The Region Skåne Short Film Award

The Region Skåne Short Film Award was established by the region’s cultural committee with the aim of raising the status and importance of short films within children’s and youth films. The award recognizes the filmmaker who has made the festival’s best short film. Quality and innovation are important criteria for selecting the award winners.

Prize: 100.000 kr

The winner is presented March 20th.

Jury

Malin Ingrid Johansson

A two-time Guldbagge Award-nominated director, raised on a farm in western Sweden. Winner of Best International Short Film at TIFF 2024 with her film Däck 5b. Her film Madden was screened at BUFF 2023.

Elin Algreen-Petersen

Headmistress and co-founder of Manuskriptskolen for Børnefiktion in Copenhagen. Previously, Elin worked as a children’s book editor for 20 years, during eight of which she was Managing Editor at Gyldendal Børn & Unge.

Jonas Tarestad

Jonas Tarestad has written the narrative for several cult video games that have broken new ground in interactive storytelling. In addition to video games, Jonas has also worked as a screenwriter for film and television.

Fredrik Sjögren

Chairman of the Skåne Region Cultural Committee. He is passionate about reversing the trend of increased mental illness among Skåne’s young people.

Sigrid Hadenius-Ebner

Festival producer Uppsala Short Film Festival where she has worked since 2014. She has also been involved in the Tempo Documentary Film Festival, the Stockholm Film Festival and on the jury at several international film festivals.

Tävlande filmer

Film

The Boy & The Voyager

Fajar’s mother has gone to Malaysia to work. He is left with his grandfather and his turtle. One day Fajar hears that if you release a turtle into the sea, you can get your beloved ones back.

Film

Tomorrow

The night before her first communion, Rocio and her Dad go to pick up a beautiful dress for the ceremony. But the trip takes an unexpected turn. A film about heartbreak, change and secrets.

Film

Love and Chewing Gum

Riccardo,13, is in love with the hottest girl in the school. What can he do to get to kiss her? A funny and original depiction of teenage feelings, growing up and the first love.

Film

A Summer’s End Poem

Just before the summer school break, a boy from the countryside gathers his money and hitchhikes to the city. He is dreaming of a modern big-city haircut. An unexpected story from a beautiful place.

Film

Happy Snaps

Best friends Gabriel and Sami do everything together. But now they both face great challenges that they must confront on their own. A film about friendship, fears and doubts about the future.

Film

We Made a Film

It’s the school summer break in Portugal. Maria Inês experiences her first love when she and her friends roam the streets in their neighbourhood, dance and record a film.

Film

A Short Film About Kids

Four best friends share a dream: to see the sea. They set off without money, passport or permission – because imagination and friendship trump everything.

Film

Les mousses

The boys in the school yard do not pass the football to nine-year-old Ponge. Furious, she retreats to the locker room, where she, to her surprise, discovers that a plan is being hatched to overthrow the boys’ football games.