Pantelis Panteloglou | Data on European Film for Children

Why is data on European cinema for children so important, and how can it be used in advocacy and lobbying for children's films? What quantitative data is available on the production of children's films, their distribution, and their audience in Europe? And what role do the European Children's Film Association, KIDS Regio and the European Audiovisual Observatory play in this process?

Pantelis Panteloglou was born in Athens in 1976. He studied Social Anthropology at Panteion University, where he also did postgraduate studies. He has worked in the wider cultural and audiovisual field since the beginning of 2000, in various creative, technical and administrative positions. Since the beginning of 2024 he is the artistic director of Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, where he has been working part-time since 2011 and full-time since 2018. As of 2023 he is president of the European Children's Film Association (ECFA) for a five-year term.