EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S FILM ASSOCIATION www.ecfaweb.org Information on Films for jjoouurrnnaall Children in Europe! www.ecfaweb.org ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DU CINÉMA POUR L’ENFANCE ET LA JEUNESSE Children's Film Distribution in Europe: No. 2/2007 June 2007 Contents: A Lot of Work to Do The News Section The distribution of high quality films for children in Europe is a topic of top Films, Festivals, Awards priority among ECFA's activities. In this issue we will take a look back to the year 2005 and analyse some facts and figures, but will also inform about cur- Forthcoming Festivals rent and future activities. We detected 45 films for children up to 12 years Films on the Horizon old that were launched in European cinemas in 2005 and whose theatrical distribution has generally come to an end. Report Spain. All together it had about 4,7 million Children’s Film admissions even though it was not distri- Distribution in Europe: buted at all in some countries, for exam- A Lot of Work to Do ple, in Germany.

Statistics 2005 – Six more films made it to ten or more Conclusions 2007 countries in Europe: „Millions“ by Danny Boyle (GB): 14 count- Events ries; New Film Market at the „La Prophétie des Grenouilles” („Raining „Lucas“ Children’s Film Cats and Frogs”) by Jacques-Rémy Girerd Festival in Frankfurt (FR): 13 countries; „Terkel in Trouble“ by Stefan Fjeldmark, Showcommotion Child- Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Kresten Vest- ren’s Media Conference bjerg Andersen (DK): 13 countries; „Strings“ by Anders Rønnow Klarlund (DK) in Sheffield/UK The export-champion among the 11 countries; ECFA in Persons: European films for children in 2005: „The Magic Roundabaout“ by Dave Borth- Tonje Hardersen, Oslo/ „Valiant“ by Gary Chapman, GB 2005 wick, Jean Duval & Frank Passingham (UK): 10 countries; Norway: Children’s When we look at the distribution of Euro- „Back to Gaya“ by Lenard Fritz Krawinkel Film Consultant „Film & pean films for children that were launched & Holger Tappe (DE): 10 countries. Kino“ and President of in 2005 we will soon find a big surprise: ECFA The film which had been distributed in the With the exception of „Millions“ all these highest number of European countries was films are animated movies. Two of these a title that was hardly noticed among the five films, „Valiant“ and „The Magic children's film community. As far as we Roundabout“, were hardly shown in any know there was only one festival that pre- children's film festival. They made their sented this film (Giffoni): the UK/US-co- ways without the festivals but with the produced animation movie „Valiant“ by help of strong sales agents and distribu- Gary Chapman. In USA this family comedy tors who succeeded to sell these films to was distributed by Buena Vista, in Europe several countries. „The Magic Round- it was left to several national distributors about“, by the way, was distributed by who did an effective job. After its launch Sony Pictures International in the Czech in the UK cinemas, where about 2,6 milli- Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on people have seen the film, „Valiant“ with very respectable 135.000 admissi- had theatrical releases in 19 other Euro- ons in these four countries. This film was also sold to at least ten pean countries (see p. 2). Some results countries and had 2,5 million admissions in for „Valiant“: it had more than 1,8 million The high popularity of animated movies we Europe: „The Magic Roundabout“, admissions in the UK and 1,14 million ad- can also find when we take a look at the directed by Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval missions in France, but also 200.000 in numbers of admissions: and Frank Passingham, GB 2004 Italy, 300.000 in Poland and 650.000 in „Vailant“: 4,7 million admissions from Continued on page 2 + 3 Dear Readers of ECFA-Journal, ... In this coloumn it was often mentioned also all other organisations who want catalogues or brochures. There is often that ECFA is an independent organisa- to support our organisation, to help: some free space on the pages that can tion only based on the ideas and the Put a link to ECFA on your