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Student and youth film festivals
We list 383 student and youth film festivals across 68 countries. The most are in the United States (57), Canada (26) and India (17). Dated editions cluster in April and March.
Coming up in the next six months
- Early Bird International Student Film FestivalBulgariaNovember 1–5, 2026
- vvfilmf - Kids and Teens International Film FestivalItalyNovember 2–30, 2026
- CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVALIndiaNovember 9–14, 2026
- Watersprite Film FestivalUnited KingdomMarch 5–7, 2027
- Amandus – Lillehammer International Student Film FestivalNorwayMarch 17–19, 2027
- Moscow International Children's Film FestivalMoscow, RussiaMarch 18–21, 2027
- ICFF YouthCanadaApril 2–9, 2027
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By country
All student and youth film festivals
- Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Valle Piana, Italy
- BUFF Film FestivalMalmö, Sweden
- International Children's Film Festival IndiaHyderabad, India
- Beijing College Student Film FestivalBeijing, People's Republic of China
- New York International Children's Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Leeds Young People's Film FestivalLeeds, United Kingdom
- National Children’s Film FestivalSiri Fort, India
- Oulu International Children's and Youth Film FestivalOulu, Finland
- International Student Film FestivalMexico
- BAFTA Student Film Awards
- Chicago International Children's Film FestivalChicago, United States
- Children KinoFestUkraine, Ukraine
- International Film Festival for Children and YouthIran
- Lola Kenya Children's ScreenKenya
- Seoul International Youth Film FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- Tel Aviv International Student Film FestivalTel Aviv, Israel
- Sarajevo Youth Film FestivalSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Campus MovieFestAtlanta, United States
- Children's International Film FestivalUnited Arab Emirates
- CineMagicBelfast, United Kingdom
- FEDU
- Filmschoolfest MunichMunich, Germany
- First Cut Youth Film FestivalIreland, Ireland
- It's Me International Youth Film FestivalYerevan, Armenia
- Kristiansand International Children's Film FestivalKristiansand, NorwayApril 18–23, 2027
- Living Skies Student Film FestivalRegina, Canada
- Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalJapan, Japan
- White House Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Yufuin Children's Film FestivalYufu, Japan
- Zero Plus Film Festival (International Festival Of Films For Children And Youth)Tyumen, Russia
- Busan International Kids & Youth Film FesivalBusan, South Korea
- Flame Firstcut - International Student FestivalPune, India
- Student International Film Festival (STIFF)Croatia, Croatia
- Tbilisi Sunrise International Youth Film FestivalTbilisi, Georgia
- Youth amateur film festivalEstonia
- Busan International Kids and Youth Film FestivalSouth Korea, Ireland
- Chinh Youth Film FestivalIndia, India
- Cinéaste One Student Film FestivalKarachi, Pakistan
- European Youth Film FestivalBruges, Belgium
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Hero”Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Kautik International Student Film FestivalIndia
- Korea Youth Film FestivalSouth Korea
- The Children's International Film Festival of WalesUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Bastau International Student and Debut Film FestivalKazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- KINEKO International Children's Film FestivalFutako-Tamagawa, Japan
- New England Film & Video FestivalUnited States
- Gimpo International Youth Film FestivalSouth Korea, Ireland
- International Children's Festival at Wolf TrapWolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, United States
- KinoKino – International film festival for childrenCroatia
- National Student Film InstituteUnited States
- The African Student Film FestivalLagos, Nigeria
- National Film Festival for Talented YouthSeattle, United States
- Watersprite Film FestivalUnited KingdomMarch 5–7, 2027
- Golden Sparrow - German Children's Film and Media FestivalGera, Germany
- Youki International Youth Media FestivalWels, Austria
- BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and YouthCopenhagen, Denmark
- MICHEL Children and Youth Film FestivalHamburg, Germany
- Toronto Student Film FestivalToronto, Canada
- Children's Film Festival OstrovOstrov, Czech Republic
- Cologne’s Children Film Festival CINEPÄNZCologne, Germany
- Door County Student Film FestivalDoor County, United States
