Aiming at education as well as entertainment, the film festival is dedicated to promote the culture of film watching, media literacy and alternative learning among children and young people. Each year, the festival brings some of the best international films to Pakistan to promote, peace, creativity, world cultures and the arts.

The Festival will showcase films by, for and about children in the following age groups.

Up to 7 years
8 -13 years old
14-18 years old
18+ (films about children, suitable with parental guidance or might not be suitable for minor viewing.)

CHILDREN’S FEATURE (Fiction and Animation) - competitive section for feature length films (fiction and animation) for children and young people

SHORTS (Animation) - competitive section for animation short films for children and young people.

SHORTS (Live Action) - competitive section for live action short films for children and young people.

FILMS MADE BY CHILDREN – competitive section for films made by under 18 children and young people.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS – competitive sections for documentary films, for and about children and young people.

PAKISTANI SECTION (feature, animation, shorts) – competitive section for films from Pakistan.

Films will normally be screened in their original language/version. Films in a language other than English must have subtitles in English. Films that arrive without subtitles, or with subtitles other than in English, where such subtitles are not required, shall not be screened at the Festival.    

This is just an excerpt of the regulations, carefully read the complete regulations before submitting.