European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
“The life of an activist doesn’t have a ‘switch off’ button”In the feature documentary PLANET B – that was the opening film of this year’s DOXS Ruhr festival, director Pieter Van Eecke follows two young activists. It is difficult to distinguish the real driving force behind the story: is it their commitment to the climate struggle or their friendship, because both elements are inextricably linked with one another.
“Children are slaves to our need for supervision”Jeremi, a YouTuber with a talent for loneliness and isolation, must spend the summer with his grandfather in the countryside. The healing green environment turns into a challenging place when a robot appears on the scene and hands him weird assignments. Like, creating a message for aliens in the form of a film. To fulfil his task, Jeremi gradually makes friends with a group of kids. The story is a trigger to send children into nature where they confront their own primary emotions. The methods used by Polish director Piotr Stasik were not obvious.
“It’s not a vegan propaganda film”Three short film interviews, conducted during the Zlin Film Festival for a series of podcasts. Meelis Arulepp (Estonia) tells about PETER THE BEETLE, Piotr Chmielewski (Poland) directed CRAB, and Czech film student Elvira Dulskaia graduated with ICE BREAK.
This interview with Filip Pošivač, director and script author of TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT, was recorded during the Giffoni Film Festival in July 2023.
This interview with Filip Pošivač & Jana Šrámková, director and script author of TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in May 2023.
This interview with Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, director of 12 HOURS TO DESCRUCTION, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in May 2023.
This interview with Mariloup Wolfe, Sarah-Maude Beauchesne & Lilianne Skelly, director, script author and main actress of BILLIE BLUE, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in May 2023.
This interview with Hugo Thomas, director of JUNIORS, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in May 2023.