Later this week (27-28th June) more than 80 experts from all over Europe will meet in Weimar, Germany for the 3rd KIDS Regio Forum, a conference entitled “Connecting the Dots – Towards a vital European children’s film culture”. Continue reading “3rd European KIDS Regio Forum”
Author: Gert Hermans
Frederike Migom about BINTI
“A sheet of paper that says you don’t exist”
“There is no place to call home,” says Binti, the main character in Frederike Migom’s feature film debut. Certainly not in the squat, from which they have to flee for the police, and not in Belgium, where they have been living for years without a residence permit. Even though on her YouTube vlog Binti has plenty of followers, officially – on paper – she doesn’t even exist.
Youth documentary producers Tangerine Tree
“A substantial part of the production budget was spent on fines”
Nienke Korthof and Willem Baptist are the driving force behind Dutch production company Tangerine Tree, experts in the field of youth documentaries. On the occasion of receiving the ECFA Doc Award 2019 in Berlin for LENNO & THE ANGELFISH, Baptist, on stage, described their company as “hardcore children’s documentary producer”.
Arild Tryggestad & Tiril Marie Høistad Berger about LOS BANDO
“If needed, I can scream very loud”
On the occasion of the JEF festival, a remarkable LOS BANDO delegation was welcomed in Antwerp. Arild Tryggestad is screenwriter and editor, but most attention went to actress Tiril Marie Høistad Berger. In the role of little cellist Thilda, she was one of last year’s most intriguing film characters. Together they talk about their love for road movies, cellos and good rock music.
KIDS Regio & Golden Sparrow about the 3rd KIDS Regio Forum
“Cultural success means that a film has an impact”
“In Weimar at the KIDS Regio Forum (26-28 June) a high-profile Think Tank will lay down the tracks to follow towards the future. Anne Schultka (KIDS Regio) and Nicola Jones (Golden Sparrow) help us to unravel the children’s film and media construction in the German state of Thuringia.
Tashi Gyeltshen about THE RED PHALLUS
“In the heart of my film are the loss of humanity and shame”
One of the most interesting films at the Berlinale 2019 was the feature debut of Tashi Gyeltshen, a writer, journalist and self-taught filmmaker from Bhutan. His THE RED PHALLUS tells about the 16 year old Sangay, struggling her way through a male dominated, patriarchal world.
Particpative project ZARA AND THE MAGICAL FOOTBALL BOOTS
“The shirts are the same, but the kids aren’t”
ZARA AND THE MAGICAL FOOTBALL BOOTS is a Dutch TV series in which children living in AZCs participate. Not only as actors – director Mirjam Marks and producer Julia Schellekens included them in every part of the filmmaking process.
Presenting the work of Albanian filmmaker Xhanfise Keko
Zlin Festival showcasing unique treasure
In the late sixties and early seventies, East German, Czechoslovakian and Yugoslavian directors started making children’s films in an outspoken political context, subtly working within the system that at the same time they were questioning. Within the communist bloc, Enver Hoxha’s Albania was an isolated, self-sustaining entity. Even there, behind the country’s guarded frontiers, filmmakers were working on an oeuvre that was impactful for an entire generation. Specifically one artist made a series of young audience films that were as poetic as they were subversive.