The international children’s jury comprised of 18 children from nine European nations awarded the European Children’s Film Award (5000 Euros) from the “Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst” (Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art) for the best children’s film to ZOOMERS / Denmark 2009 / Director: Christian E. Christiansen

The “DIAMANT” award – a bike from the “Diamant-Fahrradwerke Hartmannsdorf” in Saxony – is honoured to the most convincing acting performance by a child. The award was given to Camille Felton for her play in NOÉMIE, THE SECRET / Canada 2009 / Director: Frédérik D‘Amours

The International Expert Jury awarded the Chemnitz Top Award in the Children’s Film Competition (5000 Euros) for the best children’s film to THE TWELFTH SUMMER / Russia 2009 / Director: Pawel Fattachutdinow

The Top Award in the Junior Film Competition (4000 Euros) for the best junior film awarded by the International Expert Jury and the “Saechsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien” (Saxon Regional Office for Private Broadcasting and New Media) went to BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS / Brazil 2010 / Director: Ana Luiza Azevedo

The Junior Film Award (1000 Euros) for the best junior film was awarded to ALABAMA MOON by Timothy McCanlies / USA 2010

The eleven-person youth jury awarded the Cinestar Youth Film Award (1000 Euros) from the “Greater Union Filmpalast GmbH” for the best youth film to THE BE ALL AND END ALL by Bruce Webb / United Kingdom 2009

The DEFA-Foundation Award (4000 Euro) goes to the German movie THE DISPENSABLES by Director Andreas Arnstedt.

The DEFA-Foundation Short Film Award (1000 Euros) went to POVERTY TELLS MANY STORIES by the German director Isabel Prahl

The Animation Film Award for the best animation went to DUCK, DEATH AND TULIP / Germany 2010 by Matthias Bruhn.

The three-person short film jury awards the Short Film Award (500 Euro) to NINEANDAHALF GOODBYE / Germany 2010 / Director: Halina Dyrschka

The Lichtenauer Audience Award from “Lichtenauer Mineralquellen GmbH” was chosen by the visitors during the festival week. The award went to SKELLIG / United Kingdom 2009 by director Annabel Jankel.

The Fair Play Award - chosen by the pupils of the “Zwönitzer Gymnasium” (Grammer school in Zwönitz) – went to the film that best champions the issues of children and youth. This year it was awarded to the German film CLOSER THAN BLOOD by Oliver Kienle.

The “Ehrenschlingel” for exceptional commitment to the European children’s film was awarded to Zdeněk Miler, the illustrator of the “little mole”.
After the war the trained painter and graphic artist worked as an animator. The mole was born, because of the simple fact that Miler stumbled over a mole hill. From that moment on, the “little mole” experienced a lot of adventures and bewitched people all over Europe. Zdenka Deitchova, producer of all “little mole” films, accepted the award in place of Miler.