Canada Kids
Festival du film
CANADA · 2027
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The Skills Gap No One Talks About: Writing for a Young Audience

Writing "down" to kids is the single most common mistake in the field — and the easiest to fix.

7 sept. 2026 · Admin

When to Say Yes to Unpaid Work in Children's Media — and When Not To

Unpaid opportunities aren't all equal. Here's a rough filter.

6 sept. 2026 · Admin

Why School Screenings Matter More Than Festival Organizers Admit

The biggest audience most children's films will ever have isn't the festival crowd — it's a classroom.

5 sept. 2026 · Admin

What Makes a Children's Film Actually Age-Appropriate

Age ratings are a starting point, not the whole answer.

4 sept. 2026 · Admin

Teaching Media Literacy Through Kids' Own Films

The fastest way to teach a kid to watch critically is to have them make something first.

3 sept. 2026 · Admin

Why Indigenous Storytelling Needs Its Own Section, Not Just a Slot

Folding Indigenous work into a general program tends to flatten exactly what makes it distinct.

3 sept. 2026 · Admin

Land, Language and Time: What Makes Indigenous Youth Film Distinct

Three things that show up again and again in strong Indigenous youth submissions.

2 sept. 2026 · Admin

What Makes Kids' Animation Different From Animation for Everyone Else

The technique matters less than most people assume. The timing matters more.

1er sept. 2026 · Admin

Making a Documentary Kids Actually Want to Watch

The word "educational" has quietly become a warning label. Here's how the good ones avoid it.

31 août 2026 · Admin

Making Your Film Screening-Ready for a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Audience

Captioning isn't a technical afterthought — it changes what the film can actually communicate.

30 août 2026 · Admin

Sensory-Friendly Screenings: What They Are and Why They're Growing

Small changes to a screening room open the festival to a much wider family audience.

29 août 2026 · Admin

A Realistic Way to Think About Screen Time During Festival Season

Not all screen time is the same kind of screen time.

28 août 2026 · Admin

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