Mumbai Film Festival
Mumbai, India
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
New Delhi, India · Est. 2007 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
New Delhi, India
65
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- No physical screenings
- 19 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
20th EDITION 20th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival Initiated in the backdrop of 60th year of India's Independence, CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL and FORUM is an initiative to celebrate knowledge,ideas and perspectives on culture, development and education in context of children programming. The objective of the CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL is to inculcate taste for quality children programme and to generate awareness about new genre, innovations, and formats linking education with culture & development issues among children. The highlight of CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL is intelligence exchange sessions of children with experts to share, voice and express their views. In CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL, childrens' opinion matters and they decide the winners. The video clippings of the children jury and judgement process is uploaded on https://www.chinh.in/cikff Test your children programmes with INDIAN CHILDREN JURY. CIKFF JURY 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V99SC565XLg CIKFF KIDS for KIDS JURY 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFN6Y_D2Omk CIKFF JURY 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDswTPGoX7w CIKFF JURY 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wqQlK2K5j4 ANIMATION JURY 2015 https://youtu.be/728R2vqN9tU TEEN JURY 2015 https://youtu.be/3K2U75RXCws KIDS FOR KIDS JURY 2015 https://youtu.be/cRYh5DRD-AQ EARLY EDUCATION JURY 2015 https://youtu.be/XmgXMT3vMDc PRE SCHOOL JURY 2015 https://youtu.be/p4y4quripa8
Last updated Sep 26, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 19 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2007
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
3.9/ 5
Reviews
24
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
This is a very meaningful film festival for children.
- Filmmaker
Dear CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL, Thank you very much for your kind message. I am honored to receive recognition for our project, "AFRICA, CRADLE OF HUMANKIND AND MODERN CIVILISATIONS," as a winner at the CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL. It is a privilege to be part of such a prestigious and inspiring event. I am grateful for the opportunity to share our stories and celebrate our heritage and culture through this festival. Your commitment to promoting diverse narratives for young audiences is commendable, and I am excited to contribute to this mission. Thank you for your support and the incredible work you do to encourage creativity and innovation in the field of children's cinema. It is an honor to be associated with this prestigious festival and to connect with other talented and passionate creators. With all my gratitude, Benita Jacques
- Filmmaker
Beautifull and necessary film festival!!!
- Filmmaker
Involvement of children makes this festival very very important. I think stories for children need this kind of platform and this is one of them.
- Filmmaker
Bhasker Vishwanathan
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