www.ecfaweb.org jjoouurrnnaall European Children’s Film Association: Information on Films for Children in Europe ECFA-Seminar in Kristiansand/,April 25th 2008: No. 2-2008 June 2008 Contents: Media Literacy: The News Section Films, Festivals,Awards „The Digital Future Forthcoming Festivals Films on the Horizon is Definitely Bright“ Report: „The Digital Future is Definitely More than 70 media education professionals and 14 speakers attended Bright“ – Report from ECFA’s ECFA’s Seminar „The Importance of Media Literacy”, which was Seminar on Media Literacy in organised together with FILM&KINO and held during the Kristiansand Kristiansand/Norway International Children’s Film Festival. They created informative, new A Film to Discover: and alternative working practices endeavouring to develop networks „Diaries“ by Attilio Azzola and programmes for all in our field for the benefit of young people and adults alike. Firstly, it must be said that it would be ECFA President Tonje Hardersen opens impossible to report on everything that the Importance of Media Literacy Confe- was said throughout the day and include rence in Kristiansand, Norway with a all the information that was presented by warm welcome and introduction of Ivar the many speakers and discussions. Kohn, Director of Development and Pro- Hopefully this article will give an over- duction for the new Norwegian Film In- view and pick out some of the speakers stitute and moderator of the day.The first most debatable points. panel discussion is started by Johan

ECFA’s President Tonje Hardersen opens the conference. Photo: Elise van Beurden Holmberg presenting the work of Folkets Bio, . Folkets Bio, a group of 20 cinema’s importing films that do not make it to the multiplex cinemas, workshopping and developing the understanding of these films in smaller more practical groups. Immediatley bringing to the dis- More than 70 media education professionals attended ECFA’s Conference on cussion the idea that young people can „The Importance of Media Literacy“ at Kristansand. Photo: Elise van Beurden Continued on page 2 Director Attilio Azzola made his film „Diaries“ together with 40 Young People „Let’s make a Film together!“ A bus full of 50 happy young people is the final action of a long process: they were going to Cannes to receive the award of the „Ecrans Juniors 2008“ section. The story of their adventure started one and drawings on three main issues: free- year ago, when director Attilio Azzola dom – equality – fraternity.The most in- (whose eyes focused already on adoles- teresting works were accepted and about cence in various short films), producer 40 people involved in various laboratories Mario Nuzzo (from the Theatre field) and about cinema, filmmaking, scenario, and so Maria Grazia Biraghi (an educator) decid- on, out of school, not as students. Their ed to give a group in their „teens“ an op- families and teachers were involved only portunity with a precise, clear objective: in the beginning, when some arts schools to make a film together. The process, or professional technical institutes receiv- developed in the surroundings of Milan ed the proposal. A natural selection (), passed through many different (some youngsters left during this first steps: young people were initially asked to part of the work) brought together a propose one page of ideas, feelings, scripts strong group of seriously motivated peo- Still from „Diaries“ Continued on page 6 ECFA-Journal 2/2008 - 1 - Continuing from page 1 The News Section: ECFA-Seminar, Kristiansand, Friday,April 25th, 2008 Films, Festivals, Awards The Importance of Media Literacy FIFEM – Festival International du Film pour Enfants, Montreal, CAN Int. Jury, Grand Prix: „Gabai Gran- ny“ („Saga no gabai baachan“) by Hitoshi Kurauchi, Japan 2006. International Jury’s Special Award and Children Jury’s Award: „Kidz in da Hood“ by Ylva Gustavsson & Cattie Edfeldt, Sweden 2006. Grand Prix du Montreal: „Max Minsky and Me“ by Anna Justice, Germany 2007. Audience Award: „Mozart in China“ by Bernd Neuburger, Austria/Germany 2008. www.fifem.com Kristiansand/Norway during the International Children’s Film Festival. BUFF – Int. Children & Young Photo: Jerzy Moszkowicz People's Film Festival, Malmö/ now watch what they want when they Moving on to a case study of the Nor- Sweden want in this digital age – this can be seen wegian film ‘Trigger’ proved to be infor- City of Malmö Award: „The Ten as a threat or an opportunity. Holmberg mative and interesting in the fact that a Lives of Titanic, the Cat“ by Grethe see’s this as an opportunity that everyone film can be extremely successful in one Bøe, Norway 2007. Sydsvenskan’s should take advantage of and welcome, in country and a failure in another. Bea and BUFF's Honorary Award: his words ‘the future is definitely bright’. Appels from Twin Film,The Netherlands, Lennart & Ylva Li Gustafsson. distributed the film with seven prints and The Film Factory for Young People Jacob Breuning from the Danish Film In- have had 2600 admissions since January and BUFF's Youth Jury Award: stitute continued the discussion of film with an estimated school screening atten- „Keith“ by Todd Kessler, USA 2006. and education presenting the ‘with the dance of 25 – 30,000. Felix Vanginderhuy- The Swedish Church Award: „Fight- school in cinema’ programme. An access sen from Jekino Film, Belgium, however, er“ by Natasha Arthy, DK 2007. for all programme through schools and describes a ‘pretty disastrous’ release of www.buff.se teachers with emphasis on training tea- 950 admissions over 7 cinemas with a chers and the use of study guides. With 20,000 Euro loss on its commercial relea- Children's Film Festival Beri- 75% of cinemas in Denmark involved, se with an estimated 15,000 school mora Kino („Berimor's Cine- over 200,000 tickets sold last year, 200 screening attendance over the next year. ma“), Riga/Latvia, free study guides to download and testing The success of a film is never guaranteed Children’s Jury’s Main Award: „The the idea of producing study guides in as audiences throughout Europe differ Lost Treasure of the Knight’s Temp- English, this guarantees a longer life of film considerably and it is as always an unpre- lar II“ by Giacomo Campeotto, and proves that Denmark is truly doing dictable market for commercial release Denmark 2007. something right, leading the way in film and schools screenings. Audience Award: „Mystery of the and education. Wolf“ by Raimo O Niemi, Finland Conversation was obviously continued 2006. The post presentation discussion indeed over lunch as the mornings presentations www.arsenals.lv showed that we all have common ideas, a had developed considerable debate and common goal and that international coo- discussion over the issues we face togeth- Leeds Young People's Film peration could really develop the work er and individually in our own respective Festival, Leeds/Great Britain, that we are all doing. countries. Young Jury’s Award for the best film (9 to 14 years): „The Lost Treasure of the Knight’s Templar II“. Older Jury’s Award for the best film (15 to 19 years): „The Substitute“ by Ole Bornedal, Denmark 2007. Special Mention: „Bitter Sweet- heart“ by Hella Joof, Sweden 2006. Audience Award: „Island of Lost Souls“ by Nicolaj Arcel, DK 2007. www.leedsyoungfilm.com

Taiwan Int. Children's TV and Film Festival, Taipeh Best Feature Film: „Yes, I Am“ by Dorota Kedzierzawska, 2005. www.tictff.org.tw

Stockholm Film Festival Junior Stockholm/Sweden, Best Film: „The Class“ by Ilmar The distributors of the Norwegian film „Trigger“ presented their works: Bea Appels (Twin Raag, Estonia 2007; special menti- Film, Netherlands), Rose-Marie Strand (Folkets Bio, Sweden), Hege Astrup (SF Norge, Norway) and Felix Vanginderhuysen, Jekino Films & ECFA, Belgium (left to right). Photo:Adam Graham. - 2 - ECFA-Journal 2/2008 ECFA-Seminar, Kristiansand, Friday,April 25th, 2008 The News Section: The Importance of Media Literacy Films, Festivals, Awards on: „Behind the Clouds“ by Jorge Queiroga, Portugal 2006, and „Switch“ by Ole Martin Hafsmo, Norway 2007. www.stockholmfilm festival.se/junior/

