Animafest Zagreb presents its selection for the animation feature competition, after its short animation selection.

This year's edition (8-13 June 2026, Zagreb, Croatia) presents 8 animation features fom both Europe, Asia and America grace the Grand Competition - Feature Film programme. Some experimental offerings are here, like the Cannes-premiered 'Dandelion's Odyssey' by Momoko Setothe new animation feature 'Decorado' by Alberto Vázquez,who has a solid record in both short and feature animation, crossing the line between the two.

We see two features from Brazil, the experimentally-minded 'Matamortes' by Thiago Martins de Melo and the satire 'Son of A Bitch', by Erica Maradona, Otto Guerra, Sávio Leite, and Tania Anaya.

The full lineup of Animafest Zagreb 2026 animation features

• DANDELION'S ODYSSEY, Momoko Seto (Miyu Productions, Ecce Films, Umedia / France, Belgium / 2025)
• DEATH DOES NOT EXIST, Félix Dufour-Laperrière (Embuscade Films, Miyu Productions / Canada, France / 2025)
• DECORADO, Alberto Vázquez (UniKo, Abano Productions, The Glow Anim Studio / Spain, Portugal / 2025)
• DUKLA, Gejza Dezorz (Slovak Motion Picture, The Dezorz Puppet Theatre, Studio Dolina, DPOH / Slovakia / 2025)
• LIGHT PILLAR, Zao Xu (Fengduan Pictures, La Fonte / China / 2026)
• MATAMORTES, Thiago Martins de Melo (A Gota Preta Filmes / Brazil / 2025)
• SAMURAI BALLERINA - L’ÉTOILE DE PARIS EN FLEUR, Goro Taniguchi (Arvo Animation, Tokyo Broadcasting System / Japan / 2026)
• SON OF A BITCH, Erica Maradona, Otto Guerra, Sávio Leite, Tania Anaya (Anaya, Otto Desenhos Animados / Brazil / 2026)

Matamortes

Samurai Ballerina

The World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2026 will be held from 8 to 13 June 2026.

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