Community Jury Night

Providence Athenaeum 251 Benefit Street, Providence

Community jury meetings are a fun way to meet other film fans and share your insights about what makes a great film. Watch films submitted to the Festival and tell us why you think they are beauties or beasts. Bring open minds and open mouths: discussion and popcorn follow each film. Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 […]

Free

PCFF Benefit Night at Flatbread Company

Flatbread Company 161 Cushing St, Providence, RI, United States

Help out your favorite children's film festival at our first fundraiser of the year! Enjoy a wood-fired pizza between 5-9 pm and Flatbread Company will donate a portion of the sale to PCFF. Take dinner home or stay to enjoy PCFF film shorts with your pizza. Peek at the Festival schedule, buy Festival tickets, sign […]

9th Annual Providence Children’s Film Festival

Multiple venues, check schedule for details.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Click to see: film schedule, film descriptions, Festival map, or buy tickets here. The 9th annual Providence Children’s Film Festival takes place February 16-25, 2018 at multiple venues within walking distance of downtown Providence, with screenings, filmmaking workshops, and free activities, along with post-film conversations that help deepen the film-watching experience. […]

Free and ticketed events. Schedule will post in January.

Opening Night Party & Screening

RISD Museum Metcalf Auditorium 20 North Main Street, Providence, United States

Join us for the opening of the 9th Annual Providence Children's Film Festival! 5:30pm Enjoy delicious treats and beverages provided by Campus Fine Wines and Amos House: More Than A Meal Catering. 6:45pm Welcome 7:00pm screening: Short ’n Sweet Shorts  A sensitively curated shorts reel for even the youngest ones to enjoy. 7:15pm screening: STEP […]

$12 – $20

Animation Creation Studio

Washington Park Library (PCL) 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United States

Bring your characters and their stories to life through animation! This short workshop gives kids an opportunity to create and learn about animation using storyboards to plan it and easy stop motion techniques to film it! Admission-free. Choose from two sessions: PCL-Washington Park Library - Feb 20, 2:00pm Register by contacting Kelly Parlin (kparlin@provcomlib.org, 401-781-3136) […]

Free

Animation Creation Studio

Wanskuck Library (PCL) 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United States

Bring your characters and their stories to life through animation! This short workshop gives kids an opportunity to create and learn about animation using storyboards to plan it and easy stop motion techniques to film it! Admission-free. Choose from two sessions: PCL-Washington Park Library - Feb 20, 2:00pm Register by contacting Kelly Parlin (kparlin@provcomlib.org, 401-781-3136) […]

Free

Festival Awards Ceremony

RISD Auditorium Building 17 Canal Walk (across from RISD Museum), Providence, RI, United States

The 2018 Festival closes with an annual awards ceremony including Audience Award for Best Feature and Short, Special Jury Award for Best Feature and Short, and a Hasbro Children’s Hospital Jury Award. The Audience Award is calculated by ballots cast by the public after each Festival screening. The Special Jury Award is decided by votes […]

Free

Adults Only Movie Night (sorry kids!)

Providence Athenaeum 251 Benefit Street, Providence

Adults Only Movie Night A BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING Sorry kids, this one's not for you. Don't miss this once-a-year screening to support the Providence Children's Film Festival’s curated film programming from around the globe! For all of us adults who love the Festival as much as the children do, […]

$55

Opening Night Party and Screening!

RISD Museum Metcalf Auditorium 20 North Main Street, Providence, United States

To all the sweethearts, money hearts and young at hearts out there who want to warm their hearts on Valentine's Day, join the PCFF on Opening Night for delicious treats, tasty beverages and some cinematic splendor! Emmy award-winning storyteller Bill Harley kicks off the night, followed by short 'n sweet shorts and concluding with the […]

$25

Special Effects Workshop

Gilder Center for the Performing Arts, The Wheeler School 228 Angell St., Providence, United States

Interact with professional makeup artist, Kara Andrews from Art on the spot, as she demonstrates a variety of techniques for creating wounds and other dramatic features used in films. Participants may craft their own tale of how the wound came to be as well as ask Kara questions throughout the process. Each attendee will leave a […]

$20