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Columbus International Film & Animation Festival 2027
Category
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS
Date
31 December 2026
City
Columbus, United States
Email
Website
Edition
75
Final submission deadline
2026-12-31
Submission/Registration Fee
Yes
Festival Description
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival (established in 1952) accepts international animation shorts, music videos, student films, and feature films.
2027 Columbus International Film & Animation Festival Call for Entries
Eligibility:
- Films must be a Columbus premiere.
Categories:
- Student Competition Short
- Animation Feature
Over 45 minutes
- Animation Short
Under 45 minutes
- Narrative Feature
- Narrative Short
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short
- Experimental/New Media
Short-form digital creative work that could include Gaming Videos, Camera trickery, TikToks, Experimental and Expressionistic Media.
- Ohio Feature Films
- Ohio Shorts
- Music Videos
- AI-Produced Film
- Micro Media
Important Information:
- Submissions via FilmFreeway
- Deadlines: July 17, 2026 - Early Bird Deadline, October 16, 2026 - Regular Deadline, November 13, 2026 - Late Deadline, December 31, 2026 - Extended Deadline
Event Dates
- 24 April 2027
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