Best Children's Feature Film

THE BICYCLE (Gulong) Phillippines. Produced by Menardo Jimenez and Socorro Fernandez
The Bicycle is a story of Apoo, a boy of 12 and his cousin Momoy and their quest for a bicycle. It is the start of the school holidays and their only hope of entertainment is an antique bicycle lying abandoned at the oldest, spookiest house in the neighborhood. The old woman who owns the house will let them have it – for a price! This starts them on a journey which tests their character, strengthens their friendship and unravels things about the past, making this summer one of the most meaningful in their lives.

DENIAS, SINGING ON THE CLOUD (Denias, Senandung di Atas Awan) Indonesia. Produced by Ari Sihasale
Based on the story of the real life struggle of a boy named Denias, who came from a small village at Jayawijaya Mountain in Western Papua Island and now has a scholarship to attend senior high school in Darwin, Australia. This story, shot authentically against the real backdrop of Papua Island, reveals the beauty and hardship of emotions between spirit, dream and reality, humour and sadness, freedom and regret, enemy and friendship, revenge and forgiveness, efforts and result.

LOCKSMITH (Ghofl-saz) Iran. Produced by Hassan Agha-Karimi
13-year-old Mohammad goes to the police station to complain about his dad who frequently beats him and his little sister. He tells the police he wants to sue his father, the local locksmith. Although Mohammad is encouraged by his granny and his dad’s family, the police officer does not accept his words and makes him take back his complaint.

MUKHSIN Malaysia. Produced by Puad Onah
Orked is ten, Mukhsin is twelve. They meet during one school holiday and quickly become best of friends. They play together, hang out together and soon even begin to dress alike. But things get confusing when Mukhsin thinks he has fallen in love with Orked.

MOTHER NANNY (Inang Yaya) Phillipines. Produced by Antonio Gloria
Norma straddles between two worlds as mother to Ruby and nanny to Louise. When Norma takes Ruby to the city to live with the family of Louise, the two girls struggle to share the woman they both fiercely love. Every day is a balancing act for Norma as she deals with her demanding ward and her headstrong daughter; a generous employer and her opinionated mother-in-law; the desire for a good life and the need to survive.