European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
The tension is rising among film colleagues… Looking forward to meeting again on the international festival scene! What place would be better for your glorious return than the Schlingel Festival where even last year, against all odds, much more than a “hybrid”, the ambition was “on location”. The festival is ready to welcome you from 9–16 October in Chemnitz, Germany.
The Belgian project ANNA’S WORLD by Celine Vanhoutte & Tijs Torfs, produced by Bulletproof Cupid won two awards at last week’s Kids Kino Industry forum. The project was developed within the Kids Kino Lab script development workshop. A call for projects for the next edition is open until 15 October.
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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.
As became clear in the presentation by festival director Calliope Charalambous Krief during ECFA’s recent AGM, the Athens Int’l Children’s Film Festival (ATHICFF) has developed a strong profile in which one key element catches the eye: accessibility.
Elizabeth Shepherd, who, as organiser of the Children’s Film Festival Seattle, often sought to connect with European festivals while firmly upholding the individuality and tradition of her own event, is leaving the festival in good hands.
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