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Seoul International Children's Film Festival (SICFF)


Official Website	http://www.sicff.kr
Dates	Sep 10, 2025 ~ Sep 16, 2025
Category	Competitive
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Created in 2013, the Seoul International Children's Film Festival (SICFF) has been discovering great content that children can enjoy and listening to voices from all over the world for the next generation.

We hope the children discover better world and the grown-ups dream to better future with SICFF.

City

Seoul

Program

International Feature Competition

Competition for Korean and international feature films.

International Short Competition

International Animation Short Competition

International Children's Short Competition

Eyes on Grown-ups

Feature films that delve into the stories of adults who have grown while carrying past traumas or narratives from their teenage years—bridging childhood traumas to adolescence.

Cine Kids

Films crafted for preschoolers and elementary school students—featuring lovable characters that resonate with and captivate young audiences.

Open Cinema

A program for those unfamiliar with film festivals or those seeking movies for the whole family to watch together.

Peace & Earth

A section that features works that deal with peace, human rights, anti-war, and environmental issues.

Special Screening

This year's theme: "Along with the Ssams", showcasing 4 films featuring various teachers from the past to the present.

SICFF Exchange

This section presents each year new collaborations and exchanges with international film festivals and film-related organizations from abroad. This year's featured collaborators are the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and the Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival.

Focus on Child Actor

A retrospective section dedicated each year to a different child actor. This year: Moon Seung-a.

SICFF Shorts

A showcase of three short films that were selected last year to receive support from the Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival.

Awards

International Feature Competition

- Grand Jury Prize

- Jury Prize

- Best Actor Prize

International Short Competition

- Grand Jury Prize

- Jury Prize