Festival Description

Anima, The Brussels Animation Film Festival, seeks to promote animated films from all over the world and encourage dialogue between professionals, filmmakers and the public. The Festival presents an official selection with a national and international competition for short and feature films, an information category with retrospective and themed programmes, and a series of conferences entitled Futuranima. Anima is also recognized as a qualifying festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film

2027 Anima: The Brussels Animation Film Festival Call for Entries

The 46th edition of the Brussels International Animation Film Festival will take place from 19 to 28 February 2027.
The Anima Festival is open to all animated films completed 18 months before the beginning of the Festival, regardless of format, origin or technique.

A - Official selection - in competition
1) Feature films
2) International professional short films
3) International student films
4) International short films for children
5) National short films
6) Short films in virtual reality

B - Official selection - out of competition

Depending on the programme, the Festival may also add programmes or films out of competition in the following categories:
- International professional short films
- International short films for children
- Feature films
- National short films
- Animated documentaries
- Music videos and commercial

• Entry Form
  
• Rules & Regulations
• Deadline: 2 October 2026

Anima: The Brussels Animation Film Festival Coverage

For its 46th edition, Anima puts its poster in the hands of Jean Jullien. True to his signature brushstroke and vivid colours, the illustrator gives us an image that is as endearing as it is expressive. It's impossible not to smile at this little dog, so determined to earn its place among the big players.

Here's how he describes the idea behind it: "For the poster, I played on how close the words ANIMAL and ANIMATION (ANIMA, in other words) sound, and brought that parallel out through the imagery. On one level it's a visual play on words, on another it's a nod to painted animation and to the craftsmanship of the trade (which I love!). It's also the small studio (the dog) picking up the tool to dress up and measure itself against the big ones (big cats and big studios alike)."

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