European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
In 1994 two Norwegian guys started up the Qvisten Animation Studio in Oslo. Now, 30 years later, their vision is still standing strong: To create positive, formative experiences for children and families through stories with heart and humour that will remain with them for life. But every now and then there’s room for a film that is a bit different. Like the one in the pipeline right now, called SPERMAGADDON.
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Springtime is the ECFA Award season! Over the past few months, films in all categories (feature, short & doc) have been awarded by ECFA Juries in Poland, France, Germany (x3), Norway, Italy and the Czech Republic.
Over 60 experts from 25 European countries gathered in Erfurt, Germany to participate in the fourth edition of the KIDS Regio Forum (3 July). Held every five years, the main objective of this edition was to enhance political support for European children’s films.
Once again, eight film festivals have joined forces – on the initiative of the BUSTER Film Festival (Copenhagen) – and have sent the compilation of 12 ECFA Short Award nominated titles on an ‘ECFA Short Tour 2024’. (Photo: TO BE SISTERS)
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One young audience film per decade, and each time a trendsetting masterpiece like MIRACLE and FIGHTER. Now Natasha Arthy’s new film HONEY was presented in the Work in Progress session at the festival in Kristiansand.
The ECFA Beat format is a circuit of informal talks in which festival visitors share their opinions on current challenges in the youth film sector. For example, during the Zlin Film Festival, international guests debated the precarious situation of many European youth film festivals. The trigger was the striking situation of the Oulu Int’l Children’s Film Festival, represented by Mika Anttolainen.
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Last month in Zagreb, filming began for GLAVONJA, the story of 10-year-old Alisa and her autistic brother Milan, who, along with three young detectives, embark on a somewhat surreal adventure. The film is directed by Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová.
Summertime in Dublin can mean carrying an umbrella while eating ice cream, with seasons changing several times in one day. However, no matter the weather outside, there is inevitably a lull in cinema-going. Our IFI schools programme finishes in June, so summer gives us a chance to focus our attention on the family audience outside of school, in particular our annual family festival.
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