PLAY - Lisbon`s International Kids Film Festival
31 May 2020
Call for entries
08 Oct 2020
Festival closed
08 Jan 2021
Notification date
20 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021
Festival start: 20 February 2021 Festival end: 28 February 2021
After a 7th Edition with more than 11000 spectators in 2020, PLAY - Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival will be back in 2021 for its 8th Edition at Cinema São Jorge and Cinemateca Júnior, in Lisbon.
PLAY is the first Portuguese film festival, exclusively dedicated to children and teenagers, determined to promote the access to culture for a younger audience through Cinema and screening films for audiences aged between 1 and 13 years old.
Prize Money for "PLAY's Best Short Film Award". This award will be selected by a panel of judges composed by Film professionals.
All the films will be eligible for the "Audience Award for Best Short Film". There will be three winners in this competition: Audience Award for Best Short Film 3-5 years old; Audience Award for Best Short Film 6-9 years old and Audience Award for Best Short Film 10-13 years old.
This will be a Non-Monetary award and the winners will receive a certificate.
Best SHort-movie: Some of the short-movies will be elected for the oficial competition with a 1000€ prize.
Submission to the Festival is open to feature films, creative documentaries, experimental films, student films, short films and innovative visual productions for digital media completed after January 1, 2018. Films submitted for the 2020 Festival that are not selected, will not be reconsidered for the 2021 Festival.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
08 Oct 20
Although seeing is a physical process, this is mainly culturally developed. The senses must be stimulated early on so that the premise I see what I know can be completely explored later on.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
08 Oct 20
Developing knowledge without forgetting the playful aspect that should follow. The cinematic territory is as make-believe as the day to day of any child.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
08 Oct 20
Coincides with the beginning of the child’s schooling, a need for organization of thought and deeper contact with the socio-cultural knowledge implemented. The narrative construction of the movies, encourages children to organize their own narrative.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
08 Oct 20
The time has come to question. Access to the movies that depict human doubts are essential to create new thoughts and ideas.
