BAYarts partners with the Cleveland International Film Festival

A still from "The Big Bad Fox," which features voices by Cèline Rontè, Boris Rehlinger, Guillaume Bouchede and Guillaume Darnault.

BAYarts is a proud community partner for the 42nd Annual Cleveland International Film Festival. The film that the Bay Village arts campus has partnered up for is "The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales."

This 2017 French animated film was directed by Benjamin Renner ("Ernest & Celestine") and Patrick Imbert. It has been adapted from a lauded graphic novel created by Renner. The sweet piece follows animal outcasts on a farm in the countryside. As a three-part anthology, it features a cast of earnest characters including a duck who wants to be Santa Claus, and a fox who plays a reluctant mother to chickens. 

Screenings are at Tower City Cinemas; Thursday, April 5, 4:50 p.m.; Sunday, April 8, 11:55 a.m.; and Tuesday, April 10, 9:20 a.m.

Save on tickets by using the discount code BAYARTS. They can be purchased on the clevelandfilm.org website, by calling 877-304-3456, or the at box office in the Tower City Cinemas lobby. The Festival runs April 4-15.