2009 / prizes

The jury of professionals, the children’s jury in Antwerp and the children’s jury in Bruges will select the best feature film and best short film of 2009. The jury of professionals will present a distribution award to the best feature film. This film will be distributed by Jekino Distribution. Furthermore, the jury of professionals will present an award to the best short film. The director receives the Province of West Flanders Award to finance one of his future film projects. Finally, the audience will have the opportunity to vote for and select the best feature film. The winning film receives an honourable mention.

Winners European Youth Film Festival Flanders 2009

Professional jury:
• Karla’s World (Karla’s Kabale / Karla’s wereld) by Charlotte Sachs Bostrup (Denmark, 2007) - best feature film (distribution price)
• Sooner or Later (Tôt ou tard / Vroeg of laat) by Jadwiga Kowalska (Switzerland, 2007)
- best short film (money price – Province of West-Flanders)

Children’s Jury Antwerp:
• The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat (Titanic ti liv / Titanic de kat) by Grethe Bøe (Norway, 2007) – best feature film
• Our Wonderful Nature (Onze prachtige natuur) by Tomer Eshed (Germany, 2008)
– best short film

Children’s Jury Bruges:
• Silly’s Sweet Summer (Blöde Mütze / Zotte , zoete zomer) by Johannes Schmid (Germany, 2007) – best feature film
• Our Wonderful Nature (Onze prachtige natuur) by Tomer Eshed (Germany, 2008)
– best short film

The audience in Antwerp voted Stormheart (Myrsky) by Kaisa Rastimo (Finland, 2008)as the best feature film. In Bruges the audience choose for The Ten Lives of Titanic the Cat (Titanic ti liv / Titanic de kat) by Grethe Bøe (Norway, 2007).

Creation Festival Awards

It could be a coincidence that this year's festival awards look exactly like the winged purple creature that animates the big screen with its wand made of stars, but on the other hand, it seems to pop up wherever the Youth Film Festival appears. Six purple wizards made of wood and glass show the two essential elements of filmmaking: the creation of a magnificent story and a heart to breathe life into it.
Elke Thuy en Bruno Herzeele (BE), www.elke-bruno.be