Definition of Children's Film

There is a number of definitions of films which are discussed in research literature. This is the definition which I used to identify films which are produced (not only) for children and represent childhood. Children's films which I defined as such meet all of these three criterias.

• Form:
• • min. 60min runtime, mainly fictional
  • at least one age rating under 12
  • linear, audiovisual narration to be published as so called "film"
  • professionally produced and financed and

• Reference:
• • produced for children and/or family which should be proofed through target audience, festival submissions, adressing the target-audience-in content and form and

• Content
• • at least one protagonist is a child before adolescence (exception: fairytales and animals that behave like children)