The three nominated films will be screened to 12 – 14 year-olds in Copenhagen (Denmark), Erfurt (Germany), Izola (Slovenia), London (UK), Sofia (Bulgaria), Turin (Italy), Valletta (Malta) and Wroclaw (Poland). The young audience will vote for the winner following the screenings. The results will be transmitted live via Skype and announced in an award ceremony that will be streamed live.
Partners include the Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria), MEDIA Desk Malta, New Horizons Association in Wroclaw (Poland) and Otok Institute for developing film culture (Slovenia).
The three nominees for the EFA Young Audience Award 2013 are:
THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (France, Belgium & Canada)
UPSIDEdown by Bernd Sahling (Germany)
THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (the Netherlands).