How to Go to the Flying Popcorn! International Children's Festival

The Flying Popcorn! International Children's Festival is held in Newport, Rhode Island, in February. It is a great outlet for filmmaker kids to shine with their own production projects. Use these steps to learn more about the Flying Popcorn! International Children's Film Festival and how to attend.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Visit a festival information website. The Kid Filmmakers site has a listing for the Flying Popcorn! International Children's Film Festival with all of the event details.
2. Call your travel agent. If you need additional travel accommodations, call your travel agent. She can save you money as well as have possible access to festival discounts.
3. Get involved. The programs are for kid filmmakers who have talent and want to be recognized for their filmmaking abilities, kids who have films selected for festival screenings will be invited to that festival. Program information is available on the website.
4. Volunteer. A great way to get in free and learn about the filmmaking and festival planning process is to volunteer at the event. More information about volunteering can be found on the website or by contacting the management via email at [e-mail].
5. Work for the kid filmmakers program. They offer employment opportunities, in which some of the work could be transitioned into festival productions. Kid Filmmakers puts on approximately 20 festivals around the country a year.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a great place to take your budding filmmaker, since it is a film festival specifically for children. Most film festivals are more mature, but this one is all about the kids.