Registration for the Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2018 is open. The 2nd edition of the international pitching forum for young audience films and series will take place on September 26-28, during the 5th Kids Film Festival. Continue reading “Register for Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2018 now!”
Author: Gert Hermans
Fest of Fests network to be launched
Fest of Fests is a cultural network funded by the Region of Attica, Greece, and implemented by the Athens-based Michael Cacoyannis Foundation. Aspiring to involve all influential international children and youth film networks, festivals and educational organisations as well as the academic world, the aim of Fest of Fests is to become a community of practice, collaboration of innovative ideas, supporting the formation of ‘screenwise viewers’ through existing pathways regarding media literacy. Continue reading “Fest of Fests network to be launched”
WALLAY wins EFA Young Audience Award 2018
More than 2,000 young (12-14 years) cinema-lovers in 43 cities and 34 countries across Europe and beyond have voted WALLAY as the winner of the EFA Young Audience Award 2018. Continue reading “WALLAY wins EFA Young Audience Award 2018”
Breakthrough for Flemish young audience documentaries
VAF, the Flemish Audio-visual Fund, in cooperation with JEF and the national children’s TV channel Ketnet, has launched an initiative that could cause a major breakthrough for young audience documentaries in Belgium. Continue reading “Breakthrough for Flemish young audience documentaries”
First ECFA Short Award in Oberhausen
ECFA’s first Short Film Award was handed out at the Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival to LISTEN, a short documentary by Dutch director Astrid Bussink about the Kindertelefoon (Dutch children’s telephone helpline). In times of fake news and politic threats, LISTEN’s message – listening is a virtue and that communication can actually help – seems refreshingly positive. Continue reading “First ECFA Short Award in Oberhausen”
RIGA IFF: Children’s film project pitching forum
The next edition of the Riga Int. Film Festival’s Forum, an annual pitching forum and co-production platform for children’s film creators, will be taking place from October 18-19th 2018. Continue reading “RIGA IFF: Children’s film project pitching forum”
Results Kinodvor conference available
On 11 & 12 April 2018, Kinodvor organised a conference on “Methods and Impact of Film Education”. Continue reading “Results Kinodvor conference available”
New ECFA member: Biennial of Animation Bratislava
The Biennial of Animation Bratislava (BAB) – Int. Festival of Animated Films for Children is a festival with a unique tradition. Since its creation, it has served as an accompanying event of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava. BAB takes place every other year and found a home in BIBIANA – Int. House of Art for Children. Continue reading “New ECFA member: Biennial of Animation Bratislava”