In 2020 FIFEM Montreal was one of the last festivals to physically take place before the world went into lockdown. One year later, the new edition marked the return of the ECFA Award to Canada. The winner was the Norwegian film SISTERS.
ECFA News
New wind blowing through CIFEJ
With a newly elected President and Board in November 2020, new objectives for CIFEJ have been set. Secretary General Mohsen Chiniforoushan: “I am hopeful that the current board consisting of highly qualified and experienced members with a dynamic, motivated leader will soon take CIFEJ to its next level.”
Fighting the mafia through nourishing film culture
Italian ECFA member Cinemovel Foundation launched a digital edition of their ‘Screens in the Classroom’ Festival, a school project bringing students closer to the audio-visual language and raising a strong social topic: the fight against the mafia in Southern Italy.
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Film education: Switzerland moves closer to Europe
Swiss film education organisations will from now on be able to share experiences with European colleagues and join them in common actions, thanks to the approval of a new budget by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, supporting participation in film education projects funded by Creative Europe.
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KICFF Industry Programme welcomes ECFA members
This year, the industry programme of the Kristiansand Int’l Children’s Film Festival (27 April – 2 May) will be held entirely online. It’s the biggest programme ever presented at the festival and it is … free of charge for all ECFA members!
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Nordic Star Award for young actors
With Nordic Star, the BUFF Film Festival (Malmö, Sweden) awards three young actors in recognition of outstanding acting achievements in films screened at the festival.
ACASA, MY HOME awarded twice at Ciné Junior
Even with the 31st edition of the Ciné Junior Festival being postponed, juries were able to decide about their favourite films. Like the documentary ACASA, MY HOME, collecting two awards.
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Generation Z: cinema hubs in challenging districts
Generation Z introduces youngsters with an interest in the moving image to cinema as a means of discovering new talents. Stichting Oxville in Amsterdam, Kinograph in Brussels and La Friche/Cinéma Le Gyptis in Marseille join forces to create local cinema hubs in challenging districts with poor or non-existing cinema infrastructure.
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