- Lucas - Frankfurt International Festival for Children´s FilmFrankfurt, Germany
- Asia International Youth Film FestivalSouth Korea, Japan
- No Limits International Student Film FestivalSheffield, United Kingdom
- Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF)Tromsø Municipality, Norway
- Swiss Youth Film DaysZurich, Switzerland
- International Children's Film Festival BangladeshBangladesh, Bangladesh
- Montréal International Children's Film FestivalMontreal, Canada
- Phantoscope High School Film FestivalRichmond, United States
- Sehsüchte International Student Film FestivalPotsdam, Germany
- Tirana European Youth Film FestivalAlbania, Albania
- Yale Student Film FestivalNew Haven, United States
- After Hours Say It In Eight Student Film FestivalDowners Grove, United States
- CineYouth Film FestivalChicago, United States
- Final Cut - Marburg ́s child and youth film festivalMarburg, Germany
- JEF festival - youth film festival for children & youngstersBelgium, Belgium
- Kyoto International Student Film and Video FestivalKyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Short+Sweet SAE International Student Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Blue Mountains Youth Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Do It Your Damn Self National Youth Film FestivalBoston, United States
- International student short-film festival of Cergy-PontoiseCergy-Pontoise, France
- JuFinale - Bavarian Youth Film FestivalBavaria, Germany
- Kids' Video Connection Children's Film FestivalDecatur, United States
- Nextwave Youth Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Rochester International Children's Film FestivalRochester, United States
- San Diego International Kids Film FestivalSan Diego, United States
- The International Children's and Youth Film Festival "SALAM"Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
- The Norwegian Student Film FestivalNorway
- The Terrible Children of Huy FestivaHuy, Belgium
- Ahmedabad International Children Film FestivalAhmedabad, India
- FilmNOW: A Regional High School Film Festival
- Hurghada Youth Film FestivalHurghada, Egypt
- International Eurasian Youth Film Festival “CINEMA FUTURE”Kazakhstan
- JEUNESSE TOUT COURTS International Short-Film Festival about YouthFrance
- KidsFilmFestBrooklyn, United States
- Lantern & Light International Children's Film FestivalMelbourne, Australia
- Los Angeles International Children’s Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
- Singapore International Children's Film FestivalSingapore, Singapore
- Student Los Angeles Film Awards (SLAFA)Los Angeles, United States
- STUFFit Student Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- The Revere International "Student" Film Festival
- TVT Southern California High School Film FestivalUnited States
- Youth International Film Festival
- Youth Video Contest at Freeze Frame International Film FestivalCanada
- Adventure KidsAustralia, Australia
- American Youth Film FestivalAtlanta, United States
- Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults
- Bay Area International Childrens Film FestivalOakland, United States
- Cairo International Film Festival for ChildrenCairo, Egypt
- Children's Film Festival SeattleSeattle, United States
- Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and YouthPoland
- CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)India
- Don Bosco Global Youth Film FestivalItaly
- Experiments In Cinema Youth LensApril 15–18, 2027
- Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec (FFEQ) / Quebec Student Film FestivalQuébec, Canada
- Inspired Dance Youth Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- International Children's Film Festival, India - The Golden ElephantIndia
- International Youth Silent Film Festival
- Level Up - Sydney Student International Film FestivalSydney, Australia
- Malta Youth Film FestivalMalta
- Mangalia Youth Film FestivalRomania
- MyState Student Film Festival
- NOVA Student Film Festival International (NSFF-International)
- Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young PeopleGreece, Greece
- Providence Children's Film FestivalProvidence, United States
- Psaroloco International Children's & Young People’s Film FestivalsGreece
- Rabat International Children and Family Film FestivalRabat, Morocco
- Salt Spring Youth Film FestCanada
- Screen Test Student Fest
- Seoul International Children's Film Festival (SICFF)Seoul, South Korea
- Sharjah International Children's Film FestivalSharjah, United Arab Emirates
- SMPTE-HPA Student Film Festival
