IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto
Festival Description: IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto is an annual event that shows the best Portuguese and international films made by, for, or about children and youth. Aiming at education as well as entertainment, the film festival promotes the culture of film watching, media literacy, and alternative learning among children and youth. Each year the festival organizes screenings for schools and families, workshops, talks, and debates around cinema, and special screenings such as film concerts or screenings for babies and their parents. The festival integrates an international competition for a feature and short films watched by three juries (official, schools, and audience). Several films competing for the awards are selected by students from preschool to high school, which are part of the educational activity “I program a film festival!”.
2026 Call for Entries (Archive)
The IndieJúnior Porto – International Children’s and Youth Film Festival will be held from 26th January to 1th February 2026.
Eligibility criteria
To apply to IndieJúnior´s International Competition, films must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Fiction, animation, documentary, or experimental short (up to 45 minutes)
- Completed in either 2024, 2025 or 2026;
Juries and Awards
IndieJúnior official awards are:
a) jury composed of adults and young people who will attribute the Award for Impact Film (1000 Euros);
b) an audience jury that will give the Audience Award (300 Euros);
Juries will be able to assign honorable mentions when deemed necessary;
- Submissions via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: Early bird 3 July 2025 Regular deadline 8 September 2025 Extended Deadline 30 September 2025
2020 Festival Coverage
NB: 2027 Festival Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 26/01/2027 to 01/02/2027
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