ECFA is seeking young, creative, enthusiastic volunteers to join our Social Communication Team!
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NoJSe report offers new insights
The NoJSe Network (the Nordic network of children’s film festivals) has published its 2026 report, offering new and important insights into key developments shaping children’s film and media across the Nordic region.
ECFA Award winner develops new animated feature
A former ECFA Award winner with a new film in production is big news. Especially now that Kristina Dufková, winner of the 2026 ECFA award for LIVING LARGE (Best Feature) is teaming up again with some of her co-production partners. Dufková spent 13 years working on LIVING LARGE, but WISH IT! (working title) won’t be long in coming.
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ECFA Awards in Festivals
In Sweden, France, and Poland, ECFA juries recently selected new nominees for the next ECFA Award. Strikingly, at each festival, a domestic title was honoured. An unexpected display of national pride, or proof that high-quality content is being created across Europe?
Open Call: TAIFAS Film Residency 2026
Got a short film in the making? A wild idea or a brilliant treatment? The TAIFAS Film Residency is inviting young filmmakers (-30) from Central & Eastern Europe to develop their projects during a film residency, in a collaborative festival setting.
Crowdfunding Launch: KID HAZARD
What happens when a whole generation grows up without local films to call their own? Romanian producer Irina Enea (Baking Films, F-SPOT Society) is setting out to change that, with an audience-driven approach.
Enfances au Cinéma offers workshops
The educational arm of the French organisation ‘Enfances au Cinéma’ has recently expanded its range of workshops according to a clear structure. This guarantees that all customers will find something to suit their needs.
First Kekec Int’l Festival in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
In the picturesque alpine setting of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the legendary birthplace of the literary hero Kekec, a new initiative is taking shape this summer: the Kekec International Children’s Film Festival (pilot edition: July 3–5, 2026). The festival fills a gap in the Slovenian film landscape by establishing a dedicated, child-centered platform and creating a meeting point for European professionals dedicated to promoting, distributing, and producing films for young audiences.
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