UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival

UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival (UIFF) 21-24 October 2021, Florence & Online 2nd edition UIFF is a showcase of the best independent world cinema on childhood. The theme for 2021 is once again: "Growing up. Narratives from all over the world." The main organizer of the festival is the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence Italy. We are equally interested in fiction and non-fiction cinema narratives. The aim of UIFF is to curate the best cinema art narratives of childhood to take stock of the dynamic forces shaping childhood and promote reflection on children’s experiences in different contexts. There are many global cinema traditions that have produced compelling bodies of work depicting childhood. Childhood is a universal human theme that filmmakers everywhere return to, again and again, to connect audiences to memories of the forces that shape our lives in the earliest years. UIFF promotes the idea of rich dialogue between cinema artists, specialists in children's rights/development and the public. Entries to be included in the festival will promote deep reflection on the experiences that shape childhood – in the child's individual life, in the family, the community, in institutions and societies. of both the Global South and North. Emphasis will be placed on films that authentically represent the thoughts, voices and experiences of children themselves. While UIFF has no age limits for entry, in keeping with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, special priority will be given to films that have been written, directed or developed by and/or with children, young people and young adult artists. Even so , entries from filmmakers and producers of any age are fully encouraged. The UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival is a collaboration between the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti and the Cinema La Compagnia di Fondazione Sistema Toscana.