WATCH FILMS & EXPERIENCE 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 EVENT FOR YOUNG FILM FANS IN EUROPE!

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.

THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM

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.

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

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WHAT‘S IN FOR THE KIDS

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.“

THE KIDS: 12 – 14-year olds in all of Europe

PARTICIPATING CITIES / COUNTRIESthe number is constantly growing

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

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

PARTICIPANTS in 2019: 35 countries & 48 cities:

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.

THE DAY IN EACH CITY

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.

PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD

NOMINATED FILMS in 2019

NOMINATED FILMS 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015

BLUE BIRDby Gust van den Berghe(Belgium)

SISTERby Ursula Meyer(France, Switzerland)

KAUWBOYby Boudewijn Koole(The Netherlands)

THE SUICIDE SHOPby Patrice Leconte(France, Belgium, Canada)

UPSIDEdownby Bernd Sahling(Germany)

THE ZIGZAG KIDby Vincent Bal(The Netherlands)

THE CONTESTby Martin Miehe-Renard(Denmark)

REGRETby Dave Schram(The Netherlands)

WINDSTORMby Katja von Garnier(Germany)

MY SKINNY SISTERby Sanna Lenken(Sweden, Germany)

INVISIBLE BOYby Gabriele Salvatores(Italy)

YOU‘RE UGLY TOOby Mark Noonan(Ireland)

NOMINATED FILMS 2016 - 2018

2016 2017 2018

GIRLS LOSTby Alexandra-Therese Keining(Sweden, Finland)

RAUFby Bariş Kaya, Soner Caner(Turkey)

MISS IMPOSSIBLEby Emilie Deleuze(France)

GOODBYE BERLINby Fatih Akin(Germany)

MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINIby Claude Barras(Switzerland, France)

THE GIRL DOWN LOCH ÄNZIby Alice Schmid(Switzerland)

GIRL IN FLIGHTby Sandra Vannucchi(Italy, Switzerland)

HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTIONby Selma Vilhunen(Finland, Sweden)

WALLAYby Berni Goldblat(France, Burkina Faso)

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

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING FILMS

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) * ChildrenKino Fest/Ukraine (Illia Dyadik) * Film Educator/Germany (Holger Twele) * GermanChildren‘s Media Foundation Golden Sparrow (Margret Albers) * Giffoni Int‘l FilmFestival/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 (MarjoKovanen) * Int‘l Film Festival Kino Otok Isola Cinema/Slovenia (Ana Cerar) * Int‘l YoungAudience Film Festival Ale Kino/Poland (Jerzy Moszkowicz) * Kinderfilmdienst/Germany(Michael Habauer) * London Film Festival BFI/UK (Corinna Downing) * Museo Nazionaledel Cinema/Italy (Paola Traversi) * New Europe Film Sales/Poland (Jan Naszewski) * NewHorizons Association/Poland (Beata Marciniak) * Norwegian International Film FestivalHaugesund/Norway (Tonje Hardersen) * Oulu International Children ’ s FilmFestival/Finland (Eszter Vuojala) * Sancy Film Festival for Young People/France (FlorenceDupont) * Swedish Film Institute (Per Eriksson) * Tel Aviv International Children’s FilmFestival/Israel (Michal Matus) * Visegrad Film Forum/Slovakia (Jakub Viktorin) * ZagrebFilm Festival/Croatia (Selma Mehadzic)

THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE 2012 - 2018

EFA is responsible for the selection and nomination procedureof films

provides detailed educational material about the threenominated films

delivers the nominated films on DCP with a multilingual package including all necessary subtitles

provides and hosts the website and all social mediapresence, 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

THE PRODUCTION OF THE EVENT

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

A project of

EFA Productions gGmbH

&

European Film Academy e.V.

With the support of

in co-operation with