The City of Malmö Children’s Film Award goes to the filmmaker who, according to the jury’s assessment, has directed the best children’s film. The winning film must be innovative and of high quality.

The winner will be presented on March 20th.

Prissumma: 100.000 kr

Jury

Elin Kamlert
Elin Kamlert works as a producer with a focus on documentary films. Her latest film is Simon Klose’s Hacking Hate, which depicts how the social media giants profit from online hate.

Caroline Drab
Film producer who runs the production company BCD Film in Malmö. Currently working on John Skoog’s feature film Värn, in collaboration with Plattform Produktion, and where the animated children’s film Puck is in development.

William Ashurst
Scriptwriter and director. At BUFF with Bockarna Bruse på badhuset and as a speaker at Kids Media.  

Stina Wirsén
Illustrator, scriptwriter and artist. Most recently, the creator of the short film Historien om Bodri and one of last year’s best films, Vem är vem? 

Nominated films:

Film

The Mountain

Meet this year’s most unlikely adventure trio. Sam, undergoing cancer treatment, runs away and heads for a mountain sacred to the Māori people. Bronco, an eco-warrior, has a Dad who works too much. Mallory, the bravest child in the world, misses her Mum. A moving yet comedic adventure in the New Zealand wilderness awaits.

Film

Xibalba Monster

Rogelio thinks about death a lot. He fantasises about ghosts and one day a peculiar old man appears in his imagination. His Mayan friends say the man is real and is called the Xibalba monster. Rogelio begins spying on the man and is thrown into an adventure filled with magic, mysteries and insights that will forever change the way he looks upon life and death.

Film

Boong

Boong’s father is missing. Together with his best friend, his slingshot, and a photograph, he embarks on an adventure from Manipur in northeastern India across the border into Myanmar, searching for his father, who was the president of the local Madonna fan club. A warm, humorous, and touching story of a boy’s quest to reunite with his family.

Film

Through Rocks and Clouds

Feliciano, 8 years old, loves football and his alpaca Ronaldo. This year, Peru’s national team has a chance to qualify for the World Cup, and Feliciano is walking on air. But there is unease in the village, a couple of alpacas disappear without a trace, and a profit-hungry mining company pollutes the land. A beautiful and gripping film about courage and solidarity.

Film

Honey

Honey is new to the class and is tasked with writing about her family. But Honey doesn’t want to write about her sister, who has Down’s syndrome, her father, who grows cannabis, or her mother, who works double shifts. In secret, she discovers that the grandfather she thought was dead is actually alive. A warm and engaging film filled with music and humour.

Film

Savages

On the edge of Borneo’s rainforest, Kéria receives an orangutan baby rescued from the plantation where her father works. There is conflict between the nomadic peoples and the forestry corporation and Kéria, her cousin Selaï and the little monkey join the fight to save the forest. Along the way, secrets are uncovered and new friendships strengthened.

Film

Tomorrow I’ll be brave

If 12-year-old Karl could choose who he fell in love with it wouldn’t be the much taller Lea. At school, the students are tasked with making a film on the theme of love and Karl just has to find out if his feelings for Lea are reciprocated. It’s now or never, Lea is changing schools after the summer break.

Film

Living Large

Ben is an odd character: playful, with big glasses, wild hair and a place in a band. Despite his energy, life’s not always easy. When he sees Claire he goes completely weak in the knees, his bullies do what they can to tear him down and the school nurse urges him to lose weight. But it’s hard, because Ben LOVES sweets.