website. Our be filled with an advert contribution of the members. Thus it is address is www.ecfaweb.org. You can pleasant to see that the number of decorate the link with ECFA’s logo PDF-files with ECFA’s ad in different members has been growing during the which is downloadable at formats soon can be downloaded from last months, slowly, but growing. www.ecfaweb.org/logos. www.ecfaweb.org/ads. If you need any special formats or fea- To make ECFA better known and more Soon we will also have prepared ads tures please send us your details to visible we want to ask all members, but that you can easily publish in your [email protected] ECFA-Journal 2/2007 - 1 - Continuing from page 1 The News Section: European Children's Films launched in 2005 Films, Festivals, Awards Title ...... Produced .Sold to . . . . .Total Admissions: . .% abroad BUFF - Int. Children & Young People's Film-Festival, Malmö/Sweden, 1. An Angel for May ...... GB ...... BE, NL ...... 1.710 . . . .100 % City of Malmö Award: „Kidz in da Hood“ 2. L' avion – The Plane ...... FR, DE . . .BE, LU ...... 151.101 ...... 2 % 3. Back to Gaya ...... DE ...... BE, CH, CZ, FR, („Förortsungar“) by Ylva Gustavsson & IT, IS, LU, PT, GB . . . .423.303 . . . . .62 % Catti Edfeldt, Sweden 2006; 4. Blindflyers ...... DE ...... BE, CH, NL, NO ...... 56.196 . . . . .24 % The Youth Jury Award and the Church of 5. Captain Sabertooth ...... NO ...... DE (TV), EE, Sweden Award: „The Substitute“ (Vika- ESP, GB, ...... 252.087 . . . . .33 % ren) by Ole Bornedal, Denmark 2007; 6. Circleen 3: Little Big Mouse . .DK ...... BE, NO, ...... 64.189 ...... 3 % Special Mention: „Sonja“, by Kirsi Marie 7. Colour of Milk / Ikke Naken . .NO ...... SE, BE, DE, NL ...... 88.892 ...... 2 % Liimatainen, Germany 2006; 8. Elina ...... SE, FI . . . .DK, NL, NO, The County Council of Skåne Shortfilm DE (TV) ...... 189.528 . . . . .13 % 9. Emma & Daniel - The Meeting .SE, FI . . . .- ...... 34.226 ...... 0 % Award: „Chess” („Schack“) by Pernilla 10. Fakir from Bilbao ...... DK ...... AT, CH, DE, NO, SE . .211.028 . . . . .16 % Hindsefelt, Sweden 2006; 11. Fourth Floor ...... ES ...... BE, DE, NL, NO, PL .1.160.605 ...... 2 % Special Mention: „The Danish Poet” 12. George and the Dragon ...... DE, UK, LU BG, ES, HU, IT, RO, RU 26.907 . . . .100 % („Den danske digteren“) by Torill Kove, 13. Het Molletje ...... BE, NL . . .- ...... ??? ...... 0 % Norway 2006. 14. Heidi ...... DE, UK . . .NO ...... 208.377 ...... 0 % BUFF Filmfestival Achievement Award: 15. Immediate Boarding ...... NO, SE . . .DE, FI ...... 131.980 . . . .< 1 % Ulf Malmros, film director, Sweden. 16. In Orange ...... NL ...... BE, NO ...... 195.093 ...... 2 % Contact: BUFF - Int. Children & Young 17. Kameleon 2 ...... NL ...... BE ...... 415.735 . . . .< 1 % People's Film-Festival 18. Kirikou and the Wild Beasts . .FR ...... BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, P.O. Box 4277 FR, IT, LU, NO . . . . .2.083.472 ...... 9 % S-20314 Malmö 19. Laura's Star ...... DE ...... AT, BE, HU, FR, GB, IT, NL ...... 1.776.814 ...... 24 Phone: ++46-40-302505 20. The little Polar Bear ...... DE ...... AT, BE, CH, IT, FR, E-Mail: [email protected] NL, GB, NO ...... 3.602.777 . . . . .20 % Internet: www.buff.se 21. Magic Roundabaout, The . . . .GB ...... BE, CH, ES, FR, HU, IS, Lu, PL, PT, SK . . . .2.416.245 . . . . .47 % Children's Film Festival „Berimor’s 22. Midsummer Dream ...... ES ...... BE, IS, IT, PT ...... 260.935 . . . . .11 % Cinema“, Riga/Latvia, 23. Millions ...... GB ...... BE, CH, DE, ES, FI, Children’s Jury Award: „The Lost FR, GR, IT, NL, NO, PT, SE, TR ...... 456.088 . . . . .28 % Treasure of the Knights Templar” by 24. My Brother is a Dog ...... DE ...... AT, EE ...... 107.824 . . . . .16 % Kasper Barfoed, Denmark 2006; 25. My Name is Eugen ...... CH ...... BE, DE ...... 540.788 ...... 0 % Audience’s Award: „Pelican Man“ by 26. Oskar & Josefine ...... DK ...... IS, NO ...... 263.765 . . . .< 1 % Liisa Helminen, Finland 2004. 27. Pettson's Promise ...... SE, DK . . .BE, CH, DE, Contact: Children's Film Festival FI, NL, NO ...... 807.967 . . . . .52 % Arsenals Cinema 28. Piet, the Pirate and the Marstalu 14 bewitched crown ...... BE ...... NL ...... 