Kids film Competition
Every year, Fantoche screens current animated film productions for kids and young people in two programmes of short films for the age groups 4 to 7 and 8 to 12. Since 2009 the films have been judged by a children’s jury and by the younger members of the public.
SELECTION
The short films of the “Kids Film Competition” are chosen from the entries for the “International Competition” and for the “Swiss Competition”. The selection is always made in close consultation with the “Zauberlaterne” (The Magic Lantern), the film club for kids. The main criteria applied are that they have good, clever story lines, are packed with ideas, cover a variety of themes and exemplify different techniques.
PRIZE CONCEPT
The films are judged by a jury of seven children aged between 6 and 12 which will award Best Kids.
These children are picked from among the members of the children’s film club. Fantoche and The Magic Lantern will look after them as they get together at the festival to watch, discuss and judge the films. At the official awards ceremony, they outline their impressions, explain how they reached their decision and award the prize to the winning filmmaker. The younger members of the general public also get the chance to pick their favorite film using a voting slip, and so select the Young Audience Award, donated by Kaufmann Turmkrane AG.
Kids and young people are very drawn to animation, we particularly value the opinions of our youngest visitors. The Kids Jury and the Audience Award give them a say, which also matters greatly to filmmakers.
A total prize fund of CHF 3,000 is awarded for the Kids Film Competition.
The children’s jury is organised by The Magic Lantern.