Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2026
ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India) 2025: “Greetings from Mars” directed by Sarah Winkenstette, Germany, 2024.
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 Winner Gallery
- ECFA Award 2025: LARS IS LOL
- ECFA DOC Award 2025: TODD & SUPER-STELLA
- ECFA Short Film Award 2025: YUCK!
- ECFA Award 2024: CHICKEN FOR LINDA
- ECFA DOC Award 2024: WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY
- ECFA Short Award 2024: TO BE SISTERS
- ECFA Award 2023: COMEDY QUEEN
- ECFA DOC Award 2023: WHY DIDN’T YOU STAY FOR ME?
- ECFA Short Award 2023: ex-aequo to THE RIGHT WORDS and LUCE AND THE ROCK
- ECFA Award 2022: CALAMITY – A CHILDHOOD OF MARTHA JANE CANNARY
- ECFA DOC Award 2022: RAISE THE BAR
- ECFA Short Award 2022: SHOWER BOYS
- ECFA Award 2021: MARONA’S FANTASTIC TALE
- ECFA Doc Award 2021: FORWARD: TOMORROW BELONG TO US
- ECFA Short Award 2021: MATILDA AND THE SPARE HEAD
- ECFA Award 2020: BINTI
- ECFA Doc Award 2020: HOW BIG IS THE GALAXY
- ECFA Short Award 2020: BLOEISTRAAT 11
- ECFA Award 2019: SUPA MODO
- ECFA Doc Award 2019: LENNO & THE ANGELFISH
- ECFA Short Award 2019: FRUITS OF CLOUDS
- ECFA Award 2018: UP IN THE SKY
- ECFA Doc Award 2018: THE SHELTER
- ECFA Award 2017: MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
- ECFA Doc Award 2017: DANCING FOR YOU
- ECFA Award 2016: BIRDS OF PASSAGE
- ECFA Award 2015: MOTHER, I LOVE YOU
- ECFA Award 2014: ERNEST & CELESTINE
- ECFA Award 2013: KAUWBOY
- ECFA Award 2012: ON THE SLY