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
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