European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
A new and original name was added to the list of ECFA Award nominations 2019. JE N’AIME PLUS LA MER (aka I USED TO LIKE THE SEA), a Belgian documentary by Idriss Gabel, won the ECFA Award at the Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne festival. Continue reading “Documentary triumphs at Ciné-Jeune’s ECFA Award”
This year the BUFF Festival in Malmö held a series of workshops with the biggest animation box you have ever seen. Continue reading “BUFF’s Big Animation Boxes”
For the first time an ECFA Short Award was presented at the International Children’s Film Festival Cinemira in Budapest, Hungary. Continue reading “MY LABEL wins first Budapest ECFA Award”
A double festival leadership for Duisburger Filmwoche and doxs!
Later this week (27-28th June) more than 80 experts from all over Europe will meet in Weimar, Germany for the 3rd KIDS Regio Forum, a conference entitled “Connecting the Dots – Towards a vital European children’s film culture”. Continue reading “3rd European KIDS Regio Forum”
“There is no place to call home,” says Binti, the main character in Frederike Migom’s feature film debut. Certainly not in the squat, from which they have to flee for the police, and not in Belgium, where they have been living for years without a residence permit. Even though on her YouTube vlog Binti has plenty of followers, officially – on paper – she doesn’t even exist.
Nienke Korthof and Willem Baptist are the driving force behind Dutch production company Tangerine Tree, experts in the field of youth documentaries. On the occasion of receiving the ECFA Doc Award 2019 in Berlin for LENNO & THE ANGELFISH, Baptist, on stage, described their company as “hardcore children’s documentary producer”.
On the occasion of the JEF festival, a remarkable LOS BANDO delegation was welcomed in Antwerp. Arild Tryggestad is screenwriter and editor, but most attention went to actress Tiril Marie Høistad Berger. In the role of little cellist Thilda, she was one of last year’s most intriguing film characters. Together they talk about their love for road movies, cellos and good rock music.