Stockton Children’s Book of the Year 2018

Stockton Children's
As a past winner of Stockton Children’s Book of the Year, on Saturday 24th March, Georgia Byng will be giving a talk about the Molly Moon book series and film.

Georgia’s talk is part of a celebration marking 21 years of Stockton Children’s Book of the Year. 14 other past winning authors will attend the event over Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March at Stockton Central Library in the UK. Other authors in attendance include: Pete Johnson, Thomas Bloor, Barbara Mitchelhill, Megan Rix, Piers Today, Tamsin Cooke, Peter J Murray, Kaye Umansky, Vivian French, Alan Temperley, Michael Lawrence, S.F. Said and Livi Michael.

On Saturday 24th March Georgia will run the following sessions and book signings:

Sessions: 10.45am – 12.15pm & 1.15pm – 2.15pm
Book signings: 11.45am – 1215pm & 2.15pm – 2.45pm

Stockton Central Library, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom TS18 1TU

Tickets are FREE and available online or by phone 01642 528130

This event is suitable for 18-13 year olds.

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism will be screened at Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. You can find out about tickets on the official website.

The screening times and locations are:
Saturday 24 October, 9:30 am, Landmark Century Cinema 1
Sunday 25 October, 2:15 pm, Gorton Community Center – Lake Forest
Monday 26 October, 11:45 am, Facets Theater 1

Tumbleweeds Film Festival Utah

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism has been selected for the Tumbleweeds Film Festival, Utah. The festival will run from 25 – 27 September 2015. Details about the screening will follow shortly.

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Tumbleweed Film Festival

Georgia Byng in Sweden

Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism is going to be screened at the Peace and Love Film Festival in Sweden. Georgia will be there to sign books and will also be doing talks at local schools.
Peace and Love Film Festival, Sweden 2015

 

Tuesday 1 September, 2015 (day 3)
1pm – 3pm
Orebro, Sweden

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Georgia Byng attends the Korean premiere

Seoul International Youth Film Festival
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism will be screening at Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF) this weekend for the Korean premiere. Georgia Byng will be there to sign books.

Screening times:

Saturday 8 August, 12:30
CGV Shinchon cinema 5

Monday 10 August, 12.50
CGV Shinchon cinema 5

There is more information on the SIYFF website.

Molly Moon hits the Film Festivals

TIFF Kids International Film Festival Logo

As you may have heard Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism premiered at the Toronto Kids International Film Festival.

The cinemas were packed and the people who came seemed to really like the film. They came out talking about hypnotism and Molly and the movie. It seemed that they loved it.

Hypnotism - An Ancient Art Explained - Molly Moon's WorldLuckily, before I went to Toronto,  I had managed to find the prop book from the film, the old, red book called Hypnotism, An Ancient Art that Molly finds in the Briersville library. People loved that.

Next time I will take the stuffed pug that the crew used as a pretend Petula when the actor dog, Lola couldn’t be on set.

Petula prop from the movie "Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism"

The movie will be heading to Bentonville International Film Festival BIFF and Seattle International Film Festival SIFF next.

SQUIFF SNIFF WHIFF festivals too. These ones I made up. It seems all film festivals end in IFF (International Film Festival).

Soon it will be all over the world. I cannot wait for you to see it.

By the way, if a kids’ film festival comes your way, go.

Film festivals show brilliant films… and obscure ones from far away places like Mongolia or Tahiti or Timbuctu that you might never see otherwise… These quite often have subtitles but you soon get used to reading what the actors are saying. Though there are lots of films in English too. Often you can see a film way before it comes out in the cinema.

Hope you are having a good day where ever you are.

Love,

Georgia Byng

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