EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S FILM ASSOCIATION www.ecfaweb.org Informations on Films for jjoouurrnnaall Children in Europe! www.ecfaweb.org ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DU CINÉMA POUR L’ENFANTS ET LA JEUNESSE Desenzano del Garda/, November 3rd to 5th: Kid’Screen 2002: „I am what I eat“ Kid’Screen, the annual meeting for media educators from all over Europe with No.3/2002 participants from other continents as well, will start in Desenzano del Garda (Northern Italy) on Sunday, November 3rd. The event - now for the 7th time - is September 2002 organized by Regione Lombardia in co-operation with ECFA. This year Kid’Screen focuses on the topic many projects from all over Europe and „Nutrition and Media“, a subject which is the United States, too, presenting ideas Contents: becoming increasingly important for on how to bring youngsters in touch with schools and all who are involved in the their parents’ and grandparents’ traditi- The News Section education of children and young people. ons, and to make them aware of the basic With media having a growing influence on changes, that the world wide promoting Films, Festivals, Prizes young people’s behaviour it was high time food industry means for our health and Forthcoming Festivals to look for media projects for young peo- environment. ple dealing with nutrition as an important ✘ See page 3 for the program Films on the Horizon part of our various cultures. And there are ✘ See page 4 for your registration

Events Kid’Screen 2002: „I am what I eat“ The Kids for Kids Festival

Camera Zizanio

Report AGORA 2002, Athens

Information Films that Make a Difference: The Media Education Foundation (USA)

Project ECFA was present with a stand at AGORA in Athens/Greece - together with the Interna- Best of Europe, tional Centre for Children and Youth films (CIFEJ). In the photo: Eva Schwarzwald, presi- Graz/Austria 2003 dent of ECFA (left), and Jo-Anne Blouin, CIFEJ’s general secretary. See page two for Felix Vanginderhuysen’s report on the annual mediterranean meeting on media for children. Dear Readers of ECFA-Journal, Sometimes ECFA goes beyond the field issue of „Camera Zizanio“. In both pro- the Horizon“-section has become a con- of films and cinema for children. Kid’ jects children and young people from stant column in ECFA-Journal. And on Screen 2002 for example, ECFA’s major all over Europe („Camera Ziziano“) and www.ecfaweb.org you will find infor- event this year, is dealing with nutriti- all over the world („Kids for Kids Festi- mation on more than 160 films with on and all kinds of media (including val“) are invited to participate with almost 300 adresses of sales agents, films). Other breakaways are the media their self-made films and videos. See distributors and TV-program buyers, productions by children and young page 4 for more information. furthermore links to approximately 100 people that offer a wide range of possi- festivals. Even though we try hard to bilities for creativity and - that is new But ECFA does not forget about the as- keep all these datas up to date, some of - for international communication bet- sociation’s basics: information on and these organisations and persons some- ween young people. At the moment promotion of high quality films for times manage to change their address ECFA and its members are involved in children and young people. Therefore - and we do not notice. So please inform the „Kids for Kids Festival“ and the 2nd and on reader’s requests - the „Films on us if you find any mistakes. ECFA-Journal 3/2002 - 1 - The News Section: AGORA 2002, Athens/Greece: Films, Festivals, Prizes International Film Festival for Children Mediterranean Summit and Youth, Zlín, Czech Republic International Jury, Main Prize feature film for children: „Children of Oil“ by Ebrahim Forouzesh, 2001; on Media for Children International Jury, Main Prize feature From June 15th to 18th the annual meeting Agora was held in