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CICFF39 Awards

Browse all awards from FACETS’ 39th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF39), one of only two Oscar-qualifying children’s film festivals in the world.

Want to watch the award-winning films? You have until Nov 20 to watch CICFF39 award-winning films in-person and virtually. Select the “Get More Info & Watch” button on the award listing to buy available tickets.

2022 Best of Fest Award
Rickshaw Girl

Directed By

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury

Feature Film | Bangladesh | 2020
Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award
Dostojee

Directed By

Prasun Chatterjee

Feature Film | India | 2022
Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award
More Than I Want to Remember

Directed By

Amy Bench

Short Film | United States | 2022
Best Production for Young Children
Hush Hush Little Bear

Directed By

Māra Liniņa

Short Film | Latvia | 2022
Programmer’s Choice Award
New Moon

Directed By

Jeff Le Bars, Jérémie Balais

Short Film | United States | 2022
Girl Empowerment Award
Abby

Directed By

John Urbano

Short Film | United States | 2022
STEM Discovery Award
The Wind and the Trees

Directed By

Todd Allan Stewart

Short Film | Canada | 2022
Liv Ullmann Peace Prize – Feature Film
The Apple Day

Directed By

Mahmoud Ghaffari

Feature Film | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2022
Liv Ullmann Peace Prize - Short Film
Letter to a Pig

Directed By

Tal Kantor

Short Film | France | 2022
Emerging Director Prize
White Berry

Directed By

Sia Hermanides

Feature Film | Netherlands | 2022
Embrace Award
Adjustment

Directed By

Mehrdad Hassani

Short Film | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2022
Promise Award
Me. My eleven years. WAR.

Directed By

Marusya Shuvalova

Short Film | Ukraine | 2022
Promise Award
Yangtze

Directed By

Daniel Kim, Benjamin Kim

Short Film | United States | 2022
Best Animated Short Film - 1st Prize
Pete

Directed By

Bret Parker

Short Film | United States | 2022
Best Animated Short Film - 2nd Prize
Birth

Directed By

Roberto Valle

Short Film | Spain | 2021
Best Animated Feature Film - 1st Prize
Perlimps

Directed By

Alê Abreu

Feature Film | Brazil | 2022
Best Animated Feature Film - 2nd Prize
My Big Big Friend – The Movie

Directed By

Andres Lieban

Feature Film | Brazil | 2022
Best Animated Television - 1st Prize
HEY DUGGEE - The Action Hero Badge

Directed By

Grant Orchard, Sander Jones

Short Film | United Kingdom | 2021
Best Animated Television - 2nd Prize
Call and Response

Directed By

Morgane Duprat–Peter, Daphné Kutnowski, Yoann Bouabré, Sélena Aledji, Anthony Okoko, Laura Sadi Honniball

Short Film | France | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 1st Prize
Dipsas Speaks

Directed By

Craig Daniel Leon

Short Film | Eduador | 2022
Best Documentary Short Film - 2nd Prize
Wishes in the Wind

Directed By

Lisa Marie DiLiberto

Short Film | Canada | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Film - 1st Prize
YUNG PUNX: A Punk Parable

Directed By

Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger

Feature Film | United States | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Short - 2nd Prize
Rosie's Theater Kids

Directed By

Steven Cantor

Feature Film | United States | 2022
Best  Live-Action Short - 1st Prize
Charlie and the Hunt

Directed By

Jenn Shaw

Short Film | United States | 2021
Best Live-Action Short - 2nd Prize
Eger, 1552

Directed By

Attila Szász

Short Film | Hungary | 2021
Best Live-Action Feature Film - 1st Prize
Laura's Star

Directed By

Joya Thome

Feature Film | Germany | 2021
Best Live-Action Feature Film - 2nd Prize
Tales of Franz

Directed By

Johannes Schmidt

Feature Film | Austria | 2022
Best Live-Action Television - 1st Prize
Theodosia

Directed By

Matthias Hoene, Matt Bloom, Alexander James Jacob

Short Film | France | 2021
Best Live-Action Television - 2nd Prize
Yard TV

Directed By

Pablo Uranga

Short Film | Brazil | 2021
Best Animated Short Film - 1st Prize
Ice Merchants

Directed By

João Gonzalez

Short Film | Portugal | 2022
Best Animated Short Film - 2nd Prize
Slipping Away

Directed By

Gabriel Hénot Lefèvre

Short Film | France | 2022
Best Documentary Short Film - 1st Prize (tie)
Freedom Swimmer

