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09
Nov
2026
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

Rise & Shine Animation Pitching Lab 2026

City: Online & Onsite
Animation pitching Lab for young talents and their short films from the CEE region.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Northern Animation Network 2026

City: Various
N.A.N. (Northern Animation Network) is a consortium of four Nordic and Baltic animation festivals with a shared submission system, but with animation competitions tailored to each festival.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Anishort - International Festival Of Short Animated Films 2026

City: Prague, Czech Republic / Bratislava, Slovakia / Tallinn, Estonia / Warsaw, Poland
Anishort Festival invites submissions for international animated short films.
09
Nov
2026
TRAINING

ANIDOX:LAB

City: Viborg / Copenhagen / Online
ANIDOX:LAB is The Animation Workshop / VIA University College’s animation documentary professional training programme
09
Nov
2026
TRAINING

CINEKID Script Lab 2026-2027

City: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training programme for writers with a children's film project.
09
Nov
2026
TRAINING

ANIDOX Lab Residency 2026

City: Viborg, Denmark
ANIDOX: LAB is an international professional development programme for documentary and animation filmmakers and creative producers developing animated documentary projects.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Baku International Film Festival

City: Baku, Azerbaijan
Baku International Short Film Festival accepts animated short films under 30 minutes.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

El Festival Pixelatl 2026

City: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
El Festival Pixelatl invites animation shorts on any subject and in any technique, in narrative and non-narrative animation.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Cinanima Festival 2026

City: Espinho, Portugal
Cinanima Festival (established in 1976) features short, student, and feature films, as well as a separate National (Portuguese) competition.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Manchester Animation Festival 2026

City: Manchester, UK
Manchester Animation Festival accepts animation films in short, student, commissioned, and immersive film competition categories.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

KUKI International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin 2026

City: Berlin, Germany
KUKI, the International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin, has been campaigning for a diversity of perspectives since 2008.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

CARTÓN - Festival Internacional De Cortos De Animación De Buenos Aires 2026

City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
CARTÓN Festival accepts both international and National (Argentinian) shorts in narrative, experimental, microshorts, and series categories.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Athens International Children’s Film Festival 2026

City: Athens, Greece
Athens International Children’s Film Festival accepts animation shorts (up to 40 minutes) and feature films (minimum 40 minutes) for children and young audiences.
09
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

accordi @ DISACCORDI - International Short Film Festival 2026

City: Naples, Italy
accordi @ DISACCORDI Festival is open to short films (fiction, animation, experimental, art and music videos).
10
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin 2026

City: Berlin, Germany
Interfilm Festival (established in 1982) accepts animation shorts in its international and German Competitions. Animated films are screened as part of the hybrid (live-action and animation) competition programs.
10
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) 2026

City: Tallinn, Estonia
PÖFF Shorts, an integral part of Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), features a separate international animation competition (including a separate children's competitive programme).
10
Nov
2026
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

CEE Animation Forum 2026

City: Pilsen, Czech Republic / Online
CEE Animation Forum accepts European animation film projects (feature films, series and TV Specials, short films, student short films) at the development stage.
10
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

TIFF - Experimental & Animation, Without Dialogue Discontinued

City: Tatsuno, Japan
Tatsuno International Film Festival - Experimental & Animation Without Dialogue will take place in Japan.
12
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2026

City: Kérkyra, Greece and Online
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA accepts international animation short and student films.
12
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation 2027

City: Calgary, Canada
GIRAF International Festival invites submissions for independent, underground, and experimental animation, showcasing Canadian animators and presenting diverse animations from around the globe.
13
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Shorts Not Pants Film Festival 2026

City: Toronto, Ontario
Established in 2012 as a quarterly screening series in Toronto, Canada, Shorts That Are Not Pants is now a festival weekend held each November.
13
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Shcha 7 sec Animated Film Festival 2026

City: Berlin, Germany
Shcha Festival accepts animation shorts up to 7 seconds.
13
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Feinaki Beijing Animation Week 2026

City: Beijing, China
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week accepts international and student animation shorts, children's films, animated music videos, and commissioned animation.
13
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) 2026

City: Nagoya, Japan
Aichi Nagoya International Animation Festival accepts animation films longer than 40 minutes (mid-length and feature films).
14
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Cartoons Underground 2027

City: Singapore
Cartoons Underground (CU) is dedicated to showcasing international animation works and also features a dedicated Singaporean animation competition.
15
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Piccolo Festival dell' Animazione 2026

