Internationally awarded television series for children about World War Two. This European co-production was broadcast in numerous countries under different titles: Wojna i ja (Poland), Les enfants courage (France), Der Krieg und Ich (Germany) and Kids of Courage. The stories are based on authentic diaries and letters of children from all over Europe and show from a multinational perspective how they experienced the horrors of war, the air raids, the hunger, but also the day-to-day life between 1933 and 1945. In eight episodes dramatized scenes are combined with animations and archival footage. German teenager Anton, for example, is very keen on joining the Hitler Youth, but his father refuses to sign the parental approval. In Scotland the 15-year-old Calum doesn't worry too much about the war, until the first Luftwaffe bombers appear above his town. From Norway to Czechoslovakia and from France to Russia, children are confronted with life-altering events.
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Golden Sparrow
The youth series Kids of Courage premiered in 2018 at the renowned Golden Sparrow (Goldener Spatz) Children's Media Festival in the German state of Thuringia and received the award of the same name in the category Information and Documentation.
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The White Elefant
At Filmfest München the youth series Kids of Courage received the Children's Media Award The White Elefant (Der weisse Elefant) for most outstanding television production of 2019.
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German Film and Media Assessment
The youth series Kids of Courage has received from the German Film and Media Assessment the highest quality mark: Especially valuable.
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Prix Jeunesse International
Episode 8 called Eva from Czechia of the youth series Kids of Courage was awarded the Prix Jeunesse International 2020 in the category: 11-15 Non-Fiction.
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German Audio Film Award
The audio description of the youth series Kids of Courage received in 2020 the German Audio Film Award (Deutscher Hörfilmpreis) in the category Children's and Youth Film.
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International Emmy Award
The youth series Kids of Courage was nominated in 2019 for an International Emmy Award in the category: TV Film & Mini Series.
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Japan Prize
The youth series Kids of Courage was a 2019 finalist for the internationally renowned Japan Prize for educational media.
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Taiwan International Children's Film Festival
The youth series Kids of Courage was recipient of a children's television award at the Taiwan International Children's Film Festival in the category: Best television and web programs.
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Grimme Award
The youth series Kids of Courage (Der Krieg und Ich) was nominated for the prestigious Grimme Award 2020 in the category: Children and Youth.
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Rockie Awards
The youth series Kids of Courage was nominated for a Rockie Award 2019 in the international competition of the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
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