International Wildlife Film Festival Features Local Film

Idaho kids get the chance to put themselves in the shoes, make that paws or talons, of some of the earth's coolest animals. A locally produced kid's film, honored at the International Wildlife Film Festival will be featured this Wednesday and Thursday at Boise's Flicks Theater as part of the post festival tour. Fast Food: A Predator's World took top honors in the children's program category at the 27th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF). The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, along with Wide Eye Productions, produced the 10-minute video to educate school children about predator-prey relationships. The fast-paced program uses wildlife footage interspersed with vignettes featuring kids to illustrate wildlife concepts. Most people tend to sympathize with prey animals. Fast Food tries to get school children to also view the relationship from the predator's angle. It asks questions like; Did you know that a predator may hunt nine or ten times before it catches any prey? Can you imagine if you ordered a pizza and nine times in a row the box was empty? That's what it's like for predators. Fast Food will be featured along with nine other wildlife films. Proceeds will support Boise's Annual Bald Eagle Day at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival on Saturday, January 29 and other conservation and education efforts. Tickets can be purchased at the Flicks Theater, 646 Fulton Street. Adult admission is $7.50, children, seniors and students will be admitted for $5.50. Matinees are also $5.50. Show times are 4:30, 7 and 9:15 pm, Wednesday January 26, and Thursday January 27. Thursday's 4:30 matinee is programmed especially for children. Fast Food will be included in all of the showings except the 7pm and 9:15 pm showings on Thursday.