Finding out ‘How to reach the young audience’ might perfectly summarize 95% of your job. Now no other than the BUFF Festival (Malmö, Sweden) comes up with an answer to that burning question. What are the trends for young people in today’s media landscape? Why are film and TV such an important part of young people’s everyday lives? What can we learn from the young target group? And what is good content for young audiences, today and in the future?
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The BUFF Festival 2021 shows its great generosity by offering a free online accreditation to all ECFA members outside Sweden. Applications and registrations can be made 
BUFF’s (online) festival guests and accredited professionals can expect a selection of brand new top festival films. We walk you through some of the most remarkable titles. Be prepared to meet some spectacular creatures, like a hyperkinetic fairy, talking pine cones, an empathetic gorilla and kids smart enough to build a hot air balloon.
Sparkling, glittering, shining, …. Children’s film in all its glory, in your new ECFA Journal.
With a top amount of titles in three competitions (Feature, Short, Documentary), votes are now open for this year’s ECFA Awards. All 22(!) nominated titles are available for members on the Sooner platform for prospection and voting. ECFA members, please cast your votes! In this ECFA Update edition, you’ll find an overview of recent award nominations in ECFA’s Award festivals.
The Olympia Film Festival is one of the festivals that has the courage to host no less than three ECFA competitions. We’re happy to welcome three new winners: WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT (Best Feature), MATILDA AND THE SPARE HEAD (Best Short) and LITTLE BALLERINAS (Best Doc).
Kids Kino Industry Talks joins forces with JEF and Wanda, a Belgian collective of female film creatives to bring you a special talk about the importance of diversity and creating diverse stories for a young audience: “Beyond stereotypes – Creating diverse stories for a young audience” on 15th February!
In the Ale Kino! Festival, the Dutch children’s film THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN (Jonathan Elbers) collected its second ECFA Award nomination of the year. Not bad for a dystopian futuristic story, though probably not as futuristic as it might seem.