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Animation Festival Blogs

KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 21 – 30 March 2025 Utrecht and Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kaboom Animation Festival does indeed have a split personality.

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Animation Festival Blogs

MONSTRA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 20 – 30 March 2025 Lisbon, Portugal

Monstra Animation Festival always has many wonderful surprises for its audiences, and this year it outdid itself.

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Animation Festival Blogs

Call for submissions - stop motion and experimental animation art StopTrik IFF in Maribor, Slovenia

The 15th edition of the Festival is coming in autumn to Maribor, Slovenia (24. - 28. 9. 2025).

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Animation Festival Blogs

ANIMAKOM FEST 9 - 15 December 2024 Bilbao, Spain

AnimaKom is the perfect way to end the animation festival year...

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Animation Festival Blogs

ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 24 November – 1 December 2024 Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, a beautiful city any time of the year, takes on a special magic during the Christmas season

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Competitive Festivals Events

9th Chainiartoon

Begins: September 18, 2025

The 2025 edition of the Internationl Comic & Animation Festival takes place September 18-28 in Chania-Crete, Greece.

In 2D, 3D, Art, Cartoons, CG, Comics, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Annecy 2025 Official Short Film Selections Announced

Out of the 3,900 films submitted from around 100 countries, 72 films from 33 countries were selected to compete: 36 in the Official category, 9 in the Off-Limits category, 17 in the Perspectives category, and 10 in the Young Audiences category.

In 2D, 3D, CG, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All

Festival Events

BIAF 2025

Begins: October 20, 2025

The Bucheon International Animation Festival returns to Bucheon, South Korea October 24-28, 2025.

In 2D, 3D, Awards, Broadcast Design, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films, Television | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Brighton International Animation Festival 2025

Begins: April 4, 2025

The 3-day international animation festival runs April 5-7 in Brighton, England; the 2025 edition will include a focus on East Asian Animation.

In 2D, 3D, Awards, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Animation Festivals Events

Animest 2025

Begins: October 3, 2025

The 20th edition of Animest Bucharest International Animation Festival, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 3-12, 2025.

In 2D, 3D, Awards, Call for Entries, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Anibar International Animation Festival 2025

Begins: July 14, 2025

The 16^th edition returns to the picturesque city of Peja, Kosovo July 14-20 with screenings, workshops, classes, and exhibitions.

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Animation Festival Events

Anifilm 2025

Begins: May 6, 2025

The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 6-11 in Liberec, Czech Republic.

In 2D, 3D, AI, AR/VR/XR, Art, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Short Films, Transmedia | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

48th Cinanima Animated Film Festival 8 – 17 November 2024 Espinho, Portugal

As the third oldest animation festival in the world, Cinanima honors the past while continuing to present the best of contemporary animation from throughout the world.

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Festivals Events

Annecy Festival 2025

Begins: June 8, 2025

The annual festival returns to Annecy June 8-14, 2025.

In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Open call for submissions of animated films

The main focus of this year's AnimaSyros, entitled Animated Cosmos, is dedicated to space

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Animation Festival Blogs

31st Etiuda&Anima International Animation Festival: 22 – 27 October 2024 inKrakow Poland

Etiuda&Anima was founded in 1994, making it the oldest and largest Polish Animation Festival

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Animation Festival Blogs

VIBORG ANIMATION FESTIVAL 9 – 15 September 2024 Viborg, Denmark

The Viborg Animation Festival focuses on digital arts and gaming along with animation

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Awards Headline News

‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Named Best in Show at 2024 Spark Animation Festival

Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s film, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life, has now qualified for consideration in the upcoming Academy Awards with the win; festival runs October 31 – November 3.

In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Competitive Animation Festivals Events

SPARK ANIMATION 2024

Begins: October 31, 2024

The festival returns to Vancouver featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities running October 31-November 3; online programming will be available on-demand through December 31.