Directed By

Olivia Martin-McGuire

Short Film | United Kingdom | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 1st Prize (tie)
More Than I Want to Remember

Directed By

Amy Bench

Short Film | United States | 2022
Best Documentary Short Film - 2nd Prize
BYkids: FAITH'S WORLD

Directed By

Faith Guilbault

Short Film | United States | 2021
Best Animated Television - 1st Prize
Call and Response

Directed By

Morgane Duprat–Peter, Daphné Kutnowski, Yoann Bouabré, Sélena Aledji, Anthony Okoko, Laura Sadi Honniball

Short Film | France | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Film - 1st Prize
Afghan Dreamers

Directed By

David Greenwald

Short Film | Afghanistan | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Film - 2nd Prize
This is My Black

Directed By

Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough

Feature Film | United States | 2022
Best Live-Action Short Film - 1st Prize
Invincible

Directed By

Vincent René-Lortie

Short Film | Canada | 2022
Best Live-Action Short Film - 2nd Prize
Bleach

Directed By

Mattias Graham

Short Film | Canada | 2021
Best Live-Action Feature Film - 1st Prize
White Berry

Directed By

Sia Hermanides

Feature Film | Netherlands | 2022
Best Live-Action Feature Film - 2nd Prize
Comedy Queen

Directed By

Sanna Lenken

Feature Film | Sweden | 2022
Best Live-Action Television - 1st Prize
More Than This

Directed By

John Sheedy, Kate Gorman

Short Film | Australia | 2021
Best Animated Short Film - 1st Prize (tie)
Good Night Mr. Ted

Directed By

Nicolás Sole Allignani

Short Film | Argentina | 2021
Best Animated Short Film - 1st Prize (tie)
The Seine's Tears

Directed By

Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur

Short Film | France | 2021
Best Animated Short Film - 2nd Prize
Ice Merchants

Directed By

João Gonzalez

Short Film | Portugal | 2022
Best Documentary Feature Film - 1st Prize
Dear Future Children

Directed By

Franz Böhm

Feature Film | Germany | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Film - 2nd Prize
The Last Election and other Love Stories

Directed By

Miguel Silveira

Feature Film | United States | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 1st Prize
Freedom Swimmer

Directed By

Olivia Martin-McGuire

Short Film | United Kington | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 2nd Prize
The Girl with the Accent

Directed By

Nadia Durry

Short Film | United Arab Emirates | 2021
Best Live-Action Short - 1st Prize
Invincible

Directed By

Vincent René-Lortie

Short Film | Canada | 2022
Best Live-Action Short Film - 2nd Prize
Sons of Toledo

Directed By

Monty Cole

Short Film | United States | 2021
Best Animated Short Film - 1st Prize
Slipping Away

Directed By

Gabriel Hénot Lefèvre

Short Film | France | 2022
Best Animated Short Film - 2nd Prize
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World

Directed By

Damaris Zielke

Short Film | Germany | 2022
Best Animated Feature Film - 1st Prize
Journey to Yourland

Directed By

Peter Budinský

Feature Film | Slovakia | 2022
Best Animated Feature Film - 2nd Prize
The Websters Movie

Directed By

Katarína Kerekesová

Feature Film | Slovakia | 2022
Best Animated Television - 1st Prize
Call and Response

Directed By

Morgane Duprat–Peter, Daphné Kutnowski, Yoann Bouabré, Sélena Aledji, Anthony Okoko, Laura Sadi Honniball

Short Film | France | 2021
Best Animated Television - 2nd Prize (tie)
Giuseppe

Directed By

Isabelle Favez

Short Film | Switzerland | 2021
Best Animated Television- 2nd Prize (tie)
Space Nova

Directed By

Pablo De La Torre

Short Film | Australia | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 1st Prize
Freedom Swimmer

Directed By

Olivia Martin-McGuire

Short Film | United Kingdom | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 2nd Prize (tie)
How Hannie are You?