156.123 . . . . .49 % LV-1050 Riga/Latvia 29. Pinocchio 3000 ...... ES ...... FR, IT, PT, RO ...... 323.473 . . . . .22 % Phone: ++371-7210114 30. Plop and Kwispel ...... BE ...... NL ...... 198.786 . . . . .76 % 31. Plop & the Adventure E-Mail: [email protected] of the Violin ...... BE ...... NL ...... 340.350 . . . . .84 % Internet: www.arsenals.lv 32. Raining Cats and Frogs ...... FR ...... AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, HU, IT, LU, NO, SE . . . . .1.226.328 . . . . .14 % Augsburger Kinderfilmfest, 33. Renart, the Fox ...... LU ...... BE, FR, PL, SK . . . . .136.161 . . . . .70 % Augsburg/Germany, 34. Sergeant Pepper ...... DE ...... BE, IT, NL ...... 48.589 ...... 2 % Children’s Jury: „Karo and God himself“ 35. Strings: ...... DK ...... B, CH, FR, GB, HU, by Danielle Proskar, Austria 2005; LU, NO, SE, SI, TR . . . .68.659 . . . . .73 % Special Mention: „Gilles“ by Jan 36. Strong as a lion ...... SE ...... NL, FI ...... 27.919 . . . .< 1 % 37. Terkel i Knibe ...... DK ...... AT, CH, CZ, DE, GB, HU, IT, NL Verheyen, Belgium 2005. NO, PT, SE, SK . . . . .437.705 . . . . .10 % Contact: Kinderfilmfest 38. Treasure of the White Falcons .D ...... - ...... 99.715 ...... 0 Filmbüro Augsburg 39. Valiant ...... GB/US . . .BE, CH, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, Schroeckstr. 8 HU, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, NL, NO, D-86152 Augsburg PL, PT, SE, SK . . . .4.743.254 . . . . .61 % Phone: ++49-821-3491060 40. Villa Henriette ...... AT ...... BE, DE, LU ...... 20.807 . . . . .73 % E-Mail: [email protected] 41. The Wild Soccer Bunch 2 . . . .DE ...... CH ...... 1.617.197 . . . .< 1 % Internet: www.filmfest-augsburg.de 42. Young Andersen ...... DK ...... - ...... 10.017 ...... 0 % 43. Zafir ...... DK ...... DE, NL, NO ...... 75.643 ...... 4 % 44. Zaina ...... FR ...... BE, CH, DE, LU . . . . .178.215 ...... 7 % Leeds Young People's Film Festival, 45. Zozo ...... SE, DK . . .BE, FI, NL, NO, TK . . .285.077 ...... 1 % Leeds, Great Britain Younger Jury Award (9-13 years): „The Horror Bus“ by Piet Kuijpers, Nether- Remarks: lands 2005; Special Mention: „The Lost The column „Sold to“ also includes TV-sales, Non-Theatrical- and Homemedia-Distribution as Treasure of the Knights Templar”; far as we could find out. This additional audience is NOT included in the number of admis- sions which only counts theatrical ticket sales until the end of the year 2006. Source: Older Jury Award (15-19 years): „Sub European Audiovisual Observatory, The Lumiere data base on admission of films released in Zero“ by Ian Dowson, UK 2006; Europe, http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/search Younger Audience Award: „The Wild Chicks“ by Vivien Naefe, Germany 2005; A survey like this can never offer the exact figures and will never be 100 % correct. So plea- Older Audience Award: „Dorm“ by Son- se apologize if you find some incorrect information and let us know about it, so we can cor- gyos Sugmakanan, Thailand 2006. rect it. - 2 - ECFA-Journal 2/2007 Continuing from page 1 A Lot of Work to Do The News Section: es. However, it is also practically non-exi- Films, Festivals, Awards stent in the other direction: For many Contact: Leeds Young People's years now hardly any film for children from Film Festival Middle or Eastern Europe was distributed The Townhall/The Headrow in the Western European countries, despi- GB- Leeds LS1 3AD, UK te the fact that there are „heavy“ but outstanding productions like for example Phone: ++44-113-247 8398 „The Italian“ by Andrei Kravchuk (RU E-Mail: [email protected] 2004) or „Jestem“ („I Am“) by Dorota Internet: www.leedsfilm.com „Jestem“ („I Am“) Kedzierzawska (PL 2005). twenty countries; Sprockets - Toronto International Film „The Little Polar Bear“: 3,6 million admis- A co-production like the „Pettson and Festival for Children, Toronto, Canada sions from eight countries; Findus“-series (SE/DE/DK) developed Audience Awards: „Wild Chicks“ by „The Magic Roundabout“: 2,4 million ad- from 75 % German admissions to 45 %. In Vivian Naefe, Germany 2005 (feature the same time the admissions in Sweden missions from ten countries; film) and „Azur and Asmar“ by Michel „Kiriku and the Wild Animals“: 