The 6th CRAFT International Animation Festival (23 and 28 October 2026, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia) has unveiled its selection results. The festival, which caters for both international and Southeast Asian animation, has selected 58 animation shorts from 29 countries for its 2026 edition.

The full official selection

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION

•A ROSE (Italy 2026, 05:00), Simone Massi
•BRAIN SPACE (United Kingdom 2025, 08:21), Laura Tofarides
•DECAY (Colombia 2025, 07:08), Juan Camilo González
•EATING TIME (Estonia 2025, 16:22), Mari Kivi
•FIRSTBORN (United States 2025, 09:11), Olivia G Porrill, California Institute of the Arts
•FOREIGN BODIES (Hong Kong, United Kingdom 2025, 03:30), Lysander Wong, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
•IN THE TEETH OF TIME (Netherlands 2025, 08:57), Patrick Raats
•KAUKOKAIPUU (Italy 2026, 08:55), Valentina Lo Duca
•LOVE & PEACE & BEAVER (Japan 2025, 08:38), Stephen Redmond, Laputa Art Animation School
•ME AND YOU AND SMOKE (United Kingdom 2025, 07:45), Rachel Shiloach, National Film and Television School
•MIDNIGHT TRAIN (Mexico 2026, 09:21), Fátima Montserrat Castillo G., Eduardo Arandia
•ONCE IN A BODY (Columbia, United States 2025, 10"20), María Cristina Pérez Gonzále
•RADIX (Germany 2025, 04:14), Anne Breymann
•REST (Japan 2025, 05:04), Ryotaro Miyajima
•SEQUENCIAL (France, Italy, Poland, Portugal 2025, 12:05), Bruno Caetano
•SILENT CINEMA (North Macedonia 2025, 16:28), Krste Gospodinovski
•STAMPFER DREAMS (Austria 2024, 11:50), Thomas Renoldner
•THE ARCHIVIST (Brazil 2025, 10:36), Antonio Sergio Spagnol
•THE PEEL (Belgium, Finland, Portugal, Taiwan 2025, 06:20), NanTung Lin, Universidade Lusófona, LUCA School of Arts, Aalto University
•THE SPRING SEA (Japan 2025, 07:45), Koji Yamamura
•TILL THE STARS RISE (Taiwan 2025, 16:11), Yu Yu
•VENEZIA DIORAMA (Belgium 2026, 06:26), Nicolas Piret
•VIRGIN FANDANGO (Canada 2026, 10:42), Marcy Page
•WARD (Poland 2025, 03:26), Nadia Andrzejewska, Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts
•WHAT IS, IS NOW (Netherlands 2025, 02:15), Jikke Lesterhuis
•WINTER IN MARCH (Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, France 2025, 16:22), Natalia Mirzoyan, Estonian Art Academy
•WORK DONE (Chile 2026, 11:28), Jaime Freire

Silent Cinema, Krste Gospodinovski

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMPETITION OF ALL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION

•ANEKA KUE (Indonesia 2025, 06:41), Zarni Nugraha Saputra
•DROWNED IN INTERNET (Indonesia 2025, 07:11), Naufal Zhorif Aryawan, Dian Nuswantoro University
•GOOD JOB, XIAO! (Malaysia 2025, 06:29), Elise Nabilah, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Perdana Campus, Malaysia
•LELENG (Indonesia 2025, 08:58), Zaenal Abidin, prod. Firman Widyasmara
•MORE THAN HAPPY (Singapore 2025, 06:58), Wei Keong Tan
•OUR FATHER HOUR (Indonesia 2025, 13:25), Aziz Hammad Kusteja, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
•PAINT YOUR MARK (Philippines 2025, 07:15), John Philip Gonzales, Nicole Angeline Santos, Holy Angel University
•RIBBON (Indonesia 2025, 09:06), Bobby Karunia Alam, Politeknik Negeri Batam
•RUMINATION (France, Malaysia 2025, 07:09), Syed Munawir
•SO I PRAY (Indonesia 2025, 07:43), Amy Rahmadhita, Re:Anima European Joint Master in Animation (Luca School of Arts, Aalto University, Lusofona University)
•SOAR BUDDIES (Malaysia 2025, 05:14), Xi Chow, National Taiwan University of Arts
•SORRY (Indonesia 2025, 05:30), Sharon Laurencia, Dian Nuswantoro University
•UPON TOUCH (Italy, Thailand 2026, 04:30), Torfon Adisakdecha, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

SHORTS FOR KIDS COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION

•A CLAYFUL ADVENTURE (United Kingdom 2025, 03:44), Florrie Macleod, Central Saint Martins
•ALLER & RETOUR (Italy 2025, 09:18), Lucia Bulgheroni, Michele Greco
•PROUT (Belgium 2025, 07:45), Marc-Henri Wajnberg
•SHORTS FROM THE BOX - Wild Things (Hungary 2025, 08:19), Géza M. Tóth
•WITH EACH PASSING DAY (Portugal 2024, 10:55), Emanuel Nevado

 PANORAMA ANIMASI INDONESIA - A NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAM OF INDONESIAN PRODUCTIONS

•5 AM (Indonesia 2025, 06:17), Marcell Mahesa Mirzada, Arnandha Wyanto, Visi8 Studio
•7,6 SR (Indonesia 2025. 09:12), Royston Chiandra, Multimedia Nusantara University
•AGAIN AND AGAIN (Indonesia 2026, 05:42), Eirene Ester Ndemisa Ginting, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
•BIG WAVE (Indonesia 2025, 14:43), Yudha Nabillah, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
•DESA TIMUN (THE CUCUMBER VILLAGE) - A FRIEND FROM GERMANY (Indonesia 2025, 10:37), Daud Nugraha, prod. Ricca Virria
•MY BROTHER'S SHOE (Indonesia 2026, 07:30), Khalila Damai Magenta, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta
•RAILWAY (Indonesia 2026, 06:11), Khalila Syafina Ramadhani, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta

DIGITAL PANORAMA - A NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAM

•BITING THE HANDS THAT FEEDS YOU (Belgium, France 2025, 05:54), Chantal Peten •DIG (Canada 2025, 07:40), Jason Zumpano
•GOD IS SHY (France 2025, 15:00 ), Jocelyn Charles
•SERVICE BUS (Denmark 2025, 03:34), Elmer Mikael Lødemel, The Animation Workshop
•STATUES (Poland 2025, 04:09), Martyna Luranc, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Katowice
•THE LAST FOREST (Algeria, Canada 2025, 32:31), Rabia Rahou

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The 6th CRAFT International Animation Festival takes place between 23 and 28 October 2026 in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia.

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