ONLY A CHILD

Oscar®-shortlisted animated Short Film
Production company: amka films

Only a Child is an Oscar®-shortlisted visual poem created by over 20 animation directors under the artistic supervision of Simone Giampaolo, which gives shape and colour to the original words spoken by Severn Cullis-Suzuki at the UN Summit in Rio in 1992, a child’s desperate call to action for the future of our planet. An omnibus film celebrating the environmental youth movement 30 years in the making.

You can watch the full film here: Only a Child - Vimeo On Demand

Produced by Gabriella de Gara and Tiziana Soudani (Amka Films), co-produced by Silvana Bezzola Rigolini and Walter Bortolotti (RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera / SRG SSR).

List of participating artists/directors:
Monica Santana, Julian Amacker (Walkingframes)
Marjolaine Perreten
Andrea Schneider (with Will Crook)
Emilien Davaud
Barbara Brunner (Brunner & Meyer)
Nino Christen
Patrick Graf (PULK)
Irmgart Walthert
Oswald Iten
Philip Hofmänner
Yves Gutjahr, Claudia Röthlin (Tiny Giant)
Michaela Müller
Justine Klaiber (Team Tumult)
Cyril Gfeller
Roman Kälin (PULK)
César Díaz Meléndez
Veronica L. Montaño, Joel Hofmann, Manuela Leuenberger (Eisprung Studio)
Stéphan Nappez
Nina Christen (Team Tumult)
Music by Flavio Gargano

‘ONLY A CHILD’ in the PRESS:

The film has won the following awards:

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at Siggraph 2021
JURY SPECIAL AWARD at Siggraph Asia 2021
BEST IN SHOW at Spark Animation Festival 2021
SPECIAL MENTION (Grand Prix) at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films 2021
BEST IN SHOW at Florida Animation Festival 2021
HONOURABLE MENTION at Florida Animation Festival 2021
SPECIAL MENTION at Ottawa International Animation Festival 2021
BEST SHORT FILM at 3D Wire Fest 2021
BEST ANIMATED FILM at Overcome Film Festival 2021
BEST COMBINATION MIXED MEDIA at Los Angeles Animation Festival 2020
BEST DIRECTOR at the 5th Indian World Film Festival 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD at Ciné Court Animé Roanne 2021
BEST ANIMATION (2nd Place) at Solothurner Filmtage 2021
BEST FILM at Supertoon International Animation Festival 2021
BEST YOUTH FILM at Festival REGARD - Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay 2021
SWISS FILM PRIZE 2021: Nomination for Best Animated Short
BEST ANIMATION at One Country One Film International Film Festival 2021
PREMIO CINEMAMBULANTE at Euganea Film Festival 2021
BEST ANIMATION (2nd Place) at Siciliambiente Film Festival 2021
BEST ANIMATION at International Tour Film Festival 2021
SPECIAL MENTION at ReAnima Bergen International Animation Festival 2021
BEST ANIMATION AWARD at Avanca Film Festival 2021
SILVER AWARD - Best Animated Short Film at the 14th Xiamen International Animation Festival
BEST ANIMATION - Shortfilms for Children or Youth at Anima Cordoba International Animation Festival
BEST ANIMATION at Summer Short of the Year
UNICEF Award at Cartoons on the Bay
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT AWARD at Dublin Animation Film Festival
PRIX DU COURT-METRAGE Meet Ze Artists at Festival International du film d'Animation de Cannes
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at VIEW Conference 2021
SPECIAL MENTION at the 2021 Hsin-Yi Children's Animation Awards
AUDIENCE AWARD at the 48. Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg