LittleBig Children's Film Festival

FILM CRITERIA
The LBIFF film selection committee seeks films with content that speak positively to children, teens and families of diverse ages, backgrounds and ethnicities. Please consider submitting if you have created work that can speak to all, including children. We seek films that are entertaining and/or challenging to young minds with serious, true-to-life topics and narratives. Topics can span the entire range of emotions. LBIFF welcomes foreign films with subtitles, documentaries, animation and even experimental films that might widen the perspectives of those who attend. Through the selected films we hope to: demonstrate the artistry and craft of filmmaking, provoke discussions about the stories and topics, and to make connections with people and cultures near and far.

FILM GUIDANCE
LBIFF curated films are not always appropriate for all ages. To help parents make informed decisions about what their children see and to provide context for discussions, LBIFF film listings include recommended ages, notes on thematic elements, and descriptions of potentially challenging content.

JUNIOR JURY
The LBIFF Jury is comprised of both adults and children. At LBIFF, youth have a voice from beginning to end in the selection of films. LBIFF’s Junior Jury is composed of young film enthusiasts from age 5 to 16.

At most children’s film festivals children only serve on award juries. But LBIFF’s Junior Jury gives children a unique opportunity and responsibility: working alongside an adult committee to select the final festival program from among hundreds of films that are submitted each year for consideration.