Small Feet Go Far has been made possible by the collaboration and shared artistic and explorative visions from organisations in Sweden and the UK. Leaders from some of these organisations share their positions or explain more about a particular aspect of Small Feet Go Far:

Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture:
“Sweden’s Year of Young Culture in 2007 will be a national debate on how we develop the best cultural framework for our children and our country. Exchange and collaboration with leading arts providers in other countries and listening to foreign audiences will help us develop our policies, as well as showcase Swedish culture for children. Small Feet Go Far will add a new dimension to our dialogue and creative possibilities by seeding the debate with views and ideas from British audiences and arts professionals...."
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Staffan Carlsson, Ambassador of Sweden:
"Small Feet Go Far is set to be an exciting experience for children, families and schools – providing a colourful and unique opportunity to explore the very best in Swedish culture for children. The three-week season sees us working with some of London’s most important cultural institutions. This collaboration enables us to build on the already strong bonds with the arts and cultural sector in the UK and explore and share ideas about culture for children to the benefit of both our countries".

Olle Wästberg, Director-General, Swedish Institute:
"A child’s right to culture is a high-profile issue in Sweden. The fact that we attach such importance in public debate to the child's perspective in our provision of culture has generated a great deal of interest internationally. One of the plays being performed is The Girl, the Mother and the Rubbish, which is a good example both of how the child is placed at the centre of a play and of our faith in children and their ability to embrace artistic experience".

Tony Graham, Artistic Director, Unicorn Theatre:
“We are living through a time in which children are the source for some of our most prevalent fears and worries. Our children appear to be more remote and at risk than at any time before. We might be said to be living in an era of child-panic..."
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Jan Hansson, Director of the Swedish Institute for Children's Books, Stockholm, on the Current Trends in Swedish Children’s Literature:
“Swedish writing has changed over time in order to embrace problems of deeply humanistic nature, which are not necessarily dependent on the age of the reader, as well as a gentle and curious madness where themes of humour, joy, love, drama, calm, sorrow and loss are mixed in a thrilling and universally engaging way..."
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Klas Viklund, from The Swedish Film Institute, on film in education and how the films for Small Feet Go Far where chosen:
"The quality of Swedish children's films can be linked to the strong tradition of literature for children and young people in Sweden. Many writers and illustrators with a literary background regularly work within the film industry, as scriptwriters or animators…"
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