Athens. This event film for young people: „And Your Moth- was organised by the E.C.T.C. (European Children’s Television Centre) with the er too“ by Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico/USA support of the MEDIA-program of the European Union. Remarks from ECFA’s gene- 2001; ral secretary Felix Vanginderhuysen. Award of the City of Zlin: „Hardball“ by Brian Robbins, USA 2001; „media people“ are quite self centred; of Award of the Bonton Entertainment course media is important, but I think that Group: „Kidnapped Home“ by Ivan a lot of people’s first concern is not get- ting access to the „electronic highway“, Pokorny, Czech Republik 2002. but getting access to more primary Contact: International Film Festival for needs. Children and Youth Zlín Ateliéry Bonton Zlín, a.s. The third part gave an overlook of recent Filmová 174, CZ-76179 Zlín experiences in the field of media educat- Phone: ++42-67-52 72 17 ion. For me this was the most interesting Fax: ++42-67-52 74 42 part, even when there were of course also E-Mail: [email protected] the traditional contributions about „child safety“ on the net. Perhaps this item is Internet: www.ateliery.cz/festival really a necessary one, but I preferred the International Festival of Films for more positive approach of the media pos- Children "Ale Kino!", Poznan/, sibilities. And the contributions of (MZOON), Germany (BJF) and Denmark International Jury: Grand Prix „Golden (Station Next Filmcamp) showed that the Goat“ for the best film of the festival new technologies also create new oppor- and „Silver Goat“ for the best film for This meeting was started as the Mediter- tunities for „classic film- and cinema edu- young people: „A Handful of Grass“ by ranean regional summit, but nowadays it cation“. Roland Suso Richter, Germany 2000; gathers people from all over the world to „Silver Goat“ for the best film for child- discuss a wide range of issues within the Within the fourth part of the presenta- ren: „Outside - Looking in“ by Nina field of children and media. This year tions it was time for ECFA and CIFEJ to Gruenfeld, Norway 2001 (short film); about 170 participants met in the shadow present „KID’SCREEN 2002“ and the of the Acropolis in Athens. „KIDS FOR KIDS FESTIVAL“ (more infor- „Silver Goat“ for the best animation mation on these projects can be found in film: „Camouflage“ by Jonathan Hodg- When I said that these people gathered to this ECFA-journal). son, Great Britain 2001 (short film); discuss, than I certainly have to make the Special mention: „Merry Christmas remark that the space for discussions was Afterwards, there was an overwhelming Rachid“ by Sam Garbarski, Belgium limited due to the overwhelming amount list of future plans that the E.C.T.C. wants 2000 (short film). of lectures and presentations. to develop in the coming years. I have just National competition: Grand Prix „Gol- picked up on the (in my opinion) most den Goat“ and „Silver Goat“ for the But let’s talk about the important part: interesting ones: - the Mediterranean Observatory (if it best film for young people for „List“ by the program contents. The program was divided in several parts: exceeds the „political statements“) Denijal Hasanowiç, PL 2001 (TV-Prod.); - the children’s channels forum - the co-production network (if it finds a the „Silver Goat“ for the best film for - current research in the Mediterranean „common base for action“) children had not been awarded; countries - the Media Summer School (if it finds „Silver Goat“ for the best animation - new technologies in media literacy the necessary funds). film: „Tomek in the World of the Dream - networks of collaboration & future Stealers“ by Leszek Marek Galysz, plans Besides this plenary session program, PL 2002. there were also some „closed meetings“ that functioned more as direct operating Contact: National Center of Art for Within the first category, about ten them- atic channels for children from all over Eu- meetings on specific