The seminar Reaching the young audience, hosted by the BUFF Malmö Filmfestival (March) in collaboration with ECFA, is now available online.
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ECFA News
SHOWER BOYS awarded at Oberhausen Short Film Days
This year’s ECFA Short Film Award at the Oberhausen Short Film Days went to SHOWER BOYS, a Swedish film by Christian Zetterberg, with an interesting approach towards young masculinity.
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Visegrad Young Film Days
The Visegrad Young Film Days (the industry programme of the Young Film Fest) focused on opening the debate about the development of audio-visual education in the four countries of the Visegrad Group (V4): Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Mo & Friese’s ECFA Short Award for THE DEPARTURE
Mo & Friese (Hamburg) celebrated its 2nd online edition with an ECFA Award for a magnificent short film. And as the festival staff stated: “We are happy twice… Once because all went well and once because it is over…”
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China children’s film movement revives
After a troublesome year, China is among those countries where the children’s film movement is reviving at full force, under the impulse of the China Children’s Film Association.
Promising projects at CEE Animation Forum pitching
In 2021 the CEE Animation Forum (26 April – 6 May), the regional pitching, financing and co-production event, was held online, with 40 animated projects showcased in 5 categories. And with an impressive list of award winning projects.
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Zlin Film Festival opens borders with Check the Czechs
The Zlín Film Festival has its spring part behind it, an event that went almost (despite a drive-in cinema) entirely online. “Altogether, online visitors spent nearly 120,000 minutes on our films and broadcasts, which is the equivalent of over 82 days,” says Executive Director Jarmila Záhorová.
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ECFA has found new board members in Poland and Finland
On the occasion of the Annual General Meeting, two new board members were elected. Both Maciej Jakubczyk and Marjo Kovanen are great additions and complete the ECFA Board Committee.
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