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ECFA Journal 1/2017 interviews Storm - Letters of Fire Cloudboy Journal Not Without Us No. 1 | 2017 Slovak Animation February Photo: Not Without Us www.ecfaweb.org INDEX EDITORIAL 3-4 ECFA Awards The second concern is how to make ECFA evolve Nominated for the ECFA Awards 2017 A new skin without losing its soul and its conviviality, which are indeed some of the great characteristics of this 5-6 Interview organism. We’re considering the best strategy to Storm - Letters of Fire It is with great pleasure that on behalf of the enti- adopt for the next few years, in order to facilitate re association, I wish you a beautiful 2017, and we more meetings for like-minded souls, or more ways 7 Doxspot Black Sheep hope this year will bring you as many innovative for collaboration. Thus, we invite all members to be- ideas in your projects as moments of happiness in come more involved in these dynamics. 8-9 New Animations your everyday life. Morten on the Ship of Fools 2017 will indeed be a year of transition. After 6 ye- Oddsockeaters For ECFA, 2017 marks a year of change, transition ars of dedication, I now pass the torch to the new and evolution. During the 6 years that I’ve been in- team that will be set up after the AGM, allowing me 10-11 Interview volved with great enthusiasm in the management the pleasure to welcome you one last time at the Not Without Us of this body, I’ve been observing with close attenti- Berlinale on Saturday 11th February! on the growth of the anthill. ECFA is living material, – 12-13 with its fragilities and great strengths, and it’s up Céline Ravenel Films on the Horizon to all of us to consolidate its roots and prune them carefully, to see all buds hatched in spring, more be- 14-17 Looking back Kinder- und Jugendfilmkorrespondenz autiful each year. Sannette Naeyé looking back Eszter Vuojala looking back This entire period of preparing the soil and vege- tation, that is generally done in the shade, is pri- 18-19 Interview mordial. ECFA’s board and the entire team have Cloudboy - On the Set worked a whole year on the new communication strategy, launched at the beginning of 2017 with 20-21 Guest pages a new website, a new logo and a new communica- KIDS Regio SACCF tion plan (designed by DBF Designbüro Frankfurt). It’s not a pause or a sudden stop, but a real evolu- 22-24 tion of the organisation which in recent years has Animation Market in Slovakia not ceased to welcome new members and propose - BFILM & Studio Plutoon new projects. Our constant objective is to facilita- te a smooth connection between our members, to 25 Interview give visibility to projects carried out or supported My First Highway by ECFA and to make better use of tools for sharing and participating. 2 | Journal 01 | 2017 ECFA AWARDS Nominated for the ECFA Awards 2017 offer young Adama much of a per- 11 titles on one ECFA shortlist, show- spective for the future. A story from casing the best European produc- the Paris banlieues, setting a new tions for children in 2016. light on the ‘equal opportunities’ po- licy. In consultation with a number of chil- Nominated by: Int. Film Festival for dren’s film festivals, ECFA compiles Children & Youth (Zlin, Czech Republic) a list of the best recent young audi- ence films. From this list, more than MY SKINNY SISTER (Sanna Lenken, THE NEW KID (Rudi Rosenberg, Fran- 100 ECFA members select the overall Sweden) ce) winner. Last year, the honour went Stella idolises her big sister, who’s Benoit, new at school, seems a per- to BIRDS OF PASSAGE by the Belgian perfect in almost everything. Until, fect target for bullying. Until he finds brothers Ringer. This year there are through the threat of anorexia, the his own light-hearted way to deal with 11 nominees, including no less than beautiful picture gets shattered. the situation. five French titles. An overview: Nominated by: JEFF Festival (Antwerp, Nominated by: BUFF Int. Children & Bruges… Belgium) Youth Film Festival (Malmö, Sweden) & Kristiansand Int. Children’s Film Fes- BLANKA (Kohki Hasei, Italy) tival (Norway) An orphan girl and a blind musician on a tour through the streets of Manila. A sharp analysis of seemingly local problems that have a universal rele- vance. Nominated by: Int. Children’s Film Fes- LONG WAY NORTH (Rémi Chayé, tival (Tel Aviv, Israel) France) An heroic trip to the pole by a young girl, walking in the footsteps of her deceased granddad. European anima- LEARN BY HEART (Mathieu Vade- tion celebrating its own unique vision. pied, France) Nominated by: Ciné-Jeune Festival de The suburban apartment life doesn’t l’Aisne (L’Aisne region, France) 3 | Journal 01 | 2017 ECFA AWARDS THE DAY MY FATHER BECAME CELESTIAL CAMEL (Jury Feting, Rus- LES ENFANTS DE LA CHANCE (Malik A BUSH (Nicole van Kilsdonk, The sia) Chibane, Frankrijk) Netherlands) On the lookout for his runaway camel, DANCING FOR