SehPferdchen – Kinderfilmfest Hannover & Braunschweig/ Germany, Children’s Jury, 1st prize: „Max Min- sky and Me“; 2nd prize: „We Shall Overcome“ by Niels Arden Oplev, Denmark 2006. www.filmfest-sehpferdchen.de

Sprockets – Int. Film Festival for Children, Toronto/ Audience Award Feature Film: „Dr. Mel Comics“: Mrs. Mel Gibson during her presentation. Photo:Adam Graham. „The Substitute“;Audience Award Opening the afternoon was the aptly ‘ani- schools throughout the year.To summari- Animation Fim: „Crank Balls“ by mated’ Dr.Mel Gibson or Dr.Mel-Comics se Jerzy suggests: a quality programme, Devin Bell, USA 2007. as she is also known! Senior Lecturer at create an efficient, informative and dedi- Northumbria University, UK, she is here cated relationship with schools through- Children’s Jury (8 - 10), Best to raise awareness of comics and the gra- out the year, good branding, positive Feature Film: „No Network“ by Ari phic media.Young people are now taking media promotion and written support Kristinsson, Iceland 2007. control of what they want to see and from the heads of your education bodies. what they want to do and this is especial- This, together with specific promotional Children’s Jury (11 - 12), Best ly true with comics, graphic novels and screenings for teachers and head teach- Feature Film: „Crusade – A March Manga. Cross Media promotion and the ers, will place you well within the minds Through Time“ by Ben Sombo- use of multiple literacy’s create a hybrid and needs of the schools you want to at- gaart, NL, UK, D, B, Lux, HU 2007; media that should all start with the young tract to your festival. honourable mentions: „Wild Chicks people and we all must be aware of this in Love“ by Vivian Naefe, Germany and develop the cross over. For all those To finish the day we were treated to a 2007, and „SOS – Summer of that wish to learn more about this media rare presentation from Niels Bekkhus, Pro- Suspense by Arne Lindtner-Naess, and help create a more developed sense gramme Management European Commis- Norway 2008. of this important medium she has created sion to present the European Approach Students’ Choice Award: „Keith“. www.dr-mel-comics.co.uk a wealth of re- to Media Literacy in the Digital Envir- www.sprockets.ca sources, information and statistics that onment. In 2006/2007 the Media Literacy can bring your media education program- Group and Digital Literacy Groups were Goldener Spatz, German mes depth and surely something new. established to ensure that it is possible Children’s Media-Festival, for young people to access, understand, Erfurt & Gera/Germany, As four film festivals present their approach critically evaluate, create and communica- Children’s Jury, Best Feature Film: to school screenings it is obvious that a te with all media.The commission cannot, „The Three Investigators – The theme is developing throughout the day – however, insist member states to do this Secret of Skeleton Island“ by we all have the same ideals and working as education is national and not under EU Florian Baxmeyer, Germany 2007. ethics but all have to work to the indivi- control – again the theme that has pre- www.goldenerspatz.de dual restrictions of our own countries. sented itself throughout the day. On a po- Two presentations that differ the most sitive note it was good to put a face to Kristiansand Int. Children's were that of Leeds Young People’s Film the European Commission and obviously Film Festival (KICFF), Festival, UK, and Ale Kino!, Poland. Leeds a very good contact for ECFA. There is Kristiansand/Norway, does not participate in schools screenings also the very good possibility of further Film&Kino Award: „Max & Co“ by in their festival as it would be impossible funding for EU Media Literacy program- Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume, for teachers to escape the mountains of mes after a group meeting of national