Jacqueline Wilson's written some of the best-loved children's books of our time.
Hetty Feather, The Illustrated Mum, Double Act have all been adapted for television and her works throughout the years have been a part of children's lives. This year, for ADIFF's Fantastic Flix programme, Jacqueline Wilson has been invited as a guest programmer and will present a Q&A after a screening of The Illustrated Mum, as well as presenting a screening of the 1993 version of The Secret Garden and the 1952 children's classic, Mandy.
Fantastic Flix is Audi Dublin International Film Festival's children's programme and runs during ADIFF from Friday, February 10th to Saturday, February 25th. You can get the full schedule at diff.ie and here's the current schedule for Fantastic Flix this year.
The Red Turtle
18.30 Friday 10th Feb - Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
The Illustrated Mum (with post-screening Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson)
12.00 Sat 11th Feb, Movies@Dundrum
The Secret Garden (with intro from Jacqueline Wilson)
12.00 Sun 12th Feb, Light House Cinema
Mandy (with intro from Jacqueline Wilson)
10.30 Mon 13th Feb, Light House Cinema
Zip & Zap and the Captain’s Island
12.00, Sunday 12th Feb - Movies@Dundrum & 10.45, Mon 13th Feb – The Light House Cinema, Smithfield
Kai
14.00, Sun 12th Feb- Movies@Dundrum & 12.50, Mon 13th – The Light House Cinema, Smithfield
Fantastic Flix Shorts
10.45, Sun 12th Feb – The Light House Cinema, Smithfield
Abulele
14.15, Sun 12th Feb – The Light House Cinema, Smithfield & 12.15, Tues 14th Feb - Movies@Swords
Snowtime!
10.30, Tues 14th Feb – Movies@Swords &10.30, Wed 14th Feb - Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
Louis & Luca – The Big Cheese Race
10.45, Tues 14th Feb – Movies@Swords & 12.15, Wed 15th Feb -Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
Girl Asleep
13.50 Wed 15th Feb - Omniplex Rathmines & 12.45 Thurs 16th Feb - Movies@Dundrum
The Stinky & Dirty Show + Behind the Scenes Presentation
11.00, Fri 17th Feb – Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
Foley Workshop: Creating Sounds for the Screen
14.30, Sat 18th Feb – The Ark
The Breadwinner Storyboard Workshop
14.30, Sat 25th Feb – The Ark