The International KidsNFilm Festival (Solano, County, CA) celebrates both youth actors and filmmakers. It is an opportunity and forum for youth to showcase their work and express their creativity. Our main goal with Kids N Film has been to encourage self-esteem, confidence building, and creativity through on-camera and behind-the-scene production training.
Youth filmmakers and actors from around the globe will not only have the opportunity to have their films screened, but it is a chance to interact with professionals and peers in attendance. It is your moment to talk about challenges, techniques, goals, or simply the fun had during the filmmaking process. It is a time to shine, inspire, and show off your talent, whether in front of the camera or behind the camera, to California’s North Bay Area Community.
We welcome fun, positive, entertaining, challenging, and thought-provoking films, including those with diverse backgrounds and ethnicities.
Films submitted must be for a youth audience and family-friendly. Films are chosen by a jury of industry professionals, rating all entries on entertainment value, originality, acting ability, production value, and the message conveyed.
Please visit our website for a list of the 2020 International KidsNFilm Festival Winners.
www.Kidsnfilmfestival.com
Submission categories include Professionals: Adults 18 and over; Children: Ages 12 and under; and Youth: Ages 13-17. The (1st Place) best of each category will receive a trophy if submitted by a U.S. resident or an electronic certificate for winning submitters outside of the United States.
Best Narrative Short Film
Professional
10 minutes or less
Best Documentary Short Film
Professional
10 minutes or less
Best Animation
Professional
10 minutes or less
Films submitted under the following must be created by youth.
Best Narrative Short Film
10 minutes or less
Ages 12 and under
Ages 13-17
Best Documentary Short Film
10 minutes or less
Ages 13-17
Best Animation/Stop Motion Short Film
10 minutes or less
Ages 12 and under
Ages 13-17
The Featured Short Film may be submitted by Professionals and/or youth.
Featured Short Film
11-20 minutes
We will select one featured short film that will screen at the awards ceremony.
The featured short film will be promoted via social media sites and highlighted along with the Director on the website and at the film festival.
Best Stuck at Home Video
Submit "Stuck at Home" videos of under 5 minutes. We will select a winner within each age category, so make sure you include details on the About the Director page. These can be any genre, fun, scary, drama, just plain dumb, as long as they remain family-friendly. The same submission fee applies for all age ranges within this category.
Winning filmmakers outside of the US will receive electronic certificates only for the 1st Place Best of category. All 2nd Place Winner categories will receive electronic certificates. Again, we do not mail trophies outside of the U.S. No Exceptions!
The International KidsNFilm Festival will NOT help defray the costs of travel and lodging for those out of the area wishing to attend.
Award categories are subject to change and may include a cash prize for Best of Festival. The International KidsNFilm Festival reserves the right to move a film to a category we feel more appropriate or one that we believe is not representative of the submission age group.
Selections are final and are the decision of The International KidsNFilm Festival and are not subject to appeal.
While we have a live-event scheduled, we are at the mercy of the Covid-19 virus, and in the event, we are still faced with problems come November 13th-14th, 2020, the live-event may be postponed; however, our jurors will still hard at work reviewing your films. In the event of a postponement of the live-screening, winning films will appear in a private, pay-to-view online screening event that will not be open to the public-at-large, only to paying attendees. Winning films will be announced at the end of the live-event or live-screening in November. Again, this would be a private paid to view festival with a reasonable low-cost viewing fee. All selected films will be announced on our website for the live-screening. A later online-virtual event will also be scheduled within 30-60 days after the live-screening or first online virtual screening. The screening reel will also be shown on Vallejo Community Access Television and additional community access television stations. See notes under rules & Terms.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
The rules herein are subject to change without prior notice; however, we will make reasonable efforts in informing submitters of any change. We do not guarantee and do not assume that such intimation will be given. It is your responsibility to regularly visit this page to understand, comply, and be notified of any change in rules and guidelines.