re- Switzerland 2007. paperwork in order to get children out of presentatives is scheduled for the end of Audience Award: „The Tale of Two school for cinema visits. Therefore they May this year. Mozzies“ by Jannik Hastrup and work with schools throughout the year Adam Graham Flemming Quist Møller, DK 2007. on various projects such as their Film Additional Information: FICC Award: „The Black Balloon“ Academy – an academic school year ac- An excellent collection of study guides by Elissa Down, 2007. credited film course and MediaFish a film in English on many films you can find at CIFEJ-Award: „No Network“. club run by young people for young peo- www.filmeducation.org/ www.kicff.no ple.This makes the young people cultural filmlibrary.html ambassadors so they will come without Int. Film Festival for Children the need of schools.Ale Kino!, on the oth- Most presentations from ECFA’s seminar and Youth Zlín/Czech Republic er hand focus almost solely on schools. in Kristiansand are9 our website: Int. Experts Jury, Best Feature Film Jerzy Moszkowicz presented an impressi- www.ecfaweb.org/projects/ for Children: „Where is Winky’s ve strategy of selling your festival to media_literacy/index.htm Horse?“ by Mischa Kamp, Nether-

ECFA-Journal 2/2008 - 3 - The News Section: Films, Festivals, Awards Films on the Horizon lands & Belgium 2007; Special New European films for children or young people which are ready to be discov- Recognition: „Gabai Granny“. ered for your programmes. More information and more films can be found at Best Feature Film for Young People: www.ecfaweb.org. Obviously we can never guarantee that we cover all impor- „The Substitute“ (also awarded by tant new films. Producers, distributors and sales agents are kindly invited to the FICC-Jury and the Int. Ecu- inform us of their new releases. menical Jury); Special Recognition: The Gold of Valhalla „Max Minsky and Me“. Feature Film, Denmark 2007 Director: Martin Schmidt Joint Int. Jury of Children and Production: Cosmo Film A/S Adults for Animated Films, best World Sales: Trust Film Sales Animated Film: „The Bears Upplandsg. 35 Stories“ by Marina Karpova, Russia SE-113 28 Stockholm 2007;Award for Artists younger phone: ++46 833 55 76 than 35: „Our wonderful Nature“ fax: ++46 830 99 34 by Tomer Eshed,Germany 2008. Ezra E-Mail: [email protected] Ezra Internet: www.trust-film.dk Int. Children Jury for Feature Films Feature Film, /Nigeria 2007 www.guldhornene.com for Children: „Gabai Granny“; Director: Newton I.Aduaka Production: Cinefacto,ARTE France Impy in Wonderland Int. Children Jury for Feature Films World Sales: Wide Management Animation, Germany 2008 for Youth: „St Trinian’s“ by Oliver 40, rue Sainte-Anne Director: Reinhard Klooss & Parker & Barnaby Thompson Great 75002 Paris Holger Tappe Britain 2007. phone: ++33 - 1 - 53 95 04 64 Production: Constantin,Ambient fax: ++33 - 1 - 53 95 04 65 World Sales: Ambient Entertainment Int. Expert Jury for the European E-Mail: wide@wide Wilhelmstr. 4 Debut Competition: „Just About management.com D-30171 Hannover Love?“ by Lola Doillon France, Internet: www.widemanagement.com phone: ++49-511-8448990 2007; Special Prize: „A Fly“ by fax: ++49-511-844899-99 Vladimir Kott, Russia 2007. Frode and the other Rascals E-Mail: info@ambient- Feature Film, Denmark 2008 entertainment.de Audience Awards, best feature film: Director: Niels Chr. Bubber Meyer Internet: www.ambient- „No Network“; best animated film: Production: M&M Productions A/S, entertainment.de „Hairy Scary – Two Beautiful Nordisk Film Minds“ by Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss, World Sales: Nordisk Film Int. Sales Karla's World France 2007. Mosedalvej 14 Feature Film, Denmark 2007 www.zlinfest.cz DK-2500 Valby Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup phone: ++45-3618 8200 Production: Nordisk Film fax: ++45-3618 9550 World Sales: Nordisk Film Int. Sales Forthcoming Festivals E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.sales.nordiskfilm.com Internet: www.sales.nordiskfilm.com