"Tiny Circus" is coming to Decorah!

The "Tiny Circus" stop-animation troupe is coming to Decorah, thanks in part to a $3,350 Iowa Arts Council grant given to the Oneota Film Festival.

OFF has received the state grant to help bring the Tiny Circus team to town to work on "Recycle and Reuse," an animated short film. The film will premiere at the Sixth-Annual Oneota Film Festival, to be held March 6th, 7th and 8th on the Luther College campus.

Based in Grinnell, Tiny Circus (www.tinycircus.org) creates stop-motion animation films.  Each film frame is shot as a photograph, with the characters manipulated by hand before another photograph is taken. T

"One of our priorities this year is to include films that will appeal to families," says OFF Board President Nancy Sojka, noting that OFF is seeking additional matching funds from individuals and businesses in support of the Tiny Circus project. "What better way to attract families than to screen a fun, animated film made in cooperation with local residents of all ages."