topics and there Children and Young People rope, but also from Egypt and Israel, pre- were also two special presentations: A tri- Jerzy Moszkowicz sented their way of working, their special bute to the „Giffoni Film Festival“ and the St. Marcin Street 80/82 attentions for the different target ages, presentation of „Camera Zizanio“, the „In- PL-61809Poznan their programs, etc… ternational meeting of Young Audiovisual Phone: ++48-61-853 60 90 Creation“ launched by Dimitris Spyrou. Fax: ++48-61-852 85 80 The initial program mentioned as a speci- E-Mail: [email protected] al goal of this part „evaluate the existing In conclusion AGORA 2002 was: - a perfect opportunity to meet different Internet: www.alekino.sylaba.pl potential in order to propose future co-pro- ductions“. Probably this was done in clo- people (and opinions) in the field of 32nd Giffoni International Film Festival sed bar-meetings among the „decision children and media for Children and Young People makers“ because the lack of time did not - trying to give some space to film/ Free to Fly-Section: give any opportunity to discuss this in the cinema plenary session. - still too much „political statements“ „Golden Gryphon“: „Scars“ by Lars and too little direct action Berg, Norway 2001 (Eirik Evjen was In the second category we had five sur- - probably better of with a few less awarded as the best actor); veys that mostly focused on the use of presentations. Best short film: „Treitum“ by Javier media by children; media was mostly de- Felix Vanginderhuysen Ruiz, ; scribed as „television“ or „internet“. And For more information see: Best actress: Valeria Golino in „Grazia’s here, I sometimes had the impression that www.agoramed.gr - 2 - ECFA-Journal 3/2002 „I am what I eat“: The News Section: Films, Festivals, Prizes Island“ by Emanuele Crialese, Italy. The Program Rear Window Section: Best Film: „Julietta“ by Christoph Stark, Three days packed with information and discussions on Germany 2001; media and nutrition. See page 4 to register your participa- tion at the meeting in Desenzano del Garda. Best short film: „Emergency Exit“ by Dennis Bots, Netherlands. Sunday, November 3rd First Screens Section: 9:30 am - 1 pm kids experiment by themselves in different „Catch that Girl“ by Hans Fabian Welcome and opening by Viviana Becca- disciplines, using also the typical products lossi, Ministry of Agriculture and Vice-Pre- of the Lombardy territory“, Belgium. Wullenweber, Denmark 2001; sident of the Lombardy Region; Alberto Best short film: „War Game“ by Dave Cavalli, President of the Province of Bres- 2:30 - 5:45 pm Unwin, Great Britain. cia; Maria Vittoria Papa, Responsible Anne-Michele Hantler, integrative Arts Furthermore the following films have Councillor for Education at Desenzano del Psychotherapist and Health Educationalist, Garda Municipality; Eva Schwarzwald, Kid Conscious: „Make a meal of it! Child- received different awards: „Boum!“ by President of ECFA. ren’s perpectives on the preparation and Pascal Adant, Belgium; „The Mysterious Rosa Bianco Finocchiaro, psychotherapist sharing of family food with possible impli- Miss“ by Richard Ciupka, ; and co-ordinator of the project Communi- cations on self esteem, body image and „Little Big Girl“ by Morten Køhlert, cation and Nutrition Education: „Dietary emotional nourishment“, UK. Denmark 2002; „A Walk to Remember“ behaviours and their meaning”, Italy. Ad van Dam, media educator, STOA, and by Adam Shankman, USA; „Disco Pigs“ Gianni Canova, Professor of Cinematic Dorée de Kruijk, teacher: „Fast food, fast by Kirsten Sheridan, Ireland; „Fate“ by History at IULM University, Milan: „The images. Using food advertising and tele- Francesco Apolloni, Italy; „Grazia’s eye and the mouth. Food and adolescents’ vision images as a tool for media educati- imagery in contemporary Cinema“, Italy. on in multicultural schools“, Netherlands. Island“ by Emanuele Crialese, Italy; Marina D’Amato, Associated Professor of Vasso