A significant event in the field of children’s and family cinema; a platform that brings together film screenings, education, and the collective experience of cinema-going with the aim of nurturing the next generation of informed and creative audiences
Festival Name: CINI – Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños
Location: Lima, Peru
Festival Dates: February 10–14, 2027
Edition: 13th Edition
Organizer: CINI
About the Festival: This festival is a major and distinguished event in the field of children’s cinema, comprising one week of film screenings alongside a series of educational and entertaining activities. These programs provide children with the opportunity to become acquainted with the art of filmmaking and to share this experience with other children and their families. The festival is committed to nurturing and expanding the next generation of cinema audiences, as its organizers believe that art plays a fundamental role in building a more just and inclusive society.
Themes and Focus: Children and family audiences
Awards: The official jury, composed of filmmakers, journalists, educators, and cultural figures, will select one winner in the feature and medium-length film competition. A second jury, made up of children who have taken part in the CINI program’s “Young Cinema Audiences” workshops, will select one winner in the short film competition. In addition, the following awards will also be presented:
Audience Award for the feature and medium-length film competition
Special cash prize for the Best Peruvian Short Film in competition, selected by the official jury
Best Peruvian Short Film Award: USD 500 (five hundred US dollars)
Accepted Genres: Fiction, Animation, Documentary
Running Time: This festival includes two competitive sections:
Feature and medium-length film competition: for works over 30 minutes
Short film competition: for works under 30 minutes
Year of Production: Films must have been completed no more than two years prior to submission.
Language and Subtitles:For the feature and medium-length film competition, the screening copy must be in Spanish or dubbed into Spanish.For the short film competition, the screening copy must be in Spanish, dubbed into Spanish, or include Spanish subtitles.
Submission Deadline: October 16, 2026
Additional Notes: Films of any nationality may participate in this festival, provided that they have not previously been publicly screened in Peru.
