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Festival of Animation Berlin
Category
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS
Dates
08/10/2027 - 11/10/2027
City
Berlin, Germany
Email
Website
Edition
9
Final submission deadline
2026-03-20
Submission/Registration Fee
Yes
Festival Description:
The Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB) is the first film festival dedicated to animation films in Germany's capital city of Berlin. The festival's focus is on artistic animation of all kinds – from traditional Cartoon, Stop Motion, CGI, Cross-Media-Experiments to 360° film.
2026 Festival of Animation Berlin Coverage
Animation as far as the eye can see: the 9th edition of the Festival of Animation Berlin will take place from 8 to 11 October 2026. Alongside numerous international animated short films from around the world, the festival will present large-scale works in the FAB Dimensional exhibition and offer an industry programme with the Berlin Animation HUB.
Stop-Motion Animation and Horror Among the 2026 FAB Highlights
Festival of Animation Berlin Call for Entries
Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.
(Archive)
- Any animated film including combinations of live action and animation completed after May 1st 2024 may participate.
- Only completed films qualify for the selection.
- For participation in the short film competition categories, productions up to a running length of 15 minutes are admitted.
Categories:
• International Animation Film: Animated shorts by international artists
• German Animation Film: Animated shorts made by animators based in Germany
• New Talents: Animated shorts made by students
• Commissioned Animation: Animated shorts with commercial background
• Pink Panda: Animated shorts suitable for children and teens. TV series for children can be submitted to the children’s film competition. Please do not submit more than two episodes per series.
Additionally, the following out of competition programme is open for submission:
• Horror Special: Horror themed animated shorts
Important information
- Festival Regulations and Entry form via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 20 February 2026 (early), 20 March 2026 (regular)
NB: 2027 Festival Dates are Tentative
Event Dates
- From 08/10/2027 to 11/10/2027
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