Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 15.03.2026 - Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- DL: 18.03.2026 - Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- DL: 30.03.2026 - Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics, Rimini
- DL: 31.03.2026 - La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- DL: 01.04.2026 - Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
- DL: 09.04.2026 - Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids, Locarno
- DL: 17.04.2026 - Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- DL: 01.05.2026 - Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno
- DL: 23.05.2026 - London International Film Festival, London
- DL: 25.05.2026 - Tauron Young Horizons International Film Festival, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Pozna?, and almost 20 other towns and cities
- DL: 31.05.2026 - Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Uppsala
- DL: 01.06.2026 - Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz
- DL: 02.06.2026 - Cinekid - International Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children and Young People, Amsterdam
- DL: 15.06.2026 - Vienna International Children's Film Festival, Wien/Vienna
- DL: 25.06.2026 - Filem'On – Brussels Children's Film Festival, Brussels & Ghent
- DL: 30.06.2026 - San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- DL: 30.06.2026 - Zurich Film Festival, Zürich, Switzerland
- DL: 04.07.2026 - Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany
28/04/2026 - 03/05/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): May 2027
Competitive Children's Film Section
Director/s: Neisse, Konrad (Children's programme)
Prizes: Children's jury prize, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 19/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, Films made by Young Filmmakers
Number of films (app.): 60
Age of audience: 4-14
Number of spectators (app.): 3.000
Average number of journalists: 150
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Special Events: The Festival has its 50th anniversary in 2004!
Notes/description: The Children's Film Section has been running for 23 years and has as such the oldest short film competition for children's films in Germany. The festival has got a filmmarket were all the entries to the festival can be viewed individually by professionals. This filmmarket consists of approx. 3.000 videos to be screened at 12 viewing booths. Access is free for accredited.
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Grillostraße 34
D-46045 Oberhausen
Germany
Phone: ++49-208-82 53053
Fax: ++49-208-82 55 413
Internet: www.kurzfilmtage.de