ANIMAFEST ZAGREB 8 – 13 June 2026 - Zagreb, Croatia
Daniel Suljic, Artistic Director of Animafest Zagreb, had already announced
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ITSF INTERNATIONAL TRICKFILM FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM 5 – 10 May 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany
The competition programs were excellent. The Grand Prix of the short film competition was an especially strong film.
Call for submissions: ANIMASYROS 2026 Agora Pitching Forum
The ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival returns for its 19th edition from 21 to 27 September 2026 in the capital of the Cyclades.
23rd ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 25 – 29 March 2026 Budapest, Hungary
This year, the festival moved from late November/early December to March, so instead of snow in Budapest, I got to see early Spring
Kaboom Animation Festival
This year, the Kaboom Animation Festival in the Netherlands explored The Human Touch as its theme
TAAFI 2026 Returns with Expansive Program Running April 8-12
The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International is coming to the TIFF Lightbox with over 100 animated films and an expanded focus on industry access, education, and career development.
ANIMA BRUSSELS CELEBRATES 45 YEARS OF ANIMATED FILM
What a treat the audience had in store! The surprise film turned out to be...
Call for entries: Northern Animation Network
Submit your film to the Northern Animation Network and get considered for four festivals!
CINANIMA 49th INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL 7 – 16 November 2025 Espinho, Portugal
The theme of the 49th edition of Cinanima, Memory: The Future of the Past, is particularly apropos as the festival looks forward to its 50th anniversary in 2026. It posed the question, what is the future that the past anticipates, and what questions does it raise?
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LAST CALL TO SUBMIT SHORT FILMS FOR ANIMAFEST ZAGREB 2026
Last call for entries for World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb.
Kuandu 15th International Animation Festival - 26 October to 1 November 2025 - Taipei, Taiwan
I was looking forward to seeing what life was like on this island so close to mainland China
Kuandu 15th International Animation Festival - 26 October to 1 November 2025 - Taipei, Taiwan
I was looking forward to seeing what life was like on this island so close to mainland China
Call For Entries - Submission Ends Soon for Annecy!
Participate in the upcoming Annecy Festival before it's too late!
Call for Entries -Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
The 2026 LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival will be held offline on September 30–October 4 in Kyiv.
ETIUDA AND ANIMA - 14 – 19 October 2025 Krakow, Poland
There is no better way to start a seven-week trip to festivals that will take me halfway around the world than to be on my way to the Etiuda & Anima Animation Festival in Krakow.
Call for Entries: Anifilm - 5 May to 10 May 2026 in Liberec, Cz
Do you have a new animated film, music video, commissioned work, video game, or VR film? Or maybe a short film or video game project in development? The Anifilm team would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the deadline for submissions to the festival competitions is 31 December 2025.
Call for Entries: Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film - 8 to 13 June 2026
Animafest Zagreb 2026 call for entries: Short film deadline 1 Feb, Feature deadline 15 Mar
Sea Slug Animation Festival 2026
Begins: February 27, 2026
Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026.
T-Short Animated Film Festival 2025
Begins: November 28, 2025
The animated short film festival promises the best in international auteur animation; the event returns to Karlsruhe November 28-29.
GIRAF 2025 Returns November 13-16
Begins: November 13, 2025
The Quickdraw Animation Society’s annual event is back for its 21st year with the best independent and experimental animation from around the world.
In 2D, 3D, Art, CG, Digital Media, Festival, Films, Short Films, Technology | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025
Begins: October 23, 2025
FAF 2025 returns to Fredrikstad, Norway with a full program celebrating the dynamic storytelling of global animation October 23-26.
Anifilm 2026
Begins: May 5, 2026
The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 5-10, 2026, in Liberec, Czech Republic; submissions now open through December 31, 2025.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Festival, Films, Games, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Call for Entries for ITFS 2026
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), one of Europe's leading animation festivals, is now open for submissions for its 2026 edition
ANIMATOR ANIMATION FESTIVAL 5 – 13 June 2025 Poznan, Poland
This year, the festival was not quite so overtly political, but it still had an edge to it.
