Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 05.12.2025 - Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln, Cologne & Dortmund & online
- DL: 15.12.2025 - Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder-Medien-Festival at Erfurt & Gera, Erfurt & Gera
- DL: 15.12.2025 - Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM), Montréal (Québec)
- DL: 15.12.2025 - Smile International Film Festival, New Delhi and other places in India
- DL: 19.12.2025 - IndieJunior, Lisboa
- DL: 01.01.2026 - Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand
- DL: 15.01.2026 - Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm
- DL: 19.01.2026 - International Short Film Festival Oberhausen , Oberhausen
- DL: 20.01.2026 - 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)
- DL: 31.01.2026 - Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival , Aosta
- DL: 01.02.2026 - Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb
- DL: 01.02.2026 - Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Mures
- DL: 07.02.2026 - Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- DL: 01.03.2026 - Zlín Film Festival, International Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín
- DL: 14.03.2026 - Festival International du Film de Cannes, Cannes
- DL: 15.03.2026 - Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- DL: 31.03.2026 - La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- DL: 01.06.2026 - Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz
- DL: 30.06.2026 - Zurich Film Festival, Zürich, Switzerland
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