2,1 million went up from 83.000 for „P&F 1“ to Ocelot (animation); admissions from nine countries; 91.000 for „P&F 2“ up to 226.000 for the „Laura's Star“: 1,8 million admissions latest film. Young People’s Juries Awards: „Khan from seven countries; Kluay“ by Kompin Komgumnird, „Raining Cats and Frogs“: 1,2 million In total the rate of foreign admissions is Thailand 2006 (8 - 9 years); „Kidz in da admissions from thirteen countries; rather low, which offers a big chance for Hood“ by Catti Edfeldt Ylva Gustavsson, are on top of list. The only live-action films ambitious art house distributors to streng- Sweden 2006 (10 - 11 years); „Wild for children who sold more than one milli- then their co-operation in bringing the Chicks“ (12 years). films across the borders. This becomes on tickets in 2005 are „The Wild Soccer Contact: Sprockets Bunch 2“ by Joachim Masannek (Ger- even more obvious when we recognize Int. Film Festival Group many, 1,2 million admissions from two that only a few companies in each country countries) and „Fourth Floor“ by Antonio are involved in the distribution of quality 2, Carlton Street, Suite1600 Merceros (Spain, 1,2 million admissions European films for children. CAN- Toronto ON - from five countries) due to the fact that Canada M5B 1J3 these films had enormous success in their The Distribution Group within ECFA Phone: ++416-934-3281 domestic markets. Compared to these Therefore ECFA's attempt was absolutely E-Mail: [email protected] figures their results from other countries necessary to start bringing these distribu- Internet: www.bell.ca/sprockets are marginal. tors together, - to co-operate in applications to make Kristiansand International Children's When we take a look at the percentage of the best possible use from the support admissions, that the European films for offered by the EU-Media-programmes Film Festival, Kristiansand/Norway children get from abroad (see the chart on for film distribution; Film & Kino’s Award: „Kidz in da Hood“ page 2) we have to realize that even - to discuss strategies of marketing and (also CIFEJ’s Jury Award); among the films which were distributed in exchange ideas for promotion; Audience Award: „Leaps and Bounds“ many countries about 80 % of all ad- - to co-operate in producing promotion („Hoppet“) by Petter Næss, Norway missions are made in the domestic mark- materials; 2007; - to become an effective pressure group et. But when these films are distributed by FICC’s Jury Award: „The Cloud“ by strong companies there is a chance to towards national and European politics Gregor Schnitzler, Germany 2006. raise the number of countries to a much underlining the importance of a multi- higher level, as we can see with the faced film culture for young audiences Contact: Int. Children's Film Festival examples of „Back to Gaya“, „The Magic in Europe. Kristiansand Kino Roundabout“ or „Valiant“. Of course, rare- P.O.Box 356 ly will European art house films for child- The distribution group within ECFA start- NO-4663 Kristiansand ren get millions of admissions all over ed working in autumn 2006 in Amsterdam Phone: ++ 47-38-10 42 05 Europe, but films like „Blindflyers“ or „The when exchanges and co-operations on the E-Mail: [email protected] film „Winky's Horse“ were discussed. The Colour of Milk“ definitely have the potent- Internet: www.kicff.no ial to get more admissions in more Europe- following meetings in Berlin (February an countries than they do now. 2007) and Kristiansand (April 2007) were mostly dedicated to the films „Lotte from International Festival of Animation When it comes to arthouse films for child- Gadgetville“, „Trigger“ and „Desmond and Films, Stuttgart/Germany, ren also the figures in the charts on page the Barbarian Swamp“. At the moment the Best long film: „Azur and Asmar“. 