The next edition of the Riga Int. Film Festival’s Forum, an annual pitching forum and co-production platform for children’s film creators, will be taking place from October 18-19th 2018. Continue reading “RIGA IFF: Children’s film project pitching forum”
Author: Gert Hermans
Results Kinodvor conference available
On 11 & 12 April 2018, Kinodvor organised a conference on “Methods and Impact of Film Education”. Continue reading “Results Kinodvor conference available”
New ECFA member: Biennial of Animation Bratislava
The Biennial of Animation Bratislava (BAB) – Int. Festival of Animated Films for Children is a festival with a unique tradition. Since its creation, it has served as an accompanying event of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava. BAB takes place every other year and found a home in BIBIANA – Int. House of Art for Children. Continue reading “New ECFA member: Biennial of Animation Bratislava”
ECFA Doc Award in Zlin
For the first time an ECFA Doc Jury gathered at the Zlin Film Festival and nominated WILDER THAN WILDERNESS, a Czech nature documentary by Marián Polák, not focussing on wild exotic adventures, but on the miraculous stories from a wilderness just around the corner. Continue reading “ECFA Doc Award in Zlin”
New ECFA member: Thessaloniki Film Festival
Thessaloniki Film Festival (TFF), the largest film institution in Greece, has been a vigorous space for innovation, creation and participation for people of all ages in love with cinema, for almost six decades. TFF recently joined ECFA and shares the aim to further promote quality films for children and young people, passing on their passion for cinema, while being in the loop of an international network of film professionals. Continue reading “New ECFA member: Thessaloniki Film Festival”
New ECFA member: Austrian Film Museum – Summer school for film education
From 27-30th August 2018 brand new ECFA member the Austrian Film Museum will host the 12th Summer School with the theme “film education and pictorial politics” in a four-day Teachers’ Seminar, getting familiar with methods of film education and reflecting on their political potential. Continue reading “New ECFA member: Austrian Film Museum – Summer school for film education”
New NRW-Fellowship for children & youth documentaries
In 2018 the Ministry for Culture and Science North Rhine-Westphalia will promote a new fellowship, dedicated to the development of documentaries for children or youth. Continue reading “New NRW-Fellowship for children & youth documentaries”
Winner of the ECFA Award 2018: UP IN THE SKY
Petter Lennstrand: “Puppets in itself are dead material”
This year’s ECFA Award winner addresses the very youngest audience with a feature in which live actors and puppets playing alongside each other. In this wonderfully absurd adventure everything is possible, thanks to a brave girl with a boundless imagination. Director Petter Lennstrand came toBerlin to collect his prize: “I’m really happy about this award. In Sweden the expectations for UP IN THE SKY were limited, but the film will still be around for a while in the festivals.”