The Next 20 Festivals
- AniFest ROZAFA– International Film Festival for Children, for Teenagers and from Students, Shkoder
- Cinemagic - International Film & Television Festival for Children and Young People, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- MICE - Mostra International Cinema Educatu Madrid, Madrid
- Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz
- Kinderfilmtage im Ruhrgebiet; Essen, Mülheim, Oberhausen, Essen, Mülheim, Oberhausen
- Filmfest Osnabrück – Festival des Unabhängigen Films, Osnabrück
- Doxs Ruhr, Bochum, Bottrop, Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Moers, Mülheim, Witten
- London International Film Festival, London
- Children's Cinema Festival of Florianópolis, Florianópolis
- Cinekid - International Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children and Young People, Amsterdam
- Dresdner Kinderfilmfest Kinolino, Dresden
- Junges Filmfestival Köln Cinepaenz, Cologne
- Biennale of Animation Bratislava (BAB), Bratislava
- Dubrovnik Film Festival – European Childrens Film Festival, Dubrovnik
- Riga International Film Festival, Riga
- Bielefelder Kinder- und Jugendfilmfest, Bielefeld
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Uppsala
- Zoomz – Festival für Kinder- und Jugendfilm, Luzern
- Chania Film Festival Edu, Chania, Crete
- Mon Premier Festival, Paris
Chania Film Festival Edu
Chania, Crete, Greece
21/10/2026 - 31/10/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): Oct./Nov. 2027
Competitive Children's Film Section
Director/s: Frantzeksakis, Mattheos
Deadline for film entries: 31/05/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Animations
Festival's recognition: regional
Media coverage: regional
Notes/description: Chania Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival starting in Chania, in the region of Crete. An organization that quickly became an institution with international collaborations, with involvement and presence of creators, with many parallel events, with recognition and acceptance.
A cinematic institution that aspires to host what’s best in the world of cinema, both in Greece and abroad. A creative institution that interposes and is mainly concerned. A meeting place for fiction films, documentaries animation films.
A celebration of the 7th art.
There is a special section for documentary podcasts.
This festival is a member of 
Contact:
Chania Film Festival Edu, Cultural Society of Crete
PO Box 3 / Dimokratias & Hali Vamvakopoulos
73135 Chania, Crete
Greece
Phone: ++30-69706511530651153
Fax: ++30-2821036364
Internet: chaniafilmfestival.com/en/cff-edu/