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The jury members of the XI DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival and honored guests during the closing ceremony expressed their impressions of the festival.   Miomir Rajcevic, director, screenwriter, president of the Media Education Center, Serbian Coordinator of the UNESCO-EU project “Building trust in media in South-Eastern Europe and Turkey”, Coordinator of the EU All Digital: “It is a great pleasure for me to be here and see how young p...

The Best Live Action Film by Children's Studio 'The Battle',7'48'' Canada, 2014 Director: Peter Bundic, Joshua Costea If you can't beat the competition, join them.   The Best Documentary by Children's Studio 'I am dancing',5'37'' Ukraine, 2015 Children TV Studio "Our world" Director: Polina Kugeleva Film is a self portrait of the author's admiration of ballroom dancing. The film tells about the first steps, difficu...

Ten Ukrainian television studios and representatives from eight countries of the world have won prizes, Cups and diplomas of the VII International Children's Television Festival “Dytiatko”. Prizes will be sent to Canada, Belgium, the USA, Croatia, Australia, Singapore, Iran and Italy. At the closing ceremony of the festival its mastermind and head of the organization committee, Chairman of Kharkiv Regional Council, Sergii Chernov stressed that “each year more and more peop...

Interview with children's writer, scriptwriter, member of the jury of the International Children’s Television Festival “Dytiatko” If it was up to me I would introduce animation lesson in every school at least for six months or a year just like a compulsory Physical Education lesson. Sport develops body, animation creates an individual. What does a child face while creating a one-minute film? A child faces creation of a whole world where a story takes place, analysis of its...

Participation in the children's television festival “Dytiatko” gives rise to future creative implementation of many young talents. A young director from Kyiv which is preparing to conquer the world famous festival felt something similar.   Clear your heart and you will change the world Fourteen-years-old Mykyta Tymoshchuk is packing his bags, going to Europe. This Ukrainian talent made his way to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Short animation film of a young Kyiv c...

Admission has started Traditionally, the International Children's Television Festival will be held in Kharkiv in autumn, but today hundreds of children are preparing to take part in it already. According to the organizing committee of the International Children's Television Festival "Dytiatko", 248 entries of 223 participants from 53 countries of the world have arrived to participate in it in 2015. Most works were received from members of the USA - 37,  from Great Britain...

Within two months of work admission (according to the Provisions of the festival, the admission of works for competition is carried out from February 1 till August 15) the Organizing Committee received 76 applications and works from 71 participants. Geography of the festival expanded substantially. Today participants represent 30 countries of the world including Asia and Africa, South and North America, Europe and Australia. On September 24-27, 2014 for the sixth time Kharkov will host the Inte...

This was announced by Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Chicldren’s Television Festival “Dytiatko”, Chairman of Kharkiv Regional Council, Sergii Chernov, during press conference. The closing ceremony will take place on September 28.      Talking about the course of preparation of the festival being held with the aim of development of children’s television, raising professional level of television aiming at children’s...

The reception of works for the 5th International Children's Television Festival "Dytjatko" ends on August 15. And in September (25-28.09.2013) four unforgettable days in Kharkov (Ukraine) are waiting for finalists: workshops, meetings, games, and greeting with Slobozhanschina. Participation is free. Accommodation and meals are provided by the organizing committee. The competition program of the festival has already more than 80 works of various genres. The working languages of the...

In September, the CIFEJ Days in Ukraine will be held for the first time during the 5th International Children's Television Festival «Dytiatko» (Days of the International Centre of Films for Children and Youth). Among the activities a 5-day workshop on animation, documentary and short live action for youth in Kharkiv is planned to be hold. A workshop under the guidance of famous  trainer, an expert in children's television and animation, a member of the CIFEJ Board, dir...

  CIFEJ in collaboration with “Dytiatko” Festival will organize the International Conference on “GlobalVillage, Children, TV and Cinema”.   As a leading professional organization focusing on film industry - high quality films with useful educational content for children and young people - The International Center of Films for Children and Young People (CIFEJ) has decided to launch this conference as a premier forum for communications and network rese...