We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 Providence Children’s Film Festival!

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

• Best Feature Animation: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (France) / Directors Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner
• Best Feature Live Action: Los Bando (Sweden, Norway) / Director Christian Lo
• Best Feature Documentary: Tre Maison Dasan (USA) / Director Denali Tiller

  

• Best Short: Animation: A Walk Around the Block (USA) / Director Laura Dowling
• Best Short Live Action: All in Good Time (Ireland) / Director Bonnie Dempsey
• Best Short Documentary: Beauty (Canada) / Director Christina Willings

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

• Global Awareness Film: Rafiki (Kenya) / Director Wanuri Kahiu
• Emerging Filmmaker: Supa Modo (Kenya, Germany) / Director Likarion Wainaina
• Best Short Animation: Hors Piste (France) / Director Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Mallet

  

• Best Short Live Action: Transmitter/Receiver (Canada) / Director Vincent Wilson
• Best Short Documentary: Girl on A Mission (Netherlands, Romania) / Director Sharona Buijert
• Best Short: Stardust (Mexico) / Director Aldo Sotelo Lázaro
  

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL JURY AWARD

• Best Short: Robot & The Whale (Sweden) / Director Jonas Forsman

Best Feature: JUST CHARLIE United Kingdom, 2017 | In English | Director Rebekah Fortune 2nd Place:  REVOLTING RHYMES United Kingdom, 2016 | In English | Directors Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer  3rd Place: ABULELE Israel, 2015 | Hebrew w/ English subtitles | Director Jonathan Geva   • • • • •   Best Short: SACRED HAIR From More than a Selfie 2018 (PCFF Shorts Collection) Canada, 2017 | French w/English subtitles | Director Mario Morin | Live Action | 13 min 2nd Place: CAPTAIN K9 United States, 2017 | In English | Director Raz Cunningham | Live Action | 2017 | 22 min 3rd Place: DEAR HENRI From Passionate Pursuits (PCFF Shorts Collection) USA, 2017 | English | Director Matthew Sandager | Live Action-Animation | 13 min    • • • • •   Best Documentary: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL (Al otro lado del muro) Spain, 2017 | Spanish w/ English subtitles | Director Pau Ortiz 2nd Place: STEP United States, 2017 | In English | Director Amanda Lipitz 3rd Place: JEFFREY Dominican Republic, 2016 | Spanish w/ English subtitles | Director Yanillys Perez

Best Feature: LIYANA Qatar, Swaziland, United States, 2017 | In English and SiSwati w/English subtitles  Directors Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp  2nd Place:THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL (Al otro lado del muro) Spain, 2017 | Spanish w/ English subtitles | Director Pau Ortiz 3rd Place: Hero Steps (Pasos de Héroe) Colombia, 2017 | Spanish w/ English subtitles | Director Henry Rincón    • • • • • Best Short: TWO BALLOONS From Magic Carpet Ride 2018 (PCFF Shorts Collection) USA, 2017 | No dialog | Director Mark C Smith | 9 min 2nd Place: SACRED HAIR From More than a Selfie 2018 (PCFF Shorts Collection) Canada, 2017 | French w/English subtitles | Director Mario Morin | Live Action | 13 min 3rd Place: AMELIA’S CLOSET From Get Up! Stand Up! (PCFF Shorts Collection) USA, 2016 | English | Halima Lucas | 17 min | Live Action

For the third year, PCFF has visited patients at Hospital Children’s Hospital, giving hospitalized youth the opportunity to watch and review a curated selection of Festival films and select an award winner!   Best Short:  TWO BALLOONS From Magic Carpet Ride 2018 (PCFF Shorts Collection) USA, 2017 | Director Mark C Smith | 9 min

Best Feature: Fanny’s Journey (Le voyage de Fanny) Belgium, France, 2016 / In French w/ English subtitles / Director Lola Doillon   2nd Place: AT EYE LEVEL Germany, 2016 / In German w/English subtitles / Director  Evi Goldbrunner, Joachim Dollhopf 3rd Place: MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (Ma vie de Courgette) France, Switzerland, 2016  / In French w/English subtitles / Director Claude Barras   * * * * * * * * * * Best Short: SUMMER CAMP ISLAND From Finding Your Voice (PCFF Shorts Collection) USA, 2016 / In English / Director Julia Pott / 9 min 2nd Place: BEST SOUND IN THE WORLD From Finding Your Voice (PCFF Shorts Collection) Brazil, 2016 / Portuguese w/English subtitles / Director Pedro Paulo de Andrade / 13 min 3rd Place: SHIRTS TO HEAVEN From My Best Shot (PCFF Shorts Collection) Spain, 2016 / Spanish w/English subtitles / Director Jordi Ferre Batalla / 14 min

