European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne is a travelling festival, with screenings in 15 cities in the entire Aisne region. The 41st edition makes it the oldest young audience festival in France, presenting its films and animations not only in cinemas but also in more atypical places like libraries, castles or museums.
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26 projects, including 12 films and 14 series from 17 countries, will be presented during the 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) in in-development and work-in-progress pitching sections (4-6 October 2023) on-site in Warsaw and online.
Continue reading “The future of cinema: Young Horizons’ Industry selection!”
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Ten amazing short films, all nominations for the ECFA Short Award 2023, are touring the European children & youth film festivals. A new and exciting short film distribution initiative by ECFA.
If you thought something was lacking in the Nordic young audience film distribution landscape, now that void has been filled by Smorgasbord Picture House. Head of the company Nils-Thomas Andersson explains what it’s all about…
CEE Animation Experience is a strong brand in online masterclasses about “all things animation”. For their new webinar, forces were joined with ECFA for a masterclass on “Growing Up with Animation: How It Shapes and Connects Generations” on 27 April. An event not to be missed!
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“Children are not made to sit still.” During the recent JEF festival, the experience screenings offered children plenty of space to play. A success formula that also pleases the exhibitors: with a minimum of effort a unique audience involvement is created.
When you have been the opening film at the Berlinale’s Generation, what more is there to achieve? How about… being nominated for the ECFA Awards at the BUFF festival in Malmö? That is what SEA SPARKLE (by Domien & Wendy Huyghe, Belgium) did.