USA Film Festival (children's section)

USA Film Festival, KidFilm, USA
http://usafilmfestival.com
https://www.facebook.com/USAFilmFestival
Festival Creation : 1970. Children's Section Creation (KidFilm) : 1978
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : 8,000 visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : KidFilm is an annual outreach program of the USA Film Festival/Dallas, a 501c3 nonprofitorganization dedicated to the recognition and promotion of excellence in the film and video arts. Through its year-round multicultural programs and special events, the USA Film Festival provides an opportunity for the public to discover films not scheduled for commercial distribution and sheds new light on familiar films by facilitating discussion and encounters with filmmakers and lecturers.

International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh

International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh, Bangladesh
http://www.cfsbangladesh.org/
https://www.facebook.com/cfsbangladesh
Festival Creation : 2008
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Young Bangladeshi Talent, Children Filmmaker Award
2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh is an annual film festival held countrywide, which showcases full length features, shorts, experimental films made for and by children. Founded in 2008, it is the biggest film festival in Bangladesh and also the only international film festival for children and young adults of the country. The festival is a part of CFS, Children's Film society which organizes monthly screenings and sessions of children’s films and workshops suitable for children and young adults. CFS was established on 2006 realizing the fact that the film, as the most powerful media of art of the present time was not being used for our children properly as a strong tool of learning and entertainment.

Maryland International Kids FilmFest (non competitive)

Maryland International Kids FilmFest, USA
http://www.mikff.com/
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : The Maryland International Kids FilmFest is an outgrowth of the children's programming at the annual Frederick Film Festival. The MIKFF is committed to providing quality, entertaining fim programming for young people. The mission of the festival is to highlight the work of quality filmmakers and promote the screening and exposure of great children's film.

Children's Film Festival Seattle

Children's Film Festival Seattle, USA
http://www.childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org
https://www.facebook.com/Childrens-Film-Festival-Seattle
Festival Creation : 1995
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Animated Short (Seattle Children's Hospital Jury), Best Animated Film, (Festival Children's Jury, Features), Best Animated Film, (Festival Children's Jury, Shorts), Special Jury Prize, The Most Popular Film of the Festival
2014, 2015, 2016 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Over the past 10 years, Children’s Film Festival Seattle has become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. Selected films are considered for the REDCAT, International Children's Film Festival and ANDkids World Film Festival.

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Annie Award (Children's section)

Annie Award (Children's section), USA
http://annieawards.org
https://www.facebook.com/AnnieAwards
Festival Creation : 1972. Children's section : 2008. Preschool section : 2012
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : No information about visitors.
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children, Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience
2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The Annie Award is an American award for accomplishments in animation. The Annies have been presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation, since 1992 it has given awards to individual films.

Bay Area International Children's Film Festival (non competitive)

Bay Area International Children's Film Festival, BAICFF, USA
http://baicff.com
https://www.facebook.com/BAICFF
Festival Creation : 2009
Festival Dates : January
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors or less
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Non competitive. Children’s Choice Award
2013, 2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : BAICFF’s mission is to present engaging, culturally diverse cinema and film education programs for children and families. An annual Playdate for the Imagination™ where education and imagination collide. The festival offers families a cinematic view of the world’s varied cultures and traditions. The films inspire curiosity and conversation, and allow children to experience a wide range of cultural perspectives.