ICFFCY

International Children’s Film Festival of Cyprus (ICFFCY), Cyprus
http://www.icffcy.org
https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenandYouthFilmFestival
Festival Creation : 2005
Festival Dates : April
Public attendance :  No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive

Festival Description : ICFFCY is aimed at giving children the opportunity to explore and use media in all it’s different forms, view and discuss films, starting at an early age and encouraging a lifelong interest. The activities are selected according to the following criteria: educational aspects, relationships among children, youth and adults, non violence, respect for each other’s culture and backgrounds, respect for the environment and broadening the perspective of future citizens of the world.

Kidscreen

Kidscreen
http://kidscreen.com
https://www.facebook.com/Kidscreen
Awards Creation : 2010
Awards Dates : February
Animated Film Awards : Kidscreen Awards
2015 on Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : KidScreen is the leading international trade publication serving the informational needs and interests of kids entertainment professionals. Published eight times a year, the magazine’s editorial content provides comprehensive analysis of the news, issues, trends, market shifts and opportunities having an impact on all sectors of the business, including TV production, distribution &programming, licensing &retail, marketing &promotions, gaming &digital media, feature films, home entertainment and publishing. KidScreen’s cross-disciplinary approach to coverage mirrors the way the kids entertainment operates, and makes it unique in the trade publishing space serving this audience.
KidScreen Award is an annual children's programming and broadcasting awards.

International Emmy® Kids Awards

International Emmy® Kids Awards, USA
http://www.iemmys.tv/awards_kids
https://www.facebook.com/iemmys
Festival Creation : 2013
Festival Dates : February
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Kids series, Preschool, Factual, Animation, Mini-series
2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 60 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. The Academy's yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy® Awards and International Emmy® Kids Awards Ceremonies held in New York.

Cairo International Cinema and Arts Festival for Children

Cairo International Cinema and Arts Festival for Children, Egypt
http://cicafc.com
https://www.facebook.com/cicafc
Festival Creation : 1993
Festival Dates : March
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : No Information

Festival Description : Cairo International Cinema and Arts Festival for Children inaugurates an international new platform for children´s cinema and arts in pursuit of sustaining interactivity between artists, as well as, promotes valuable and prosperous production for children up to the age of 14.

Singapour International Children's Film Festival

Singapour International Children's Film Festival (Big Eyes, Big Minds) Singapore
http://www.bigeyesbigminds.com
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : June
Public attendance : 3000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Film For Kids Under 5,  Best Animated Film Award, The Audience Choice Award
2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Dedicated to kids aged 2 to 18 years old, Big Eyes, Big Minds - Singapore International Children's Film Festival showcases the best, new films for young people from around the world. We screen age-appropriate films that are always about kids, with stories from the perspective of the child or youth. Our quest is to show culturally-diverse, thought-provoking and value-affirming films that kids will connect with. It is our mission to educate, enrich and inspire!

KidzFlicks

KidzFlicks, The Sydney International Festival of Films by Children, Autralia
http://www.bardicstudio.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/BardicStudio
Festival Creation : 2011
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Only for films made by children.

Festival Description : KidzFlicks focus on films made made by children 12 years of age and younger. The festival is a project of the Bardic Studio, a charity that supports the production, distribution and exhibition of child produced films.

CIFF

CIFF, Children's International Film Festival, Dubai, UAE
http://ciff.ae
https://www.facebook.com/iloveciff
Festival Creation : 2014
Festival Dates : April
Public attendance : 150,000 attendees at CIFF 2014
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Audience Choice Award : International Short Film, International Feature Film.
2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The aim of the festival is to encourage meaningful through provoking films for children and showcase amazing works of Filmmakers from around the world. CIFF was created by Deepak and Jyoti Jain, a couple who both have backgrounds in film and the arts who noticed that despite a plethora of film content, not enough of it was being made available to young cinema enthusiasts in the region.

SICAF (children's section)

SICAF, Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, South Korea
http://sicaf.org
https://www.facebook.com/hello.sicaf
Festival Creation : 1995
Festival Dates : May
Public attendance : 393,910 visitors (2015 information)
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Special Distinction, Special Prize, Audience's Choice (for SICAF KID in competition)

Festival Description : SICAF is Korea’s largest cartoon and animation festival, and is a venue for cultural exchanges, bringing together cartoons and animated works from all around the world in one spot. The festival has a kids's section : SICAT KID.

Testimonial about the children's film festivals database :
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Kaye Lee, Programmer / Manager, SICAF.

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Children's section)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Children's section), France
http://www.clermont-filmfest.com
https://www.facebook.com/Clermontferrandshortfilmfestival
Festival Creation : 1979. Children's section : 2015
Festival Dates : February
Public attendance : 100 000 visitors (35 000 children) .
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best short film, youth audience category.
No information about Award-Winning animated children films.

Festival Description : The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films and is the second largest film festival in France, after Cannes, in terms of audience and professional attendance, boasting over 100,000 attendees annually.
For the first time, in 2015, a competition will be held in the youth audience category. The best short film will be rewarded by pupils and a member of Canal + Family.

Lola Kenya Screen Film Festival

Lola Kenya Screen Film Festival, Kenya
http://www.lolakenyascreen.org
https://www.facebook.com/LolaKenyaScreen
Festival Creation : 2005
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Golden Mboni Award for the best children’s film, 14-Plus Award for the best youth film. Other prizes include the Most Creative Project, Children’s Rights, Best Animation.