Kanellopoulou, Executive Producer, „High Sky Summer“ by Li Jixian, China; Sociology at Rome3 University: „Myths TV-Co-ordinator at ECTC, commissioning „Abandoned“ by Arpad Sopsits, and food: the new heroes. An analysis of editor of television documentaries: „Disco- Hungary; „An Angel for May“ by Harley telephantasy“, Italy. ver the treasure“, proposal for a children’s Cokeliss, Great Britain 2001. Bart Rooms, Piazza dell’Arte Association, television series, Greece. Contact: Ente Autonomo Festival Belgium. „Piazza dell’Arte“: Four buses Paolo Castelli, Centro Studi Educazione Internazionale del Cinema per bring youngsters in contact with art in the all’Immagine: „Iconographies of food’s re- I Ragazzi e per la Gioventù broadest sense of the word. The buses are presentation in cinematic imagery“, Italy. rebuilt by artists as art-laboratories and Screening of the film „Send more Candy“ Piazza Umberto 1 I-84095 Giffoni Valle Piana, Monday, November 4th Phone: ++39-089-86 85 44 9:30 am - 1 pm projects of Food Education at the Lombar- Fax: ++39-089-86 61 11 Mimi Nichter, Assistant Professor of dy Region: „Didactic farms: the impor- E-Mail: [email protected] Anthropology at the University of Arizona: tance that children understand agricul- Internet: www.giffoniff.it „Teaching teens to be critical consumers ture; a regional project promoted by the of the media“, USA. Lombardy Region, Agriculture Depart- Forthcoming Festivals Jessica Dahlöf Ask, Head of development ment“, Italy. School and Cinema/Film i Väst: „You can Ivan Dragoni, Professor of Hygiene and Lucas - International Children’s never be too rich or too thin“. A project re- Food Technology and President of Milano Filmfestival, Frankfurt/Germany, garding anorexia, eating disorders and the Ristorazione: „Meal at School: nourish- September 23rd to 29th influence of film and media on young peo- ment or moment of knowledge? The gui- Contact: Lucas - Int. Children’s Film ple, . delines proposed for the Lombardy Re- Festival, German Filmmuseum Patrizia Canova, curator of the Cinevideo- gion“, Italy. Guenther Kinstler scuola festival of Bergamo: „Food on stage. Bonnie Bracey, international teacher, advi- Schaumainkai 41 How, when and why food becomes the pro- sor fellow of the George Lucas Educatio- tagonist in av-productions in schools“, Italy. nal Foundation: „Bring granny’s recipe!, D-60596 Frankfurt/M. Flavia Alman, Sabine Reiff, Carla Vittoria I.e. through cooking we get to know each Phone: ++49-69-96 37 63 80 Rossi, authors and multimedia producers: other“, USA. Fax: ++49-69-21 23 78 81 „I know what I eat: presentation of ‘Pronti Agnets Nystedt & Ann-Margrethe Sven- E-Mail: lucas@deutsches- al Party’, educational CD-ROM for schools son, teachers: „Cook Book on the Web – a filmmuseum.de produced by the Lombardy Region“, Italy. European school project between Sweden, Internet: www.lucasfilmfestival.de England and Italy on food and health edu- 2:30 - 5:30 pm cation“, Sweden. Buster - The Copenhagen Int. Children's Maria Teresa Besana, co-ordinator of the Screening of the film „Slim hopes“ (MEF) Film Festival, Copenhagen/Denmark, Tuesday, November 5th September, 30th, to October 6th 9:30 am - 1:00 pm project which developes consciousness of Special seminars for film professionals on Jan Jonasson, The National Innovative food and helps loving the environment and scriptwriting, documentaries for children and Centre for General Education in Denmark, nature. on the future of children’s stories and „Farming Online, how can you become a Mia Lindrup, The Norwegian Film Institu- storytelling. virtual farmer? Project addressed to kids te, festival director of the Amandus Film Contact: Buster - The Copenhagen Int. 14 and 15 years old and to schools in Festival, will season the presentation with Children's Film Festival, general“, Denmark. a few short films (related to the topic Ane Skak Nic Millington, Director of The Rural ‘food’) produced by Norwegian children“. Vognmagergade 10, 3rd floor Media Company, „Creating change: youth Norway DK-1120 Copenhagen K media projects in rural areas, which inter- Fiammetta Casali Mazzoleni, responsible pret the changes in agriculture and in for the Unicef-Comittee, Milano: „Malnu- Phone: ++45-33 74 35 45 other policies that affect them“, UK. trition, a problem in the north and south of Fax: ++45-33 74 35 65 Cesilie Tanderø, teacher, journalist, the world“, Italy. E-Mail: [email protected] „Frogs can jump anywhere!