Awards allocatedThe Next 20 Festivals
- Anima – Brussels International Animation Film Festival, Brussels
- New York International Children's Film Festival, New York
- PLAY - Lisbon's International Children's Film Festival, Lisboa
- Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM), Montréal (Québec)
- Cartoon Movie, Bordeaux, France
- Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg
- Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Thessaloniki
- BUFF Filmfestival, Malmö
- Freeze Frame – International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages, Winnipeg MB R3B 1G7
- SehPferdchen - Kinderfilmfest Hannover, Hannover & Burgdorf & Wunstorf
- 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
New York International Children's Film Festival
New York, USA
27/02/2026 - 15/03/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): March 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Guralnick, Nina
Deadline for film entries: 15/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Shorts, Features, Animations, Documentaries
Number of films (app.): 100
Age of audience: 3 - 18
Number of spectators (app.): 25.000
Festival's recognition: national
Media coverage: national
Notes/description: As an Oscar®-qualifying event and the largest film festival for young audiences in North America: "What we want: Short and feature films for audiences age 3-18. NYICFF seeks creative, original, non-formulaic works that will help to define a new, more compelling film for kids. We are not shy about presenting films with mature themes, subject matter, language or sensibilities--especially for our teen and pre-teen audiences. If you are in doubt about the suitability of your film, we urge you to submit the work and let the NYICFF selection committee make the determination. Films may appear in or out of competition.
Contact:
225 Broadway, #2730
New York, NY 10007
USA
Phone: ++1-212-349-0330
Internet: www.nyicff.org