- Steamboat Springs Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Taiwan International Children's Film FestivalTaiwan
- Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF)Taiwan
- Tel Aviv International Children׳s Film FestivalTel Aviv, Israel
- The GAP Children's Film Festival
- vvfilmf - Kids and Teens International Film FestivalItalyNovember 2–30, 2026
- Youth Diversity Film Festival
- Youth Lens Film FestivalCanada
- Zlatý Voči (International Film Festival of Audiovisual Theory Students)Czech Republic
- All American High School Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Australia Youth Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- BC Student Film FestivalCanada
- California Student Media FestivalUnited States
- Chicago CineYouth FestivalChicago, United States
- Cinemira International Children's and Youth Film FestivalHungary
- Dytiatko International Children TV Festival
- ENIMATION Little Elephant - International Children and Youth Film FestivalMaribor, Slovenia
- Escondido Youth Media FestivalEscondido, United States
- Flint Youth Film Festival
- Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film FestivalNorth Macedonia
- Illinifest Student Film Festival
- International Children's Film Festival NEXT (Odesa. Ukraine)Odesa, Ukraine
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth KINOLUBPoland
- International Student Film Festival NAOS
- KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival RomaniaRomania
- London International Student Film Festival
- Michigan Student Film FestivalUnited States
- National Youth Film Awards
- ORCHIDS Children Film FestivalIndia
- Pan African Youths Film & Arts Festival
- Scottish Youth Film Festival
- Smashed Potato Kids Presents: The Vancouver SketchFestVancouver, Canada
- Smile International Film Festival for Children & YouthNew Delhi, India
- Sonoma County Student Film Festival
- South Bay Student Video FestivalManhattan Beach, United States
- St.Petersburg International Festival of Debut and Student Films BeginningRussia
- Student Television Network (STN) Nationals
- The Kids Festival
- The Shenandoah Youth Film Festival
- Through Your Eyes Student Film Competition
- VII Youth Film Festival Golden FrameUkraine
- Within the Family International Festival of Family and Children's Films
- Wolverine Con International Student Film Festival
- Zero MM Youth Film Festival Southasia
- ZINETXIKI ZINEMALDIA - International Film Festival for Children and Youth
- Šoblės Studentų Kino Festivalis
- Annual Hofstra Student Film Festival
- Artek - International Children's Film Festival
- BeiJing International Children‘s Film FestivalBeijing, People's Republic of China
- BisonBison Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Brighton Youth Film Festival
- Catamount Film and Arts High School Filmmakers ShowcaseUnited States
- Children Cinema Awards (CCA)
- Christian Youth Film FestivalBakersfield, United States
- Cinestud - Amsterdam International Student Film FestivalAmsterdam, Netherlands
- CMS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)India
- Contact - International Student Film FestivalTurkey
- Dirigo International Student Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Early Bird International Student Film FestivalBulgariaNovember 1–5, 2026
- Eco Kids Film Initiative
- El Dorado High School Film Festival
- Hyperfest International Student Film Festival
- International Film Festival for children and young people “AniFestROZAFA”Albania, Albania
- InTONATION International Contest-Festival of Students Works of Rising Sound DesignersRussia
- MTSU Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Nextwave Youth Media Showcase
- Philadelphia Youth Film FestivalPhiladelphia, United States
- Playback: The Chicago Student Filmmaker SummitChicago, United States
- Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for YouthCanada
- Rockland Youth Film FestivalSpring Valley, United States
- Screentest: The National Student Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival
- Taoba International Youth Film FestivalGeorgia
- The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films
- Visions6 Student Film Festival & Conference
- Zoom International Student Film FestivalCanada
- 1st Timers Lisbon - Debut and Student Film NightLisbon, Portugal
- AIFF Kids Youth Film CompetitionCanada
- Amandus – Lillehammer International Student Film FestivalNorwayMarch 17–19, 2027
- Boston International Kids Film FestivalMelrose, United States
- Cape Children's Film FestivalSouth Africa
- Children's Film & TV Festival of Ota HofmanCzechia
- Coastline Children's Film FestivalUnited States
