The Next 20 Festivals
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- 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
- Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik
- Zurich Film Festival, Zürich, Switzerland
- Filmfest Hamburg, Children's and Youth Film Festival "Michel", Hamburg
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- Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz
Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
Chemnitz, Germany
02/10/2026 - 10/10/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): October 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Michael Harbauer
Prizes: 
Award, numerous jury and audience awards
Deadline for film entries: 01/06/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Animations, Shorts
Number of films (app.): 150
Age of audience: 5-25
Number of spectators (app.): 20000
Average number of journalists: 30
Festival's guests: Directors, Actors, Producers, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Notes/description: Films for children and young people from all over the world with a special focus on films from Eastern European countries.
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Sächsischer Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst e.V.
Neefestr. 99
D-09119 Chemnitz
Germany
Phone: ++49-371-4447440
Fax: ++49-371-4447479
Internet: www.ff-schlingel.de