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'1976: Search for Life' by Tess Martin

Tess Martin presents her new documentary short, '1976: Search for Life', with a Q&A for Zippy...

by Amanda Barbour

'Paper Trail' (2026) by Don Hertzfeldt: Annecy Film Review

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cristal Annecy winner for a short film, the animation short...

by Vassilis Kroustallis

'Penguin' by the Estonian Kaspar Jancis: World Premiere at Annecy

Kaspar Jancis returns with his new animated short 'Penguin', premiering at Annecy....

by ZF Team

‘A Pint of Bitter’ by Conor Kehelly (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Amanda Barbour reviews the Animafest Zagreb short animation film, 'A Pint of Bitter'....

by Amanda Barbour

‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Georges Schwizgebel (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Amanda Barbour reviews Georges Schwizgebel's 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray', presented at the 2026...

by Amanda Barbour

'The Flesh Dress' (La robe peau, 2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the puppet animation short film 'The Flesh Dress' by the French...

by Vassilis Kroustallis

‘Floating’ Animation Short by Jelena Milunović (2025): Between Fabulation and Memory

Amanda Barbour explores the psychiatric dimensions of cinema in Jelena Milunović’s ‘Floating’....

by Amanda Barbour

'Money and Happiness' by Ana Nedeljovic and Nikola Majdak Jr. (2022): Film Review

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the stop-motion animation short 'Money and Happiness' by Ana...

by Vassilis Kroustallis

Queer Animation: 'Carrotica' by Daniel Sterlin-Altman

Time for a carrot cake. Watch the queer stop-motion animation film 'Carrotica' by Daniel...

by Vassilis Kroustallis

Next Deadlines

15

Jul

Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2026

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Animateka is a week-long international festival of animated film, takes place every year in Ljubljana's Kinodvor and Slovenska kinoteka.

15

Jul

Piccolo Festival dell' Animazione 2026

Various, Italy

Piccolo Animation Festival (Piccolo Festival di Animazione) takes places around Italy.

15

Jul

Athens International Children’s Film Festival 2026

Athens, Greece

The Athens International Children’s Film Festival aims to support and promote creative film production for children, teenagers and their families around the world.

15

Jul

ETER International Anima Festival 2026

Lodz, Poland

ETER International Anima Festival is a new chapter in Łódź’s animated film festival scene.

Next Animation Festivals & Events

14

Jul

Rise & Shine Animation Pitching Lab 2026

Online & Onsite

Animation pitching Lab for young talents and their short films from the CEE region.

14

Jul

Anibar International Animation Festival 2026

Peja, Kosovo

Anibar is the festival that brings animation films to Kosovo every year. It gathers storytellers, animators, musicians, illustrators, designers and creatives of all kinds, in a week of joyful celebration of the art of animation.

19

Jul

SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival 2026

Los Angeles, California

SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival’s Electronic Theater celebrates the rise of computer graphics as a medium for storytelling in animation, visual effects, games, scientific visualization, and more.

20

Jul

Supertoon International Animation Festival 2026

Šibenik, Croatia

Supertoon International Animation Festival specializes in short animated films and takes place every summer in the Adriatic city of Šibenik, Croatia, turning the entire city into a bona fide open-air theater.