Consider yourself lucky. Here’s the thickest edition in the ECFA Journal’s glorious history.
ECFA News
A whole lot of ECFA Awards going on
Cauliflower and cucumbers… according to the garden calendar, these are fruits to harvest in April and May. But these months are the harvest season for ECFA, with a multitude of ECFA Awards in various festivals.
SHOWER BOYS scandal stirs emotions in Greece
On 24 May 2023, a Greek newspaper article refers to a primary school teacher’s choice to show an “erotic film” in her classroom. Τhe truth could not be more different, as the aforementioned film is SHOWER BOYS by Christian Zetterberg. The moral panic and fake news that follows, result in a magnified media panic. For around 24 hours the news is reproduced in newspapers, television and social media.
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It’s almost time for CMC 2023 Live and Online! (4-6th July)
With over 1200 delegates, there’s no better place to better engage with kids’ content and the kids’ audience than the Children’s Media Conference, which ECFA members can attend at a special rate.
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Young Horizons: A new chapter begins
The year of the 10th festival edition takes us into a brand new era, with a refreshed identity: Kids Kino changes into Young Horizons! This new chapter comes with a new name, logo and branding.
Educational programme enhancing a culture of inclusion
The Athens Int’l Children’s Film Festival announces the start of the educational programme “Inclusion in the Classroom and in Practice”. You could call it an open invitation to primary education teachers in general and in special education.
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Let’s Doc Pitching in Poland
The “Let’s Doc – Documentary Ideas Lab”, a development programme organised by Andrzej Wajda Centre, should launch a more permanent demand for young audience documentaries in Poland.
NFLplus expands scope of Nordic Film Days
With NFLplus, the Nordic Film Days are expanding their traditional festival programme to include a year-round participation format for all children and young people in Lübeck. The brand new toolbox can help with that.
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