ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival 2026

Festival Description: ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival is both an academic and cultural event, devoted specifically to animation in its artistic and technological dimensions. Held every odd year since 2001 - and annually since 2022 - ANIMA is the main animation event in Argentina and a very influential player in its field in Latin America. Every edition, ANIMA gathers a wonderful community of animators and live-action filmmakers, designers, producers, and visual and audiovisual artists, who get together the three days of the festival through panels, seminars, exhibitions, screenings, and social networking opportunities.

2026 Call for Entries

The Festival is open to the exhibition of animation works of any technique, genre, theme, format, and medium (film, video, television, Internet, smartphones, VR, AR, fulldome, etc.).
Special Interest: Innovative works and student productions are of particular interest.

Eligibility

• Participation is open to productions from anywhere in the world, with an emphasis on Latin America.
• Only works completed after January 1, 2025, that have not been submitted or selected for previous editions of the Festival will be accepted.
• Short films must be up to 20 minutes long.
• Only Latin American feature films are accepted.

Categories

• Short Films: Animations up to 20 minutes long.
• Student/Graduation Short Films: Animations up to 20 minutes long.
• Animated Music Videos: Musical pieces with animation (independent or commissioned).
• Animated Series (Pilot Episode): One (1) pilot episode per series will be accepted.
• XR Animation: Animated experiences in VR/360°/fulldome/interactive formats (see technical requirements).
• Latin American Feature Films.

Important information

• Submit via FilmFreeway
• Deadline: 21 June 2026
  

ARCHIVE

2019 Festival Coverage:

• 2019 Award Winners

Festival awards:

• GRAND JURY AWARD FOR SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATION – FEATURE OR MEDIUM LENGTH
• BEST ANIMATION – FICTIONAL SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATION – DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATION – NON NARRATIVE / ABSTRACT SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATION SPECIAL FOR TV OR WEB
• BEST ANIMATION SERIES FOR TV OR WEB
• BEST ANIMATION – MUSIC VIDEO
• BEST ANIMATION – PROMOTIONAL OR ADVERTISING
• BEST ANIMATION – VIDEO GAMES
• BEST ANIMATION – MOTION GRAPHICS
• BEST IMMERSIVE ANIMATION
• BEST ARGENTINE ANIMATION
• BEST STUDENT ANIMATION
• BEST ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN

The audience attending the screenings will vote for the AUDIENCE AWARD (Diploma).