Selections film competitions announced!

Today Cinekid proudly presents the selections for the Best Children's Film, Best Dutch Children's Film, Youth Jury Competition and Short Film Competitions!

Every year the most important prizes in the field of film, series and new media for young people are awarded at the Cinekid Festival. The winners receive a Cinekid Lion. National and international jury members consider the entries and the audience also decides what they think are the best children's films.

The winners will be announced during the Cinekid Awards on 25 October. The festival will take place throughout the Netherlands from 15 to 30 October, ticket sales will start on 28 September at 10:00 am.
Best Children’s Film Competition

Every year Cinekid receives hundreds of submissions of children's and youth films from all over the world. Fifteen films are then selected for the Best Children's Film Competition. A jury of international professionals with a background in film or children's media decides who receives the Cinekid Lion for Best Children's Film. The director of the winning film also receives an amount of € 5,000 and a Cinekid Lion.

With every screening of these competition films at the festival, visitors also get the chance to vote for their favorite film. This winner also receives a Cinekid Lion.

A Summer in Boujad
Director: Omar Mouldouira, producer: Awman Productions, Country: Belgium, France, Morocco
A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express
Director: Will Ashurst, producer: Qvisten Animation, Country: Norway, Distributor: In The Air
Chicken for Linda!
Director: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach, producer: Dolce Vita, Miyu Productions, Country: France, Italy
Dancing Queen
Director: Aurora Gossé, producer: Amacord, Country: Norway
Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo
Director: Marya Zarif, André Kadi producer: Tobo Média, Country: Canada
Echo to Delta
Director: Patrick Bolvin, producer: Les productions Kinesis, Country: Canada
Greyhound of a Girl
Director: Enzo d’Alo, producer: Aliante Amrion, Fish Blowing Bubbles, GOAG Prod, Jam Media, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Rija Films Country: Latvia, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Estonia, Germany, UK,
Neneh Superstar
Director: Ramzi Ben Sliman, producer: Gaumont, Country: France
New Tales of Franz
Director: Johannes Schmid, producer: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Country: Austria, Germany
Robot Dreams
Director: Pablo Berger, producer: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Les Films du Worso, Noodles Production, Country: France, Spain
Rosa and the Stone Troll
Director: Karlo Nor Holmbäck, Country: Denmark, Distrbutor: In the Air
Sea Sparkle
Director: Domien Huyghe, producer: A Private View, Viking Film Country: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Distributor: Paradiso Films
Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds
Director: Benoît Chieux, producer: Ciel de Paris, Sacreblue Productions, Take Five, Country: France
Snot & Splash
Director: Teemu Nikki, producer: It’s Alive Films, Country: Finland
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
Director: Filip Pošivač, producer: Nutprodukce, Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hongaria

Best Dutch Children’s Film Competition

Cinekid selects the best films from Dutch soil for the Best Dutch Children's Film competition. In addition, the films must be aimed at children up to the age of 14 or be suitable for the whole family. A jury of three film professionals ultimately selects a winning film. The director of the winning film receives an amount of € 5,000 and a Cinekid Lion. In this category too, children can vote for their favorite after the screenings, which will then receive the Cinekid Lion.

Belonging
Director: Mete Gümürhan Producer: Circe Films, Kaliber Film, Distributor: Gusto Entertainment, Country: Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkiye.
Children of Mavungu
Director: Mirjam Marks Producer: Tangerine Tree, Country: the Netherlands.
Hotel Sinestra
Director: Michiel ten Horn, Producer: Keplerfilm, Distributor: Dutch Film Works, Country: the Netherlands, Switzerland
Jippie No More
Director: Margien Rogaar Producer: Juliet at Pupkin, Distributor: Cinéart, Country: the Netherlands, Ireland
Kiddo
Director: Zara Dwinger Producer: Studio Ruba, Distributor: Gusto Entertainment, Country: the Netherlands
Kung Fu Lion
Director: Froukje Tan Producer: Flinck Film, Submarine, Distributor: In The Air, Country: China, the Netherlands
Lioness
Director: Raymond Grimbergen, Producer: Levitate Film, Distributor: Splendid Film, Country: the Netherlands
Okthanksbye
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk. Producer: Labyrint Film, Country: the Netherlands
Romaissa the Superhero of Rotterdam
Director: Fadua El Akchaoui, Producer: Juliet at Pupkin, Country: the Netherlands

Youth Jury Competition

Cinekid selects the best films for teenagers for the Youth Jury competition. During the festival, the youth jury, which consists of five film fanatics between the ages of 12 and 14, determines which film will take home the Youth Jury Award. The director of the film wins €2.500,- and a Cinekid Lion.

