Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 21.08.2026 - Gijón Int. Film Festival, Gijón, Asturias
- DL: 31.08.2026 - JuniorFest - International Festival for Children and Youth, Plzen, Dobrany, Horsovsky Tyn, Prestice, Domazlice, Czech Republic
- DL: 01.09.2026 - Sottodiciotto Filmfestival (Under 18), Torino
- DL: 01.09.2026 - Uelzener Filmtage, Niedersächsisches Schüler- und Jugendfilmfestival, Uelzen
- DL: 06.09.2026 - Torino Film Festival, Torino
- DL: 01.10.2026 - JEF – Europees Jeugdfilmfestival Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Courtrai, Strombeek-bever
- DL: 15.10.2026 - New York International Children's Film Festival, New York
- DL: 01.12.2026 - Filmfest Dresden - International Festival for Animation and Short Films, Dresden
- DL: 15.12.2026 - Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- DL: 13.01.2027 - Leeds Young Film Festival , Leeds
- DL: 18.01.2027 - International Short Film Festival Oberhausen , Oberhausen
- DL: 01.02.2027 - Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- DL: 01.02.2027 - Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- DL: 01.03.2027 - Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth
Zlín, Czech Republic
27/05/2027 - 02/06/2027 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): May/June, 2028
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Pášmová, Markéta (artistic director)
Prizes: diverse, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 01/03/2027 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Shorts, Animations, Features, Documentaries
Number of films (app.): 350
Age of audience: 3-99
Number of spectators (app.): 120.000
Average number of journalists: 50
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international, national
Media coverage: international, national
Special Events: Interview with Marketa Pasmova & Jaroslava Hynstova about the Zlin Film Festival: https://www.ecfaweb.org/marketa-pasmova-jaroslava-hynstova-about-the-zlin-film-festival/
Notes/description: Zlin Film Festival – International Film Festival for Children and Youth is the largest and oldest festival of its kind in the world. It was founded in 1961 within the environs of the Zlín Film Studio, which at the time was one of the biggest European producers of films targeted at children and youth. The festival´s competition is focused on live-action films for children and youth, animated shorts for children, European first films and student films. The festival is a member of ECFA.
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Filmfest, s.r.o.
Filmová 174
76001 Zlín
Czech Republic
Phone: ++420 577 592 275
Internet: www.zlinfest.cz