Ajayu International Animation Festival

Festival Description: 

The Ajayu Festival is a window so that the world of animation can be seen taking advantage of the celebrated days of the city of Puno, generating diverse public through their projections, talks, advice and workshops. Ajayu seeks to revalue the artistic expression of animation, through the cultural exchange that is in the animated productions.

2025 Call for Entries (Archive) 

The 10th Ajayu International Animation Festival will take place from 26 to 29 November 2025

Eligibility criteria

• Individuals over 18 years of age from any nationality can participate, either individually or collectively, except for the 'Short Films Made by Children' category, where individuals under 18 years of age will be considered.
• Each participant can submit up to three works.
• Animated projects completed after May 30th, 2022, are eligible to participate.
• Productions can compete in only one category.
• Short films must not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes.
• Feature films must be longer than 60 (sixty) minutes.
• For series, only one episode can be selected, which must not exceed 30 (thirty) minutes. 
• For the International Animated Short Films category, only works that do not belong to Latin America and Peru are accepted.
• Productions in languages other than Spanish must include subtitles in .SRT or .pdf format in Spanish and/or English.

Throughout the entire call for entries, registration is free for Peruvian Short Films, Latin American Short Films, and Feature Films from any country.

Categories 

In Competition
- International Animated Short Films
- Peruvian Animated Short Films
- Latin American Animated Short Films
- Animated Thesis or Graduation Short Films
- Animated Feature Films
- Animated Series

In Exhibition
- Animated Short Films made by children (Ajayito)
- Productions selected by the Festival Organization

• Regulations & entry form via FilmFreeway
• Submission deadlines: Early registration August 18, 2025, Regular registration September 25, 2025, Late registration October 16, 2025

2019 Festival Coverage

• Official selection

Daughter by Daria Kashcheeva wins the Grand Jury Prize of the Festival

Ajayu Lab 2019

• Official selection

NB: 2026 Festival Dates are Tentative