Belonging
Director: Mete Gümürhan Producer: Circe Films, Kaliber Film, Distributor: Gusto Entertainment, Country: Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkiye
Deep Sea,
Director: Tian Xiaopeng Producer: Horgos Coloroom Picture Co., Ltd., Country: China
Jippie No More
Director: Margien Rogaar Producer: Juliet at Pupkin, Distributor: Cinéart, Country: the Netherlands, Ireland
Jonja
Director: Anika Mätzke Producer: Kurhaus Production, Country: Germany
Juniors
Director: Hugo P. Thomas Producer: Baxter Films, Les Films Velvet, Country: France
Neneh Superstar
Director: Ramzi Ben Sliman, producer: Gaumont, Country: France
Okthanksbye
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk. Producer: Labyrint Film, Country: the Netherlands
Planet B
Director: Pieter van Eecke Producer: Baldr Film, Clin d’oeil Films, Country: Belgium, the Netherlands

Best International Short Film Competition

The Best International Short Film Competition is a unique program for short films suitable for young children and not longer than thirty minutes. The competition consists of two categories, one for animation and one for live action. With these short films, Cinekid wants to introduce young children to themes and storytelling styles from as many countries as possible. There is a lot of talent and even in the smallest countries beautiful works are regularly made. However, projects targeting children are still limited and therefore deserve support.

This year Cinekid made a selection of 34 short films, 17 animations and 17 live-action shorts. A jury of three international film professionals chooses one film per category and awards it with the Best International Short Animation and the Best International Short Live-Action Awards. The directors of the winning films receive an amount of € 2,500 and a Cinekid Lion.

The selected films in the animation category are:

Aaaah!, Osman Cerfon, 2023, France
Anscht, Matthias Huber, 2022, Switzerland
Battery Mommy, Seungbae Jeon, 2023, South-Korea
Dede is Dead, Philippe Kastner, 2023, Czech Republic
Garrano, David Doutel, Vasco Sá, 2022, Portugal, Lithuania
George-Peterland, Christer Wahlberg, Sebastian Rudoph Jensen, 2023, Sweden
Lemon & Berry, Ilenia Cotardo, Piotr Ficner, 2022, Poland
My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow, Filip Diviak, 2023, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Pebble Hill, Marjolaine Perreten, 2023, Belgium, France, Switzerland
Saleeg, Afnan Bawyan, 2023, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands
Search for the Human, 2022, France
Sleepy, Rich Webber, 2022, UK
The Swineherd, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, 2022, Denmark
Swing to the Moon, 2022, France
To Be Sisters, Clément Cëard, Anne-Sophie Gousset, 2022, France
The Turnip, Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, 2022, Estonia
What’s in that Crate, Bram Algoed, 2023, Belgium

The selected films in the live-action category are:

The Black Hen, Marion Clausel, 2022, France
By Lucas Wilson, Daniel berini, 2022, Australia
The Dance-Off, Nicolás Keller Sermiento, 2023, Argentina
Death to the Bikini!, Justine Gauthier, 2023, Canada
Desert Lights, Katherina Harder, 2022, Chili
Eger, 1552, Attila Szász, 2022, Hungary
Eid Mubarak, Mahnoor Euceph, 2022, US
Extraordinary Mona, Sarah van Daele, 2023, Belgium
L’âge Acrobatique, Mathieu Barbet, 2023, France
P.D.O., Samy Sidali, 2022, France
Silkworm, Amir Honarmand, 2022, Canada, Iran
Simo, Aziz Zoromba, 2022, Canada
Son of the Sun, Dastan Madalbekov, 2022, Kirgistan
The Things to Come, Santiago Ráfales, 2022, Spain
The Truth About Alvert, the Last Dodo, Nathan Clement, 2022, Réunion, Switzerland
Waking Up in Vegas, Michele Flury, 2023, Switzerland
White Lie, Eyal Elisha, 2021, Israël

Beste Nederlandse Korte Film Competitie

Once again Cinekid is organizing a special competition for Dutch short films. The aim of the Best Dutch Short Film Competition is to draw attention to the quality and diversity of Dutch short films for the domestic children's audience and to promote the films internationally. A total of 22 short films were selected and divided into two categories: live action and animation. A jury of three film professionals chooses one film per category and awards it with the Amarte Best Dutch Short Animation and the Amarte Best Dutch Short Live-Action Awards. In any case, the director of the winning film receives an amount of € 2,500 and a Cinekid Lion. Both awards are made possible by the Amarte Foundation.

The selected films in the animation category are: