European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
With Cinescapade, FIFEM (Festival Int’l du Film pour Enfants de Montréal) found a way to reach out to an underserved audience. The project responds to an open call by Québec’s cultural agency SODEC, which challenged organisations to find new ways of developing audiences. For FIFEM, this was a sign to make cinema truly accessible to children who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, or on the autism spectrum.
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Festivals keep their finger on the pulse of what’s happening, but also look ahead to what’s to come. The SCHLINGEL Festival pairs several international premieres with a “Coming Soon” session, featuring films that will soon start touring the festival circuit.
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Giancarlo Zappoli has been Artistic Director of the Castellinaria – Bellinzona Youth Film Festival since 1998. After 28 years of selecting and presenting films targeting not only young audiences but also the general public, his companion Filippo Demarchi (Head of Industry at Castellinaria) felt the time was right for a hymn of praise.
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It is no small matter to include a prestigious event such as the Giffoni Film Festival in the list of festivals that hand out ECFA Awards. In return, the festival immediately added a wonderful title to the list of nominated films.
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Following the recent transition to Greece, CIFEJ wanted to present the new course it intends to take, and found the SCHLINGEL Festival to be the perfect platform for this. In his presentation, Secretary General Vassilis Karamitsanis paid tribute to some of the cornerstones of the past and outlined the plans for the future.
In Germany, a new collective is forging stronger recognition for the work of film mediators under the name AG Filmvermittlung – Freie Filmvermittler:innen. The association unites people who work (often freelance) in film education. Its mission is to ensure film literacy becomes an integral part of cultural education.
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“As the event begins, we are ready to roll up our sleeves and engage in what we do best!” With these words, ECFA President Pantelis Panteloglou concluded the official note on the occasion of the 2nd edition of the Workshop Warehouse. That is exactly what happened… 56 professionals from 21 countries rolled up their sleeves – and not just because of the heat! – and made their choice among eight workshops on offer. Two and a half days later, after around 25 hours of training and professional exchange at an average temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, they can look back on another wonderful edition of the Workshop Warehouse.
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