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The Kidflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy (styled The KID''flix'' Film Fest of Bed-Stuy!) is a free〔''The Network Journal'', “MoCADA’s 10th Annual KID''flix'' Film Fest: Best Line Up Ever,” August 7, 2009 ()〕 annual film festival for children and their families presented by the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). It has taken place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, since 2000,〔Camille Bautista, ''DNAinfo'', “Watch Free Family Movies at Fulton Park This Summer,” August 7, 2015 ()〕 and is now preparing for its 17th season. It is held every Friday night in August〔Jeff Vandam, New York ''Times'', “History, With Hipper Retailing in Bed-Stuy,” August 21, 2009 ()〕 in Fulton Park. The festival was founded and is organized by local artist TRUE with the help of MoCADA’s former Executive Director (and current New York City Council woman), the Honorable Laurie Cumbo. It has been produced in partnership with African Film Festival, Inc. since 2003, and has also collaborated with organizations such as Black Girls Rock!,〔''Gay New York'', “MoCADA Soul of Brooklyn Festival 2015,” August 15, 2015 ()〕 caribBEING, DCTV, Red Clay Arts, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, Scenarios USA and others. It is funded, in part, by corporate sponsors, governmental agencies, and audience contributions. The festival is an extension of MoCADA’s public outreach programs, and strives to present films that further the museum’s mission, to “…give a more accurate portrayal of contributions to the historical, artistic and cultural landscape of the world by people of African descent.”〔(MoCADA’s website, under the “Mission” heading )〕 The organizers also try to showcase local and independent filmmakers,〔Jeff Wilkins, New York ''Daily News'', “Filmmaker Erwin (Brooklyn) Brown Brings Film ‘Skiddles’ to Hometown and Namesake Borough,” August 4, 2009 ()〕 and films made by youth.〔(New York ''Daily News'', “This Weekend,” August 21, 2007 )〕 Film selections have been curated around themes such as “Celebrating Black Music!”〔Paul DeBenedetto, ''DNAinfo'', “Bed-Stuy Kids Film Festival Celebrates ‘Black Music,’” August 8, 2014 ()〕 and “Black Girls Rock!,” and are often preceded by live music and dance performances and workshops that are thematically linked to the night’s films.〔(Bed-Stuy Gateway, “12th Annual KID''flix'' Film Fest of Bed-Stuy,” August 3, 2011 )〕 Selections have included: Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony; The Boys of Baraka; Bronx Princess; Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed; Slingshot Hip Hop; and War/Dance. Each year, the festival ends with an interactive “Sing & Dance-Along” to The Wiz that features visual effects, a yellow brick road, puppets, a costume contest,〔''NY Metro Parents'', “KID''flix'' Film Fest,” August 7, 2015 ()〕 and a tribute to Michael Jackson and Lena Horne.〔(''Time Out New York'', “KID''flix'' Film Fest: A Tribute to Michael Jackson,” August 26, 2011 )〕 Popcorn, face-painting, and “I’m a KID''flix'' KID!” T-shirts are provided free to hundreds of kids each year.〔''Art in Brooklyn'', “KID''flix'' Film Fest of Bed-Stuy: Featuring ''THE WIZ''.” August 23, 2011 ()〕 In 2009, former Brooklyn Boro President Marty Markowitz commemorated KID''flixs 10th season by officially proclaiming August 7, 2009 as "The KID''flix'' Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! Day" in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, Brooklyn Boro President Eric Adams commemorated KID''flixs 15th season by officially proclaiming August 1, 2014 as “The KID''flix'' Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! Day” in Brooklyn, New York. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Kidflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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