

The 19th San Diego International Children's Film Festival opens July 23, 2023 at Comic-Con International, with a full day of short films from around the world, and filmmaker and animator appearances and special guests announced soon!
The festival continues in August with more short films from around the world - animation, live action and documentary, clustered for different age groups, toddlers through teens.
Free admission to Comic-Con screenings for those with a Comic-Con badge, and free admission for everyone to all other San Diego screenings.
More news soon!
We also produce the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival. Visit www.childrensfilmla.org
The festivals seek creative partnerships and sponsors. Contact us at lachildrensfilm@gmail.com or sdchildrensfilm@gmail.com
2022
The 18th San Diego International Children's Film Festival opened July 24, 2022 at Comic-Con International. What a day!
We welcomed filmmakers from around the world who shared their filmmaking journeys with the audience.
The festival continued Aug. 13 at the San Diego Central Library downtown, with a full day of short films for all ages - free admission. Thanks for the great turnout!
Our afternoon of free-admission screenings of some excellent short films from around the world on Aug. 14 was "sold out"! Thanks to the audience, and the filmmakers who joined us.
Another screening of short films from around the world happened Aug. 21 at the Digital Gym Cinema in the beautiful new UCSD Park & Market building at the corner of Park & Market in downtown San Diego.
Our final program happened Aug. 28 at the Digital Gym Cinema downtown.
2021
The 17th annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival opened Nov. 28 at Comic-Con International: Special Edition, at the San Diego Convention Center. What a weekend - it was great to be back at Comic-Con!
We then had a second and final day on Saturday Dec. 4 in our return to the San Diego Central Library downtown, in partnership with the San Diego Central Library.
Short films and animation from around the world created for children and teens. Thanks for the great turnout!
As always, free admission to the screenings for registered attendees at Comic-Con; and free admission for everyone to the Dec. 4 screenings at the San Diego Central Library downtown.
2020
We missed you!
2019
The 16th annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival happened July-October 2019 at Comic-Con International and the San Diego Central Library downtown, in partnership with the San Diego Central Library. Short films and animation for all ages. Free admission for everyone to library screenings. Click on Films/Schedule above to see the films.
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We also produce the 17th Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, April-May 2023 www.childrensfilmla.org