Festival Description : Lola Kenya Screen Film Festival exhibits the best possible films, both local and international, for children, youth and family. It showcases films in all kinds of formats, categories and genres. The festival focuses on films by children, films for children and films involving children and youth. During the festival, children and youth serve on the film selection committee and on the film jury. The festival is a part of Lola Kenya Screen film.

ANDkids World Film Festival (non competitive)

ANDkids World Film Festival , USA
http://performingarts.nd.edu/andkids
Festival Creation : 2008
Festival Dates : July
Public attendance : No information about visitors Festival
Type : Non competitive
Festival Description : World Film Festival is a four days festival, featuring an entertaining, educational and diverse line-up of films from around the world for children of all ages. Festival's programs for young audiences showcase also short films that played during Children's Film Festival Seattle. ANDkids World Film Festival is set to take place at the University of Notre Dame, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Boston International Kids Film Festival

Boston International Kids Film Festival, USA
http://bikff.org
https://www.facebook.com/BostonInternationalKidsFilmFest
Festival Creation : 1997
Festival Dates : November
Public attendance : 25,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive (most of the selected films are live-action films and not animated films)
Animated Film Awards : Best Feature, Best Short, Audience Choice
No awards for Animated Children's films in 2014 and 2015.

Festival Description : The Boston International Kids Film Festival, geared towards teens and their families, is a three-day festival of juried films for, about, and by kids, along with workshops and lots of mentoring opportunities. The BIKFF is presented by Filmmakers Collaborative, which encourages and supports the making of great films and media projects by people of all ages and experience levels.

Adelaide Kids Film Festival

Adelaide Kids Film Festival, Australia
http://akff.com.au
Festival Creation : 2012
Festival Dates : November
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors or less
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Junior and Best Senior Animation for films made by kids
2013, 2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Adelaide Kids Film Festival (AKFF) is an annual film festival for kids by kids. AKFF is dedicated to increasing access and participation for Deaf and hard of hearing young people in South Australia and encourages all young people to make and view films.

AniFest ROZAFA

AniFest ROZAFA, International Film Festival for Children & Young Audience, Albania
http://www.anifestrozafa.org
https://www.facebook.com/rozafaanifest
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : September
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Short Film Best Animation For Children (Children jury), Best Animation (Special prize)
2014, 2015 on Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : AniFestROZAFA is an international festival of film for Children, Teenagers, and Students. In addition to the screenings, workshops and seminars.

Auburn Film Festival

Auburn, International Film Festival for Children and Young Adult, Australia
http://cinewest.org
https://www.facebook.com/CINEWEST
Festival Creation : 1997
Festival Dates : September
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors or less
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best short film by children, Best short film by adults about/for children
2013, 2014, 2015 on Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Since 2003, Cinewest has been subsidized by Sydney Olympic Park Authority to deliver a series of projects annually such as; ‘Media Literacy and Digital Filmmaking Workshop‘, ‘Short Soup International Short Film Festival‘, ‘Cinewest Cinémathèque‘ and ‘Kids In The Park Film Festival‘ : Auburn Film Festival for Children and Young Adult.

Testimonial about the children's film festivals database :
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Bradley Barnden, Festival Registrar of Auburn Film Festival.

BAMkids (non competitive)

BAMkids, USA
http://www.bam.org/kids
https://www.facebook.com/BAMstage
Festival Creation : 1998
Festival Dates : February
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors or less
Festival Type : Non competitive. Special mention : BAMmie
2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Description : BAMkids festival is apart of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music),a multi-arts center located in Brooklyn, New York. For more than 150 years, BAM has been the home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas—engaging both global and local communities. With world-renowned programming in theater, dance, music, opera, film, and much more, BAM showcases the work of emerging artists and innovative modern masters.

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.

British Academy Children's Awards

British Academy Children's Awards, UK
http://www.bafta.org/children
https://www.facebook.com/bafta
Festival Creation : 1969
Festival Dates : November
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Animation, Best Pre-School Animation, BAFTA Kids' Vote for Feature Film
2013, 2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The British Academy Children's Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Since 2007 the Children's Awards have included a Kids Vote Award voted by children. http://www.baftakidsvote.org

Busan International Kids Film Festival (non competitive)

Busan International Kids Film Festival (BiKi), South Korea
http://www.biki.or.kr
https://www.facebook.com/biki.festival
Festival Creation : 2015
Festival Dates : July
Public attendance : 15,000 visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : Busan International Kids' Film Festival is the non-competitive image-cultural festival for the children of all ages which they can join and empathize with others. BiKi aims to discover films by gifted children or young directors and develop new contents in the relevant fields. Every year, Biki invite some directors or producers of the selected films to join the festival. During the festival, there are programs such as 'Kids Film Workshop' where children can experience interesting visual arts during the festival.

BUFF

BUFF, International Children and Young People’s Film Festival, Sueden
http://www.buff.se
https://www.facebook.com/interfilminternational
Festival Creation : 1984
Festival Dates : March
Public attendance : 20,000 visitors.
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Children's Film

Festival Description : The aim of the festival is to screen good films for children and young people as well as adults. A meeting place for people working with children, young people and film. BUFF strives to open the possibilities for more influences from Europe and the rest of the world by showing films that might never be screened otherwise. In the cinema we get to meet different cultures, hear foreign languages and tag along on endless adventures. BUFF considers children and young people to be the most exciting resource we´ve got, our future.