“. A school film Closure of the Meeting Internet: www.busterfilm.dk ECFA-Journal 3/2002 Continued on page 4 - 3 - Continuing from page 3 The News Section: How to participate in Kid’Screen 2002? Forthcoming Festivals Participation fee: International Children’s Film Festival A fee of 50 Euro will be charged for each Special offer for ECFA-Members „Schlingel“, Chemnitz/Germany, participant. This will allow for some es- ECFA members are kindly invited to sential services: simultaneous transla- arrive at Desenzano del Garda on October 7th to 13th tion, support materials, one coffee break Friday, November 1st to participate Contact: Chemnitzer Kinderfilmschau and one meal per day, evening events and in a relaxed sightseeing tour at Sächsischer Kinder- und film screenings in a cinema theatre. Lake Garda. Jugendfilmdienst e.V. The bank transfer has to be made out in For ECFA-members the invitation Zwickauer Str. 157 the name of Eclettica Association, covers D-09116 Chemnitz bank account n. 6441 –ABI 3500, - 4 nights at the 1st Class Hotel Phone: ++49-371-30 77 04 CAB 54890 „Vittorio“ in Desenzano del Garda Fax: ++49-371-365016 Banco di Brescia, Agency n. 273, - all meals E-Mail: [email protected] via Roma 68, - touristic arrangements on Friday Internet: www.ff-schlingel.de I-25050 Paderno Franciacorta (Brescia) evening and Saturday Information and registration: - free entrance to MIFED/Milano Cinekid - International Film, Television Ellisse, Communicazione ed Eventi - a contribution to your travel costs (max. 150 Euros). and New Media Festival for Children E-Mail [email protected] and Young People, Amsterdam, phone ++39-030-3531950 Please ask for your entry form befo- fax ++39-030-3631947 October 13th to 20th re September 25th! International meeting for children’s film Information also ECFA - European Children’s Film Association, Rue des Palais 112, professionals: October 17th to 19th. c/o Regione Lombardia - Struttura Quali- tà, tracciabilità e promozione prodotti: B-1030 Bruxelles Contact: Cinekid - International Film, E-Mail promozione_prodotti@ phone ++32-2-242 54 09 Television and New Media regione.lombardia.it fax ++32-2-242 74 27 Festival for Children and phone ++39-02-67 65 26 87 E-Mail [email protected] Young People fax ++39-02-67 65 25 76 Stichting Cinekid Korte Leidsewarsstraat 12 NL-1017 RC Amsterdam Two Events for Children Phone: ++31-20-5317890 Fax: ++31-20-5317899 E-Mail: [email protected] making their own Films Internet: www.cinekid.nl ECFA-Journal 2/2002 informed about several activities offering children and young people opportunities to present their own films and exchange experiences The Chicago Internat, Children's Film with others from many countries. Now it is time to inform young filmermakers to Festival, October 24th, to November, 3rd enter their artworks in two major events: Camera Zizanio in Pyrgos/Greece and Contact: The Chicago International the worldwide Kids for Kids Festival. There are invitations for all filmmakers (plus Children's Film Festival, accompanying person) that have been selected and finally there will be awards for S. Clayton Facet’s Multi-media some of them. 1517 Fullerton Ave Chicago, IL 60614 USA Camera Zizanio will take place in Pyrgos/ Phone: ++1-773-281 90 75 Greece from November 30th to December Fax: ++1-773-929 02 66 7th 2002, during the 5th Olympia Interna- tional Film Festival for Children and Young E-Mail: [email protected] People. Deadline for submissions: October, Internet: www.cicff.org 10th, 2002.