- fuse. Kids Film Festival
- Ghana Students Film FestivalGhana
- Golden Baklava Film Academy International Student Film FestivalTurkey
- Hamilton Youth Film FestivalCanada
- iVIE Awards & Student Film Festival
- LittleBig Children's Film FestivalKazakhstan
- Long Island Youth Film Festival
- Newark IFF Youth Festival
- NEXT UP! STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
- OKCU - High School Film Festival
- RADIANCE INTERNATIONAL KIDS ART & FILM FESTIVAL
- Student Video Contest
- The Lovett School High School Film Fest
- The Seoul Guro International Kids Film FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- The Youth and Heritage Film FestivalSlovenia
- Y-Istanbul OIC Youth Capital Film AwardsTurkey
- Youth Empowerment Film & Song CompetitionLebanon
- Adelaide Film Festival YouthAustralia, Australia
- Association for Library Service to Children
- Atlanta Children's Film FestivalAtlanta, United States
- Barcelona Children's Film Festival (My First Film Festival)
- Cine Campus
- Cinemira Budapest International Children's and Youth Film FestivalBudapest, Hungary
- Delta Moon Student Film FestivalWalnut Creek, United States
- Dhaka OIC Youth Capital Film AwardsTurkey
- European Youth Film Festival of Flanders
- First Frame: Student Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Forest City Youth Film FestivalCanada
- Global Youth Film Festival BangladeshBangladesh, Bangladesh
- Golden Lion Awards High School Film Festival
- HONGKONG INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FILM FESTVIALPeople's Republic of China
- ICFF YouthCanadaApril 2–9, 2027
- International Children's Rights Film FestivalTurkey
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth AwardsIran
- International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)People's Republic of China
- Ipswich Film Festival for YouthAustralia, Australia
- Jordan Children’s Film FestivalJordan
- Kinovertikal – the International Festival and Competition for Films directed by Children and Young Adults (Russia, Saratov)Saratov, Russia
- LACLA Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Little Big Shots International Film Festival For KidsAustralia, Australia
- Melbourne International Youth Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Mentor Arabia Youth Awareness Film CompetitionLebanon
- Mentor Arabia Youth Empowerment Songs CompetitionLebanon
- MetroWest Student Film Festival
- Moroccan Youth Film Festival
- Reality Bytes Independent Student Film FestivalDeKalb, United States
- ReFrame's REELkids Film FestivalCanada
- Richmond Youth Media FestCanada
- Short Shot Kids
- ShowReel Effat International Student Film FestivalSaudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- SIFF's 20th Anniversary presents our High School Film Competition
- SoCal Student Film Festival
- St Neots Film Festival / Youth Film Festival
- St. Petersburg International Festival of Debut and Student Films BeginningRussia
- Student Cuts film festivalSlovenia
- Student Film Awards
- Student Film Festival South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
- Take1 Youth Screen FestivalMandurah, Australia
- The Golden Elephant International Children's Film Festival IndiaIndia
- The Student Film Prize Serge DaneyFrance
- Tripolar Event: Student Film Showcase
- USED Youth Film Festival
- Zoom 48-Hour Student Film FestivalCanada
- Zoom Student Film FestivalCanada
- ARCLight Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Arizona Student Film FestivalUnited States
- Aryan International Children's Film Festival of Jaipur INDIAJaipur, IndiaAugust 19–21, 2027
- Aubervilliers International Children's Film FestivalAubervilliers, France
- BALKAN STUDENT CINEFESTAlbania, Albania
- BUEISFF - British University International Students Film FestivalEgypt
- CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVALIndiaNovember 9–14, 2026
- FesticineKidsColombia
- Golden Chicken International Film, Television and Radio Festival for Children and Youth
- IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of PortoPorto, Portugal
- International KidsNFilm Festival
- International Student Film Festival, PisekCzechia
- International Students Creative AwardJapan
- KISA-CA International Student Film Festival
- Lahore International Children's Film FestivalLahore, Pakistan
- LOS ANGELES STUDENT FILM FESTIVALLos Angeles, United States
- Lucerna Youth and Children Film FestivalRussia
- Moscow International Festival of the Youth Movies
- National Youth Film Festival of Sri LankaSri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- Ontario Youth Film FestivalCanada
