ManuFest International Film Festival for Children and Youth

ManuFest International Film Festival for Children and Youth is a Yerevan festival whose competition juries are made up entirely of children and young people: pupils of Armenian schools and members of creative centres such as Ayb School and the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies judge the feature, animation, French and Visegrad film categories. Alongside screenings in Yerevan, the festival takes films, masterclasses and creative meetings to regions of Armenia and works with children from orphanages, socially vulnerable families and children with disabilities. Its events are organised on a charitable basis.

The festival dates back to 2001 and for 21 editions carried the name “Rolan” International Film Festival for Children and Youth, organised by the Armenian Rolan Bykov Foundation. In 2026 the foundation became the Manu Fund and the festival was renamed ManuFest, after the Armenian word manuk, meaning child. The 22nd edition runs 3–7 November 2026.