The 2024 San Diego International Kid’s Film Festival is now welcoming submissions.
SDIKFF focuses on entertaining and educational filmmaking the whole family can enjoy together. Each year, we screen films made across the globe. Accepted submissions are judged by a jury of experienced industry professionals.
Films can be submitted in many categories, including short film, feature length, animation, and documentary. Filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds are enc...
San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival has come to a successful conclusion. It was an incredible three days filled with an international slate of films.
The festival began with the animation block. Jeong-Byeon-Ji Kim, winner of the Best Directing in a Short Film Award for Hana Meets Hana, flew out all the way from South Korea to attend. The writer and director of Amazing Petunia’s Adventures, the Best Animated Short winner, also attended. It was great to hear their experien...
It didn't feel like so long ago, but it has been longer than two years without having the significant San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival onsite event since the last one in 2019. This year, SDIKFF finally gets back to it’s home base in San Diego County California where the beautiful coast line welcomes filmmakers and guests from all over the world with an Halloween ambience. With over 150+ selections under categories including kids-made film, youth-made film, feature fi...
With the vivid memories of the 2019 San Diego International Kids Film Festival, the global challenge of COVID-19 changed the way to present the glorious San Diego International Kids Film Festival in the past two years. Facing the most difficult time for all the live events, SDIKFF festival committee and the brand owner – Maeya Cultural Exchange Group have been working on all possible way to keep the film dream running in all kids’ hearts. After the 2020 online edition and the 2021 ...
Based on the pandemic trend in San Diego and around the world, the 19th San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, which was originally scheduled to be held in Southern California at the end of August 2022, will be postponed until a later date. So far, the San Diego International Kids' Film Festival has received 150+ submissions from 28 counties, including feature films, short films, animation, children-made films, youth-made films, music videos, and screenplays. Since its ince...
Since 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic has completely changed the way the public lives their social life. After all the challenges of the past two years, the world is finally expected to fully return to normal social and life order in 2022. With a glorious history of 18 years, the San Diego International Kids' Film Festival will usher in a new chapter of opportunity, and hope to write the glory once again. Founded in 2003, the San Diego International Kids' Film Festival is the premier high-...
The 2020 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place this in August on 21st-23rd, 2020 at the Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival committee we are pleased to invite you to submit your Film, TV, Screenplays, or songs to the 2020 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival.
The 2020 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival films and screenplay selection will have a dis...
San Diego, CA - The 2019 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 23rd to 25that the Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your film/TV/Screenplay/songs to the 2019 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival. The 2019 SDIKFF official selection (both films and screenplays) will have complementary display area at the film market booth, the festival galas will have talent...
The San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival became a prime festival in the gene of Children and Family. Hundreds of film makers from worldwide attend the festival every year. The Children & Family Film Market started from the 2016 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival. It is open to all members of the film industry.
2. Entertainment Intellectual Property Trade Zone. This is for intellectual property rights to a variety of original works with a focus o...
The 2018 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival is coming in this summer again, at August 24-26 in San Deigo. Let us view our video tracking records from our past
We normally have a trailer for the fesitvals.
The 2013 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2014 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2015 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2017 SDIKFF Trailer:
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The 2018 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 24th to 26that the Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your film/TV/Screenplay/songs to the 2018 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival. All official selected films have a complementary display area in the film market.
Aiming to promote positive educational impact on children and the youth, the San Diego...
San Diego, CA - The 2017 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 25th to 27thatthe Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your film/TV/Screenplay to the 2017 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival.
Aiming to promote positive educational impact on children and the youth, the San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival actively supports innovativefilms made ...
The 2016 San Diego International Kids Film Festival ( SDIKFF) completed its mission on August 28, in the American Spirit Theater at Escondido, CA. The extra long corridor covered with beautiful vines on the top to create shade, the red carpet on the paths to create the glamour, in between, those beautiful people from worldwide were walking on the red carpet with proud and honor to represent their films. At the hallway of the theater, every film makers signed their name ...
April 18, 2016
San Diego, CA - The 2016 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 26th to 28th at the Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your film/TV/Screenplay to the 2016 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival.
Aiming to promote positive educational impact on children and the youth, the San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival activel...
2015, the 12th San Diego International Children's Film Festival, awards ceremony finally come to an end, filmmakers from around the world were breathless waiting the list to be announced.
Best Film received by Under Blood Red Sun (USA), best short film- The Great Treasure Quest (France), Best Director---Wei Zheng ( The Road), Best screenplay -Love In Full Bloom (China), Best Actor- Crystal girl, Huohuo Zhang (China) The best documentary film -Camp (USA) Special Jury Prize -Frog (Unit...
San Diego, CA - The 2015 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 28th to 30th at the Schulman Auditorium, Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your films/TV/Screenplay to the 2015 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival.
Aiming to promote positive educational impact on children and the youth, the San Diego International Kid’s Film Festival actively supports innovative...
San Diego, CA - The 2015 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (SDIKFF) will take place from August 28th to 30th at the Schulman Auditorium, Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the SDIKFF committee, we cordially invite you to submit your films/TV/Screenplay to the 2014 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival.
Aiming to promote positive educational impact on children and the youth, the San Diego International Kid’s Film Festival actively supports innovative...
The 2013 San Diego International kids have films from over 15 countires and delegations from China, Canada, Spain, Meixco, etc. The Finalist of 2013 films are :
Official Selection:
Art's Eyes (UK)
Back to the Beginning (China/Hong Kong)
Bienaventurados (Blessed)(Argentina)
Bona Nox (Belgium)
Born to Bully (USA)
Class Photo (USA)
Crocodiles without Saddles (Germany)
Curse of the Sunset Starlet (USA)
Day of Silence (USA)
81 Golden Coins (China)
Encantado (Charming)...