Kidz Cinema 2021

KidzCinema2021 - An International Children's Film Festival

For centuries, storytelling has evolved through various forms and the tradition has been passed on through generations in many ways. From visual/oral to written, and digital – stories have been expressed through various mediums such as drawing, painting, photography, animation, and motion videos – giving it a new dimension. The evolution of children’s films has been an interesting paradigm in the world of cinema as it has the highest potential to impact the children. Even in their formative years, children have tremendous cognitive abilities to grasp the essence of communication through films irrespective of the existing language barriers. Children’s films therefore not only become a great source of entertainment but also tools for learning and growth. The number of children’s film festivals organized in various countries including India has been established as well-known properties towards children’s cinema.

Cinema is the most powerful medium of creative expression globally. We are back with the 2nd edition of KidzCINEMA. Children from all over the world will get to watch movies, interact with directors, actors, and also participate in various LIVE workshops around scriptwriting, animation, and filmmaking.

Pandemic of Covid-19

COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt, and the impact of the pandemic is severely felt by children, who always bring cheer and happiness to us. With parks and playgrounds closed, fun, outings, and socializing with friends coming to a standstill, kids have been confined indoors, and the physical entertainment has moved to digital. Their joy of little things has been eclipsed, their expression of creativity has been dwarfed, and their wings have been clipped off the freedom that they would otherwise enjoy on a day-to-day basis.

Festival Theme

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, children across the world are forced to be confined in their homes to ensure social distancing. In these tough times, that the whole world is going through, we would like to salute those who create the stories of positivity. Hence, this edition, the Festival theme is STORIES OF POSITIVITY. Universal Children's Day’s objective of promoting international togetherness can definitely be fulfilled with stories of positivity in these gloomy days.

Festival Format

Kidz Cinema 2021 is the second edition of this International Children’s Film Festival, KidzCINEMA, which will be attempted to be delivered in a hybrid format including on-ground and online environment to the global audience. It will give opportunities to young kids as well as teenagers to watch movies from across the globe and to know more and learn about the process of filmmaking. Children will get to watch movies, interact with directors, actors, and also participate in various LIVE workshops on scriptwriting, animation, and filmmaking.

It will be a 5-day event starting on the Universal Children's Day, which is celebrated on 20th November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare. KidzCINEMA 2021 film Festival will open on 20th November 2021 with main activities running for 5-days. Awards will be announced on 24th November 2021 and the online screening of the selected films will be available for a period of one-month starting from the festival opening date. If the Covid situation is under control, we will attempt a physical screening of films.