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ECFA Award Winner

Kensuke's Kingdom

Original title: Kensuke's Kingdom
German title: Kensuke's Kingdom *
Great Britain, Luxembourg, France, 2023

Director: Boyle, Neil / Hendry, Kirk
Production company: Align, Bankside Films, Bumpybox, Jigsaw Films, Lupus Films
Co-producers: Mélusine, Le Pacte
Age recommendation: 7 years and up
Length: 85 min.
Film genre: Animation

Synopsis:
A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he’s not alone when he encounters a hostile old Japanese soldier who retreated there after World War II. But as dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise.

Marketing strategies:
Based on: "Kensuke's Kingdom" by Michael Morpurgo

Festivals:
Annecy IFF 2023, BFI London IFF 2023, Mon Premier Festival Paris 2023 (awarded), Chicago CFF 2023 (awarded), Just Film CFF Tallinn 2023, Cine Junior Val-de-Marne 2023 (awarded), New York CFF 2024 (awarded), Zlin CFF 2024, Galway Film Fleadh 2024, Giffoni CFF 2024 (awarded), IFI Family Festival Dublin 2024, TIFF Junior Tromsø 2024, Young Horizons IFF Warsaw 2024 (ECFA Award)

Study guide: French

Study guide: German

World sales address/es:
Bankside (GB)

Sold to:
Le Pacte (FR)