The Florianópolis Children's Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with the screening of 137 films between October 9th and 31st.

Between October 9th and 17th, 137 films, including feature films and short films, both national and international, will be screened at the Ademir Rosa Theater and the Gilberto Gerlach Cinema Hall, both located in the Integrated Culture Center (CIC). Audiovisual workshops and debates will also be held. screenwriting masterclassIn addition to an exhibition featuring a retrospective of the 25 editions of the Mostra and the launch of the video... Dreams, Wishes and Hopes of Children in Brazil. The closing show will be performed by the duo Palavra Cantada, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary and will be joining the festivities. All events are completely free.

The documentary The Fabulous Time MachineThe film "The Film of Children," by award-winning filmmaker Eliza Capai, will be screened on the 9th, in the opening session for teachers and adult audiences. On the same day, the National Meeting of Children's Cinema will be held, exclusively for invited guests, bringing together members of MIA – Movement for Childhood and Audiovisual. Relevant names in children's audiovisual media will be present, such as the director of the Festival, Luiza Lins, the writer Flávia Lins e Silva, the filmmaker Carla Esmeralda, and directors Beth Carmona, Carla Camurati, and Célia Catunda, among others. "This is a very important space where we develop documents that can become proposals for public policies," says Luiza Lins, who is also a member of the Superior Council of Cinema, linked to the Ministry of Culture.

Sessions for children and families

Saturday, the 10th, the acclaimed Pilar's Diary in the Amazon, The film by Eduardo Vaisman and Rodrigo Van Der Put kicks off the screenings for children and their families. The program of Brazilian feature films continues with... Me and my Nihonjin grandfather, by Célia Catunda, Amadeo and the Hypothetical New World, by Brenda Lígia and Edu Felistoque, HoRecreation, by Lúcia Murat, and Little John – The Movie, by Fáuston da Silva. There will be discussions with directors after some screenings. Among the international feature films are the animated films Little Frida, by André Kadi and Karine Vézina, a co-production between France and Canada, and Little Amélie, by Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, a co-production between France and Belgium.

From Monday to Friday, October 12th to 16th, at the CIC, several daily sessions will be held, in the morning and afternoon, divided by age group: +4, +6, +8, +10 and +12.

Produced in 17 countries and 20 Brazilian states, the 130 short films that make up the Competitive Showcase will also be screened in the in-person program and the traveling circuit, which will include accessible sessions in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) and with audio description, as well as inclusive sessions with presentations by young people with autism spectrum disorder and people with disabilities. A selection of short films will be available on [website/platform name]. Itaú Cultural Play platform between October 10th and 31st.

  Start: 09/10/2026 00:00

  End: 17/10/2026 00:00

  Values: FREE