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California International Children’s Film Festival
CICFF
2025
CICFF 2025
Audience Award
TBD
Best Of Festival
“ My Friend ” Dir. Alexander Sukharev
Honorable Mentions & Selections
“ Anton ” Dir. Nils Cromnow
“ Bring - Nicky ” Dir. Declan Doyle
“ Community In Color ” Dir. Jair Colkley, Arianna Dixon, Skylar Dixon, Jeremiah Ekoma, Grae Holden, Campbell Martin, Madison Martin, Empress McGee-Bey, Kimara McGee-Bey, Elliott McKenzie, Koi Mitchell, Jameelah Ndiaye, Taariq Ndiaye, Levi Nichols, Valentine Norris, Cameron Pointer, Carter Sealy, Christian Turner, Jordan Vann-DeLeon, Mia Winston
“ Dear A.I ” Dir. Ye-eun Jeong, Gyu-won Jeong, Ye-rin Lee
“ Dream! ” Dir. Paul Spurrier
“ Hometown ” Dir. Jinghan Zheng, Yuxin Geng, Yingtong Zhao
“ How It Should Be ” Dir. Natalie Yerelekian
“ Just like Me. Sophie Cruz’s story ” Dir. Irma Avila Pietrasanta
“ Kongfu Chef ” Dir. Elsa （Wenxuan） Zhou, Mina（Danling） Mao
“ Lavender & The Butterfly Nation ” Dir. Anoush Sadegh, Sam Khoze
“ Lotte & Totte ” Dir. Mia Fridthjof, Christian Kuntz
“ My Friend ” Dir. Alexander Sukharev
“ Nurse Deon ” Dir. Malcolm Bodon
“ Paw Paw & Dayja ” Dir. Gregory Alan Williams
“ Please, Praise Me ” Dir. Stephen Zhu
“ School Leader ” Dir. Razak Puttur
“ Seal Lullaby ” Dir. Xin Li
“ SnowBugs ” Dir. Jenny Schuermann
“ Tanpopo ” Dir. Chih-Chung Wang
“ Thai Fighting fish : The Jewel of the water ”
Dir. Dr. Alongkot Chukeaw
“ The Perks of Being Wild ” Dir. Benson Koo
“ The Encounter ” Dir. Eszter Szoboszlay
“ The Fisherman’s Song ” Dir. Sandra M. Dustet
“ The Lost Amulet Of Sonora ” Dir. Brenna Powers
“ THE ONE, THE OTHER AND THOSE FROM BEYOND ”
Dir. Eduardo García Luengo
“ There Are No Such Things as Ghosts ” Dir. Fumiyuki Uehara
“ Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave ” Dir. Bernd Sahling
“ Wishes: Windows & Nests ” Dir. Ana Maria Mendez Salgado
Best Script
“ My Monster Buddy ” by Nic Gershon
Script Finalist
“ A Pirate and a Princess ” by Mark Kelly
“ Christmas Ferals ” by Brian Gregory
“ Dance ” by Mark Thomas Kelly
“ I Know What You Do When I Go to School ” by Linda Radke
“ Oliviana ” by Hank Isaac
“ One Big Family ” by Melanie R Weiss
“ The Post NIC YOU Inspirational Non Fiction ” by Dijon L. M. Russell
“ Timeless Memories ” by Andy Diep
“ Written By Kids ” by Michael Hale
“ Zoo Story ” by Robert Benn
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Selections &
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