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We are so excited to share that [@nounsmovie](https://x.com/nounsmovie/status/1831479947397116204) has been selected in two more film festivals this summer to screen as part of the official selection. Episode 1-2-3 will play at the Animaze Montreal International Film Festival 2024 and the Kids First! 2024 Film Festival.
#### Popular Jury Notes from Kids First! (For Kids, Judged by a Kids Jury)
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> I really enjoyed The Rise of Blus. The beginning with the fish is really cute and the way he runs across everything to get to the bus or train that he missed is really cool.
> Wow! That is all I can say about this animation! It is off-the-charts fantastic!!!! The imagination behind these images is just wildly fantastic - from the floating city to the characters. This story takes place in the future and the characters, the floating building, the cars moving across lines connecting the buildings and backgrounds are all super futuristic. Noticeable is how well the mouths of the characters move in perfect synchronization with the dialogue. In addition, the movements of the characters are perfectly executed. The details of Noun’s room are also spot on and appropriate for a young preteen boy. The closeups on his face - perfect. Noun’s traverse across the community is nothing short of spectacular and compares with any movie chase scene in the most extraordinary way as he jumps from building to building, grabs a ride on a blowfish, and moves like a Parkour pro. I like how the characters are different colors and some of them are in animal or robot form. The evil characters look really evil - with shark-like teeth, or heads that look like skeletons, and mean sounding voices. The storyline unravels a tale of how Nouns is approaching a coming-of-age moment when his fate will be revealed by the Noggle, but when he visits his dad at his work place, he realizes that something is terribly off. This short film is inconclusive at the end with a “to be continued” message. So, we will have to wait for subsequent episodes and I can’t wait. It’s that good!
> The film’s message is that you never know who people really are or what they might be up to.
I give The Rise of Blus : A Nouns Movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Janie and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
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