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California International Children’s Film Festival
CICFF
2025
Archive
CICFF 2025
Audience Award
“ Dear A.I ” Dir. Ye-eun Jeong, Gyu-won Jeong, Ye-rin Lee
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 Siona Talekar
“ 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
CICFF Spring 2025
Official Selections
“ Dragon’s Breath ” Dir. Melanie Easton
“ Grizzy and the Lemmings World Tour ” Dir. Camille Scarella
“ Just An Ordinary Day ” Dir. Sayuri Mai Durkan
“ Myster Lane - The Secret of the Templars ” Dir. Cédric Lachenaud
“ Smoke Fingers ” Dir. Jorge Antonio Estrada
“ There Was A Mouse ” Dir. Michael Papanicolaou
“ The Magic Cave ” Dir. Flavia Coffari
“ Two Peas In A Pod ” Dir. Parker Dawes
“ We’re Happy As Clams ” Dir. Derek Jaskulski
Honorable Mention
“ Navajo Highways ” Dir. Pete Sands
“ Jake & Isa and the Bomes of Brazil ” Dir. Joao Amorim
“ Our Home ” Dir. Wu Jia
Best Script
“ The Winter Wolves ” by Mark Kelly
Script Finalist
“ A Pirate and A Princess ” by Mark Kelly
“ Artania ” by Laurie Woodward
“ Dance ” by Mark Thomas Kelly
“ Dear Mr. Hutton ” by Jennifer Susan Marsh
“ Santa’s Silent Knight ” by David Matthew Jenkins, Jason J Tavares
Audience Award
“ Dragon’s Breath ” Dir. Melanie Easton
Best Of Festival
“ Two Peas In A Pod ” Dir. Parker Dawes
CICFF Spring 2024
Official Selections
“ Ameka and Her Magical ” Dir. Tamecca Rogers
“ Buckets City ” Dir. Dave Quion
“ BUNNY-MAN & CO. ep.1: ENTER THE HYPE LEAGUE ” Dir. Henry Black
“ Disconnect ” Dir. Rae Chimara Brown
“ Don't Pop My Bubble ” Dir. Camille Solari
“ Hana Meets Hana ” Dir. Jeong-Byeon-Ji KIM
“ Headfirst ” Dir. Blaze
“ LET IT GROW ” Dir. Kevin Leadingham
“ Mountains ” Dir. Alex Knopf
“ My name ” Dir. Wei DAI, Tzu-Hsiang CHANG
“ Secrets Of And Old Gun ” Dir. Ivo Macharacek
“ Softer ” Dir. Jeremy Camp
“ Truth Saves the World ” Dir. Shyla Nibbe
Audience Award
“ Don't Pop My Bubble ” Dir. Camille Solari
Best Short Film
“ Truth Saves the World ” Dir. Shyla Nibbe
Best Documentary
“ My name ” Dir. Wei DAI, Tzu-Hsiang CHANG
Best Student Film
“ Headfirst ” Dir. Blaze
Best Music Video
“ Don't Pop My Bubble ” Dir. Camille Solari
Best Animation
“ Hana Meets Hana ” Dir. Jeong-Byeon-Ji KIM
Best Experimental
“ Disconnect ” Dir. Rae Chimara Brown
Honorable Mention
“ Ameka and Her Magical ” Dir. Tamecca Rogers
“ Buckets City ” Dir. Dave Quion
“ BUNNY-MAN & CO. ” Dir. Henry Black
“ LET IT GROW ” Dir. Kevin Leadingham
“ Mountains ” Dir. Alex Knopf
“ Softer ” Dir. Jeremy Camp
Best Script
“ Marky the Magnificent Fairy ” by Cynthia Kern OBrien
Script Finalist
“ A Caterpillar’s Tale ” by Carlos Perez
“ A Pirate And A Princess ” by Mark Kelly
“ Console ” by Christopher Pennington
“ JAKE: The Power of the Ruby ” by Rosalyn Rosen
“ Love ” by Alpha Blair
“ Melly & Delly ” by Kevin Jackson
“ Tea For Two ” by Alpha Blair
“ The Winter Wolves ” by Mark Kelly
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CICFF Spring 2023
Official Selections
“ Adventures With The Caretaker ” Dir. Peter Gardner
“ Alma's Way - Lost in the Bronx/New Neighbors”
Dir. Dave Barton Thomas, Shawn Seles
“ American Humane KIDS: Kids Interacting with Dogs Safely ”
Dir. Erik Friedl
“ Birds Of Passage ” Dir. Olivier Ringer
“ Brown Paper Bag ” Dir. Klaudia Kovacs
“ Hoping to Sing My Love Song to You ” Dir. Eric Wolford
“ Jose Comelon in the great carrot race! ”
Dir. Andre Vaz, Isa Vaal, Armando Colussi
“ La Calesita ” Dir. Augusto Schillaci
“ Le Ballon Bleu (The Blue Balloon) ” Dir. Katherine Griffin
“ Lottie’s Magic Apple ” Dir. Cierra Jane Maach
“ Rocks 4 Sale! ” Dir. David Dibble
“ Skin Like Mine ” Dir. Tiffany Burgess & Stanley Aughtry
“ Sleep Tight ” Dir. Lucas Krystek
“ Steel Forest ” Dir. Anlan Tao
“ Sugar Freed ” Dir. Sarah Gaygen
“ The great lesson from Nonna! ”
Dir. Andre Vaz, Isa Vaal, Armando Colussi
“ The Life and Times of Schrodinger's Cat: A Quantum Tale of Love and
Entanglement ” Dir. Ron Noble
“ The Little Cloud ” Dir. Andre Vaz, Isa Vaal, Armando Colussi
“ The Magic Book Story ” Dir. Andre Vaz, Isa Vaal, Armando Colussi
Audience Award
“ Le Ballon Bleu (The Blue Balloon) ” Dir. Katherine Griffin
Best Feature Film
“ Birds Of Passage ” Dir. Olivier Ringer
Best Short Film
“ La Calesita ” Dir. Augusto Schillaci
Best Documentary
“ Rocks 4 Sale! ” Dir. David Dibble
Best Student Film
“ Lottie’s Magic Apple ” Dir. Cierra Jane Maach
Best Music Video
“ Hoping to Sing My Love Song to You ” Dir. Eric Wolford
Best Animation
“ Alma's Way - Lost in the Bronx/New Neighbors ”
Dir. Dave Barton Thomas & Shawn Seles
Best Experimental
“ The Life and Times of Schrodinger's Cat: A Quantum Tale of Love and
Entanglement” Dir. Ron Noble
Best Script
“ E. Bunny ” by Dayle Dodds
Script Finalist
“ A Long Way Home ” by Steven Bogart
“ Alexandra And The Violin ” by. Eric Ross Gilliatt
“ Cloud Busters ” by. Toby Armour
“ Fina The Mayfly ” by. Christof Reiling & Ulrike Stegmann
“ Flyer ” by. Dale Morgan
“ Monster Commandos ” by. Jermain Jones
“ Queen Vernita sleeps by the Sandy fireside ” Dir. Dawn Menge
“ Thank You, Sir ” by. Jeff Gendelman
“ The Best Words Ever ” by. Linda Tancs
“ The Rocking Horse Christmas ” by. Mark Mc Quown
“ The Winter Wolves ” by. Mark Kelly