New York Int'l Children's Film Festival Winners

Another great Festival has come to a close. With four weekends of films from over 30 countries, special preview screenings, visiting filmmakers, audience Q&As, and a lot of popcorn, this year's Festival was truly incredible! Thank you to all who participated - we are humbled by the enthusiasm we received from the audience, filmmakers, and members from Opening Night to the Closing Celebration. 

What the kids are saying

See what our most opinionated audience members had to say about the films in this year's Festival.

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And the winners are...

2016 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

Grand Prize Feature – BIRDS OF PASSAGE, Olivier Ringer (Belgium)

Grand Prize Short – A TOWN CALLED PANIC: RETURN TO SCHOOL, Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier (France/Belgium)

2016 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

Ages 3-5 – OCTOPUS, Julia Ocker (Germany)

Ages 6-11 – THE VISITORS, Philip Watts (Australia) 

Ages 12-17 – A TOWN CALLED PANIC: RETURN TO SCHOOL, Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier (France/Belgium)

Grown-Ups Award – ONE, TWO, TREE, Yulia Aronova (France) 

2016 JURY AWARD WINNERS:

Jury Award, Best Animated Short

UNDER YOUR FINGERS, Marie-Christine Courtès (France)

MY GRANDFATHER WAS A CHERRY TREE, Olga & Tatiana Poliektova (Russia)

Jury Award, Best Live Action Short

IN THE SEA WHERE I WAS BORN, Isabel Achaval & Chiara Bondì (Italy)

I AM YUP’IK, Daniele Anastasion & Nathan Golon (USA)