Festival Description: Anilogue is an annual international animation festival taking place in Budapest, Hungary. The festival presents a whole week of animation, packed with feature premieres, sneak previews, workshops, a competition of European animated short films, and numerous special programmes including seven hours long animated shows, concerts, and cartoon exhibitions.

2027 Anilogue International Animation Festival Call for Entries

Awards

• Best of Anilogue Award
• Audience Award

Eligibility criteria

• Films can be entered for Anilogue if they correspond to the definition of animation given by the International Animated Film Association in an extraordinary General Meeting in Zagreb on 19.6.1980: “The art of animation involves the creation of animated images using various techniques other than live action.” Films using these techniques mixed with live-action are also accepted. Anilogue reserves the right to show films made by other techniques if they are deemed to be worthy of interest within the framework of the Festival.

Sections

a) International Competition of Short Animated Film: animated films completed after January 1, 2025 and with a running time of less than 20 minutes are eligible.
b) International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children: animated films completed after January 1, 2025 and with a running time of less than 20 minutes are eligible.
c) International Competition of Extra Short Animated Film: European animated films completed after January 1, 2025 and with running time of less than 2 minutes are eligible.
d) International Competition of Feature Length Animated Film: animated films completed after January 1, 2025 and with running time of more than 60 minutes are eligible. Films must have their Hungarian premiere at the Festival.
e) Out of Competition: animated films, regardless of their geographical origin, length and production date. Films are selected on account of their interest.

• Festival's regulations and submission via Filmfreeway
• Deadline: 15 October 2026

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