In the Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne Festival the ECFA Short Award went to the French film A POINT (THE RIGHT TIME, Aurélie Marpeaux).
Publications
Kids Kino Lab Travels to Czech Republic
When the circus comes to town
The Kids Kino Lab might look like a circus, setting up its tents in different European festival cities. But rather than circus artists, the participants live like monks, dedicating their days to writing, evaluating, and discussing. We brought together the participating Czech teams, asking them for a look behind the scenes. What makes this Lab so relevant? How do they like this monastic life? And what role can events like the Zlin Film Festival play in giving visibility to their work?
The LUCAS Festival
“We’re obsessed by trying out new stuff”
The LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers in Frankfurt is different from most festivals you might know. In the way they organise things differently (like mixing children and adults in one jury), set different goals (in compiling their programme) and invest in participation. “Towards participation our approach is radical. It is not implemented in specific parts of the festival, it is implemented throughout the entire festival structure, spreading out like a mushroom field,” says festival co-worker Wilke Bitter.
About HOW I LEARNED TO FLY
“This is how we spent our summers”
There is one thing that all representatives of HOW I LEARNED TO FLY seem to have in common: director Radivoje Andric, producer Maja Popovic Milojevic and actress Klara Hrvanovic have mischievous lights of excitement twinkling in their eyes. Perhaps because they are proud about a Serbian children’s film that is embraced so unanimously. Or perhaps because they are happy with the excellent box office figures that this Central European co-production scores in Serbian cinemas.
Peter Budinsky about JOURNEY TO YOURLAND
“Perfection in the imperfections”
The Slovak-Czech animation JOURNEY TO YOURLAND is ambitious in its storytelling and its visual approach. A 3D computer animation with characters looking like hand-made puppets, in whose footsteps we travel from one outrageous universe to the other.
Frederik Norgaard about MY ROBOT BROTHER
“I wanted people to feel welcome in a warm future”
School life sucks for 12 year old Alberte with her old android Robbi being such an embarrassment to her. Here comes the perfect birthday present – the newest model of humanoids! New robot Konrad looks and acts completely as if he were human and suddenly Alberte’s popularity spikes as she is now the kid with the most advanced technology at school. But can the connection between Alberte and Konrad hold up to a real friendship?
Tine Kugler & Günther Kurth about KALLE KOSMONAUT
“We all should have a camera following us for 10 years”
She was a lecturer in media sociology at the University who discovered her passion for film when working on a documentary film; he was a self-employed director, editor and producer. Together Tine Kugler and Günther Kurth (KMOTO production company) have made the touching feature documentary KALLE KOSMONAUT about Pascal, known as ‘Kalle’. With great sympathy and unlimited respect, they lead us into Kalle’s world, primarily characterised by shortcomings.
Producer Daniel Ehrenberg about THE PATH
“Nature decided to give us a helping hand”
In THE PATH (by Tobias Wiemann) Rolf, his dog Adi and his father are stuck in Southern France having fled from Berlin and the Nazis. Their goal is to travel to New York, where Rolf’s mother is waiting for them. Their only road to freedom is along a steep path across the Pyrenees, guided by the young girl Nuria. When his father gets captured, Rolf and Nuria are suddenly on their own…