Chicago International Children's Film Festival
The Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) is the largest festival of films for children in North America featuring over 200 animated and live action films from 40 countries, programming the best children’s media & producing film workshops for over 30 years. The Festival welcomes 150 filmmakers and audiences of 25,000 annually and is the ONLY Academy qualifying children's film festival in the world.
21st edition
2004 | 21 - 31 October
Best Animated Short Film or Video
Australia | 2004 | 9:18
Director: Sejong Park
15
Best Film by an Emerging Director
Binta and the Great Idea
Spain | 2004 | 34:58
Director: Javier Fesser
77
Binta and the Great Idea
Spain | 2004 | 34:58
Director: Javier Fesser
Binta's father has an idea, but he doesn't know if it is a good idea or not.
77
Australia | 2004 | 9:18
Director: Sejong Park
During the Korean War, little Manuk plays on the streets of his village and dreams of life on the front. When he returns home, he finds a birthday pre...
15
India | 2004 | 15:00
Director: Ashvin Kumar
When a young Pakistani boy accidentally crosses the mine-strewn border into India in pursuit of his cricket ball, he is helped by a Hindu teacher.
16
Short film types screened

Fiction / Live action

Animation

Documentary

Experimental

Music video
Competition and rewards

International competition

No cash awards

No screening fees