The Next 20 Festivals
- Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane, Bellinzona
- Vienna International Children's Film Festival, Wien/Vienna
- Animex – International Festival of Animation & Computer Games, Middlesbrough
- Abloom Filmfestival, Oslo
- Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Oulu
- Torino Film Festival, Torino
- International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poznan
- 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
- FIPADOC International Documentary Festival, Biarritz
- IndieJunior Allianz, Porto
- Stuttgarter Kinderfilmtage, Stuttgart
- Smile International Film Festival, New Delhi and other places in India
- Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Würzburg
- Festival Internacional du Premier Film, Annonay
- JEF – Europees Jeugdfilmfestival Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Courtrai, Strombeek-bever
- Docpoint / Dokkino, 21 cities all over Finland
- International Filmfestival Berlin, Generation, Berlin
- Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island - USA
JEF – Europees Jeugdfilmfestival Vlaanderen
Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Courtrai, Strombeek-bever, Belgium
02/02/2026 - 22/02/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): February/March 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Iris Verhoeven / Bregt Van Wijnendaele
Prizes: 2 jury prizes, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 01/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Animations, TV Programs, Shorts
Number of films (app.): 90
Age of audience: 4-16 and adults
Number of spectators (app.): 17.000
Average number of journalists: 50
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors
Festival's recognition: local, regional, national, international
Media coverage: local, regional, national, international
Notes/description: The festival takes place in Antwerp and Bruges!
The festival programme consists of the following sections:
In competition:
• European shorts & feature films (age 8 – 12)
Out of competition:
• Programme for young children – European shorts & features (age 3+)
• ExtraJEFF – Additional programme – European shorts and features (age 6 -12)
• Cut the Crap – European shorts & feature films for youngsters (age 12+)
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Timmerwerfstraat 40
B-2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
Phone: ++32-3-3034314
Fax: ++32-3-21 31 492
Internet: jeffestival.be/en