Bolshoy Detskiy Festival (Большой Детский фестиваль)

Bolshoy Detskiy Festival

Большой Детский фестиваль

Also known as: БДФ, Международный Большой Детский фестиваль
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The Bolshoy Detskiy Festival (BDF) is a multidisciplinary festival of work for children and teenagers, founded in 2018 on the initiative of actor Sergey Bezrukov, who is its artistic director. Alongside theatre, children's books and inclusive projects, its competition includes cinema and animation for young audiences: feature-length and short live-action films and animated shorts. An expert council selects the competition programme, and the winners are chosen by an independent jury of children and teenagers aged 8 to 16. The festival is organised by the Sergey Bezrukov Foundation for the Support and Development of Socio-Cultural Projects together with the Moscow Art Theatre named after M. Gorky and the Moscow Gubernsky Theatre; its special programme Echo BDF is held in other Russian regions and abroad.

The ninth edition runs in Moscow from 22 August to 17 November 2026 and in Saint Petersburg from 12 September to 4 November 2026.

Country

Russian Federation

Focus

For Kids

Categories

Animation, Feature, Short

Awards and prizes

Winners are chosen by a jury of children and teenagers aged 8 to 16. Film and animation categories: Best Feature Film for Children, younger age category (feature length); Best Feature Film for Children, older age category (feature length); Best Live-Action Short Film for Children; Best Animated Short Film for Children. Winners receive diplomas and prizes; all participants receive commemorative diplomas. The organising committee may also establish other prizes, such as the Artistic Director's Prize or a Special Prize.

Festival rules

The festival accepts works for children and young people aged 3 to 16, without formal or genre restrictions, from professional companies in Russia and abroad. Applicants submit an application with a video recording of the work within the deadlines published each year on the festival website. Participation is free of charge. An expert council selects the competition programme; its decisions are not commented on and submissions are not reviewed.

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