Dublin Animation Film Festival

2025 Call for Entries (Archive)

Eligibility criteria

Each film submitted for entry ("Entry") must:

• be predominantly a work of animation.
• have been completed/released on or after 1 January 2023;
• be single short films. Episodes from a television series and/or television
  commercials will not be accepted. (As a point of clarification, if a short film
  inspires a further; separate television series or deal, it will be considered);
• not have been fully submitted to Dublin Animation Film Festival previously and
  assessed by judging panellists, otherwise It will not be considered;
• not exceed 15 minutes running time (including opening and closing credits).
• Films must be entirely original works and no element can be
  created using any form of artificial intelligence (AI) or generative AI technologies.

Categories and Awards

1. Irish Short Film Award.
2. International Short Film Award.
3. Irish Student or Graduate Short Film Award.
4. International Student or Graduate Short Film Award.
5. Best Original Screenplay or Storytelling.
6. Best Stop Motion Short Film.

The Festival's judging panel may at its discretion also present an award for any of the
following categories:

• Social Recognition (awarded for a short film that delivers a social or charitable
message).
• Best Co-Production (produced by an Irish and overseas production company);
• Best Film in the Irish Language;
• Best Soundtrack (films from all categories eligible);
• Best Comedy or Musical Short Film;
• Best 2D Animation.

At the Festival, balloting will take place for an 'Audience Choice Award', which will be
presented for the short animated film which has been shown and that receives the highest
number of audience votes.

The Festival may be held online.

Important information

• Final deadline 1 August 2025 5 pm Irish Summer Time
• Festival Regulations
• Submission form

2024 Festival Coverage

• Festival Selection

2019 Festival Coverage

• Award Winners
• Full schedule

2018 Festival Coverage

• Boulder Media Supports Internship Prize at Dublin Animation Film Festival

NB: 2026 Festival Dates are Tentative