ECFA Awards 2025 for Best European Children’s Films
ECFA Awards taken home to Norway (2!) & France
On Saturday February 15th 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 LARS IS LOL (by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, Norway).
The Documentary Award went to TODD & SUPER-STELLA (by Mari Monrad Vistven, Norway).
And the Short Film Award was taken home by YUCK! (by Loïc Espuche, France).
Awards were handed out in Berlin during the Berlinale, in a festive ceremony, celebrated with the international young audience film community.
Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2025
ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Chicken for Linda” directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, France, Italy, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Krab”, directed by Piotr Chmielewski, Poland, 2022.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Wij, jongens” directed by Charlotte Coeman and Arne Brown, Belgium, 2024.
ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “Lars is LOL” directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, Norway, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Play Festival in Lisboa 2024: “Swimming with Wings”, directed by Daphna Awadish Golan, The Netherlands, Israel, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Women’s Film Festival in Köln and Dortmund: “Bullitfish” (“Kugelfisch”), directed by Julia Ocker, Germany, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Festival Cine Jeune de l’Aisne in Saint Quentin: “On my father’s grave” (“Sur la tombe de mon pere”), directed by Jawahine Zentar, France, 2022.
ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “Kung Fu Lion” directed by Froujke Tan, The Netherlands, 2023.
ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Greetings from Mars” directed by Sarah Winkenstette, Germany, 2024.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Hoofs on Skates”, directed by Ignas Meilunas, Lithuania, 2024.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen: “Iris”, directed by Jon Vatne, Norway, 2024.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the Zlín International Filmfestival 2024: “Tell Them About Us” directed by Rand Beiruty, Germany, Jordan, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Cactus International Children’s & Youth Film Festival at Aosta (Italy): “Orage”, directed by Benoit Michelet, France, 2023.
ECFA Award at the Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience in Chemnitz 2024: “Thelma’s Perfect Birthday” directed by Reinis Kalnaellis (Latvia, Luxembourg, 2024).
ECFA Award at the Lucas International Film Festival for Young Film Lovers in Frankfurt (Germany) 2024: “Savages”, directed by Claude Barras (Switzerland, France, Belgium, 2024).
ECFA Award at the Young Horizons Film Festival in Warsaw 2024: “Kensuke’s Kingdom”, directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry (Great Britain, 2023).
ECFA Short Film Award at the Bibiana International Festival of Animated Films for Children: “Like You”, directed by Paul Chatelain, Amélie De Schepper, Julie Martins, Chloé Rusch, France, 2023.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Doxs-Ruhr festival in Bochum and other cities: “Entre les Autres” directed by Marie Falys, Belgium, 2023.
ECFA Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent: “The Book of Everything”, directed by Ineke Houtman, The Netherlands and Latvia, 2024.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent: “Yuck!”, directed by Loïc Espuche, France, 2023.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels and Ghent: “Todd and Super-Stella”, directed by Mari Monrad Vistven, Norway, 2024.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Doxs-Ruhr festival in Bochum and other cities: “Entre les autres” directed by Marie Falys, Belgium, 2023. Special mention: “Can Somebody Tell Me That Everything Will Be Fine” directed by Siri Bråtveit, Norway and Sweden, 2023
ECFA Doc Film Award at doxs! documentaries for children and youth in Duisburg/Germany: “Zo dood als een pier” directed by Sara Kolster, The Netherlands, 2024.
ECFA Award at the MICE – Mostra International Cinema Educatu in Valencia (Spain): “Lars is LOL” directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, Norway 2023.
ECFA Award at the Just Film Children and Youth Film Festival in Tallinn (Estonia): “Living Large”, directed by Kristina Dufková, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 2024.
ECFA Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “Håkan Bråkan 2” directed by Ted Kjellsson, Sweden, 2024.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow” directed by Filip Diviak, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2023.
ECFA Award at the Athens International Children’s Film Festival: “Skatergirls – Get Up”, directed by Lea Becker, Germany, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Athens International Children’s Film Festival: “Tomorrow”, directed by Estefania Ortiz, Spain, 2024.
ECFA Award at the Castellinaria Filmfestival in Bellinzona (Switzerland): “Block 5” directed by Klemen Dvornik, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Croatia, Serbia, 2024.
ECFA Award at the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! in Poznan (Poland): “Young Hearts”, directed by Anthony Schatteman, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2024.
ECFA Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Greetings from Mars” directed by Sarah Winkenstette, Germany, 2024.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Pocket Change” directed by Daniel Bakker, The Netherlands, 2023.
ECFA Doc Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Neurotypes” directed by Maija Hirvonen, Finland, 2024.