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NEWS RELEASE

Nov 22, 2005

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Infoscreen Helps Build Momentum for the European Children's Festival in Germany

Infoscreen GmbH has produced and is airing a promotional video to encourage children's creative development, as a prelude to the May 2006 European Children's Festival in Munich. The video, which features children painting, is produced for ICAF e.V., an affiliate of ICAF and officially registered charity in Germany. The video will be shown on Infoscreens in metro (U-ban) stations throughout Germany. [Click here to see the 30-second video clip]

The European Children's Festival will celebrate the artistic and related achievements of children who have won national competitions organized by ICAF's country partners through the global Arts Olympiad program. Reinforcing the theme of the children's artworks, "My Favorite Sport," the Festival will take place immediately before the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the Olympiapark, a World Cup venue, and at Marienplatz in central Munich.

The First International Exhibition of Cultural Figurines and Children's Puppets will be held at Galeria Kaufhof Marienplatz on May 26 � June 9, 2006, as part of the Festival. The exhibition will showcase the culture and children's creativity of 20 countries.

Olympiapark GmbH is partnering with ICAF to host the European Children's Festival and promote the Arts Olympiad. The Mayor of Munich Mr. Christian Ude is a Festival patron. ICAF's media partner is S�ddeutsche Zeitung. Early sponsors include Galeria Kaufhof am Marienplatz, I D W GmbH Duisburg-Toronto, and Munich Re.

ICAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to prepare children for a creative and cooperative future by employing the visual and digital arts to heal, inspire and unify children across the globe. ICAF serves as a leading national art and creativity organization for children in the United States and Germany, and is the only international organization that promotes children's creative development and cross-cultural cooperation through the arts.

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The International Child Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization that prepares children for a creative and cooperative future so they can lead us into a safer and better world. ICAF's headquarters are in Washington, DC and its European office is in Munich.