Camera Zizanio is divided into three age The Kids for Kid Festival will be organized International Children’s Film Festival groups: by ECFA and CIFEJ. The festival will take Vienna, November 9th to 17th - children up to twelve years old place during AGORA 2003 in Greece in - teenagers from 13 to 16 years old June 2003. The competition is divided into Contact: Internationales - young people from 17 to 20 years old. four genres (animation, live action, docu- KinderFilmFestival mentary and video-clips) and two age c/o Institut Pitanga The films (maximum duration: 20 minutes) groups (children from six to twelve years Steggasse 1/12a to be entered must be based on children’s old and teenagers from 13 to 16 years A-1071 Wien ideas. The collaboration with adults is ac- old). Deadline for submissions: February Phone: ++43-1-5868963 cepted on technical matters. 15th, 2003. Entry forms can be downloa- ded from the organizers’ websites. Fax: ++43-1-5868963 Contact & entry forms: E-Mail: [email protected] Olympia Int. Film Festival for Children and Contact for European countries: Young People (Camera Zizanio) Internet: www.kinderfilmfestival.at European Children’s Film Association (ECFA). 18, Rodos Street, GR-11252 Athens Rue des Palais 112, B-1030 Bruxelles phone: ++30-10-866 44 70 Barcelona International Television Phone: ++32-2-242 54 09 fax: ++30-10-866 23 44 Festival (Children’s Television Festival), Fax: ++32-2-242 74 27 E-Mail: [email protected] November 11th to 16th E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.olympiafest.gr Contact: European Observatory on Internet: www.ecfaweb.org (online soon) Children's Television Aragón 290-292. 5º B. Contact for Non-European countries: Centre International du Film pour E-08009 Barcelona l’Enfance et la Jeunesse (CIFEJ) Phone: ++34-93-488 19 14 3774, Saint-Denis Street, suite 200 Fax: ++34-93-488 20 86 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 2 M1 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.oeti.org Internet: www.cifej.com - 4 - ECFA-Journal 3/2002 Help to Select Them: The News Section: Graz will present in 2003: Best of Europe Forthcoming Festivals Graz, as the official cultural city, in 2003 send a list of their 20 favourite films for Castellinaria Festival internazionale del offers various cultural programs for child- children produced during the last 20 cinema giovane Bellinzona/Switzerland ren (www.graz03.at). A part of it will be years. Please write a short comment why November 16th to 23rd „Best of Europe“ - a festival of European you have chosen these films. Media Salles organises the „Focus on films for children. Children from Graz se- Europe“-meeting for exhibitors during lect their own „Best of Europe“-movies The lists have to be sent before October from the last 20 years. The best ten films 4th 2002 to Sabine Fuchs, organiser of the Castellinaria Festival from Novem- will be published in a catalogue and scre- the Children’s Film Festival at Graz. ber 15th to 17th. ened at a cinema in Graz. Contact: Castellinaria Festival interna- Address: Sabine Fuchs zionale del cinema giovane To be as objective as possible the organi- Nik.-Schönbacherstraße 28/1 c/o Espo Centro zers invite children’s film experts, film ma- A-8052 Graz Via Cattori 3 - P.O.Box 1239 kers, producers, festival directors etc. to E-Mail: [email protected] CH-6502 Bellinzona-2 Phone: ++41-91-825 28 93 Fax: ++41-91-825 36 11 Films that Make a Difference E-Mail: [email protected] In this age of fast global communications and connection, adults and children are Internet: www.castellinaria.ch bombarded every day with media messages and images from television, radio, movies, the internet, magazines, newspapers and other print media. Most have Oulu International Children's Film been conditioned to passively accept and absorb this barrage of information, rarely Festival, Oulu, Finland, questioning the version of reality created and defined by the media industry. November 18th to 24th Since the early 1980s, glo- ne’s award-winning „Killing Deadline for film entries: October 18th bal mergers between media Us Softly 3“, an