Children's Film Competition Award
A jury of local children presents the Children's Film Competition Award of 2000 euros, sponsored by the Oulun Energia company, to the director of the best film in the Children's film competition.
Global Future Prize
The 4H Association of Oulu presents the Global Future Prize to the best film in the youth film competition.
Look at Me... Award
The Church Media Foundation grants a 1500-euro award to a Finnish feature or short film at the festival. The award is intended to support Finnish films for children and young people and encourage film makers to examine Christian responsibility and values.
ECFA Award
The ECFA Award was founded by the European Children's Film Association in 2010. It is awarded to the best European film in the Children's film competition by a jury of three ECFA members.
ECFA Short Film Award
The ECFA Short Film Award was founded by the European Children's Film Association in 2018. It is awarded to the best European children's short film by a jury of three ECFA members.
A Better World Award
A Better World Award is given to an individual, organisation or body that has made a significant contribution to the field of children's and youth cinema.
Jury of Children's Film Competition
Myllytulli School: Eppu Jylhä Luna Jänkälä Joakim Mikkonen Teuvo Pakkala School: Ritva Laitila Nikolas Pohjanrinne Iina Posio Ellen Riekki Salli Rintala Oulu Steiner School: Sonja Gera Aura Ketola Valto Sailio Adele Sevander
Jury of Youth Film Competition
Berlin: Lotte Dorner (left) Konstantin Marx (middle) Emilia Pegler (right) OSAO: Benjamin Härkönen (back) Milla Lyytinen (left) Kaisla Pitkälä (right) Caroliina Tennivaara (front) Photo: Kaarina Siltakorpi
Juror of Finnish Competition
Juha Rajamäki
Juha Rajamäki (b. 1956) is a theologian and priest by training, but has spent most of his career (1981–2021) working in church communications as a journalist, TV director, editorial manager, and deputy director. He helped found the Church Media Foundation and served as its general secretary for 16 years and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Foundation’s Board. In addition, he has served as a board member and chair of WACC (World Association for Christian Communication) Europe, as treasurer and director of WACC Global, and has participated in planning committees for several European religious television program festivals. He is also a member of the board of Interfilm, an ecumenical film organization. Rajamäki has served on the Interfilm jury at the Locarno Film Festival, twice at the Nordic Film Festival in Lübeck, and at the Molodist Film Festival in Kyiv, and has collaborated with the Tampere Film Festival and the Oulu Children’s and Youth Film Festival in Finland.
Tiia Hyvälä
Tiia Hyvälä works as an early childhood education teacher at an ECEC center in Oulu. She holds a degree in media studies and a master’s degree in early childhood education. Hyvälä worked for 10 years at the Valve film school in the Oulu Children’s Cultural Centre and served as a generalist in the film and television industry. Through her studies in early childhood education, she has gained expertise in multiliteracy, film education, and film culture, with a particular emphasis on the role of young children. In her free-time, Hyvälä analyzes films in a completely unscientific and recreational manner, and particularly enjoys finding the merits in bad movies.
Eva-Maria Schneider-Reuter
Eva-Maria Schneider-Reuter lives in Berlin, Germany. She works as a moderator in cinemas and at festivals, as a film educator in participatory projects with children and young people, an author of school materials and moderation guides as well as a programmer for festivals and short film series. When she wants to get people excited about cinema and film, she draws on her background as an actress and storyteller, and is particularly interested in the stories and the narrative intention. At the end of her engagement with films and screenplays, her question always arises: What does this have to do with me? In 2025, she founded together with some colleagues the Film Education Working Group (AG Filmvermittlung), a nationwide advocacy group for film educators, open to anyone who works full-time or part-time as a freelancer in the field of film education. Its goal is to raise awareness of film education as a profession, advocate for fair pay, and promote sustainable networking.
Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum
Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum (b. 1991) is a Norwegian film director, born in Henningsvær in Lofoten but raised in Skåne, Sweden. She has written and directed a number of short films. Sunniva graduated from the Nordland College of Art and Film (2013) and the Norwegian Film School, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in directing (2020). Her graduation film, Rosanazi, planted the seed that grew into her debut feature film, Nipster.