The Next 20 Festivals
- Interfilm Short Film Festival: KuKi & Teen Screen - Short Films for Children and Young People, Berlin
- Athens International Children's Film Festival, Athens
- Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Oulu
- Zagreb Film Festival, Zagreb
- Int. Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam IDFA, Amsterdam
- Festival international de Cinéma du grain à démoudre, Gonfreville l'Orcher (Normandie)
- Gijón Int. Film Festival, Gijón, Asturias
- Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane, Bellinzona
- Vienna International Children's Film Festival, Wien/Vienna
- Abloom Filmfestival, Oslo
- Animex – International Festival of Animation & Computer Games, Middlesbrough
- Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Kassel
- Filmkorte, Flensburg
- GaztefilmFest, Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Uelzener Filmtage, Niedersächsisches Schüler- und Jugendfilmfestival, Uelzen
- International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poznan
- Torino Film Festival, Torino
- Festival du Cinema Jeune Public, Lausanne
- Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Pyrgos and Amaliada
- Animateka International Animation Film Festival, Ljubljana * Maribor
Int. Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam IDFA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
12/11/2026 - 22/11/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): November 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Orwa Nyrabia (Artistic Director), Marije Veenstra (Head of Education)
Prizes: VPRO Joris Ivens Award, Silver Wolf Award, Audience Award, FIPRESCI Award
Deadline for film entries: 09/07/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Documentaries
Number of films (app.): 200
Age of audience: 8-99
Number of spectators (app.): 51.000
Average number of journalists: 160
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Special Events: Talkshows, debates
This festival is a member of 
Contact:
Frederiksplein 52
NL-1017 XA Amsterdam
Netherlands
Phone: ++31-20-627 33 29
Fax: ++31-20-638 53 88
Internet: www.idfa.nl