Winners Cinekid Awards announced

During the Industry Party at the Skatecafé in Amsterdam, the four Cinekid for Professionals Awards, and the Lion for Best Children's Film were handed out. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award went to Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile, directed by Esben Toft Jacobsen and produced by Petter Lindblad. The Filmmore Post-Production Award for the best live-action project in development was won by Kittens, from director Nova van Dijk which was produced by Maarten van der Ven. The PUBLIKUM Audience Awareness Award went to Hunnic Summer by director Nedeljko Kovacic and is produced by Maja Cenic. For the first time this year, the Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award was handed out and won by the Swedish series Puck, directed by Anna-Karin Garhamn and is produced by Caroline Drab.

The Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award is a new prize worth €50,000 which was awarded for the first time this year. It was won by Puck director Anna-Karin Garhamn and producer Caroline Drab. This award supports independent producers in accessing development funding and fostering creative partnerships across Eurimages member states. The jury of industry experts includes Alessia Sonaglioni (Programme Manager, Council of Europe), Judit Foz Povill (Head of Media Sales, DeAPlaneta, Spain), and Laury van Lieshout (Television Editor, KRO-NCRV).

The Eurimages Co-production Development Award is a €20,000 prize for the development of a European co-production, which was presented to Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile by director Esben Toft Jacobsen and producer Petter Lindblad. The jury consisted of Elena Kotová (Eurimages representative, Czech Republic), Jeroen Zijlstra (Producer/director, 5 A.M. Studios, Netherlands and Isabel Schneider, Sales and Marketing Manager, Sola Media, Germany).

The PUBLIKUM Audience Awareness Award went to Hunnic Summer by director Nedeljko Kovacic and producer Maja Cenic. They win a customised audience research project worth €9,000. The award goes to a feature film that excels in connecting with its audience. This award, provided as services of a unique blend of anthropology, data, and IT to help filmmakers forge a deeper connection with viewers during the screenwriting process. 

The Filmmore Post-Production Award for the best live-action project in development was won by Kittens from director Nova van Dijk and producer Maarten van der Ven. The prize consists of €5,000 to spend on the project's post-production at Filmmore. The Dutch jury members Wynand Chocolaad (Head of Production, NL Film), John Baak (Motion Graphics Designer, Filmmore) and Edgar Daarnhouwer (Head of Sales & Acquisition, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment) awarded Kittens. 

The Cinekid Lion for Best Children's Film 2024 went to Listen Up! by Kaveh Tehrani. The jury consisted of sales agent Jan Naszewski, programmer Mariella Harpelunde Jensen and animator/director Karla Nor Holmbäck.

Sweetie from Witfilm directed by Natalie Bruijns, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden, won the award Best Dutch Children's Film. The directors were surprised with the award earlier this week by the jury consisting of Rick Paul van Mulligen, Nina de la Croix and René van Bakel with a festive Cinekid Lion presentation.

The Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award
Series: Puck
Directed: Anna-Karin Garhamn
Screenplay: Anna-Karin Garhamn, Caroline Drab
Production: Caroline Drab
Country: Sweden

Eurimages Co-Production Development Award 
Film: Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile
Directed by: Esben Toft Jacobsen
Screenplay: Esben Toft Jacobsen 
Production: Petter Lindblad 
Country: Sweden, Denmark

PUBLIKUM Audience Awareness Award
Film:  Hunnic Summer
Directed by: Nedeljko Kovacic
Screenplay: Kristina Đuković
Production: Maja Cenic
Country: Serbia 

Filmmore Post-Production Award 
Film: Kittens
Directed by: Nova van Dijk
Screenplay: Laura van Dijk
Production: Maarten van der Ven
Country: The Netherlands

Best Children's Film Award 
Film: Listen up!
Directed by: Kaveh Tehrani
Screenplay: Erlend Loe, Nora Elisabeth Landsrød, Gulraiz Sharif
Production: Motlys, Ingvil Berger, Yngve Sæther
Country: Norway

Best Dutch Children's film Award 
Film: Liefjes
Directed by: Natalie Bruijns, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden
Production: Witfilm
Country: The Netherlands

CJP Youth Jury Award 
Film: Listen Up!
Directed by: Kaveh Tehrani
Screenplay: Erlend Loe, Nora Elisabeth Landsrød, Gulraiz Sharif
Production: Motlys, Ingvil Berger, Yngve Sæther
Country: Norway

Amarte Best Dutch Short Film Award 9+
Film: Moustache
Directed by: Idriss Nsangou Nabil
Screenplay: Idriss Nabil, Idriss Nsangou Nabil
Production: Max de Wolf, Lion Kojo
Country: The Netherlands

Amarte Best Dutch Short Film Award 9-
Film: Caterpillar
Director: Susanne Hagen
Screenplay: Karen Veldt
Production: Jelle Kleinhesselink, Redmer Keizer
Country: The Netherlands

Best International Short Film Award 9+
Film: A Short Film About Kids
Directed by: Ibrahim Handal
Screenplay: Ibrahim Handal
Production: Wisam Al Jafari
Country: Palestine

Best International Short Film Award 9-
Film: Magic Candies
Directed by: Daisuke Nishio
Screenplay: Ichiro Takano
Production:  a Toei Animation Co, LTD, Dandelion Animation Studio
Country: Japan

Craftsmanship in a Series Production Award
Series: Het Klokhuis about AI
Production:  Het Klokhuis
Broadcaster: NTR/ NPO Zapp
Country: The Netherlands

Most Original Series Production Award  
Series: Van Binnen Stroomt Het
Director: Natalie Bruijns
Final editing: Michiel Brongers
Production: Witfilm/ Iris Lammertsma
Broadcaster: KRO-NCRV
Country: The Netherlands

Game Award
Game: WHAT THE CAR?
Maker: Florence Bethuys
Production: Triband
Country: Denmark

The still in the header is from the series 'Puck' by Anna-Karin Garhamn produced by Caroline Drab.