ECFA Award Winners

ECFA Award Winners edition 2018

ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Fanny’s Journey” by Lola Doillon (France and Belgium, 2016).

ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “I Am William” by Jonas Elmer (Denmark, 2017).

ECFA Award at Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne (France): “Queen of Niendorf” by Joya Thome (Germany, 2016).

ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Supa Modo” by Likarion Wainaina (Germany & Kenya, 2018).

ECFA Short Film Award at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (Germany): “Listen” by Astrid Bussink (The Netherlands, 2017).

ECFA Doc Award at the International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlín (Czech Republic): “Wilder than Wilderness” by Marián Polák (Czech Republic, 2018).

ECFA Award at the Cinema in Sneakers Festival in Warsaw (Poland): “The Breadwinner” by Nora Twomey (Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, 2017).

ECFA Short Film Award at the Cinema in Sneakers Festival in Warsaw (Poland): “Fruits of Clouds” by Katerina Karhánková (Czech Republic, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Lucas International Festival for Young Filmlovers in Frankfurt (Germany): “Tongue Cutters” by Solveig Melkeraaen (Norway, 2017).

ECFA Award at the “Kino Dcieci” Kids Film Festival in Warsaw (Poland): “The Witch Hunters” by Rasko Miljkovic (Serbia, 2018).

ECFA Award at the Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience in Chemnitz (Germany): “Matti and Sami and the three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe” by Stefan Westerwelle (Germany, 2018).

ECFA Documentary Award at the doxs! -Festival in Duisburg (Germany): “Apollo Javakheti” by Bakar Cherkezishvili (Georgia 2017).

ECFA Short Film Award at the BAB Festival (Biennial of Animation) in Bratislava (Slovakia): “The Hedgehog’s Home” by Eva Cvijanovic (Croatia and Canada, 2017).

ECFA Short Film Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels (Belgium): “Provence” by Kato De Boeck (Belgium, 2018).

ECFA Documentary Award at the Filem’on International Film Festival for Young Audience in Brussels (Belgium): “Lenno and the Angelfish” by Raphaëla Shamira (The Netherlands, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “I Am William” by Jonas Elmer (Denmark, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Just Film Children and Youth Film Festival in Tallinn (Estonia): “Los Bando” by Christian Lo (Norway, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Supa Modo” by Likarion Wainaina (Kenya & Germany, 2018).

ECFA Short Film Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “The Theory of Sunset” by Roman Sokolov (Russia, 2017).

ECFA Documentary Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “The Little One” by Diana Cam Van Nguyen (Czech Republic, 2017).

ECFA Award at Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival in Poznan (Poland): “I Am William” by Jonas Elmer (Denmark, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “Los Bando” by Christian Lo (Norway, 2017).

 

ECFA Award 2018 goes to UP IN THE SKY

The ECFA Award 2018 went to “Up in the Sky” by Petter Lennstrand (Sweden, 2017). The 2018 ECFA Doc Award received Robin Jensen for his animated documentary film “The Shelter” (Norway, 2016). The awards were handed out on February 17th 2018 during the International Filmfestival Berlin – Berlinale.

Both ECFA Awards were elected from a shortlist of films, nominated throughout 2017 in several European children & youth film festivals. The final election was open for all ECFA members, choosing the “Best Children’s Films of the Year”.

 

ECFA Award Winners edition 2018

ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “The Day, My Father Became a Bush” by Nicole van Kilsdonk (The Netherlands, 2016).

ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “Heartstrings” by Michel Boujenah (France, 2016).

ECFA Award at Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne (France): “The Red Turtle” by Michael Dudok de Wit (France & Japan, 2016).

ECFA Award at the Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Cloudboy” by Meikeminne Clinckspoor (Belgium, Sweden, Norway and The Netherlands, 2017).

ECFA Award at the International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlín (Czech Republic): “Up in the Sky” by Petter Lennstrand (Sweden, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Cinema in Sneakers Festival in Warsaw (Poland): “Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship” by Tobias Wiemann (Germany, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience in Chemnitz (Germany): “Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship” by Tobias Wiemann (Germany, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Lucas International Festival for Young Filmlovers in Frankfurt (Germany): “The Girl Down Loch Änzi” by Alice Schmid (Switzerland, 2016).

ECFA Award at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (Finland): “Up in the Sky” by Petter Lennstrand (Sweden, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Just Film Children and Youth Film Festival in Tallinn (Estonia): “Up in the Sky” by Petter Lennstrand (Sweden, 2017).

ECFA Award at KINOdiseea – International Children’s Film Festival in Bucharest (Romania): “Up in the Sky” by Petter Lennstrand (Sweden, 2017).

ECFA Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children And Young People in Pyrgos (Greece): “Little Harbour” by Iveta Grófová (Czech Republic & Slovak Republic, 2017).

ECFA Award at Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival in Poznan (Poland): “Next Door Spy” by Karla von Bengtson (Denmark, 2017).

 

ECFA Award Winner Gallery