European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
One day when scriptwriter Jonathan Sjöberg walked into a school, he saw a drawing on the wall showing a tree, a family, a monkey and a quote saying: “When I die, I want to become a monkey.” Back home he immediately wrote the first draft of a script.
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While her parents are caught up in a divorce, the introverted Bo moves with her mother to an Amsterdam suburb. A girl next door introduces her to a kickboxing club and Bo turns out to be a natural talent. But Bo must learn to control herself, because you should only fight when you’re in the ring.
For FIGHT GIRL, it seems like director Johan Timmers knew exactly how he wanted to tell this story. With a lot of passion and inspiration, but also with a lot of anger. FIGHT GIRL shows anger in all forms and variations, among young people and adults, because everyone is angry in their own way.
In a truly European vote, 12-14-year-olds in 55 cities across Europe and beyond have elected FIGHT GIRL as the winner of the EFA Young Audience Award 2019. Continue reading “FIGHT GIRL wins EFA Young Audience Award 2019”
ECFA Seminar @ the Schlingel Festival on 7 & 8 October. Save the date!! Continue reading “ECFA Seminar @ Schlingel Festival”
In full festival season ECFA Journal comes around with interviews and news updates.
Continue reading “ECFA Journal 2/2019”
After last year’s launching forum, the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation is now preparing to host the 2nd International “Fest of Fests” Forum on 10-12th June in Athens. Continue reading “Date for Fest of Fests Forum approaching fast!”
2019 takes a start as a memorable children’s film year. The first ECFA Award nominations already show traces of razor-sharp competition. Continue reading “BUFF ECFA Award goes to FIGHT GIRL”