European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
Data on children’s viewing habits is useful for both the development and distribution of children’s films. We therefore take a look here at irregular intervals at qualitative or quantitative studies that are dedicated to children’s media life in various countries. After Denmark, now Germany and Great Britain.
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At the Young Horizons Industry Days, which took place for the first time under this new name, a number of socially engaged projects grabbed the attention. A total of 33 young audience projects were pitched for a professional expert audience.
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The Schlingel festival has never shied away from granting the biggest names a Life Time Achievement Award, the so-called Ehreschlingel. This year, another prestigious personality was chosen to follow in the footsteps of grandmasters such as Zdeněk Miler and Vacláv Vorlícek. Author, graphic designer and director Michel Ocelot is truly an icon in the European animation industry.
The truth and nothing but the truth… is that what we seek in a documentary? In that case, docs can even provide us with new insights into matters that we know intimately, such as… our own family. That is why IDFA digs into personal memories and histories of war in an inspiring school project.
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The festival season is in full swing, but the ECFA Awards are only slowly trickling in. Recently two ECFA Awards were given to two special, unique films.
The Just Film Industry Days – a two-day industry initiative by the Just Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event – present sessions with acknowledged opinion leaders for an audience of film professionals, educators and students.
Year after year, the Brussels Filem’on festival continues building on its assets: stubborn programming and an increasing interest from and for the industry. As is proven by this year’s industry programme, that includes several inspiring events.
“My Kingdom for an ECFA Journal!”