Fantoche 21st International Animation Film Festival
Begins: September 5, 2023
A meeting place for the international film and creative industries, the annual event returns in September to the Swiss town of Baden.
Events: Competitive Festivals
Countryside Animafest Cyprus
Begins: August 9, 2023
The annual festival returns to Crete this August and features a poster designed by Academy Award-winning animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
Animaze – Montreal International Animation Film Festival
Begins: September 17, 2023
The 10th anniversary event heads to Montreal September 17-19.
Animation Block Party
Begins: August 18, 2023
The annual animation film festival celebrates 20 years in New York at Brooklyn’s BAM August 18-20.
Mundos Digitales 2023
Begins: July 6, 2023
Mundos Digitales returns to A Coruña this summer with a recruitment fair, a wide range of lectures and workshops from leading industry professionals, and an animation festival.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Short Films, Transmedia | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Anibar International Animation Festival
Begins: July 17, 2023
The 14th edition of the festival returns to Peja, Kosovo Jul 17-23.
Fest Anča 2023
Begins: June 29, 2023
The animation festival and international competition runs June 29-July 2; the event promotes animated film as an autonomous art form and seeks to educate audiences about its varied techniques and aspects.
ANIFILM 2023
Begins: May 2, 2023
The International Festival of Animated Films, running May 2-7 in Liberec, Czech Republic, presents the latest trends, methods, technologies, and animation techniques while supporting works in progress, new animation projects, and their authors, producers, and distributors.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, Awards, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Motion Graphics, Music Videos | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: September 20, 2023
Scheduled for September 20–24, OIAF features screenings, virtual artist talks, workshops, and meetings with schools and recruiters; taking place during the festival TAC offers industry professionals a chance to connect.
ITFS Coming April 25-30.
Begins: April 25, 2023
A gathering of the international animation scene since 1982, the festival returns to Stuttgart, celebrating 30 years.
Annecy Festival 2024
Begins: June 9, 2024
The annual festival returns to Annecy June 9-15, 2024.
BIAF 2022 in Bucheon, Korea October 21-25
Begins: October 21, 2022
The festival seeks to promote animation and growth in the Asian animation community.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Set for December 6-9
Begins: December 6, 2022
Annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Daegu, South Korea, where it had been scheduled to run in 2020 before going virtual during the pandemic.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Business, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, Music Videos, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Short Films, Technology, Transmedia, Virtual Production, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Exhibits, Interactive, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special Effects, Transmedia, Visual Effects
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022
Begins: June 13, 2022
The festival's 61st edition is being held June 13-18 by the lake in Annecy, France.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, People, Places, Short Films, Television, Transmedia | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Screenings, Short Films
VIEW 2022 Set for October 16-21 in Turin, Italy
Begins: October 16, 2022
The VIEW Conference is the premier international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Motion Graphics, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Technology, Visual Effects | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Exhibits, Interactive, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
OIAF 2022 Happening this Fall in Person
Begins: September 21, 2022
Scheduled for September 21 – September 25, the event will feature screenings, virtual artist talks, workshops, and meetings with schools and recruiters.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Awards, Call for Entries, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, Music Videos, People, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Virtual Production, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Animation, Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films
The 2022 London International Animation Festival
Begins: November 25, 2022
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF 2022) - the UK's largest, most eclectic and longest-running animation festival is now accepting films for our 19th edition. LIAF proudly showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation, showing that animation is for everyone.
Festival of Cinema NYC Now Accepting Submissions
Begins: August 5, 2022
Entering it's 6th year, Festival of Cinema NYC has quickly developed a reputation for being the premiere NYC film festival for Worldwide Independent Films; event offers amazing media and press coverage, and is proven to get the work of emerging filmmakers in front of the biggest and best audience by showcasing films at the majestic Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
Begins: December 14, 2021
Annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Tokyo, Japan December 14-17.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Business, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music Videos, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Short Films, Technology, Transmedia, Virtual Production, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Exhibits, Interactive, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special Effects, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
KingstOOn Virtual 2021 – April 21-25
Begins: April 21, 2021
The free virtual event will celebrate ‘Diversity in Animation;’ the conference will begin on April 21, with the film festival starting April 15 – films will be available on demand after they are aired.
SIGGRAPH 2021 Taking Place Virtually August 9-13
Begins: August 9, 2021
The online event will include both on-demand presentations and scheduled sessions; the conference celebrates the industry and its innovators with a look at where we are and where we are going.
In 2D, 3D, Broadcast Design, Business, Call for Entries, Cartoons, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, People, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Stop-Motion, Technology, Television, Transmedia, Virtual Production, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, New Media, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Ottawa International Animation Festival September 22-26
Begins: September 22, 2021
OIAF promotes and exhibits the world’s most cutting edge and quirky animation; programs include screenings, exhibitions, and workshops.
In 2D, 3D, Art, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Motion Graphics, Music Videos, People, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR | Event Types: Animation, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Transmedia
BIAF 2021 in Bucheon, Korea October 22-26
Begins: October 22, 2021
The festival seeks to promote animation and growth in the Asian animation community.
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021 – October 21-24
Begins: October 21, 2021
FAF 2021 will present the best and latest within Nordic-Baltic and international animation - live and in person and online.
CINANIMA 2021 Returns November 8-14
Begins: November 8, 2021
Oscar qualifying event in Espinho, Portugal promotes animation and its creators with a commitment to educating professionals and the public.