2 will not give a realistic information on distribution group consists of eight distri- Contact: International Festival of the number of people who have seen butors from seven European countries. Animation Films these films. These statistics on admissi- Film- & Medienfestival GmbH The group is open for more members. If ons often ignore that especially quality Schloßstraße 84 films to a high extent find their audience anyone is interested in this co-operation D-70176 Stuttgart also in the cultural area, in school screen- they should contact: ings etc., whose admissions are nowhere Felix Vanginderhuysen: [email protected] Phone: ++49-711-92546100 counted. Many of these „small but dedi- Reinhold T. Schöffel, partly based on E-Mail: [email protected] cated“ distributors aim exactly at this research by Felix Vanginderhuysen Internet: www.itfs.de audience. „Goldener Spatz“ / „Golden Sparrow“, Middle and Eastern Europe German Children’s Film & TV-Festival The new EU-countries from Middle- and at Erfurt & Gera, Germany Eastern Europe are also present on the Children’s Jury, best feature film: market, but mostly in one direction: West- ern films are distributed there, generally „Children of the Moon“ by Manuela by companies that belong to the US- Stacke, Germany 2005; Special Ment- majors. The art house sector is still small ion: „The Treasure of the White Fal- but rapidly growing and will soon also cons“ by Christian Zübert, Germany become aware of films for young audienc- „Desmond and the Barbarian Swamp“ 2005; ECFA-Journal 2/2007 - 3 - The News Section: Films, Festivals, Awards Films on the Horizon Experts’ Jury, best Newcomer Film: New European films for children which are ready to be discovered for your program- „Silly’s Sweet Summer“ by Johannes mes. More information and more films can be found at www.ecfaweb.org. Of cour- Schmid, Germany 2007. se we can never guarantee that we cover all important new films. Producers, dis- Contact: Stiftung „Goldener Spatz“ tributors and sales agents are kindly invited to inform us of their new releases. Reichartstr. 8 fax: ++46-8-285834 D-99094 Erfurt E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: ++49-361-66 386 - 0 Internet: www.sonetfilm.se E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.goldenerspatz.de The Little King Macius Animated Film, Germany, France, Poland 2007 International Film Festival for Children Director: Lutz Stützner, Sandor Jesse and Youth Zlín/Czech Republic, Production: Studio achtundachtzig International Jury: and several partners Golden Slipper for the best feature film „Leaps and Bounds“ World Sales:Studio achtundachtzig for children: „Little Heroes“ by Itai Lev, Fremersbergstr. 1 Almost Adult D-76530 Baden-Baden Israel 2006; Special mention: „Offside“ Feature Film, UK & Germany 2007 by Arend Steenbergen, NL 2005; phone: ++49-7221-907720 Director: Yousaf Ali Khan fax: ++49-7221-907790 Golden Slipper for the best feature film Production: Parallax East E-Mail: [email protected] for young people: „Leaps and Bounds“, Festival: Kristiansand Internet: www.studio88.de by Petter Næss, Norway/Sweden 2007; World Sales:Bankside Films Special mention: „Vanaja“ by Rajnesh Douglas House The Lost Treasure of the Knight's Templar 2 Domalpalli, India/USA 2006. 3 Richmond Buildings 4th fl. Feature Film, Denmark 2007 Joint International Jury for Animated London W1D 3HE Director: Giacomo Campetto phone: ++44-20-7734-3566 Production: M & M Productions A/S Films: Golden Slipper for Best Animated fax: ++44-20-3230-1059 Film: „Tyger“ by Guilherme Marcondes, Festival: Kristiansand 2007 Internet: www.bankside-films.com World Sales:Nordisk Film Internat. Sales Brazil ; Award for a young artist: „My Mosedalvej 14 Happy End“, directed by Milen Vitanov, Hands off Mississippi DK-2500 Valby Germany 2007. Feature Film, Germany 2007 phone: ++45 - 3618 8200 Children's Jury: Best Feature Film for Director: Detlev Buck fax: ++45 - 3618 9550 Children: „Offside“; Production: Boje Buck Produktion Berlin E-Mail: [email protected] Best Feature Film for Youth & FICC World Sales:Bavaria Film International Internet: www.sales.nordiskfilm.com Bavariafilmplatz 8 Jury’s award: „Leaps and Bounds“. D-82031 Geiselgasteig Viewer's Prizes: Lottie and Lisa (Das doppelte Lottchen) phone: ++49-89-64992686 Animated Film, Germany 2007 Most successful feature film: „The My- fax: ++49-89-64993720 Director: Michael Schaak & stery of the Old Talisman“ („Maharal“) E-Mail: Bavaria.international@ Toby Genkel by Pavel Jandourek, Czech Republic; bavaria-film.de Production: TFC Trickcompany, Lunaris, most successful animated film: „The Internet: