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芝加哥国际儿童电影节

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

Host Place

Chicago, United States

举办时间

2017.10.27——2017.11.05

Years Running

34th

Introduction

Founded in 1984, the CICFF is the oldest children’s film festival in North America. During the 33rd season 2016, Chicago presented 287 films from over 40 countries over the course of ten days, with average audiences of 26,000. Chicago International Children’s Film Festival serves as a global hub for filmmakers and producers of films for children, with a peer forum for over 100 filmmakers with an opportunity to connect with and elevate the aesthetic and production standards for youth cinema production. Festival films reach unique audiences, diverse in age, socioeconomic background, and ethnic heritage - a broad range of children and teens, educators, parents, and peers unduplicated in the youth film festival audience landscape world-wide. At post-screening discussions, panels, workshops, seminars and receptions, filmmakers have an incomparable opportunity to connect with the widest possible array of viewers and colleagues.

The Chicago international Children’s Film Festival aims to set an internationally-recognized standard of excellence in film production for children and youth. We strive to support the work of talented and dedicated filmmakers by showcasing international films of the highest quality and awarding prizes in multiple categories of production formats and genres. We also provide professional forums to enable quality children’s films to gain increased distribution and access to wider audiences. The film experiences of young viewers are deepened through a broad range of programs which extend Festival film viewing into discussion and learning. The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival is produced and presented by Facets, a leading national not-for-profit media arts organization, founded in 1975. The year-round programs of Facets includes programs of regional, national and global impact and reach in the areas of exhibition, distribution and education of independent and art films.