2nd ECFA Award (2013) for KAUWBOY
Now it’s a full circle. After a year-long path paved with awards KAUWBOY (Boudewijn Koole, The Netherlands) returned to where it all began, the Berlinale, to pick up its most prestigious prize. KAUWBOY definitely deserved that ultimate crowning by ECFA: out of all ECFA members casting their votes, 70 % voted for KAUWBOY. Only DEATH OF A SUPERHERO raised some competition.
It was ECFA’s then President Tonje Hardersen who presented the award at a Berlinale party. In front of the 250 attending guests she called to the stage KAUWBOY’s producers Jan van der Zanden, Stefanie van Houcke and Wilant Boekelman (Waterland Film). Jan van der Zanden tried to explain the origins of the Dutch expression ‘proud as a monkey’ and afterwards spoke about the ECFA Award’s relevance for his team: “KAUWBOY is based on an original script and moots some snappy issues for a young and adult audience. I hope this award can be a stimulus for all directors wanting to make a children’s film without making a bow.”
Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2013
ECFA Award at BUFF – International Children & Youth Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “Taking Chances” by Nicole van Kilsdonk, The Netherlands, 2011.
ECFA Award at Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne in Saint-Quentin (France): “Jitters” by Baldvin Zophoniasson, Iceland, 2010.
ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Kauwboy” by Boudewijn Koole, The Netherlands, 2012.
ECFA Award at the International Film Festival for Children & Youth in Zlín (Czech Republic): “Death of a Superhero” by Ian Fitzgibbon, Ireland, 2011.
ECFA Award at Lucas International Children’s Film Festival in Frankfurt am Main (Germany): ): “Kauwboy” by Boudewijn Koole, The Netherlands, 2012.
ECFA Award at Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children & Young Audience, Chemnitz (Germany): “The Secret” by Morten Køhlert, Denmark, 2012.
ECFA Award at the International Children’s & Youth Film Festival in Oulu (Finland): “Totally True Love” by Anne Sewitsky, Norway, 2011.
ECFA Award at the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! in Poznan (Poland): “Death of a Superhero” by Ian Fitzgibbon, Ireland, 2011.
ECFA Award at Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Kauwboy” by Boudewijn Koole, The Netherlands, 2012.