Luce and The Rock Awarded Best European Short film for Children at EFCA Awards, Berlinale 2023

The Belgian short animated film 'Luce and the Rock' was awarded the Best European Short Film for Children and Young Audiences prize by the members of the ECFA (European Children’s Film Association), at the EFCA Awards ceremony, which took place during the 73rd edition of the Berlinale.

 The Britt Raes short film was produced with the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF); it already had its world premiere at the 72nd edition of the Berlinale and received a Special Mention (Generation KPlus). 

Luce and the Rock is the second short by Flemish director Britt Raes and tells the story of two unlikely friends who, although they seem to have nothing in common, end up overcoming their fears together. Raes explores the theme of the fear of the unknown for a broad audience, in a very unique and colourful visual style. 

We wrote about the film in 2022:

'Luce and the Rock' is the second short by Flemish director Britt Raes and tells the story of two unlikely friends who, although they seem to have nothing in common, end up overcoming their fears together. Raes explores the theme of the fear of the unknown for a broad audience, in a very unique and colourful visual style. 

To date, 'Luce and the Rock' has been selected for close to 130 festivals around the world (including Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Rotterdam, the New York International Children’s Film Festival and the Ensors) and has won over 20 awards, including at the Japan Prize, in Ottawa, at Anima Brussels and at the Go Short International Short Film Festival.

The score is composed by Bram Meindersma, who was previously the composer for 'Negative Space' by Max Porter and Ru Kuwuhata (nominated for the Oscars in 2017) and This Magnificent Cake! by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef (selected for the Directors’ Fortnight and nominated for the César in 2020).

 The short film has also been released in over 200 theaters in Belgium, Switzerland and France (seen by over 80,000 viewers). 

'Luce and the Rock' received support from the Film Fund of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) of Minister for Cultural Affairs Jan Jambon.