www.bavaria-film- Odeon, Warner Bros D Irresistible Smile“ by Ami Lindholm, international.de World Sales:Warner Bros. Germany Finland 2006. Postbox 76 12 49 Herr Bello D-22062 Hamburg Contact: International Film Festival for Feature Film, Germany 2007 Children and Youth Zlín phone: ++49-40-22650-390 Director: Ben Verbong fax: ++49-40-22650-390 Filmfest, s.r.o. Production: Collina Filmproduktion GmbH Internet: www.warnerbros.com Filmová 174 World Sales:Collina Filmproduktion GmbH CZ-76179 Zlín Arnulfstraße 297 Phone: ++420-57-7592217 D-80639 München E-Mail: [email protected] phone: ++49-89-17 877 208 Internet: www.zlinfest.cz fax: ++49-89-17 877 199 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.collinafilm.de Forthcoming Festivals Island of Lost Souls Plein la bobine - Sancy Film Festival for Feature Film, Finland 2007 Young People, Massif du Sancy, La Director: Nikolaj Arcel Bourboule & Le Mont-Dore / France Production: Zentropa, Nimbus June 16th to 20th 2007 World Sales:Trust Film Sales „Mystery of the Wolf“ Contact: Plein la bobine - Sancy Film Upplandsg. 35 SE-113 28 Stockholm Festival for Young People phone: ++46 833 55 76 Max Minsky and Me c/o Hotel de Ville fax: ++46 830 99 34 Feature Film, Germany 2007 Place de la Republique E-Mail: [email protected] Director: Anna Justice F-63150 La Bourboule Internet: www.trust-film.dk Production: X-Filme Creative Pool Phone: ++ 33-473-655146 World Sales:SevenOne International E-Mail: [email protected] Leaps & Bounds Medienallee 7 Internet: www.pleinlabobine.com Feature Film, Norway/Sweden 2007 D-85774 Unterfoehring Director: Peter Naess phone: ++49-89-95 07–2320 Production: Happy Zingo AB fax: ++49-89-95 07–2321 Filmfest Munich - Children’s Film Festival: Kristiansand, Zlin (awarded) E-Mail: info@sevenone Fest Munich / Germany, World Sales:Sonet Film AB, Box 27150 international.com June 23rd to 30th 2007 S-10252 Stockholm Internet: www.sevenone Contact: Filmfest München - phone: ++46-8-555 248 00 international.com - 4 - ECFA-Journal 2/2007 Continuing from page 4 Films on the Horizon The News Section: Mystery of the Wolf Films, Festivals, Awards Feature Film, Finland 2006 Director: Raimo O. Niemi Kinderfilmfest Production: Film and Music Entertain- Sonnenstr. 21 ment Ltd., Kinoproduction Oy D-80331 München World Sales:Nordisk Film Int. Sales Phone: ++49-89-381904-0 (address see page 4) E-Mail: katrin.hoffmann@filmfest- Pom (Pom, le Poulain) muenchen.de Feature Film, Belgium/France 2006 Internet: www.filmfest-muenchen.de Director: Olivier Ringer „The Radio Pirates“ Production: Ring Prod., Chauve-Souris Showcomotion - The Filmfestival for Festival: Antwerp/Brugge Svein and the Rat and the UFO-Mystery Children and Young People, Sheffield / World Sales:Rezo Films Feature Film, Norway 2007 Great Britain, June 28th to July 12th 2007 29, rue du Faubourg- Director: Vibeke Ringen Production: Maipo Film & TV Produksjon See also page 6 for information on Poissonnière the Showcomotion Children’s Media F-75009 Paris World Sales:Nordisk Film Int. Sales phone: ++33-1-42 46 72 21 (address see page 4) Conference fax: ++33-1-42 46 40 82 Contact: Showcomotion-Filmfestival E-Mail: [email protected] That Special Summer Showroom Cinema Internet: www.rezofilms.com Feature Film, Sweden 2007 Paternoster Row Director: Nanna Huolman GB- Sheffield S1 2BX UK Production: Tre Vänner Produktion AB Phone: ++44-114-2763534 The Radio Pirates World Sales:Trust Film Sales (address see page 4) E-Mail: [email protected] Feature Film, Norway 2007 Internet: www.showcomotion.org.uk Director: Stig Svendsen Production: 4 1/2 The Three Robbers World Sales:Nordisk Film Int. Sales Animated Film, Germany 2007 Giffoni Int. Film Festival, Giffoni Valle (address see page 4) Director: Hayo Freitag Piana, Salerno/Italy, July 13th to 21st 2007 Production: Animation X Contact: Giffoni Int. Film Festival Stella and the Star of the Orient World Sales:X-Filme Creative Pool c/o Cittadella del Cinema Feature Film, Germany 2007 Bülowstr. 90 I-84095 Giffoni Valle Piana, Director: Almut Getto D-10783 Berlin phone: ++49-30-230833-0 Salerno Production: Kinderfilm-GmbH, ZDF Phone: ++39-089-8023001 World Sales:Kinderfilm GmbH fax: ++49-30-230833-22 Richard-Breslau-Str. 9 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] D-99094 Erfurt Internet: www.X-FILME.de Internet: www.giffoniff.it phone: ++46-361-658 66-0 fax: ++46-361-658 66-69 XTC - Just Don't Do It! Cartoonclub – Festival Int. del Cinema E-Mail: [email protected] Feature Film, Netherlands 2007 d' Animazione e del Fumetto, Rimini / Internet: www.kinderfilm-gmbh.de Director: Maria Peters Italy, July 19th to 26th 2007 Production: Shooting Star World Sales:Bridge Entertainment Group Contact: Cartoonclub The Substitute Via Circonvallazione Occ. 58 Feature Film, Denmark 2007 Lorentzweg 46 B Director: Ole Bornedal NL-1221 EH Hilversum I-47900 Rimini Production: Thura Film A/S phone: ++31-35-6882804 Phone: ++39-0541-78.41.93 World Sales:Nordisk Film Int. Sales fax: ++31-35-6882800 E-Mail: [email protected] (address see page 4) E-Mail: bridgeinfo@bridge- Internet: www.cartoonclub.it entertainment.nl Internet: www.bridge-entertainment.nl Goyang Int. Children's Film Festival, 30th International Children’s Film Festival „Lucas“ in Frankfurt: Goyang City, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, September 14th to 19th 2007 Contact: Goyang International New Children’s Film Market at Children's Film Festival #705 Dreamworld Bldg. Frankfurt’s „Lucas“-Festival 863-1, Janghang-dong Ilsan-gu KR- Goyang-city, In 2007 on the occasion of its 30th edition the „Lucas“-Film Festival will Gyeonggi-do 411-837, Korea establish a new film market. From now on „Lucas“ will, in addition to the Phone: ++82-31-9027376-8 Festival Catalogue, also publish an extensive market catalogue contain- Fax: ++82-31-9027372 ing crew and genre information, brief descriptions in two languages and E-Mail: [email protected] contact addresses for each film submitted. Internet: www.gicff.com The main objective of this market is to ed atmosphere, and to select works for present fiction films, shorts and documen- their own use. Furthermore the market Lucas - International Children’s Film- taries focused on films for children and offers a meeting place for producers, dis- festival, Frankfurt/Main / Germany young people. Indexes organized by title, tributors, filmmakers and other experts to September 23rd to 30th 2007 genre, director and running time will all be share and exchange their experiences. Contact: Lucas - Int. Kinderfilm-Festival within this catalogue. Deutsches Filmmuseum All accredited visitors will receive a cata- Schaumainkai 41 This market is a unique opportunity for logue in German and English at their buyers, festival representatives, TV stati- disposal. D-60596 Frankfurt/M. ons with appropriate program profile and Phone: ++49-69-961220670 other trade visitors to look at the current „Lucas“-Film Festival, Frankfurt/Germany: E-Mail: lucas@deutsches- state of the worldwide production for September 23rd to 30th 2007 filmmuseum.de children and young people in a concentrat- www.lucasfilmfestival.de Internet: www.lucasfilmfestival.de ECFA-Journal 2/2007 - 5 - ECFA in Persons: Tonje Hardersen, Oslo/Norway children's films. „Being a member of ECFA's network helps me to get in con- journal tact with ‘colleagues’ in other countries, journal which is helpful in many ways both on a professional and a more personal level. Being in contact with other ECFA memb- Published by ers gives me a platform to discuss my own ECFA – European Children’s ideas, allows me to ‘steal’ other people's Film Association excellent ideas and I can learn from their Rue des Palais 112 experience on similar projects. ECFA pro- B-1030 Bruxelles vides important meeting places and helps Phone: ++ 32 - 2 - 242 54 09 me to get to know new people who are Fax: ++ 32 - 2 - 242 74 27 involved in children's films“, she describes E-Mail: [email protected] her relation with ECFA during the last Internet: www.ecfaweb.org years.

