European Children's
Film Association
Association Européenne du Cinéma
pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse
The European Film in Hospital project, run by 6 ECFA members, presents the inspiring results of research carried out by Il Nuovo Fantarca and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, through its two research centres OssCom and Cremit. The most striking result of this research was something we all long to hear from time to time: “What you do is useful, meaningful and contributes to the wellbeing of your audience”.
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ECFA Awards in countless festivals are part of the end-of-year tradition. This year they came in large numbers, from more than 10 festivals. There are newly nominated features, shorts and docs and one film was awarded twice… Due to the abundance of films, we keep the information short. (Photo: NINA AND THE HEDGEHOG SECRET)
A cooperation among three ECFA members is currently translating into a successful result for CINEKID (Amsterdam) and JEF (Antwerp). An inflatable result!
Recruitment has started to find the next producer for Discovery Film Festival – Scotland’s Int’l Film Festival For Young Audiences – following Mike Tait’s decision to step back from the role.
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More than a year ago, Signe Zeilich-Jensen was commissioned by IDFA to investigate the situation of Dutch youth documentaries. Although the Netherlands are known as a leading nation in this field, according to Zeilich-Jensen’s report measures are needed to continue to guarantee the quality and visibility of the genre. (Photo: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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We search for all kinds of qualities in children’s films: representation, messages and morality, cinematographic standards… but what about plain humour? A quality so much underestimated that André F. Nebe felt the urge to publish a book about it. (Photo: SCRAPPER)
The Sehpferdchen (Seahorse) international film festival for young audiences, will take place from 21-31 January 2024 in Hanover with great cinema for young audiences and an intriguing credo…
“My Kingdom for an ECFA Journal!”