After an excellent nineth edition, IndieJúnior will be back in 2026. The 10th International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto will be held from 26th January to 1st February 2026, so we want to see your films.
As of today, we invite you to submit your film. We look forward to receive recent works (produced in 2024, 2025 or 2026) open to all genres and durations.
IndieJúnior Porto is a film festival aimed at children and adolescents, segmented into programs for families, schools and the general public.
In addition to other sections, the festival has an international competition, which awards two prizes: Award for Best Impact Film (adults and youth jury) and Audience Award.
Animation, fiction and documentary films are part of a carefully planned program, taking into account each target audience: +3 years, +6 years, +10 years, +12 years and +15 years. Concerning schools, programs are segmented for preschool, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cycles and high school.
Submission dates are:
– early bird – June 3rd to July 3rd (5 Euros)
– regular deadline – July 4th to September 8th (6 Euros)
– extended deadline – September 9th to September 30th (8 Euros)
(Portuguese films are exempt from this payment)