"Olmo" by Mexican writer and director Fernando Eimbcke wins the Youth Film Award of the Swedish Church and INTERFILM at the 43rd Children and Youth Film Festival in Malmö (7-13 March, 2026). The winner gets an INTERFILM diploma and a prize money endowed with 100.000 Swedish Kronor, donated by the Swedish Church.
The Prize has been awarded since 2007 by juries which unite people of church and film. In 2026, members of the jury were Kristina Klingberg, deacon of the Swedish Church in Malmö, Felix Illi, pastor in the Parish of Höllviken, Emma Gray Munthe, film journalist, and Pelle Rådström, script writer.
The motivation for their decision for "Olmo" reads: "After an opening that feels lifted straight out of an American teen movie, the director unexpectedly leads us into existential reflections on reconciliation, responsibility, and compassion. On the one hand, this film is a goofy comedy about a fourteen-year-old boy’s attempts to seduce the girl next door, on the other, a political drama about how much family members need to rely on each other when wages don’t even cover the rent and the social safety net is missing. In 84 minutes, the audience goes through laughter, emotional turmoil and thoughts on what truly matters in life."