The festival program consists of multiple competition sections, an out of competition section. We are looking for European films and installations for children between 3 and 18 years old and in any form (film: animation, live-action, documentary, short, feature,..
Competitions:
Eligible films for competition are films:
- of at least 60 minutes to be considered a feature film;
- with a maximum length of 15 minutes to be considered a short film;
- with a maximum length of 25 min to be considered a short documentary film;
- produced within the 24 months prior to the festival;
- European films mainly produced in the countries of the European Union + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova;
- aiming at children 6 to 12 years old;
Extra criteria for features in competition:
- not participated at any film festival in the Flemish or Brussels region in a Dutch spoken, subtitled or dubbed version;
- not been released in the Flemish or Brussels region in a Dutch spoken, subtitled or dubbed version;
- neither been presented in television nor on the internet / VOD in a Dutch spoken, subtitled or dubbed version;
for student shorts competition:
- made by students enrolled in one of the Flemish film schools, RITCS, KASK, LUCA (Narafi, Sint-Lucas, C-Mine)
Out of competition:
- Program for young children - Shorts, documentaries and features (age 1,5-6)
- Additional program – Shorts, documentaries and features (age 6-12)
- Films selected by youngsters for youngsters – (European) feature films for youngsters ( 12+)