Films nominated for the ECFA Award 2025
ECFA Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Chicken for Linda” directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, France, Italy, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Krab”, directed by Piotr Chmielewski, Poland, 2022.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the JEF Festival in Antwerp, Bruges & other cities in Flanders (Belgium): “Wij, jongens” directed by Charlotte Coeman and Arne Brown, Belgium, 2024.
ECFA Award at BUFF, the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden): “Lars is LOL” directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, Norway, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Play Festival in Lisboa 2024: “Swimming with Wings”, directed by Daphna Awadish Golan, The Netherlands, Israel, 2023.
ECFA Short Film Award at the International Women’s Film Festival in Köln and Dortmund: “Bullitfish” (“Kugelfisch”), directed by Julia Ocker, Germany, 2022.
ECFA Short Film Award at the Festival Cine Jeune de l’Aisne in Saint Quentin: “On my father’s grave” (“Sur la tombe de mon pere”), directed by Jawahine Zentar, France, 2022.
ECFA Award at the Smile International Film Festival in New Delhi (India): “Kung Fu Lion” directed by Froujke Tan, The Netherlands, 2023.
ECFA Award at the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand (Norway): “Greetings from Mars” directed by Sarah Winkenstette, Germany, 2024.
ECFA Documentary Film Award at the Zlín International Filmfestival 2024: “Tell Them About Us” directed by Rand Beiruty, Germany, Jordan, 2023.
ECFA Awards 2024 for Best European Children’s Films
On 17 February, the ECFA Awards 2024 were handed out in three categories during an award ceremony in Berlin:
ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Children’s Film: “Chicken for Linda” directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, France, Italy, 2023.
ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Young Audience Documentary: “We Will Not Fade Away” directed by Alisa Kovalenko, FRance, Poland, Ukraine, 2023.
ECFA Award 2024 for the best European Young Audience Short Film: “To Be Sisters”, directed by Anne-Sophie Gousset and Clément Céard (France, 2022).
ECFA-Award 2023 for Best European Children’s Film
ECFA Award Winner Gallery
- 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