WATCH FILMS & EXPERIENCE EUROPE!
THE EVENT FOR YOUNG FILM FANS IN EUROPE! The EFA Young Audience Award has been an official category of the European Film Awards since 2012. A selection committee of European film experts pre-selects six films for an audience of 12-14-year-olds. In a second step a children s nomination committee of five kids from different European countries then nominates three of those films. On the day of the EFA Young Audience Award three nominated films are screened simultaneously in 35 European countries. The young audiences act as a jury and vote for their favourite film. All participating cities interact with each other via video conference and social media. Film professionals and film educators lead the discussions and workshops. The highlight of the day is the ceremony in the evening, during which the children transmit the results of the national votes - a bit like the Eurovision Song Contest. The ceremony is streamed live at: yaa.europeanfilmawards.eu
THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM The EFA Young Audience Award: offers the opportunity to discover European high-quality films builds bridges between cultures, allowing for a meaningful and peaceful exchange of views raises awareness of important social issues empowers young people to be catalysts for positive change and allows them to develop a sense of community and tolerance, as well as a greater understanding of their European neighbours Two aspects are key to success the European and at the same time local dimension: Local experience: Event takes place in a local theatre with other teenagers who are all sharing the same passion for cinema, experiencing the whole day together. European experience: Teenagers are virtually connected with the other audiences in 48 European cities.
ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY What happens to the nominated films afterwards? Films are released online across European territories on transnational and national VoD platforms available with subtitles in 30 European language versions released immediately after the event The EFA YAA website functions as a hub for information about the films and is linked directly to the VoD platform(s); depending on the IP address of the user. The goal: A curated library of high-quality European films for young film fans, parents and teachers.
WHAT S IN FOR THE KIDS The young participants: develop a better understanding of film analysis and visual storytelling experience an interactive project that simultaneously takes place all over Europe take on responsibility as active jury members are active members of a democratic process Want to watch our trailer? Just scan the QR code!
THE KIDS: 12 14-year olds in all of Europe Our young audiences participate in this extracurricular project on their own initiative act as designers of their own leisure time are open to new concepts and ideas possess team spirit and a sense of community are media literate Our young audiences experience the EFA Young Audience Award as an authentic pan-european event offering them a unique view of their European neighbours and the world of European film.
THE KIDS: 12 14-year olds in all of Europe Quote from a girl in Riga, Latvia: I want to take part in the jury because it is a great experience to see films from other countries and what they are portraying in films, the culture and traditions of other people. I like to talk about what everyone likes after watching movies, and what kind of insight they got from watching a particular movie. Quote from a mother in London, UK: Thank you for Sunday Elodie really enjoyed herself and is very keen to start Film Club in September now. Quote from a girl in Izola, Slovenia: The thing I enjoy the most is that films are in different languages. Quote from a mother in Berlin, Germany: My son felt that he was taken serious and definitely wants to come back next year. He did not speak much about his experience and the films on the same evening but he did so in the following days. The films left a strong impression.
PARTICIPATING CITIES / COUNTRIES the number is constantly growing
PARTICIPANTS in 2019: 35 countries & 48 cities: AUSTRALIA, Brisbane AUSTRIA, St. Pölten & Vienna BELGIUM, Brussels BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo BULGARIA, Sofia CROATIA, Zagreb CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague DENMARK, Aalborg ESTONIA, Tallinn FINLAND, Helsinki FRANCE, Bourg Saint Maurice Les Arcs GERMANY, Berlin, Chemnitz, Erfurt GREECE, Athens HUNGARY, Budapest ICELAND, Reykjavík IRELAND, Dublin, Galway ISRAEL, Tel Aviv ITALY, Florence, Rome, Turin KOSOVO, Prizren LATVIA, Riga LITHUANIA, Vilnius LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg FYR MACEDONIA, Skopje MALTA, Valletta MONTENEGRO, Podgorica POLAND, Łódz, Warsaw, Wrocław PORTUGAL, Lisbon ROMANIA, Cluj-Napoca SERBIA, Belgrade SLOVAKIA, Bratislava SLOVENIA, Izola SPAIN, A Coruña, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valencia SWITZERLAND, Lugano, Zurich TURKEY, Istanbul UK, London
THE DAY IN EACH CITY The partner institutions organise their local events independently within the frameworks of their respective film literacy programs. The children are guided through the screenings, discussions and workshops by national film professionals, using educational material on the nominated films provided by EFA. At the end of the day the young jurors in each partner city cast their votes and the results are transmitted to Erfurt (Germany) by the jury speakers.
PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD The award ceremony is organised in Erfurt (Germany), hosted by the German TV host Gesa Dreckmann and transmitted online as a livestream. The directors of the three nominated films are invited and the winner receives the European Film Awards statuette. Immediately after presentation of the award the winner is announced on the website.
NOMINATED FILMS in 2019
NOMINATED FILMS 2012-2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 BLUE BIRD by Gust van den Berghe (Belgium) THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (France, Belgium, Canada) THE CONTEST by Martin Miehe-Renard (Denmark) MY SKINNY SISTER by Sanna Lenken (Sweden, Germany) SISTER by Ursula Meyer (France, Switzerland) UPSIDEdown by Bernd Sahling (Germany) REGRET by Dave Schram (The Netherlands) INVISIBLE BOY by Gabriele Salvatores (Italy) KAUWBOY by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands) THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (The Netherlands) WINDSTORM by Katja von Garnier (Germany) YOU RE UGLY TOO by Mark Noonan (Ireland)
NOMINATED FILMS 2016-2018 2016 2017 2018 GIRLS LOST by Alexandra-Therese Keining (Sweden, Finland) GOODBYE BERLIN by Fatih Akin (Germany) GIRL IN FLIGHT by Sandra Vannucchi (Italy, Switzerland) RAUF by Bariş Kaya, Soner Caner (Turkey) MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI by Claude Barras (Switzerland, France) HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION by Selma Vilhunen (Finland, Sweden) MISS IMPOSSIBLE by Emilie Deleuze (France) THE GIRL DOWN LOCH ÄNZI by Alice Schmid (Switzerland) WALLAY by Berni Goldblat (France, Burkina Faso)
CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING FILMS Eligible films: are feature-length can be live-action, animation or documentary films are by a European director address an audience between 12 and 14 years of age have had their first official screening between 1 January and 31 December of the past year The European Film Awards criteria for identifying European film also apply for the EFA Young Audience Award: www.europeanfilmacademy.org
THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE 2012-2018 In the years between 2012 2018 the following children s film experts have been on our nominations committee: Berlin International Film Festival/Germany (Maryanne Redpath, Florian Weghorn) * British Film Institute (Justin Johnson) * Clorofilm/Romania (Melinda Boros) * Children Kino Fest/Ukraine (Illia Dyadik) * Film Educator/Germany (Holger Twele) * German Children s Media Foundation Golden Sparrow (Margret Albers) * Giffoni Int l Film Festival/Italy (Manlio Castagna) * Henneman Agency & EFA Board/The Netherlands (Vanessa Henneman) * Drac Màgic Barcelona/Spain (Marta Nieto Postigo) * Filem On/Belgium (Hilde Steenssens) * Finnish School Cinema Association (Marjo Kovanen) * Int l Film Festival Kino Otok Isola Cinema/Slovenia (Ana Cerar) * Int l Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino/Poland (Jerzy Moszkowicz) * Kinderfilmdienst/Germany (Michael Habauer) * London Film Festival BFI/UK (Corinna Downing) * Museo Nazionale del Cinema/Italy (Paola Traversi) * New Europe Film Sales/Poland (Jan Naszewski) * New Horizons Association/Poland (Beata Marciniak) * Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund/Norway (Tonje Hardersen) * Oulu International Children s Film Festival/Finland (Eszter Vuojala) * Sancy Film Festival for Young People/France (Florence Dupont) * Swedish Film Institute (Per Eriksson) * Tel Aviv International Children s Film Festival/Israel (Michal Matus) * Visegrad Film Forum/Slovakia (Jakub Viktorin) * Zagreb Film Festival/Croatia (Selma Mehadzic)
THE PRODUCTION OF THE EVENT EFA is responsible for the selection and nomination procedure of films provides detailed educational material about the three nominated films delivers the nominated films on DCP with a multilingual package including all necessary subtitles provides and hosts the website and all social media presence, including the international press work arranges Q&A s between audiences and directors organises the video conference and the chat booth produces the award ceremony and the live stream brings nominated films on VoD platforms across Europe
THE PRODUCTION OF THE EVENT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS develop and organise the local programme and are responsible for the EFA Young Audience Award event in their city secure a DCP screening of the three nominated films organise local press work
We re looking forward in welcoming you on board: 8th EFA Young Audience Award: 5 May 2019
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