We are now accepting submissions for FACETS 39th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (“CICFF”), running November 4 through 20, 2022.

As the first Academy®-qualifying children’s film festival in the world, our festival presents the best, most innovative international films for kids and teens. We seek out films that both entertain audiences and challenge them to widen their perspectives. But more importantly, we invite film submissions that inspire and speak to the creative minds and hearts of young people.

For almost 40 years CICFF has set the standard of excellence, celebrating films from around the world that break new ground in their approach to storytelling, offer unique or seldom-heard points of view and demonstrate artistic and technical mastery. Our goal is to raise the bar of what films for children and teens can achieve.

Full submissions guidelines can be found on CICFF‘s FilmFreeway submission page rules and regulations can be viewed on the PDF linked below.