Explore the world without leaving New York! The New York International Children’s Film Festival takes place March 2-17 throughout New York City in 2024, with 10 screenings at Scandinavia House.

In Puffin Rock and the New Friends, a new story for our youngest audiences from Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea), Puffin Rock, a small island off the coast of Ireland, is a warm community and habitat for all creatures big and small. An especially calm respite in the storm of migration, it’s here where we find puffin Oona, who looks after her baby brother, Baba, shielding him from any possible dangers the gorgeous flora or fauna may pose. When Puffin Isabelle and her step-brother Phoenix arrive on the Rock, Oona knows all the things to do and games to play to help fend off their homesickness; but there are still serious matters at hand, like protecting a puffin egg that brings the promise of a new generation. Their pals Flynn the Fox, May the Rabbit, and Mossy the hard-working Shrew are on the job. (80 min. Ages 3+ | Dir. Jeremy Purcell | Ireland, 2023 | In English

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