Author: Gert Hermans

In every edition the Schlingel Int. Film Festival for Children & Young Audience in Chemnitz, Germany, launches new initiatives to meet the needs of their audience. Continue reading “Schlingel: Always innovative + Ehreschlingel for Jo-Anne Blouin” →

Two ECFA Awards in one country, given within the course of one week. This could only be Germany! Continue reading “German ECFA Awards for TONGUE CUTTERS and MATTI AND SAMI” →

Athens welcomes its first Children’s Film Festival! The Athens International Children’s Film Festival (AΤΗICFF) aims to showcase, support and spread the creation of intelligent filmmaking for children and teenagers. Continue reading “New ECFA member: Athens International Children’s Film Festival” →

Within the framework of the festival (24th October–3rd November) the 2nd Filem’on, based in Brussels, organises its yearly European Exchange to encourage professionals in the field of young audience cinema to reflect and discuss. Continue reading “Filem’on Exchanges” →

INVISIBLE SUE, a new title in the German ‘Besonderes Kinderfilm’ support programme, will have its world premiere at the upcoming Cinekid festival. Continue reading “German film INVISIBLE SUE decides to premiere at Cinekid” →

The Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth Juniorfest, taking place in five regional towns, has become an integral part of the autumn cultural events in the Pilsen Region in Czech Republic. Continue reading “Highlights of the 11th Juniorfest” →

Since 2004, the prestigious Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 10-14th) annually honours outstanding literary adaptions for the big screen with the Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards. From this year on, the Buchmesse launched a new award: the Best Adaption of a Book for Children or Young Adults. Continue reading “Frankfurter Buchmesse awards adaptation for young audience” →