The main prize of the film festival “Schlingel” for “Spaceboy”
A clapperboard with the inscription “Schlingel”, recorded at the children’s and youth film festival “Schlingel”. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt / dpa-zentralbuild / dpa / archive image
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At this year’s international children’s film festival “Schlingel”, the European Children’s Film Award, along with 12,500 euros, goes to director Olivier Parroux in Belgium. The organizers announced this in Chemnitz on Saturday. In the movie “Spaceboy” the silly and somewhat insane Jim builds a hot air balloon with Emma for a school competition. They want to prove that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. However, it is not only Emma’s fragile health that puts the project to the test.
At this year’s international children’s film festival “Schlingel”, the European Children’s Film Award, along with 12,500 euros, goes to director Olivier Parroux in Belgium. The organizers announced this in Chemnitz on Saturday. In the movie “Spaceboy” the silly and somewhat insane Jim builds a hot air balloon with Emma for a school competition. They want to prove that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. However, it is not only Emma’s fragile health that puts the project to the test.
A Bangladeshi film titled “Rickshaw Girl” won the main award from the Saxon State Media Authority. In order to earn money for her family, the girl Naima pretends to be a boy and becomes a rickshaw driver. Along with Best Animated Film, audience awards and prizes from the Children’s and Youth Jury were also presented.
There were a total of 77 feature films and 116 short films in the competition. The winners were decided by expert and children’s jury. “Schlingel” sees itself as an international film festival for children and young audiences. According to the organisers, this year’s 26th edition of the Children’s Film Festival drew around 17,000 visitors on Saturday.