analysis of giants and multi-national cor- the advertising industry’s Contact: Oulu International Children's porations have succeeded in portrayal of the female body, Film Festival, Oulu Film Center monopolizing public airwa- and „Playing (Un)Fair: The Torikatu 8, FIN-90100 Oulu ves and spaces. Such mer- Media Image of the Female Phone: ++358-881 12 93 gers have narrowed the Athlete“. Fax: ++358-881 12 90 scope of news coverage, E-Mail: [email protected] reduced public debate about MEF’s Media and Commer- Internet: www.ouka.fi/lef important issues, and rein- cialism films provide unriva- forced gender and racial ste- led perspectives on the media reotypes on television and in industry’s role in promoting the movies. everything from toxic sludge Gijón International Film Festival for to tobacco. Among these Young People, Gijon/Spain, But during the last 30 years, films are „Captive Audience“, November 21st to 29th a growing movement of edu- which addresses the rising Deadline for film entries: September 1st cators, parents and policy- popularity of corporate-spon- Contact: Gijón International Film makers have begun to take sored classroom education, Festival for Young People seriously the media’s affect and „Toxic Sludge Is Good For Paseo de Begona, 24 - Entlo. on individual and societal You“, an expose of the public behavior. The U.S.-based Me- relations industry. Other best- E-33205 Gijón, Asturias dia Education Foundation (MEF) is a lea- selling titles include: „Mickey Mouse Mo- Phone: ++34-98-534 37 39 der in this movement. It provides young nopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Fax: ++34-98-535 41 52 people, educators, government employees Power“, „Advertising & the End of the E-Mail: [email protected] and community leaders with educational World“, and „Behind the Screens: Holly- Internet: www.gijonfilmfestival.com films and programs that inspire them to wood Goes Hypercommercial“. challenge the media’s direct effect on Cinemagic - World Screen Festival for their lives, and the world around them. Films under „Media and Race“ offer young Young People, Belfast/Northern Ireland, people and professionals new insights Since 1991, MEF has consistently expan- about the ways in which mainstream me- November 28th - December 8th ded the circle of public debate about cur- dia outlets actively promote racism and Contact: Cinemagic rent events by supplying citizens with xenophobia. Featuring interviews with Fountain House meaningful critiques about the media’s such noted cultural critics as Bell Hooks 17-21 Donegall Place role in shaping policy and pop culture. and Edward Said, this category includes GB- Belfast BT1 5AB Today MEF’s pioneering educational re- Cultural Criticism and Transformation and Phone: ++44-2890-311 900 sources continue to provide millions of Myth of the Clash of Civilizations. Fax: ++44-2890-319 709 young people and adults with new tools to E-Mail: [email protected] change society, and to think critically and For more information or to view film clips analytically about the mainstream mass online, go to www.mediaed.org or call Internet: www.cinemagic.org.uk media. ++1-800-897-0089. Miriam Zoll Olympia International Filmfestival for Since 2000, MEF’s award-winning Media Children and Young People, Olympia/ and Gender films have included a new gen- Greece, November 30th to Dec. 7th re of titles that specifically address mas- Contact: Olympia Int. Filmfestival for culinity and the culture of violence boys Children and Young People and young men are forced to contend Neaniko Plano, 18, Rodos, Str. with. This series includes the best-selling film, „Tough Guise: Media, Violence and GR-11252 Athens the Crisis in Masculinity“, and „Wrestling Phone: ++30-1-866 44 70 (Athens) or with Manhood: Gender, Race and Class in ++30-6210-811 72 (Pyrgos) Professional Wrestling“. Other titles inclu- Fax: ++30-1-866 23 44 de Sut Jhally’s „Dreamworlds II: Desire/ E-Mail: [email protected] Sex/Power in Rock Video“, Jean Kilbour- Internet: www.olympiafest.gr ECFA-Journal 3/2002 - 5 - Films on the Horizon The Living Forest (El Bosque Animado) Animation