Directed By

Deborah van Dam

Short Film | Netherlands | 2021
Best Documentary Short Film - 2nd Prize (tie)
Maxim – The Greatest

Directed By

Kaja Fedulova

Short Film | Germany | 2020
Best  Documentary Feature Film - 1st Prize
Afghan Dreamers

Directed By

David Greenwald

Feature Film | Afghanistan | 2021
Best Documentary Feature Film - 2nd Prize
Dear Future Children

Directed By

Franz Böhm

Feature Film | Germany | 2021
Best Live-Action Short Film - 1st Prize
Invincible

Directed By

Vincent René-Lortie

Short Film | Canada | 2021
Best Live-Action Short Film - 2nd Prize
Margot's Sister

Directed By

Christine Doyon

Short Film | Canada | 2021
Best  Live-Action Feature Film - 1st Prize
Comedy Queen

Directed By

Sanna Lenken

Feature Film | Sweden | 2022
Best Live-Action Feature Film - 2nd Prize
Rickshaw Girl

Directed By

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury

Feature Film | Bangladesh | 2020
Best Live-Action Television - 1st Prize
More Than This

Directed By

John Sheedy, Kate Gorman

Short Film | Australia | 2021
Best Live-Action Television - 2nd Prize
Kabam!

Directed By

Elisabeth Hesemans

Short Film | Netherlands | 2021
Audience Favorite – Feature Film
A Butterfly's Heart

Directed By

Inesa Kurklietyte

Feature Film | Lithuania | 2021
Audience Favorite – Feature Film (New Dimensions)
The Last Election and Other Love Stories

Directed By

Miguel Silveira

Feature Film | USA | 2021
Audience Favorite – Feature Film (New Dimensions)
This is My Black

Directed By

Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough

Feature Film | USA | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Franzy's Soup Kitchen

Directed By

Ana Chubinidze

Short Film | France | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Lucy and the Bear

Directed By

Michael Bahnmiller, Scott Wiser

Short Film | USA | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Bellysaurus

Directed By

Philip Watts

Short Film | Australia | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
HEY DUGGEE - The Action Hero Badge

Directed By

Grant Orchard, Sander Jones

Short Film | UK | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
With a Wool Ball

Directed By

Belén Ricardes

Short Film | Argentina | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Luce and the Rock

Directed By

Britt Raes

Short Film | Belgium | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Mironins: The New Mironin

Directed By

Mikel Mas Bilbao, Txesco Montalt

Short Film | Spain | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 6-8)
Kayak

Directed By

Solène BOSSEBOEUF, Flore DECHORGNAT, Tiphaine KLEIN, Auguste LEFORT, Antoine ROSSI

Short Film | France | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
The Queen of the Foxes

Directed By

Marina Rosset

Short Film | Switzerland | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
The Girl Who Stood Still

Directed By

Joana Toste

Short Film | Portugal | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
Pete

Directed By

Bret Parker

Short Film | USA | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
El Baile

Directed By

Pedro Pablo Vega Reyes

Short Film | Colombia | 2021
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
Abby

Directed By

John Urbano

Short Film | USA | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
Slipping Away

Directed By

Gabriel Hénot Lefèvre

Short Film | France | 2022
Audience Favorite – Short Film (Ages 11-14)
Ice Merchants

Directed By

João Gonzalez

Short Film | Portugal | 2022

CICFF38 Awards & Prizes

Awards presented maintian CICFF’s longtime standing as one of the top children’s film festivals in the world.

Awards are determined by a Professional Jury consisting of filmmakers, critics, teachers, community leaders, and parents, who award prizes in all categories including the Oscar®-qualifying Best Animated and Best Live-Action Short Film categories.

The CICFF also hosts a Youth Jury (ages 14-19) and Children’s Jury (ages 7-14) led by a team of media educators who meet separately from the Professional Jury and award their own respective awards in all categories.

Special awards are determined by separate jury groups.

AWARDS

Award categories include: Live-action Feature, Animated Feature, Live-action Short, Animated Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Live-action Television Production, and Animated Television Production. Prizes may not be awarded in all categories each year.

Special Prizes that may be awarded include: Best of the Fest Prize, Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award, Best Production for Early Childhood (Ages 2 to 5), Programmer’s Choice Award, Teacher’s Choice Award, Parent’s Choice Award, Girl Empowerment Award, and the STEM Award.

Awards are announced at the conclusion of each Festival. Please note that awards are given to the director of the film, unless otherwise specified on the entry form.

ACADEMY (OSCAR©) QUALIFICATION

Films that win first prize from the Professional Jury in the category of Live-action Short Film or Animated Short Film are eligible for Academy Awards consideration.

CICFF39 Jury

Meet the Jury

CICFF hosts the Children's Jury, Youth Jury, and Professional Jury, who issue awards to CICFF39 films, including the Academy Award-Qualifying Best Animated and Best Live-Action Short Film categories.

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