Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People (Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Ολυμπίας για Παιδιά και Νέους)

Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People

Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Ολυμπίας για Παιδιά και Νέους

Also known as: Olympia Festival, Φεστιβάλ Ολυμπίας, OIFF
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The Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People presents cinema for young audiences in Pyrgos, in the Region of Western Greece. Dimitris Spyrou founded it in 1997 together with the local authorities of Ilia, and since 2018 it has been organised by the Olympia Festival Social Cooperative. The programme has a strong European focus and four competition sections: feature fiction films, short live-action fiction, short animation and documentaries. International juries, children's and youth juries and a European Children's Film Association (ECFA) jury award prizes in these sections.

Alongside the screenings, the festival runs School Cinema, a film-literacy programme for children, young people and educators, and hosts Camera Zizanio, a European meeting of films made by children and young people. The 29th edition takes place from 28 November to 5 December 2026 in Pyrgos and Amaliada.

Country

Greece

Focus

For Kids

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Short

Dates

28 November 2026 — 5 December 2026

Awards and prizes

International juries of professionals in children's film, education and filmmaking award: - Best Feature Film - Best Short Fiction Film - Best Short Animation Film - Best Feature Documentary - Best Short/Medium Length Documentary The juries may also give special mentions and distinctions. Children's and youth juries (national and international) award prizes for the best films in each category and age group (8 awards in total). ECFA (European Children's Film Association) awards: feature fiction film; short fiction/animation film; documentary film. The winners are nominated for the annual ECFA awards. Other independent awards: CIFEJ Prize for a Feature Film; Hellenic Parliament "Human Values Award"; Greek Film Critics Association; Greek Film Clubs' Association.

Festival rules

The festival is specialised in films for children and young audiences and has four competition sections: feature fiction films, short fiction live-action films, short animation films and documentaries (all durations). Films must be completed during 2025 or 2026. Films up to 50 minutes are considered medium/short; films of 51 minutes and longer are considered features. Submissions are accepted through FilmFreeway. For selected films, a DCP, an English dialogue list and a low-resolution digital copy for subtitling are required; electronic delivery (Aspera or similar) is preferred. Submitting a film implies acceptance of the regulations; the artistic director decides on any misinterpretation.

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