ECFA Award Winners

Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2027

ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “King of the Wanderers” directed by Janne Schmidt, The Netherlands, 2025.
ECFA Short Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Autokar”, directed by Sylwia Szkiłądź, Belgium, France, 2025.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “In Between Waves” directed by Britt Vanhaelen, Belgium, 2026.

ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “Grandpa, Let’s Go” directed by Olga Chajdas, Poland, Czech Republic, 2025.

ECFA Short Film Award at the Play Festival in Lisboa 2025: “Gilbert”, directed by Arturo Lacal, Alex Salu Jordi Jiménez, Spain, 2024.

 

ECFA Awards 2026 for Best European Children’s Films

On Saturday February 14th Europe’s leading children’s film organisation ECFA announced the winners of the three annual ECFA Awards for Best European Children’s Film, Best European Children’s Documentary and Best European Children’s Short Film.

Winner of the prestigious Best Film Award was “Living Large”, directed by Kristina Dufkova, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France, 2024.

The Documentary Award went to “Circusboy”, directed by Julia Lemke and Anna Koch, Germany, 2025.

And the Short Film Award was taken home by “Hannah & the Crocodile”, directed by Lore Mechelaere, Belgium, 2024.

Awards were handed out in Berlin during the Berlinale, in a festive ceremony, celebrated with the international young audience film community.

 

ECFA-Award 2026

ECFA Award Winner Gallery