European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
The Federal Office for Culture, one of the major Swiss film funders, recently added several specialised children’s film festivals to its list that serves every year as the basis for the national performance-based funding scheme ‘Succès Festival’. Among them are two well-known ECFA members, Cinekid and the Zlín Int’l Film Festival. Never before had a children’s film festival been included on that market-leading list.
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ECFA was updated by several festivals about the different formats they choose to carry on under difficult circumstances. Vilnius, Guangzhou and Ciné Junior all found solutions.
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The 3rd Olympia “Creative Ideas” Pitching Lab went online during the Olympia Int’l Film Festival for Children & Young People, and involved 12 interesting short film projects by Greek filmmakers, aiming at young audiences and representing different genres.
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Are any topics off limits in youth films?
Tallinn Black Nights’ biggest sub festival, the Youth & Children’s Film Festival Just Film is celebrating its 20th edition. Additionally to the cinema and online screenings and a Work in Progress presentation, on November 26th the festival presents a virtual discussion panel about boundaries for young audiences on the cinema screen. Which content do we choose to show them, should it be regulated, and if so, by whom? The panel goes live via the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event online platform.
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As so many other international events, the Ale Kino! Festival in Poznan, Poland, finally decided to go for an online edition. Festival manager Jerzy Moszkowicz insisted on addressing you all personally in a festival statement.
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Six films were competing for the ECFA Award at the postponed ‘September edition’ of BUFF 2020 in Malmö, Sweden.
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The Cinemira Int’l Children’s Film Festival (Budapest) is working full force to keep on track in challenging times. Not only are they ready to launch a new festival edition, they also introduce an ambitious new project, the ‘Cinema Children & Youth Film Pitch’.