This year the City of Segovia (Spain) will reinvent the identity of its major film festival, transforming it into a place of reference to discuss the future of European cinema. Continue reading “New initiative: Segovia, a place of reference”
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Taartrovers at Home
Children are great explorers, using all their senses when embarking on an adventure, as observers, researchers and creators, all at the same time. This understanding is at the basis of all Taartrovers’ activities. For this Dutch organisation films are the foundation of their work, while at the same time connecting with visual arts, nature, food, dance, music and storytelling. Taartrovers creates inspiring artistic settings in which children can express feelings and stories. Even in turbulent times.
Ojo de Pescado IFF: European films come to Chile
Three European features will compete in the Feature Films for Children section at the 9th edition of Ojo de Pescado IFF, the oldest festival of its kind in Chile, with online screenings from August 29th – September 6th, and with a jury consisting of children and teens only.
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Documentary producer Tangerine Tree is unstoppable
In an ECFA interview in May 2019, Dutch young audience documentary producer par excellence Tangerine Tree came with sad news: “We are planning to decrease our efforts in youth documentaries.” But blood is thicker than water, and with more than 10 titles in different stages of (pre)production, Tangerine Trees’ agenda until 2022 looks more than packed.
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Olympia Festival responds to emergency
A national lockdown could as well be considered an opportunity to test new means of action. The Olympia Festival (Pyrgos) decided to respond to the situation through a series of initiatives:
Croatian Film Association finds new solutions
One year ago the Croatian Film Association presented their ambitious plans for film education in the challenging era of a new school curriculum. Now, the pandemic situation pushed the association to their limits to develop a modified programme overnight.
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Juniorfest’s energy boosted
Subsequent to this year’s traditional festival edition (scheduled from 6-12th November), the Czech Juniorfest will launch the Juniorfest Online pilot project, in cooperation with the Dafilm platform.
Cineteca di Bologna launches virtual Cineclub
In the city of Bologna, children’s cinema is always on the programme, year round. Every weekend the Cineteca di Bologna’s educational department Schermi e Lavagne is dedicating a special programme to the young audience in the Cinema Lumière. But now that cinemas have been closed since March, new opportunities had to be created.
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