ECFA Award Winners

ECFA Awards 2024 for Best European Children’s Films

On 17 February, the ECFA Awards 2024 were handed out in three categories during an award ceremony in Berlin:

ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Children’s Film: “Chicken for Linda” directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, France, Italy, 2023.

ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Young Audience Documentary: “We Will Not Fade Away” directed by Alisa Kovalenko, FRance, Poland, Ukraine, 2023.

ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Young Audience Short Film: “To Be Sisters”, directed by Anne-Sophie Gousset and Clément Céard (France, 2022).


Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2024

ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Comedy Queen” directed by Sanna Lenken, Sweden 2021
ECFA Short Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Ice merchants”, directed by João Gonzalez, Portugal, Great Britain, France, 2022.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Extraordinary Mona” directed by Sarah Van Dale, Belgium, 2021.

ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “Sea Sparkle” by Domien Huyghe, Belgium, Netherlands, 2023.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Play Children’s Film Festival in Lisboa 2023: “The Black Hen” directed by Marion Clauzel, France, 2022.

ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “Even Mice Belong in Heaven” directed by Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2021.

ECFA Short Film Award at the International Women’s Film Festival Dortmund and Köln 2023: “Tula” directed by Bea de Silva, Spain, 2022.

ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Dancing Queen” directed by Aurora Gossé, Norway, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Somni” directed by Sonja Rohleder, Germany, 2023.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Festival Cine Jeune de l’Aisne (France): “To Be Sisters” directed by Anne-Sophie Gousset and Clément Céard, France, 2022

ECFA Short Film Award at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen: “Aaaah!” directed by Osman Cerfon, France, 2023.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Cactus International Children’s and Youth Film Festival in Aosta/Italy 2023: “The Queen of Foxes” directed by Marina Rosset, Switzerland, 2022.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Mo & Friese Short Film Festival in Hamburg 2023: “The Truth About Alvert, the Last Dodo” directed by Nathan Clement, Switzerland, 2023.

ECFA Documentary Film Award at the Zlín International Filmfestival 2023: “We Will Not Fade Away” directed by Alisa Kovalenko, FRance, Poland, Ukraine, 2023.

ECFA Award at the Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience in Chemnitz 2023: “Juniors” directed by Hugo P. Thomas (France, 2022).

ECFA Award at the Lucas International Film Festival for Young Film Lovers in Frankfurt (Germany) 2023: “Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret”, directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (France, Luxembourg, 2023).

ECFA Award at the Young Horizons Film Festival in Warsaw 2023: “Sea Sparkle” directed by Domien Huyghe, Belgium and The, Netherlands, 2023.

ECFA Doc Film Award at the Doxs-Ruhr festival in Bochum and other cities: “Ramboy” directed by Matthias Joulaud and Lucien Roux, Switzerland, 2022.

ECFA Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent (Belgium) 2023: “Robot Dreams”, directed by Pablo Berger (Spain, France, 2023).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent (Belgium) 2023: “To Be Sisters”, directed by Anne-Sophie Gousset and Clément Céard (France, 2022).
ECFA Doc Film Award at the the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent (Belgium) 2023: “We Are Fire” (Draw For Change), directed by Karen Vazquez Guadarrama (Belgium, France, 2023).

ECFA Award at the Athens International Children’s Film Festival: “Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light”, directed by Filip Posivac (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, 2023).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Athens International Children’s Film Festival: “Princess Aubergine”, directed by Dina Velikovskaya (Germany, 2023).

ECFA Doc Film Award at doxs! documentaries for children and youth in Duisburg/Germany: “Actually Literally Arm in Arm”, directed by Natalie Fischer (Germany 2022).

ECFA Short Film Award at the Doxs Ruhr Children’s Film Festival: “Ramboy”, directed by Matthias Joulaud and Lucien Roux (Switzerland, 2022).

ECFA Award at the Just Film Children and Youth Film Festival in Tallinn (Estonia): “Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret”, directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, France, Luxembourg, 2023

ECFA Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “Totem” directed by Sander Burger, The Netherlands, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “Don’t Blow it Up” directed by Alzbeta Macaková Misejkova, Czech Republic 2022.

ECFA Award at the Castellinaria Filmfestival in Bellinzona (Switzerland): “Kiddo” directed by Zara Dwinger, The Netherlands, 2023.

ECFA Award at the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! in Poznan (Poland): “Chicken for Linda” directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, France, Italy, 2023.

ECFA Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Juniors” directed by Hugo Thomas, France, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Pond” directed by Lena von Döhren and Eva Rust, Switzerland, 2023.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Swimming with Wings” directed by Daphna Awadish Golan, The Netherlands, Israel, 2023.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Anifest Rozafa Children’s Film Festival in Shkoder (Albania): “My Toy”, directed by Mazen Haj Kassem (Denmark, 2023).


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