Research

In order to bring interesting and inspiring data and research on children’s film and media to the attention of our website users on a regular basis, we have established an Academic Committee that meets twice a year to review and curate material for this section of our site.
Most links provided lead to english versions. In some cases only the original language is available. But thanks to translation tools, you can easily access the knowledge in English or even your native language.
Members of the Academic Committee are Irene Andriopoulou, EKKOMED – Creative Greece, Athens; Edita Bilaver, Kids Meet Art, Sedmi kontinent, Zagreb, Croatia; Dr. Noel Brown, Liverpool Hope University, UK; Elisa Giovannelli, Cineteca di Bologna, Italy; Mikk Granström, PhD, Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia; ECFA board member Marjo Kovanen, PhD, National Audiovisual Institute, Finland; Eva Novrup Redvall, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Anne Schultka, KIDS Regio, Erfurt, Germany and ECFA coordinator Margret Albers.

Perspectives: A dialogue upon the question of value in film education

Speaking from two different perspectives, Alan Bernstein and Andrew Burn explore in “Perspectives: A dialogue upon the question of value in film education” published in Film Education Journal 2019 the role of value in film education, and film culture more widely. Their dialogue shows some common starting points but then different views (the first more related to practice, the second recognising the importance of theory). It may serve as inspiration both for film educators and other film professionals and practitioners as well, called upon to reflect on what constitutes the value of the films they make or propose.

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Posted on by Margret Albers

Survey on the Distribution of European Films for Children in Europe 2000 – 2004

They Come Around!
It is clear, when looking at the box office figures for films for children (or families) in various countries, that these films are well represented in the top ten of each country. These films, of course, are mainly the big American movies or sometimes a „national” production. Another generality we have often heard for many years now is that children’s films rarely pass the border of their country of origin. Here, we will take a look at the exact situation of these European children’s films and how they pass (or not) the borders.
by Felix Vanginderhuysen (12/2005)
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Posted on by Udo Lange