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Chaniartoon International Comic and Animation Festival 2026
Category
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS
Dates
18 September 2026 - 04 October 2026
City
Chania, Crete, Greece
Email
Website
Edition
10
Final submission deadline
2026-06-01
Submission/Registration Fee
No
Festival Description: The Festival is designed to showcase animation short films from all around the world, made both by students and professionals. There will be a special section for Greek animation movies. During the festival, there will be a comic exhibition with a great artist alley, workshops, VR & AR exhibition, projection mapping, presentations, masterclasses, and many more events.
Chaniartoon International Comic and Animation Festival Call for entries
Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.
(Archive)
Competitions
- Animation Short International
- Animation Short Greek
- Student Animation Short International
- Student Animation Short Greek
- Feature Animation
- VR Animation / 360
Awards & Prizes
-Best short animation film
-Best short student film
-Best VR experience
-Most creative
-Best Music
-Best Script
-Best Direction
-Audience Award
- Regular deadline: 1 June 2026
- Submit via Filmfreeway
Event Dates
- From 18 September 2026 to 04 October 2026
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