film, Spain 2001 Director: Angel de la Cruz jjoouurrnnaall Production: Dygra Films, Megatrix Already released World Sales:Dygra Films Published by Linares Rivas 9 ECFA – European Children’s Film 15005 La Coruña Association phone: ++34-91-521 35 08 Rue des Palais 112 fax: ++34-91-522 79 93 B-1030 Bruxelles E-mail: [email protected] Phone: ++-32 - 2 - 242 54 09 Internet: www.thelivingforest.com Fax: ++-32 - 2 - 242 74 27 E-Mail: [email protected] Little Big Girl (Ulvepigen Tinke) Distributor: Mikado Internet: www.ecfaweb.org Feature film, Denmark 2002 Phone: ++39-02-67 07 06 65 Director: Morten Køhlert Fax: ++39-02-66 71 14 88 Please send press releases and Production: ASA Film Production E-mail: [email protected] information to the Editor: Already released Internet: www.mikado.it RTS-Film & Media Distribution World Sales:ASA Film Production Reinhold T. Schoeffel Hambros Alle 23 The 10th Summer (Der zehnte Sommer) Taunusstr. 20 DK-2900 Hellerup Feature film, Germany 2003 D-61267 Neu-Anspach phone: ++45-3961-30 30 Director: Joerg Gruenler Phone: ++49 - 6081 - 432 85 fax: ++45-3961-94 80 Producer: Zieglerfilm Köln, Elke Ried Fax: ++49 - 69 - 631 29 22 E-mail: [email protected] Scheduled release: February 2003 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.asafilm.dk World Sales:Media Luna Entertainment Hochstadenstraße 1-3 Translations with the help of Johan Padan - To the Discovery of America D-50674 Koeln Janet Reuter (Johan Padan - A la descoverta de le phone: ++49-221-139 22 22 Americhe), based on Dario Fo’s opera fax: ++49-221-139 22 24 ECFA - The EUROPEAN CHILD- Animation film, Italy 2002 E-mail: info@medialuna- REN’S FILM ASSOCIATION Director: Giulio Cingoli entertainment.de The goal of ECFA is to support Producer: Green Movie Group & Internet: www.medialuna- cinema for children in its cultural, Progetto Immagine entertainment.de economical, esthetic, social, poli- tical and educational aspects. ECFA was founded in 1988 in ECFA in Persons: Mons (Belgium) after the Confe- rence of Troja (Portugal) and it brought together a wide range of Debbie Maturi, European film professionals and associations, producers, directors, distributors. ECFA’s aim is to set Leeds/UK up a working structure in every European country for films for children and young people, a Debbie Maturi manages Leeds Children structure adapted to Europe’s and Young People's Film Festival in the multicultural interests. UK, part of Leeds International Film Festi- val. The Festival believes in expanding op- For more informations and mem- portunities for young people aged 3-18 bership (membership-fee 200 years to develop their own creativity Euros per year) contact: through adventures with the moving image. As there are only a few Festivals ECFA - European Children’s Film for children in the UK, she finds ECFA inva- Association luable for creating networks across Euro- Rue des Palais 112 pe to share and develop ideas and source B-1030 Bruxelles more wideranging material for the pro- Phone: ++-32 - 2 - 242 54 09 gram. Fax: ++-32 - 2 - 242 74 27 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ecfaweb.org Debbie Maturi

The European Children’s Film Your Advertising in ECFA-Journal and on www.ecfaweb.org! Distribution Network: ECFA-Journal is published and distributed both on paper and as pdf-file in 500 www.ecfaweb.org/english/ copies and reaches almost everybody involved in the producti0n, distribution, ecfnet/index.htm broadcasting and exhibition of films for children in Europe. It is an effective Databases on children’s film festi- publication to inform the scene of your new production, sales offers, festival vals, sales agents, distributors and TV-programrs interested in datas or distribution program. European films for children. Prices: full page (267 x 180 mm): 200 Euros 25 % reduction for half page (133 x 180 mm): 120 Euros ECFA-members! coloumn (267 x 53 mm): 70 Euros Special formats on request. If artwork is necessary it will be charged extra. For more details and for advertising on ECFA’s website please contact the editor.

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