Please send press releases and Among ECFA’s services for Tonje Harder- information to the Editor: sen the website is the most important. RTS-Film & Media Distribution „An excellent tool for finding information Reinhold T. Schoeffel about new films and different film festi- Leipziger Str. 5 vals.“ Furthermore she thinks that ECFA's D-61267 Neu-Anspach Tonje Hardersen, Children’s Film Adviser at recent involvement in starting up a distri- Phone: ++49 - 6081 - 432 85 ‘Film & Kino’ in Oslo/Norway and since bution group looks really promising: „This Fax: ++49 - 69 - 631 29 22 February 2007 President of ECFA will effectively support the distribution of E-Mail: [email protected] Tonje Hardersen was born 1971 and since quality films in the different European Contributors to this issue: February 2007 has been the president of countries.“ Tonje Hardersen, Eva Schwarzwald, ECFA. In her profession she works as the Felix Vanginderhuysen children’s film adviser at „Film & Kino“, „It will also be important to provide meet- the main organisation for the cinema and ing places so that members have the Translations with the help of video industries in Norway. „I want to opportunity to make contact and find Adam Graham, Leeds secure import and distribution of quality ways to co-operate“, she gives a glance at ECFA’s website programmer: films for children and young people in her plans for ECFA during the next years Udo Lange Norway, by supporting and working as the organisation’s president. „And together with Norwegian distributors“ hopefully we will come up with other excit- ECFA – EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S Tonje Hardersen describes her job and the ing activities that will please our mem- FILM ASSOCIATION goals she wants to achieve with it. „I also bers.“ The goal of ECFA is to support want to increase activities like school cinema for children in its cultural, screenings and media literacy projects, by The biggest problem that she sees for economical, aesthetic, social, poli- focusing on the importance of and also these plans is the lack of a solid financial tical and educational aspects. the many benefits such projects give the basis. But solving problems, for a person ECFA was founded in 1988 in pupils, and of course also by providing full of energy like Tonje Hardersen, is a Mons/Belgium after the Confer- financial and professional help.“ challenge: „This is of course something ence of Troja/Portugal and brought the board strives to achieve. We still have together a wide range of European ‘Film & Kino’ has been a member of ECFA a long way to go, but we will make it!“ film professionals and associa- for many years, because they think that it tions, producers, directors, distri- is important to look outside of Norway to www.kino.no butors. ECFA’s aim is to set up a see what is happening in the fields of working structure in every Europe- an country for films for children and young people, a structure adapted Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference to Europe’s multicultural interests. Sheffield/UK, July 4th to 6th 2007 For more informations and mem- The Showcomotion Children's Media Conference is the premier conference in bership (membership-fee 200 E per year) contact: the UK dedicated to children's television, film, radio and interactive media. The conference will provide an A-Z of information and inspiration in the changing ECFA - European Children’s landscape of media for children. Independent producers, broadcasters, film mak- Film Association ers, commissioners and freelancers get together for two full days of discussions, Rue des Palais 112 B-1030 Bruxelles screenings, workshops and intensive sessions which focus on all the new and Phone: ++-32 - 2 - 242 54 09 future developments in children's media. Organised by the children's media in- Fax: ++-32 - 2 - 242 74 27 dustry for the children's media industry, the conference is an opportunity to hear E-Mail: [email protected] from those in the know and help shape debates for the future. The conference Internet: www.ecfaweb.org opens with a keynote by Jana Bennett (BBC Vision) on „The Future of Quality The European Children’s Film Children’s Media“. Distribution Network: www.ecfaweb.org/network.htm Showcomotion Children's Media Conference Databases on children’s film festi- vals, sales agents, distributors Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX UK and TV-programmers interested in Tel. ++ 44 - 114 276 35 34 European films for children. Fax ++ 44 - 114 249 32 04 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.showcomotionconference.com - 6 - ECFA-Journal 2/2007