Kristiansand?s ?Barne Festivalen?, the largest children and youth Film Festival in Norway, will provide lots of entertainment from April 22 to 27, with a record number of films screening: 96 from 24 countries, as well as food for thought with major seminars about Writing for children, Children?s culture in a commercial market and Media Literacy in Film Festivals & Film Distribution.
The 11th Kristiansand Film Festival will kick start on April 22 with the screening of Iceland’s No Network, co-produced by Norway’ Egil Ødegård. “It’s great that we will have an almost-Norwegian film as the opening film this year, said festival director Danckert Monrad-Krohn. “This year, we have strengthened the Nordic element of the programme and never before have we seen as many ‘fresh’ Nordic films.”

The youth section will open with Denmark’s Fighter, ahead of the film’s national premiere in August. Natasha Arthy’s youth drama is one of 13 Berlinale films part of the programme, along with Denmark’s local hit Worlds Apart, the animation films A Tale of Two Mozzies and Amazing Jack 3-Jungo Goes Bananas (April 25 release in Norway).

Norway will be in the focus on April 24 with screenings of the latest productions for children and youth, including clips from Rasmus A. Sivertsen’s animation film Kurt Turns Evil, and from the major epic drama Yohan-The Child Wanderer by Grete Salomonsen, produced by Penelope Film AS.

Over 14,000 participants are expected at Kristiansand - one of the largest children and youth film festivals in the Nordic region - supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.