In a truly European vote, 12-14-year-olds in 55 cities across Europe and beyond have elected FIGHT GIRL as the winner of the EFA Young Audience Award 2019. Continue reading “FIGHT GIRL wins EFA Young Audience Award 2019”
Author: Gert Hermans
ECFA Seminar @ Schlingel Festival
ECFA Seminar @ the Schlingel Festival on 7 & 8 October. Save the date!! Continue reading “ECFA Seminar @ Schlingel Festival”
ECFA Journal 2/2019
In full festival season ECFA Journal comes around with interviews and news updates.
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Date for Fest of Fests Forum approaching fast!
After last year’s launching forum, the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation is now preparing to host the 2nd International “Fest of Fests” Forum on 10-12th June in Athens. Continue reading “Date for Fest of Fests Forum approaching fast!”
BUFF ECFA Award goes to FIGHT GIRL
2019 takes a start as a memorable children’s film year. The first ECFA Award nominations already show traces of razor-sharp competition. Continue reading “BUFF ECFA Award goes to FIGHT GIRL”
Dancing at the movies: Cine-Dance!
Cine-Dance links the art of dancing with animated cinema. How do you sensitise children about cinema while simultaneously working on their physical awareness? The result is an original, participatory project that introduces (the youngest) audience to motion, physical exercise and animated image. Continue reading “Dancing at the movies: Cine-Dance!”
BINTI premieres with ECFA Award in JEF festival
What more could you wish for? Celebrating your national premiere in the JEF festival (Antwerp, Bruges and several more cities in Belgium) and taking home the ECFA Award straight away?! This happened to BINTI, the feature debut of Belgian director Frederike Migom and her young main actors Bebel Tshiani Baloji and Mo Bakker. Continue reading “BINTI premieres with ECFA Award in JEF festival”
MATTI AND SAMI AND THE THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN THE UNIVERSE
Stefan Westerwelle: “Being special is the luxury every child has”
MATTI AND SAMI AND THE THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN THE UNIVERSE starts with a flashback: a bunch of people stuck at a lakeside. We have no clue how they ended up here in the middle of nowhere… until we’re introduced to a family with two sons – Matti & Sami – and plenty of problems. Mum can’t hold things together anymore, while dad is longing for his native country Finland. Matti decided it’s about time to give luck a little push: how about a winning lottery ticket that grants you a house in Finland? But the dream ends where the lie begins…