Awards allocatedThe Next 20 Festivals
- Your Cinema - International Competition Program for children and youth audience, as part of International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts "Spirit Of Fire", Khanty-Mansiysk and other cities in the district of UGRA (Siberia)
- Cine-Jeune – Festival International de Cinéma, Braine, Saint Quentin & Department of Aisne
- Festival de Cinéma d'Alès Itinerances, Alès
- Let's Dok Festival of Documentary Films for a Young Audience, Warsaw
- Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm
- Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF), Taipei
- Filmfest Dresden - International Festival for Animation and Short Films, Dresden
- Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand
- Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln, Cologne & Dortmund & online
- Ennesimo FilmFestival, Fiorano Modenese
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen
- IndieJunior, Lisboa
- Corti a Ponte International Short Film festival – BY 3.20 section, Ponte San Nicolò (Padova)
- International Festival of Animated Films (ITFS), Section "Tricks for Kids", Stuttgart
- International Documentary Film Festival Munich, DOK.education, München
- Cannes Cinema: Ecrans Juniors, Cannes
- Festival International du Film de Cannes, Cannes
- Plein la Bobine – Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Issoire & La Bourboule
- Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- Prix Jeunesse International - Kinder- und Jugendfernsehfestival: Online this Year!, München
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, Great Britain
13/08/2026 - 19/08/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): August 2027
Non-Competitive Children's Film Section
Director/s: Shane Danielsen
Prizes: Children's Film Section non competitive, other sections: "Michael-Powell" / McLaren Animation Award / New Director's Award
Deadline for film entries: 17/04/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Shorts, Features, Animations, Documentaries, TV Programs
Number of films (app.): 320
Average number of journalists: 629
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: local, regional, national, international
Media coverage: local, regional, national, international
Special Events: Film UK
Contact:
88 Lothian Road
GB- Edinburgh EH3 9BZ
Great Britain
Phone: ++441-131-22 84 051
Fax: ++441-131-22 95 501
Internet: www.edfilmfest.org.uk