The Next 20 Festivals
- Cannes Cinema: Ecrans Juniors, Cannes
- VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Varaždin and Rijeka
- Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- Children Kinofest, 20 cities in Ukraine
- Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- Kinolub Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Rzeszow and other cities in Southern Poland
- Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- Milano Film Fest, Milano
- Plein la Bobine – Sancy Film Festival for Young People, Issoire & La Bourboule
- Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival, Johannesburg
- Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival, Espinho
- Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival, Aosta
- Festival International du Film de La Rochelle, La Rochelle
- Filmfest München - CineKindl, Munich
- BIKY – Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Busan
- Galway Film Fleadh / Junior Film Fleadh, Galway
- Pula Film Festival, Children's and Youth Film Programms, Pula
Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival
Espinho, Portugal
21/06/2025 - 29/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): June 2026
Competitive Children's Film Section
Director/s: Pereira, Filipe
Prizes: Several categories, furthermore the Silver Castle competition for Feature films from Directors on its first or second work.
Deadline for film entries: 09/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Workshop for Young Filmmakers, Films made by Young Filmmakers, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, TV Programs
Number of films (app.): 200
Festival's recognition: national
Media coverage: national
Notes/description: The event is divided in three departments: Youth Film Festival, Moving Image Students Encounter, and FEST Sound.
FEST - International Youth Film Festival, is now one of the most important cultural events in Portugal, with all year TV Coverage, and the first Portuguese Film Festival with the capacity to show some works on the Portuguese television regularly.
The International Film Students Encounter, which is a parallel activity of the festival, has received in Portugal students from all over the world in its previous edition, and is set to guarantee a very good environment for the festival, as well as all the condition for all people interested in following the event.
Contact:
Fest - Associação Cultural
Apartado 234
4501-910 Espinho
Portugal
Phone: ++351-256330900
Internet: www.fest.pt