Regulations

ECFA Award – Regulations

  1. Every international film festival for children and young people – both within and outside Europe – that is member of ECFA, can apply in order to get authorisation to host the ECFA Award.
  2. The application form must be sent at least 2 months before the festival dates to:
    ECFA, for the attention of the General Secretary
    Place de l’Amitié 6
    1160 Brussels
    Belgium
    ecfa@jeugdfilm.be
  3. In order to be eligible, the festival must fulfil the following criteria:
    • Have a minimum of 6 European feature length films in competition.
      • A feature length film is at least 60 minutes long.
      • Considered as European are films produced in:
        • The 27 countries of the European Union
        • Norway, Iceland and Switzerland
        • UK, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Armenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldavia.
      • The year of production can be a maximum 2 years previous. For instance: for the 2017 edition, only films produced in 2015, 2016 or 2017 are accepted
      • The participating films must aim at a children or young people’s audience. There is not an exact age, but the main target group of the film should be under 14.
    • There is no need to organise a separate ECFA or European competition. The (minimum) 6 European films can be part of the international competition.
    • Invite at least 3 members of ECFA to form the ECFA jury.
      One of these 3 can be from the festival’s home country, at least two jury members must come from abroad. The 3 jury members can also be part of the overall international jury, but for the ECFA Award, only the 3 ECFA jury members decide the winning film.
    • Be responsible for travel and accommodation costs for the 3 jury members.
    • Inform the ECFA office about the choice of the jury members before confirming this to the chosen persons. The ECFA board wants to avoid that the same people are asked to several festivals.
    • Give substantial attention to this award (in catalogue, press information, closing ceremony ETC), a written report and picture must be sent to ECFA Journal.
    • Publish an ECFA advert in the festival catalogue.
  4. Over the course of one year, films awarded in festivals will be nominated for the election of the “Overall ECFA Award”, voted on by all the ECFA members and presented during the Berlinale in February the next year. For instance: films nominated in 2016 are competing for the ECFA Award 2017.
  5. ECFA will provide the participating festivals with an ECFA Diploma and/or statuette; there will be no money prize connected to the ECFA Award.

 


ECFA Doc Award – Regulations

  1. Every international film festival for children and young people – both within and outside Europe – that is member of ECFA, can apply in order to get authorisation to host the ECFA Doc Award.
  2. The application form must be sent at least 2 months before the festival dates to:
    ECFA, for the attention of the General Secretary
    Rue du Pavillon 3
    1030 Brussels
    Belgium
    ecfa@jeugdfilm.be
  3. In order to be eligible, the festival must fulfil the following criteria:
    • Have a minimum of 6 European documentary films in competition.
      • Minimum or maximum length of the film is not specified.
      • Considered as European are films produced in:
        • The 27 countries of the European Union
        • Norway, Iceland and Switzerland
        • UK, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Armenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldavia.
      • The year of production can be a maximum 2 years previous. For instance: for the 2017 edition, only films produced in 2015, 2016 or 2017 are accepted
      • The participating films must aim at a children or young people’s audience. There is not an exact age, but the main target group of the film should be under 14.
    • There is no need to organise a separate ECFA or European competition. The (minimum) 6 European films can be part of the international competition.
    • Invite at least 3 members of ECFA to form the ECFA Doc jury.
      One of these 3 can be from the festival’s home country, at least two jury members must come from abroad. The 3 jury members can also be part of the overall international jury, but for the ECFA Doc Award, only the 3 ECFA jury members decide the winning film.
    • Be responsible for travel and accommodation costs for the 3 jury members.
    • Inform the ECFA office about the choice of the jury members before confirming this to the chosen persons. The ECFA board wants to avoid that the same people are asked to several festivals.
    • Give substantial attention to this award (in catalogue, press information, closing ceremony ETC), a written report and picture must be sent to ECFA-journal.
    • Publish an ECFA advert in the festival catalogue.
  4. Over the course of one year, films awarded in festivals will be nominated for the election of the “Overall ECFA Doc Award”, voted on by all the ECFA members and presented during the Berlinale in February the next year. For instance: films nominated in 2016 are competing for the ECFA Doc Award 2017.
  5. ECFA will provide the participating festivals with an ECFA Diploma and/or statuette; there will be no money prize connected to the ECFA Doc Award.

 


ECFA Short Film Award – Regulations

  1. Every international film festival for children and young people – both within and outside Europe – that is member of ECFA, can apply in order to get authorisation to host the ECFA Short Film Award.
  2. The application form must be sent at least 2 months before the festival dates to:
    ECFA, for the attention of the General Secretary
    Place de l’Amitié 6
    1160 Brussels
    Belgium
    ecfa@jeugdfilm.be
  3. In order to be eligible, the festival must fulfil the following criteria:
    • Have a minimum of 6 European short films in competition.
      • Films can have a max. 30’ length.
    • Considered as European are short films produced in:
      • The 27 countries of the European Union
      • Norway, Iceland and Switzerland
      • UK, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Armenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldavia.
    • The year of production can be a maximum 2 years previous. For instance: for the 2017 edition, only short films produced in 2015, 2016 or 2017 are accepted.
    • The participating short films must aim at a children or young people’s audience. There is not an exact age, but the main target group of the film should be under 14.
    • There is no need to organise a separate ECFA or European competition. The (minimum) 6 European short films can be part of the international competition.
    • Invite at least 3 members of ECFA to form the ECFA Short Film jury.
      One of these 3 can be from the festival’s home country, at least two jury members must come from abroad. The 3 jury members can also be part of the overall international jury, but for the ECFA Short Film Award, only the 3 ECFA jury members decide the winning film.
    • Be responsible for travel and accommodation costs for the 3 jury members.
    • Inform the ECFA office about the choice of the jury members before confirming this to the chosen persons. The ECFA board wants to avoid that the same people are asked to several festivals.
    • Give substantial attention to this award (in catalogue, press information, closing ceremony etc.), a written report and picture must be sent to the ECFA Journal.
    • Publish an ECFA advert in the festival catalogue and / or screen the ECFA trailer before a film in the ECFA competition.
  4. Over the course of one year, short films awarded in festivals will be nominated for the election of the “Overall ECFA Short Film Award”, voted on by all the ECFA members and presented during the Berlinale in February the next year. For instance: films nominated in 2016 are competing for the ECFA Short Film Award 2017.
  5. If a short documentary film might be nominated in both categories ECFA Doc Award and ECFA Short Film Award, this film can compete in both categories.
  6. ECFA will provide the participating festivals with an ECFA Diploma and/or statuette; there will be no money prize connected to the ECFA Short Film Award.