Membership Declaration Eurasia Film Festivals Association

The purpose of the Eurasia Film Festivals Association (EFFA) is to form and broaden relations among film festivals in European and Asian countries through promotion of cultural, professional and content exchanges related to children’s and family films, education and promotion of filmmaking literacy, co-production of live films, animations and documentaries for children and young adults, and public screenings. The principle regulations of the declaration will be implemented mutually by the Asian and European countries, and it will pursue continental goals such as promotion of shared human values (family, friendship, love, talent, creativity, nature, culture, etc.) that give rise to a positive and creative ideology in children and youth.

  • All countries that agree with the mission and principle regulations of the EFFA, and make efforts to boost cooperation among countries and international relations can join the association.
  • Each year, one of the members of the association in its festival shall designate a day to one of the Eurasian countries and invite the representative of film festivals of the country to its own festival. Screening films, plays, exhibitions and other ceremonies meant to promote and introduce the culture of the selected country will be scheduled for the specific day. Besides, EFFA will be introduced to the audience through presenting the mission, regulations, plans and the achievements of the body.
  • The president of the EFFA and the secretary of the of the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (South Korea) and the secretary of the Zero Plus International Film Festival (Russia) are the founding members of the body, and will be responsible to appoint the members and the committee, as well as the duties and executive plans of the association through their annual meetings.
  • By singing the agreement, from now on, Iran’s International Film Festival for Children and Youth, too, as the first official member of the EFFA, will join the body and benefit from all rights of the membership.

The document is written in Korean, Russian, Persian and English languages, and all the four versions are considered to be equally authentic.

Applicable Provisions

In pursuit of the objectives shared by Iran’s International Film Festival for Children and Youth, the Russia’s Zero Plus and South Korea’s Guro (hereinafter referred to as the ‘parties’), and given the progress and advances of the children film festival industry in Iran, South Korea and Russia, the three countries are willing to sign an MoU to agree upon their commitments, guided by the principle of trilateral respect, to create more opportunities and grounds for cooperation and collaboration.

Article 1

The parties of the MoU shall provide the children films produced by the other parties with the right opportunity to participate in their own children film festivals.

Article 2

The parties shall set the ground for co-production for filmmakers and producers of the country members of the MoU.

Article 3

Exchanging knowledge through holding workshops, conferences and panels.

Article 4

Cooperation on implementation and organization of film festivals of the countries that are parties to the MoU with the aim of promotion of the events.

Article 5

Holding commemoration ceremonies for prominent and influential figures during the film festivals in each country.

Article 6

Film festivals of all countries shall include sections of review and focus on classic and modern cinemas of other parties.

Duration of MoU

This MoU shall be valid for a period of two (2) years upon signing, and can be extended for an additional two (2) years at the end of the period upon tacit agreement of all sides, unless notice to terminate in writing is signed and given by one of the parties six (6) months prior to the expiration date.

 

24/08/2019

Eurasia Film Festivals Association

Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival

Iran International Film Festival for Children & Youth

Zero Plus International Festival of Films For Children & Family Screening

 

Director Kim Han Ki

Director Alireza Tabesh

Director Nikolai Dann