In a country with continental dimensions like Brazil, with huge cultural and geographic differences, a project that started two decades ago has now become an important mirror of childhoods from around the world through film narratives. The Florianópolis Children’s Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary edition with a free online programme, bringing to the screen the richness of Brazilian culture and how it’s dialogue with the rest of the world.
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This year, the 63rd Nordic Film Days Lübeck (3 – 7 November), a festival with a wide selection of films and a great support of young talents, will be a hybrid festival, both in the Lübeck venues and online.
When asking people who have been working with children’s film for a long time – longer than most of us – about their favourite movie memories, there’s a name that pops up surprisingly often. The Czech fairy-tale THREE WISHES FOR CINDERELLA (Václav Vorlíček, 1973) has made a deep impression on a whole generation of film enthusiasts and professionals. Now a new version is in the making.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Ojo de Pescado Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth in Chile has positioned itself as a benchmark for youth film in Latin-America.
