The KINOLUB Film Festival is about bringing what is best in cinema to the young audiences (4 - 18 years of age).

The screenings of selected (short and full-length) films are held in arthouse cinemas and cultural institutions in many cities in Southern Poland (Krakow, Kielce, Rzeszow, Rybnik, Busko and others) - with attendance of over 10 000 viewers.

The program is built on the conviction that film is an excellent tool that conveys both emotions and knowledge - about unexpected situations, relationships and the world. Recognizing that due to the current cinema and tv programming, children have limited access to diverse, beautiful and challenging motion pictures - the festival Competition has an important international focus.

Awards & Prizes

Best Feature Film (Adult Professional Jury)
Best Short (Adult Professional Jury)
Best Feature Film (Children's Jury)
Best Short (Children's Jury)
Best Film (Youth Jury)
Special Awards

Rules & Terms

Full Competition Regulations available at https://kinolub.pl/2025-nabor-call/.

ABSTRACT OF KINOLUB FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION REGULATIONS 2025

Dates
- Call for entries: November 25th 2024 - January 20th 2025
- Selection results: April 1st 2025
- Festival: June 2025

Eligible Films
- Shorts above 5 minutes
- Features up to 120 minutes
- Dedicated for children & youth only
- Professional film productions - no amateur films, no films made by children
- 2024 or newer only
- Live action & animated - no music videos, no experimental films, no films for adults or about adults. You can submit them, we won't select them. Regulations apply.

Submission
- No entry fee
- By submitting the film, the filmmaker grants the organizer all licenses, rights, and consents listed in the Competition Regulations available at https://kinolubblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2026-competition-regulations-_-regulamin-konkursu-kinolub.pdf.

Organizer:
IKS Foundation with the seat in Busko-Zdroj, Poland
e-mail: festiwal@kinolub.pl
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  • Float Film

    Thank you for giving FLOAT a special mention.

    July 2025
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  • Agni Tirta

    A truly warm and well-organized festival. Great communication, thoughtful selection, and amazing hospitality. Grateful to be part of it!

    July 2025
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  • Jung Yeon Byun

    It was a great experience being part of the festival. Their communication and hospitality were outstanding and they updated all the status at a timely manner. Having a subtitled / dubbed version of my film is a very unique experience. Thank you very much!

    July 2024
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  • Vera Ivanova

    International Film Festival for Children and Youth KINOLUB is Great!

    August 2023
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  • El Delirio Cine

    Excellent experience and communication!!! Thank you very much for chosing "Vida and the chocolate cake"!!

    July 2023
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