The Sehpferdchen (Seahorse) international film festival for young audiences, will take place from 21-31 January 2024 in Hanover with great cinema for young audiences and an intriguing credo…
Author: Gert Hermans
ECFA Journal November 2023
“My Kingdom for an ECFA Journal!”Compelling testimonials mark Young Horizons pitching
At the Young Horizons Industry Days, which took place for the first time under this new name, a number of socially engaged projects grabbed the attention. A total of 33 young audience projects were pitched for a professional expert audience.
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Ehreschlingel for Michel Ocelot
The Schlingel festival has never shied away from granting the biggest names a Life Time Achievement Award, the so-called Ehreschlingel. This year, another prestigious personality was chosen to follow in the footsteps of grandmasters such as Zdeněk Miler and Vacláv Vorlícek. Author, graphic designer and director Michel Ocelot is truly an icon in the European animation industry.
IDFA School Programme digs into family history
The truth and nothing but the truth… is that what we seek in a documentary? In that case, docs can even provide us with new insights into matters that we know intimately, such as… our own family. That is why IDFA digs into personal memories and histories of war in an inspiring school project.
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Slow start for the ECFA Awards season
The festival season is in full swing, but the ECFA Awards are only slowly trickling in. Recently two ECFA Awards were given to two special, unique films.
First ‘Just Film Industry Days’
The Just Film Industry Days – a two-day industry initiative by the Just Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event – present sessions with acknowledged opinion leaders for an audience of film professionals, educators and students.
Teens and women first at Filem’On
Year after year, the Brussels Filem’on festival continues building on its assets: stubborn programming and an increasing interest from and for the industry. As is proven by this year’s industry programme, that includes several inspiring events.