- Opificer Media Student Film Festival
- Prague Youth Film FestivalPrague, Czech Republic
- SCREEN Student Film Festival
- Tbilisi International Student Film FestivalTbilisi, Georgia
- The Malta Film Children FestivalMalta
- U Special International Campus Film FestivalIndia
- United Kingdom Student Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Wisconsin International Children's Film FestivalUnited States
- Youth Mental Health Arts Festival CompetitionUnited Kingdom
- ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL International Festival for Children and YouthZlín, Czech Republic
- Berlin Student Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Buenos Aires International Student Film FestivalBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Burbank International Children's Film Festival
- Cachinus de Cine (International Youth Film Festival)Spain
- CIMMfest Student CompetitionUnited States
- Cinema Kids International Film Festival.Russia
- COVID-19 Kent Youth Film ChallengeUnited Kingdom
- Drexel H. Foundation Children's Film Festival
- Gagarin.Doc International Student Film Festival
- Hollywood International Student Film Festival
- Hong Kong Kids International Film FestivalHong Kong, Hong Kong
- Indie Memphis Youth Film FestMemphis, United States
- International Children Care Film FestivalFrance
- International Festival of Audiovisual Production for Children and Adolescence Kolibri
- ISCA - INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CREATIVE AWARDJapan
- Kids Imagination Film FestivalCanada
- Moscow International Children's Film FestivalMoscow, RussiaMarch 18–21, 2027
- New Zealand Youth Film FestivalNew Zealand
- Ocean County Library Student Film Festival
- Rush Youth Film FestivalCanada
- SCREEN High School Film Festival
- Serbia International Youth Film FestivalSerbia
- Stockholm Film School Film FestivalStockholm, Sweden
- The Copper Flower Youth Film FestivalRussia
- Third Asia Youth Micro-Film ExhibitionPeople's Republic of China
- YouthCore Festival
- YVE International Youth Film FestivalPeople's Republic of China
- Zlín Student Film Festival
- AIFF Kids School TourCanada
- Beirut International Children and Family Film FestivalBeirut, Lebanon
- CampusDoc FilmFestival
- Children's Film Festival "Cinema de Brinquedo" - Belo Horizonte - BrazilBelo Horizonte, Brazil
- Closeup Student Film Festival
- Dallas International Film Festival High School Film ShowcaseUnited States
- DYTIATKO International Children’s Media FestivalUkraine
- Golden Bee International Children's Film FestivalIndia
- International Student Film Festival "NEW WAVE"Bulgaria
- Karelian International Film For Youth Festival.
- KINOLUB International Film Festival for Children and YouthPoland
- Kısa-ca International Student Film FestivalTurkey
- Luton Youth FestivalLuton, United Kingdom
- Maryland International Kids FilmFestUnited States
- Medezfest - Children & Youth Film Festival
- Miami Children's Film FestivalMiami, United States
- Morrin Centre Student Film CompetitionCanada
- MOV - International Student Film Festival of PernambucoBrazil
- Native Indigenous Student Academy for Cinematic Arts
- Plural+ Youth Video Festival
- Reel Youth Film FestivalCanada
- Student's TEFI
- The Tower of Youth's North American All Youth Film & Education Day
- VGIK International Student Festival
- Alpavirama International Youth Film FestivalIndia
- Angelus Awards Student Film Festival
- Athens International Children's Film FestivalAthens, Greece
- Atlanta High School Film FestivalUnited States
- BestFest America Student Film Festival
- Big Eyes, Big Minds - Singapore International Children's Film FestivalSingapore, Singapore
- C-Span Student Cam
- Children's Film TourMexico
- Dubai USED Youth Film FestivalDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Foreign Language Film Festival for KS and MO Students in Grades 6-12 at the University of Central MissouriUnited States
- Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Festival
- Interkids
- International Film Festival of the Student (FIFE)
- Miami 4 Social Change Youth Film FestivalMiami, United States
- MovingMedia Student Film Festival
- Nenagh Children's Film FestivalIreland
- Ocean Youth Eco International Film Festival OYEIFF
- Student World Awards
- Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival for ChildrenToronto, Canada
- UNIVERSAL KIDS FILM FESTIVALTurkey
- WAWA, Films made by kids to save the planetChile
- QClub Children and Young Peoples Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
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