Awards allocatedThe Next 20 Festivals
- Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids, Locarno
- La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- Sarajevo Film Festival, Sarajewo
- Festival des deutschen Films Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth Ojo de Pescado, Valparaíso
- Espoo Ciné Junior Film Festival, Espoo
- IFI Family Festival, Dublin
- San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- The Norwegian International Filmfestival / "Cinemagi", Haugesund
- Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- Salam – International Children and Youth Film Festival, Baku
- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- TIFF Junior – Tromsø Children's Film Festival, Tromsø
- Viborg International Animation Festival for Children and Youth, Viborg
- Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
- Cinedu – IFF For Children and Youth, Nove mesto nad Vahom and Bratislava
- Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil de Valencia, Valencia
- Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik
Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids
Locarno, Switzerland
05/08/2026 - 15/08/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): August 2027
Non-Competitive Children's Film Section
Deadline for film entries: 09/04/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Notes/description: The Locarno Kids Screenings section proposes works aimed at children, adolescents and families, with particular attention to films that stimulate reflection on oneself and on the world, and restorations aimed at rediscovering the history of cinema.
Contact:
Via Franchino Rusca 1
6600 Locarno
Switzerland
Phone: ++41 917562121
Internet: www.locarnofestival.ch