The Next 20 Festivals
- 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
- Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- Milano Film Fest, Milano
- Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera
Erfurt & Gera, Germany
07/06/2026 - 13/06/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): June 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Wenk, Elisabeth
Prizes: Children's Jury Prize "Goldener Spatz"/ Jury Prizes / MDR-Prize
Deadline for film entries: 15/12/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: TV Programs, Features, Shorts, Animations
Number of films (app.): 55-60 (in competition) 40-50 (other sections)
Age of audience: up to12
Number of spectators (app.): 19.000
Average number of journalists: about 70
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international, national
Media coverage: national
Notes/description: The festival takes place in Erfurt and Gera. Destination group: children up to 12 years and producers, festival scouts, cinema owners, non-profit children's film organisations, distributors, representatives of TV stations. Since 2005 on not only German, but also Austrian and Swiss productions have been presented.
Gera-address: Stiftung "Goldener Spatz", Heinrichstraße 47, D-07545 Gera, phone: ++49-365-80 04 874
This festival is a member of 
Contact:
German Children's Media Foundation Golden Sparrow
Anger 37 (Haus Dacheröden)
D-99084 Erfurt
Germany
Phone: ++49-361-66 386 - 0
Internet: www.goldenerspatz.de