A collection of some of the best award-winning short films from CICFF39! This selection represents a range of animation, live-action, documentary. Includes winners from the Children's and Professional Juries, along with the winners of the Best Production for Young Children and Best of Fest Awards!

Hush Hush Little Bear Set to a traditional Latvian folk song, “Hush Hush Little Bear” acts as a visual accompaniment piece to the lullaby sang in the background. It shows the story of two bears, who are parents, gathering supplies for their children’s slumber within the sky.

Hush Hush Little Bear

A family of bears prepare for a calm, restful night in the clouds.

Birth ﻿A young boy enjoys the attention and status quo as the only child in a happy family. His mother soon reveals she is pregnant with another child, interrupting the boy's established routine. Although initially excited, the changes to both his mother and his life begin to outweigh his anticipation. When the big day arrives, the boy must finally face the new future of his family.

Birth

HEY DUGGEE - The Action Hero Badge In this episode of the educational TV series Hey Duggee, problems arise when Roly brings an age-inappropriate action hero toy to playtime. Before the children can imitate the wham, bam, crash of a stereotypical movie hero, Duggee challenges them to redefine what it means to be heroic. The Squirrels must get creative, compassionate, and boogie-ready in order to earn their action hero badges!

HEY DUGGEE - The Action Hero Badge

One of Duggee's Squirrels brings an age-inappropriate action hero toy to playtime. Duggee and the children must redefine the idea of an action hero to learn how to become a truly heroic friend!

The Wind and the Trees Two pine trees in the forest have a long conversation about the wind. Adapted from the children's book of the same name.

The Wind and the Trees

The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World Imaginative Greta thinks there are fun games to be played with every object around the house. Meanwhile, her grandmother spends all day looking at old photographs and talking about lost loved ones. Bored by her stories, the little girl comes up with a brand new game: acting out grandma's funeral. When Greta learns the true meaning of loss and death, she also comes to understand her grandmother and the importance of keeping memories alive.

The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World

Young Greta doesn't understand why her "boring" grandmother spends all day flipping through old photo albums and talking about lost loved ones. One afternoon, she decides to act out grandma's funeral, which teaches her the true meaning of death and the importance of keeping memories alive.

Pete Pete is a little girl who has changed her name. Though everyone within her direct community accepts and loves Pete, she soon realizes that others outside her community aren't as accepting, especially when she ends up on a little leagues baseball team.

Pete

Pete is a little girl who loves baseball and her name, despite what anyone else has to say.

Charlie and the Hunt Charlie the superhero loves an adventure. After planning a treasure hunt, Charlie's mother begins looking for a bracelet given to her by her late mother. After swearing she's not the reason for it missing, Charlie sets off on an adventure to the bear's house to retrieve the bracelet, but is soon discovered by the bear itself! Will Charlie be able to find the bracelet and give it back to her mother before its too late? Starring Lauren Ridloff (Marvel's THE ETERNALS)

Charlie and the Hunt

New Moon Based on the play by Colman Domingo, one starry summer night, young Jay Jay and his mother Edie sit together on their front porch, sipping ice tea and listening to the radio. Under the soft light of the new moon, Jay Jay joins his mother as she embarks on a magical journey to rediscover lost dreams, find forgiveness, and nurture new hopes. Now an adult, he recalls this extraordinary night and the wisdom Edie passed on to him, reflecting on the importance of reaching for a better future while remembering one's roots.

New Moon

Jay Jay and his mother Edie spend their nights together listening to music and telling stories. When they witness a new moon one night, JayJay learns the importance of hope and believing in himself.

Wishes In The Wind Many lives were uprooted and changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this documentary asks a group of children to share words of sadness (written on a rock) from the past couple of years as well as words of hope about the future (written on a flag). These children then walk these rocks to a field where the leave them behind as they grab their flags of hope.

Wishes In The Wind

Children share their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic and look optimistically towards the future.

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