Animation Festivals & Events Deadlines

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, exhibits, workshops and entertainment since 1976. OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub.

Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training programme for writers with a children's film project.

Cinemira International Children's and Youth Film Festival is designed for professionals who are creating films for young audiences.

ANIMANIMA has existed since 2007, traditionally held under the auspices of the City of Čačak and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia

An important part of the annual Cinekid Festival is the award ceremony for the best films, television productions, and new media aimed at children.

The Animation Volda Festival is an annual arrangement, hosted by the animation students at Høgskolen in Volda, Norway.

The World Festival of Animated Film, WFAF, is an event for all kinds of filmmakers from around the globe, with our sole aim to showcase both the cultural and artistic significance of the Art of Animation.

As the name implies, Womanimation is a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world.

Encounters Film Festival stages one of the world’s leading international competitions for short film, animation and immersive moving image work. The international competition is an official gateway to the world’s most prestigious awards; the Academy Awards®, BAFTAs and the European Film Awards.

CARTON is an international animated film festival whose main objective is to bring together animators, directors, producers, cartoonists, cartoonists, and the entire community to see, enjoy and promote the world of animation as a means of communication and expression of ideas. artistic, technical and political.

Prime the Animation! is a not-for-profit cultural event organised by the research group Animación: Arte e Industria of the Universitat Politèncica de València,

The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film takes place in Leipzig.

Countryside Animafest Cyprus is Cyprus’ official animation event. It was founded to showcase animation films from around the world, presenting the finest productions and focusing on non-commercial author films.