The Next 20 Festivals
- Reel 2 Real – International Film Festival for Youth, Vancouver, Canada
- Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm
- Smile International Film Festival, New Delhi and other places in India
- Filmfest Dresden - International Festival for Animation and Short Films, Dresden
- Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand
- International Festival of Animated Films (ITFS), Section "Tricks for Kids", Stuttgart
- International Documentary Film Festival Munich, DOK.education, München
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen
- Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival, Aosta
- Festival International du Film de Cannes, Cannes
- Corti a Ponte International Short Film festival – BY 3.20 section, Ponte San Nicolò (Padova)
- IndieJunior, Lisboa
- Prix Jeunesse International - Kinder- und Jugendfernsehfestival: Online this Year!, München
- Plein la Bobine – Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Issoire & La Bourboule
- Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- Kinolub Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Rzeszow and other cities in Southern Poland
- Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Online, Hamburg
- Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin
Varaždin and Rijeka, Croatia
No date available
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): All year event.
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Selec, Hrvoje (Executive Director
Deadline for film entries: 22/01/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Animations, Films made by Young Filmmakers, Workshop for Young Filmmakers
Number of films (app.): 185
Festival's guests: Directors
Festival's recognition: regional
Media coverage: regional
Special Events: Competition of animated films made BY children.
Notes/description: "We have founded VAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival in desire to make Varaždin and Croatia a place where children and youth, professionals, our guests and all animation lovers will be able to exchange their experience and make new friendships beyond their own states; a place where children and young people will enjoy films; where they will learn and associate at the same time. Festival have three main categories: MINI (made by children to 10 years), MIDI (made by children from 11 to 14 years) and MAXI (made by youth from 15 to 18 years). "
From 2014 on VAFI is not only an international film festival for animated films MADE BY children and youth, but also a film festival for animated films MADE FOR childen and youth which will be competitive.
Films can be submitted in two competitive sections:
VAFI JUNIOR (for young authors)
VAFI SENIOR (for adult authors who makes animated films for children and youth).
This festival is a member of
Contact:
VANIMA (VAFI)
Petra Preradovi?a 4
42000 Varaždin
Croatia
Phone: ++385-91 798 0858
Internet: www.vanima.hr