BUFF – The International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö

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Malmo, Sweden March 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: December 2008, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1984
- Genre: Children (click to see)
- Attendance: 15000
- Media Attendance: 23
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 260
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 300
- Total Number of Films Screened: 101
- Total Screenings: 97
- # of Shorts Screened: 49
- # of Features Screened: 52
- Accreditations: CIJEF, ECFF
- Competitive
Festival Website:
www.buff.se
Festival Description:

BUFF The International Children and Young People´s Film Festival in Malmö,
was founded in 1984 and is a non-profit organization. The aim was, and still
is, to screen good films for children and young people as well as adults. A
meeting place for people working with children, young people and film.

BUFF strives to open the possibilities for more influences from Europe and the
rest of the world by showing films that might never be screened otherwise. In
the cinema we get to meet different cultures, hear foreign languages and tag
along on endless adventures. BUFF considers children and young people to be
the most exciting resource we've got, our future.

Since 1995, BUFF is an official Swedish film festival, an assignment given by
the Swedish Film Institute. About 100 films are shown during the six days of
the festival, with screenings both day and night. BUFF arranges seminars and
discussions for teachers, film-makers and cultural workers aiming to inspire
the children and youth film.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.buff.se/ filer/ Entry%20Form%20BUFF%202008.pdf
Email: info(at)buff.se

Phone: (46)40-23 92 11

Fax: (46)-40-30 53 22

Mailing Address: PO. BOX 4277
Malmo 203 14
Sweden

Email:	info(at)buff.se
Phone:	(46)40-23 92 11
Fax:	(46)-40-30 53 22
Mailing Address:	PO. BOX 4277 Malmo 203 14 Sweden

MAR 18 05:15PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award winners for BUFF 2008

The City of Malmö´s Children and Young People´s Film Award:

"The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat"
(Titanics ti liv.) Norway 2007. Director: Grethe Bøe.

Jury 2008:
Leontine Petit, Producer, Lemming Film, The Netherlands
Thomas Hailer, Festivaldirector Berlinale Generation, Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
Lynn Ljungberg, kultur- och fritids kommunalråd, Malmö Kulturnämnd
Bengt Hall, Head of the Culture Affaires
Cornelia Röjner, Member of the Culture Board of Malmö

Award: 5 500 EURO och statuette made by Martin Jönsson.

Sydsvenskan and BUFF's Honorary Award:
Each year BUFF and Sydsvenskan award a person or an organisation who´s made great efforts for Children- and Young People´s Film.

Award winner:
Lennart and Ylva Li Gustafsson

Prize Amount: 3 900 EURO and a beautiful iron filmstrip made by Håkon Garpestad.

Jury 2008:
Johan Strömbeck and Emma Leijnse, Sydsvenskan, Andreas Hoffsten, Svenska Filminstitutet,
Krister Kjellström and Cecilia Grubb, BUFF.

The Film Factory for Young People and BUFF's Youth Jury Award:

"Keith"
USA 2006. Director: Todd Kessler.

Prize Award: Vase of glass

Jury 2008:
Class 8A from the Oxievångs school in Malmö.

The Swedish Church Award:

"Fighter"
Denmark 2007. Director: Natasha Arthy.

Jury 2008:
Janne Rantala, documentary filmmaker, Malmö
Fredrik Holmberg, filmteacher, Göteborg
Charlotta Rosman Nissen, parish pedagogue, Malmö
Lena Sjöstrand, priest, Lund

The award is 5 500 EURO.

County Council of Skåne Short Film Award:

"Doggie"
Koest. The Netherlands 2007. Director: Simone van Dusseldorp

Jury 2008:
Filippa Frejd, director, Malmö
Mats Olof Olsson, director, Stockholm
Charlotte Wachtmeister, Chairman of the Culture Board of Culture Skåne
Claes Göran Jönsson, Executive Chairman Culture Board of Culture Skåne
Chris Marschall, Head of Culture, Culture Skåne

Prize Amount: 2 800 EURO
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APR 11, 2007 06:51PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Awards for the 2007 BUFF – The International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö

Five Awards was given at BUFF Filmfestival 2007

City of Malmö Award: ”Kidz in da Hood” (Förortsungar)
Directed by: Ylva Gustafsson and Catti Edfeldt, Sweden

The Church of Sweden Award: “The Substitute” (Vikaren)
Directed by: Ole Bornedal, Denmark

Special Mention: “Sonja”
Directed by: Kirsi Marie Liimatainen, Germany

The Youth jury Award – Filmpokalen: “The Substitute” (Vikaren)
Directed by: Ole Bornedal, Denmark

The County Council of Skåne Shortfilm Award: “Chess” (Schack)
Directed by: Pernilla Hindsefelt, Sweden

Special Mention: “The Danish Poet” (Den danske digteren)
Directed by: Torill Kove, Norway

BUFF Filmfestival Achievement Award:
Ulf Malmros, director. Sweden
God Save the King (Tjenare kungen)
A Summer Tale (Bästa sommaren)
We Can Be Heroes! (Bäst i Sverige) and others.
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