Best Documentary: SONITA Iran, 2015 / In Farsi w/English subtitles / Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami 2nd Place: RAINBOW DAY CAMP United States, 2016 / In English / Director Horacio Marquinez 3rd Place: KAYAYO Ghana, Norway, 2016 / In Dagbani w/English subtitles / Director Mari Bakke Riise

Best Feature: BLANKA Philippines, 2015 / In Tagalog (w/English subtitles) / Director Kohki Hasei   2nd Place: BROTHERS OF THE WIND (Wie Brüder I’m Wind) Austria, 2015 / In English / Director Gerardo Oliveares 3rd Place: AT EYE LEVEL (Auf Augenhöhe) Germany, 2016 / In German w/English subtitles / Director Evi Goldbrunner, Joachim Dollhopf Best Short: BIRDLIME  From Finding Your Voice (PCFF Shorts Collection) Canada, 2016 / No dialog / Director Evan DeRushie / 10 min 2nd Place: CHENELVA AND SHENEEVA From My Best Shot (PCFF Shorts Collection) Netherlands, 2016 / Dutch w/English subtitles / Director Leon Bellaart / 14 min 3rd Place: TRIAL & ERROR From Gotta Be Me! (PCFF Shorts Collection) Germany, 2016 / English / Director Antje Heyn / 5 min

For the second year, PCFF brought the film festival experience to patients at Hospital Children’s Hospital. This experience is designed for hospitalized children to participate in the Festival, giving young patients the opportunity to watch and review a curated selection of films and select an award winner! Best Short: ONCE UPON A BLUE MOON From Finding Your Voice (PCFF Shorts Collection) United Kingdom, 2016 / English / Director Steve Boot  / 3 min

Providence Children’s Film Festival Announces 2016 Awards

The Providence Children’s Film Festival (PCFF) wrapped up its seventh festival season by announcing Audience Choice and Special Jury Awards, along with a new Hasbro Inc. Special Hospital Jury Award. This year’s festival included 16 feature-length films (including 10 Rhode Island premieres) and over 75 shorts from around the world.

In the category of Audience Choice Awards, Best Feature Film went to LANDFILL HARMONIC, (USA-Paraguay, 2015 / Spanish (w/English subtitles) / Dir. Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley). Second Place went to PAPER PLANES (Australia, 2014 / Dir. Robert Connolly) and Third Place went to RAINBOW (India, 2015 / Dir. Nagesh Kukunoor).

The award for Best Short went to SUPERSONIC (United Kingdom, 2015 / English and sign language / Dir. Samuel Dore). Second Place went to BEAR STORY (Chile, 2015 / Dir. Gabriel Osorio Vargas) and Third Place was awarded to THE PRESENT (Germany, 2014 / Dir. Jacob Frey).

In the category of Special Jury Awards, Best Feature went to T-REX (USA, 2015 / Dir. Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari) and THIS TIME IT’S SHOPPING (USA, 2015 / Dir. Chek Wingo) received the Best Short award.

New this year, PCFF brought the film festival experience to hospitalized children through a new pilot program with funding received from the Hasbro Children’s Fund, the grantmaking arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The “HASBRO INC. Film Festival Jury” is uniquely designed for hospitalized children to participate in the Festival, giving young patients the opportunity to watch and review a curated selection of films and choose a winner for the 2016 Hasbro Inc. Special Hospital Jury Award. The film receiving the first-ever Hasbro Inc. Special Hospital Jury Award is the short film HANSEL & GRETEL (USA, 2014 / Music / Dir. Soyeon Kim).

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 Providence Children’s Film Festival!

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

2015 Audience Choice: Best Feature

SONG OF THE SEA
Ireland, 2014 / Dir. Tomm Moore

2nd Place: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN

3rd Place: FINN

2015 Audience Choice: Best Short

JUST BREATHE
USA, 2014 / Dir. Julie Bayer and Josh Salzman

2nd Place: MONOCULAR MAN
3rd Place: PAPA

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

2015 Special Jury: Best Feature

SCRAP WOOD WAR
Netherlands, 2014 / Director: Margien Rogaar

2nd Place: ULISES AND THE 10,000 MUSTACHES

3rd Place: MAYA THE BEE

2015 Special Jury: Best Short

WIND
Germany, 2013 / Dir. Robert Löbel

2nd Place: MONOCULAR MAN
3rd Place: DECORATIONS

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Providence Children’s Film Festival!

Feature Category: WINDSTORM
Germany, 2013 / Dir. Katja von Garnier

• 2nd Place: The ZigZag Kid
• Tie for 3rd Place: Maidentrip and Gold Star Children

Shorts Category: The Amber Amulet
Australia, 2013 / Dir. Matthew Moore

• 2nd Place: Grandpa & Me and a Helicopter to Heaven
• 3rd Place: The Scared is Scared

Feature Category: DRUID PEAK
USA, 2013 / Dir. Marni Zelnick

Shorts Category: The Hero Pose
USA, 2013 / Dir. Mischa Jakupcak