The anniversary is coming! 30th SCHLiNGEL Film Festival from 27 September to 4 October 2025
We have been bringing international films to the big screen in Chemnitz for 30 years. This means that this year marks the 30th edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences SCHLiNGEL.
We are currently in the full swing of preparations to create a fantastic festival experience for you. You can look forward to
- a diverse film programme with international and national productions for children, young people and film fans of all ages - we offer something for everyone!
- a look beyond the horizons of the familiar
- exciting film talks with actors and actresses, directors and producers
- special events for our regional audience as well as professional guests
- and much more....
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The latest news about SCHLiNGEL
We are also active beyond our own festival period in order to further promote children's and youth film. Among other things, we are travelling with German productions to other international film festivals, be it in India, Japan or Sweden.
We also use the time throughout the year to find suitable films that we want to show on the big screen in Chemnitz in autumn and to regularly exchange ideas with the film and festival industry. Take a look at our year-round activities!
SCHLiNGEL at ECFA Workshop Warehouse in Bologna
Project as an initiative of the festival network "Screen the Future" and the ECFA
That was the 29th SCHLiNGEL - take a look back now!
The Festival in Pictures
We have compiled the best festival moments of the 29th SCHLiNGEL for you. Click here and look back on the past festival with all its highlights.
These were the 2024 juries
Once again this year, more than 20 prizes were awarded at the SCHLiNGEL Film Festival, selected in most categories by our various juries. Find out here who was involved in awarding the prizes in the individual juries.
This was the Industry Forum 2024
Also for the 29th International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences SCHLiNGEL a highlight took place with the INDUSTRY FORUM. In recent years, the event has been able to firmly establish itself as an industry meeting place for the children's and youth film scene for professional audiences.
The Festival on Video
You want to reminisce a little about this year's SCHLiNGEL?
Let the special moments of the festival pass in review.
The highlights of each festival day are now available on our YouTube channel.