Dear Kids For Kids Participants,

So many things has happen in 2008 worldwide, that we decide to send you an update of what have been going on in the Kids For Kids family and what is happening now.

In 2008, 3 affiliated events took place, each of them giving their awards and allowing young filmmakers from a specific area to meet through their films.  We would like to remind you of the winners for those events. The big winner from each one will be part of the global competition.

Regarding this Global Kids For Kidsit will be taking place after many difficulties in a new format that, we believe, will be an interesting way for all the young filmmakers in competition to participate. Last week, the pre-selection have been announced (visit our website for the details at www.kidsforkidsfestival.org).  This week, we are happy to let you know which of these films receive an award from the Professional Jury.

Very shortly, we will be able to announce all the winners for 2008 and have the Best Of Kids For Kids DVD compilation ready with all 49 films in competition. It will then be time to look at the future and start a new year with you. 

Best wishes,

The Kids For Kids’ team

In this edition of KFKF Info :

• Kids For Kids Festival 2008 a new format for special times
• Baltic and Nordic Kids For Kids 2008’s award winners
• Kids For Kids Africa 2008’s award winner
• Balkan Kids For Kids 2008’s award winners
• Professional Jury Awards for the Global Kids For Kids 2008

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KIDS FOR KIDS FESTIVAL 2008 a new format for special times

For the past nine months, we have been trying very hard find a partner to host the 2008 edition of the Kids for Kids Festival.  Many were interested however, in these times of crisis, none of those projects were successful in their application.

In light of the situation, and since time flew by us more quickly than we would have wanted, we had to take the decision not to have the festival in its original form for 2008. Instead, we already are focussing on the future of Kids For Kids. Meanwhile, here is the plan for the completion of the Kids For Kids Festival 2008:

For this year, a jury of professional from Montreal will select the winning films.

Due to those extraordinary circumstances, the DVD compilation (Best of KFKF 2008) will include ALL the selected films and will be send to ALL the filmmakers of these films.

The DVD will be sent to them, with the list of prizes to be awarded by the youth jury. Those whishing to participate in this jury will send us their choices by email.  We will count the votes and announced the winners on our Newsletter and Website

We really hope that the 2009 edition will be possible and are still looking for a long-term partnership and hope to be able to announce it very soon.

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Baltic and Nordic Kids For Kids 2008 Award Winners

CATEGORY: UNDER 12 YEAR OLDS

 

ANIMATION

Power Pig, by the children at the Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival workshop, Norway

CATEGORY: FICTION AND DOCUMENTARIES

Why?,by the children of the Mora Media Center, Sweden

CATEGORY: 13-16 YEAR OLDS

Animation

Scarcesmith, by Anneli Nikolajeff, Finland

1 to 2 Minutes Film

What Comes Around, by Kelaa vähän, Finland

Live Action

The Line, by Kelaa Vähän, Finland

THE BEST NORDIC AND BALTIC KIDS FOR KIDS FILM 2008

MC Doc, by the kids from the Satakunta Film Centre, Finland

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Kids For Kids Africa’s prized

Held during the 3rd Lola Kenya Screen, the African edition of the Kids For Kids Festival gave its prize to :

LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS , by Samora Michelle, Adede Hawi NyOdero and Karama K Ogova, Kenya,

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Balkan Kids for Kids 2008

The Balkan Kids For Kids was held in December 2008 in Serbia and was presided by a Children and a Professional Jury.  Here are the winners of this festival :

CHILDREN JURY

In the 6 to 12  years old category:

Animation

LITTLE WOMAN, Mojca Maruslc & Eva Gergolet, Slovenia – Italy

Live Action

LOVE AT EVERY CORNER, Lina Troha, Slovenia

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 6-12 YEARS OLD CATEGORY

LITTLE FISH, Slobodan Milosevic’s children’s workshop group, Serbia

In the 13 to 16 years old category:

Animation

BY CHANCE, Voulgari Vaso, Grigoratos Christos, Ivanova Martina, Klapsis Panagiotis, Manda Maria, Bitakou Violeta, Greece

Live Action

ALL FOR VICTORY, Giacomo Vassallo, Slovenia-Italy

1-2 Minutes Film

SCARY BITCH, Ivor Hodulak & Anne Podgornik, Slovenia

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 13-16 YEARS OLD CATEGORY

BY CHANCE, Voulgari Vaso, Grigoratos Christos, Ivanova Martina, Klapsis Panagiotis, Manda Maria, Bitakou Violeta, Greece

PROFESSIONAL JURY

In the 6 to 12  years old category:

Animation

LITTLE FISH, Slobodan Milosevic’s children’s workshop group, Serbia

Live Action

1+1, Primary School of Pyrgos’s 6th graders, Greece

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 6-12 YEARS OLD CATEGORY

LITTLE FISH, Slobodan Milosevic’s children’s workshop group, Serbia

In the 13 to 16 years old category:

Animation

BY CHANCE, Voulgari Vaso, Grigoratos Christos, Ivanova Martina, Klapsis Panagiotis, Manda Maria, Bitakou Violeta, Greece

Live Action

PUBLIC TRANSPORT, Iga Divljak, Slovenia

1-2 Minutes Film

SCARY BITCH, Ivor Hodulak & Anne Podgornik, Slovenia

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 13-16 YEARS OLD CATEGORY:

BY CHANCE, Voulgari Vaso, Grigoratos Christos, Ivanova Martina, Klapsis Panagiotis, Manda Maria, Bitakou Violeta, Greece

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Professional Jury Award Winners

The professional Jury met this week and watch all the films with great interest.  They were impressed by the quality and originality of our young filmmakers and had a difficult time deciding whom to give the Awards to.  After long deliberations, they came to a unanimous decision.

Awards from the Professional Jury:

6 to 12 years old category:

Animation:

A BLUE EYE  + A LITTLE EAR, by Ciou-wan Lin, Taiwan

Live Action:

THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, by Zelda Wengrod, USA

1 to 2 Minutes Films:

CONFRONT LABELS, Shaughnessy Park School, Mitchell Rygiel’s students, Canada

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 6-12 years old category:

THE BULL & THE MOON, Celia Desmarescaux, Juliette Sirgant, Inigo Gaston, Pablo Gaston, Mai Monterde, Philippe Demptos, Singapore

In the 13 to 16 years old category:

Animation:

POOR JOSHUA VERDE, Guy Verge Wallace, Australia

Live Action:

TINY PILLOW, Joseph Proccopio, Canada

1 to 2 Minutes Films:

I AM EUROPE, Sezan Dinc, Alexander Gavritchov, Simon Hill, Franziska Jänichen, Kolja Kirsch, Henri Kuhnke, Jan-Hendrik Mautsch, John Schmidt, Oskar de Wyl, Germany

GRAND PRIZE IN THE 13-16 YEARS OLD CATEGORY:

FOUR MORE YEARS RO GO, Norma Lowney and Rachel O’Sullivan, Ireland

Congratulations to all our winners!

The youth jury will receive shortly the DVD compilation to cast their vote.  We will let you know about their winners shortly!

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