ECFA Awards 2023 for Best European Children’s Films
On 18 February, the ECFA Awards 2023 were handed out in three categories during an award ceremony in Berlin:
ECFA Award 2023 for the best European Children’s Film: “Comedy Queen” directed by Sanna Lenken, Sweden 2021.
ECFA Award 2023 for the best European Young Audience Documentary: “Why didn’t You Stay for Me?” directed by Milou Gevers, The Netherlands, 2021.
ECFA Award 2023 for the best European Young Audience Short Film: ex-aequo to “The Right Words” directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin, France, 2021, and to “Luce and the Rock”, directed by Britt Raes, Belgium, 2022.
Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2023
ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Cuties” directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, France 2019
ECFA Short Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Elevator Alone”, directed by Anastasia Papadopoulou, Greece, 2021.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Why didn’t You Stay for Me?” directed by Milou Gevers, The Netherlands, 2021.
ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “How I learned to Fly” by Radivoje Andrić, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, 2022.
ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “The Club Of Ugly Children” directed by Jonathan Elbers, The Netherlands, 2019
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Women’s Film Festival in Köln and Dortmund: “Kiki the Feather”, directed by Julie Rembauville and Nicolas Bianco-Levrin, France, 2020
ECFA Short Film Award at the Festival Cine Jeune de l’Aisne in Saint Quentin: “The Right Time” (“A Point”), directed by Aurelie Marpeaux, France, 2021.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen: “Channidae” directed by Pauline Morel, Belgium, 2021.
ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Buster’s World” directed by Martin Miehe-Renard (Denmark, 2021).
ECFA Documentary Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Shabu” directed by Shamira Raphaëla (The Netherlands, 2021).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Cactus International Children’s and Youth Film Festival in Aosta/Italy: “The Right Words” directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin, France, 2021.
ECFA Award at the Zlín International Filmfestival: “Gabi, Between the Ages 8 and 13”, directed by Engeli Brobert (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2021); special mention: “Shabu” directed by Shamira Raphaëla (The Netherlands, Belgium, 2021).
ECFA Award at the Cinema in Sneakers Festival in Warsaw: “The Last Film Show”, directed by Pan Nalin, India and France, 2021.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Mo & Friese Short Film Festival in Hamburg: “Luce and the Rock”, directed by Britt Raes, Belgium, 2022.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Lucas International Film Festival for Young Film Lovers in Frankfurt (Germany): “One in a Million” directed by Joya Thome (Germany, 2022).
ECFA Award at Kids Kino Festival Poland 2022: “Too Old For Fairy Tales” directed by Kristoffer Rus (Poland, 2022).
ECFA Award at the Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience in Chemnitz 2022: “The Crossing” directed by Florence Miailhe (France, Germany, Czech Republic, 2020).
ECFA Award at the Riga International Film Festival 2022 (Latvia): “Comedy Queen” directed by Sanna Lenken (Sweden, 2021).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Riga International Film Festival 2022 (Latvia): “The Turnip” directed by Piret Sigus’ and Silja Saarepuu (Estonia, 2022).
ECFA Award at the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! in Poznan (Poland): “Dragon Princess” directed by Anthony ‘Tot’ Roux and Jean-Jacques Denis (France, Denmark, 2020).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Biennial Animation Festival in Bratislava: “Suzie in the Garden” directed by Lucie Sunkova, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, 2022.
ECFA Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels (Belgium) 2022: “Bigman”, directedby Camiel Schouwenaar (The Netherlands, Germany, 2022).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels (Belgium) 2022: “The Right Words”, directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin (France, 2021).
ECFA Doc Film Award at the the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels (Belgium) 2022: “I Am Chance” directed by Marc-Henri Wajnberg (Belgium, France, 2022).
ECFA Doc Film Award at doxs! documentaries for children and youth in Duisburg/Germany: “The School by the Sea” directed by Solveig Melkeraaen (Norway 2021).
ECFA Award at the Just Film Children and Youth Film Festival in Tallinn (Estonia): “How I learned to Fly” directed by Radivoje Andric, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovenia, 2022.
ECFA Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “My Robot Brother” directed by Frédéric Norgaard, Denmark, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “Orchestra from the Land of Silence” directed by Lucia Kasova, Slovakia and Afghanistan, 2021.
ECFA Short Film Award at AniFest Rozafa in Gjirokaster (Albania): “Yallah” directed by Nayla Nassar, France, 2021.
ECFA Film Award at the Castellinaria Filmfestival in Bellinzona (Switzerland): “The Crossing” directed by Florence Miailhe, France, Germany and Czech Republic, 2020.
ECFA Film Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Athens (Greece): “Oink’s Revenge” directed by Masha Halberstad, The Netherlands and Belgium, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Athens (Greece): “The Right Words” directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin, France, 2021.
ECFA Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Bigman” directed by Camiel Schouwenaar, The Netherlands and Germany, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “The Right Words” directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin, France, 2021.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Waters of Pastaza” directed by Inês T. Alves, Portugal, 2022.