Children's Film Festival Seattle

Children's Film Festival Seattle Children’s Film Festival Seattle shows the world’s best & brightest films for children and families! cities.

Over the past 17 years, Children’s Film Festival Seattle has become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. Each year, Northwest Film Forum selects more than 120 international children’s films from 35+ countries, reaching more than 10,000 people during festival screenings in Seattle and a subsequent festival tour of 15-20 U.S. Produc

ed by Northwest Film Forum, the 11-day extravaganza celebrates the best and brightest in international cinema for children, featuring live performances, animation, features, shorts and hands-on education workshops, all crafted with care to appeal to the next generation of movie lovers. Children's Film Festival Seattle is part of Northwest Forum's Family Frames programming for young people and families. At Northwest Film Forum, we recognize that young people and families deserve the highest quality films made specifically for them, and that the future of our organization is dependent on continually building, from the ground up, film audiences who are globally-minded, intellectually curious, and critically discerning.

It’s that time again! ✨ CFFS is open for submissions!!Submit your kid-friendly films today at the link in the bio. 🎥🍿Reg...
07/01/2024

It’s that time again! ✨ CFFS is open for submissions!!Submit your kid-friendly films today at the link in the bio. 🎥🍿

Regular Deadline: August 1st
Final Deadline: September 15th

We can’t wait to see your work!

Our Best of the Fest is making its way to ! 🤩 Grab your popcorn and pals and head to The Patterson Theater on July 13!🍿 ...
06/26/2024

Our Best of the Fest is making its way to ! 🤩 Grab your popcorn and pals and head to The Patterson Theater on July 13!🍿 🎥

Check out films from our Best of the Fest playing throughout Kids Fest, May 31-June 30! Free admission! 🎟️ Free popcorn...
05/29/2024

Check out films from our Best of the Fest playing throughout Kids Fest, May 31-June 30! Free admission! 🎟️ Free popcorn! 🍿Don’t miss it!

Sad this year’s CFFS is over? Well, here is some more family programming to check out!With the Films4Families program, ...
05/01/2024

Sad this year’s CFFS is over? Well, here is some more family programming to check out!

With the Films4Families program, kids can join in on the SIFFTY festivities, too! These films are imaginative, informative, and fun, appealing to the whole family.

🎈 The Family Picture Show
Shorts Package

🎈 SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS
dir. Benoît Chieux, Belgium

🎈 TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT
dir. Filip Pošivač, Czech Republic

🎈 WHY DINOSAURS?
dir. James Pinto & Tony Pinto, USA

More info at siff.net/festival

We wanted to shout out our good friends over at , because the NFFTY 2024 Film Schedule is NOW LIVE! 😱NFFTY’s 17th festiv...
04/18/2024

We wanted to shout out our good friends over at , because the NFFTY 2024 Film Schedule is NOW LIVE! 😱

NFFTY’s 17th festival brings the best films from today’s emerging filmmakers, this year showcasing over 200 films from 28 countries. From animation to powerful documentaries to horror flicks and much more… NFFTY has all the films that will entertain and leave you wanting more!

Check out the film schedule and ticket info in our bio or at NFFTY.org!

Last, but not least, are our AUDIENCE AWARDS! 🎉First, the award for Best Feature Film goes to HOMESCHOOLED! 🏡And finally...
02/19/2024

Last, but not least, are our AUDIENCE AWARDS! 🎉

First, the award for Best Feature Film goes to HOMESCHOOLED! 🏡

And finally, the award for Best Short Film goes to FOR ROY! ❤️

Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and to all the filmmakers and artists who contributed to this year's fest, thank you! 🎊

We're back with more awards! This time, our PROFESSIONAL JURY has selected their two favorite shorts from this year's fe...
02/18/2024

We're back with more awards! This time, our PROFESSIONAL JURY has selected their two favorite shorts from this year's fest! 😱

First up, the award for Best Animated Short goes to HEAD IN THE CLOUDS! ☁️

And, secondly, the award for Best Live-Action Short goes to THE OLD YOUNG CROW! 🐦‍⬛

Congratulations to this year's winners, and make sure to check back soon for this year's AUDIENCE AWARD winners! 🎉

After much discussion, our IRON GIANTS youth jury has awarded this year's award for Best Feature Film to Zainab Shaheen'...
02/16/2024

After much discussion, our IRON GIANTS youth jury has awarded this year's award for Best Feature Film to Zainab Shaheen's MOUNTAIN BOY! 🎉

We are excited to announce that our youth jury is back with more awards to present. Here are the winners of the FANTASTI...
02/16/2024

We are excited to announce that our youth jury is back with more awards to present. Here are the winners of the FANTASTIC FOXES awards! 🎉

First up, the award for Best Animated Short goes to ARCHITECT A! 🏡

Next, the award for Best Live-Action Short goes to THE OLD YOUNG CROW! 🐦‍⬛

And finally, the award for Best Youth-Made Film goes to THE ROCK POOL WALTZ! 🌊

Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and make sure to check back later for more awards from CFFS 2024! 🎊

After much deliberation, it is our great honor to announce this year's CATBUS KIDS youth jury awards! 😱First up, the awa...
02/16/2024

After much deliberation, it is our great honor to announce this year's CATBUS KIDS youth jury awards! 😱

First up, the award for Best Animated Short goes to...HEAD IN THE CLOUDS! ☁️

Second, the award for Best Live-Action Short goes to none other than SALLY CHOOSES ADVENTURE! 😎

And last, but not least, the award for Best Youth-Made Film goes to MOON MOLE! 🌕

Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and keep your eyes on the lookout for more winners in the coming days! 🎉🎉

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Opening Night screening of WALL-E at the Pacific Science Center! Enjoy some ph...
02/14/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Opening Night screening of WALL-E at the Pacific Science Center! Enjoy some photos of the night, feel free to tag yourself! ✨🤖

Thank you all so, so much for coming out to this year's festival! We could not do this without you all, and we are etern...
02/12/2024

Thank you all so, so much for coming out to this year's festival! We could not do this without you all, and we are eternally grateful for another incredible year! ❤

In addition, we wanted to express our gratitude to the amazing, amazing, amazing folks over at one more time before we close out this year's fest.

Our incredible opening night would not have been possible without their help, and we are extremely grateful for everything they do.

For more info about the Pacific Science Center, including their upcoming camps, click the link in their bio, or visit pacificsciencecenter.org

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Since 2005, Children’s Film Festival Seattle has grown to become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. Each year, Northwest Film Forum selects international children’s films from dozens of countries, reaching more than 10,000 people during festival screenings in Seattle and a subsequent festival tour of 15-20 U.S. cities.

What we stand for: Racial equity and diversity, inclusivity, social justice, global awareness, and the best in age-appropriate, visual storytelling for young people.

Produced by Northwest Film Forum, this cinematic extravaganza celebrates the best and brightest in international cinema for children, featuring live performances, animation, features, shorts and hands-on education workshops, all crafted with care for the next generation of movie lovers.