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.

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.

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.

Chicago International Children's Film Festival

Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Facets Children's Programs, USA
http://www.cicff.org
http://www.facets.org/children+youth/festival
Festival Creation : 1983
Festival Dates : October
Public attendance : 25,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best of the Fest, Special Prizes, Children's Jury Prizes, Youth Jury Prizes, Adult Jury Prizes
2013, 2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Actually one of the largest festival of films for children in the world, Facets was the first competitive festival of films for children in the U S and the first Academy Award qualifying festival for children in the world.
The impetus for the Festival came from a need to introduce new, culturally diverse films for children to American children's audiences, and to recognize excellence in children's filmmaking. In addition, the Festival sought to empower children by involving them directly in the jurying process. From its inception, the Festival has had independent juries of children and adult media professionals awarding prizes in multiple categories.
Films that win 1st prize from the Adult Jury in the category Animated Short may become eligible to enter the Academy Awards® competition.
For more information, http://www.cicff.org and http://www.facets.org/children+youth/festival

ICFilmFest

ICFilmFest, USA
http://icmediacenter.org
https://www.facebook.com/ICMediaCenter
Festival Creation : No information
Festival Dates : Summer Festival
Public attendance : No information
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best of the Fest

Festival Description : ICFilmFest is a part of the International Children’s Media Center, dedicated to transforming the way children view, use and engage electronic screens. The ICMC creates practical pedagogies and best practices for making children’s experiences with media developmentally beneficial, so that their interactions with technology over a lifetime can be educational, empowering and humanizing.

KidsFilmFest (non competitive)

KidsFilmFest, USA
http://www.kidsfilmfest.org
Festival Creation : 2005
Festival Dates : May
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : kidsfilmfest's mission is to discover, expose, and promote children's filmmakers while drawing worldwide attention to Brooklyn. kidsfilmfest is an exciting, new initiative of the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF).

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.

New York International Children's Film Festival

New York International Children's Film Festival, gkids, USA
http://nyicff.org
https://www.facebook.com/nyicff
Festival Creation : 1997
Festival Dates : February-March
Public attendance : 30,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Grand Prize Feature, Grand Prize Short, Special Jury Awards
2014, 2015, 2016 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : New York International Children's Film Festival was founded to support the creation and dissemination of thoughtful, provocative, and intelligent film for children and teens ages 3-18. The Festival experience cultivates an appreciation for the arts, encourages active, discerning viewing, and stimulates lively discussion among peers, families, and the film community.
In addition to presenting the annual event, New York International Children's Film Festival is a multifaceted arts organization that offers year-round engagement, including special event premieres and pre-release screenings, film production workshops for kids, satellite festivals in Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia, and touring programs that screen in theaters nationwide.
Winners of the Festival's juried prizes are eligible for consideration at the annual Academy Awards®.

Providence Children's Film Festival (non competitive)

Providence Children's Film Festival, USA
http://providencechildrensfilmfestival.org
https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceChildrensFilmFestival
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : February
Public attendance : 6,000 visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive
Special mentions : Audience Choice : Best Feature and Best Short,  Special Jury : Best Feature and Best Short
2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The festival presents the best of independent and international children’s cinema to inspire, delight, educate, and connect a diverse community of children and families from Rhode Island and throughout New England.

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Eric Bilodeau, Director of Programming of Providence Children's Film Festival.

REDCAT (non competitive)

REDCAT, International Children's Film Festival , USA
http://www.redcat.org
https://www.facebook.com/CalArtsREDCAT
Festival Creation : 2005
Festival Dates : May
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : REDCAT's programs for young audiences and families are designed to engage across a range of artistic disciplines and showcase short films that played during Children's Film Festival Seattle. The festival is set to take place at the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

San Diego International Kids' Film Festival

San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, USA
http://sdkidsfilms.org
https://www.facebook.com/SDIKFF
Festival Creation : 2004
Festival Type : Competitive
Festival Dates : September
Public attendance : No information about visitors
Animated film Awards : Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Short Film
2014, 2015 on Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : The San Diego International Kid's Film Festival promotes the idea of entertainment with education. Supported by many across the world, the festival supports the entertainment and education industries by showcasing international films, and gives young, aspiring filmmakers a channel to communicate to an international community. The resulting collaboration produces a unique multi-cultural experience, engaging young viewers with positive media, as a diverse education.

Testimonial about the children's film festivals database :
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Ni Huang, Event/Project Marketing Manager of San Diego International Kids' Film Festival.

Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth (non competitive)

Boston International Kids Film Festival, USA
http://www.utahfilmcenter.org
http://www.utahfilmcenter.org/tumbleweeds15
https://www.facebook.com/UtahFilmCenter
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : September
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Festival Description : Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth is a part of Utah Film Center. The Utah Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through free community screenings and discussions, outreach programs, and visiting artists and professionals. Utah Film Center collaborates with various educational and community organizations to promote a diversity of ideas, to provide forums for underrepresented groups, and to develop new audiences for 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.

Testimonial about the children's film festivals database :
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Elizabeth Shepherd, Youth Programs Director of Children's Film Festival Seattle.

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.