The next SCHLiNGEL Int’l Film Festival for Children & Young Audiences is drawing closer. Due to the postponement of the autumn holidays in Saxony, the festival will take place a little earlier this year, from 23 – 30 September.
Publications
BETWEEN SISTERS wins in Ciné-Jeune festival
Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne is a travelling festival, with screenings in 15 cities in the entire Aisne region. The 41st edition makes it the oldest young audience festival in France, presenting its films and animations not only in cinemas but also in more atypical places like libraries, castles or museums.
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The future of cinema: Young Horizons’ Industry selection!
26 projects, including 12 films and 14 series from 17 countries, will be presented during the 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) in in-development and work-in-progress pitching sections (4-6 October 2023) on-site in Warsaw and online.
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Thomas Hailer (Nordic Film Days): “Bordeaux wines, Sicilian almonds and good films”
There is life before and after the Berlinale! Thomas Hailer might be known as the former face of the Berlinale’s “Kinderfilmfest” (since 2002), that he renamed Generation and to which he added a youth competition. Later he became curator of the festival’s international competition. Since 2020, he is the artistic director of the Nordic Film Days in Lübeck, a festival that has – by nature – a strong connection with quality films for children.
Involving the local community in the Olympia Festival
The Olympia Film Festival for Children & Young People in Pyrgos, Greece is at a pivotal point in its development. With the building of a European Centre for Audio-Visual Creation, the festival aspires to a crucial place in the international chain of festivals. But this project only has a raison d’être if it is anchored in the local community, says Deputy artistic director Pantelis Panteloglou.
Alain Bergala: “I like it, I don’t like it, I’m bored”
Film critic, essayist, editor of publications and exhibitions, screenwriter, director and heretical rapporteur on film education in schools. Alain Bergala, who served the Cahiers du Cinéma for decades as editor and editor-in-chief, is one of those film theorists who are practically active on various levels, including politics.
ECFA Journal May 2023
Buckle up! The ECFA Journal will get you updated in no time!
Interview Clip: THE PATH
A Zlin Film Festival Interview Clip
This interview with Daniel Ehrenberg, producer of THE PATH, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in June 2022.