www.karlaskabale.dk Plein la bobine – Sancy Film www.frodefilmen.dk Festival for Young People, The Letter for the King Massif du Sancy, La Bourboule Gnomes and Trolls – The Secret Feature Film, Netherlands, Germany 2008 & Le Mont-Dore/France, Chamber Director: Pieter Verhoeff June 13th to 19th 2008 Animation, Sweden 2008 Production: Eyeworks Egmond, www.pleinlabobine.com Director: Robert Rhodin Heimatfilm Production: White Shark AB World Sales: Eyeworks Egmond Filmfest Munich / Children’s World Sales: NonStop Sales AB the Netherlands Film Fest, Munich/Germany Döbelnsgatan 24 Anthony Fokkerweg 61 June 20th to 28th 2008 SE-11352 Stockholm NL-1059 CP Amsterdam www.filmfest-muenchen.de phone: ++46-8-6739999 phone: ++31-20-346 3737 fax: ++46-8-6739988 fax: ++31-20-346 3738 E-Mail: [email protected] Showcomotion - The Film- E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.eyeworks.tv festival for Children and Internet: www.nonstopsales.net www.debriefvoorde Young People, Sheffield/UK, www.gnomesandtrolls.com koningdefilm.nl/ June 26th to July 10th 2008 www.showcomotion.org.uk Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure Animation, France 2007 Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Director: Olivier Jean-Marie Valle Piana, /Italy Production: Xilam July 18th to 26th 2008 World Sales: Wild Bunch www.giffoniff.it 99, Rue de la Verrerie F-75004 Paris Lucas Int. Children’s Film Fe- phone: ++33-1-53 01 50 20 stival, Frankfurt, Germany fax: ++33-1-53 01 50 49 September 7th to 14th 2008 E-Mail: [email protected] www.lucasfilmfestival.de Internet: www.wildbunch.biz Gnomes and Trolls – The Secret Chamber - 4 - ECFA-Journal 2/2008 Lennart Ström Continuing from page 4 The News Section: Films on the Horizon Films, Festivals, Awards Little Longnose Buster – Copenhagen Int. Film Feature Film, Germany 2008 Festival for Children + Youth, Director: Felicitas Darschin Copenhagen/Denmark Production: Kinderfilm GmbH September 19th to 26th 2008 World Sales: Kinderfilm GmbH www.buster.dk Richard-Breslau-Straße 9 D-99094 Erfurt Filmfest Hamburg, Children's phone: ++49-361-658 66 0 & Youth Film Festival „Michel“, Hamburg/Germany fax: ++49-361-658 66 69 No Network E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 25th to Oct. 2nd 2008 Internet: www.kinderfilm-gmbh.de www.filmfesthamburg.de Children's Filmfest Münster, The Lost Treasure of the Knight's No Network Germany Templar III Feature Film, Iceland 2008 Sept. 28th to Oct. 5th 2008 Feature Film, Denmark 2008 Director: Ari Kristinsson www.kinderfilmfest-muenster.de Director: Giacomo Campeotto Production: Taka Film Production Production: M & M Productions A/S World Sales: NonStop Sales AB Schlingel - Int. Film Festival World Sales: Nordisk Film Int. Sales for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz, Germany The Loveliest Riddle One Eye Red October 13th to 19th 2008 Feature Film, Czech Republic 2008 Feature Film, Sweden 2007 www.ff-schlingel.de Director: Zdenek Troska Director: Daniel Wallentin Production: Barrandov Studio Production: Tre Vänner Produktion AB International Biannual World Sales: AQS Sonet, SVT Festival of Animation, Na Klikovce 7 World Sales: Sonet Film AB Bratislava, Slovak Republic CZ-14000 Praha 4 Box 27150 October 14th to 18th 2008 phone: ++420 221 436 100 S-10252 Stockholm www.bab-slovakia.sk/ fax: ++420 221 436 105 phone: ++46-8-665 14 00 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] London International Film Internet: www.aqs.cz Internet: www.sonetfilm.se Festival, London, Great Britain www.nejkrasnejsihadanka.cz October 15th to 30th 2008 www.lff.org.uk

