Providence Children’s Film Festival 2027

About Providence Children’s Film Festival

Providence Children’s Film Festival is a non-profit arts and cultural organisation founded in 2009. Its annual festival presents independent and international children’s cinema through screenings, filmmaking workshops, activities and post-film conversations.

The programme includes feature and short films across live action, documentary and animation, with an emphasis on cinema that can engage children, teens and families across different backgrounds and perspectives.

Youth Filmmaker Showcase

The Youth Filmmaker Showcase, created in 2014, extends that mission to young creators. It presents a juried selection of films made by filmmakers ages 6–17 and gives participating young artists an opportunity to share their work, discuss their creative process and encounter films made by peers from different places.

Providence Youth Filmmaker Showcase 2027

Providence Children’s Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 2027 Youth Filmmaker Showcase, a juried programme dedicated to films created by filmmakers ages 6–17.

Young filmmakers may submit individually or as part of a team, class, club or community group. Eligible films can be animation, documentary, live action or experimental and must run under five minutes.

The defining requirement is youth authorship. The film must be conceived and created by the young people submitting it, with minimal adult input.

The Showcase is part of the 18th annual Providence Children’s Film Festival, taking place 12–21 February 2027 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Youth Filmmaker Showcase deadline is 1 December 2026.

AD1 FILM can review festival fit, authorship requirements, runtime and submission materials as part of a wider festival strategy.