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INDUSTRY International Forum for Audiovisual Education SESSION 4

For everyone active in the audiovisual and cultural field interested in young audiences

The International Forum for Audiovisual Education is part of The Visegrad Young Film Days project and offers a comprehensive view of key institutions and initiatives in the field of European cinema and audiovisual education for young audiences. The program will spotlight Cinekid, the largest festival for children’s film and media, and examine Quai10, a unique venue in Charleroi, Belgium, where film and video games intersect, as well as the operations of The Film Education Network in the Netherlands. It will highlight innovative approaches to pre-school film education at the Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum and the Danish Film Institute, delve into the success of Swedish cinema for children and young people, including data collection on young audiences at the Swedish Film Institute, and feature the agenda of KIDS Regio, a lobbying initiative for high-quality, diverse European children's films. 

The program will also showcase a diverse range of film educational projects and activities led by institutions from the Visegrad countries. Featured contributors include the National Film Institute - Film Archive (Hungary), the Andrzej Wajda Centre for Film Culture (Poland), Kino Úsmev (Slovakia), the Center for Documentary Film (Czech Republic) and Aeroškola (Czech Republic), each presenting their unique approaches to fostering film education and engagement with young audiences.

The programme is primarily intended for professionals in the field of audiovisual and audiovisual education. Registration for the programme does not mean automatic participation in the programme. Only if your registration is approved, it is possible to participate in the programme. The deadline for registration is 18 September 2024.

Please follow the instructions below to ensure your participation: 

Complete the form via Google Form HERE.

The programme is followed by PITCH LIVE with Michal Šašek and Heleen Rouw.

Please send any questions to radka@youngfilmfest.cz.

 

Programme (14:30 - 15:30):

 

What makes Swedish films for kids tick?

Janne Vierth

The Swedish Film Institute

 

Different ways for better inclusion and deeper understanding film habits of children and youth

Malin Nygren

The Swedish Film Institute

 

KIDS Regio: Key Activities and Strategic Agenda for Children’s Cinema

Anne Schultka

KIDS Regio

 

FIRSESIDE CHAT: Insights into Data on Young Audiences 

Janne Vierth, Malin Nygren, Anne Schultka

Informal discussion focusing on the importance of collecting and analysing data about young audiences. 

Janne Vierth

Janne Vierth has his background in music, to some extent in pedagogics and a bit of linguistics. Writing has always been part of his life as has the sense of importance to do things for children.  He has been writing mainly for children and youth since 1998 – television, film, radio and early in his career for games – puppets, animation and live action. Janne has been nominated twice for a “Guldbagge” (Sweden’s Film award) in the category best screenplay – the only two scripts written for children that have been nominated in the category.  Janne has been part of the coaching staff at Cinekid for many years and is a member of the board of ECFA. Since 2021 Janne Vierth is the commissioner of feature films, short films and documentaries for children and youth (2-18) at the Swedish film institute.  On February 1st Janne moved to a big house on a hill by a lake an hour’s drive from Stockholm. Here he spends as much time as he can with his grandkids and his guitars. That is when he is not gigging with one of his bands.

Malin Nygren

Malin Nygren is a child rights strategist and project manager at the Swedish Film Institute since eight years who truly believe we can work closer to children and youth at a national level.  Former radio and tv-producer, and the creater of several tv-series for children and youth at SVT, Swedish Television and UR, The Swedish educational tv.

Anne Schultka

Anne Schultka, project manager at KIDS Regio since 2018, joined the board of the German Children's Film Association in 2022. She is the author of the Cine Regio Gender, Equality and Diversity Report (2021, 2024) and co-author of the research report "Children in Film Culture" (2021). Since 2023, she has been in charge of the industry programme of the German Children's Media Festival Golden Sparrow, and in 2024, she became Head of Industry for the "Lübeck Meetings" at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck. She holds an MA in Media Management.