European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
Ready for a final sprint to the finish? With 29 films nominated in 3 categories, it now comes down to the votes of ECFA members to decide who will be the winners of the ECFA Awards 2023. Results will be announced on 18 February 2023 during the Berlinale. The overview of nominated titles reads like a compilation of the very best that European children’s & youth cinema had to offer last year.
The 25th Olympia Int’l Film Festival for Children & Young People (in Pyrgos, Amaliada and other Greek towns) returned with a full-blown physical edition, running with the 22nd European Meeting of Youth Audiovisual Creation “Camera Zizanio”. A week full of full-house screenings (120 in total), accompanied by workshops and activities for cinema professionals. Among them was the 5th Olympia “Creative Ideas” Pitching Lab Presentation.
Continue reading “Olympia Festival has the BEAT + Pitching Lab”
ECFA members are invited to the Annual General Meeting of ECFA on Saturday 18 February, 2023 at 15.30 in Berlin. Members will meet and mingle at the Vertretung des Freistaates Sachsen beim Bund, Brüderstraße 11/12 in Berlin.
“After the festival is before the festival,” stated the team of the Int’l Film Festival for Children & Young Audiences SCHLINGEL, so they started preparing the 28th edition straight away. This year, the festival will take place from 23-30 September in Chemnitz, European Capital of Culture 2025!
The REALITIES conference on 9 & 10 November in Bochum (Germany) brought together professionals from the field of young audience documentaries, to debate about the past, present and future of young audience documentaries, with the aim to develop strategies for better representation and accessibility.
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During its 45th edition, the LUCAS – Int’l Festival for Young Film Lovers (6-13 October) facilitated several guest sections, spinning thematic threads through the programme.
Continue reading “Ukrainian families and Young Cinephiles @ LUCAS Festival”
CEE Animation is the spokesperson for the animation industry in Central and East European countries. Their year-round activities include various formats: the Forum, the Workshop, CEE Talents, CEE Experience, Rise & Shine… Now a new format is about to be launched.
Step into a world of fantasy and fairy tale at this year’s Children’s Film Festival Seattle! CFFS proudly announces its opening night film on 3 February: Laika Studios’ Oscar-nominated MISSING LINK. This event is accompanied by two special guests: Writer/Director Chris Butler and Head of Practical Effects Oliver Jones.