Year of Production 2026
- 17, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2026
- 3 Weeks After, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg, Serbia, 2026
- 500 Miles, Ireland, Great Britain, 2026
- Almost Forever, Finland, Sweden, 2026
- Angel Seekers, Italy, Switzerland, 2026
- Another League, Spain, 2026
- Atlas of the Universe, Romania, Bulgaria, 2026
- Back to Tottori, Norway, 2026
- Barry and Me, Switzerland, Germany, 2026
- Beauty of Errors, The, Finland, Norway, Sweden, 2026
- Born in the Jungle!, Latvia,Poland, Chzech Republic, 2026
- Bros, Belgium, Mexico, Spain, 2026
- Checker Tobi 3 - The Secret Ruler of Earth, Germany, 2026
- Children of Liberty, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2026
- Conni – Mystery of the Crane, Germany, 2026
- CONVERSATIONS IN BED, Great Britain/Northern Ireland, 2026
- Crystal Planet, The, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovak Republic, 2026
- Curly Burly, Denmark, 2026
- Curly Burly, Denmark, 2026
- Dante, Sweden, 2026
- Derborence The Age of Animals, Switzerland, 2026
- Desert Child, The, France, Belgium, 2026
- Everyone's Sorry Nowadays, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, 2026
- Evolution, Spain, 2026
- Extraordinary, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenija, Latvia, Serbia, 2026
- Family, A, Netherlands, Belgium, 2026
- Gropiusstadt Supernova, Germany, 2026
- Hold Onto Me, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, USA, 2026
- If Luck Will Come, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, 2026
- In Waves, France,Belgium, 2026
- Iron Boy, France, Belgium, 2026
- Just Call Me Frida, Germany, 2026
- Koschka, Germany, 2026
- Learning To Breathe Under Water, Ireland, Great Britain, The Netherlands, 2026
- LOW EXPECTATIONS, Norway, Denmark, 2026
- Lucy Lost, France, 2026
- Manual for Superheroes, Sweden, Norway, 2026
- Marsupilami, France, Belgium, 2026
- Monster Mia, Germany, Austria, Spain, 2026
- Morten, Estonia, Lithuania, 2026
- MU-KI-RA, Spain, Colombia, 2026
- Mumbo Jumbo, Denmark, 2026
- Mysterypackage, The, Norway, 2026
- Nelly Rapp – The Gate to the Underworld, Sweden, 2026
- No Good Men, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Afghanistan, 2026
- One in a Million, Germany, Great Britain, USA, 2026
- Our Summer of Freedom, France, 2026
- Paradeisa, Germany, 2026
- Princess Stella, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2026
- Roots and Wings, Germany, 2026
- Sad Girlz, Spain, Mexico, France, 2026
- Secret of the Stolen Mask, The, Germany, 2026
- Smartie and Me, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2026
- Splish Splash Forever!, Switzerland, 2026
- Summer That Ended Twice, The, Italy, 2026
- Sunny Dancer, Great Britain, 2026
- The Lights, They Fall, Germany, 2026
- Three Investigators, The: Isle of Death, Germany, 2026
- Unstoppable, Norway, 2026
- Villain of Villains, Sweden, 2026
- Vinski and the Viking Treasure, Finland, 2026
- Viva Carmen, France, 2026
- What We Carry, Sweden, 2026
- When Parents Turn Divine, Czech Republic, 2026
Award WinnerCircusboy
English title: Circusboy
Original title: Zirkuskind
German title: Zirkuskind
Germany, 2025
Director: Lemke, Julia / Koch Anna
Production company: Flare Film
Co-producers: HR, SWR, MDR
Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Film genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
Eleven-year-old Santino is a child of the circus. He loves to spend time with his eighty-year-old great-grandfather, one of Europe‘s last great circus directors, who has become his best friend. Together, they share heartwarming stories: Stories of friendship with an elephant, of farewells, of new beginnings and life on the road. "Circusboy" chronicles the lives of these modern nomads, capturing a young boy‘s experience growing up among an extended family and animals - a life without a safety net, as free as a bird.
Festivals:
Berlin Generation 2025 (awarded), Kristiansand CFF 2025, Zlin CFF 2025 ( Award), Golden Sparrow CFF Erfurt/Gera 2025, Kinofest Lünen 2025, Munich CFF 2025, BIKY CFF Busan 2025, TIFF Junior CFF Tromsø 2025, Zurich IFF 2025, Michel CFF Hamburg 2025, Young Horizons IFF Warsaw 2025, Doxs Ruhr Bochum 2025 ( Award), DokFest Kassel 2025, Cinepaenz Cologne 2025, Kinolino CFF Dresden 2025, KIJUKO CFF Bremen 2025 (awarded), Osnabrück IFF 2025, Bielefeld CFF 2025, Riga IFF 2025, Münster CFF 2025, Filem'On CFF Brussels 2025, Doxs Ruhr 2025 ( Award), Augenblick FF Strasbourg 2025, Piccolo Grande Cinema CFF Milano 2025, Duesseldorf CFF 2025, Gijón IFF 2025, Vienna CFF 2025 (special mention), Steiermark CFF Graz 2025 (awarded), Stuttgart CFF 2026, Bavarian Film Award as best film for children 2026, Award 2026, Play Lisboa CFF 2026, Luxembourg IFF 2026, Thessaloniki IFF 2026, SehPferdchen CFF Hannover 2026, German Film Award 2026: Best Film for Children
Study guide: German
Website: Digital Film Analysis Tools (German)
Interview (pdf): Julia Lemke & Anna Koch on Circus Boy
World sales address/es:
Pluto (DE)
Sold to:
Across Nations (DE)
Bundesverband Jugend und Film (DE)