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2nd KIDS Regio Forum on March 17th 2010 in Malmö

Initiated and supported by Cine Regio member Film i Skane and in close cooperation with the BUFF Financing Forum, the 2nd KIDS Regio Forum will take place on March 17th 2010 in Malmö, Sweden.

Building on the Erfurt Declaration, the 2nd KIDS Regio Forum is going to focus on financing and co-production as well as new and experimental strategies for marketing and distribution.

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Commission sets new information society challenge: Becoming literate in new media

Brussels, 20 August 2009 - The European Commission has adopted policy guidelines on the subject of media literacy. Whereas they refer especially to new media, also film and other "old media" are explicitly put on the agenda:

"To participate in today's information society, people need to understand how the various media (old and new) work. This is why the European Commission today adopted (following a call from the European Parliament) policy guidelines calling on EU countries and industry to promote media literacy across Europe through activities that help people access, understand and critically evaluate all media they are exposed to, like TV and film, radio, music, print media, the internet and digital communication technologies."

Further information and the complete press release of the European Commission can be found here.

The participants of the 1st KIDS Regio Forum have agreed on an agenda of 5 points, aiming at a strengthening of the live action feature film for children.

Download the Erfurt Declaration.

Press Conference on Thursday, June 11th 2009 

The initiators and organisers of the 1st KIDS Regio Forum will provide you with detailed information on the conference.

Gerold Wucherpfennig (Thuringian Minister of Construction, Regional Development and Media), Nils Jonas Greiner (head of staff unit Media at the Thuringian Ministry of Construction, Regional Development and Media), Manfred Schmidt (CEO Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung), Oliver Rittweger (press officer Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung), Margret Albers (CEO German Children's Media Foundation GOLDEN SPARROW) and Dana Messerschmidt (project manager 1st KIDS Regio Forum) will be present to answer your questions.

time: Thursday, June 11th 2009

venue: KinderMedienZentrum | Erich-Kästner-Str. 1 | 99094 Erfurt | Germany

Support from the European Network of MEDIA Desks and Antennas

"The Future of European Children's Films | 1st KIDS Regio Forum" is kindly supported by MEDIA Antenne Berlin-Brandenburg and the MEDIA-Desks of Germany, Belgium/ Flanders, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and Czech Republic.

The Future of European Children's Film | 1st KIDS Regio Forum takes place in Erfurt on June 24th and 25th 2009

Under the patronage of Gerold Wucherpfennig, Thuringian Minister for Construction, Regional Development and Media, the conference The Future of European Children’s Film | 1st KIDS Regio Forum will take place on June 24th and 25th 2009 in Erfurt, Germany.
From 16 European countries authors, directors and producers as well as sales agents, distributors, TV representatives, funders and representatives of lobby groups, will meet and discuss possible synergies and strategies in order to improve the situation of the European children’s film.

The Conference is supported by the Thuringian Ministry for Construction, Regional Development and Media and the Central German Film Fund Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung.

- press release 30.06.2009

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