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Alena Rubinstein & Evgenia Jatskina about IT IS NOT FOREVER

“Families have become matriarchates”

IT IS NOT FOREVER (ECFA Award at the Spirit Of Fire Festival in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) combines several stories of children living in a Russian orphanage, all of them trying in their own way to achieve what they dream of most: finding a family. And all are waiting to prove they have love to share. But for some of them, the waiting has been too long. The Filem’on Festival offered a rare opportunity to meet with both directors Alena Rubinstein and Evgenia Jatskina. But how was it for them?

Julio Bárcenas S. about EMMA

“Funny, not dogmatic”

Ever since Emma was hit in the face by a ball on the day of her communion, she has been convinced she is to become a ‘saint’. Or maybe a football player. The nuns at school are surprised about Emma’s ambition, and at home she is facing even more misunderstanding. Maybe she needs indeed to adjust her dream, just a tiny little bit. The Schlingel Festival was the first occasion for Mexican director Julio Bárcenas S. to screen his film on the European continent.

Unusual circumstances

Due to unusual circumstances in the current festival circuit, some of the information in this ECFA Update might already be obsolete at the time of publishing. Cancelling events to prevent a further spread of the corona virus can be a last minute decision.

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JEF hands out 2020’s first ECFA Awards

In the JEF festival (Antwerp) the first ECFA Awards of the year came in all three categories: feature, short film and documentary. It doesn’t happen often that an animation film makes it to the list of nominees but MARONA can claim its rightful place among the stars.

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ECFA Award for AWAY in Khanty-Mansiysk

With the animation film AWAY, the 18^th edition of the Spirit of Fire Int. Film Festival in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia added another title to the ECFA Award nominations list.

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Five Flemish young audience documentaries premiering

Under the Ket & Doc label five Flemish young audience documentaries premiered at the JEF festival. The short documentaries, aiming at an audience between 9 and 12 years old, consequently show the world through the eyes of children.

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100 KILOS of ECFA Awards at FIFEM

In the FIFEM festival in Montréal, the ECFA Award went to the interesting French production 100 KILOS D’ETOILES by Marie-Sophie Chambon.

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New ECFA member: Ennesimo Film Festival

ECFA welcomes as a new member; the Ennesimo Film Festival & Film Academy, based in the Sassuolo region, Italy. The Ennesimo Film Festival is aiming to transform people’s perspective on the world through cinema. Artistic Director Federico Ferrari: “We want to spread knowledge about the art of cinema and familiarise the audience with the diversity of contemporary cinema on an international scale. A concrete and direct investment to make the Italian Ceramic District globally even more attractive from a cultural point of view.” Continue reading “New ECFA member: Ennesimo Film Festival” →