Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025

Festival Description

Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF) is organized by Norsk Animasjonsforum. The object of the festival is to promote the screening of animation and increase the awareness of animated expressions in the Nordic-Baltic countries. Fredrikstad Animation Festival is a part of the European Animation Awards, which is responsible for the Emile Awards. The winning films are eligible to participate in the best film and student film categories under the European Animation Awards. One Norwegian short film is chosen to compete in the nomination process for the Amanda award by the jury for the Nordic-Baltic short and student film categories.

2025 Call for Entries

Fredrikstad Animation Festival’s competition programme features the following categories:

• Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated short film (made by professional filmmakers, free artistic work)
• Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated student film
• Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated commissioned film (commercials, educational and scientific content, TV-series, music videos)
• Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated feature film
• One Norwegian short film is chosen to compete in the nomination process for the Amanda award by the jury for the Nordic-Baltic short and

Eligibility:

• Any frame by frame or computer assisted film or video may be entered.
• Maximum running time: 30 minutes.
• Films must have been completed January 1st 2024 or after.
• A film cannot enter the competition twice.
• A film cannot enter the competition in several categories.
• The director of the film (except for the International Short Competition) must be a citizen of the Nordic and Baltic countries, or the country of origin of the film must be a Nordic or Baltic country.
• The Nordic-Baltic countries are defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greenland, Faro Island, Sápmi and Åland

• Festival Regulations and Submission via Film Freeway (Northern Animation Network)
• Deadline: 1 May 2025 (regular deadline),

2024 Festival Coverage

The legendary Estonian filmmaker Priit Pärn will be the festival’s guest of honor. The festival will feature an extensive program dedicated to Pärn, including awarding the lifetime achievement award, a screening of his newest film, co-directed by Olga Pärn, Luna Rossa, a retrospective screening of his FAF award-winning shorts, will give a talk on Saturday 26 October and there will be an exhibition featuring works by Olga and Priit Pärn

• Selected Films

2020 Festival Coverage

• 2020 Festival Winners
• 5 animation features for Fredrikstad
• Selected Films

 2019 Festival Coverage

• Award Winners 2019

• Rick and Morty Creator Comes to Fredrikstad Animation Festival
• Duke Johnson and Dick Stamatopoulos to Fredrikstad Animation Festival
• 80 Animated Shorts Selected For Fredrikstad Animation Festival
• Full Festival Schedule

2018 Festival Coverage:

• Award winners 2018
• Roze Stiebra Honored at Fredrikstad Animation Festival
• Carter Goodrich Comes to Fredrikstad Animation Festival