NYICFF Unveils 25th Edition Awards Finalists

The 25th New York International Children’s Film Festival has unveiled the finalists for the 2023 Festival Awards. These were determined by audience ballots, and will be winnowed down to winners to be announced Wednesday, March 29.

Learn more about the NYICFF and this year’s films at nyicff.org.

Categories with animated nominees are:

AUDIENCE AWARD, AGES 3+

• Konigiri-Kun Parasol – Mari Miyazawa (Japan)
• Sleepy – Rich Webber (U.K.)
• The Smeds and the Smoos – Daniel Snaddon & Samantha Cutler (U.K.)

AUDIENCE AWARD, AGES 8+

• Architect A – Jonghoon Lee (Korea)
• An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon (Australia)
• The Soloists – Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu (France)

AUDIENCE AWARD, AGES 12+

• An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon (Australia)
• The Originals – Cristina Costantini & Alfie Koetter (U.S.)
• The Soloists – Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck & Yi Liu (France)

AUDIENCE AWARD, GROWN UPS

• Architect A – Jonghoon Lee (Korea)
• The Originals – Cristina Costantini & Alfie Koetter (U.S.)
• More Than Hair (Canada, Live Action)

GRAND PRIZE FEATURE, ANIMATION

• Dounia & the Princess of Aleppo – Marya Zarif & André Kadi (Canada/France)
• Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia – Julien Chheng & Jean-Christophe Roger (France/Luxembourg)
• Home Is Somewhere Else – Carlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos (Mexico)