Animation Festivals & Events Deadlines

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Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Cine-Court Anime - Animation Festival of Roanne 2027

City: Roanne, France
Ciné-Court Animé accepts international short animation films, both narrative and experimental.
15
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ITFS Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2027

City: Stuttgart, Germany
ITFS (founded in 1982) features distinct competitions for international animation shorts, student shorts, films about the environment, children's films, and an animation feature competition.
15
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animocje International Animated Film Festival 2027

City: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Animocje Festival (established in 2011) has an animation competition and a separate films for children and young adults competition.
25
Nov
2026
AWARDS/PRIZES

Quirino Awards and Co-Production Market 2027

City: Tenerife, Spain
The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards celebrate animation production in the 23 Ibero-American countries.
30
Nov
2026
AWARDS/PRIZES

Annie Awards 2027

City: Los Angeles, CA
Annie Awards (established in 1972) invite submissions of animation shorts (including student shorts) and features, without prior theatrical US release. A fee applies.
30
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Niigata International Animation Film Festival 2027

City: Niigata, Japan
The Niigata International Animation Film Festival in Japan is dedicated to animated feature films.
01
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

New York International Children's Film Festival 2027

City: New York, NY
The New York International Children's Film Festival seeks entries for animated short and feature films.
01
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Filmfest Dresden 2027

City: Dresden, Germany
FILMFEST DRESDEN short film festival focuses on short film in all its facets since 1989.
01
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas 2027

City: Riga, Latvia
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS is one of the leading short film festivals in the Baltic States.
01
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Tampere International Short Film Festival 2027

City: Tampere, Finland
Tampere International Short Film Festival invites submissions for international animation, documentary, experimental, and fiction short films, and also features a Finnish competition.
05
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering 2027

City: Komárom, Hungary
The MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Gathering.
09
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animation Dingle 2027

City: Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Animation Dingle Festival includes both International and Irish student competitions and awards.
10
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2027

City: Budapest, Hungary
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival, Hungary's only Oscar-qualifying festival, showcases the newest and most exciting Hungarian and international short films.
13
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Monstra - Lisbon Animation Festival 2027

City: Lisbon, Portugal
MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival accepts short and long animation shorts, features, and student films and films for children and young audiences (plus a Portuguese competition).
15
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Go Short Festival 2027

City: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Go Short is the main short film festival in the Netherlands.
28
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Brighton International Animation Festival 2027

City: Brighton, UK
Brighton International Animation Festival hosts both shorts, features and queer animation films.
31
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animayo Festival 2027

City: Gran Canaria, Spain
Animayo Festival (since 2006) features an international animation competition, including awards for Best Music Video and Video Games.
31
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2027

City: Liberec, Czech Republic
Anifilm Festival features international competitions for narrative and non-narrative short films, as well as music videos, video games, and feature animation.
31
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Columbus International Film & Animation Festival 2027

City: Columbus, United States
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival (established in 1952) accepts international animation shorts, music videos, student films, and feature films.
03
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Pictoplasma Animation Festival 2027

City: Berlin, Germany
Pictoplasma Animation Festival features an international shorts competition, and an extensive talks, conferences and events sessions.
05
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Festival national du film d'animation 2027

City: Rennes, France
Festival national du film d'animation (established in 1983) invites French-produced (and co-produced) animation shorts, music videos, and TV series.
10
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animayo Festival 2027

City: Gran Canaria, Spain
Animayo Festival (since 2006) features an international animation competition, including awards for Best Music Video and Video Games.
12
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animator Festival 2027

City: Poznań, Poland
The International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR offers both International and Polish animation competitions, with corresponding awards.
15
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ITFS Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2027

City: Stuttgart, Germany
ITFS (founded in 1982) features distinct competitions for international animation shorts, student shorts, films about the environment, children's films, and an animation feature competition.
20
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Photometria In Motion 2027

City: Ioannina, Greece
Photometria International Photography Festival is organized by “Entefxis.” Non-profit organization.
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