It’s a wrap! After 11 days of movie watching, animating, pancake-and-bacon eating, film reviewing, language learning, and dancing in pajamas, the 2013 Children’s Film Festival Seattle has come to a close. We’ve had a blast welcoming kids and families to Northwest Film Forum this year and making joyful neurons!
Congratulations to prize winners at Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2013, announced last night at our closing ceremony:
AUDIENCE FAVORITE
selected by audience vote
Bottle, directed by Kirsten Lepore, USA
SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL JURY PRIZES
selected by a panel of patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Best Live Action Film
B-Boy, directed by Lisa Cohen, USA
Best Animated Film
Tuurngait, directed by Paul-Emile Boucher, Demy Dupont, Benjamin Fluw, Michael Riciott and Alexandre Toufaili, France
FESTIVAL CHILDREN’S JURY (FEATURES)
The Global Zoom Prize, Feature
for the film that best promotes intercultural understanding and cooperation
Gattu, directed by Rajan Khosa, India
Special Jury Prize for Make-up and Costumes
Alfie, the Little Werewolf, directed by Joram Lürsen, The Netherlands
Best Feature Film
Zarafa, directed by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie, France/Belgium
FESTIVAL CHILDREN’S JURY (SHORTS)
The Northwest Prize
for a film from our region
The Bench, directed by Hank Isaac, Everett, Washington
Best Live Action Short Film
In a Heartbeat, directed by Karolina Lewicka, Iceland
Best Animated Short Film
Harbor Tale, directed by Yuichi Ito, Japan
Jury’s Favorite Short Picture
Luminaris, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina
The Global Zoom Prize, Short
for the film that best promotes intercultural understanding and cooperation
Calling Quilombola, directed by David Reeks, Brazil
Congratulations to all, and to all the other filmmakers who brought joy to our audiences at this year’s festival!
Need more spectacular animation and thrilling live action? Not to worry! Additional school screenings are continuing over several more weeks – please visit our For Groups page for more information on how to schedule a visit.
Over the past 8 years, Children’s Film Festival Seattle has become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. Each year, Northwest Film Forum selects more than 120 international children’s films from 35+ countries, reaching more than 10,000 people during festival screenings in Seattle and a subsequent festival tour of 15-20 U.S. cities. Now that our 2013 run in Seattle has come to a close, we’re looking forward to sending our films around the world!
