Publications

Juliette Klinke about EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY

I didn’t exactly go unnoticed

The pictures that Juliette Klinke shot in Myanmar were not supposed to end up in a documentary. They were meant as a report about her trip (with surreal images from her lockdown shelter), or a testimony of her friendship with 17-year-old girl Zu Zu, whose roadside food stall becomes Juliette’s second home from where she observes daily life. But that life takes a drastic turn when, on 1 February 2021, a coup d’état takes place, and Juliette Klinke decides to continue capturing the events around her in images. Always shining in focus remains Zu Zu, a girl bursting with a zest for life who has as many as 1,000 different faces to express her emotions.  

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Dominic James about MISS BOOTS & La Fête Productions

Throwing all these rocks into the engine

When grandmother passes away, eleven-year-old Simone and her favourite pet, a skunk, move in with her somewhat cranky uncle Philippe, a composer experiencing a severe creative crisis. Philippe struggles with social phobia and anxiety disorders, and the arrival of Simone, challenging him with her dominant demeanour and her big heart for animals – is turning his life upside down. 

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Pan Chaofeng about THE SONG OF SPRING

I’m too big to ride a horse

On the Tibetan Plateau, young Dorje lives with his mother and dreams about a horse of his own. He starts making plans to earn money to buy that beautiful white horse. But when his mother needs to be taken to the hospital, Dorje finds fate taking a run at him, forcing him to mature more quickly than he could have expected.

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MEET NEW MEMBERS: Cinema Centre Romuva

Cinema Centre Romuva, located in the heart of the city of Kaunas, is a cultural beacon and the oldest operating cinema in Lithuania. Since its opening in 1940, Romuva has remained a symbol of European cinema and a place where films are not only watched but deeply experienced. Beyond its beautiful art deco architecture and curated programmes, Romuva offers a rich range of educational activities for children and youth. That’s a perfect reason to team up with ECFA!

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