Awards allocatedThe Next 20 Festivals
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- Kinolub Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Rzeszow and other cities in Southern Poland
- 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
- Galway Film Fleadh / Junior Film Fleadh, Galway
- Pula Film Festival, Children's and Youth Film Programms, Pula
- Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno
- New Horizons International Film Festival, Wroclaw
- 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
- Espoo Ciné Junior Film Festival, Espoo
- San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- The Norwegian International Filmfestival / "Cinemagi", Haugesund
- Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
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