Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2025

Festival Description:

Fest Anča International Animation Festival – the only Slovak multimedia festival focused on animated film – is based in a former train station that has been transformed into a vibrant cultural center.

The festival aims to showcase contemporary, progressive animated films, and commemorate the cream of the genre. The long-term vision is to approximate well-known international festivals by uniquely showcasing this art form in Slovakia. The festival features an international competition of animated short films and music videos, as well as non-competitive screening sections. Attendees can additionally enjoy presentations, exhibitions, workshops, film screenings for children, and numerous accompanying events.

2025 Call for Entries 

Only short animated films and music videos – completed after January 1, 2023 and submitted with English subtitles – are accepted into the Festival’s competition program.

At Fest Anča 2024 you can compete for Anča Awards in the following categories:
– Best Animated Short (€1500)
– Best Student Animated Short (€1000)
– Best Animated Music Video (€1000)
– Best Animated Short for Children (€1000)
– Best Slovak Animated Short (€1500)

• Festival Regulations and submit via FilmFreeway
• Deadline: 30 Nov 2024, (earlybird, free entry), 31 Dec 2024 (regular, 5  EUR),  31 Jan 2025 (late, 10 EUR fee)
  
  

2024 Festival Coverage

• Animation Doc section review (GoCritic!)
• Slovak Competition: Exploration of Boundaries (GoCritic!)
• Animation Music Videos at Fest Anča 
• Interview with Nikita Diankur (GoCritic! Review)
• 12 Animation Features for Fest Anča

2023 Festival Coverage

• Slovak Competition programme report (GoCrtic! Review)
• 'Utopias' Programme overview (GoCritic! Review)
• Extremely Short Films (GoCritic! Review)

2021 Festival Coverage

•  Fest Anča: Thee Unmistakable Spirit of Independent Animation
• Polka Dot Boy, Naked in the Fest Anča Winners
• Fest Anča Showcases Non-Traditional Traditions
• Selection Results

2020 Festival Coverage

• Award Winners
• Selection Results

2019 Coverage

• Anča Award 2019 goes to Nikita Diakur’s Fest