Festival's Type:
Original Children’s / Young People’s Film Festivals
Film Festivals with section for Children’s / Young People’s Films
Festivals for Films made by Young Filmmakers
(for more details, see you-film.net)
Country:
Festivals for Films made by Young Filmmakers
- Anibar Animation Festival, Peja
- AniFest ROZAFA– International Film Festival for Children, for Teenagers and from Students, Shkoder
- BIKY – Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Busan
- Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics, Rimini
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Chicago
- Children Cinema Awards, Amsterdam (Place of Award Ceremony 2022)
- Children's Film Academy: Cinemira – Budapest International Children’s Film Festival, Budapest
- Cinemagic - International Film & Television Festival for Children and Young People, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Corti a Ponte International Short Film festival – BY 3.20 section, Ponte San Nicolò (Padova)
- Dubrovnik Film Festival – European Childrens Film Festival, Dubrovnik
- Dytiatko - Int. Children's Media Festival, Kharkiv
- Enimation Festival, Maribor
- Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival, Espinho
- Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil de Valencia, Valencia
- Filmkorte, Flensburg
- FiSHground Baltic Area at FiSH Filmfestival im StadtHafen, Rostock
- Four River Film Festival, Karlovac
- Freeze Frame – International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages, Winnipeg MB R3B 1G7
- Fresh Film Festival, Limerick City
- FUSE – Film Under Sever Experiment, Karlovac
- Independent Days Karlsruhe, New Date: Oct. 21st to 25th 2020, Karlsruhe
- IndieJunior Allianz, Porto
- Int. Short Film Festival Hamburg; Children's Film Festival "Mo & Friese", Hamburg
- International Film Festival BOO, Praha
- International Film Festival Kinotrip – By the Youth, for the Youth, Ljubljana
- International Filmworkshop "One Take", Leba
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen
- International Youth Film Festival “Plasencia Encorto”, Plasencia
- Kidz Cinema, Mumbai and online
- Kinolub Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Rzeszow and other cities in Southern Poland
- Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival (KICFF), Kristiansand
- Leeds Young Film Festival, Leeds
- MICE - Mostra International Cinema Educatu, Valencia
- MICE - Mostra International Cinema Educatu Madrid, Madrid
- Monstrale, Halle/Saale
- NUFF - Nordic Youth Film Festival, Tromsø
- Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Pyrgos and Amaliada
- Plural + Youth Video Festival, New York
- Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, Rhode Island - USA
- REC-Filmfestival Berlin, Berlin
- San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- Sehsüchte – International Student Filmfestival of Konrad Wolff Film and Television University, Potsdam
- Smile International Film Festival, New Delhi and other places in India
- Sottodiciotto Filmfestival (Under 18), Torino
- Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Stockholm
- Uelzener Filmtage, Niedersächsisches Schüler- und Jugendfilmfestival, Uelzen
- up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover, Hannover
- VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Varaždin and Rijeka
- Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene / Workshop for the Young Film Scene, Wiesbaden-Naurod
- Youki – International Youth Film Festival, Wels
- Zoomz – Festival für Kinder- und Jugendfilm, Luzern
Smile International Film Festival
New Delhi and other places in India, India
28/01/2026 - 03/02/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Mishra, Jitendra (contact person)
Prizes: 
Award
Programs: Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, Workshop for Young Filmmakers, Films made by Young Filmmakers
Number of films (app.): 150
Age of audience: 6 - 25
Number of spectators (app.): 50.000
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Notes/description: SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth) is a special film platform initiated by India’s leading development organization Smile Foundation and organised in partnership with the European Union. The festival is devoted to a greater appreciation of meaningful cinemas made for children and youth which can bring change in the society by showcasing those films, supporting emerging filmmakers, recognizing the pioneers and leaders of the similar industry and by promoting the diverse perspectives of Good World Cinema. IThe annual week-long festival - SIFFCY in New Delhi attracts thousands of filmmakers, industry professionals and Cinephile from across the world and more than 50000 young spectators take part in the festival every year. In addition, it reach out to above 500000 audience through it’s round the year outreach program siffcy@schools.
This festival is a member of
Contact:
Smile Foundation
161 B/4, 3rd Floor, Gulmohar House, Yusuf Sarai Community Centre
110049 New Delhi
India
Phone: ++91-8882193950
Internet: www.siffcy.org