The Ecumenical Jury awards its prize to a film whose content and aesthetics are thoroughly convincing. The movie is set in the year 2001 and depicts a family’s struggle for survival in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan from the perspective of an 11-year-old girl. The successful connection of real events and a timeless fairy tale makes this animated film appealing to both younger and grown-up audiences.

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23rd International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLINGEL
The Ecumenical Jury at SCHLINGEL 2018 awarded its Prize to Nora Twomey's animated film "The Breadwinner" and a Commendation to "Meerkat and Moon Rocket" by Hanneke Schutte, who also received the award of the Saxon State Media Authority.

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