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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  • Amazonia Films

    Estamos muy complacidos de la participación en este Festival

    June 2026
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  • Paweł Olearczyk

    It's a great honor for me to have my film "Elves don't eat rice" screened at the Kinolub film festival!

    June 2026
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  • Soureh Cinema Center

    We would like to sincerely thank the festival organizers and everyone involved for all their hard work and dedication. The festival is truly inspiring and beautifully curated, and it is wonderful to see such support for cinema and filmmakers. We are very happy that our film was selected to be part of the festival. Thank you again for this opportunity and for creating such a meaningful event.

    June 2026
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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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