Animator Festival
About the festival
International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR is one of the three festivals in Poland (and the only animated film festival) to receive Oscar® qualifying status from the American Film Academy. This means that a short film that wins the Festival's Grand Prix, the Golden Pegasus, is on a fast track to being considered for an Oscar® nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category and can compete for this prestigious award.
ANIMATOR helps authors win international recognition. It attracts attention of film industry professionals from all over the world. For the last 14 years, the Festival has won the hearts of international audiences, critics and artists. It has honoured the greatest ones and helped debutantes to earn a name for themselves.
ANIMATOR is regularly visited by recognized authors, directors, animators (Maciek Szczerbowski, Michaela Pavlátová, Theodore Ushev, Quay Brothers, Emily Hubley, Eric Goldberg, Tim Allen, David Silverman, Signe Baumane, Mike Johnson), producers (Julie Roy, NFBC, David Sproxton, Aardman Animations, Ron Diamond, Acme Filmworks, Heather Henson) and representatives of fellow animation festivals (Annecy IAFF, Ottawa IAF, Animafest Zagreb). The Festival's guests are always happy to share their experience, reveal some tricks of the trade, teach workshops and actively contribute to the event's prestige. ANIMATOR also stands for meetings, discussions, interactions and a great deal of music. Its relationship with animation is particularly cherished here. In addition to the main prizes, the International Jury awards the Special Prize for Best Music Film or Best Film Music.
wards & Prizes
International Short Film Competition:
Grand Prix: Golden Pegasus (45 000 PLN, approx. 10 070 EUR),
2nd Prize: Silver Pegasus (12 000 PLN, approx. 2 680 EUR),
3rd Prize: Bronze Pegasus (6 000 PLN, approx. 1 340 EUR),
Best Music Film or Best Film Music Award - in memoriam of Wojciech Juszczak (2 000 PLN, approx. 440 EUR),
Best Student Film Award - in memoriam of Marcin Giżycki (2 000 PLN, approx. 440 EUR);
Audience Award for the Best Short Film
Volunteer Award for the Best Short Film
The winner of the Golden Pegasus is on a fast track to being considered for an Oscar® nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category and can compete for this prestigious award.
International Feature Film Competition:
Best Feature Film Award (30 000 PLN, approx. 6 700 EUR)
Audience Award for the Best Feature Film
Polish Animated Film Competition:
Golden Animusz - Grand Prix of the ANIMATOR.PL competition (12 000 PLN, approx. 2,680 EUR),
2nd Prize: Silver Animusz (4 000 PLN, approx. 890 EUR),
3rd Prize: Bronze Animusz (2 000 PLN, approx. 440 EUR)
Audience Award for the Best Polish Film
International Animated Series Competition:
Best Animated Series Award (5 000 PLN, approx. 1 110 EUR)
Audience Award for the Best Series episode
Kids Jury Award for the Best Series episode
2020 Festival Coverage
2019 Festival Coverage
NB: 2025 Festival Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 25/06/2025 to 06/07/2025
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