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.
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Smorgasbord Picture House
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…
ECFA teams up with CEE for Animation Masterclass
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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JEF doesn’t want kids to sit still
“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.
ECFA Awards @ BUFF for SEA SPARKLE
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.
DOKKINO – That’s how we do it in Finland!
Not just once, not just during a festival, but all year round… Finland’s DOKKINO is an annual, nationwide series of documentary film screenings, a film education tour for children and youth, organised by DocPoint Film Events. The event introduces 10-16 year old audiences to the world of creative documentary films, while promoting documentaries as a tool for learning and self-expression. DOKKINO makes international, high-quality documentaries available in Finland.
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Get together @ Oberhausen
The Int’l Short Film Festival Oberhausen invites you to a panel and get-together: Reaching – and keeping young audiences.
KINGS OF MULBERRY STREET strikes again
In 2019 the South African movie KINGS OF MULBERRY STREET by Judy Naidoo was blowing like a fresh wind through the European festival circuit, offering a charming combination of Bollywood extravaganza, sparkling humour and an empowering narrative. Now the same team bundled forces for KINGS OF MULBERRY STREET: LET LOVE REIGN, available on Netflix.