The City of Malmö Children’s Film Award goes to the filmmaker who, according to the jury’s assessment, has directed the best children’s film. The winning film must be innovative and of high quality.

The winner will be presented on March 20th.

Prissumma: 100.000 kr

Jury

Kim Sundbeck
Regissör, klippare och manusförfattare som debuterar med långfilmen Det grönaste gräset under hösten 2026.

Elin Kamlert
Jobbar som producent med fokus på dokumentärfilm. Hennes senaste film är Farmors leriga händer – en film om Lisa Larson.

Tone Myglind Rostbøll
Manusförfattare, regissör och programchef på Danmarks stora barn- och ungdomsfilmfestival, BUSTER.

Martin Jern
Författare och filmskapare som bland annat gett oss Fjorton suger, Rum 213 och Odjuret. Han har även gett ut ett tiotal böcker för barn och unga.

Nominerade filmer

Film

Dante

The bank vault is raided the same evening that Helge is promoted to Chief. Everyone thinks that Helge is responsible. Together with a garbage-seeking rat named Dante and her work-experience student, Helge takes up the hunt to find the real culprits. This is an exciting jigsaw of a mystery for children that includes some unexpected alliances. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

Splish Splash Forever!

Best friends Pola and Polly are looking forward to a long and lovely summer holiday together at the outdoor pool. But things don’t go as planned, and now Pola must find a solution to get both the pool and a lost friend back. A colorful and summery film filled to the brim with positive energy. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

Mira

Twelve-year-old Mira loves playing and coming up with creative projects with her best friends, Naja and Louis. One day, everything changes: a cool girl who records makeup videos starts in their class, and Naja suddenly loses interest in their projects. This is a film about change, friendship, love and that, sometimes, it can be tough to dare to be yourself. Based on the Mira books.

Film

Extraordinary

Milan, a 13-year-old autistic boy, and his little sister Alice move to the countryside with their parents. The siblings are soon drawn into a mystery involving both disappearances and a stolen diamond. A colorful and quirky adventure about courage and accepting differences, in the same spirit as LasseMajas Detective Agency. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

Olivia, Tim and their mother lose their flat and are temporarily rehoused in a flat earmarked for demolition. To keep her brother’s spirits up, Olivia pretends that everything is part of a film being made, with Tim in the lead role. It’s vital that everyone sticks together, and the film ends happily. This is an animated Ken Loach, for Years 4 to 6, with warmth and finesse. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

How Dare You?

10-year-old Yuishi falls in love with the climate-engaged classmate Kokoa, and soon he joins a trio that carries out mischievous actions after school to draw attention to various environmental problems. The fun antics quickly develop into something new and unexpected. Is everything allowed to save the world? Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

Mary Anning

The year is 1881. 12-year-old Mary’s father is dead, and to support the family, she searches for fossils on the south coast of England. One day she makes an unexpected discovery that questions the church’s story of the origin of life. An exciting animation about truth and science based on real events. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.

Film

My Stepmom is a Witch

Twelve-year-old Margot feels lost after her parents’ separation. When she comes home from school one day, a mysterious woman has moved in and her father is head over heels in love. But isn’t there something strange going on? It’s up to Margot to work out what magic is at work and how to save her family. Nominated for Barnfonden’s Award.