
Nominations for awards at the 2026 Children's International Film Festival.
The full list of nominated films for this year's awards are:​
International Film of the Year sponsored by Phase Worldwide:
Manzar: A Portrait of An Artist | India
Navigating the Net | UK - St Luke’s Primary School
Boots & Bandits | US
Coyotes | US
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Bright Film of the Year:
Search for a Star | UK - Mulberry Academy Hastings
Chalk, Dust & Blood | UK - The Flagship School
Bayeux Tapestry Freeze Frame | UK - Mulberry Academy St Leonards
We Are West St Leonards | UK - Mulberry West St Leonards
Pompeii - A Blast From The Past | UK - Hollington Primary School
Minion Goes To Jellyland | UK - Torfield School
Let Your Light Shine | UK St Paul’s C of E Primary Academy
Disco Trouble | UK - Christ Church C of E Primary School
From Battle to Besties | UK Sandown Primary School
Isobel And The Vines | UK - Ore Village Primary Academy
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Shot of the Year:
Grandpa’s Camera | Australia
Chalk, Dust & Blood | UK - The Flagship School
The Magic Flashlight | USA
Muybridge | UK - Combe Boys’ School
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Art Design of the Year:
The Thief of Time | Taiwan - Taipei Municipal Gu Ting Elementary School and Taipei Municipal Mingchuan Elementary School
Let Your Light Shine | UK - St Paul’s CE Academy
Spotlight | Taiwan
Pompeii: A Blast From The Past | UK - Hollington Primary School
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Sound Design
Safe | UK - St Mark’s Catholic School
Bayeux Tapestry Freeze Frame | UK - Mulberry Academy St Leonards
We Are West St Leonards | UK - Mulberry West St Leonards
The Other Planet | Belgium
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Performance of the Year
Psychic Art Academy | New Zealand
Search For A Star | UK Mulberry Academy Hastings
Vampire And The Girl | UK Belmont Primary School
Chalk, Dust & Blood | UK The Flagship School
