Ready for a final sprint to the finish? With 29 films nominated in 3 categories, it now comes down to the votes of ECFA members to decide who will be the winners of the ECFA Awards 2023. Results will be announced on 18 February 2023 during the Berlinale. The overview of nominated titles reads like a compilation of the very best that European children’s & youth cinema had to offer last year.
ECFA Feature Film Award
– HOW I LEARNED TO FLY by Radivoje Andric
– COMEDY QUEEN by Sanna Lenken
– BIGMAN by Camiel Schouwenaar
– OINK by Masha Halberstad
– THE LAST FILM SHOW by Pan Nadil
– TOO OLD FOR FAIRY TALES by Kristoffer Rus
– DRAGON PRINCESS by Jean-Jacques Denis & Anthony Roux
– LA TRAVERSÉE (aka THE CROSSING) by Florence Miailhe
– MIGNONNES (aka CUTIES) by Maimouna Doucoure
– MY ROBOT BROTHER by Frederik Norgaard
– THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN by Jonathan Elbers
– BUSTER’S WORLD by Martin Miehe-Renard
ECFA Short Award
– LUCY AND THE ROCK by Britt Raes
– CHANNIDAE by Pauline Morel
– YALLAH! by Nayla Nassar
– THE RIGHT WORDS by Adrian Moyse Dullin
– SUZIE IN THE GARDEN by Lucie Sunkova
– THE TURNIP by Piret Sigus & Silja Saarepuu
– ELEVATOR ALONE by Anastazia Papadopoulou
– A POINT (aka THE RIGHT TIME) by Aurelie Marpeaux
– KIKI THE FEATHER by Julie Rembauville & Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
– ORCHESTRA FROM THE LAND OF SILENCE by Lucia Kasova
ECFA Doc Award
– WHY DIDN’T YOU STAY FOR ME by Milou Gevers
– SHABU by Shamira Raphaela
– GABI BETWEEN AGES 8 TO 13 by Engeli Broberg
– ONE IN A MILLION by Joya Thome
– I AM CHANCE by Marc-Henry Wajnberg
– SCHOOL BY THE SEA by Solveig Melkeraaen
– WATERS OF PASTAZA by Ines T. Alves
Congratulations to all nominated filmmakers!
The viewing/voting platform (ECFA members only) will be open until Sunday 5 February at midnight. ECFA members, cast your votes!