The Next 20 Festivals
- Cannes Cinema: Ecrans Juniors, Cannes
- VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Varaždin and Rijeka
- Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- Children Kinofest, 20 cities in Ukraine
- Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- Kinolub Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Rzeszow and other cities in Southern Poland
- Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- Milano Film Fest, Milano
- Plein la Bobine – Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Issoire & La Bourboule
- Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival, Johannesburg
- Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival, Espinho
- Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival, Aosta
- Festival International du Film de La Rochelle, La Rochelle
- Filmfest München - CineKindl, Munich
- BIKY – Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Busan
- Galway Film Fleadh / Junior Film Fleadh, Galway
- Pula Film Festival, Children's and Youth Film Programms, Pula
Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth
Zlín, Czech Republic
29/05/2025 - 04/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): May/June, 2026
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Pášmová, Markéta (artistic director)
Prizes: diverse, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 01/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Shorts, Animations, Features, Documentaries
Number of films (app.): 350
Age of audience: 3-99
Number of spectators (app.): 120.000
Average number of journalists: 50
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international, national
Media coverage: international, national
Special Events: In 2020 Zlín Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary!
Notes/description: Zlin Film Festival – International Film Festival for Children and Youth is the largest and oldest festival of its kind in the world. It was founded in 1961 within the environs of the Zlín Film Studio, which at the time was one of the biggest European producers of films targeted at children and youth. The festival´s competition is focused on live-action films for children and youth, animated shorts for children, European first films and student films. The festival is a member of ECFA.
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Contact:
Filmfest, s.r.o.
Filmová 174
76001 Zlín
Czech Republic
Phone: ++420 577 592 275
Internet: www.zlinfest.cz