ECFA-Journal 2/2008 - 5 - Continuing from page 1 A Film to Discover: „Diaries“ by Attilio Azzola „Let’s Make a Film Together!“ Attilio Azzola, director of „Diaries“, was born in Milan in 1971. His artistic for- journal mation includes dance, theatre, script writ- journal ing. During 2002 - 2005 he was artistic director of the theatre festival „Sipario sul Garda“ and, with Mario Nuzzo, he estab- Published by lished the association Fuoricampo. His ECFA – European Children’s films have been invited to numerous festi- Film Association vals such as Tribeca, Cracow, Sao Paulo, Rue des Palais 112 Italian Film Festival UK, Cuba, Giffoni. B-1030 Bruxelles „Diaries“ is his first feature film. Phone: ++ 32 - 2 - 242 54 09 Fax: ++ 32 - 2 - 242 74 27 ple who were promised participation as documentary is at the stage of being edit- E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ecfaweb.org „assistants“ or actors in the film, working ed and will soon ready for screenings. with a professional team. „We wanted to Please send press releases and involve young girls and boys, between 14 Synopsis: „Diaries“ information to the Editor: and 18 years old in an artistic process. Leo is sixteen and thinks she lives in an RTS-Film & Media Distribution They had to inspire, integrate my work, almost perfect world, but the sudden Reinhold T. Schoeffel even if I already had an idea, of course,“ return of her father after a ten years’ ab- Leipziger Str. 5 D-61267 Neu-Anspach says the director, „we wanted them in the sence will crumble her fragile balance. Alì Phone: ++49 - 6081 - 432 85 production, writing the movie subject, Trabelsi is a talented Manga Artist and Fax: ++49 - 69 - 631 29 22 selecting the actors, assisting members of has an incurable attraction for improbable E-Mail: [email protected] the troupe, facing, I should say, adults and missions. Michele Mancia is a disting- being involved in a work which had nor- uished retired professor with two great Contributors to this issue: mal characteristic, not in a school, out of passions: Old Tango Melodies and his im- Adam Graham, Eva Schwarzwald their didactic schedules”. possible love for Maria.Three very differ- Translations with the help of ent characters that life suddenly will bring Adam Graham, Leeds Nice photography and an interesting use together, and it is Leo, through her very of different languages (the theatre train- red hair, to bring us the intelligent, anti- ECFA’s website programmer: Udo Lange ing, the body language, but also the tech- conformist power of youth, able to touch nological languages of kids – chat, mobile- the older Michele’s feelings. ECFA – EUROPEAN computers – a final cartoon insert) are CHILDREN’S FILM there to present the difficulties of youth Credits „Diaries“ ASSOCIATION in relation with absent or too dictatorial Director:Attilio Azzola The goal of ECFA is to support cinema fathers; it’s hard for Leo and Alì to accept Screenplay:Attilio Azzola, Mario Nuzzo, for children in its cultural, economical, the fragility of adults, but they are capable Beba Slijepcevic aesthetic, social, political and educatio- to react positively and also the old Production: Fuoricampo nal aspects. ECFA was founded in 1988 in Mons/Belgium after the Conference Michele, still in love, even if at the end of Feature Film, Italy 2008, HD, 93 min. of Troja/Portugal and brought together his life, with an unknown Maria, can recei- a wide range of European film profes- ve a gift from the young Leo, able to help Info and contacts: sionals and associations, producers, him in his dreams. Sweet stories, where Associazione Culturale Fuori Campo directors, distributors. ECFA’s aim is to emotions find a nice frame and young Via Buschi, 3, 20131 Milano, Italy set up a working structure in every people’s imagination finally find a way to phone: ++39-393-41 43 955 European country for films for children be expressed which means support from (Matteo Terzi) and young people, a structure adapted the adult world. E-Mail: [email protected] to Europe’s multicultural interests. [email protected] For more informations and Each phase of the movie has been regist- Internet: membership (membership-fee ered to document and testify the route www.monzabrianzaonline.it/User 200 Euros per year) contact: experienced by the young people. This Files/Image/speciale_diari/film.html

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