CIFF 2025 aimed to be the largest Children’s Film Festival in the UK. Our mission is to empower and inspire children to bring their creativity into the world.

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Having successfully joined forces to bring primary school filmmakers and their families to the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) in 2023 and 2024, Ciné Schools and the team behind KIFF expanded this year's young filmmaker programme of events in Kingston in June. As part of the 2025 Kingston International Film Festival, the day of workshops and screenings, aimed at under 16s, formed the inaugural Children’s International Film Festival (CIFF).

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Our event showcased films submitted from all over the world, enabling children to see their creations on the big screen. The Children’s International Film Festival continues to be supported and championed by key stakeholders across the film industry. 

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Following the success of the 2025 Festival, the team now look ahead to a new host town for 2026. The Festival Team will build on the programme from 2025 and look to offer schools and Festival attendees an extensive mix of workshops and showcases before the awards celebration at the end of the afternoon.

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The Festival will live on in Kingston in 2026. A smaller programme will bring films made by young people to the big screen, showcasing the creativity and imagination of young filmmakers from across London.

 

Film enriches lives. We want to foster this inate desire in children to make something wonderful and fun and to share this. We want to open these young hearts and minds to the power of film making. 

 

They are filmmakers.