City: Various, Italy
Piccolo Animation Festival invites international animation shorts, animakids, music animation shorts, and features a green animation program.
15
Nov
2026
AWARDS/PRIZES

CODA Co-Development Animation Award 2026

City: Online
CEE Animation, in partnership with national film institutions and organizations from Central and Eastern Europe, has launched the call for the CODA – Co-Development Animation Awards, a new funding initiative designed to support early-stage animation development and strengthen cross-border collaboration across the regio
17
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

REX Animation Film Festival

City: Stockholm, Sweden
REX Animation Festival invites international animation shorts and features a Nordic competition in addition.
18
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Ajayu International Animation Festival 2026

City: Puno, Peru
Ajayu International Animation Festival accepts animation shorts, series, and feature films, featuring a separate Peruvian animation short competition.
18
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Foyle Film Festival 2027

City: Derry-Londonderry, United Kingdom
Foyle Film Festival invites submissions for international animated shorts and also features an Irish animation competition.
19
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2026

City: Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
CutOut Fest accepts international narrative and non-narrative animation shorts, as well as National (Mexican) animation shorts.
20
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2026

City: Chitose Hokkaido, Japan
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival accepts international animated shorts, student shorts, music videos, and Japanese films. It is held at the terminal building of New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido, Japan).
20
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ANIMAGE International Animation Festival 2026

City: Recife-Brazil
ANIMAGE, International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, includes competitive screenings of national (Brazilian) and international animation shorts, children animation shorts, and feature films.
23
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Short Short Story Film Festival 2026

City: US (Various)
The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes.
23
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Best Austrian Animation Festival 2026

City: Vienna, Austria
Best Austrian Animation Festival is open to Austrian animation filmmakers of narrative, experimental, hybrid animation works, student, and commissioned works.
24
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Amarcort Film Festival 2026

City: Rimini, Italy
Amarcort Film Festival accepts international short animated films up to 20 minutes.
24
Nov
2026
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

Black Sea Animation Workshop 2026

City: Istanbul, Turkey
Black Sea Animation Workshop is open to animation short projects in development from countries in the Black Sea region.
27
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

London International Animation Festival 2026

City: London, UK
London International Animation Festival is open to submissions for all animated films, including music videos, animated documentaries, and children's films.
27
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

T-Short Animated Film Festival 2026

City: Kinemathek Karlsruhe cinema, Germany
T-Short Animated Film Festival shows international animation shorts up to 15 minutes, with a preference to abstract, experimental and surreal animated films.
28
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2026

City: Olympia, Pyrgos, Greece
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People was created in 1997, and aims to contribute to the development of audiovisual programs for children and young people in Greece.
28
Nov
2026
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

ShorTO Film Market 2026

City: Turin, Italy
Think Outside the Keyframe is an international co-production pitching forum for upcoming animation short films. Selected participants will have five minutes to pitch their project to an audience of film professionals. Short film projects of any animation genre are eligible to participate.
30
Nov
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2026

City: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Animateka Festival accepts short animated films from Central, South, and Eastern Europe for its main and student competition, and international short films for its children films competition.
04
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

GLAS Animation Festival 2026

City: Santa Cruz, California
Glas Animation Festival hosts both narrative and non-narrative animation shorts competitions, as well as commissioned shorts and hybrid films (animation and live-action).
04
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animators Guild India Festival 2026

City: Pioneer Hall, Bandra West, Mumbai
Animators Guild India Fest (AGIF) accepts international animation shorts, student shorts, feature films, and series.
05
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Los Angeles Animation Festival 2026

City: Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles Animation Festival features an international, indie, and student animation shorts competition.
11
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

CANIMAF Festival 2026

City: Yaounde /Douala, Cameroon
CANIMAF African Animation Festival accepts animation short and feature films, and TV series.
17
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Chainsaw Game and Music Festival 2026

City: Online
The Chainsaw Game and Music Festival brings together the world's best Games, Music, and Music Videos of all genres into an international event to share new worlds and unique audiovisual experiences in Anaheim, California.
27
Dec
2026
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Video Hackers Film Festival 2026

City: Online
For 10 years, the Video Hackers Film Festival has been exploring the relationship between cinema, technology, and creativity.
21
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Paris International Animation Film Festival 2027

City: Paris, France
Paris International Animation Film Festival invites international animation shorts (up to 59 minutes).
24
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Tehran International Animation Festival 2027

City: Tehran, Iran
Tehran International Animation Festival (TIAF) is not specified just for children and young adults, you will be able to submit any kinds of artistic animated films including children, young adults and adults section.
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