The BUFF festival in Malmö, one of those yearly highlights not to be missed in the festival calendar, is again making a nice offer: a free accreditation for ECFA members.
ECFA News
Did YOU vote for the ECFA Awards 2024?
With everyone being curious about the winners of the ECFA Awards, members should not forget that the result is in their hands. With 29 titles nominated in 3 categories, it all comes down to their votes to decide who will be the winners in the Feature, Short and Doc category. Results will be announced on 17 February 2024 during the Berlinale. ECFA members can start binge watching nominated titles and cast their votes. (Photo: DANCING QUEEN)
PomPom Film launches new titles
In the realm of cinematic storytelling for young audiences, PomPom Film emerges as a new production company, led by Croatian director and producer Marina Andree Škop, whose portfolio spans over 25 years of experience in producing and directing. (Photo: SPACEHEAD)
Researching results of the Film in Hospital project
The European Film in Hospital project, run by 6 ECFA members, presents the inspiring results of research carried out by Il Nuovo Fantarca and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, through its two research centres OssCom and Cremit. The most striking result of this research was something we all long to hear from time to time: “What you do is useful, meaningful and contributes to the wellbeing of your audience”.
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Autumn is the ECFA Award Season!
ECFA Awards in countless festivals are part of the end-of-year tradition. This year they came in large numbers, from more than 10 festivals. There are newly nominated features, shorts and docs and one film was awarded twice… Due to the abundance of films, we keep the information short. (Photo: NINA AND THE HEDGEHOG SECRET)
Inflatable Cinema Collaboration
A cooperation among three ECFA members is currently translating into a successful result for CINEKID (Amsterdam) and JEF (Antwerp). An inflatable result!
Successor for Mike Tait at Discovery Festival
Recruitment has started to find the next producer for Discovery Film Festival – Scotland’s Int’l Film Festival For Young Audiences – following Mike Tait’s decision to step back from the role.
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Report on Dutch young audience documentaries
More than a year ago, Signe Zeilich-Jensen was commissioned by IDFA to investigate the situation of Dutch youth documentaries. Although the Netherlands are known as a leading nation in this field, according to Zeilich-Jensen’s report measures are needed to continue to guarantee the quality and visibility of the genre. (Photo: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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