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Film submission for Kristiansand International Children’s film festival is now open. Submit your film now, and join the magic!

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Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (BFF) is Norway’s largest film festival aimed at children and youth (aged 3-19). The festival takes place in the towns of Kristiansand, Arendal and Farsund, located in the beautiful Southern part of Norway. The 29th edition of BFF will take place from the 20th of April to the 25th of April 2026.

We accept entries of short films, feature films and documentaries – both live action and animation, from all over the world. 

Note that we only accept films with first official screening date after January 1st, 2025.

  • Main entry deadline: January 1st 2026.
  • Deadline for Norwegian short films (up to 30 min.): 1st of February 2026. Films completed in 2025/2026.

Some of the films will be selected for competition, but most of the films will be screened outside competition.
For films in competition, we are mainly looking for films that will have their Norwegian, European or World Premiere at BFF.

Deadlines

  • All feature and documentary-length films (over 60 min.) 
    First official screening after January 1st 2025. 
    Entry Deadline January 1st 2026

  • International short films (up to 30 min.)
    First official screening after January 1st 2025. 
    Entry Deadline January 1st 2026

  • Norwegian short films (up to 30 min.)
    Completed in 2025 or 2026. 
    Deadline 1st of February 2026

Submission is done via the festival platform Filmchief. 

Submit your film here

We prefer online or downloadable screeners.
Please note that we will only be in touch if your film is chosen for BFF 2026.

Questions?

Please contact us if you have any questions:

festival@bff.no

Our main competitions for the next festival edition are:

  • Best Norwegian short film
  • Best Norwegian pitch (TV series or feature film idea)
  • Best European feature film
  • Best European short film
  • Best International feature film for children
  • Best International short film for children
  • Best International feature film for youth
  • Best International short film for youth
  • Audience award