Congratulations Too Loud A Solitude!
Film by Genevieve Anderson
Commissioned by Heather Henson/ Handmade Puppet Dreams Films

UNIMA-USA, founded in 1966 by Jim Henson, is the North American Center of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, the oldest international theatre organization in the world, founded in 1929. The UNIMA-USA Citation recognizes excellence in the art of puppet theatre.
Citation-quality shows exalt-- and exemplify the best of-- the art of puppetry in North America. Through these awards, UNIMA-USA seeks to stimulate and reward excellent puppet theatre. The Citations are awarded to shows that touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall. In meeting the criteria for excellent puppetry, Citation-worthy shows must also stand as prime examples of excellent theatre.
 

Join us for the Orlando International Puppet Festival in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Target Family Theatre Festival!

Purchase your tickets now at www.orlandorep.com

For a complete listing of shows and events, please visit www.orlandopuppetfestival.com

We are pleased to announce that some selections from Handmade Puppet Dreams will be screening at the World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague, Czech Republic! The screenings are at 12pm each day at various locations.

May 27 - Part 1 - Cervantes Institute:

The Red Book
Old Mother Hubbard
Herd
Popsicle

May 28 - Part 2 - City Library Film Hall:

The Tea Party
Isemond
Hold Me Now
Dante's Inferno
Hot in Herre

May 29 - Part 3 - City Library Film Hall:

Sure Sheep
Dudley and the ToyKeeper's Chest
Earth Day Bottle Bug Band
House Upon the Hill
The Dirty Spoon Food Adventure
Omar's Mother
Sophie's Story
Maika - Desert Gold
Callalilly
Manetti
Ye Ballad of Ivan Petrofsky Skevar
The Whole World And You

Heather Henson’s Film Series, Handmade Puppet Dreams will present HMPD “For Families” as part of the Delray Beach Film Festival. The screening takes place Saturday May 23, 2009 at 10:00am. This free screening is for ages 2 & up and also includes a hands-on Puppet Workshop based on John Kennedy’s film, The Sure Sheep.

Description:
Handmade Puppet Dreams For Families is a collection of puppet film shorts for young people ages 2 and up, created by independent artists exploring their handmade craft specifically for the camera. The mission of HMPD For Families is to inspire young people and their families in the art of puppetry and film, as well as create opportunities for dramatizing, creating, and exploring aesthetically sophisticated puppetry. Following the screening, you can rock out with Tad and the whole flock at Handley’s Sheep Farm and create your very own Sure Sheep Puppet! In this exciting hands-on workshop based on John Kennedy’s puppet film, The Sure Sheep, participants will experience how puppet films are made by designing, building, and puppeteering their Sure Sheep puppet on film.

About the Festival:
For more information, please call (561) 381-3212 or visit our website at: www.dbff.us or www.delraybeachfilmfestival.com.

Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Series

visits Asheville, NC for the

Asheville Puppetry Alliance Grand Puppet Gala!

Screening excerpts of Handmade Puppet Dreams Volume II

AND presenting the Muppet Movie Sing Along, an

interactive movie experience!

http://www.ashevillepuppetry.org/gala.htm

Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Series will screen Volume I


Mon April 27 7:00pm at
RISD Met Cafe Auditorium

Special guest artist, Paul Andrejco will also introduce and screen 4 of his films!

Handmade Puppet Dreams is screening "For Families" at the Newport Beach Film Festival!!!
April 26 @1:30pm

Please visit Newport Beach Film Festival for details.

Labyrinth
with Steve Whitmire
April 4, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) must travel throough a labyrinth to save her brother from the Goblin King (David Bowie) in a world beyond reality.
Ages 11 & up [97 min]

Steve Whitmire will be signing autographs and introducing screenings!

Muppet Puppeteer Steve Whitmire joins us this weekend at the Fantastic World of Jim Henson. Steve Whitmire has been a principal Muppet performer since 1978, behind characters including Ernie and Kermit the Frog since 1990, as well as Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Statler,
and Wembley Fraggle.

To check out all of the screenings and events happening this weekend at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, please visit History Center