YOU (Erlend E. Mo, During World War II Jewish children In a country at war a young girl tries a young nomadic boy makes a journey Norway) find shelter in a hospital in Paris. They to get a grip on a world-on-the-loose. through a bare desert landscape. A Through practising the traditional hardly realise what dangers are awai- Adventure in the twilight zone bet- story deeply rooted in local traditions. ‘Halling’ dance, a young girl claims her ting them outside the safe walls. ween realism and surrealism. Nominated by: Olympia Children‘s Film place on stage among the men and Nominated by: Schlingel Int. Film Fes- Nominated by: KINOdiseea Int. Child- Festival (Pyrgos, Greece) strengthens the bond with her grand- tival for Children & Young Audience ren‘s Film Festival (Bucharest, Roma- father. (Chemnitz, Germany) nia) Nominated for the ECFA Docu Award by: doxs! festival for children & youth documentaries (Duisburg, Germany) The winner of the ECFA Award 2017 for ‘Best Young Audience Film of the Year’ will be announced on 11 Febru- ary at the Treffen der Kinderfilmsze- MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (Claude Bar- ne in Berlin. ras, France / Suisse) RAUF (Baris Kaya & Soner Caner, Tur- GOING TO SCHOOL (aka VILLADS In an orphanage young Zucchini must key) – FROM VALBY) (Frederik Meldal Nør- not only come to terms with the death While war is raging in the mountains, gaard, Denmark) of his mother, but also with a new life 9 year old Rauf gets a job as a carpen- Villads goes to school for the very in difficult circumstances. This year’s ter‘s apprentice. A Turkish and Kur- first time: a frightening event, but ultimate revelation in animation. dish director together have made a also a new world of opportunities Nominated by: Ale Kino! Int. Young Au- film with great visual eloquence. opening up. Live action for toddlers. dience Film Festival (Poznan, Poland) Nominated by: Lucas Int. Children’s Nominated by: The Int. Children‘s & Film Festival (Frankfurt am Main, Ger- Youth Film Festival (Oulu, Finland) many) 4 | Journal 01 | 2017 INTERVIEW Storm - Letters of Fire as well be chopped off, or you ended up at the stake.” “Your head could as well be chopped off” White Lie “Historical accuracy was a challenge. I did plenty of research, stayed in The prestigious historical adven- trollably on the couch and I couldn’t Antwerp for a while, walked through ture STORM – LETTERS OF FIRE is continue reading.” sewers, visited the historical sites set in exciting times: the days when and talked to historians and teachers. the rules of the Catholic Church. The Martin Luther wrote his accusati- The only element bringing us into the church allowed a handful of people to on to the Catholic church and war danger zone, was the name ‘Storm become wealthy at the expense of the broke out between several religious Voeten‘. That is a white lie - surnames poor. Upholding that situation could groups. After scriptwriter Karen van came in vogue only half a century la- bring you power and control over the Holst-Pelekaan was asked to adapt ter.” masses. Luther, rebelling against this her script to a book, we meet her and injustice, found many supporters. For main actors Juna de Leeuw (15) and “When describing the late medie- example in Belgium, where cities sig- Davy Gomez (12) in a most approp- val Antwerp, I paint a picture of so- hed under the Inquisition’s merciless riate environment: at the Internati- mething that no longer exists. What regime, which caused a massive wave onal Antwerp Book Fair they discus- Storm is the 12-year-old son of printer in my book seems to be a glorious of migrating refugees. That theme sed with the crowd the link between Klaas Voeten, who also secretly prints city, actually was nothing more than today didn’t lose a single bit of its book and film. ‘The book is based on forbidden and banned writings. The a small shithole. An important city in relevance: fundamentalism and the the scenario. I didn’t have to think year is 1521 and the Inquisition keeps the world, but very small compared to abuse of religion to gain power, sca- about the story anymore, but could a tight hand over the city. Storm’s life its current size. In a book you can add res people out of their homes and off add extra layers to the characters.” is turned upside down when Klaas historical details. How did people live? their land.” gets arrested. When Storm, carrying What did they wear? In a film you only Van Holst Pelekaan already wrote the with him a forbidden letter, is pur- vaguely get to see that.” „Antwerp was an important city for script for SECRETS OF WAR and was sued by soldiers he gets help from the development of the art of prin- responsible for buckets of tears shed Marieke, an orphan girl living in the At the expense of the poor ting and the distribution of printed over COOL KIDS DON’T CRY.
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