Kids are the future and it’s critical that we engage with them in a meaningful way about the environment and what needs to be done to preserve it for them,” Mr Senn said.
“These are short, fun films that primary school children will love, with an important message for all the family.”
In addition the Brimbank Council and Creative Brimbank have joined forces with EFFA to create an eco-awareness family festival for the July school holidays.
The event “EFFA x KIDS Goes Green” will run from 1pm Wednesday, July 8 to Thursday, July 9 and will include a special launch on Facebook live.
For more information visit: www.facebook.com/creativebrimbank.
