The Next 20 Festivals
- Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane, Bellinzona
- Vienna International Children's Film Festival, Wien/Vienna
- Animex – International Festival of Animation & Computer Games, Middlesbrough
- Abloom Filmfestival, Oslo
- Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Oulu
- Torino Film Festival, Torino
- International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poznan
- Festival du Cinema Jeune Public, Lausanne
- Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Pyrgos and Amaliada
- Animateka International Animation Film Festival, Ljubljana * Maribor
- FIPADOC International Documentary Festival, Biarritz
- IndieJunior Allianz, Porto
- Stuttgarter Kinderfilmtage, Stuttgart
- Smile International Film Festival, New Delhi and other places in India
- Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Würzburg
- Festival Internacional du Premier Film, Annonay
- JEF – Europees Jeugdfilmfestival Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Courtrai, Strombeek-bever
- Docpoint / Dokkino, 21 cities all over Finland
- International Filmfestival Berlin, Generation, Berlin
- Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island - USA
Smile International Film Festival
New Delhi and other places in India, India
28/01/2026 - 03/02/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Mishra, Jitendra (contact person)
Prizes: 
Award
Programs: Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, Workshop for Young Filmmakers, Films made by Young Filmmakers
Number of films (app.): 150
Age of audience: 6 - 25
Number of spectators (app.): 50.000
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Notes/description: SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth) is a special film platform initiated by India’s leading development organization Smile Foundation and organised in partnership with the European Union. The festival is devoted to a greater appreciation of meaningful cinemas made for children and youth which can bring change in the society by showcasing those films, supporting emerging filmmakers, recognizing the pioneers and leaders of the similar industry and by promoting the diverse perspectives of Good World Cinema. IThe annual week-long festival - SIFFCY in New Delhi attracts thousands of filmmakers, industry professionals and Cinephile from across the world and more than 50000 young spectators take part in the festival every year. In addition, it reach out to above 500000 audience through it’s round the year outreach program siffcy@schools.
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Smile Foundation
161 B/4, 3rd Floor, Gulmohar House, Yusuf Sarai Community Centre
110049 New Delhi
India
Phone: ++91-8882193950
Internet: www.siffcy.org