Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 31.10.2025 - Docpoint / Dokkino, 21 cities all over Finland
- DL: 31.10.2025 - Festival de Cinéma d'Alès Itinerances, Alès
- DL: 03.11.2025 - International Filmfestival Berlin, Generation, Berlin
- DL: 10.11.2025 - Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island - USA
- DL: 15.11.2025 - BUFF Filmfestival, Malmö
- DL: 15.11.2025 - Festival Internacional du Premier Film, Annonay
- DL: 15.11.2025 - International Festival of Animated Films (ITFS), Section "Tricks for Kids" , Stuttgart
- DL: 17.11.2025 - Cartoon Movie, Bordeaux, France
- DL: 21.11.2025 - Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg
- DL: 30.11.2025 - Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Thessaloniki
- DL: 01.12.2025 - Filmfest Dresden - International Festival for Animation and Short Films, Dresden
- DL: 01.12.2025 - Prix Jeunesse International - Kinder- und Jugendfernsehfestival: Online this Year!, München
- DL: 05.12.2025 - Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln, Cologne & Dortmund & online
- DL: 08.12.2025 - 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: 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)
Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF)
Kristiansand, Norway
20/04/2026 - 25/04/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): April/May 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Sordal, Cathrine and Heimlund, Marion
Prizes: Best International Children’s Film (50.000 NOK), Best European Children’s Film, Best Youth Film, 
Award
Deadline for film entries: 01/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Shorts, Films made by Young Filmmakers, Workshop for Young Filmmakers, Animations, Documentaries
Number of films (app.): 100
Age of audience: 3 - 19
Number of spectators (app.): 17.000
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Actors, Distributors, Others
Festival's recognition: international, national
Media coverage: national
Special Events: Industry Days May 7th to 9th 2025: "On the Barricades for Children's Film"
Notes/description: www.facebook.com/barnefilmfestivalen
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Kristiansand Kino
Vestre strandgate 9
NO-4610 Kristiansand
Norway
Phone: ++ 47-38-10 42 05
Fax: ++ 47-38-10 42 01
Internet: bff.no