Kuki – Young Short Film Festival Berlin
International Short Film Festival for Children and Young People in Three Berlin Cinemas
About Kuki
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Berlin's Young Short Film Festival – Sibling Festival of Interfilm
Kuki was founded in 2008 by Interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, the organiser of the major Berlin Short Film Festival Interfilm. While Interfilm is aimed at an adult audience, Kuki is explicitly designed for children and young people – with age-appropriate programming, pedagogically accompanied school screenings, and a school partner network throughout Berlin. The 19th edition runs in 2026.
Programme and Language Policy
Kuki screens around 800 submissions from all over the world annually and curates thematic programmes from them – sorted by age group. Classic Kuki programmes include: programmes for pre-school and primary school children (with live synchronisation into German), for older children, for young people (with German subtitles in the original), thematic programmes such as environmental or documentary films. All films are shown in their original language – live synchronisation or subtitles ensure that the language barrier is not an obstacle and that children are simultaneously introduced to international film culture.
Three Berlin Venues
Kuki uses three cinemas in Berlin: the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain in the district of the same name, the City Kino Wedding, and the Zeiss-Großplanetarium on Prenzlauer Allee. The geographical distribution – East, North, Northeast – is programmatic: the festival consciously seeks the audience there where cinemas still function on a neighbourhood basis, and not just in the touristy inner-city venues.
School Screenings and Public Programme
A large part of the programme runs as school screenings with registered classes, often with film discussions and educational materials – Kuki works closely with Berlin schools here. In addition, there is a public programme for families on weekends and in the evenings. Tickets for the public programme are available through the respective cinemas; prices are deliberately kept low to make family cinema affordable.
Kuki — edition 2026
The 2026 edition continues the established Kuki format. From around 800 submissions from around the world, the festival team curates thematic and age-appropriate programme blocks. Pre-school and primary school children watch the films with live synchronisation (a speaker translates the dialogues live in the auditorium); older children and young people get the films in the original language with German subtitles.
School screenings form the largest part of the programme – Kuki collaborates with Berlin schools and provides didactic teaching materials. In addition, there is a public family programme on weekends and in the evenings. The complete 2026 programme will be published in late summer and early autumn on interfilm.de; tickets are available through the three venues.
Programme Kuki 2026
Programme Structure 2026
- Kuki Programmes sorted by age group:
- Kindergarten and Pre-school Children (3–6 years) — with live synchronisation
- Primary School (7–10 years) — with live synchronisation
- Middle School (10–13 years) — subtitles
- Young People / TeenKuki (14+ years) — subtitles, possibly with film discussions
- Thematic Programme Blocks — Environmental films, documentary films, animation, international focuses
- School Screenings — Registration via interfilm.de
- Public Family Programme — mainly Saturday, Sunday, and evening hours
Three Venues
- Filmtheater am Friedrichshain, Bötzowstraße 1-5
- City Kino Wedding, Müllerstraße
- Zeiss-Großplanetarium, Prenzlauer Allee 80
Full programme, trailers, school screening registration, and tickets at interfilm.de.
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Practical information — Kuki
Getting There
Filmtheater am Friedrichshain (Bötzowstraße 1-5): Tram M4 or Bus 200 nearby. City Kino Wedding (Müllerstraße): U-Bahn U6 to Leopoldplatz. Zeiss-Großplanetarium (Prenzlauer Allee 80): S-Bahn S8/S41/S42/S85 to S Prenzlauer Allee.
Admission
Tickets for public screenings via the respective cinemas (Filmtheater am Friedrichshain, City Kino Wedding, Zeiss-Großplanetarium) or via the festival website. School screenings are only accessible with registered classes; teachers can register via interfilm.de.
Tip for Families
Programme blocks sorted by age group; the festival website always indicates whether films are shown with synchronisation (for younger children) or with German subtitles (for older children).
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Where it takes place Kuki
Filmtheater am Friedrichshain / City Kino Wedding / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Bötzowstraße 1-5, 10407 Berlin