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Ars Independent Festival
Category
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS
Dates
02/10/2027 - 11/10/2027
City
Katowice, Poland
Email
Website
Edition
11
Final submission deadline
2026-06-30
Submission/Registration Fee
No
Festival Description
The festival is searching for what’s cool in young, debuting, contemporary audio-visual culture. It’s not afraid to watch videos with 27 views on YouTube, it’s missing the “least popular” sorting option on itch.io and considers Festival Scope Pro decidedly “too mainstream”.
The event is organized by the culture institution Katowice the City of Gardens and Silesia Film Institute.
Ars Independent Festival Call for Entries
Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival. (Archive)
- Only debuts and second animated films, alongside school films (made before debuts) produced after January 1st, 2025, are eligible to enter the Competition. Entries from authors from all around the world are accepted.
- Films eligible to enter the Competition may be created in any animation technique and their running time must not exceed 30 minutes (including credits).
- Submission via FilmFreeway
- Rules and Regulations
- Deadline: 30 June 2026
Event Dates
- From 02/10/2027 to 11/10/2027
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